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This file is part of Microsoft® Windows® Operating System. Osbaseln.dll is developed by Microsoft Corporation. It's a system and hidden file. Osbaseln.dll is usually located in the %SYSTEM% folder and its usual size is 19,456 bytes.
The osbaseln.dll process is safe and disabling it can be dangerous, because programs on your computer need it to work correctly.
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This track – loop.
As you know – the classic works have a greater impact on the emotional state of the person than others. This music is perceived by most people with warmth and enthusiasm. "Limitless" – combines contemporary and classic sounds, towering over an illusion of superiority tech-music.
The sound of an expensive piano and full orchestra create a fresh impulse to the high ideas, motivational images of future success. It should be noticeable when you see the impact and interest people to your project thanks to musical addition.


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What is it?
A cartridge heater is a tube shaped heavy duty heating element primarily used in industrial settings. This cylindrical-shaped heating element simply comprises resistive wiring enclosed in a metallic sheath. A layer of electrical insulation separates the outer casing from the wires, which are powered by an electrical connection. The diameter of the heating element and its length can vary to suit specific applications. Cartridge heaters are used to generate heat in many different applications
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It's not just the power source you have a problem with, it's the whole device. There is no hard and fast data to prove that any electronics will actually last that long. At the very least you'd need some kind of hermetically sealed container to have a good chance of working preservation, IF you had confidence in a reliable power source.The chances are that one of the crucial link components will fail way before that 100 year period is up.Without some form of regular check and maintenance, I'm doubtful you'd get anywhere near the longevity you require.
leftyI would be surprised if today's consumer electronics lasted more than 20 years. As the old saying goes: "They don't make 'em like they used to."
Solar for the win.
QuoteSolar for the win.Not in the UK - we haven't seen the damn thing for months.
Doesn't matter, solar for 100 years is a no go. Lighting strike, vandals steals the panel or paints it black, etc. Same for wind generation. The whole assembly must be self contained and sealed up securely. He did state " time capsule " now didn't he?Lefty
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Overweight and obesity have become the major issues that were haunting the well-being of the people and there are various causes related to this menace. This global phenomenon can be controlled. If not completely cured; partly by the Weight Management Services (a subset of the global Weight Management market) that helps the overweight and obese population to manage their BMI factor to lead to balanced life.
The sub-sectors of the Weight Management Services are:
- Professional Weight Management Advisory
- Slimming Centers
- Invasive and non-invasive surgeries for weight loss
The push in the health reforms by various governments of the developed and developing nations in order to enhance the quality of living and to bring down the medical costs, coupled with the changing mindset of the people (preferably the urban-sedentary class) has brought this industry into the spot light, and this report portrays their potential and opportunities prevailing in this industry as a whole.
Notable key facts in regards to the overweight and obese population have been highlighted in this report. Region wise data (such as U.S.A., Europe, Asia and RoW), classification of BMI as per the World Health Organization (WHO), the implications of being overweight and obese, and the drivers of this industry, etc., are covered in detail. The detailed classification of the services in the Weight Management Services is a highlight of this work and followed by the company profiles in detail. In the midst of this research, the investor community is also considered by studying what attracts the investors to this industry.
Browse: Weight Management Market
To bring-in comprehensiveness into this work, emphasis has been laid on the market dynamics, services available, demographic facts and global trends in the weight management services industry. The description of the organizations that are into the slimming centers, related professional services and hospitals that are into the weight loss surgeries have been thoroughly regarded. Separate tables have been provided region and segment wise for quick grasp of the facts and estimates. This report also gives a multi-dimensional perspective of the weight management services industry.
Scope and Overview
The objective of the study on "Weight Management Services Market: Global Analysis and Forecast" is to gain detailed market insights for key Weight Management Services segments. The market is analyzed on the basis of growth trends, ongoing developments, market penetration and revenue share. The report also covers the strategies followed by "Weight Management Services Market" players.
Global Weight Management Market is estimated to be USD 385.1 billion in 2010 and expected to reach USD 650.9 billion in 2015 at a CAGR of 9.4% over the period 2010 to 2015. Equipment & Devices segment accounted for the largest share at 37.7% of weight management market in 2010. Weight management services will be the fastest growing segment at 13.4% CAGR during 2010 to 2015. Weight management services segment will be worth USD 205.2 billion in 2015.
Weight management industry is expected to touch a USD 650 billion mark by the year 2015. This industry is the key to open doors for opportunities for the not only the overweight and obese people, but also the health conscious individuals. This report provides a multi-dimensional view of the "weight management services" that are a subset of the weight management industry. This subsector consists of professional services, slimming centers and hospitals involved in the weight loss procedures such as invasive and non-invasive surgeries.
In the realm of weight management services, there exists a limitless possibility that propels this segment to grow at CAGR of 13.5% (2007 – 2015E) and in value terms USD 200 billion by 2015. This is a major contributor in the weight management services industry with 35% of total potential. Other subsectors contributing to the remaining stake of 65% includes weight loss drugs, supplements, diet foods, replacement foods, beverages, and exercise devices and equipment.
North America is the leader in terms of global market share and growth in the weight management industry with revenue market revenue of USD 147.8 billion in 2010. Second rung is Europe with many people opting for weight management programs in the recent times and this region is growing at a comparable growth rate of North America.
The Asia has the most promising growth potential for the weight management industry in the near-and-far future is where the people are aggressively opting for westernized lifestyles and at the same time has access to more disposable incomes. However, our studies reveal that the Asians are quickly opting for health awareness initiatives making this market more attractive for the companies in this industry.
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US futures mixed after S&P closes at 5-year high
Stock futures are mixed in light volume with markets awaiting the next rush of earnings reports
Dow Jones industrial futures are down 3 points to 13,403. The broader S&P futures have lost 0.40 points to 1,466.70. Nasdaq futures are up a point at 2,738.
Traders appear to be holding their positions a day after the Standard & Poor's 500 Index ended at a five-year peak.
Also Friday, the government reports on the U.S. trade gap for November. The forecast is that the deficit narrowed to $41.3 billion from $42.2 billion in October. Later Friday, the Treasury reports on the federal budget for December.
Wells Fargo on Friday is the first major bank to post earnings, They'll be followed next week by the global financial services company, Morgan Stanley.


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Cards mulling what to do with prospect Martinez
CHICAGO -- Carlos Martinez looked good in an extended relief appearance on Saturday night against the Cubs in a 6-4 loss at Wrigley Field.
The Cardinals' top pitching prospect, who was just called up from Triple-A Memphis on Thursday, struck out two over two perfect frames. He kept the Cardinals within striking distance, and they nearly pulled off a late comeback.
Martinez's stuff, however, is what had people in Chicago talking, even a day later. He showed good velocity on his fastball, but also had great movement and dropped in a nice curveball to keep the Cubs off balance. The movement on his pitches is a trait that appears to come naturally and is something he's able to keep late into starts.
"That's what we've seen, and he's shown that in the past, too," manager Mike Matheny said prior to Sunday's finale. "He's a guy that will be able to hold it late in the game, and it's just effortless. The ball really jumps out of his hand without trying, more so than probably anybody else on the club."
The big question now is whether the Cardinals should keep Martinez in the bullpen as a long- or middle-relief option the rest of the season, or send him back to Memphis to continue developing as a starter.
