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The key to client profitability for RIAs is two-fold. On the one hand, you need to be acutely aware of you firm's goals, including the direction that you're headed, who you hire and why, and your plans for succession. On the other hand, you have to know your clients who they are, what their goals are and their expectations of your firm.
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Keep in mind three things: 1) your firm's current efficiency level (and where you'd like it to be); 2) your client service capacity (are the right clients getting enough of your attention?); 3) the potential for new business.
Implement this plan with a timeline of one quarter—whether or not you are scheduled to meet with a client during that time. The sooner you get started, the sooner your team can focus on helping you build a more efficient and profitable firm. The follow these four steps for each client on your list:
- Re-assess and adjust your service. The first step is to measure time spent on a client with their profitability to your firm and to adjust your services accordingly. Are some clients not getting enough of an advisor's time? Are others absorbing too much time to the detriment of other clients? Your advisors should strive to be more practical and efficient with their hours.
- Put clients on notice. If your relationship with a client isn't working well with your service model, be honest with them. Based on the time they require, you may need to raise fees or simply notify them that you need to scale back your interaction with them.
- Look internally at your processes. When your data reflects a completely reasonable, profitable client, it may be your processes that need work. How are tasks assigned? What resources do your advisors have for getting the information they need to answer client inquiries? Are your internal processes and procedures consistent across the firm?
- Change up the relationship. No one likes severing a relationship with a client, even if it may ultimately be the right choice for your firm. Before you take that step, try assigning the client to a more junior advisor if one is available. If you've exhausted all of your options, it may be time to have a difficult conversation with your client.
These four steps provide a road map to help ensure you're choosing the right clients for your firm. As an advisor, being intentional and selective about who you serve is not just your prerogative, it's your responsibility; it directly affects the success of your firm.


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Editor's note: Watch the Rascal Flatts interview during the new episode of CMT Insider airing Saturday and Sunday (July 21-22) at 11 a.m. ET/PT.
The stars lined up for Rascal Flatts' Changed tour in more ways than one. They're traveling this summer with fellow groups Little Big Town, the Eli Young Band and new trio Edens Edge.
When CMT Insider host Katie Cook asked how long they've aimed for an all-band tour, bassist Jay DeMarcus replied, "It's been something we've batted around for a few years. It's hard to get all of the schedules to line up and mix in. One band could do it this time. Another band couldn't do it that time. So finally the stars aligned and everybody's schedules lined up."
During the backstage interview, DeMarcus added, "It's so much fun to have vocal groups out on the road because we get to see them do their thing, and at the end of the night, we come back and we all do a big thing together for the encore with 'American Band.' So it's a lot of fun to not have solo acts out this year. No offense to the ones we've had on before."
However, lead guitarist Joe Don Rooney joked, "We're thinking about going back to that because the catering bill has been unbelievable."
Lead singer Gary LeVox joined DeMarcus and Rooney to chat with CMT Insider about life on tour, early bedtimes and the "ultimate payoff" from playing live.
CMT: What's a typical day out on the road like for you guys?
Rooney: We try to play some golf in whatever city we can, if weather permits and if it's not too hot.
LeVox: We usually have a lot of friends in all these places, so we'll hang out with them. And we'll go to the local brewery and try to get the Eli Young Band out of there.
What have you learned about Little Big Town on this tour?
LeVox: What great singers they are live. I mean, they are really fantastic. Every single night, they just step up there — their blend and their passion. Phillip [Sweet] is just one of the nicest people on the planet. He's absolutely an animal on stage. He lives to perform live, and so that's probably the biggest thing.
Album sales are down across the board in all musical genres, so how important are ticket sales now to artists?
DeMarcus: Probably more important than ever, I would say.
LeVox: Yeah, for sure. Without a doubt. You can see the difference where people don't have the money to go spend the money on an album. They'd rather save up, come as a family and come to a show live. … Everybody needs a release from life. They need one night off.
DeMarcus: That's what I've been saying forever. Everybody needs one night off, Gary.
Rooney: Especially us.
Is the tour going smoothly so far? Anything unpredictable?
DeMarcus: I think for the first couple of weeks, it took us a little bit. … When you put a new show out, you always have a few kinks that you need to iron out, and you need to dial your show in. You figure out over a couple of weeks what songs work well together and what songs may not have the impact you thought they would at that spot in the show. There's really an art form to putting together a set list that flows evenly and that takes you on a ride and doesn't feel disjointed. For us, it's a constant work in progress of trying to figure out the best way to present the show each night. … We've gotten it down now to where we feel really good about how well the show flows together.
