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"We were really impressed by what MIT had done flying an autonomous model helicopter that used Kinect and asked ourselves: Why has no-one used this in space? Once you can launch low cost nanosatellites that dock together, the possibilities are endless, like space building blocks."
Thinking outside the box in Space - BBC News Nanosatellites to use XBox game controller for space docking mission - SEN Twin satellites will use Kinect technology to dock in Space - Wired New Brit nanosatellite to use XBox Kinect for docking in Space - The Register Surrey Satellites to put XBox parts in space - Electronics Weekly


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Easy Skill
Size:About 1½" tall, 3½" wide.
Materials:Crochet Cotton Thread Size 10 - Black (35 yds), small amounts Orange and White; Needle; Small amount of Stuffing; 7 mm Moveable Eyes (2).
Crochet Hook:Steel crochet hook # 7
Gauge: 8 sc and 8 rows = 1 inch.
beg |
beginning |
rnd |
round |
ch |
chain |
sc |
single crochet(s) |
dc |
double crochet |
sl st(s) |
slip stitch(es) |
hdc |
half double crochet |
sp(s) |
space(s) |
lp(s) |
loop(s) |
st(s) |
stitch(es) |
rem |
remaining |
tr |
treble crochet |
rep |
repeat |
yo |
yarn over |
When instructed to join with sc, begin with sl knot on hook, insert hook in st or sp indicated, yo and pull up a loop, yo and draw through both loops on hook.
CAT - Head and Body
Rnd 1:Starting at head, with Black, ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook. DO NOT JOIN. MARK BEG OF EACH RND.
Rnd 2:2 sc in ea sc around. (12sc)
Rnd 3:(Ear) * (Sc, hdc, dc, 2 tr, dc, hdc, sc) in next sc, remove hook from st, insert hook in first sc worked, draw up dropped lp, ch 1 *, sc in next 4 sc; rep from
* to * once more for other ear, 2 sc in next 6 sc. (18 sc)
Rnd 4:(2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc) around. (24 sc)
Rnd 5:(2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc) around. (30 sc)
Rnds 6-11:Sc in ea st around.
-Stuff Head as you work the following decrease Rnds.
Rnds 12-14:Decreasing 6 sc evenly spaced, sc in each sc around. At end of Rnd 14 there will be 12 sc.
Rnds 15-18:(Body) Increasing 6 sc evenly spaced, sc in each sc around.
At end of Rnd 18 there will be 36 sc.
Rnds 19-28:Sc in ea sc around. (36 sc)
Rnd 29:Decreasing 6 sc evenly spaced, sc in each sc around. (30 sc) Finish off and weave in ends.
Rnd 1:With Black, ch 4, sl st in first ch to form ring, ch 3 (counts as first dc now and throughout), DO NOT TURN, 11 dc in ring, join with sl st to first dc. (12 dc)
Rnd 2:Ch 3, dc in first dc, (2 dc in next dc) around; join. (24 dc)
Rnd 3:Ch 1, DO NOT TURN, sc in first dc, sc in next 2 dc, 2 sc in next sc, (sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around; join with sl st to first sc. (30sc) Finish off leaving long end.
- Stuff Body. Using long end of Cat Bottom piece, sew bottom to Body of Cat.
- Glue eyes to front of face.
- With White, embroider Nose and Whiskers with straight stitches.
Using 2 strands of Black thread held together, ch 20, sc in 2nd ch from hook, (sc in next ch) across. Finish off leaving long end.
- Using long end, sew Tail to body.
Neck Tie
With Orange, ch 75. Finish off and weave in ends.
- Tie in a bow around neck of Cat.
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One week after the major Democratic victories of Election Day, Ohio's Republican legislators are pushing HB 298, a bill that will keep federal funds from Planned Parenthood. In a Health and Aging Committee hearing at today, Ohio Republicans voted to push the bill through committee and into the Ohio House of Representatives floor.
If the bill passes the Republican-controlled General Assembly and is signed by Gov. John Kasich, it will block $2 million in federal funding from Planned Parenthood and prioritize other family services. In the past few years, Planned Parenthood has become a popular target for Republicans because the organization provides abortion services. But that's not all Planned Parenthood offers; a chart released by the organization in February demonstrated abortions only make up 3 percent of its services.
Another criticism leveled by Planned Parenthood supporters is the federal funding is legally barred from being used for abortions. Instead, the funding would go to other health services within Planned Parenthood, which provides general women's health services to poor and rural women.
Some Democratic lawmakers say the bill shows an out-of-touch Republican Party.
"For the life of me, I cannot understand why Republicans are so intent on taking away from women the right to make their own choices about their bodies," said Ohio Sen. Nina Turner in a statement. "Voters soundly rejected the foolishness of the radical right on Election Day in favor of the dignity of American women, but some lawmakers must not have heard."She added, "While Republicans rail against women making their own choices, they are cutting funding for education and critical social services that children need after they are born. They want small government, all right — small enough to fit into a woman's womb."
The strong words showcase what was a loud, feisty exchange
between Planned Parenthood supporters and Republican lawmakers. At the
committee hearings, supporters and opponents of HB 298 testified. Some
opponents cited their personal experience, including an emotional account from one
woman regarding her own rape at age 13. She said she was glad young women like her can turn to
Planned Parenthood for help.
Ohio Rep. John Carney, a Columbus Democrat, pointed out that throughout the hearings, no health care provider testified in favor of HB 298. One doctor testified against the bill. Carney also pointed out that no tax dollars that go to Planned Parenthood pay for abortions.
The bill isn't the only action Republicans have recently taken against women's health rights. Ohio Senate President Tom Niehaus told The Cincinnati Enquirer about the possibility of a renewed heartbeat bill on Nov. 8. In October, Kasich appointed two anti-abortion advocates to government positions. In this week's news commentary ("Ohio Republicans Continue Anti-Abortion Agenda," issue of Nov. 14), CityBeat covered the ensuing Republican campaign against abortion rights.
City Council is considering increasing cab fares prior to the World Choir Games in July as part of an overhaul of the city's taxi industry. During a Rules and Government Operations Committee meeting Monday, Councilman Wendell Young described the industry as having little regulation and often undesirable experiences, The Enquirer reports. Council last spring removed a city rule that made it illegal to hail a cab. Among the recommendations expected to be made are the standardization of rates, an increase in the number of permanent taxi stands and the visible display of a Customer Bill of Rights.
