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Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (iOS) review
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is a new iOS release from Square Enix. It's available now as a free download from the App Store, with additional in-app purchases of content to use in the game. It requires at least an iPhone 4 to run, though the game will not feature its full level of graphical detail on anything less than an iPhone 4S.
Theatrhythm was originally a standalone retail Nintendo 3DS game with additional paid downloadable content, but Square Enix has completely overhauled the game's structure and business model for the iOS version. Theatrhythm is now, in effect, a free-to-play game which players may spend as much or as little money on as they desire.
Theatrhythm is, as its full title may suggest, a music-based game based on Square Enix's popular Final Fantasy series of role-playing games. Players challenge either "field" or "battle" music tracks from the entire 13+ game series, and must tap, slide and hold on their iOS device's touchscreen in time with both the music and markers that appear on the screen. Battle tracks involve reading incoming markers on four lanes at once in an attempt to defeat monsters with music; field tracks, meanwhile, include a lot more markers where the player must hold on the screen and smoothly move up and down in order to travel as far as possible.
The game may be played in two distinct modes. Music Play mode simply allows the player to pick a track and play it — ideal for a quick, on-the-go play session. Quest mode, meanwhile, challenges the player to complete a particular number of tracks in succession using a single health bar. Between individual parts of the "quest," the player is able to acquire special items that either restore their health or contribute to their collection of cards depicting various Final Fantasy heroes and villains. Initially, the player may only take on a five-quest challenge, but as they complete each subsequent Quest mode they work their way towards being able to take on an "infinite" mode, where they must simply survive as long as possible. In Quest mode, the music used for each stage is randomly selected from the content the user has purchased and downloaded.
Two tracks are provided to the player for free with their initial download of Theatrhythm — the iconic "One Winged Angel" battle track from Final Fantasy VII, and the melancholy piano field track "Zanarkand" from Final Fantasy X. Additional tracks may either be purchased individually for $0.99 each, or in bundles of four tracks from the same game for $2.99 each. This allows the user to build up their own "a la carte" music collection of just music that they like rather than having to pay for everything that is available — somewhat like the popular Rock Band and Guitar Hero games from a few years back. App Store reviewers accustomed to the 3DS version's structure and business model have been bombing the game with one-star reviews, however, suggesting that Square Enix did not set customer expectations very well with this game. It seems a lot of consumers wish for an option to purchase all of the currently available content in one go — something that costs well over a hundred dollars at the time of writing — rather than the ability to purchase just the pieces they like a bit at a time.
The game features a social component whereby it's possible for players to create their own "scores" for each of the tracks they have purchased. These custom challenges may then be uploaded to the Internet for other players to download, play and rate. Each player has their own "ProfiCard" that tracks how many scores they have uploaded, their average rating and other information. Players may also connect the game to Twitter to brag about their scores, though this uses a rather clunky method of switching out of the game app, logging into Twitter via the Web, copying an authorization code and then entering this back into the game rather than taking advantage of iOS 5+'s built-in Twitter functionality.
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is a good game and an eminently fair implementation of the free-to-play model — despite what App Store reviewer naysayers may be criticizing it for. However, at present it's not without a few issues — there are occasional unpredictable crashes, taking a screenshot while a level is loading sometimes causes the music not to play but the beat markers to appear, and downloading content has been a hit-or-miss affair for some users. The app could do with some sort of "progress bar" to show how long it will take for a bundle of content to download — as it stands, the player is stuck on an almost-blank "please wait" screen while downloading new content, which can lead to some users believing the game has frozen up.
These issues aside — all of which could be easily rectified in an update — Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is a solid game. The team behind the conversion to iOS has obviously thought carefully about the different ways people play on the 3DS and iOS platforms and revamped the game accordingly. The result is a fun game for Final Fantasy and music game fans alike, featuring a good, sensible implementation of free-to-play and optional premium content — albeit one it may take a little time for some users to come around to from the look of things.
You can follow Theatrhythm Final Fantasy's progress through the App Store charts with AppData, our tracking service for mobile and social games and developers.
Proof that a standalone retail title can be successfully converted to free-to-play with a little thought.


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Not a single day passes without some RHOA drama among its stars. There's another lady who is currently facing rumors saying that she is only faking her relationship for the sake of RHOA and money.
You may be well aware of the fact that Kenya Moore was previously accused of hiring Walter Jackson and Matt Jordan to spread the fake news that she has a boyfriend. Now, it's someone else's turn to be in that position.
We are referring to Cynthia Bailey, and we'll tell you the whole story.
Radar Online recently reported the fact that there's this particular housewife who agreed together with her boyfriend to make up a fake relationship for the storyline included in the 10th season of the series.
This certain housewife is none other than Cynthia Bailey who has been showing off her new beau, Will Jones after she got divorced from Peter Thomas.
The latest episode of RHOA showed Will while he was being slammed by both Kandi Burruss and Todd as being nothing more than an opportunist.
The online magazine stated that Kandi called out Cynthia's boyfriend, Will, as fake and they said that Cynthia's relationship is only for show.
An insider who reportedly spoke to Radar Online claimed that Will moved extremely fast when he had to sign the appearance release.
The same online publication also said that even if Will posted a pic with Cynthia on Halloween, that photo did not show a genuinely in love couple and it features two people who had 'zero chemistry' between them.
What do you think? Is Cynthia only faking her relationship with Will for RHOA?

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Beijing: China on Tuesday hiked its defence budget by a whopping 10.7 per cent to $115.7 billion, well above India's current defence spending of $37.4 billion, underlining Beijing's military ambitions amid territorial disputes with neighbours.
The double-digit rise in defence budget for 2013-14 was announced by Premier Wen Jiabao at the Chinese Parliament, the National People's Congress (NPC), which opened its annual session this morning which will also see once-in-a-decade power transfer.
As per the budgetary papers placed at the NPC, a sum of 720.168 billion Yuan was allocated for defence, which at the current exchange rate amounted to $115.7 billion, to make Chinese armed forces more mechanised and information-based.
China spent $106.4 billion on national defence in 2012, an increase of 11.5 per cent than the previous year, making it one of the world's top defence spenders.
Outgoing Premier Wen also presented a lengthy work report on the decade old achievements of his government.
The double-digit hike comes at a time when China is rapidly modernising its armed forces in the backdrop of deepening standoff with Japan over the disputed islands as well as differences with several South East Asian Countries over the South China Sea.
China has already launched its first aircraft carrier last year as well as several versions of new fighter jets including a stealth fighter bracing to deal with big US military push into Asia Pacific.
Many international analysts say China's defence budget is far higher than it actually announces though Beijing asserts that it is the real amount.
Playing down the steady increase in defence budget, NPC spokesperson Fu Ying on Monday said that China's defensive military policies played a "core role" in maintaining peace and stability in Asia.
"China's peaceful foreign policies and its defensive military policies are conducive to security and peace of Asia," Fu said.
The newly elected leader Xi Jinping and his team would formally take over power from old guard headed by President Hu Jintao in the course of next ten days.


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2003 Dodge Ram 1500 Aftermarket Parts
Lots of automobiles are coming out of FCA's manufacturing facilities. SUVs, crossovers, cars, and also trucks. You name it they make it. Many will certainly be available in the future, and also FCA is swiftly dealing with them. Typically, when car manufacturers prepare to bring new, upgraded or only upgraded design on the marketplace they maintain it a trick until they have something considerable to show. Or, approximately the moment when some professional photographer catches test mule with its cam.