LeVox: When you're rehearsing, the only thing that we have to go off of is us saying, "That felt pretty good." All of a sudden, you get in front of a bunch of people and think, "I don't think that works." So your first true test is usually opening night.
The new single is "Come Wake Me Up." Let's talk about this theme. I know sleeping can be a big issue out on the road. First of all, do any of you have insomnia?
DeMarcus: From time to time, I battle it. It's weird because when you've been on the road for as long we have, you become so accustomed to sleeping on a bus and the sound and the hum of the engine and the generator and everything. So I sleep better on the road than I do at home. Sometimes when it's dead quiet at home, I have trouble falling asleep, so the only time I get any sound rest is when we're on the road.
Are you morning people?
DeMarcus: Absolutely not.
LeVox: I am when I'm home, being a big hunter. Once deer season starts, I'm clicking pretty good. But being a dad when I'm home …
DeMarcus: Your schedule flips so much.
That's what I wonder about with artists. How do you go from being home with the kids — probably waking up at 6:30 in the morning — then out here, it's nocturnal?
LeVox: You just do it, you know? A lot of times when we're home, we're going to bed at 9 or 10. And we don't even go on stage until 9:30 every night when we're on the road. So you got to switch hats and go get it.
I love to watch the fans watching you guys. I see how much they light up just being so close. What do you see when you look out there? Can you really focus on all the individuals?
DeMarcus: It's really better than any drug you could ever be on. It's really a huge high to be on that stage. When you first start out in the music business and hope that you have a couple hits, the ultimate payoff is to be standing in front of all those people who are singing it back to you at the top of their lungs. And you know by the way they're singing it back that it's affected their life in some way. That's the ultimate reward as an artist for me.

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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal
versión On-line ISSN 2078-5135
versión impresa ISSN 0256-9574
SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.101 no.3 Pretoria mar. 2011
Assessment of safe endotracheal tube cuff pressures in emergency care - time for change?
Christopher SteinI; Gary BerkowitzII; Efraim KramerIII
IBTech Emergency Medical Care, BSc (Hons), MSc Med (Emergency Medicine). Department of Emergency Medical Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg
IIBTech Emergency Medical Care. Queensland Ambulance Service, Australia
IIIBSc (Hons), MB BCh, Dip PEC (SA), FCEM (SA). Division of Emergency Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
To the Editor: Endotracheal intubation is performed in the pre-hospital and emergency department (ED) environments by advanced life support (ALS) paramedics and emergency doctors. Cuffed endotracheal tubes (ETTs) are used in adults and more recently in children1 to ensure that the airway is protected, and to prevent air leakage between the wall of the trachea and the ETT during positivepressure ventilation. Cuffs are typically high volume, low pressure in their design and have a safe working pressure of <30 cm H2O in adults2 and <20 cm H2O in children.1
Over-inflation of ETT cuffs to pressures exceeding 30 cm H2O may result in serious complications including tracheal stenosis, tracheal rupture and tracheo-oesophageal fistula.3 Tracheal injury may occur after as little as 15 minutes with ETT cuff pressures exceeding 27 cm H2O.2 To avoid tracheal injury due to emergency intubation, it is important that ETT cuff over-inflation is avoided in the pre-hospital and ED phases of emergency care.
Although ETT cuff pressure manometry is optimal in determining safe ETT cuff pressure, it is standard practice in the ED and in the pre-hospital emergency care environment to assess ETT cuff pressure using palpation of the cuff 's pilot balloon - a qualitative technique prone to subjective interpretation.
The aims of the study were to describe the ability of a convenience sample of practising ALS paramedics and emergency doctors in Johannesburg to accurately estimate safe ETT cuff pressures using palpation of the cuff 's pilot balloon alone, and to determine whether there was any dependence between correctness of ETT cuff estimation and the practitioner's years of clinical experience and estimated monthly number of intubations.
Each one of seven 7.5 mm internal diameter ETTs (Microcuff ETT, Kimberley-Clarke, Zaventem, Belgium) was placed in a single 20 ml syringe barrel to simulate a trachea. Each syringe barrel was covered with an opaque material to prevent the participant seeing the cuff inside the syringe. The ETT cuffs were inflated to seven different pressures (0, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 cm H2O), using an electronic ETT cuff manometer (TRACOE Cuff Pressure Control, TRACOE Medical GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany).
A convenience sample of ALS paramedics and emergency doctors was selected from various private and metropolitan emergency medical services in the Greater Johannesburg region, the Department of Surgery at the University of the Witwatersrand, and the Master of Science in Medicine (Emergency Medicine) student body at the University of the Witwatersrand. Each consenting participant was asked to complete a short questionnaire documenting their qualifications, years of clinical experience and estimated number of intubations per month. Participants were then presented with the seven described ETTs, in random order. After palpating each of the seven ETT pilot balloons, each participant verbally indicated one of three options: (i) pressure too low; (ii) safe pressure; or (iii) pressure too high. Results were recorded by a researcher and checked by another.
