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Dare Up is an 3D extreme sport game . You will be base jumping with a wing-suit over a beautiful landscape. There are two game modes - ring mode and score mode. In the ring mode you have to fly and hit the blue markers when in the score mode you are doing a free ride and have to score a maximum high score. Customize your character, upgrade your wing suit, choose your drop zone and feel the adrenaline of the base jumping.
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By Zaf Udin 04/24/2012 Google+Medical technicians are medical assistants who work in diverse fields in assistance or adjunct to the other medical and healthcare professionals. They may not be as popular as the medical doctors but each medical technician, no matter what specialty they may be in or what equipment or radiologic modality they may operate plays an important role in the diagnosis and treatment and dispensation of patients care.
The term medical technician may apply to persons who are trained to operate equipment and perform tests under the supervision of the certified technologist in their departments. The entry-level for most medical technicians is an associate degree and some states require license which can be acquired after completing necessary education and clinical requirements.
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For more than 10 years, the intricate, multiseason narrative TV drama has exercised a dominant cultural sway over well-educated, well-off adults. Just as urbanish professionals in the 1950s could be counted on to collectively coo and argue over the latest Salinger short story, so that set in the 2000s has been most intellectually, emotionally, and aesthetically engaged not by fiction, the theater, or the cinema but by The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, The Wire, Deadwood, The Shield, Big Love.
After watching videos of The Sopranos 13-hour first season, the film critic Vincent Canby discerned that this new genre—owing to its "cohesive dramatic arc," the quality of its production values and ensemble performances, and the sophistication of its writing—amounted to a "megamovie" rather than merely a tarted-up TV miniseries. And he bestowed on it a fairly exalted pedigree, tracing it not just to Dennis Potter's English production The Singing Detective (1986) and Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) but even to Erich von Stroheim's lost silent masterpiece, the nine-and-a-half-hour Greed (1924).
Such claims were a tad much—as are, in a similar vein, The New York Times Virginia Heffernan's avowals that The Sopranos premiere was "like the publication of Ulysses" and that the series "may have required more patience and effort from the lead characters than drama ever had, from Euripides to Artaud to Stoppard." Still, the megamovies have warranted, and received, careful analysis—at least 20 books have taken on The Sopranos, and now we have Kings of Madison Avenue, by Jesse McLean, a companion volume to the megamovie of the moment, Mad Men, a series set in a New York advertising agency in the early 1960s. The book, at a well-padded 231 pages (complete with the inevitable cocktail recipes), is pretty slight, but its detailed, often observant exegeses of the first 26 episodes—and the release of the DVDs of the same, which include audio commentaries of every show and supplemental documentaries on the stylistic achievements and historical context of the series—prompt readers and viewers to undertake the considered appraisal that this deeply textured, painstakingly crafted drama deserves.
Video: Benjamin Schwarz deconstructs scenes from Mad Men that reveal Don Draper's vulnerable side
Some elements of Mad Men's appeal have been nicely explained by Charlie Rose (who can always be counted on to embrace the conventional wisdom) in that inimitably sycophantic, answering-his-own-question-that-isn't-even-a-question way of his: "Why has this so resonated, especially with critics and people who like smart writing and tightly drawn characters?" he pronounced in an interview with the show's creator, Matthew Weiner, and two of its male stars, Jon Hamm and John Slattery. The writing—and the direction, photography, and (with one important exception) acting—is superlative, the show is dramatically compelling. Moreover, as Rose's customarily reverential invocation of the critics suggests, not just Rose but also Mad Men's affluent, with-it target audience are particularly susceptible to liking what TheNew York Times' Arts and Style sections tell them to like (30-plus articles in two years!). Add to this the meticulous, lush styling and art direction, which make the series eye candy for its (again) target audience, already in thrall to the so-called mid-century-modern aesthetic—an appeal that's now further fueled by the slimline suit/pencil skirt marketing tie-in with Banana Republic, that canny purveyor of upper-mass-market urbanity. Then there is the miraculous Hamm, playing the lead character, Don Draper. Here is an actor who at once projects sexual mastery and ironic intelligence, poise and vulnerability. That alchemy has created the greatest male stars, from Gable to Grant to Bogart to McQueen to Clooney, because it wins for them both the desire of women and the fondness of men. So the show's white-hotness was all but predetermined.