There are many points that individuals from FCA are good at but keeping brand-new versions a secret is not one of them. We recently had leaked images of New Jeep Wrangler handed to us along with 2019 Jeep Grand Wagoneer, and also currently we have very first dripped images of New Ram 1500. The makings that we now have on our hands, and also which were leaked from dealership meeting, illustrate front as well as back fascia of what is to be the future generation of 1500 Ram pick-up.
Considering the front end of the vehicle, we could see new, extra modern-day, better styled and revised grille. 2019 1500 which currently goes under the code word DT likewise has a substantial upright bar and also a little slimmer straight slot. It seems that they will certainly comply with style that recommends that slimmer is prettier since the fronts lights will also be thinner as well as they will also lose a few of its square shape. No need to discuss that front lights will more than likely feature premium LED technology. Moving onto the reduced end of the front fascia, we see voids probably scheduled for a new collection of haze lights, while the skid area is currently off-colored and leaves space for operate in progression which New Ram 1500 certainly is. Regarding the hood goes, it will certainly remain to be a little bit bulky equally as the RAM fans love it. Simply, this moment around it will include extra pyramidal shape rather than an old rectangular.
On the remainder of the photos, that reveal back side of this vehicle, we can see that RAM is mosting likely to borrow couple of concepts from its competitors. Most notably from the ongoing Ford F-150. The taillights that from the first look will not be revised all that a lot will certainly now have a different section within them. This part of the rear lights will offer for reverse lights and also turn signals. Like up front at the rear LED lamps will certainly be present probably now as a part of typical tools. New is still far as well as therefore we can discover various viewpoints regarding this design. There are few sources that us various point of views and also estimates, but mostly all of them agree that New Ram 1500– liter will be powered by 3.6-liter Pentastar six-cylinder. Actually, an enhanced variation of this system will be positioned under the hood of brand-new 1500. It is still unidentified how solid this engine is going to be. However, some predictions inform us it will certainly have the ability to produce a minimum of 300 hp. With the enhanced 3.6-liter, New version need to make use of much less gas compared to before. It is impossible to earn any type of estimation concerning EPA score, however we have high hopes Ram will release this information in the following months. In addition to the 3.6 l, there might be one more engine alternative. Nonetheless, we are uncertain now what system could that be.
One of the most vital point regarding the layout of the New Ram 1500 is that it must have less weight than its predecessor. This leads us to think Ram is mosting likely to a different material for the chassis. Possibly they are going to include even more light weight aluminum and utilize much less steel.


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On the Ability to Provide Demonstrations on a UAS
BS Computer Science and Communication Design (2017)
Elon University
REU Participant (2015)
Abstract: Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) is a relatively young field, however it is growing rapidly. This field is expanding beyond academic communities as more people are exposed to robots in their everyday lives such as robotic toys and household appliances. Robots are being studied and developed for real-world applications such as educational or health care purposes. To further this technological development, we designed an experiment to determine the effect instructions can have on an individual's performance and interaction with an AR Drone 2.0. We hypothesize that the instructions will significantly change how they pilot the AR Drone 2.0. First, participants went through a brief training session on how to fly the unmanned aircraft system (UAS). Then, we split the participants into two groups based on different instructions and alternated between the two instruction sets for every other participant. We told one group the UAS was an inexpensive toy and the other that it was an expensive piece of research equipment. We told both groups to fly the UAS as quickly as possible without hitting any of the obstacles. Then participants flew the UAS through a specified obstacle course. The obstacle course featured flying to the right of a pole, then flying through and to the right of a hula-hoop and finally flying around the left side of the first pole before landing in a green square. We examined the time and accuracy of flying the UAS. After the course, participants answered a short survey that included questions about individuals' age, gender, experience with a UAS, experience with video games, and thoughts during the experiment such as nervousness and belief of the value of the UAS. Experiments are ongoing at the time of this abstract submission, thus we cannot draw any conclusions yet.
Laser Power Beaming in Smart Homes
BS Mechanical Engineering (2017)
Washington State University
REU Participant (2015)
Abstract: Laser power beaming is the method of charging devices by transmitting energy via the high density light of a laser. This project focuses on using this technology to power sensors in smart homes in order to eliminate the need for wired connections and the replacement of batteries. Instead, the sensors can be charged remotely. The system involves two major parts: the base and the receiver. The base houses the camera, computer system, low-power visible laser, high-power near infrared laser, and beam directing mirrors powered by small motors. The receiver's main component is the silicon based vertical-multijunction photovolatic cells designed for high light concentrations and high voltage outputs. These cells are centered between two LED lights for positioning and are part of a circuit connected to a capacitor for storing the acquired energy. To charge, the camera first locates the visible laser and LEDs, signals the motors, and lines the laser up with the midpoint of the LEDs, targeting the receiving cells. Once in place, the visible laser is dismissed while the near infrared laser powers on and begins transmitting energy. By our calculations, this system has the capability to charge sensors within smart homes. With minor alterations, it could be used for many other purposes as well, whether stationary objects or moving targets are involved. Over 10 million iRobot Roombas have been purchased worldwide, and in the future, this home charging system could be integrated into a similar autonomous multipurpose robot.
Quadcopters in Artificial Intelligence Research
Maher M. Abujelala
BS Computer Engineering (2014)
Washington State University
In this project, a quadcopter (quad-rotor helicopter) is used to showcase how data can be interpreted into a set of functions that make a corrected autonomous flight. The quadcopter has a built-in camera that has been programmed to work as a tracking system in places where navigation systems are not accessible. However, this project is still in progress. At the moment, the work in the tracking system is done, and we can detect objects up to 25 feet away.
Presented during WSU Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA) 2014
Can the AR Drone Fly Solo?
Denzel Hamilton
University of Maryland Baltimore County
REU Participant (2013)
Abstract: The AR Drone, created by Parrot, that I am using originally doesn't have an autonomous flying mode where the quadcopter can follow something and maintain the same distance at all times. We use image processing to change the default video feed of the AR Drone to black and white. An object's color will be changed to white if it is the object we want the quadcopter to follow, while all other objects with different colors will changed to black in the camera image. Using the white pixels in the image, we will have the quadcopter focus toward the (approximate) middle of the pixels. Then, we will use the measurements of the camera image to create a ratio of white pixels to overall pixels in the image. This ratio is what will maintain a distance because the quadcopter will be programmed to move to obtain that ratio at all times.


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I'm now leaving the lever in your capable hands, while I go have a quick talk with my announcer. I'll be back in 2 minutes top.
{after a 20 minute meeting backstage with my announcer, we both return back on stage}
And you wonder why we got into mischief. YOUR MEETING LASTED 17 EFFING HOURS! Really, Numbers. Really.
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This hits WAY too close to home for me. Anyways, while I'm already here...**yells lower from crowd**
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The notes below provide details of the new features and changes introduced with each release of AppsWatch. You are highly encouraged to read about the relevant changes whenever you update or upgrade from an earlier version.