The two men hired to beat a Columbia Tusculum man over a property dispute admitted in court yesterday to having been paid by Robert Fritzsch to whoop on Tom Nies Jr. The beaters will avoid jail time in exchange for testifying against Fritzsch. The beating was allegedly a retaliation after a court ordered the removal of Fritzsch's addition to his home that blocked the river view of Nies' house.
Robert Chase is a member of Ohio's oil and gas commission, in addition to operating a private consulting firm that deals with many of the private companies interested in making mass money off the state's drilling leases. The Ohio Ethics Commission this week warned Chase that such consulting work could present a conflict of interest, though Chase says he's not surprised and that he knows what his ethical responsibilities are.
NBC has picked up a
sitcom set in Cincinnati starring Anne Heche, who reportedly plays an
Indian Hill housewife who believes she can channel God after
surviving an accident involving nearly choking on a sandwich (with
humorous results?). The show, which will have a 13-episode first season, is titled Save Me.
The Obama administration might be hinting at considering same-sex marriage rights during a second term, but the folks down in North Carolina are having none of it: A state constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage and civil unions is on today's ballot, despite the existence of a state statute that already outlaws it.
Meanwhile, the Obama administration is busting Mitt Romney up for choosing not to address a woman's suggestion that Obama should be tried for treason.
During an event near Cleveland yesterday, a woman asked Romney if he thinks President Obama is "operating outside the structure of our Constitution," and "should be tried for treason."
Romney did not respond to the treason comment, but instead criticized Obama's recent comments on the Supreme Court -- drawing a rebuke from the Obama campaign.
Romney says he doesn't correct all the questions that are asked of him and that he obviously doesn't believe Obama should be tried for treason. USA Today pointed out that the incident is similar to one that occurred during the 2008 election, which John McCain handled quite differently:
It was one of the defining moments of the 2008 presidential campaign: A woman at a rally for Republican John McCain, while asking McCain a question, called Democratic contender Barack Obama "an Arab" who couldn't be trusted.
McCain took the microphone and said, "No ma'am. He's a decent family man ... who I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues." McCain's response symbolized his discomfort with the volatile crowds he was seeing as his campaign faded during the final days of the 2008 race.
A study suggests that fighting obesity will necessitate a broader approach than blaming the individual, likely involving schools, workplaces, health care providers and fast-food restaurants.
Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson has apologized for pretending to have a degree in computer science. Thompson says he'll update his resume but has no plans to step down.
The U.S. could make a $1.5 billion profit on its bailout of insurance company American International Group, Inc. At least that's what the Government Accountability Office says.
Google's driverless
cars have received their permits in Nevada. What's next? Drive down every single street in America and photographing it?
The New York Times is reporting today that Sarah Palin has been hired by Fox News to be a regular contributor to the cable news channel.
Uh, didn't she work there already? This is like reporting "Dog bites man."
One of Ohio's two U.S. senators says Democrats need to get better organized so they can counteract private conservative groups that secretly draft legislation for Republican lawmakers.
The Porkopolis column in this week's CityBeat features excerpts from an interview with U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio). As is often the case with print media, there was limited space available and segments of the wide-ranging interview with Brown weren't included in the column.
One of the unused segments included Brown's responses to questions about whether President Obama and Congressional Democrats are aggressive enough in pushing their agenda, and whether the Left needs a group to counteract organizations like the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
Asked if Democrats at the federal level are too reactive and need to do better at framing and guiding debate on issues, Brown said his party could use some improvement in that regard. He cited the theories of Ralph Waldo Emerson, the 19th Century essayist and abolitionist.
"I think the Democrats could do better at that, from the president on down," Brown said. "It's always easier to say no. The one reason (Republicans) do well with message is, by definition almost, of conservative. Emerson talked about the innovators and the conservators. Progressives are the innovators and conservatives are the conservators. By definition, the conservators protect the status quo. Protecting the status quo means 'no,' 'repeal,' 'don't,' and 'not.' Those are simple concepts. Changing things is more complex."
Also, Brown wishes the media would more clearly articulate what's happening in Washington. During the recent debate on raising the federal debt ceiling, for example, it was Obama and Democrats who were willing to compromise, a fact he believes didn't receive enough attention.
"When one party digs in and is extreme, both parties look bad," he said. "When people say, 'they all look terrible in Washington,' a big reason for that is Republicans weren't willing to negotiate anything. They were willing to shut the government down if we didn't do things their way.
"We, in the end, want to be responsible," Brown added. "A bunch of senators were in the White House months ago and Barack Obama said to us, 'I'm the adult and I have to be responsible. They know I'm not going to let the government default.' Well, as long as they know that, it changes things."
Brown likes the suggestion of Democrats forming their own progressive version of ALEC — the private, corporate-backed group that writes model legislation for state lawmakers, which is funded by the Koch brothers, the National Rifle Association and others.
"That might be a good idea," he said. "The elections last year were all about job loss. Spending a little bit, but mostly about job loss. Then you look at the three most salient things this state legislature has done, which is roll back collective bargaining rights, voting rights and women's rights.
"Not only is that not solving the problems we really have, which is jobs, it's also injecting divisions into our country and our state that we don't need," Brown added. "It's made people so angry and hurt so many people's feelings in a really significant way and for what? So they can accomplish a political agenda. That's what is really outrageous."
An ardent opponent of going to war in Iraq, Brown believes some progressives' fear that Obama will extend the wars there and in Afghanistan beyond the timetables for troop withdrawals is unfounded.
"I'm confident they will be respected and I'm hoping Afghanistan's will be accelerated," he said. "I think (Obama) will stand on what he said."
The senator is more ambivalent about U.S. intervention in the uprising in Libya. "I wish the president had been a bit more forthcoming with Congress about our involvement, but people I respect have also said it would've been a real genocide there if the Europeans and we hadn't done something," Brown said. "It's an awfully difficult call."
Brown believes extremist actions by the GOP — like restricting collective bargaining rights at the state level, and trying to defund Planned Parenthood and limit access to abortion at the federal level — are out of touch with the mainstream, and will benefit Democrats in next year's elections.
"Voters absolutely see these guys overreaching," Brown said. "The voters aren't wild about Barack Obama and the Democrats, but they like the Republicans even less.
"They've overreached on Medicare, it's going after Head Start and Planned Parenthood and all the kinds of things there is general consensus about in this country," he added. "We have general consensus in this country on many things, except the Far Right, on items like the environment, on Medicare, on food safety, on voting rights. These guys have exploded that."