Questionnaire responses were analysed descriptively. Sensitivity and specificity for identification of safe endotracheal tube cuff pressures were calculated, with the 20 cm H2O cuff pressure considered to be safe and cuff pressures below and above this considered to be too low and too high, respectively. The dependence between correctness of ETT cuff pressure estimation and practitioner's years of experience and estimated monthly intubations was assessed using chi-square tests. Data analysis was performed using SPSS (version 15.0, SPSS Science, Chicago, USA), and p<0.05 was considered significant. Ethical clearance for the study was obtained from the Faculty of Health Sciences Academic Ethics Committee, University of Johannesburg.
Of 44 consenting participants, 55% (24) were emergency doctors. Of these 19 (79%) had 5 or more years of clinical experience, while 10 (50%) ALS paramedics fitted this category; 15 emergency doctors (58%) and 9 ALS paramedics (45%) reported an estimated average of more than 5 intubations per month.
Sensitivity and specificity for identification of safe ETT cuff pressure overall were 0.27 and 0.72, respectively. Sensitivity and specificity for emergency doctors were 0.29 and 0.73, and for ALS paramedics 0.25 and 0.71.
No dependence was found between correctness of ETT cuff pressure assessment and years of clinical experience (p=0.957) or estimated average intubations per month (p=0.257).
Fig. 1 shows counts of estimated ETT cuff pressure categories for each measured cuff pressure. Most participants estimated the correctly inflated ETT cuff as having a pressure that was 'too low', while between 25% and 50% of the participants estimated ETT cuffs with pressures between 40 and 100 cm H2O to be 'safe'. More accurate estimation was only seen at extremes of ETT cuff pressure.
Our findings are in keeping with studies in the USA on convenience samples of paramedics and emergency physicians.4,5 Although South African emergency care professionals are thought to perform endotracheal intubation more frequently than their counterparts in North America, this additional exposure and experience does not improve the sensitivity of the pilot balloon palpation technique. It is possible that over years of training and experience, most paramedics and emergency doctors have been 'calibrated' to believe that high ETT cuff pressures assessed by pilot balloon palpation are in fact normal, because over-inflation of ETT cuffs appears to be common in other studies.6-8
Inflation of ETT cuffs to a safe pressure in the emergency care setting is important. Although usually considered to be a short period of care, the emergency phase is well within the 15-minute cut-off for initiation of tracheal injury with over-inflated ETT cuffs. Patients intubated in many emergency medical services and EDs with inadequate resources tend to reach more specialised respiratory care environments after long delays. Quantitative monitoring of ETT cuff pressures may often not be done in the intensive care setting.9
Correct ETT cuff pressure should be ensured at the time of intubation. This can only be done effectively using a quantitative technique such as manual or electronic ETT cuff manometry. Even after initial inflation to a safe pressure, ETT cuff pressures should be monitored regularly in every patient during the entire duration of emergency care, and afterwards in the intensive care setting. By extension, similar measures may be needed in other environments, such as intra-operatively, where some patients may be exposed to high ETT cuff pressures for prolonged periods.
This study highlights the inadequacy of qualitative ETT cuff pressure assessment by practitioners who regularly perform emergency endotracheal intubation. This form of testing for safe ETT cuff pressures is inappropriate, and there is a risk of significant morbidity associated with tracheal injury caused by cuff over-inflation. It is therefore time to equip and train those involved in emergency care appropriately to prevent complications of endotracheal intubation. This means making the use of ETT cuff pressure manometers mandatory throughout the continuum of emergency and critical care.