Finally, there's another factor, one that cuts both ways and thereby contributes to Mad Men's inner tension: the peculiar emotional chord the show's setting strikes with viewers over 30. Critics invariably discuss how the series echoes John Cheever's stories, Billy Wilder's The Apartment, and Richard Yates's Revolutionary Road (a novel Weiner says he hadn't read when he created the show). But for every audience member familiar with gin-soaked Shady Hill, there are dozens whose notions of the glamour of adult life, of Manhattan, and of "creative" careers were shaped by endless reruns of three sitcoms with concrete ties to Mad Men's particular milieu: The Dick Van Dyke Show, Bewitched, and That Girl. The key to television success, Don Draper tosses off, is to offer "derivative with a twist." Mad Men is those shows grown up, grown hard, and—in ways that flatter its writers' and viewers' images of themselves—grown wise.
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As we've seen in earlier installments of this series, Braun revolutionized the product categories of audio entertainment, personal grooming and even time-telling. By the 1950s, they begun to expand out of the living room, the bathroom and the bedroom to transform the most crucial of household spaces: The kitchen, where every family's sustenance was prepared. It was arguably the space where the housewives of the era, and the children they minded, spent the most time.
It was also a room for work, where design had yet to make a significant impact in easing the burden of labor. Braun's designers tackled kitchen tasks with their characteristically superb analysis of what was needed, and how those objects should look and function. They began by introducing a host of diverse kitchen products, but it was the preparation of one hot beverage in particular—coffee—which allowed them to knock it out of the park time and again, in their relentless search of design perfection.
Gerd Alfred Muller
From the get-go, it became clear that Braun would forge their own design path in this category. The KM 3 food processor was radically different from then-dominant American mixers of the time, which followed that country's streamlined, chrome-heavy style and often look as if they were manufactured by Chevy. The sleek, simple KM 3, in contrast, looked as if it were related to Braun's electric razors of the era. But this was no example of trying to graft the design of one product category onto another; the smooth, largely featureless shape was easy to clean. Attesting to the successful design of the KM 3 is that it would see production, with slight modifications, for more than thirty years.
Reinhold Weiss
The elegantly curved, white design language of the KM 3 was not to be blandly applied to the entire category. The serious, chrome-and-black look of the HE 1/12 electric kettle warns the user that this is a device like a cooking pot--it gets hot and ought to be treated with respect.
Gerd Alfred Muller, Robert Oberheim
The MX 32 blender was allowed to borrow the design language of the KM 3 because it made sense; the device ought be easy to clean. Chrome was permitted here for the security of the metal connection point between the pitcher and the base. And as with the KM 3, rubber feet would help dampen the vibration of the spinning motor.
Reinhold Weiss
If the KM 3 and the MX 32 carried the design DNA of Braun's electric razors, the HG 1 countertop grill was related to Braun stereos of the era: It was hard-edged and no-nonsense. Again we see the black-and-chrome material scheme warning of high heat, with the controls that the user could safely touch set off from the metal surface. And unusually, it had not only a glass front, but also a glass rear, providing a more even illumination for the user checking on the contents.
Reinhold Weiss
Something like a sleeker, more compact version of the HG 1 grill, the HT 2 toaster carried the same hard-edged design language as Braun's audio products. The controls are set off to the side, and as with the HE 1/12 and the HG 1, the color and materials scheme speak loudly and clearly: This device gets hot, and you can safely touch the black parts, but don't touch the shiny chrome.
Reinhold Weiss
Braun now meant to do away with the hand-powered coffee grinders found in kitchens of the time by applying technology. The motorized KMM 1/121 reportedly used a mechanism physically similar to what you'd find in a stone mill, and the formal language of the device represents what it does: The relatively soft shape of the cylinder is where the beans go, and after being processed, they fall into the angular-shaped hopper.
Reinhold Weiss
Coffee grinder
The KSM 1/11, in contrast to its more complicated predecessor, was smaller, sleeker and minimalist. An internal hammer mechanism helped crush the beans, which went into, and came out of, the same chamber capped by the removable transparent top. The form of the object is such that even someone with no coffee-grinding experience would find it impossible to mis-use.