"There's not a clear-cut way to value one [role] or the other," Matheny said. "We do really like what he brings as a starter. And for his development, it's better for him to be prepared to start and it gives us depth, too -- especially with other guys that can do the job in the bullpen. So, it's tough to weigh. We know that he wants to be here. We like having him here and think that he can help us, but there's more that goes into the decision."
For the short term, Martinez said he will head to St. Louis during the All-Star break and wait for the Major League season to restart, rather than going back to Memphis to get in another start.


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We are the leading specialists and suppliers for replacement keys, locker keys
and locks for office furniture and lockers. Keys are cut to order at our premises and dispatched by first class post. Our customer base ranges from Office Furniture Manufacturers,
Facilities Managers, Banks to Locksmiths and Schools.
So, what do we require to be able to provide this service to our customers? All we need are the numbers from the locks or key if you have one available, along with any manufacturer's names. This eliminates the need to
replace any existing lock or to directly call out a locksmith to fix the problem.
Having moved to much larger premises in the February of 2010, we are now stocking Rottner Security products including: key cabinets, cash boxes and safes.
We supply quite an extensive range of locks from many manufacturers for many types of office furniture including: desks locks, pedestal locks, filing cabinet locks, cupboard locks and locker locks.
50% of all our orders are now processed online increasing from around 25% two years ago.
Online ordering is a simple process with the use of our bespoke key search function with which online discounts apply. Keys cost as little as £1.70 each, depending on the exact quantity ordered.
Once the information is received through our website and the order is placed your keys are cut and numbered on the latest machines ensuring the highest quality. All of our keys are cut to the manufacturer's exact
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If you have large, bulk orders requiring precision key cutting, you need a
service that can handle the volume without it harming quality or delaying delivery times. But more than that – you need a company that understands the crucial role that keys play in everyday life.
If you've ever lost your bunch of personal keys you'll already know the problems it creates – from starting the car to getting home. Now imagine a business without keys and you'll quickly understand why precision, reliability and a quick turnaround are all paramount concerns.
Our expert key cutters at Fast Keys have 20 years' experience of looking after large orders for facilities management teams, locksmiths and all types of small to medium businesses and larger organisations – even high security ones such as financial institutions.
Using the latest key cutting equipment and specialising in all types of keys from cabinet and locker keys to office door, padlock and car keys, we have moved with the times. Our online service makes your key cutting orders even easier and quicker, with the majority of UK orders dispatched the same day by first class post, if received before 3pm.
Our team understands the value of a lock and a key. That means when we receive an order, we know the cutting of the metal unlocks a more important story of what that key is to be used for – providing people with access, keeping possessions private, securing documents, valuables or a property and so on.
We appreciate the story behind every key and that is why we take care to provide the best service experience at the start of a key's journey, by getting your order to you quickly and with the minimum of fuss.
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Laron Bickerstaff (b. 1971) creates radiant portraiture and stream-of-consciousness text-based artwork. Bickerstaff communicates with American Sign Language and is deeply aware of the visual characteristics of language. In his work, he mixes his own observations with a pop-influenced love of the brand names that populate everyday life: celebrities, stores, food and drink, and institutions.
Bickerstaff joined the Creativity Explored studio in 1997. His ASL "font" has been used by CB2 on a holiday ornament design and a pillow, and he has exhibited his work nationally (See below).
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★ Modojo – "iOS Game of the Week" - 4.5/5
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Guide our intrepid hero through deadly mazes to find fame, fortune and glory!
Captain Blake, the famous explorer, has discovered a lost pyramid filled with treasures of unimaginable value.
The route through the pyramid is blocked by stone doors that stand between Blake and the treasure, opening only if beams of light fall on their receptor crystals. Help Captain Blake reach the heart of the pyramid by using mirrors and crystals to Guide the Light!
Every chamber contains a unique puzzle and you'll have to learn new skills to get through in one piece. Sometimes you'll need to split and combine light colours, bounce light around mazes and even work against the clock to escape the pyramid's fiendish traps.
If at any time you get really stuck on a puzzle, you can always consult Captain Blake's Vision Crystal to glimpse the solution. But use it wisely - the crystal takes time to recharge after each use.
If you're looking for a puzzle game that's quick and easy to learn and which will really test your wits, play Guide the Light today!
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Providing A Comprehensive Alzheimers Care Plan in Marion MA
"Mary, on behalf of our entire family, I want to thank you for all your help and guidance. My Mom is off to a great start at her new home at Whitney Place. I would be happy to serve as a reference for you anytime"
(Placed a woman from out of state at a local facility close to her son's home in Massachusetts)
"I think of you immediately when someone with mental health issues comes through my door. Your compassion and professional expertise are the key ingredients to a successful outcome"
(Elder Care Attorney)
Home Support
At Elder Care of Boston, we are here to support you and your loved ones in times of difficult transition or hardship with our comprehensive home care services. If you have a loved one that is struggling to meet their everyday routines like they used to, they may be in need of support from our team of professionals. We pride ourselves in tailoring our services to the needs of each and every individual through a comprehensive initial screening, reference and CORI background check. Through these methods we will be able to professionally determine the needs and level of care that would be appropriate.
Trust that the comfort level of our client and their family's is our top priority, and top determining factor for the level of home support that we will provide. Your loved one's experience will be fully personalized from a companion at home, to helping them with completing their day to day tasks, to providing full care and attending medical appointments functioning as their clinical advocate. We recognize that when a loved one is faced with a diagnosis of dementia, alzheimer's, or is in need of personalized geriatric at home care, the burden often lies with their loved ones to arrange their lives to meet these new needs. Our specialists are here to be the breath of fresh air that your family needs. While all of our specialists are masters in adult psychology and neurology, we pride ourselves in meeting the specific needs of each client and their unique situation by matching them with the appropriate caregiver to suit their interpersonal style and needs. If you are simply looking for a specialist to keep your loved one company while keeping their mind sharp with activities, like cooking and puzzles while you work, we are happy to be a warm and loving support. As your loved one progresses, we also specialize in providing day to day care and facilitating health care needs like doctor's visits, checking their vitals, and checking their medicine intake as these things become more difficult.
Elder Care of Boston is unique in that we are not a home care agency. This allows you, as the client, to be completely in control. When partnering with us, you become the employer, and are therefore able to dismiss any independent care provider should you feel they are not the right fit. No one knows your loved one and their needs like you do. We believe in providing care that will facilitate the maximum comfort and success for our patients, and rely on your partnership and feedback to do so.
Maintain Your Loved One's Independence
There is a unique benefit to keeping your loved one's home for as long as it is safe. Whether transitioning from a hospital to home, or home to a hospital, our team strives to maintain the comforts of home for as long as possible. Until it is necessary, it is important to retain a sense of normalcy for as long as possible. Being in familiar surroundings will also facilitate your loved one's desire for independence, they are more likely to remember their daily routine on their own in their own home.
Our home support services are mainly concerned with helping your loved one by making these daily tasks easier to navigate, and their surroundings more safe. Our specialists are here to ensure hazards are clear to prevent accidental injury, helping with medicine intake to ensure too much is not taken by mistake, and promptly locking it away, and acting as a bridge while you are away. Allow your loved one to enjoy the familiar sights, sounds, and smells of their own living room or their own kitchen. Patients with memory disorders such as Dementia or Alzheimer's will often find themselves feeling confused or frustrated when they are unable to remember what they should be doing, or what is expected of them. Our model of home support works to maintain a sense of dignity when helping your loved ones through their time of transition allowing them as much agency and independence as they are able to. We will work to create routines while preserving existing routines to keep your loved ones feeling confident and in charge of their own lives while at home.