Some major decisions are expected in the next few days, and we're not referring to how the dithering, ineffectual Cincinnati City Council will finally close a $54 million deficit.
Rather, the decisions coming soon are who will replace Republican Chris Monzel on City Council, and who will replace Tom Callinan as editor at The Enquirer.
When it comes to debating policy issues, most people will tend to respect their opponents more if they at least use verifiable facts when making their arguments and not outlandish statements that are easily shredded.
Such is the case with Hamilton County Republican Party Chairman Alex Triantafilou and his attacks on U.S. Rep. Steve Driehaus (D-Westwood) over the recent "cap and trade" bill that seeks to limit carbon dioxide emissions.


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Fulham Under-18s face Sunderland in the National Play-Off Semi-Final at Motspur Park on Wednesday evening (7pm).
Family Fun Day is back in Bishops Park before Fulham v Liverpool this Sunday. Join us for some free activities and food from 11am.
Fulham FC Foundation is delighted to announce the return of our annual Coaching at the Cottage event on Monday 27th May.
There's still time to vote for your Player of the Season! Choose between Brede, Dimitar, Giorgos, Mark or Sascha for the 2012/13 accolade.
The Club will be showing our support for Shooting Star CHASE in our official charity match against Reading on Saturday (3pm).
Macauley grills Brede Hangeland about his teammates and shouting habits ahead of our official charity match with Reading on Saturday.
Watch Macauley grill Manager Martin Jol in the run up to our Official Charity Match with Reading.
Don't forget that the Club will be running its Family Fun Day on Saturday so come and join us for some fun and free activities in Bishops Park (11am) before Fulham take on Reading at the Cottage. Check out some of our images from the last Family Fun Day here.
Macauley is astounded at how long ago Mark Schwarzer started playing and questions him about some of the goals he's conceded.
Family Fun Day is back! Join us for some free activities in Bishops Park before Fulham v Reading on Saturday 4th May from 11am.


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Politics, government and public life for Southern California
[UPDATED] Assembly candidate's wife sues over opponent's ad showing confidential information
Ed Chau for Assembly campaign ad on YouTube
Images of old tax liens against Assembly candidate Matthew LIn appear in this video ad, "Lifestyles of the Rich and Republican," posted by the campaign of his opponent, Ed Chau. Lin's wife sued, alleging that her identifying information appears in Chau's videos and mailers.
The wife of Republican Assembly candidate Matthew Lin has sued his opponent, alleging he invaded her privacy and put her at risk of identity theft by publishing her Social Security number in mailers and videos seen by thousands of San Gabriel Valley residents.
Joy Lin filed the lawsuit against Democratic candidate Ed Chau. (UPDATE: Superior Court Judge Edward Simpson on Wednesday issued an order temporarily barring the Chau campaign from further displaying Joy Lin's Social Security number and he set a Nov. 27 hearing in the case.)
The candidates are running in the 49th Assembly District — the first in the state with a majority Asian-American population. Though the district has more registered Democrats than Republicans, about 30 percent of its voters do not identify with a political party. Lin won the June primary by more than 15 points.
The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges Chau and his campaign displayed copies of government tax liens agaist Matthew Lin and his wife, with her Social Security number legible in four mailers that went to at least 10,000 people, and in a video on YouTube called "Lifestyles of the Rich and Republican."
"We've never really seen this in any other campaigns before, so this was completely unexpected," said Miryam Mora, Lin's campaign manager.
The liens were at least a decade old, and in one case, the lien named only Joy Lin and was issued erroneously, Mora said.
Chau's campaign manager, Josh Pulliam, said an inches-wide image of a lien document bearing Joy Lin's Social Security number was unknowingly sent in a bilingual English-Cantonese mailer to about 8,000 households in the district.
When Lin's campaign attorney pointed it out more than a week ago, Pulliam said the Chau campaign offered an apology and removed an image of the lien from the campaign video and agreed not to recirculate it via mailers.
The Chau campaign also offered to cover the cost of identity theft protection, but Lin declined.
Mora, with the Lin campaign, said no apology had been offered.
Pulliam said the lawsuit and attendant publicity coming from the Lin campaign was intended to distract public attention from other issues, including Lin's ownership of Garfield Medical Center, a Monterey Park hospital that agreed to pay a half-million dollars last year to settle a sexual harassment case brought by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Lin is vice-chair of AHMC Healthcare, which owns seven hospitals.
The 49th Assembly District includes Alhambra, East San Gabriel, El Monte, Glendora, Monterey Park, North El Monte, South El Monte, Rosemead and San Marino.


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A pack of dogs roaming through a Delhi neighborhood Wednesday morning attacked two cyclists, sending one man to the hospital with serious injuries, the Merced County Sheriff's Department reported.
A standoff that was sparked by a suspected suicidal man opening fire upon Stanislaus County Sheriff's deputies Wednesday afternoon came to a deadly end when the man was found dead from a single gunshot wound hours later.
An unintentional shooting in Delhi Wednesday night left a 20-year-old woman dead and her fiancé charged with her murder.
The Fourth of July is a day known for backyard barbecues, parades and stunning pyrotechnic displays. Unfortunately, it is also becoming a deadly day to be on the road.
Falastine Munoz describes the day in 2011 that she came home to find her home burglarized as a devastating experience.
The man suspected of pulling the trigger in a fatal drive-by in a Turlock neighborhood has pleaded not guilty to the homicide charge lodged against him.
The Turlock Police Department is investigating a violent assault that left a man in critical condition from injuries to the head.
Common sense and charity intervened last week to keep a man - who ordered and ate a large meal at a restaurant he couldn't pay for it - from going to jail.
A Turlock cardiologist has filed a lawsuit against Emanuel Medical Center claiming the hospital engaged in a campaign aimed at putting his practice out of business.
The homicide trial of Turlock resident Michael Hoyt for the death of Hilmar resident Kenneth Winter has been granted a five month delay.
The Stanislaus County Civil Grand Jury for the 2012-2013 session will be sworn in at 8:30 a.m. July 2 In Department 8 of the Stanislaus County Superior Court.
An investigation by the Turlock Police Department into a strong-armed robbery led to a drug bust that included the seizure of heroin and the arrest of four adults.
Homicide suspect Gabriel Miranda, apprehended in Idaho earlier this month, is planning to fight his extradition back to California to face charges for the death of 24-year-old Simon White.
A neighborhood dispute that has been brewing for some time took a violent turn Thursday when two residents shot at each other.