1. American Heart Association. 2005 American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emergency cardiovascular care (ECC) of pediatric and neonatal patients: pediatric basic life support. Pediatrics 2006;117(5):e989-1004. [ Links ]
2. Seegobin RD, van Hasselt GL. Endotracheal cuff pressure and tracheal mucosal blood flow: endoscopic study of effects of four large volume cuffs. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1984;288(6422):965-968. [ Links ]
3. Streitz JM Jr, Shapshay SM. Airway injury after tracheotomy and endotracheal intubation. Surg Clin North Am 1991;71(6):1211-1230. [ Links ]
4. Parwani V, Hoffman RJ, Russell A, Bharel C, Preblick C, Hahn IH. Practicing paramedics cannot generate or estimate safe endotracheal tube cuff pressure using standard techniques. Prehosp Emerg Care 2007;11(3):307-311. [ Links ]
5. Hoffman RJ, Parwani V, Hahn IH. Experienced emergency medicine physicians cannot safely inflate or estimate endotracheal tube cuff pressure using standard techniques. Am J Emerg Med 2006;24(2):139-143. [ Links ]
6. Svenson JE, Lindsay MB, O'Connor JE. Endotracheal intracuff pressures in the ED and prehospital setting: is there a problem? Am J Emerg Med 2007;25(1):53-56. [ Links ]
7. Bassi M, Zuercher M, Erne JJ, Ummenhofer W. Endotracheal tube intracuff pressure during helicopter transport. Ann Emerg Med 2010;56(2):89-93. [ Links ]
8. Chapman J, Pallin D, Ferrara L, et al. Endotracheal tube cuff pressures in patients intubated before transport. Am J Emerg Med 2009;27(8):980-982. [ Links ]
9. Raynham OW, Lubbe DE, Fagan JJ. Tracheal stenosis: preventable morbidity on the increase in our intensive care units. S Afr Med J 2009;99(9):645-646. [ Links ]
Accepted 15 October 2010.
Corresponding author: C Stein (email@example.com)


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Finished the Finish and Polish scenarios and felt like I did okay.
Playing White Autumn as the Western Whites.
Any tips on how to tackle this? What objectives should I go after?
Durk wrote:The events are well explained. There are better decisions, but no correct choices. Read, use your knowledge of history, and choose.
The White forces are small, but powerful.
AleksandrStefan wrote:I suggest you that in the first turns, get a great number of divisions/brigades/corps around Kalach-on-Don and then siege Tsarytsin, becouse that way you can get a very important alliance with Ukraine, and then, further on ""help""(although you are invading ) Ukraine taking almost all Eastern Ukraine, including Kharkov, and if s*** hits the fan, Ekaterinoslav, Tiraspol or even Kiev, if Makhno raiders go way too far.
But if you want something more hardcore, dont invade Tsarytsin, prepare to re-take most of the Kuban and Don area to later engage against the cluster*** of factions wich populate Ukraine... You should have Kiev in a few turns, if Anarchists dont slow you down and the city of Penza(wich triggers Soviet invasion) hasnt fell to the enemy...
Cheesehead wrote:(I've been taking a break to play Rise of Prussia, Alea Jacta Est, and Birth of America II...)
I've been trying to take Tsarytsin with a large force. I think I might be assaulting prematurely before the siege is complete? Taking huge losses. Can someone explain how a siege works? When do I assault? What siege level?
AleksandrStefan wrote: for Tsarytsin is a complicated thing, becouse you need that city before December if you want to ally with the Ukrainian Nationalists, so speed is important, and so is caution if you dont fancy rebuilding those divisions and corps manually.
ERISS wrote:Yes it's best the sooner, but even after December it is very good to be able to capture Tsaritsyn. So, as you meant too:
"Yes. Do with sureness, I mean don't be overconfident but still have a clear plan. You can succeed if you act clearly. If you're not sure about what you do, then do little, for instead you will set your own trap and it will be worse."
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ASU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This collection includes most of the ASU Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to present. ASU Theses and Dissertations are available in downloadable PDF format; however, a small percentage of items are under embargo. Information about the dissertations/theses includes degree information, committee members, an abstract, supporting data or media.
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This thesis investigates whether mergers and acquisitions (M&As) help increase the competitive advantage and core competency of Chinese securities companies. Although M&As among Chinese securities companies were almost exclusively guided by the Chinese government in the earlier years, they have increasingly become more market-driven in recent years. Many large Chinese securities companies have engaged in horizontal mergers, cross-industry mergers, and cross-border mergers to increase their market positions. However, there is little up-to-date evidence about how these market-driven M&As influence the competitive advantage and core competency of securities companies in China. I seek to fill this gap by conducting a systematic …
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Lo was super excited about the Diary Kit in particular, and I was stoked about the colorful paper tape. Amongst other things.
The diary kit is fantastic, by the way. It includes these great stamps and stamp pad, sticker sheets, markers, classic diary-style multi-colored pen, and of course, the diary itself. (That pen. I totally had one in junior high. Wrote all of my most important notes with it!) The solid tape set comes with 9 different colors. And we decided to cover the diary with the tape! This was tons of fun. Kids love tape. (Umm, I love tape.)
Word. It turned out so cool. This was such a great activity for us to work on when we were stuck indoors during the endless heat advisory we experienced last week. And I definitely want to do more crafts like this during our last days of summer vacation. Go pick up some of these great sets at Target! We're already working on something new with the Charlie Harper wooden bird set. So. Cool.