Our home support services begin as a referral source. Together we will choose the best Alzheimers Care Plan in Marion MA strategy for your loved one based on the stage that they are in within their diagnosis. Start a conversation with us today to learn how we are able to help.


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Set Your TiVo: 03.05.12Posted by Brian Otskey on March 5th, 2012
Brian Otskey is the Big East correspondent for RTC and a regular contributor. You can find him @botskey on Twitter. See bottom of the post for the Official RTC Star System.
Four conference tournament titles will be decided this evening. The most important game may be in the Colonial where the loser of the game needs to make a good impression for the NCAA Selection Committee. Rankings are subject to change with a new RTC Top 25 coming out today.
Colonial Athletic Association Championship: Drexel vs. VCU (at Richmond, VA) – 7:00 PM EST on ESPN (****)
- This is a huge game because the loser is going to be sweating it out for the next week. Drexel won the first and only meeting between these teams way back on January 8. The Dragons bring the #4 eFG% defense to the table along with one of the slowest tempos in Division I. That combination could really frustrate a VCU team that likes to play faster and score in transition. The Rams are the best team in the nation when it comes to defensive turnover percentage but creating turnovers against Bruiser Flint's Dragons is going to be very difficult. It's always easier to slow a team down than it is to speed one up and that's exactly what Drexel has to do in order to win in Richmond tonight. Drexel point guard Frantz Massenat will have to play a complete game and set the tone for his team in front of what should be a quasi-road atmosphere.
- The one problem an aggressive team like Shaka Smart's group can have is foul trouble. Drexel is a solid free throw shooting team (76% in CAA play) so VCU needs to avoid fouling and putting the Dragons in the bonus early and often. VCU's defensive free throw rate is not good and Drexel had a remarkable 89.7% free throw rate when these teams got together in Philly in early January. VCU simply can't afford another effort like that if it hopes to win the CAA's automatic NCAA bid. The Rams are not a particularly great shooting team but Bradford Burgess and Troy Daniels pose major perimeter threats. Burgess has last year's experience to fall back on in a pressure situation and you have to believe that helps when faced with what should be a very close elimination game.
- The point guards could decide this game. Massenat can distribute and shoot with the best of them in this conference while VCU's Darius Theus must play the role of facilitator and not as the go-to scorer. Theus went 1-6 from the floor in the first meeting but did record six assists. A few less shots and a couple more assists could be the difference for VCU tonight. For Drexel, Samme Givens has to come up big on the boards. The 6'5" swingman is a terrific rebounder for his size and should look to take advantage of VCU's weakness on its offensive glass. We think this is going to be a contest that comes down to the very end. With an NCAA bid on the line and no guarantees for the loser, it should be quite an atmosphere in Richmond on this night.
West Coast Conference Championship: #20 Gonzaga vs. #24 St. Mary's (at Las Vegas, NV) – 9:00 PM EST on ESPN (****)
- These teams will meet for the third time after splitting the regular season series, each winning at home. Gonzaga smashed BYU on Saturday night behind 30 points from Kevin Pangos and the Bulldogs will look to do more of the same against a St. Mary's defense that is vulnerable to the three-ball. The Gaels allow opponents to shoot 37.5% from deep and that's not something Randy Bennett wants to see when going up against a shooter as talented as Pangos. While the SMC defense is a concern, the Gaels shoot more threes than Gonzaga and can gain an edge because of it. When Clint Steindl and Matthew Dellavedova are knocking down triples, St. Mary's is tough to beat. Gonzaga's defense is pretty good on the perimeter but it will be tested significantly by the Gaels' guards and forwards. Read the rest of this entry »


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Gramps 3.0 Wiki Manual - Getting Started
In this chapter, we'll begin with the basics. We'll show you how to start GRAMPS and how to get help when you need it.
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These licenses allow the Gramps project to maximally use this wiki manual as free content in future Gramps versions. If you do not agree with this dual license, then do not edit this page. You may only link to other pages within the wiki which fall only under the GFDL license via external links (using the syntax: [https://www.gramps-project.org/...]), not via internal links.
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To Start GRAMPS
You can start GRAMPS in the following ways:
- From the Applications menu
Select GRAMPS from the list of programs displayed in your computer's Applications menu. (The location and appearance of this menu vary slightly from one distribution of Linux to another. On the default GNOME desktop, you'll find GRAMPS in the Applications ->Other menu.
- From the command line
If you're adept with Linux and like to work from the command line, you can start GRAMPS by calling up a terminal window, typing
and then pressing Enter .
If you would like GRAMPS to open a specific database or to import a specific file on startup, you can supply the filename as a command line argument:
gramps filename.grdb
where filename.grdb is the name of the file you want to open. The command line provides many more ways to start GRAMPS and perform different tasks.
Choosing a database
If GRAMPS is started without a database selected, the initial screen will have little functionality. Most operations will not be available. To load a database, select either New to create a new database, or Open to open an existing database. GRAMPS keeps track of your recently opened databases,
and these can be selected by clicking on the arrow next to the Open button and choosing from the drop down menu.
Obtaining Help
GRAMPS has a Help menu that you can consult at any time. It includes the following items:
- User manual: An electronic version of the manual that you can access while you work in GRAMPS.
- FAQ: A list of Frequently Asked Questions about GRAMPS.
- Tip of the day: Displays the "Tip of the day" dialog.
- Plugin status: Use this item to display the status of any plugins you may have added.
- GRAMPS home page: This item opens your web browser and connects to the GRAMPS' project web site.
- GRAMPS mailing lists: This item opens your web browser to the GRAMPS mailing list page. At this page, you can browse the mailing list archives or join the mailing list
- Report a bug: Choose this item to file a bug report in our bug tracking system. (Remember, GRAMPS is a living project. We want to know about any problems you encounter so we can work to solve them for everyone's benefit.)
- About: This item displays a dialog with general information about the GRAMPS version you are running.
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University of Rochester Remembers Sept. 11
Commemoration Includes Vigil, Carillon Society Concert
WHO: Navy ROTC students from the University along with Air Force ROTC members from local battalions will hold a small vigil on the Eastman Quadrangle to remember and honor those lost to the Sept. 11, 2001, tragedy, including Rochester alumni Brendan Dolan, Jeremy Glick, Jean Hoadley Peterson, Aram Iskenderian, Jeffrey Smith, and Zhe (Zack) Zeng.
TIME, DATE, PLACE: Noon to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11, at the Meridian Bench, located on the Eastman Quad on the River Campus.
WHAT: During the vigil, three uniformed ROTC midshipmen and cadets will stand at attention in 15-minute intervals at the Meridian Bench facing the Interfaith Chapel, with one presenting the U.S. flag.
We Remember: Profiles of Rochester alumni lost on September 11
Rochester Review
"There are members of the University and greater Rochester communities affected by the Sept. 11 attacks, and while it is nearly impossible to understand their loss, we hope this vigil will serve as a reminder that their suffering has not been forgotten," said Olivia Wittman, a senior in the College and midshipman in the Navy ROTC program.
Also as part of 9/11 commemoration, the University of Rochester Carillon Society also will deliver a free performance, "We didn't know we kissed heroes: September 11 Hopeman Memorial Carillon concert," at 1 p.m. on the Eastman Quadrangle. The program will include patriotic, popular contemporary pieces, and folk songs.