The Turlock Police Department is investigating a brazen daylight robbery attempt at the one-time residence of former California State University, Stanislaus President Hamid Shirvani.
Investigators are seeking an individual they have deemed a "person of interest" in the case of a woman who died at a Turlock rest stop.
One defendant standing trial for the killing of a correctional officer at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atwater has changed his plea to guilty, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Tuesday.
A Linden man who trained dogs for law enforcement has been sentenced to prison for his role in the case against Turlock's Bob Holloway and the Denair Road Dog Cycle shop.
Federal agents are looking into the disappearance of thousands of pain pills from CVS stores, including a Turlock location.
A new phone scam is making the rounds in Turlock, with the schemer purporting to be an Internal Revenue Service agent.
The Denair High School Ag Shop was broken into Sunday night with the thieves taking thousands of dollars worth of equipment and leaving a trail of damage.
Almost five years after a popular Turlock eatery burned to the ground, the owner and his cousin will go on trial for arson.
The last time Eula Keyes and Mike Cooley saw Korey Kauffman he was leaving their Turlock home around 11 p.m. March 29, 2012 to look into some metal at a house nearby.
A man attempting to steal clothes from a donation bin found himself in trouble with the Turlock Police Department.
A man found sleeping in his car was arrested on multiple narcotics charges after he was found in possession of heroin and methamphetamine.
The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department served multiple search warrants Monday morning in connection with an ongoing homicide investigation.
The Stanislaus County is now officially investigating the death of a woman found at a Turlock rest stop after another law enforcement agency declined the case.
A Turlock couple was arrested by the Merced County Sheriff's Department Thursday afternoon as part of a months-long narcotics investigation.
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Town Council and staff reacted to the loss of these projects by reducing expenditures in 2008 and budgeting revenues very conservatively for 2009. So in effect, the town will provide less service to its residents and guests next year. For one, we have made reductions in the free Dial-A-Ride service by eliminating one driver/vehicle per shift. This modification will result in generally longer wait times, approximately 40 percent longer. Also, we have reduced staff throughout departments over 2008 and 2009 – primarily seasonal employees, but full-time staff as well. Capital expenditures for road re-surfacing have been reduced, and most vehicle and rolling stock have been pushed out to future years. In addition to that, we have increased fees for services including cable television and internet as well as water rates.
Despite the major loss of revenues, the Town of Mountain Village has accomplished something for next year that few towns and cities across the country can emulate: We are lowering property taxes. Our debt service levy is being reduced due to the planned retirement of the recreation bonds that had previously been approved but for which there is no current project moving forward for a recreation center. In addition to that, the general tax mill levy was established through public referendum and cannot be increased without voter approval. Aside from this good news, there are more bright spots in our economy. Sales tax revenues for 2008 are running about 4 percent ahead of 2007, and we anticipate that the opening of the Capella Hotel in late winter will increase our overall viability and competitiveness with other resort communities.
So with that, and within the constraints of the 2009 budget, Town Council and staff are committed to providing the highest quality of services possible in the coming year. To this end, we will continue to look for ways to improve services and work with our various partners – Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association, Town of Telluride, San Miguel County, and other regional partners – to help make your tax dollars stretch even further.
And as a last note, please join us Tuesday, Dec. 9 in Town Hall for the monthly Town Council meeting which will include a public hearing and adoption of the 2009 budget. For an approximate time for this agenda item and a detailed budget, please visit our website, www.townofmountainvillage.com.


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When it comes to the desktop, Flash Player is one of the more dominant plugins. Adobe claims it's "the world's most pervasive software platform...reaching 99.0% of Internet-enabled desktops". There's just one problem: internet-enabled mobiles are where much of the internet's future growth is usage is expected to come from.
But Adobe is trying to make sure that Flash Player is as dominant on the mobile as it is on the desktop and is making lots of announcements about its Open Screen Project at the Adobe developer conference in Los Angeles today.
The goal of the Open Screen Project is to provide "a consistent runtime environment for open web browsing and standalone applications — taking advantage of Adobe Flash Player". And today Adobe announced that nearly 50 participants in the Open Screen project, including Google, Microsoft, RIM, Motorola and Nokia, are going to be supporting the newly-released Flash Player 10.1 runtime -- the first "consistent" runtime produced by the Open Screen Project.
According to Adrian Ludwig of Adobe, a developer beta will be available for Windows Mobile and the Palm WebOS later in the year and for the Google Android and Symbian in early 2010. Other mobile players, including RIM, Nokia and Qualcomm will be following suit as well.
Getting Flash on to mobile phones in a big way is important to Adobe for obvious reasons. But it could also be important to consumers and developers. There's still plenty of opportunity to improve the user experience and to build richer applications for mobile users. And given the number of developers who have invested in the Flash platform, being able to extend those investments into the mobile space is certainly an appealing proposition.
Noticeably absent from Adobe's party, however, is one company: Apple. Ludwig told CNET's News.com that "So far, we haven't received the support that we need from Apple". Given Apple's tight rein on everything relating to the iPhone, that's not exactly surprising.
If Adobe can succeed in making Flash as prevalent on the mobile as it is on the desktop, Apple may, however, have no choice but to relent.
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If you`re looking for a new challenge with a real opportunity to work out of your comfort zone and you want to work for a truly global brand then this is the role for you!
My client, a leading and well known youth travel company is looking for a highly talented Content Marketing Manager to join their UK and Europe marketing team and develop, implement and measure marketing activities in the area of content and CRM.
Reporting to the Sales and Marketing Director, this role will involve managing all marketing content initiatives, across multiple platforms and formats to drive sales conversion, engagement, retention, and positive customer behaviour. CRM will form a major part of the role, with the aim to take ownership of the email marketing activity to drive brand loyalty and increase sales conversion.
Key accountabilities and responsibilities:
- Work with the Sales and Marketing Director to define and implement content marketing and CRM activity to grow sales within the UK/Europe region. Continuous evolution of strategy is a must
- The development and implementation of a functional content calendar
- Work closely with the global web team to deliver and measure all content and CRM activity
- Execute the email marketing strategy, including writing, editing, testing and refining activity
- Manage all digital content for the website.