Dieter Rams
Braun did not abandon the stone-mill grinding system of the KMM series in favor of the
Florian Seiffert
By now the form factor of the modern drip-filter coffeemaker is so embedded in our minds that it is difficult to see how revolutionary the KF 20 was. Up until the 1970s people had been brewing, steeping, percolating, even siphoning coffee using whatever assortment of gadgets their parents had. Here Seiffert had reconciled the technological/mechanical requirements of creating coffee--heating the water, steeping it, filtering finished product into a vessel, keeping that vessel heated--into a tidy and sleek cylindrical shape. The process was rendered largely invisible, with the workings hidden within the body and the elegant metal pipe supporting the "water tower" containing the wiring for the upper and lower heating elements.
Florian Seiffert, Hartwig Kahlcke
As we now know, Braun is not an organization to rest on their laurels, and the same year as the KF 20 came out, so too did a slight redesign. Kahlcke's re-designed pot featured a handle design that made it impossible to accidentally brush your knuckles on the hot glass of the pot.
Reinhold Weiss, Hartwig Kahlcke
People were now drinking more coffee—perhaps fueled by sales of the KF 20 and KF 21—and this update to the KMM 1/121 coffee grinder featured a larger-capacity feed hopper. Technology, too, was added in the form of a timer, freeing the user from needing to stand by as the grinder did its work.
Hartwig Kahlcke
Having nailed the coffeemaker form factor with the KF 20, Braun's designers set about trying to improve it. The KF 30 moved the bulky upper heating element of its predecessors and now relied on the lower heating element to do double-duty: It would both keep the pot warm and heat the water, which would then be piped back up top to drip down through the filter.
Hartwig Kahlcke
Just a year after the KF 30 came the KF 35, which was largely identical, but once again featured a redesigned pot by Kahlcke and a slight bulge in the tower portion, presumably the result of some inner technology-wrangling. (Seen from the side, the earlier KF 30's tower is a perfect cylinder.)
Hartwig Kahlcke
Looking at the earlier KSM 1 coffee grinder, it seems impossible to modify its perfect shape. But Kahlcke found a way. Here the button has been changed to a plunger-type connected to the removable transparent lid, further simplifying the operation. The channel circumnavigating the base is for the user to wrap the cord around, keeping things tidy.
Hartwig Kahlcke
The KF 40 moves back towards what the original KF 20 was trying to accomplish: A monolithic form factor. Having "learned" from the KF 30, with its singular heating element design, the KF 40 harkens back to a singularity of form not seen since the HE 1/12 electric kettle. (Author's note: The coffee maker I still use today, on a daily basis, is a KF 40 purchased in the '90s.)
Hartwig Kahlcke
The only way to make the KF 40 any sleeker, any more monolithic-looking, would be to get rid of the glass material for the pot. This Braun did with the KF 70, but not for aesthetic reasons: Here the pot has been supplanted by an insulated thermos, for coffee-on-the-go.
Hartwig Kahlcke
The KF 80 was the KF 40 on technological steroids: It featured a digital clock connected to a timer, allowing users on a schedule to have fresh coffee waiting for them at a predetermined time.
Ludwig Littmann
As single consumers, as opposed to entire families, became a purchasing force, the smaller-capacity KF 12 became an attractive option for those who didn't need to brew more than a few cups at a time. Placed side-by-side with the KF 40, it resmembles that machine's little brother.


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States, Banks And Crisis
Emerging Finance Capitalism in Mexico and Turkey
Thomas Marois, Department of Development Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK
Hardback £73.00 on-line price £65.70
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'There is an urgent need for political economy analysis that theorises the role of finance in emerging capitalist countries. Thomas Marois's book is therefore an especially valuable – and accessible – contribution to the literature. . . The book marks a vital step in the project to integrate a Marxian theory of state–society relations into our understanding of the role of finance in emerging capitalist countries. For this reason it deserves to be read much more widely than simply by those with an interest in banking in Mexico and Turkey.'


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Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.