The U.S. and University flags will be flown at half-staff to remember 9/11 victims on the 11th anniversary of the attack.
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Getting started with the AFE7700
JESD204B Video Blog Series
The JESD204B video blog series explores the basic concepts related to the JESD204B SerDes standard in relation to High Speed Data Converter products.
RF Sampling Series
This series explores the new realm of RF sampling converters for use in high frequency, large bandwidth systems.
Advanced JESD204B Topics
This series explores advanced topics related to the JESD204B SerDes standard associated with extending the link length and multi-device synchronization.
General High-Speed Trainings
This series covers general updates on Texas Instruments' high-speed signal chain portfolio.
You CAN have both - low noise AND high efficiency
For noise-critical portable applications, such as GPS receivers, connectivity, and sensing, power supply designers always had to choose between longer battery run time (from higher efficiency) or higher signal chain performance (from the increased sensor sensitivity possible with a quieter power supply). For line-powered industrial or communications equipment applications, designers have been forced to dissipate significant amounts of power in LDOs to achieve the desired noise performance. Achieving both low noise and high efficiency was impossible.
Getting started with the AFE74xx RF-sampling transceiver
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Below you can find all the scoop on Fox's new and returning shows from the Television Critics Association fall TV previews.
New Girl Scoop: Will Jess and Nick get together next season?
Fringe's final season will pay off big for longtime fans
The X Factor's Simon Cowell: Britney's quite mean! Demi is a brat!
Hotel Hell star Gordon Ramsay's (gross) vacation advice: Never upgrade to the honeymoon suite
The Mob Doctor's antihero will cross the line
Fox boss: Mariah Carey joining American Idol; Glee Season 4 is seamless
Fox's Ben and Kate finds comedy in grounding an idiot
So You Think You Can Dance judges explain benefits of new format
Mindy Kaling confirms Office return, compares Mindy Project character to Michael Scott
Fox to offer early previews of The Mindy Project and Ben and Kate
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Week 4 Fifth Quarter Play of the Week and Maine's best Coach | News
(NEWS CENTER) - It is hard to believe we are halfway through the regular high school football season. Lots of great games across the state for certain.
Take a look at the plays then follow this LINK our USA TODAY High School Sports website and and VOTE on what you think is the top play we saw during Week 4.
Our USA TODAY High School Sports partner is also looking for the 'Best Football Coach in Maine." They have done loads of research and come up with 8 fitting names for you to choose from. Please follow this LINK and vote for who you think is Maine's best football coach!


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It has become mainstream to think that digital technologies will have a significant role to play in addressing the financial inclusion challenge in developing countries. This may be so, but if all we in the financial inclusion community do is merely add the mobile phone (or the smart card) to our stock of dearly-held beliefs, we will accomplish little. Technology will not work additively; if technology-based models work it will be because they will have changed pretty much everything. I'm not saying that everything will change: I'm just saying that that should be the bet.
Let me illustrate by making two provocative claims.
1. We need to get over our productitis
Now that we have some agent banking and mobile money networks out there, it is clear that enhancing access alone will not solve the financial inclusion challenge. Availability does not automatically translate into usefulness, and the usefulness of electronic payments does not automatically translate into usefulness of other electronic financial services. Therefore, much of the expert talk now tends to center on product innovations – appropriate products, of course.
This is taking us down the path of fragmenting customer's needs into finer slices, so that we can design tailored products for each need. Save for school fees this way, lump up your daily income like this, use this to borrow short-term, insure your cows that way.
But is this really the way people think and act? These needs are not so separable in people's minds: they just want their drippy earnings to stretch over all the routine payments they need to make over the month, to find ways to improve their living conditions one small step at a time, to have options if someone in their family falls sick. Marketing such a specialist collection of services is an enormous challenge – one that we can see already in MFIs and mass-market banks whose long product lists - the solar loan product sits next to the school fees savings account, child savings account, home improvement loan, productive asset loan and the lowly current account (which is often the only account with any significant uptake and usage). Imagine this productitis in a branchless banking scenario where a plethora of lightly-trained or supervised agents are supposed to be doing the propositioning to customers. Scary, isn't it.
What we need are service concepts which help people manage their financial lives the way they think about it. They need to give shape to their own customer experiences, and that means offerings conceived as tools rather than products. Tools that help them manage their payments in space and time (see example here), to build up a stronger case for credit (see example here), and to visualize their financial situation more intuitively (see research underway here). Not products that represent preconceptions on how one must save or borrow, but real solutions that allow people to realize their own financial thoughts.
Maintaining some ambiguity on the nature of individual products and instead focusing on the broader financial support that people need is consistent with what we know about informal financial services. Between friends and family, it's often hard to distinguish what's a gift, what's an interest-free loan and what's an investment – that depends on circumstances. Likewise, community-based finance groups are not a product but an experience – in the double sense of savings and credit being combined in more or less flexible ways, and adding a social dimension to finance. It is also consistent with what we know about digital services in general. The internet has undermined many products (music records, newspapers), but it has created even more powerful customer experiences (iPod/iTunes, Kindle/Amazon bookstore, Google reader) that hook customers ever more tightly.
2. It'll take an engineer to crack the financial inclusion challenge
Well-intentioned bankers who want to cater to the poor feel they must do constant battle with their banks' IT systems. When it comes to serving the base of the pyramid what stands in the way of a truly customer-centric culture within banks tends to be a rigid technology platform. With today's banking platforms, it is hard to design the kind of flexible service offerings envisioned above, to push appropriately simple and secure mobile interfaces right into customer's hands, to scale up transaction volumes massively.
No wonder many fear that an increased reliance on technology will lead to a distancing from the customer. It doesn't need to be that way. The role of technology should be to help marketing and service development staff within banks to sift through customer data to find actionable insights, to figure out new ways to increase the quantity and quality of customer interactions, to rapidly test new service features.
In the future, banks will emerge that feel increasingly confident about addressing the opportunity to bank the poor, and my expectation is that they will probably be led by an engineer. A nerdy CEO who is able to implement a technology infrastructure that truly enables, rather than constrains, marketing and product development activities. Banking is an information-based service, just like music and news, so banks will have to look a lot more like Amazon and Google.
This will require a banking IT architecture with a core platform that handles a defined set of basic transaction types industrially – fast, scalably, safely and reliably. It will include a service management environment which translates these basic transaction types into customer experiences, either designed by the financial institution based on customer insights or defined by customers through their own usage. It will also incorporate good interfaces for third parties to propose additional value to the bank's customers and to further broaden and entrench the usefulness of the bank's own platform.
Are we prepared to change how we think about what banks do, how they interact with their customers, and how they are managed?
Ignacio Mas is an independent consultant on techology-enabled financial inclusion models. He wishes to thank Evelyn Stark of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to many conversations that have helped shape this post, but without implicating here with the views expressed.
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Ignacio -- you offer some terrific insights, as usual. I'll add that even with a CEO coming out of technology, as you suggest, banks all have legacy systems, not always fully amortized, that are deeply entwined into every process and the Boards will need to approve the significant expenses needed for any new systems. The nerd will need political skills. Thanks.
Hi Joel. Ah,yes, legacies. That's why in my mind that next-generation bank that mounts a serious attempt to bank the poor will be a start-up. It will not be encumbered by legacies in terms of systems and processes, but also in that being new it will not be have as many options to make easy money as established banks do (funding another road, backing another large mining scheme). Disruptors are always new players.