Version 8.6.0
New Features and Enhancements:
- Allow users to PLAY application monitor from monitors tree
- When adding/editing application monitor, show next hour's scheduled runs after
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed an issue in application monitor's pause/resume functionality
Version 220.127.116.11
New Features and Enhancements:
- Ability to export execution timeline information into a zip file in case of failures
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed some minor issues
Version 184.108.40.206
New Features and Enhancements:
- Significant UI improvements in AppsWatch Base
- Visual enhancements to dashboard such as changing the color or font of the objects, etc.
- Ability to schedule a report to run via a Cron job and save it in AppsWatch. Learn more.
- Show warnings and alerts as notifications in the top navigation regarding the Base resources. Learn more.
- Added "Audit" log file to AppsWatch for security and compliance
- Added the capability to backup necessary data folders in AppsWatchSuite when uninstalling the product
- Improved ScenarioStation and SessionsController setups
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed an issue when using custom reaction for an event
- Fixed an issue with not showing all the data points when comparing multiple graphs of various objects
- Fixed an issue when exporting report files as PDF
- Fixed default thresholds of "Response Time" events
- Fixed other minor issues
Version 220.127.116.11
New Features and Enhancements:
- Ability to install all the modules using AppsWatchSuite
Version 220.127.116.11
New Features and Enhancements:
- Make ScenarioStation module compatible with the latest changes of ScenarioBuilder
Version 220.127.116.11
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed some minor issues related to locked user accounts
Version 184.108.40.206
New Features and Enhancements:
- Updated ScenarioStation to take advantage of new features added to ScenarioBuilder
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed an issue with sending email alerts when having multiple events and reactions
- Fixed an issue with exporting monitors graphs as image
Version 184.108.40.206
New Features and Enhancements:
- Ability to install AppsWatch Base silently via the command line. Learn more
- Ability to install SecnarioStation silently via the command line. Learn more
- Design improvements in AppsWatch Login page
- Added the drag and drop capability to re-position application monitors in the Stations tree to change the order of playback in station
- Ability to export the monitoring results automatically
- Ability to hide/unhide top navigation of AppsWatch by double clicking on "dashboard status" tab
- Minor improvements in the ScenarioStation
Version 184.108.40.206
New Features and Enhancements:
- Ability to log into the application with an LDAP user account. Learn more.
- Added minor settings to "Global Options" for inactivate session, incorrect password attempts, etc.
- Added a service to the dashboard automatically when creating a monitor
- Minor improvements in the ScenarioStation
Version 22.214.171.124
New Features and Enhancements:
- Make ScenarioStation module compatible with the latest changes of ScenarioBuilder
Version 22.214.171.124
New Features and Enhancements:
- Improvements in ScenarioStation
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed issue with the step execution timeline image URL in AppsWatch Base
Version 126.96.36.199
New Features and Enhancements:
- Ability to export applications monitors failures details to a CSV file through failure screenshots section
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed issue with SSrdpManager memory leak when it tries to re-connect to a machine that is down
Version 184.108.40.206
New Features and Enhancements:
- Added a global option to disabled update checks
- Added menu instead of icons in SSrdpManager UI
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed issue when editing scenariostation from AW manage stations tab, description field is hidden
Version 18.104.22.168
New Features and Enhancements:
- Installer should download either SSupdates.exe or SSsetup.exe based on current installed and a new version
- SSrdpManager always tries to reconnect with higher security option
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed issue when maintenance hours submit button does not work in the form
- Ability to create a new event from within edited monitors form's event section
- Fixed issue when pop-up messages stops SSrdpManager from attempting to connect to ScenarioStations
- Do not check for trial license if license is token
- Fixed issue when SSrdpManager does not respect the reconnect time in .srdp file
- Fixed issue with editing an event in edited monitor's form resets reaction#2 column to empty
Version 188.8.131.52
New Features and Enhancements:
- Improvement in Find Image actions for ScenarioStation
Version 184.108.40.206
New Features and Enhancements:
- ScenarioStation to create desktop screenshots for actions with Think Time for Execution Timeline
- Ability to show screenshots for each action in Execution Timeline if available
- Improved Timelines folder that should be purged when screenshots are purged
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed issue in ScenarioStation not downloading scenario while playing a scenario
Version 22.214.171.124
New Features and Enhancements:
- Configure HTTPS for AppsWatch and ScenarioStation
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed issue with showing iexecution timeline when there is only one command
Version 188.8.131.52
New Features and Enhancements:
- Installer should check for free disk space in order to backup database files
- Disk space needs to be monitored to prevent database corruptions
Version 126.96.36.199
New Features and Enhancements:
- Added "Execution Timeline" section to failure screenshots to view scenario execution details
- Minor improvements to failure screenshots
Version 126.96.36.199
New Features and Enhancements:
- Improved error messages in RDPManager
- Improved "Keep Alive" option in RDPManager
Version 220.127.116.11
New Features and Enhancements:
- Minor improvements in RDPManager
Version 18.104.22.168
New Features and Enhancements:
- Improvement in RDPManager to send password when connecting to a session
Version 22.214.171.124
Bug Fixes:
- Minor bugs fixed in ScenarioStation
Version 126.96.36.199
New Features and Enhancements:
- Improved slow logging into the Controller/Base when there is no Internet connection
- Stopped displayed pop-up messages in RDPManager
Version 184.108.40.206
New Features and Enhancements:
- Minor performance improvements in ScenarioStation
Version 220.127.116.11
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed issue with pausing/resuming monitors group
- Fixed issue when changing and saving "Global Options"
Version 126.96.36.199
New Features and Enhancements:
- Improvements in ScenarioStation during execution of scenarios
- Minor improvements to RDPManager
Version 126.96.36.199
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed graph issue when using Custom Interval
Version 126.96.36.199
New Features and Enhancements:
- Added dual Y-axis for line chart
- Major improvements to upgrade/update process
- Improved performance for large graph instances
Version 22.214.171.124
New Features and Enhancements:
- Added monthly intervals to "Time Windows" section
Version 18.104.22.168
New Features and Enhancements:
- Improved RDPManager to be compatible with Citrix encryption
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed some minor issues in RDPManager
Version 188.8.131.52
New Features and Enhancements:
- Added a wait time among monitoring applications
- Added capability to close all opened processes by "SStation"
- Graph enhancements such as new design and new tooltips
- Improvements in "Last 60" time interval
- Minor design enhancements
- Improvements in RDPManager for better performance
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed issue with time delay option in ScenarioStation
Version 188.8.131.52
New Features and Enhancements:
- Ability to submit support tickets within the application
- Ability to email reports in CSV format
- Ability to change the CSV separator in the "Global Options"
- Ability to install ScenarioStation from the command line
- Added Log Rotation option for the Controller/Base log files
- Improvements to ScenarioStation installation and start-up
- Improvements in "Failure Screenshots" section to help identify causes of failure
- The AppsWatch Base UI improvements
- Changed the default Time Interval to "Today" for the monitors graphs
Version 126.96.36.199
New Features and Enhancements:
- Ability to schedule a full and/or configuration backup