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Richard Mourdock's campaign is probably correct that it is all the fault of the "liberal media" that he lost his Senate race in Indiana, as it claimed in a fundraising email obtained by The Hill's Cameron Joseph. If the media hadn't reported that Mourdock actually said out loud that he thinks rape pregnancies are a "gift from God" and "something that God intended to happen," he might have won. (Thanks to the liberal media, all of the GOP's rape apologist caucus lost in November.) Mourdock also might have won, despite the liberal media, if he had never said those things.
The Hill has an email sent to Mourdock supporters by his finance director Ashlee Walls:
After a bitter, hard-fought campaign, many Republicans all over the country were forced to accept defeat rather than celebrate victory. In our case, we found our campaign caught in the liberal media crosshairs. Never has Indiana seen a more obvious example of media bias by reporters more interested in defeating conservatives than reporting the news…
We fought back and invested heavily in a last-minute push to combat the slew of false accusations Democrats and the liberal media churned up to distract voters.
Mourdock, a Republican, lost his Senate race to Democrat Joe Donnelly by 44 percent to 50 percent. Despite the liberal media, Mitt Romney, a Republican, won Indiana by 54 percent to President Obama's 44 percent.
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Bryant Park Public Tours
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
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This event repeats every week on Wednesday between 4/26/2017 and 12/27/2017.
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Join us for an enjoyable walking tour of Bryant Park, and discover how Bryant Park Corporation successfully transformed "Needle Park" of the 1970s into Manhattan's Town Square of today.
Our guides are loaded with expertise on the park's rich history, award-winning design, distinct amenities, and ongoing maintenance efforts.
Registration is required. Click here to register with Eventbrite.
Please arrive at the Fountain by 10:55 a.m. to check-in with the guide. The tour will depart promptly at 11 a.m.


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Verizon Wireless And Comcast Team Up In San Jose, California To Deliver Great Video Entertainment, Communications And Internet Experiences
Offers and Incentives Bring New and Existing Customers More Value, Convenience and Choice
Nov 14, 2012, 12:30 ET
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless and Comcast today announced they will sell each other's services in San Jose and deliver a variety of offers and incentives for new and existing customers. Now, consumers in San Jose looking to stay connected to the people and things they love while on the go or at home have new options for outstanding video, phone, Internet and wireless services.
Qualified customers of both Comcast and Verizon Wireless could be eligible for a variety of offers and incentives, including Visa® prepaid cards valued up to $300, a Comcast HD DVR at no additional cost for six months, and/or a complimentary 12-month upgrade to Blast!, the Xfinity Internet service that provides download speeds of up to 30 Mbps with PowerBoost®.
"Our momentum with Comcast in delivering these value packages in other markets is continually receiving praise and high satisfaction from customers," said Russ Preite, region president for Verizon Wireless. "Because mobility is a top priority for the consumer, we have developed an offering that provides a terrific wireless, entertainment and communications experience in one spot. Comcast's product suite combined with the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network is the ideal complement to complete the package."
Hank Fore, Regional Senior Vice President for Comcast California, said, "Together with Verizon Wireless, we're delivering more value for more consumers by providing an entertainment and communications solution that aligns with their increasingly mobile lifestyles. For decades, Comcast has invested in building a national network that makes our data, voice and TV services widely available. Today, we're taking that a step further by giving our customers the flexibility of a great in-home experience with our Xfinity services, along with the reliability of Verizon Wireless' network while on the go."
In addition to San Jose, Comcast and Verizon Wireless are extending these offers to several cities across Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia. Verizon Wireless and Comcast have previously introduced offers in other cities in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah and Washington.
Consumers can order Verizon Wireless plans and devices through Comcast by calling (855) 704-7400. More details, including availability and eligibility, can be found at www.comcast.com/vzw. Eligible consumers also have the flexibility to purchase these services at select Verizon Wireless Communications stores. Additional details can be found at www.verizonwireless.com/xfinity.
For customers who wish to sign up in person, these packages are available at the following retail locations in San Jose:
- 690 Blossom Hill Rd., San Jose, CA 95123
- 2200 Eastridge Loop, Spc 2092, San Jose, CA 95122
- 1150 S King Rd. Suite 10, San Jose, CA 95122
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves nearly 96 million retail customers, including 90.4 million retail postpaid customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 75,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE,NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE,NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
About Comcast Cable
Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communications products and services. Comcast is principally involved in the operation of cable systems through Comcast Cable and in the development, production and distribution of entertainment, news, sports and other content for global audiences through NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone providers to residential and business customers. Comcast is the majority owner and manager of NBCUniversal, which owns and operates entertainment and news cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, local television station groups, television production operations, a major motion picture company and theme parks.