Ignacio, the only maybe comment i would add to a fantastic and thoughtful post is that the nerdy CEO needs to have a pinch of behavioral science insight into designing that infrastructure that can be easy to use, that manages the choice infrastructure well, and that nudges people toward appropriate (now we can get into a debate of what appropriate is, it's in the eye of a beholder no?) choices.
Thanks @ElaMi. I quite agree with the importance of behavioral science, but frankly I'd settle with a nerdy CEO who has the good sense to get him/herself a really good marketing/product development lead that is strong on behavioral science. I think that's something the CEO can delegate, whereas CEOs that don't involve themselves on the technology part are asking for trouble: disconnected tech and marketing decisions, organizational silos that are unresponsive to business needs, unidentified technology and operational risks, etc.
Ignacio, your post is compelling. I like your insistence on customer experience. In whatever field, that is it. Isn't that why we flood supermarkets instead of ordering for delivery? You should see the excitement in women while doing table banking in women groups.
Given the amount of dialogue around operator-bank partnership I'll apologize in advance for what could be a naive question but why haven't mobile operators started provided banking services for their customers? They have the market reach, they have a transactional system that handles micro-payments, they have the infrastructure to manage pre-paid accounts. And, most importantly, they [own] a device that is actually *defining* how people live their lives (i.e. a different role for behavioral science). It would seem that an operator would see banking services as the ultimate means for increasing customer allegiance, and increase average revenue per customer.
Good article and good premise, affordable, innovative technology can play a strong role in financial inclusion. Of course, it still needs to be implemented in a prudent and responsible fashion, lest you escalate the problem instead of reducing it.
For anyone interested in banking technology, I encourage you to visit and volunteer at the Community for Open Source Microfinance (www.openmf.org). It's an open source community, run largely by volunteers like myself who are lending our banking and technology experience to create free and open financial inclusion solutions, starting with a core banking system.
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Black blood still gets spilled
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But a black grandmother laid killed
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Mike moves in the song from New York to Atlanta, using both examples of the ways that blacks are still suffering in US cities and thus need an escape suggested by the track title.
Here's how Killer Mike sums up his own thoughts on "Anywhere But Here," from a track by track breakdown published in Spin:
"There is no better place for a black man in the world than Atlanta and there's no better place with more opportunity for kids than New York. Yet, both of these cities have oppression. You don't find a whole lot of native Atlantans in Atlanta and same in New York because they're trying to escape. It's about that mentality. Like 'Jojo,' both songs start with guys doing reasonably well but there is something unfulfilled and they just need to get out of their city. It's about an emotion — where I've been and all I've gained is not good enough, and i'm supposed to be somewhere else."


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Welts prefers to be seen as Warrior, not pioneer
His respite was supposed to last a bit longer. Rick Welts left his job as president of the Phoenix Suns last month to pursue a new life in the San Francisco area, finally addressing his personal life after years of toiling in the front offices of professional teams.
His departure had nothing to do with his announcement four months earlier that he was gay. Welts was the first openly gay man in a major professional sports front office and had little issue addressing that with the New York Times last May.
What's more, the issue of his homosexuality had been overshadowed by his desire to return to an NBA front office. And the new-look Warriors, led by former Celtics minority owner Joe Lacob and film mogul Peter Guber, were seeking a leader with a fresh approach, so they hired Welts less than a month ago as president.
What was expected to be a midlife career shift simply turned into a job switch for the 58-year-old Welts, a Seattle native who worked in the front office of the 1979 champion Sonics after graduating from the University of Washington.
Suns managing general partner Robert Sarver understood Welts's reasons for relocation and placed calls to the Maloof brothers, owners of the Sacramento Kings, as well as Lacob and Guber. Lacob returned the call shortly after the team parted ways with president Robert Rowell.
"I'm still shaking my head, to tell you the truth,'' Welts said. "I had expected to take some time off and it didn't quite work out that way.
"It was really a fortuitous opportunity, and for me it was the perfect intersection of what I was hoping to do. I was hoping to be back in the NBA or at least in sports. It was a very lucky chain of events for me.''
Welts joins a team that has spent the past year changing its organizational structure. Only general manager Larry Riley remains from the previous administration. In addition to Guber and Lacob, Mark Jackson (coach) and Bob Myers (from agent to assistant general manager) have joined the Warriors in the past several months.
A franchise that has been overlooked except for splashes of significance in the late 1980s and a stunning upset of the top-seeded Mavericks in the 2007 playoffs, the Warriors are determined to become a factor in the Western Conference.
"Everyone in the NBA has always viewed this franchise as a real sleeping giant,'' Welts said. "It has every element that could result in being one of the most successful franchises in the league.
"There's always been great fan support here. The team has been very, very well-supported, especially when you consider that they've been to the playoffs once in the last 17 years.''
The fact that he relocated to an area with an extensive gay population isn't lost on Welts. But he does not view himself as a role model, and he has not sought to make his homosexuality an issue.
"For me, it was more about being in the Northern California area that allowed me to get my personal life and professional life aligned,'' he said. "I know people have talked about [being a role model] but I really hadn't thought of it that way. It was the perfect storm for me.''
While Welts made headlines with his announcement, the attention has died down considerably. Perhaps that is a testament to the times, but the lack of focus on his personal life is welcomed.
His life since the revelation, he said, "hasn't changed as dramatically as people like to assume.
"My family has always been amazingly supportive, and really it was only in my work life that the fact that I was gay was not in my day-to-day life. That wasn't a tremendous burden.
"There's been an unbelievable outpouring of support. I truly have not received one negative correspondence, either letter or e-mail, or telephone call out of thousands of interactions since this has happened.
"That to me is a little bit of a surprise. I didn't know what was going to come, but I was prepared for something a little bit different than that.
"The goal was elevating the volume and quality of the conversation on an issue we really have a difficult time discussing in professional team sports. From that standpoint, it has to be a success because I do think there's been more constructive dialogue on the subject than there's been in a long, long time.''
And when the lockout concludes, Welts can turn his complete attention to the business of basketball. Golden State was 10th in the NBA in attendance last season despite another losing record. The club has talented players in Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry, and David Lee, and Welts's job is to market the franchise and tap its potential.
"The upside here is tremendous, and everyone feels it here,'' he said. "This team has made the playoffs only once in 17 years. That has to change.
"My job is not to field the basketball team. My job is to build the organization around that to make going to Golden State Warriors games spectacular and to make our business successful enough to put the resources into the basketball that we need to do to become a championship-caliber team.''
Mediator gets the next shot
Commissioner David Stern kept his promise by canceling the first two weeks of the season when a labor agreement wasn't reached Monday in New York. What was most disconcerting about those talks is that they broke down on system issues such as maximum contract lengths, mid-level exceptions, Larry Bird rights, and the luxury tax.
As many experts have suggested, the best way for owners to add hard-cap effects to a new agreement without actually implementing one is padding the luxury tax with even more penalties for teams that exceed the limit.
For now, there is a dollar-for-dollar tax. For example, since the Celtics spent $86 million on salaries last season - $15 million above the tax threshold - they owed an additional $15 million in luxury tax, to be shared by the other teams.
The owners suggested in negotiations that teams should pay as much as five dollars on the dollar for reaching certain levels above the tax, which may dissuade even the wealthiest teams from exceeding the salary cap. Teams such as the Jazz executed some controversial and one-sided trades over the past few years to avoid any tax.