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed issues with Logs not loading correctly in "Dashboard" and "Backend Monitors" sections
Version 18.104.22.168
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed issue with selecting multiple objects in the "Dashboard" section
- Fixed issue where CSV files were included in the components
- Fixed issue with receiving scenarios by the Injectors when they are included under "On Failure" section
Version 22.214.171.124
New Features and Enhancements:
- Added live support chat
- Design improvement in User Profile form
Version 22.214.171.124
New Features and Enhancements:
- Added "Keep Alive" option to connection file in SSrdpManager to be able to keep a remote session active
- Made sure all types of widgets fit at any widget size
- Redesigned "connection file" window in SSrdpManager
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed issue that caused deleted application monitor(s) to continue to be played in the ScenarioStation(s)
- Fixed issue with Localhost system where profile field was empty
- Fixed issue where deleting ScenarioStation(s) from the Base would cause application monitor(s) to be played in ScenarioStation(s)
Version 22.214.171.124
New Features and Enhancements:
- Added 1-5 hours options to default frequency list to be able to monitor applications every
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed issue with SNMP system not monitoring OIDs
- Fixed issue with showing empty/incorrect XML files for application monitors when sending scenarios from ScenarioBuilder to the Base a second time
Version 18.104.22.168
New Features and Enhancements:
- Ability to delete multiple scenarios from "Scenarios List" section
- Improved capability to delete associated application monitors when deleting stations from "Manage Scenario Stations" list
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed issue with sending Scenarios that includes SubScenarios from the Base to the ScenarioStations
- Fixed issue with deleting events from application monitors that caused application monitors to be removed from "Application Manager" section
Version 220.127.116.11
New Features and Enhancements:
- Added "Schedule Interval" option to connection file in SSrdpManager to be able to reconnect the session after a specific time interval
- Added default monitoring profiles to default groups in the Base
- Added "License Release" option to be able to release license for token licensing type
- Improvements in requesting token-based licensing type
- Design improvements in "Login" page
- Improved performance of sending scenarios to the Controller/Base
- Timezone improvements in the Controller/Base
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed issue with deleting Widget Dashboard/Templates that could cause to receive empty Widget-Template emails
- The Base shows sub-scenario(s) at the bottom after adding new sub-scenarios to the script in ScenarioBuilder while monitoring
- The Base does not change color of the status to green when adding new sub-scenarios to the script
- Automatically delete scheduled reports from "Schedule Email Reports" section when deleting reports
- Sometimes keyboard gets locked when rUserManager/SSrdpManager are running
- The graph is displayed in UTC timezone after exporting to image
Version 126.96.36.199
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed issue with "Business Hours" and "Custom" profiles
- Pausing a monitoring should release the license for different types of objects
- Update different types of monitors when changing the frequency or the profile of groups
Version 188.8.131.52
New Features and Enhancements:
- Ability to view sessions in full screen mode in SSrdpManager by clicking on "Fullscreen on/off"
- Moved "User Profile" button to the "Settings" section in the navigation bar
- Added "Settings" button to the top right menu of AppsWatch to have quick access to "User Profile", "Global Options", "Controller Logs", "Users", and "Users Groups"
Version 188.8.131.52
New Features and Enhancements:
- Added "Controller Logs" button to the setup/configuration sections to view all relevant log and configuration files
- The default timezone is now displayed based on the system's timezone
- Improvements in "Administrator Profile" settings
Version 188.8.131.52
New Features and Enhancements:
- The Controller/Base services will automatically restart after modifying the administrator profile
- Improved SSrdpManager session connectivity stability
Bug Fixes:
- Alert messages now show the time based on the AppsWatch Base timezone
Version 126.96.36.199
New Features and Enhancements:
- Ability to click on data points on the graphs to view process list or failures screenshots if they exist
Bug Fixes:
- Typing in the "Time" field when creating a monitoring window profile causes the dropdown to fail
- Fixed issue with scheduling email for widget reports with large amounts of data
- SSrdpManager disconnects the connections if the sessions have the same usernames
- SSrdpManager shows "rUsers" where the stations list is displayed
- SSrdpManager cannot update the status of SStations if the RDP port number is changed
- Mouse scrolling does not work in SSrdpManager
- ScenarioStations do not start automatically when adding new stations
Version 22.214.171.124
New Features and Enhancements:
- Added timezone settings for user
- Added user's profile button to the "Help" section in the navigation bar which allows users to access the user's form
- Make "SSrdpManager" aware that SStation is running
- Ability to view the graphs/data/reports according to user timezone
- Users will be logged out when session expires in the Controller/Base
- AppsWatch Base updates Stations tree when Stations status change
- Improvements to design and functionality of the SSrdpManager
- Prevent users from administrative privileges (License Request, License Report, Users, Users Groups)
- Design improvements in "Dashboard" section
Bug Fixes:
- AppsWatch does not show hourly stats for SubScenarios
- Do not allow to create application monitors with empty group
- "Stop Station" shortcut does not work when the user account is administrator
Version 188.8.131.52
New Features and Enhancements:
- Added "Quick Feedback" form to the navigation bar which allow users to send feedback to NRG Global website
- Ability to view failure screenshots for various objects on graphs except "Column Chart" type
- Added "Now" option to "Time Windows" section to be able to set the "End Date" and "End Time" to the current date and time
- Ability to export graphs stats as an Image
- Added "Compare" button to the graphs toolbar to be able to compare graphs by using different Time intervals
- Added "Manage Application" part to the "Applications" and "Backend Monitors" sections to be able to add, edit ,delete and clone application monitors for multiple stations
- Ability to view comparing graphs results in the CSV file when comparing multiple objects
- ScenarioStation(s) will only execute sets of commands that were allowed by user in the "station.ini" file
- Improvements in "Password" field in the connection file in "SSrdpManager"
Bug Fixes:
- The "graph_export.csv" file is empty after comparing objects
Version 18.104.22.168
New Features and Enhancements:
- Added "Stop" button to stop the execution of the scenarios on the ScenarioStation(s)
- Added a global option to purge all stations logs after a certain number of days
- "Stations" design improvements in "Show Stations" section and ability to view Stations logs with more details
Bug Fixes:
- "schedule.conf" file is saved or updated when the Base sends a "sync" command to ScenarioStation
- Date/Time selection options should be disabled when the "Custom" interval is selected for the graph
Version 220.127.116.11
New Features and Enhancements:
- Added "Turn SNMP On/Off" option into "Global Options" part to enable/disable SNMP extension from PHP Library
- Ability to scale graphs of one or more monitors when comparing multiple monitors
- Ability to filter scenarios list by "Script Name", Project Name" and "Created By" options in the "Scenarios List" section
- Added Project name column to the "Scenarios List" section
- Added "Refresh" button to the "Stations" panel in the "Applications" section to refresh the Stations tree manually
- Ability to view Graphs in different types of charts such as "Line Chart", "Scatter Chart", "Area Chart" and "Column Chart (Grouped, Stacked)" for different monitors
- Ability to view a list of all active stations with their scripts and frequencies via Scenario Station's actions section
- Added "Auto-send Script to ScenarioStation" option into "Global Options" part to turn on/off auto-sending scripts
- ScenarioStation restart itself at a specific time during a specific Interval. The values can be changed in the "sstation.ini" file.