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Public Works director: Nothing political about email sent from city account
Rob Kaczorowski says he's not working with any mayoral campaign
Pittsburgh Public Works Director Rob Kaczorowski says there's nothing political about an email sent from his city government account that refers to the city's mayoral race.
Channel 4 Action News obtained a copy of the email, which was sent to a long list of people, including some city Public Works employees, community leaders and others. (Click HERE to see the email)
The message begins by praising their service during the recent Pittsburgh Marathon, but it closes with a swipe at candidates for mayor.
Kaczorowski writes: "Makes you wonder about all the political rhetoric some candidates are making about cleaning house and getting rid of everybody! Change for the better or will it be change for the worse??????"
The email recipients listed include "Public Works Maintenance Divisions" and "Public Works Specialty Divisions."
When asked by Channel 4 Action News reporter Bob Mayo about the email, Kaczorowski initially responded, "I don't know what you're talking about." When shown a copy of the email, Kaczorowski said, "No, that's not political. That was a statement that was made by every candidate, I believe, says they're going to make changes".
When asked about his relationship with candidate Jack Wagner's mayoral campaign, Kaczorowski said, "No, I'm not working with any campaign," and denied appearing with Wagner at public events.
On April 11, Kaczorowski attended a Wagner news conference in the West End that showcased Wagner's supporters. Channel 4 Action News video from an April 19 City Parks Department appreciation luncheon for senior citizens at a Station Square hotel shows Kaczorowski with Wagner.
"I was at the senior event as a political -- as a government official," said Kaczorowski.
When asked about the April 11 event, Kaczorowski said, "I was off the clock at the one in the West End."
Kaczoroski is a former Democratic ward chairman. He said his political activities are done as a private citizen. He insists his email wasn't a swipe at mayoral candidate Bill Peduto.
"I heard the two leading candidates talk about cleaning house, though. Both candidates said it," said Kaczorowski.
When asked if his email was a criticism of Wagner, he answered, "It's a criticism of any candidate that wants to clean house and actually question Public Works, and like you're doing here now."
"It's not appropriate. It's not appropriate for any director to weigh in with city owned property on city time on political campaigns," Peduto said when asked about the email. "It's not just this director or this department, and coming next Wednesday, city employees won't have to worry about who they're supposed to vote for, or if there will be repercussions if they choose a candidate that their boss may not support."
Peduto said, "This is just another small indication of what is a corrupted system within city government that needs to change, that needs to go."
The Wagner campaign provided Channel 4 Action News with this statement: "Jack does not condone the use of City time or resources for discussing politics of any sort. This small-portion of a longer email deservedly praising the good work of officials during the Marathon was ill-advised and should not have been communicated using an official email address. This would certainly be unacceptable in a Wagner administration."
A Wagner campaign representative said Kaczorowski has no official role in the campaign, but is "one of hundreds of volunteers" and "has volunteered some time off work hours but nothing while on city time."


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A combination of condiments and spice revives ho-hum turkey breast.
An overnight bath in a sweet, salty, spicy marinade helps transform one-dimensional turkey into tasty jerky. What to buy: Look for chile-garlic paste in the Asian section of your supermarket. We prefer the one made by Huy Fong Foods (with the rooster on the jar).... Read More
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OSF Ventures, the corporate investment arm of OSF HealthCare, is partnering with Plug and Play, the world's largest start-up platform headquartered in Silicon Valley that connects startups to corporations and invests in more than 100 companies a year.
OSF Ventures recently signed a three-year agreement to be a corporate sponsor of Plug and Play's program for Health and Wellness to help identify progressive technologies that could benefit the health care industry.
OSF is the second health care system to partner with this program and will join a handful of other sponsors to define health care needs that could be filled through innovative technology. Plug and Play then invites startups from all over the world to apply for its 12-week industry specific innovation platform that includes potential investment, working space and mentorship to further develop their companies.
Sponsors help select startups to go through the health and wellness program and stay connected to them throughout the process.
"Our sponsorship of Plug and Play's Health and Wellness program nets OSF direct access to the best health digital startups in the world, the ability to mentor those companies, decide which of those would be useful to our Ministry, partner with them collaboratively and ultimately be a venture investment candidate," said Stan Lynall, Vice President of Ventures Investments for OSF Ventures.
The program ends with the graduation of the selected companies where they are better positioned to grow and seek venture investment support.
"Plug and Play's track record speaks for itself. The many successful companies that have participated in its startup innovation platforms have moved on to start their second and third enterprises that are again tapping into Plug and Play to quickly increase growth," said Matthew Warrens, Vice President of Innovation Partnerships for OSF HealthCare. "That's why we believe our relationship with Plug and Play will be valuable to the innovation and ventures strategies at OSF."