- Create content for the company`s Exchange` platform to increase engagement on the website
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- Work closely with the PR team to ensure that PR content is optimised for SEO and aligned with overall content strategy
- Implement customer relationship strategy with the aim of increasing customer lifetime value, growing the customer database and retention
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High school jazz bands to participate in
Morningside College Tri-State Jazz Festival
High school jazz bands will compete for trophies and there will be a concert featuring the Reggie Schive Big Band and the Morningside College Jazz Band during the Morningside College Tri-State Jazz Festival on Friday, Feb. 11, and Saturday, Feb. 12, in Eppley Auditorium, 3625 Garretson Ave.
The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, in Eppley Auditorium. Tickets are $5 and will be available from the Morningside College Music Department or at the door.
During the day on Friday and Saturday, jazz bands from more than a dozen high schools in Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska will each perform a 20-minute set. They will be competing for trophies according to their school size, and they also will get feedback during 20-minute educational clinics.
Judges for the jazz festival will be Paul Haar, assistant professor of saxophone and jazz studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; John Kizilarmut, adjunct teaching artist at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and lecturer in music at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa; and Craig Crilly, director of bands at Harlan Community High School in Harlan, Iowa. Clinicians will be David Lambert, assistant professor of music and director of instrumental jazz at Morningside College, and Kevin Linder, adjunct faculty member at Morningside College.
The Reggie Schive Big Band formed in the summer of 2010. It is an outgrowth of the Sioux City Jazz Orchestra. The band is named after an alto saxophone jazz legend and great teacher and band leader from this area.
The Morningside College Jazz Band is an ensemble that performs a variety of jazz music through the use of big band and combos. It is open to any student who wishes to play jazz and improve their improvisation skills. Membership is through audition and/or recommendation.


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Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Why Isn't There a Diamond ETF?
Or even chatter of a diamond ETF.
In this article from the NY Times about Chinese citizens trying to get their money out of the local currency there are people buying jewelry (three carats per ear) among other things.
With what has happened to the global financial system and the paranoia that has ensued you'd think some ETF provider would try to capitalize on that with a diamond ETF.
No doubt there would be plenty of things to figure out like valuation, consistency of quality, storage and so on but it is an interesting thought.
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- Bill B said...
I would guess it's a liquidity and pricing issue, right? Since there's no central exchange and DeBeers has a stranglehold on the supply.
- Roger Nusbaum said...
obstacles galore, I mentioned a couple but I don't really know. If there was genuine investment demand someone would be working on a solution so I guess there is no genuine demand but I wonder why.
- The Curious Investor said...
There's no diamond ETF because diamonds aren't a natural commodity. There is no natural shortage and value is really only derived from the cutting of diamonds into "gem quality" stones.
In actuality over 80% of mined diamonds go into industrial uses and are sold at considerably lower prices to the jewels that we normally connote with diamonds. Even gem diamonds are typically sold for in excess of 40% margins between wholesale and retail. Add on the fact that the diamond market is manipulated by one major player, the rise of synthetic diamonds which are molecularly equivalent to natural diamonds, and the low liquidity in actual diamond investments and you can see why a large scale fund is not likely to be feasible. Or, if it is feasible, not likely to be as successful as the typical consumer would assume based on retail diamond values.
That's not to say the buying and selling of rare or otherwise exquisitely cut diamonds wouldn't be beneficial for an individual looking for a store of value just a large fund trading commodity diamonds is not likely to be successful as their value comes from a more notional rarity than any fundamental rationale. It's basically analogous to investing in art versus investing in investing real assets. It's hard to justify a billion dollar art ETF, but a billionaire could well invest a billion dollars in art. - 9:58 AM
- Roger Nusbaum said...
oh yeah?
lol - 10:00 AM
- Warren said...
While you are at, why not a fine wine ETF. I think there is an index trading in London.
- Anonymous said...
I sure if you contacted Bernie Madoff he could get it started and sell it.
- Roger Nusbaum said...
there are a couple of wine funds out there but i don't know how they have done. there was an article in the WSJ about some guy leaving UBS to start one.
there have also been (are) art funds and to my recollection they have done poorly, probably attributable to the wrapper than anything else. - 10:45 AM
- RW said...
Curious Investor has it right IMO: Anyone who ever bought a diamond at retail (or close to it) and then tried to sell it later gets a pretty rude awakening when they see the wholesale bid; makes the premium on gold coins look like chump change.
If Rapaport or someone like that successfully created a futures exchange for diamonds it might be feasible (I know there was a proposal last year but have no idea what happened to it) but in the absence of such a market a fund would presumably have to buy physical lots at wholesale and I'd bet they'd become a dumping ground for lower grades and stuff w/o pedigree pretty quickly, with everyone from industrial buyers to dirty money sterilizers using them to improve their spreads. In the absence of a more predictable arbitrage mechanism it just sounds like too much overhead and potential tracking error to sustain an ETF, at least to this relatively untutored eye.
I suspect this is probably true to some degree of all the proposed 'collectibles' ETF ideas I've seen floated out there including wine, art, etc; these kinds of items gain their value because they are arguably unique in some way but a futures market requires standardization and transparency so one contract is comparable to another. Now I can see how you might be able to standardized diamonds (assuming you could get DeBeers to agree which I doubt) but, otherwise, I really don't see how you manage risk. The whole idea sounds ripe for manipulation and I'm not sure even a long performance history could convince me to trust it.
Shorter version, there is probably demand but there doesn't seem to be a model. - 12:29 PM
- Anonymous said...
It is interesting. I suppose you could buy Blue Nile or Tiffany to try to capture the effect, but it's not the pure play that you're suggesting.
- jagorev said...
Fundamentally, diamonds are not fungible in the way that gold bars are.
However, I find the idea of both diamond and gold ETFs as a response to the financial crisis and ensuing paranoia rather inexplicable. If people are so paranoid as to want to hoard gold or diamonds (presumably fearing hyperinflation or nationalization of other assets - like bank stocks), what on earth makes them think that their rights as ETF holders will be respected in the event of actual financial collapse? - 4:14 PM
- Anonymous said...
Roubini is placing the odds of a severe L shaped depression at 33% versus 6 months ago at 10%. Folks there is no large feel good rally coming our way and the trend is lower equity prices...
http://www.rgemonitor.com/blog/roubini/255398/is_the_us_a_japan_2_the_return_of_japans_free_fallin_stag-deflation_and_the_risks_of_a_us - 5:20 PM
- York said...
What about an art ETF?
- Anonymous said...
Bling-bling from the ying-yang, I guess.
- Anonymous said...
Off topic, but I thought you might get a kick out of this.