–Samuel Beckett
I climbed up a tree to think. My son caught me sitting there, snapped this picture of me. I didn't have time to smile or pose. This is just me looking like me. I think I look weary. Or vulnerable. Or something. This picture surprises me. That facial expression is not the one I imagine myself having. But there it is.
Unexpected Truth.
Unexpected Reality.
This is where I am, struggling through the Unexpected Truth of this suddenly heavy Lent. It's humbling. I thought I was going all-out in a flashy show of devout fervor. No meat, no alcohol, no rap. And God i all: aw, that's cute, EE, you're giving up your favorite rap station for Lent? How about this? How about I ask you to give up something big? Like, say, your house?
B-b-but GOD! That's NOT the Lent I prepared for! That's not the Lent I want!
I want a Lent that I can control. I want a Lent that doesn't require real sacrifice, just symbolic sacrifice. I don't want a painful Lent. I want an easy Lent.
Ah, but this Lent. This is the Lent I need.
Fasting shows–with glaring accuracy–my weakness, my neediness. Where did that harsh tone of voice come from? Why am I so snappy at the children? Then again, why am I surprised at myself? Isn't being surprised by my weaknesses a sign of pride?
Oh, God.
This Lent, it's like my son snapping a picture of me–no time to pose. No time to smile. It's just me in all my rawness, in my unvarnished weakness.
Yet, I am grateful. I need to see myself clearly. This is what Lent does.
I've found myself gasping out little aspirations of thanks for everyday things. Thank you, God, for this doctor's appointment. Jasiel's fever was at 103.5. She screamed every time she urinated. Thank you, God, for these antibiotics.
As soon as I said those thanks, a pocket of expansiveness opened up inside me. A thought. What glorious abundance it is to have health insurance, to have the privilege of taking my daughter to the doctor.
Thank you, God, for this clean bathroom at the doctor's office.
Gratitude is the insulation against the cold winds of despair. I'm clinging to that insulation now.
I woke up with a tear-stained pillow the other night. I was crying because I don't want to leave my home.
Thank you, God, for the gift of having lived here.
The other morning I wept because I thought: "Now that we don't own our home, we'll never be able to adopt an orphan." They don't let renters adopt babies, do they? Only successful people who own homes with wide lawns of freshly mowed grass. It's always been part of my lifelong dream–adopt an orphan.
Thank you, God, for a heart open to children.
Maybe it sounds odd to thank God for my own heart. Well, it is a gift–is it not?–to have a mother's heart that only longs to love and love and love? Yes, it's a gift. So, I thank Him for it.
I was frustrated last week because I was supposed to meet up with a friend. I so wanted to see her. I so needed that break. But my daughter was sick and needed my sole attention and care. I texted my friend my apologies, tried to wrangle my schedule and make our meetup happen. She texted back: This is life, friend.
Thank you, God, for friends who seek me out. Thank you for the interruptions of life.
Sometimes I think I deserve a well-planned life. One with backup plans and contingency plans and no interruptions.
I am failing at Lent right now. But I'm failing forward. This Lent is teaching me things I never knew.
By God's grace, I'm failing better.


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Start Menu makes its comeback with Windows 8.1April 2, 2014 | Dominic
Do you remember when Microsoft first launched Windows 8? One of the main criticisms of the OS was that it was buggy, slow, too "different" and didn't have a Start Menu.
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It's official. Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy S5.
A slight update over the S4, the Galaxy S5 retains a similar look to its older brother, but comes with slightly squared edges as well as a back … Read More
Galaxy S5: What to expect?February 23, 2014 | Dominic
With the Samsung Galaxy S5's official unveiling now less than a day away, it's time to round up all the rumours, teasers and predictions, with a final post on what to expect at tomorrow's Barcelona event.
An all … Read More
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The iPhone 5s is a slim phone with a gorgeous design. Unfortunately it's prone to scratches, and so it's only natural you'll want to protect it the best you can. Finding a case that balances aesthetics and protection can … Read More
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Beats Music had its official launch today, offering yet another music streaming alternative to Spotify, Rdio and Pandora. The service is available on Android, iOS or your desktop browser, and there are plans for the service to come … Read More
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With many of the latest smartphones coming with a 5-inch screen or above as standard, it seems as if having a "phablet" is today's new norm. But what about those of us who want a smaller phone for … Read More
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Club De Vela la Ballena AlegreREGISTER FOR THE EVENT AND ACCOMMODATIONS:
Boys 14 - 16: Jerome Cloetens Noe Font
Boys 8 - 13: Tom Bridge
Girls 14 - 16: Kate Amanda Bowcutt Isabeau Galliart Greta Menardo Vera Klabbers
Girls 8 - 13: Gal Heras
Fly to Girona or Barcelona Airports. Popular flights from major European Cities.