The players, as expected, rejected such a heavy penalty because it would reduce overall salaries. While the owners dropped their insistence on a hard salary cap, the Players Association is wary of anything with the same effect, making an agreement difficult.
The consensus is that players are more organized and united than in 1998, when many veterans on the NBPA executive committee were perceived as caving into Stern's demands once he threatened to cancel the season. The stakes are much higher now, and it was an encouraging sign that the sides agreed to meet with a federal mediator tomorrow.
The biggest fear for fans after Stern canned the first two weeks of the season was the "cooling off'' period by both sides. Players Association executive director Billy Hunter met with a group of players Friday in Los Angeles, an informational gathering for solidarity. In other words, Hunter wants to relay the proposals from the owners and communicate to the players why they weren't accepted.
The federal mediator will be George Cohen, who also listened to both sides of the NFL labor dispute but made little impact. Cohen can't make decisions, only suggestions, but after all of the NBA negotiations produced little besides rhetoric, he could be the answer.
"For a number of months, I have participated in separate, informal, off-the-record discussions with the principals representing the NBA and the NBPA concerning the status of their collective bargaining negotiations,'' Cohen said in a statement.
"It is evident that the ongoing dispute will result in a serious impact, not only upon the parties directly involved, but also, of major concern, on interstate commerce - i.e., the employers and working men and women who provide services related to the basketball games, and, more generally, on the economy of every city in which those games are scheduled to be played.''
Hunter has shied away from union decertification, and the high-powered agents who were encouraging that move have backed off because Hunter has stood strong in negotiations. Because of what happened in 1998, there were players and agents who doubted Hunter's ability to pull off a deal that was advantageous for the players this time.
But once paychecks are missed Nov. 15, there could be a separation between the salary haves and have-nots. Players such as Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and LeBron James can offset financial losses with marketing opportunities, commercials, appearances, boosted shoe contracts, etc., but younger players who have yet to cash in on their talents can't survive the drought so easily.
The owners are waiting for such dissension, so not only are there disagreements across the board on system and economic issues, there doesn't appear to be full respect for the players. And that is a major issue. Knicks forward Amar'e Stoudemire Tweeted after a meeting two weeks ago that the players were smarter than the owners believe they are.
"How many times does it pay to keep meeting and have the same things thrown back at you?'' Stern said on NBA TV. "We are ready to sit down and make a deal. I don't believe that the union is.
"But hopefully by Tuesday, aided by the mediator, they will be able to make a deal and certainly I will bring my owners ready to make a deal.
"Unlike Billy Hunter, you will never hear me say something is a 'blood issue.' That would be an unfair labor practice charge, but we didn't pursue it because refusing to negotiate on an issue is what's called a failure to bargain. We assume it's just rhetoric.
"We've moved a lot and we aren't giving any secrets away. If the union came in with a deal that made sense, I would certainly urge my owners to accommodate them, but we haven't seen that yet.''
Celtics stay on solid ground
The Celtics have had five home games wiped out by the lockout - two preseason and three regular season - prompting team president Rich Gotham to write a letter to season ticket-holders, who can receive refunds on their tickets with interest.
The league was astute enough to announce the schedule but not open ticket sales to individual games, so only season ticket-holders are financial victims of the lockout.
Gotham's letter read in part:
"Despite negotiation efforts, the NBA has not yet reached a new collective bargaining agreement with the players union.
"Unfortunately, we have reached a point in the calendar where it is not feasible to begin the regular season on time, resulting in the cancellation of the first two weeks of the season including games through November 14, 2011.
"We cannot stress enough how much we value you, our most loyal fans, and we will continue to keep you updated and informed on any related developments over the coming weeks.''
The Celtics are not among the teams in financial straits. What's more, they have a lucrative television contract with Comcast SportsNet that has yet to be announced because of the lockout.
Co-owner Wyc Grousbeck, who has been representing the team in labor negotiations and is part of the league's Board of Governors, has not been as active recently as he was a few years ago. There was a perception that Grousbeck was a hard-line owner willing to cancel the season, but he has backed off that stance.
Home for the holiday?
According to an agent, there is a reason David Stern pointed to Christmas as a point to save the season. The NBA's unofficial kickoff is the Christmas Day television docket. It's the first day the league becomes significant to casual fans, because the NFL regular season is winding down. There appears to be two factions of agents - those who believe the owners have no desire to negotiate a deal, and those who have more confidence in them but are still trying to look for overseas opportunities. Either way, many agents have lost faith that a deal can be struck.
The question of what happens to current contracts if the season is canceled is simple. The year is essentially wiped out, meaning Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett would be unrestricted free agents next season. Both players, despite losing a lucrative year, said they would be willing to lose the season for the sake of the players' cause. Garnett was quite vocal during last week's meetings, urging his brethren to stick together . . . Among the many issues the union and league are discussing are the entry rules for high school seniors. Players such as Austin Rivers, Doc Rivers's son who is beginning his freshman season at Duke, may not be allowed to enter the draft next season if the sides agree on a proposed "two-and-out rule,'' which would require players to be two years removed from high school to enter the draft. And the lockout continues to affect the recruiting of standout players thought to be headed to the NBA after one college season. Without knowing the rules of draft entry, it's hard to project which current college players may enter the draft. Players such as Baylor's Perry Jones and North Carolina's Harrison Barnes remained in school partly because of the expected lockout.
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Episode 1 – Airing March 6th, 2013
* NEXT opens with Commissioner Dusty Rhodes. Dusty announces a Triple Threat match with the winner being the number one contender for the NXT Championship. Bo Dalls, Conor O'Brian and Corey Graves are the participants.
* NXT Tag Team Champions Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey were introduced for a non-title tag team match, but only Neville came out. Neville said Grey is missing right now and he can't locate him, but says he will face their opponents by himself.
* NXT Tag Team Champion Adrian Neville defeated Judas Devlin and Scott Dawson after hitting a cork screw from the top rope.
* Leo Kruger defeated Yoshi Tatsu. After the match, Kruger put Tatsu back in the hold until Justin Gabriel ran out to make the save.
* Cameron, Naomi and Sasha Banks defeated Aksana, Alicia Fox and Audrey Marie.
* "The Ascension" Conor O'Brian defeated Bo Dallas and Corey Graves in a Triple Threat match to become the #1 contender to the NXT Championship.
Episode 2 – Airing March 13th, 2013
* Kassius Ohno defeated Derrick Bateman with a rolling elbow.
* Summer Rae defeated Emma with a roundhouse kick to the head.
* Bray Wyatt cuts a promo.
* Bray Wyatt comes out on stage cutting a promo on Bo Dallas, asking how far Bo is willing to go to protect what is close to him.
* Bo Dallas defeated Bray Wyatt. After the match, members of The Wyatt Family attacked Bo.
* Leo Kruger b. Justin Gabriel with a modified armbar to close the show. Kruger worked over the arm throughout the match.
Episode 3 – Airing March 20th, 2013
* William Regal opens the show. Regal says his career is ending soon. Regal puts over the NXT Roster and says he owes some an apology. Regal calls out Kassius Ohno.
Ohno comes out and Regal says he is sorry for the the things he had said about him in the past. Ohno tells Regal that everything he just said was true. Ohno talks about his past in the wrestling industry, including one time traveling the world with CM Punk just to learn from Regal. Ohno says he followed in Regal's footsteps and says because of Regal, he is living his dream as a WWE superstar.