The Yield Curve as a Leading Indicator: Some Practical Issues
Just started K. Fisher's "The Only
Three Questions That Count" and the concept of constructing a Global Yield Curve is interesting.
Although not directly related to the prior statement, I like the notion that if he discovers something with a high correlation in a U.S. Market he will test that hypothesis in a foriegn market(s) to see if there are similar correlations and thus actionable inferences.
Good stuff so far. - 12:15 AM
- Anonymous said...
When I lived in the Bay Area, there was an Asian-on-Asian crime from the gangs of home invasion looking for $$$ and valuables kept in the home. The Asian gangs knew that many 1st-2nd gen families didn't trust the banks (which seemed naive at the time) and kept wealth in currency and valuables at home, and often didn't report the crimes.
Italians and other Euro-immigrants did the same, at one time.
Wait 5 years, and you'll see news items of diamond thefts on the rise. - 2:56 AM
- Technical Author Services Pty Ltd said...
De Beers are considering the idea of a diamond etf actually.
According to: http://priceofdiamonds.net
"Apparently proponents of a diamond ETF have asked for De Beers' input and expertise on the concept that an exchange traded fund with diamonds as a base could be constructed.
According to other sources, the MD was responding to reports that a diamond ETF could follow the success of gold, silver, platinum and other ETF funds.
It could attract investors because global diamond production was declining, with little prospect of new major mines." - 1:57 AM


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My basement is heated/cooled. The walls are cinder block, and the basement has the perimeter drain all the way around it. It used to have problems with leaking, until we dug out the outside, waterproofed everything, added a sump pit, and lots of drainage tile. No problems yet, but I want to plan for a problem should it happen after I finish the basement.
Currently, the unfinished basement just has about 4 ft tall blanket insulation around all walls, hung from the ceiling. So from the floor to 5 ft up, there is no insulation. The blanket insulation has the fiberglass up against the cinder block, and a white vapor barrier towards the basement. I guess this is fine because the lower part of the basement is below the frost line. I want to add poly sheeting to the wall and tuck it into the perimeter drain, should any water get through, it will roll down into the drain. So, should I just connect the poly sheeting to the bottom of the vapor barrier on the blanket insulation, and run it down to the ground? Should I poly sheet the whole wall, then put the blanket insulation on top of that? For cost saving, I would rather keep the blanket instead of buying batts for the walls, if at all possible. Is it okay for fiberglass insulation to be directly on the cinder block? What if water leaks and gets on the fiberglass? Would I have to worry about mold? Ive also heard that I cant have the vapor barrier on there because the outside of the cinder block wall is waterproofed? On the outside, we had this company come in and spray this really thick chunky black tar stuff on the outside of the cinder block wall. BTW, house is in southern Ohio. Whats the best way to do this? Thanks!! Greg Last edited by gregsenne; 10-10-2012 at 10:24 AM. |
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Both. There is tile outside and completely under the basement floor that all go to a sump pit. The perimeter drain drains to the gravel under the floor, which should filter into the tile.
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No vapor barrier on the inside because you already have a vapor barrier (black goop) on the outside of the concrete foundation.
If you use paper (or plastic) faced batts, cut out slots or squares in the paper surface after stapling the batts in place. Remove at least 25 percent of the total paper area but not in a manner that would cause the batts to sag. There should be a one inch gap between batt insulation and the concrete wall. If you are concerned about water seepage you might want to honor that gap even if you use foam insulation. Then any water that comes in above floor level will run down to the floor and drain into the gap between floor and wall and then into the gravel below. Less than perfect backfilling outside can leave air pockets that collect water where some water may seep through imperfections in the black goop and through the concrete foundation before it all can soak down into the ground outside.
The average homeowner who lost his house in the Oklahoma tornadoes should move for good and not rebuild. Too much complexity watchdogging the contractor. Too much a chance to be defrauded. Last edited by AllanJ; 10-11-2012 at 07:38 AM. |
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Fiberglass batt and a vapor barrier poly would be Case #3, pp.8: http://www.buildingscience.com/docum...study-analysis Follow through reading about that wall starting page 26 to the end...
The foam board needs to be thick enough to use a vapor retarder (if needed at all). The wall needs to be fire-stopped every 10' horizontally, per code; http://publicecodes.citation.com/ico...002_par018.htm You don't want an outlet fire to run the wall length unhampered to enter a joist space above and go to the attic through a wiring/plumbing hole at an interior wall. Removing 25% paper facing leaves 75% effective vapor retarder (not an air barrier) left; http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/...cience-podcast With the interior drain, I'd use some foam board on the poly sheeting against concrete, being sure it is air-tight= compare those other wall designs in the first link. Then a vapor barrier on each side of the concrete would be acceptable if the wall can dry to the outside above grade, Post # 25; http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/...apor-retarders No gaps to the insulation for convective loops; http://joneakes.com/jons-fixit-database/743 Gary
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I very much enjoyed the show when I was in elementary and early middle school. But I also looked/look like Beavis. That meant that in sixth grade, I was subject to nearly constant taunts ranging from "Hey Beavis!" to "Hey, that nerd looks like Beavis" to "Hey, he looks like that dumb cartoon guy." Even the school's shop teacher (who was at least 50 years old) got in on the action. I hope this new version does not unleash another wave on 25-year-old me.
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Come on Fox! (hope you're well by the way) LeBron already went to the NBA Finals before losing to the Spurs in 2007. Besides winning an NBA championship, you can't be more successful then that. I think LeBron will have a great game tonight and this series will go to 7 with Cleveland prevailing. Also, if LeBron leaves, his legacy will be forever tarnished. There is absolutely no way he can justify leaving other than to say that he wants the greater attention that comes from playing in a major-market city. He's already said he would not leave for that reason, so if he does depart, he will be going back on his word. The Cavs may not have made the smartest decisions in terms of personnel, but no one can say Cleveland's front office hasn't tried to do everything they can to keep LeBron happy and prove that ownership is serious about winning a championship. Finally, as for the Knicks wanting LeBron, the money that guy will bring in is reason enough to pursue him. Thousands of New Yorkers payed $75 or more a ticket to see the Knicks play this year. Just think how many will pony up the cash to see an actual star every night.
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A California slaughterhouse at the center of a massive beef recall has voluntarily halted operations, as it tries to track down all of its beef shipments over the past year, a newspaper reported.