From Barcelona Airport is 150 KM. From Girona Airport is 45 KM.
Private transfers (under reservation/ CONTACT before 15th June)
You can book a bungalow in Camping la Ballena Alegre or a plot for your caravan or tent.The Bungalows are fully equiped with all you need to feel like at home durig your stay.Bathroom, kitchen and cookware, fridge of 220 L, microwave, nespresso coffee machine , sheets (free upon request at the reservation) and blankets, covered terrace with table and chairs and a sun lounger . We included in this special price ADSL connection, towels and blankets.You can book and register for the event directly by going to: http://www.ballena-alegre.com/en/pkra-kite-boarding-freestyle-junior-2014/If you are interested to book a bungalow we can offer you this SPECIAL packs from June 27th to July 4th:
Bungalow from 27/06 til 04/07:• Mediterráneo Special PACK ( Free Wiffi, ADSL, towelsand blanquets. Maxim. 4 people included )...................... 585 €• TAMARIU Special Pack ( Free Wiffi, ADSL, towelsand blanquets. Maxim. 5 people included) ...................... 720 €
• PLUS Plot Special PACK+ total price per plot ................................................ 241,90€ + total price per adult .............................................. 32,40€ + total price per children until 10 years old....... 18,90 €***Meals not included.***Tourist tax not included(0,50 € /person /day older from 17 years old)
MealsWe offer you the possibility to contract:• FULL PENSION (breakfast, lunch and dinner) .............. 25 €• HALF PENSION (breakfast and dinner)........................ 15 €You can contract this service directly at your arrive in our reception.
ENTRANCE FORFAIT:For the ones who hasn't a lodgement inside the campside, you have to pay a Entrance forfait from 60€ to have free acces inside the campside with your material and also to use the installations.You can contract this forfait directly at your arrive in our reception.Visitors are aloud to enjoy the competiton. You have to park the car in our outside parking
Choppy 22 to 26 Degrees Centigrade
Termic moderate wind 8 to 20 knots.
CategoriesThe junior Freestyle discipline is the only discipline and it will be run using the official PKRA freestyle rules. IKA will grant Juniour Freestyle World Titles in 3 age groups for the boys and 2 age groups for the girls. • Boys 8-11 years of age Born between January 1st, 2003 and December 31st, 2006 • Boys 12-14 years of age Born between January 1st, 2000 and December 31st, 2002 • Boys 15-16 years of age Born between January 1st, 1998 and December 31st, 1999 • Girls 8-13 years of age Born between January 1st, 2001 and December 31st, 2006 • Girls 14-16 years of age Born between January 1st, 1998 and December 31st, 2000There will be prizes and throphies for the top 3 rider in each age group.
There will be competition clinics for all the kids with the PKRA top professionals during the event. The goal of the clinics will be to teach the kids how to train and compete.


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We were invited to speak at PACON (Pacific Congress on Marine Science and Technology) this past week and the experience was awesome. The event was highlighting scientific breakthroughs across the pacific in 2012 along with strengthening the bonds while creating new ones between government, public, and private sectors.
We spoke specifically about getting information that is relegated to a select few and figuring out how to share it with the general public. This went hand in hand with where our organization has found itself. The desire to perpetuate our mission has found us at a crux of doing what we have been doing in the past or stepping up to the plate and trying something new.
Dr. Lorenz Magaard sponsored our entrance fee, our graphics designer Vanessa Katz gave us coupons to fly for free, and Noah Gibson our board member gave us a bed to sleep on. In other words, the event cost our organization nothing other than our precious time we spent preparing and attending.
Highlights of the Event
- Learning about Ancient Hawaiian fishing techniques
- Satoumi: "the symbiotic relationship of man and the coastal area in which they live."