Regal says Ohno deserves to be in WWE. Ohno mentions he doesn't want to be like Regal because Regal has turned from a villain into a joke. Ohno brings up Regal kissing Vince McMahon's ass and Regal slaps Ohno in response. Ohno then leaves the ring.
* Paige defeated Bayley (formerly Davina Rose) with the Paige Turner.
* Luke Harper w/Bray Wyatt and Erick Rowan defeated NXT Tag Team Champion Adrian Neville. After the match, Oliver Grey and Bo Dallas came out before The Wyatt Family could continue their attack on Neville. The Wyatt's were overtaken by Bo and Oliver and then they retreated to close the show.
Episode 4 – Airing March 27th, 2013
* The show kicked off with Byron Saxton in the ring announcing that since it's almost time for WrestleMania, a special Road to WrestleMania episode of NXT is happening tonight. Saxton introduces WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel who says a special match is up next and then introduces fellow Hall of Famer Jim Ross. JR joins the announce booth.
* WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn defeated Natalya.
* Howard Finkel announces the next taping will be held on March 21st and the special guest will be Chris Jericho.
* Brodus Clay defeated El Local.
* Kassius Ohno attacks William Regal at the announce booth. Regal is assisted to the back.
* Randy Orton defed Damien Sandow. Show ends.


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Edward Norton and Leonardo DiCaprio were hanging out in New York together back in September but these pictures were just released now for some reason. Maria just fell over, I'm sure of it. She loves Edward Norton. And Leo is her hate-f*ck. Is Lukas Haas jealous? He shouldn't be. Norton is married and a father now. Leo doesn't really have a lot of time for that in his life. Having said that, if Lukas ever had the opportunity to get married and have a child, would he have anxiety about it because Leo might not want him anymore? Have they made a pact? So many questions.
Norton is hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend with musical guest Janelle Monae. Am very excited about this. Like, more than I expected I would be. There's a very healthy amount of "I don't give a f-ck" in Norton. If they know how to write for him in a way that exposes that, we might get a good show.


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Stock# RP191
|20 ft 4 in
|Ext Width
|8 ft
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|1139 lbs
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|36 gals
|Grey Water Capacity
|30 gals
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|30 gals
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|Available Beds
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Smog is not just a problem for L.A. In fact, as many of you probably know, Mexico City has some of the most polluted air in the world. To combat the popular trucks and various forms of el caminos that haven't seen a muffler they liked, a company called Vehizero is manufacturing hybrids in Mexico. The trucks save money on fuel and get tax and toll breaks. They're also extremely popular despite the funky looks. So much so the company has stopped taking orders while they build more. Hybrids definitely make sense in the commercial sector. Now where's the diesel-hybrid semi?
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Here is a nice campaign for Nike Running out of Amsterdam, leveraging the Nike+ mobile app in conjunction with a very cool Facebook app, designed to get youngsters back into running.
After identifying that youngsters think running is boring, Nike set out to make it a little more fun and socially rewarding. So they created a campaign called Nike Take Mokum, a social challenge that lets runners draw creative running routes over satellite maps through a Facebook app, before sending out challenges to friends to help complete them in the real world, through the Nike+ running app. (almost feels a little like the Nike Grid campaign)
As the teams of friends ran the actual routes, they turned into cool graffiti looking pieces of art on the Facebook app. The campaign looks to have been a solid success, with the page putting on just over 9,000 fans, having 220 unique runs created, with over 1,200 Nike+ km's run during the 6 week campaign. The campaign was created by Boondoggle Amsterdam. (Via Mark on Adverblog)


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Resetting Normal in Hoboken
Letter: Resetting Normal in Hoboken
Hoboken resident extraordinaire Perry Belfiore submits today's Letter to the Editor for your perusal:
Dear Editor,
Can it get more interesting? Who would have thought, less than a month after Inauguration Day, Hoboken residents would be treated to the dissonance of reading Dawn's recent news rag interview, affirming no causality between lack of a gubernatorial endorsement and Sandy Relief Funding, while, watching Dawn on MSNBC accusing her "BFF" of not only delaying and reducing Sandy Funding but Extortion?
On several cable channels over the Jan 18, 2014 weekend the sordid details of this threat to Hoboken residents unfolded. According to Dawn, starting May 2013, the Christie Administration exerted a steady pressure by linking "Up Zone Variances", for a favored developer, to the amount and distribution of Sandy Relief Funds. We learned locations and conversations with Christie emissaries, the Lt. Governor in the Parking Lot (deny, deny, deny), the DCA Commissioner at a conference, (wearing microphones but…) and finally the Funding Czar at a meeting (determine level of development…)
Yes, we learned that Dawn has an "inner circle" and a "diary." To her inner circle she confided details of the ongoing corruption while her diary absorbed remorse from poor character judgment. We learned a lot, except a believable explanation as to why it took Dawn 8 months to come forward.
Whether Dawn has both a fiduciary responsibility to protect Hoboken residents and an ethical responsibility to report attempted bribery, has yet to be addressed, but until then; please don't try to excuse her silence with "I feared not being believed" routine.
Belief would be an issue if Dawn went to a local blog site, but we are dealing with the same U.S. Attorney's Office that arrested and convicted dozens of elected official by "wiring –up" informant Solomon Dwek. Any claims of criminality perpetrated by a sitting governor would be too delicious for any U.S. Attorney to ignore. Do we really think the mayor's contacts in the FBI would pass on taking down Chris Christie?
So, why the Wall of Silence? Better, who benefited from the Silence? Ironically, the man she now wants indicted, Chris Christie. Rather than Governor Buono, her silence ensured a Christie reelection landslide. Dawn also benefited! She capitalizing on her plan to move the mayoral election to November. With Christie atop the ticket, Dawn used her Trenton connection to help fund raise, garner Republican and Union support and rode Christies' coattails to victory.
So what harm did the Christie/Zimmer imbroglio cause? Well, Barbara Buono lost, amorphous philosophical concepts like honesty and justice took a hit but when it comes to Hoboken, reporting is mixed. While an Associated Press analysis reports Hoboken received Sandy Funding comparable to many cities across the state, the Star Ledger reports $10,400,000 from The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, earmarked to "Sandy Proof" Hoboken Housing Authority Developments, was never disbursed because the Administration failed to supply documentation.
I read this letter many times before submission and still can't reconcile Dawn's behavior. How could a person consumed by resiliency be callous to the living conditions of residents? How could Dawn not only keep silent but benefit while she thought her residents were harmed.
My conclusion, from all appearances, this was the unilateral dissolution of a partnership. Christie helped Dawn govern and get re- elected he was wounded and no longer needed: it's Friday, time to throw out the trash!
Thank you for your many courtesies.
I remain,
Perry Belfiore


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Next iPad Rumored to Have iPad Mini Design Elements
Apple is preparing to launch a new iPad in March 2013, claims Japanese blog Macotakara, citing an "inside source".
This new iPad will be thinner and lighter than the current one, with iPad mini design elements, the report claims.
The upcoming iPad will reportedly trim 4mm in height, 17mm in width and 2mm in depth from the current one.
In comparison, the fourth-gen iPad's dimensions are 241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4mm. The iPad mini's dimensions, on the other hand, are 200 x 134.7 x 7.2mm.