- Ability to start default connections (stations) in "SSrdpManager" when the program starts
- "SSrdpManager" replicates last line when adding new stations
- Added "Connection Name" field when adding a new station in "SSrdpManager"
- Added a button to view log file easily in "SSrdpManager"
- AppsWatch Base will not be able to send any commands to the stations if they are inactive or disabled
- Status Change for Backend Monitors includes hostnames
- Design improvements in "Help" and "Log out" sections
- Improvements in displaying the "Dashboard", "Applications", "Backend Monitors" and "Configurations" buttons at the top of the page
- "SSrdpManager" shows an error message when users cannot be started
- Improvements in "SSrdpManager"
- ScenarioStation restart automatically after updating the "sstation.ini" file
- Improvements in "License Report" section
- "Setup" and "TimeZone" windows for AppsWatch Base once user logs in for the first time
- Ability to get "Floating (token)" and "Disposable (token 24)" licenses from a License Server
- An improved design of the "Login" section
- The status colors of monitors and services are more distinctive
Bug Fixes:
- "Send 'Enter' Key" option should works correctly when the focus is on the "SSrdpManager"
- "Select multiple items to add to a new Service" button does not work correctly in the "Monitors" part in the "Metrics Tree" pane
- "schedule.conf" file is saved in an appropriate folder where the "SStation.exe" file exists. Depending on whether the ScenarioStation is installed on a PC or a Server
- "Update" button doesn't work for the Widgets when they were changed
- Creating "Events" and "Reactions" with the same names
- Users cannot access Widget Dashboards
- Hiding failure screenshots links in "Recent Failures" and "Recent Failures Reports" whenever the screenshots do not exist
- Time Windows -Interval created by user does not display correct graph
- AppsWatch shows incorrect stats for the status pie chart
- Emailing Widget Reports with large amounts of data
- HTTP port error message when launching multiple ScenarioStations in a Windows Server
- Fixed issue with Import Node List
Version 22.214.171.124
New Features and Enhancements:
- Ability to get different types of Licenses from a centralized License Server
- Improvements to the ScenarioStation installation
- Improved the communication between the ScenarioStation and the AppsWatch Base
Version 22.214.171.124
Bug Fixes:
- The PDFs are being displayed empty in the email when the Alerts (By Dashboard), Alerts (By Monitors), Recent Failure (By Dashboard) and Recent Failure (By Monitors) reports are scheduled
- Users cannot access to the "Widget Dashboard"
- Unable to view Failure screenshots in Recent Failures Report
- Creating Groups List with the duplicate name
Version 18.104.22.168
New Features and Enhancements:
- Added SNMPWALK
- Ability to Link/unlink Templates to/from Widget Dashboard
- Ability to create "Widget Dashboards" from the "Widgets & Templates" part under the "Metrics Tree"
Bug Fixes:
- ScenarioStation communication with AppsWatch Base failed after being paused and stopped
- When a Monitor fails, Graph Data shows "Down" for the value instead of "0"
- Adding Transaction to Widget form that have been already added
- Exporting List Reports
Version 184.108.40.206
New Features and Enhancements:
- More descriptive Status Change Reports include ScenarioStations names
- Application Monitor includes ScenarioStation name in the "Monitors" part under the Metrics Tree
- Do not allow to delete Stations if they are linked to Monitors
- Do not allow to delete monitors if they are used in Widgets
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed issue with Assign Reports
- Fixed issue with Schedule Email Reports
Version 126.96.36.199
New Features and Enhancements:
- Ability to not include failure screenshots in the alert email
- Ability to schedule Email "Widget Reports"
- Ability to add "Widget Dashboard"
- Ability to create "Widgets and Templates"
- Ability to add Intervals in "Time Windows"
- Ability to switch Graphs to "Stack Graph"
- Warning when trying to create an Application with duplicate name
- Changing of "Metrics Tree" showing format
- Ability to Email Graph Reports
Bug Fixes:
- Show Graph with Scenario and Transactions
- Creating User Groups with duplicate name
- Creating Users with the duplicate name
Version 220.127.116.11
New Features and Enhancements:
- Add "License Report" option under "Help" section
- Add "Close" button to the Forms that would close the Form along with its Tab
- Cleaning up and re-positioning all forms
- Ability to delete scenarios from "Scenarios List"
Bug Fixes:
- When all the Monitors are paused, syncing Station does not send the command to the Station
- AppsWatch Base creates double Transactions and Monitors when Monitor does not exists
Version 220.127.116.11
New Features and Enhancements:
- Create advanced tooltips to show multiple graph series information
- Ability to view all scenarios in "Scenarios List"
- Scenarios List Loading Order in Global Options
- Action for Tabs in Global Options
- Graph legend Position in Global Options
- Navigation panel state (collapsed/expanded) is managed by a browser cookie
Bug Fixes:
- When there is a CPU or Scenario mixed with other monitors in the graph, the graph does not show correctly
- Creating Services under Check- groups separately
- Showing all scenarios names that are in the database


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So, about 3 weeks ago, while I was in Honduras, SO told me over Skype that he was going to the mall with his parents. It sounded, for some reason, a bit off to me, and I suspected he was ring shopping. At the same time, though, I was talking to his mom on FB chat, and she said she had to go because they were going to the mall. She had no reason to randomly throw that out there, so I figured I was mistaken and it really was just a mall trip.
Well, he admitted last night that, while they did make a stop at the mall, the primary reason for the trip was looking at rings. I know some people wouldn't like the future inlaws helping, but in my case it's good, since dbf asked my preference between princess and square diamonds. He knows nothing, lol.
So, there is an end in sight. I figured he was looking since he's been asking a lot of ring questions lately, like what I'd like, but it's nice to know I'm not just imagining what I want to see.


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Women's identity stolen by at least 10 people
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A woman has had her identity stolen by at least 10 different people, possibly illegal immigrants, after taking her Social Security number.
In some cases her name was used, in other cases different names were used but her Social Security number was used. The women has been caught up in identity theft, a crime that happened to 11 million victims in 2009.
Thieves can get your information Social Security numbers, credit or debit cards. The woman thinks that her identity was stolen after she lost her purse.
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Hickory City Council appoints new mayor
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HICKORY – In their May 16 meeting, City Council voted unanimously to appoint Jeff Cline as Mayor of the City of Hickory.
With Mayor Rudy Wright's unexpected passing, City Council had to appoint a replacement to serve the remainder of the unexpired mayoral term, as detailed by North Carolina State Statute 160A-63. Mayor Pro-Tempore Vernon Tarlton will continue all roles and responsibilities of the Office of Mayor until Cline is sworn in at the June 6 City Council meeting.
Cline, a Hickory native, is a Senior Vice-President for BB&T Insurance Services. With a Bachelor of Science and a Masters of Business Administration from Wake Forest University, Cline joined the family business as a commercial insurance agent at Cline Southern Insurance Agency, which later sold to BB&T.
An active community member, Cline served on the Hickory City Council from 1995 to 1999. He has also served as the President of the Catawba County Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Economic Development Corporation, and Chairman of the Board for Catawba Memorial Hospital, which is now Catawba Valley Medical Center.
"This is a solemn and surreal time for our community and I want to reassure our citizens that the work of Mayor Wright goes forth and continues," said Cline. "He was my friend and we worked closely together on the bond referendum. His vision for the city was thrilling and we will work to implement that vision."
Cline and his wife, Joy, are members of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, parents to three married daughters, and the proud grandparents of one baby granddaughter.


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Taxes are inevitable when you sell or transfer your house property or other immovable properties. The gains earned on selling of properties have different rules of taxation.A capital gain tax is a tax you pay on the gain earned on selling of properties. For tax purpose, the gains on the sale of properties are classified in two types, depending upon the number of months you held the property before selling the same.