- CAT Bonds: The use of bonds to leverage the risk of Catastrophic Events like Hurricanes.
- Hurricane and other Disaster Insurances
- Current status of photovoltaic electrical generation
- Hot Fusion
- Methane Hydrate
- Aquaculture of Tuna off of the Big Island
- Waste disposal after a Tsunami
- Offshore wind power potential in Hawaii
- The costs of the Japan Tsunami
These events serve as not only an opportunity to hear some great speakers. More importantly the create and forge powerful bonds between attendees. This will allow for a better flow of information and hopefully open up future funding sources to allow Sustainable Coastlines to better fulfill their mission.
If you have any questions regarding any of the highlights above, please feel free to ask. I am not a scientist but you can get my opinion or what I think.
Once again, big Mahalo to all the people that helped us go to this amazing event. Specifically Dr. Lorenz Magaard, Elizabeth Glover, Noah Gibson, and Vanessa Katz.


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Robert S. Kaplan
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- 09 Mar 2011
- Working Papers
Accounting Scholarship That Advances Professional Knowledge and Practice
Accounting scholars generally do a fine job of analyzing how we process accounting data, but they ought to spend more time looking at how that data is produced, says Harvard Business School professor Robert S. Kaplan. In this paper—in response to a newly minted professor who sought his advice—Kaplan reminds young scholars that accounting is more of a professional discipline than an academic subject. To that end, he advises them not just to teach their students the common body of accounting knowledge, but also to advance that body of knowledge by bridging the gap between scholarship and practice. Read More
- 17 Mar 2010
- Working Papers
Conceptual Foundations of the Balanced Scorecard
This article documents the precursors of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) strategic performance management tool and describes the evolution of the BSC since its introduction in 1992 in the Harvard Business Review. During the last 15 years, the BSC has been adopted by thousands of private, public, and nonprofit enterprises around the world. HBS professor Robert S. Kaplan, who created the concept and tool with David Norton, explains the roots and motivation for their original article as well as subsequent innovations that connect it to a larger management literature. Read More
- 11 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Strategy Execution and the Balanced Scorecard
Companies often manage strategy in fits and starts, with strategy execution lost along the way. A new book by Balanced Scorecard creators Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton aims to make strategy a continual process. Read More
- 11 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Adding Time to Activity-Based Costing
Determining a company's true costs and profitability has always been difficult, although advancements such as activity-based costing (ABC) have helped. In a new book, Professor Robert Kaplan and Acorn Systems' Steven Anderson offer a simplified system based on time-driven ABC that leverages existing enterprise resource planning systems. Read More
- 20 Dec 2006
- Working Papers
The Demise of Cost and Profit Centers
The Balanced Scorecard has proven to be a general and powerful performance management framework for units previously treated as profit and investment centers. The management control literature, however, identifies other organizational forms for decentralized units, including standard cost centers, revenue centers, and support units treated as discretionary expense centers. Starting from the example of a classic teaching case, Empire Glass Company, Kaplan explains how strategy maps and the Balanced Scorecard transform cost, revenue, and discretionary expense centers into strategic business units in their own right. Read More
- 27 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Office of Strategy Management
Many organizations suffer a disconnect between strategy formulation and its execution. The answer? HBS professor Robert S. Kaplan and colleague Andrew Pateman argue for the creation of a new corporate office. Read More
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Papers
Creating the Office of Strategy Management
Organizations often fail to execute their strategy—failure rates may range as high as 60 to 90 percent. Successful companies align their key management processes for effective strategy execution. Creating a new corporate-unit level, the Office of Strategy Management (OSM), may help align management processes to strategy. The authors explain, among other topics, OSM core processes, desirable OSM processes, integrative processes, and positioning the OSM. Read More
- 02 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Mapping Your Corporate Strategy
From the originators of the Balanced Scorecard system, Strategy Maps is a new book that explores how companies can best their competition. A Q&A with Robert S. Kaplan. Read More
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Papers
Improving Corporate Governance with the Balanced Scorecard
The authors review the key roles of corporate boards and recommend a Balanced Scorecard approach to help boards work smarter, not harder. Kaplan and Nagel recommend a three-part Balanced Scorecard program: Part 1: An Enterprise Scorecard that includes enterprise-wide strategic objectives, performance measures, targets, and initiatives; Part 2: A Board Scorecard that defines and clarifies the strategic contributions and requirements of the board, and provides a tool to manage the board's performance; Part 3: Executive Scorecards, which define strategic contributions of top management and are used to select, evaluate, and reward senior executives. Read More
- 05 Jul 2006
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I am honored to be here with Congressman Kevin Brady, Dr. Bob McTeer, Chairman John White and other members of the Board of Regents, Dr. Nancy Dickey, Dr. David Prior and the leader of one of the world's foremost genetic research firms, Lexicon Genetics, Dr. Arthur Sands.