The report doesn't reveal any other technical specifications of the upcoming device. Though a thinner, lighter iPad sounds appealing, we're taking this one with a big grain of salt. Apple did speed up its iPad release cycle from one year to about 8 months in 2012, but another iPad in March would mean the company is churning out new iPads even faster.
Macotakara also mentions an upgraded iPad mini is in the works, with a retina (2048 x 1536) 7.9-inch screen and an A6X processor, just like the one in the current iPad.


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Millions of Americans rely on the world-class services provided by the Social Security Administration (SSA) each year. In addition to administering the nation's primary retirement, disability, and life insurance program, SSA oversees more than 1,000 field offices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and other U.S. territories. Social Security is diligently and prudently managed, with administrative expenses accounting for less than one penny of every dollar spent (0.7 percent). Yet, even as the population ages and the agency's workload rises to record highs, Congressional budget cuts have reduced SSA's already modest operating budget by 10 percent (adjusted for inflation) over the last six years.
As this fact sheet shows, the field office closures and staff reductions forced by these budget cuts are especially harmful: Americans depend on SSA's services at critical moments in their lives, when reliable and in-person service is most essential. To ensure that Americans continue to receive the world-class services that they have paid for, Social Security's administrative budget should be restored to full funding, as requested in the President's budget.
Social Security's Services to Delaware Residents Are under Threat


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Edward Jones continues to shine in surveys of both investors and advisors at full-service firms, according to J.D. Power and Associates. But will that appeal be enough to help the firm nearly double in size to about 20,000 advisors by 2020?
Managing Partner Jim Weddle discusses how the broker-dealer aims to hit this target, its hiring of former military officers and other developments.
What prompted Edward Jones to aim for 20,000 FAs by 2020?
This goal is part of our longer-term vision. In larger organizations like ours, it's important to have an identified, longer-term set of goals. It tells everyone the direction of the firm, it helps to get everyone pulling in the same direction, and it facilitates each associate's being able to link their work to the overall success of the firm. It creates an alignment of purpose.
The 20,000 financial-advisor goal is not the endpoint for our growth; it simply puts a good start in place toward building our ability to meet the needs of millions of serious, long-term individual investors who we believe look like our best clients and who would appreciate our high level of individualized service.
How is Edward Jones doing in terms of its 2012 hiring goal? And what is its 2013 goal?
Our recruiting and hiring pipelines haven't been this strong in terms of both quality and quantity in several years. We completed the rollout of our new FA talent-acquisition organization, recruitment strategies and additional hiring screens in the first quarter of the year.
Early results are very encouraging. Retention is higher and performance is better among our beginners, and we believe we will grow by a net 300-400 this year. Growing from where we are to 20,000 FAs in 2020 will require 5% growth each year in the U.S., and 10% growth each year in Canada.
Does the weak economy help the firm achieve its hiring/recruiting goals?
The weak economy isn't helping our recruitment, because we don't actively recruit unemployed people. We are targeting career changers who are employed, doing well, but have a burning desire to be in our business.
We are also very excited about our Forces recruitment program that targets primarily junior officers who are leaving the military. Our training and compensation program dovetails with G.I. benefits and often allows those joining us to receive an income supplement for a year based on their military service.
We have increased the size of our FA career—development program, which targets top graduates from B.A. and M.A. programs, and provides them with up to a year of specialized training to prepare them to enter our FA training program and eventually become financial advisors.
The last piece is our industry recruiting, where we look for quality advisors who are with a competitor, but who share our values and appreciate our business model.
How do economic conditions impact advisors' recruiting of new clients?
Today's economic concerns certainly weigh on investors' confidence and their willingness to invest. However, fundamental investor goals have not changed: Individual investors still want to pay for education, retire and live with dignity, or leave a legacy to their children and grandchildren.
At the same time, discussions about reducing government spending create awareness that, longer term, entitlement programs could be reduced. As a result, investors will have to take more responsibility for preparing to support themselves in retirement.
In this economic environment, many investors realize they cannot do it all themselves. All of this creates a need for trustworthy financial advice.
The need for our personal service has never been greater, and we believe by understanding individual needs and providing tailored solutions we can help individual investors achieve their financial goals. We can make a significant difference in their lives. The many individual investors who could benefit from—and appreciate—our service is the reason we grow.


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- During the IronEx II experiment in the eastern equatorial Pacific (May to June 1995), the response of the microplankton community to mesoscale iron fertilization was followed using a combination of marker-pigment, microscopical and flow cytometric techniques. Phytoplankton standing stock bloomed dramatically over a period of 6 d following 3 iron additions of 2 and 1 nM, respectively. Carbon biomass in the patch increased by a factor of 4, chlorophyll a by about a factor of 16 and diatoms by > 70-fold relative to contemporaneous levels in the ambient community. The bloom then plateaued sharply and remained at a more or less constant level for 4 d, despite the addition of more iron (1 nM) and physiological indices (low C:chl a ratio and elevated photochemical quantum efficiency) suggesting that the cells were healthy and growing rapidly. Relatively large pennate diatoms (Nitzschia spp., median length 20 to 24 μm) dominated the patch bloom, with smaller pennate species and centric diatoms declining in relative importance. Heterotrophic bacteria increased at a slow rate (0.08 d -1) for > 10 d during the experiment, as did heterotrophic nanoflagellates. There were also indications of enhanced cell size, cellular pigment content and possibly growth rates of small phytoplankton. Nonetheless, little difference was observed between the ambient community and the peak patch bloom with respect to the size composition of auto- and heterotrophic populations < 10 μm in cell size. The relative constancy of the smaller size fractions, the sharp curtailment of net growth of the bloom after 6 d, and > 3-fold increase in large heterotrophic dinoflagellates and ciliates suggest that protistan grazers may have played an active role in controlling the phytoplankton response to increased iron availability., , , ,
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- The availability of iron is known to exert a controlling influence on biological productivity in surface waters over large areas of the ocean and may have been an important factor in the variation of the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide over glacial cycles. The effect of iron in the Southern Ocean is particularly important because of its large area and abundant nitrate, yet iron-enhanced growth of phytoplankton may be differentially expressed between waters with high silicic acid in the south and low silicic acid in the north, where diatom growth may be limited by both silicic acid and iron. Two mesoscale experiments, designed to investigate the effects of iron enrichment in regions with high and low concentrations of silicic acid, were performed in the Southern Ocean. These experiments demonstrate iron's pivotal role in controlling carbon uptake and regulating atmospheric partial pressure of carbon dioxide., Cited By (since 1996):316, Oceanography, CODEN: SCIEA, ,
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Add a touch of luxury to your home with this divine silk cushion featuring Catherine's original design.
Cushions measure 16" and are filled with either a luxurious duck feather filling or a poly hollow fibre pad. Each cushion is carefully printed using chemical free ecological inks, then hand stitched, piped and filled in London.
To reduce our impact on the environment, silk cushions are hand-made to order and will take up to 7 days to to be made.
Doesn't suit your colour scheme? Get in touch to request a different colour variation.
PLEASE NOTE: Silk printing - colours may not be as vibrant as photography represents, especially black. Silk printing goes through a lengthy, delicate process and inks will appear slightly muted (but still beautiful!).
Care: Dry clean cover.
Designer Silk Cushion
Designer Silk Cushion
- 16" sq silk cushion
- Rope braid trim
- Printed on both sides
- Feather or hollow fibre filling
- Handmade in UK
Care instruction
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