- Short-term capital gains-if property was held for less than one year
- Long-term capital gains- if the property was held for 1 year or more
Important to note that on long term capital gains you pay maximum tax @ 20% whereas short term capital gains are taxed normal taxed at the same rate as ordinary income. You can use this long term capital gains calculator.Here are the tax rates and calculator for long term capital gains tax.
Is there any capital gains exemption available ?
Section 121 of US Code 26 provides that capital gains on the sale of a primary residence shall be tax-free up to $ 2.50.000. If you are filing the joint return with your spouse, exemption amount goes to $500,000. In order to claim capital gain exclusion for sale of primary residence or this basic exemption, following conditions must be fulfilled:
- You've owned your home for at least two years in the five years before you've looked to sell it.
- Your home was your primary residence for at least two years of that same five-year period.
- You haven't taken a capital gains exclusion for any other property sold at least two years before this current sale.
The relevant portion of Internal Revenue Code ( 121 ) is given below :
Gross income shall not include gain from the sale or exchange of property if, during the 5-year period ending on the date of the sale or exchange, such property has been owned and used by the taxpayer as the taxpayer's principal residence for periods aggregating 2 years or more.
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The amount of gain excluded from gross income under subsection (a) with respect to any sale or exchange shall not exceed $250,000
Read the full provision u/s 121 of US Code 26
How can I reduce capital gains tax on a property?
So, section 121 of IRC provides, if you fulfill the following conditions, you can claim maximum exemption upto $ 250,000 under section 121 of IRC.
- Wait at least five years after you've bought a property to sell it.
- you need to live in your primary residence at least two of the five years before you sell it.
The 2-year periods' test may not be consecutive years but two years stay can be a different period in five years.
Five-Year Test Period can be 10 years period !
There are certain situation under which, the rule of 5 years can be 10 years. So, for people in Uniformed Services, the Foreign Service or the intelligence community, there is an option to suspend the five-year test period for up to 10 years, if they posted for more than 90 days or for an indefinite period
- At a duty station that's at least 50 miles from your main home, or
- Residing under government orders in government housing.
Are there any other specific capital gains exemptions available ?
Yes. Investors can look to IRC 1031 that provides capital gains exemption .Section 1031 of Internal Revenue Code (changed recently under Taxes & Jobs Cuts Act ) allows you to trade "like-kind" properties to avoid paying taxes on the initial profit. These like-kind properties must be similar: You can trade a retail space for another retail space, but you can't trade a retail space for a rental property.If the value of one property is greater than the other, you can add cash to the deal. The person who owns the property of lesser value can pay any difference at the time of sale.
Like-kind property can be any property held for productive use in a trade or business or for investment. Any type of investment property can be exchanged for another type of investment property. For example,
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The Guided Tour, on foot or with the electric car, offers a deeper orientation and information on the natural and cultural resources of the arboretum, through selected trails and paths.
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While the Botanical Garden built, since its foundation in 1808, one of the most beautiful flora repositories in the World, it also added highly valued works of art to its collection, which nowadays are integrated to the landscape of the Arboretum.
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Vina Leyda - Garuma Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2016Chilean White Wine
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Has a delicate and deep nose.
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This afternoon was spent in our garden, in between the rain showers!
We now have several hanging baskets and lots of pots of bedding plants, with huge thanks to my dad for growing them all from seed, completely organically in his greenhouse.
I am now the proud owner of a tomato and a cucumber plant!
We also potted them all up using compost that we made ourselves over the past couple of years.
There is something very special about planting seeds or seedlings, watering them, feeding them and watching them grow.
Now we have a lovely bench in the Goddess garden too, with thanks to my lovely parents for the donation!
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Researchers develop a pioneering mobile application for portable analysis of DNA sequences
A*STAR molecular cell biologist Samuel Gan was in the midst of an exasperating work trip in Shanghai, China. Away from his office, his email inbox was filling up with DNA sequencing files that needed his urgent attention.
Gan's research group in Singapore is engaged in therapeutic antibody production and had engineered DNA molecules known as plasmids to transmit protein-encoding information into cells. Before the plasmids could be introduced into cells, however, their DNA sequences had to be determined and verified. But with no way to interpret these sequences on his smartphone, Gan was unable to instruct his team back home to begin the next stage of producing antibodies.
"I asked myself: 'Why can't I use my phone to do something so simple?'" explains Gan, team leader of the Antibody and Product Development Laboratory at the A*STAR Bioinformatics Institute (BII). "I was frustrated."
Knowing there had to be a way to unlock the processing power contained in his smartphone to decode the sequencing files, Gan posed this challenge to a research officer in his team, Phi Vu Nguyen. Within three months, Nguyen had developed 'DNAApp'—the first mobile application, or app, for viewing and analyzing DNA sequencing files on an Android mobile device. And since its April 2014 launch, close to 700 scientists in over 11 countries have already downloaded Android and iOS versions of the app.
Decoding DNA
DNA sequencing methods allow scientists to determine the precise order of the four basic units, or 'bases', of DNA—adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C) and thymine (T)—in a sample. These methods have been used to sequence DNA strands of varying lengths from individual genes to the 3 billion base pairs of the human genome. By analyzing this genetic information, researchers can identify sequence mutations to improve our understanding of the genetic causes of a range of diseases, with the added possibility of finding treatments.
Conventional sequencing technology employs automated machines to record the information contained in genetic material as raw data in the 'Ab1' file format. "Anyone who works on gene sequences will be familiar with these files," explains Gan. Until now, researchers have relied on conversion programs designed for personal computers to translate this data into more intelligible sequences of As, Gs, Cs and Ts, which has prevented them from completing sequence analysis while away from their desk. With DNAApp on the scene, scientists can now undertake this task wherever they may be.
Mobile revolution
In Gan's eyes, mobile applications are the next frontier in helping scientists keep up with the increasing demands of speedier science, especially in the field of gene sequencing. "Fifty to sixty years ago, a researcher may have been able to publish a paper in the journal Nature after cloning a particular restriction enzyme," notes Gan. "Today, even sequencing a whole genome may not generate sufficient data for publication in a high-impact journal."
The formerly labor-intensive and time-consuming work of sequencing a gene can now be completed in a day at an industrial scale and without human intervention. Next-generation sequencing technologies promise complete sequences of five human genomes within a week, compared to the decade it took to decipher the first human genome. "Whole-genome sequencing is now part of the norm," adds Gan. "Our standards have gone up and we need to move along with those standards."
Until recently, however, mobile apps had not taken advantage of the processing power and tools built into smartphones in a way that really contributed to research. "Many existing apps are simply textbooks pasted into an application," says Gan. "DNAApp could transform the way that scientists view their phones as a tool for increasing productivity."
Screening sequences
DNAApp lets users work through DNA sequencing tasks with a few simple gestures—allowing them to easily visualize sequences and assess the quality of their samples. Researchers can copy, cut and paste sections of genetic code, and even search, locate and jump to sections of interest in the sequence.
Another useful function of DNAApp is the ability to convert a DNA sequence into its 'reverse complement', replacing each base in a sequence with its natural partner—A with T, and G with C. This feature is especially useful when initial sequencing is performed on the DNA strand that pairs with the strand of interest.