Today we are breaking ground on a facility that will help make Texas an international focal point for medical research and job growth in the life science industry, the Texas Institute for Genomic Medicine at Texas A&M University.
This facility was made possible because of the groundbreaking work of Lexicon Genetics, because of the vision of our higher education leaders, and because the State of Texas committed $50 million from the Texas Enterprise Fund recognizing that genetics research will lead to life-saving medical treatments and therapies.
Lexicon is the world leader in mapping the mouse genome, which has a counterpart in 99 percent of the human genome.
The purpose of this institute is not to study mice, but to cure man.
By creating a "knockout mouse" with a specific gene turned off, scientists can learn the function of that gene, and later, develop treatments for human diseases and conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, birth defects and cancer.
And to meet that goal, Lexicon is using $35 million of the Enterprise Fund grant to create two copies of its knockout mouse cell line library, including the one housed here at Texas A&M.
Not only will TIGM's libraries and resources be available to researchers from universities across Texas, they will also be open to members of the private sector who will use the knowledge gained at the Institute to develop new technologies.
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Not sure if there's one of these started already, but it's still pretty far off, so I thought I'd make one. Have any of you guys taken the TEAS yet? If not, where are you taking it? I didn't see any dates listed for GSU.... Read More
- 1Apr 12, '12 by mybebe001Hey guys,
Just a quick bit of info from the nursing office...I was at the nursing office today and there was a person that walked in to decline their acceptance to GSU...so, they will still be sending out acceptance letters. I just wanted you guys to know so you don't give up. Good luck! I really hope to see everyone posting that they received their acceptance tomorrow
- 0I'm sorry to hear that sohee... Do you mind sharing your stats? Did you apply at any other schools? I hope you can either get somewhere else or reapply at GSU next semester and get in next time around!! Everything does happen for a reason.. so, I hope you are feeling ok!!
- 0Quote from soheeI'm sorry to hear that sohee... Did you apply any where else? Everything happens for a reason so I really hope you are feeling ok! I hope you get accepted at another school or reapply at GSU and get accepted there next time around! Do you mind sharing your stats? Just so those that haven't gotten letters yet (including myself) can have an idea where we stand..Well, I just wanted to let everyone know that I got my rejection letter today. So the letters are coming..
- 0Thanks for the info mybebe001!!! That gives me some hope... we never know what God's plan is.. BTW.. sorry I posted two posts saying the same thing.. I thought it hadn't gone through..
- 0Apr 12, '12 by mybebe001Quote from soheeI am really sorry to hear that ...I know what I am about to say sounds cliche, but don't give up ...this does not mean that you have to give up on your dream. Maybe it wasn't the right time...did you apply anywhere else? I know it is easier said than done; however, you can always reapply...just follow your passion no matter what! Best of luck to you...Well, I just wanted to let everyone know that I got my rejection letter today. So the letters are coming..
- 0Apr 12, '12 by kuhelskiok, here is how the wait list goes. I've been wait list 2x..
If you get a wait list letter there is a contact person and number. Call the contact person and they will let you know where you are on the list. From my understanding they have round 30 people on the wait list. Unless you are the top 3 people your chance of getting a call is slim to none-but anything can happen. They will keep the wait list until the first day of semester. Once the semester starts the wait list is trashed and we are back to square one. They will send you a letter 2 weeks into the semester and let you know that the wait list is no longer in effect and they will give you a break down on improving your chance of getting in next time in case you decide to re-apply.