PayPal, Dropbox, Soundhound and Lending Club are among the many companies that are part of Plug and Play's portfolio.
"We are excited to have OSF HealthCare join our Health Innovation Platform. Our relationship will help create a bridge between Silicon Valley and Peoria, IL for our health startups and we look forward to working together to foster health innovation," says Saeed Amidi, Founder and CEO of Plug and Play.
OSF HealthCare, headquartered in Peoria, is owned and operated by The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, and consists of more than 18,000 employees in 115 locations, including 11 hospitals throughout Illinois and Michigan. Its physician network employs more than 1,000 primary care, specialist physicians and advanced practice providers. More at www.osfhealthcare.org.
OSF Ventures specializes in venture optimization, partnering financially and operationally in companies that improve patient outcomes and reduce costs to health care systems. OSF Ventures is a division of OSF HealthCare. More at www.osfventures.org.
Plug and Play Tech Center is a global innovation platform. We connect startups to corporations and invest in over 100 companies every year. Since inception in 2006, our programs have expanded worldwide to include a presence in 10 countries and 20 cities providing necessary resources to succeed in Silicon Valley. With over 6,000 startups and 126 official corporate partners, we have created the ultimate startup ecosystem in many industries. Plug and Play provides active investments with 180 leading Silicon Valley VCs, and more than 365 networking events per year. Companies in our community have raised over $3.5 billion in funding, with successful portfolio exits including Danger, Dropbox, Lending Club, PayPal, SoundHound, and Zoosk. For more information, visit: http://plugandplaytechcenter.com/


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Suvi Maria Koponen (born 26 March 1988) is a Finnish fashion model.
== Quotes ==
It really annoys me that people think every model has an eating disorder, and every model is dumb. Most of the girls are naturally skinny, like me. I don't have to watch what I eat. I love eating! Especially ice-cream and salty snacks.
As quoted in i-D magazine (March 2008)I don't care about weight things, but it's more important to me that I'm happy and I feel good. What happens to my body is going to happen and people have to live with that or I'll quit this job.
As quoted in Missä he ovat nyt? Mallikoulun Suvi - documentary (January 2008)
== Quotes about Koponen ==
Everyone knows Suvi in New York.
Riku Campo, in "Riku Campo : Everyone knows her in New York" in Iltalehti (7 September 2007)There is intellectual power and refined beautiness in her appearance. She is a real chameleon, that's why her career is going to continue. -
Agnus Munro, as quoted in "Suvi Koponen is praised around the world" in Iltalehti (2008-03-07)I have got a new star for you.
Paul Rowland after seeing Suvi for the first time.Suvi is tall and she has an intensive face.
Laila Snellman, the founder of Paparazzi modeling agency.
== External links ==
Suvi Koponen on IMDb
Suvi Koponen at the Fashion Model Directory
Suvi Koponen on supermodels.nl


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JETS: New York or bust
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. >> Mark Sanchez wants to stay right where he is. So does Darrelle Revis.
The two players are among the New York Jets' biggest uncertainties heading into next season. Sanchez comes off a miserable year and Revis is recovering from a serious knee injury while also having a sticky contract situation.
"Until I'm told differently, I'm a Jet," Sanchez said Monday as the Jets cleaned out their lockers. "That's what I always thought would happen. I don't see anything different. I just want another crack at this thing."
Whether he gets that opportunity remains to be seen. The 2009 first-round pick had his worst season since his rookie year, throwing 18 interceptions and getting benched for a game late in the season. Sanchez appeared to lose his confidence as the season wore on and questions about his ability to lead the team became more frequent.
Sanchez didn't hesitate when asked if he believes he can be the team's starting quarterback again.
"No question," he said. "Absolutely."
Some believe Sanchez might be best suited for a change of scenery, to leave the pressures of New York and start over with another franchise. But that will be a tough task for whoever replaces Mike Tannenbaum, who was fired as the team's general manager Monday.
Sanchez is due $8.25 million in guarantees next season after having his contract extended last offseason. He would cost the Jets a $17.1 million salary cap hit next season if he is cut, but New York could spread that amount over the next two seasons if he is released after June 1.
The salary cap hit would still be a costly $8.9 million even if the Jets do find a willing trading partner. So, there's a good chance Sanchez will be back next season to compete for the starting job, possibly with a veteran brought in who could present a viable challenge.
"I've got confidence in Mark," Revis said. "It was a tough year for him. The only thing you can try to do is just lift him up as much as you can and be positive around him. ... I just think he has to just focus on football."