In addition, DNAApp's 'translation' feature can interpret the sequence of bases as a chain of corresponding amino acids, enabling a deeper investigation of the effects of mutations, for example to determine the association between small changes in the DNA sequences that encode viral proteins and drug resistance.
Users are already finding DNAApp to be an essential tool. "It has released me from being stuck in front of a computer or a laptop," explains Gan. "I can do sequencing analysis on the go: on the bus, on the train—basically anywhere."
Feedback from those who have downloaded the app has been extremely positive. "It has been rewarding to create something that makes the life of a researcher easier and helps to move their research forward," says Gan.
Advanced automation
Gan and Nguyen plan to develop further apps that they hope will make the life of the experimental scientist easier as well as establish the smartphone as a convenient tool for the lab. Frank Eisenhaber, executive director of the BII, has pledged his continued support for these endeavors, stating that: "We will continue to develop creative ideas for useful and efficient tools and techniques in computational biology for applications in the life science field."
Smartphones, of course, take up only a slice of the innovation potential in the broader field of computational biology, points out Gan. His dream is to have robots perform experiments for him, so that he can concentrate his efforts on the theoretical—rather than the operational—aspects of his research. "And with advanced automation already built into a lot of laboratory equipment, that reality may not be too far off," he says.
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Download DNAApp from the App Store (iOS): itunes.apple.com/us/app/dnaapp/id854944694?mt=8


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The Future of Law Firm Business Development Belongs to the Bold
Mike O'Horo | Sep 03, 2018 | Comments 0
Ultimately, the meek may, indeed, inherit the earth. But history suggests that, in the meantime, meek salespeople will waste time, money and energy and miss out on the opportunities awaiting those with the vision and courage to take bold action.
By now all but the most resolute of ostriches have accepted that the embryonic law firm sales function is undergoing change at a dizzying pace. But the language of the current sales debate suggests that many participants still don't appreciate the degree. The word "change" understates the situation to distortion, like saying that banking has "changed" from long teller lines and limited retail hours to instantaneous 24-7 global transactions from mobile phones.
We're talking revolution and disruption here, not change.
Legal service selling isn't changing; it's being born
Any similarities between what was and what will be is coincidental. Doubters need only consider the number of law firm sacred cows—economic and cultural—that clients have already made extinct or are now putting on the endangered species list: annual rate increases; paying for associate development; highly paid partners without clients, and many others. To that add, "delivering business to your door with no cost or effort on your part."
Reluctant salespeople
In the face of this, law firms have embraced "selling," sort of, but they still resist doing it in a serious way. Too many law firm sales efforts are constrained by fear and denial. Contrast that with your corporate clients' sales behavior. They know that product advantages are fleeting, and they invest heavily trying every imaginable way to have the best sales force as a lasting competitive edge.
Your clients are everyone else's prospects, and no matter what size or type, they're approached by dozens—perhaps hundreds—of law firms each year. (Fortunately for you now, your competitors do it badly, too.) Most buyers perceive all established firms as sufficiently competent that claims of differentiation based on technical capability fall on deaf ears.
You're one of far too many
That means that most lawyers are seen as one of hundreds or, perhaps, thousands in a very large, amorphous category: "capable lawyers." No matter how cleverly packaged verbally, all versions of "we do great legal work" perpetuate this trap. With a few high-stakes exceptions, buyers believe that, for the bulk of the legal service categories, there's no shortage of firms whose legal work is good enough.
As they consolidate, law firms are fast approaching a condition common in mature categories (e.g., accounting, management consulting) in which the only way to differentiate is through the quality and effectiveness of your sales force. How much difference can there be in relative technical knowledge among the Big Four accounting/consulting firms, or among the largest systems integration firms? So, what determines who wins and loses when they compete? Sales effectiveness.
Dilettante selling
Undertaking random tactics, such as lunch or Gang of Four pitches, is not selling. Nor is hosting a few me-too seminars, getting lawyers occasional publicity, or hacking together a LinkedIn profile. This activity-based, dilettante approach wastes all the time and money committed because it produces few results other than making the lawyers occasionally feel like they are doing something.
Real selling
Here are some key characteristics of effective selling:
- Visibly committed executive leadership
- Systemic endeavor with clear, measurable goals of shared importance and value
- Shaped by strategic objectives
- Championed by the firm's leadership and understood by all
- Strategies defined, and tactics executed by a combination of inside and outside sales and sales-support resources
- Related changes in support systems and processes
- Committed enough time and funding to accomplish the stated goals
Real selling means:
- Understanding what drives demand for your most important or valuable services,
- Focusing only on companies whose strategic situation and operating conditions fit your demand trigger profile, and
- Conducting an organized, sustained series of interactions that the relevant decision stakeholders find valuable.
Sticker shock
Many lawyers balk at talking with buyers about what it costs to solve their problem correctly, particularly when the prospect is actively considering multiple competitors. The problem is looking only at the cost side of the equation. In absolute terms, a half-million dollars may be a lot of money, but is it a lot to a company who perceives $50 million worth of negative impact from the demand-triggering problem?
Company stakeholders entrusted with investment decisions about hiring advisors for high-impact problems are experienced business people who have no trouble understanding the relationship between expected return, required investment, and risk.
It is no surprise that lawyers steeped career-long in an economic system focused on one-hour increments struggle to grasp the value side of the business equation. That they are uncomfortable discussing fees should surprise nobody.
End-game-it is
With predictably disastrous results, inexperienced salespeople—not just lawyers, but in every industry—tend to outpace their buyers, jumping ahead to the "buy" at the first expression of interest or need. Think about a social analogy: "Hi. My name is Mike. Want to get married and have children?" Go ahead, chuckle at the absurdity, but be prepared to have the same fun with, "Hi. My name is Mike. We're a great firm and I'm a great lawyer. Hire me."..."what gets measured gets done."
Lack of sales management
Too many firms' executive management purchase sales training or hire Business Development Officers, or both, then immediately go into "Pontius Pilate" mode, i.e., washing their hands of the unseemly "sales" problem. As Lou Gerstner said of the transformation of IBM in his book, Who Says Elephants Can't Dance, "what gets measured gets done." Without visible, consistent oversight and attention by senior management who demonstrate their seriousness and hold the lawyers accountable, the message is clear: It's OK not to fulfill your sales commitments. Why would busy lawyers do what it's OK not to do?
The good news
The things that lawyers fear most about the cultural stereotype of selling—risk of rejection, aggressively persuasive behaviors, misrepresentation or outright dishonesty—are no more characteristic of professional salespeople (emphasis on professional) who manage complex, business-to-business buying decisions among senior executives than stereotypical ambulance-chasing behaviors are characteristic of business law firms and lawyers. In fact, the irony is that the very "lawyering" skills that lawyers trust and rely on, applied without modification to business acquisition, are called "selling." So, relax. You don't need a whole set of alien skills and behaviors. Just do—before you're hired—what you do after you're hired.
The bad news
Sooner or later, more law firms and lawyers will take selling seriously. How long can your firm safely wait? That depends on your confidence in "hoping" as a strategy, i.e., hoping that an unspecified percentage of your lawyer population will voluntarily conduct an unspecified amount of undirected sales activity to generate an unspecified amount of revenue annually. If you embrace this approach you'd be wise to keep it secret from your clients, who may begin to question your sanity.