Petaluma-based Rancho Feeding Corp. was compiling a list of companies affected by the recall, its owner, Robert Singleton told the Santa Rosa Press Democrat on Monday.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Saturday that the company was recalling more than 8.7 million pounds of beef products that it processed from Jan. 1, 2013 through Jan. 7, 2014 and shipped to distribution centers and retail stores in California, Florida, Illinois and Texas.
The USDA said the facility processed diseased and unhealthy animals without a full federal inspection. The agency said without a full inspection, the recalled products were unfit for human consumption. They include beef carcasses, oxtail, liver, cheeks, tripe, tongue and veal bones.
The company had previously recalled more than 40,000 pounds of meat products produced on Jan. 8 that also didn't undergo a full inspection.
Singleton told the Press Democrat the company undertook the recall out of an abundance of caution and regrets any inconvenience to customers. He declined further comment, the newspaper reported.
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Eva Air has finalised their integration processes which took just 15 months, fulfilled the mandatory membership requirements and finally been named as 28th official member of Star Alliance. In 18th of June, the respective press conferences and joining ceremonies will be held in Taipei.
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Video: HP CEO Meg Whitman interview with CNBC's David Faber
HP CEO Meg Whitman discussed yesterday's first quarter earnings report with CNBC's David Faber in a live interview this morning.
During their wide-ranging fifteen minute conversation, Meg and David dove deep into HP's strategy and future plans for business process improvements and marketing tactics (among other things).
But at the end of the day, though, Meg said "product is everything. If you don't bring the right product at the right cost to market then you aren't doing your job and you're not going to win."
Watch the full interview below:
HP Reports First Quarter 2012 Results
HP today announced financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2012. For the quarter, net revenue of $30.0 billion was down 7% from the prior-year period, and down 8% when adjusted for the effects of currency.
- First quarter non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.92, down 32% from the prior-year period and above previously provided outlook of $0.83 to $0.86 per share
- First quarter GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.73, down 38% from the prior-year period and above previously provided outlook of $0.61 to $0.64 per share
- First quarter net revenue of $30.0 billion, down 7% from the prior-year period
- Returned $1.0 billion in cash to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases
(Editor's note:Read the full announcement at the HP Newsroom)
Transcript: Meg Whitman's prepared remarks during 2pm PT investor call:
Since I spoke with you last, I've spent a great deal of time with our employees, our customers, partners and investors.
Given some of the challenges of the last year, we've been working hard to set the right tone, calm the waters, and reassure our stakeholders that HP is the same reliable company that they've known and admired for decades.
I've visited HP offices, hosting roundtables and employee meetings in Palo Alto, Cupertino, London, Vienna, Chicago, Houston, Herndon and Alpharetta, Georgia. I've spent time with the sales force, communicated regularly with our senior leadership, and worked very closely across the executive team. I've been with our customers.
At HP Discover in Vienna, we brought together more than 7,000 of our top enterprise customers in the biggest event in HP history. And I've participated in more than 80 customer visits, meetings and conversations. I've engaged with the channel through partner meetings, roundtables, interviews and just last week at the first ever HP Global Partner Conference.
So what have I found? Certainly, I've found some skepticism, but I have also found that we have incredible support: people who believe in HP, people who want us to win, people who want to work with us and build for the future.
And every day, I learn something new about a technology, an innovation, a solution. Often, just a story about the role HP has played in someone's life or a customer's success. It's inspiring. The more time I spend listening and learning, the more committed and passionate I become.
I've also gotten to know many of you, our investors. And just as I have with other stakeholders, I'm working hard to strengthen our clarity and transparency. I want you to understand where we're taking HP and why.
Most of all, I want to set HP on a path to continue to meet and exceed our expectations for the long term. I believe we've started on that journey during the past few months, but we have a long road ahead of us.
Back in November, we set the outlook. We said that we had a lot of work to do.
And we detailed the headwinds that were likely to pressure our business in 2012, including a hard drive shortage and an uncertain macro-economic environment. In Q1, I think our performance, by-and-large, tracked pretty closely to those expectations.
The headwinds we discussed did impact performance, contributing to a decline in revenues, operating margins, cash flows and earnings year-over-year.
That said, we met our guidance and delivered non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $.92 on revenue of $30 billion.
Frankly, it was a tough quarter and every business had its challenges.
In PSG, the hard drive shortage and continuing difficulties in China contributed to a revenue decline of 15% year-over-year. With the supply challenges, we focused on profitability rather than share, and did a good job delivering an operating margin of 5.2%.
PSG is important to HP. It gives us great return on invested capital and a lot of synergies. During the quarter, we also saw PSG returning to its roots as an innovation leader.
With the introduction of the Spectre ultra-book, HP won a prestigious "Best of Show" at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas a few weeks ago. We need more of that. We need to keep driving innovation that generates desire and demand with our customers.
The fact is that for all that's right with PSG, we underinvested in innovation for the last several years, and we've been late to market too often. We have to lead again.
In Imaging and Printing, year-over-year revenues decreased 7% with declines in supplies and hardware, in consumer and commercial, and operating margin declined to 12.2%. All of you know, IPG has been the lifeblood of our company for a long time, with great margins and very resilient revenues.
And IPG is still a great HP business: the undisputed leader in the printing and imaging industry, and well positioned to capture the shift from analog to digital. But we also have to recognize that the business is being pressured on multiple fronts.
And revenues from our adjacent businesses, like commercial digital print, are doing quite well, but not developing fast enough to replace the revenues we've been losing.
We have work to do here and are aggressively exploring ways to build on IPG's leadership given the realities of today's marketplace.
In ESSN, revenue declined 10% and operating margin fell to 11.2% year-over-year. Industry Standard Servers revenue was down in a highly competitive environment that was compounded by the hard disk shortage.
Business Critical Systems revenues also declined, as we continue to address the Oracle-Itanium situation.
3PAR delivered another terrific quarter, but in our broader storage business, we're still working through a product transition.
And our Networking business remains well positioned in a high margin category. Although the overall market was challenging, we're really excited about some of the innovations we're bringing to our customers.
We've launched some great new products like the Proliant Gen8, the industry's most self-sufficient line of servers. We believe that this is just the type of game changing innovation that can help us regain our momentum in the category.
In Services, year-over-year revenues were up 1% while operating margin declined to 10.5%. This continuing margin pressure in Services really goes straight to a couple of our major challenges, like resource utilization and business mix.
We're focused on transitioning to more profitable services, while enhancing our systems, processes and sales force. Last quarter, we characterized Services as a long-term effort. That journey continues.