One player who likely won't be back is Tim Tebow.
Tebow was expected to be a key part of the offense after he was acquired from Denver in a trade last March. Instead, he had no impact and was never a serious challenger to Sanchez for the starting job. Tebow was leapfrogged by third-stringer Greg McElroy when Sanchez was benched, and is expected to be traded or released during the next several weeks.
Tebow said all the right things during his one season with the Jets, doing all he could to hide his frustration at his lack of playing time. He was the NFL's most sought backup, though, attracting large crowds of media every Wednesday and Friday -- the days he spoke in front of his locker. His presence, many assumed, provided too much of a distraction for Sanchez.
"I'm not going to make any excuses about anything like that," Sanchez said. "He worked his butt off while he was here and he tried to come in and help this team. That's all I'm going to say about that. He's a good teammate."
Having watched from the sideline most of the season with a torn ligament in his left knee, Revis was disappointed the Jets were labeled by many as a "circus," led by the hoopla surrounding Tebow. There were also the comments by anonymous players throughout the season that annoyed Revis, saying his teammates need to "keep things positive around here."
Meanwhile, Revis expects to be "100 percent ready" by the time next season begins, but there are obvious concerns. Revis was considered the best cover cornerback in the league at the time of his injury, and he'll need to prove he hasn't lost a step and is healthy enough to be a top player again. A new contract might also depend on it.
"Right now, I'm not even focused on that," he said. "I've got to get this knee back to 100 percent. That's all I'm focused on is rehabbing and we'll go from there."
Revis considered holding out of training camp because he was expecting an extension, but instead reported on time. Tannenbaum and the team talked about wanting Revis to retire someday as a member of the Jets. Whether a new general manager feels the same will dictate Revis' long-term future.
"I definitely want to be here," Revis said. "This is where I live. This is the team I got drafted by."
Despite a 6-10 season that ended with three straight losses, Revis thinks the Jets could get back to their winning ways quickly.
"We're not far," he said. "It's just this year there was a lot of stuff going on. ... The season kind of spiraled into turmoil from injuries, and I think we couldn't really bounce back from that."


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We just rolled out Boxes 3.7.92 and have now entered code freeze. This means that apart from translations and doc updates, Boxes is ready for the stable 3.8 release (due next Monday). So whats new you ask? Since Boxes 3.6, we have been hard at work, making Boxes an app that is so awesome that it makes you want to use virtual machines if you are not already. :) Boxes is now a lot more reliable, has improved and more impressive UI and has cool new features:
- Add USB redirection support in new VMs and option to add it into existing VMs. i-e You can use your USB devices (camera, flash drive etc) plugged into host from the guest operating system.
- Smartcard support. This means if you have an appropriate reader device, you can use that to read information from your smart cards (credit/bank cards etc) from your virtual machine boxes.
- Automatically download and installation of all virtio and QXL drivers, and spice-vdagent as part of Windows XP and Windows 7 express installation. This means following working out of the box:
- Copy&paste between host and VM.
- Guest resolution automatically adjusted to fit the Boxes window.
- Very efficient disk I/O (helps in reducing installation time e.g).
- Here is a screencast of Windows XP with QXL in action.
- oVirt support. This means you can now access all your virtual machines running on a (most likely remote) oVirt broker from Boxes by simply providing it's URL. Christophe blogged about it last year.
- Improved selection view:
- Option to pause VMs.
- Options to select all, none and running boxes.
- Allow accessing properties for non-running VMs.
- Here is a screencast of new selection view in action.
- Allow tweaking properties for remote machines in the wizard.
- UI looks a lot more like UI mockups and more consistent with Documents.
- Add initial experience greeting. As a consequence, we don't auto-launch wizard on first time usage anymore.
Please ignore the notification about box deletion. You don't get that on first use, I promise!
- Support for changing the CD-ROM device/ISO from properties. You can see this option in the screenshot above along with USB redirection options.
- Selecting item when maximized automatically enters fullscreen view. You see this in action in the QXL demo screencast I pointed to above.
- Mark recommended RAM and storage of guest OS (when known) in properties.
- Allow search with multiple terms. A search like "foo bar" now means name containing "foo" and "bar". This is nicer, and what you expect from e.g. gnome-shell search.
- Allow drag to unfullscreen Boxes.
- Troubleshooting log viewer to system properties.
- For Developers:
- We now make use of libosinfo for express/automated installations. Support for new OSes/distros can be added through libosinfo. No Vala or C hacking needed, only XSL/XML.
- Loads of other fixes and minor improvements. For more details: http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-boxes/tree/NEWS
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