When the telecommunications industry was reborn following the breakup of the old AT&T there emerged a cadre of huge winners, and many others who "coulda, shoulda, woulda." Likewise, the legal service industry winners, who will control the most desirable and profitable segments of each service category, will be those who acted early, boldly, strategically, and shrewdly. It has been said that those who ignore history are condemned to repeat it. The opportunity for market leadership through sales superiority is wide open now, but this market, like banking, computers, telecommunications, and accounting services before it, will consolidate and stratify even further, with increasing numbers of new competitors who aren't law firms. Then, it will really get difficult and expensive to try to change the pecking order. It is much easier, and far less costly, to overcome fear and reluctance now.
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About the Author: Mike O'Horo is a serial innovator in the law business. His current venture, RainmakerVT, is the world's first interactive online rainmaking training for lawyers, by which lawyers learn how to attract the right kind of clients without leaving their desks. For 20 years, Mike has been known by lawyers everywhere as The Coach. He trained more than 7000 of them, generating $1.5 billion in new business. Mike can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Johnston Associates is the UK's leading specialist aviation PR company. Since 1998, we have provided strategic advice, top level media engagement and crisis support to help build and protect the reputations of our clients in the UK and worldwide. Our services include:
Today's aviation sector is highly competitive. Companies must actively and regularly communicate their products and services, across the entire media spectrum, including online and social. At Johnston Associates, we provide advice specific to clients' needs and devise bespoke training as required.
In today's competitive aviation sector it is essential companies take reputation management seriously. We have extensive experience of managing a wide range of situations, ensuring that our clients' messages are communicated in a timely and appropriate way.
Dealing with the media is a daily routine for companies in the aviation sector. We have the necessary experience of dealing with the full range of media, including the specialist aviation press, so we are able to effectively communicate your message.
Today's aviation sector is highly competitive. Companies must actively and regularly communicate their products and services. At Johnston Associates, we put communicating with customers at the heart of our service for clients.
Kevin is responsible for the overall strategic direction of Johnston Associates and is a leading authority on crisis communications and media management. He oversees the press offices for United Airlines, Air Canada and TAG Farnborough Airport in addition to working with organisations worldwide, as a speaker, advisor and trainer. He founded the company in 1998, after running BAA's Heathrow Terminal 5 (T5) press office during its five year public inquiry. Kevin has a background in the charity sector and the political world, having started his career in public affairs.
Donald is responsible for crisis communications strategy and business development at Johnston Associates. For 11 years, he was the BBC's chief media spokesman and handled some of the most challenging media stories of the last decade. Donald's expertise in reputation and crisis management is globally respected, working as a speaker, advisor and trainer to organisations worldwide. He also provides strategic guidance on the changing media landscape and the evolving role of social media. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2009 and became the BBC Academy's first associate fellow in 2011.
Gudrun supports the management of Johnston Associates' airline and airport clients. She has over 25 years' aviation PR experience and began her career with Lufthansa where she worked within the Corporate Communications division and was responsible for the airline's press and PR activities in a number of key European markets including the UK. She additionally held the position of General Director of the Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music, held annually in London. Gudrun has also managed communications at Qatar Airways with responsibility for the airline's PR across Europe. Gudrun holds a MA Hons degree in German and Mediaeval History from the University of St. Andrews and is fluent in German.
Samir provides support for Johnston Associates' airline and airport clients. He began his career in Financial PR at Maitland Consultancy and Tulchan Communications, before moving over to Fleet Street Communications. He brings expertise in managing online media, including social as well as working with mainstream press. Samir holds a first-class BA Hons in Business and Management from the University of The West of England, in addition to a MSc distinction in Social and Public Communication from The London School of Economics and Political Science.
Our associate network enables us to offer leading expertise, skills and insight to suit any need at any time. We can bring in our associates to meet clients' changing requirements and effectively handle any eventuality, such as in a crisis or a large scale media campaign. We will always recommend the associate most appropriate to each client's situation and, of course, ensure they are well-briefed.
With PR and digital media experience in the environment, aviation and technology sectors, Sabrina supports the team on select clients and projects. Sabrina holds a MSc in Communication Psychology from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and is fluent in English, German, French and Spanish.
Caroline supports the team strategically on selected clients and projects. She worked at BAA for eight years, first launching the Heathrow Express, then as head of media relations. Caroline was instrumental in BAA's campaign for airport expansion in the South East and managed the media response to a number of front page crises. She has over 20 years' experience in the travel, professional services, education and environmental sectors.
John supports the team strategically on selected clients and projects. He has over 20 years' experience in PR/communications, brand development and partnerships in a variety of sectors including transport, tourism, retail, F&B and environmental. John was PR Manager for Singapore Airlines for nine years. He has also dealt with numerous crisis situations over the years, including media relations for Singapore Airlines during the time of the Bali bombings and SARS.
Kim supports Johnston Associates' interaction with broadcast media. She is an experienced publicist and media trainer with expertise in corporate reputation, issue management, crisis communications, broadcasting and TV promotion. Kim has worked with the BBC for over 15 years in a variety of communications roles including media relations manager. She also has PR experience in the oil industry and began her career as a journalist.
Johnston Associates works closely with an expanding network of specialist agencies in other countries, reflecting our clients and their global activities. This enables us to support our clients wherever they operate, not only in the UK.
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From the GQ archive: Nine albums and more than 20 years into their career, Bobby Gillespie's natural-born rabble-rousers are still making 'real sick, sexy, crazy rock'n'roll'. Here's to their Beautiful Future...
No one but Bobby Gillespie could look this good after 20 years putting his body through the kind of debauchery that would have killed a lesser man. Angular, handsome and with a great eye for Sixties tailoring, the youngest 46-year-old in rock is happily considering another rip-roaring 12 months in the life of one of the most consistently blistering rock'n'roll bands in the country.
Bobby Gillespie and Primal Scream have had a great year. In June they played London's Royal Festival Hall with their heroes, MC5, and in July they released their ninth album, Beautiful Future. A rock powerhouse, it featured the dynamite "Can't Go Back" and the brilliant "Over & Over", the least expected Fleetwood Mac cover you'll ever hear.
Gillespie, a famously snake-hipped, tousle-haired Glaswegian, is a fervent true believer in the redemptive power of music. "We're a pure rock'n'roll band," he says. "We're the real thing. It's in our blood. We don't think about it. It just drips from our fingers."
His love of "real sick, sexy, crazy rock'n'roll" may be undiminished, but he and his band-mates' well-publicised high jinks have been somewhat curtailed. "We did go a bit nuts. We did have quite excessive tours. But we're survivors. Everybody in our band was born to do this."
So how does it feel to be lead singer of GQ's Band Of The Year? "Fantastic." Pause. A vast, wolfish grin. "We think we're great and we're glad you guys do too."
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My kodak 763 quit working and I thought it was the battery, even though the camera was only 6 months old. I replaced and recharged the battery but the camera still does not work. I comes on for less than a second and then shuts down completely.
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I think ur in a warranty period ,directly service it with service center,else the best way is to take it to authorized service station to troubleshooting and estimate the cost and parts need to repair.to troubleshoot yourself and replace components is difficult if you have no previous experience in repairing electronics printed board and you must have atleast some basic tools and instruments..
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My kodak 763 quit working and I thought it was the battery, even though the camera was only 6 months old. I replaced and recharged the battery but the camera still does not work. I comes on for less than a second and then shuts down completely.
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