In Software, with the addition of Autonomy, revenue grew 30% year-over-year with a 17.1% operating margin. The Autonomy acquisition is going well.
And we're continuing to grow our strong set of assets from information management to our IT Performance Suite, including security, management of hybrid clouds and application lifecycle management.
Software is a critical part of our portfolio and of our forward-looking strategy. It amplifies, differentiates, optimizes and secures our core infrastructure, builds on our solutions capabilities and expands customer relationships.
For example, with an asset like Autonomy, we see potential synergies across the entire portfolio in IPG, ESSN, Services and in other software assets like security.
From a macro economic standpoint, we're seeing an uncertain environment. In the US, there are some signs of economic improvement, but we're still experiencing a weak consumer market and commercial customers who are investing cautiously.
In Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and APJ conditions are mixed. We remain guarded about Europe, but some of the larger economies do seem to be stabilizing.
When we last spoke at the end of Q4, I'd been CEO of HP for about 8 weeks. Now, coming out of Q1, it's closer to six months, and my perceptions of the business have evolved in that time.
Some of that has to do the external environment, but I also have a clearer picture of the work we need to do on our business.
In my mind, I put the issues in three buckets.
First is fixing our execution, ensuring we have the right systems, processes and people.
This includes things like optimizing our supply chain, including SKU reduction, to remove unnecessary complexity from the way we design, manufacture and deliver products, upgrading our sales tools and systems to respond more quickly to customers, and increasing the productivity of our sales force by rationalizing our go-to-market.
The second bucket is about addressing ongoing issues in each of our businesses. From IPG to PSG to ESSN to Services, we didn't make the investments we should have during the past few years to stay ahead of customer expectations and market trends.
As a result, we see eroding revenue and profits today. We need to invest now, as a market leader, from a position of strength.
And that's especially true, because these businesses are not only under intense competitive pressure, but also are under pressure from tectonic shifts that are taking place at the very foundation of the industry.
And that's the third bucket, how we deal with these industry shifts. We are at an inflection point when the delivery, consumption and business model for technology are all being redefined. Long established profit pools are under pressure and other profit pools are forming fast. We need to move quickly to capture emerging opportunities in areas like cloud, security and information management.
We've already assembled some formidable assets, now we need to align our portfolio to deliver a new generation of capabilities. We see a once in a generation chance to define the future of technology and position HP as a leader for decades to come.
But to seize this moment, we have to stabilize financial performance. That's really at the heart of any discussion of business fundamentals: generating enough profit to invest for the future and deliver solid returns for your investors — all underpinned by a disciplined capital allocation strategy.
And it's clear from both our revenue and margin profile that our current cost base just isn't supportable.
On the current trajectory, we just won't have the capacity that we need to invest. For years, we've basically run our business in silos and under that model we've built some of the leading franchises in technology. But it has also made us too complex and too slow. Yes, some of the obvious costs were dealt with in recent years, but there is still much more that we can do to streamline operations.
Even more promising is what we can accomplish by tackling our business processes.
We need to standardize, optimize and automate many of our processes which will allow us to scale the business without increasing costs at the same rate. We can take a ton of complexity out of the system, improve our effectiveness and significantly reduce costs.
It's not easy work and it's not a quick fix, but it holds the potential to improve the way we operate and execute and it simply has to be done. We have got to save to invest. We have got to save to grow.
In the near term, our focus remains on stabilizing the business, driving execution and getting back to basics like aligning our cost structure with our revenue profile.
Long-term, we'll invest to capture opportunities in cloud, security and information management that will position HP as a leader for decades.
We have a lot of work to do; I've gained visibility into the business over the last few months.
I feel very good that we know the challenges. We know what we're going to do about them and we're headed in the right direction.
After the time I've spent with all our stakeholders, I am increasingly confident and optimistic about what we're doing. We have incredible strength and an incredible community of people who care deeply about HP.
With their support, we've embarked on rebuilding HP in a thoughtful way that is true to the spirit of innovation, financial discipline and financial success that has defined this company.
I have no doubt that we'll turn HP around.
I look forward to continuing our dialogue about HP's progress in the coming quarters, and I appreciate your continued support for our company.
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To supplement HP's consolidated condensed financial statements presented on a GAAP basis, HP provides non-GAAP net revenue, non-GAAP operating profit, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net earnings, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share, gross cash and free cash flow. HP also provides forecasts of non-GAAP diluted earnings per share. A reconciliation of the adjustments to GAAP results for this quarter and prior periods is included in the tables below. In addition, an explanation of the ways in which HP management uses these non-GAAP measures to evaluate its business, the substance behind HP management's decision to use these non-GAAP measures, the material limitations associated with the use of these non-GAAP measures, the manner in which HP management compensates for those limitations, and the substantive reasons why HP management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to investors is included under "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" after the tables below. This additional non-GAAP financial information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for revenue, operating profit, operating margin, net earnings, diluted earnings per share, cash and cash equivalents or cash flow from operations prepared in accordance with GAAP.
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This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If the risks or uncertainties ever materialize or the assumptions prove incorrect, the results of HP may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to any projections of revenue, margins, expenses, earnings, earnings per share, tax provisions, cash flows, benefit obligations, share repurchases, currency exchange rates, the impact of acquisitions or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, including the execution of cost reduction programs and restructuring and integration plans; any statements concerning the expected development, performance or market share relating to products or services; any statements regarding current or future macroeconomic trends or events and the impact of those trends and events on HP and its financial performance; any statements regarding pending investigations, claims or disputes; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include the impact of macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events; the competitive pressures faced by HP's businesses; the development and transition of new products and services and the enhancement of existing products and services to meet customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends; the execution and performance of contracts by HP and its suppliers, customers and partners; the protection of HP's intellectual property assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties; integration and other risks associated with business combination and investment transactions; the hiring and retention of key employees; assumptions related to pension and other post-retirement costs; expectations and assumptions relating to the execution and timing of cost reduction programs and restructuring and integration plans; the resolution of pending investigations, claims and disputes; and other risks that are described in HP's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011 and HP's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As in prior periods, the financial information set forth in this release, including tax-related items, reflects estimates based on information available at this time. While HP believes these estimates to be meaningful, these amounts could differ materially from actual reported amounts in HP's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2012. In particular, determining HP's actual tax balances and provisions as of January 31, 2012 requires extensive internal and external review of tax data (including consolidating and reviewing the tax provisions of numerous domestic and foreign entities), which is being completed in the ordinary course of preparing HP's Form 10-Q. HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.
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