It is broken down: TEAS, GPA, Science GPA, essay, and recommendation letter.
My first letter suggested that I repeat any classes that I had a C in.
In my second letter it was suggested that I repeat any classes that I had a B in. (figure since competition is getting more fierce).
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Also- when I took Nurs 2010, my teacher told me that when they call you need to answer. They will not leave a message. If you don't answer, they go down to the next name on the list. She told me to program the school number and keep the phone on me at all times. I know this seems unreasonable but this was what I was told last summer.


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PetSmart Announces Second Quarter 2013 Results
PetSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PETM) today reported earnings of $0.89 per share, up 25% compared to $0.71 per share in the second quarter of 2012. Net income totaled $93 million in the second quarter of 2013, compared to $79 million in the second quarter of 2012.
Total sales for the second quarter of 2013 increased 5.3% to $1.7 billion. Comparable store sales, or sales in stores open at least a year, grew 3.4%, benefitting from comparable transactions growth of 1.0%. Services sales, which are included in total sales, grew 7.3% to $205 million.
During the second quarter, the company generated $87 million in cash flows from operating activities, spent $26 million in capital expenditures, and repurchased $24 million of PetSmart stock. The company ended the quarter with $353 million in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and zero borrowings on its credit facility.
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Hello and welcome. Bonjour et bienvieue. Hola y bienvendios. Swadiikrahp, mybpenraikrahp!!! Konnichiwa. Hall und herzlich wilkomen. Salvete. Apa kabar.
This is the Comhrac Bas International Discussion forumn: a defense and fighting method owing its lineage to the ZENITH of armed & unarmed combat: The Roman Harena. The mission of this board is to edify & acquaint the tyro with the Occidental Fighting Arts--these are unknown to most "Martial Artists" who think only of the Oriental Methods. The Occidental Fighting Arts have a long unique history containing more technological advancement than other arts.
This forum will concern intself with all of Occidental Fighting: For example, we readily embrace those who practice Renaissance Fighting Arts (Cut & Thrust Sword and Rapier, blade methods along with the unarmed methods, etc.). We welcome all of the desirous--we start our focue on the Roman LUDI (Gladiator, Pugnator {striker} et Luctator {grappler} training school), and move on to La Escuela de Espada y Daga (the Spanish were the greatest swordsmen for 200 years, influencing all they conquered with their geometrical fighting methods), and, even, the methods of Jim Bowie and the Arkansas Toothpcik (the early 1800's had New Orleans as the seat of fighting in the New World: the methods French & Italian, dervied from the Spanish methods--including grappling--Combat de la rue was the foreruner to Savate which is the forerunner of the SPORT FIGHTING La Boxe Francaise (the terms Savate & La Boxe Francaise aren't interchangable) this is truly the only single place to meet and discuss these topics--including mind technologies, weight training and whole body training (there's alot of confusion out there on these topics, too).
Also, because this is an INTERNATIONAL FORUMN I welcome anyone who wishes to post in French, Spanish, Italian, or German (as I can handle those languages--maybe later I will translate this whole page into each language). I can also handle the Romanized transcriptions of Thai and Japanese, if you would like.
Vous pouvez ecrire en francais, s'il vous plait. Uds. pueden escribir en Espanol si quiren hacerlo. Sie koenen in Deutsch schreiben, wenn Sie moechten und uns wissen lassen, was Sie denken oder welche Fragen Sie haben oder ob Sie Meinungen aussern wollen. Io spero che loro scrivano in Italiano.
The methods of Comhrac Bas are not limited (we use all striking & grappling techniques and other techiques that escape a closed defintion, along with Neuro Linguistic Programming, Feldenkrasis, Bulgarian & Soviet Mental/Phsycial Enahcnement, Visual Tracking Skills, and all current Mind Technology and Learning Theories for accelerated learning)--thus this board will not be limited to one thing.
My objective is to operate as a facilitator, not handing out the answers nor giving away loads of free information, but to help all those who are studying Comhrac Bas, Blade techniques, or other Self-Defense methods of any Occidnetal Art and those who wish to further their education by learning the difference between Oriental and Occidnetal methods--I think that a good example of this is in blade work--and those who have ACTUALLY used these techniques or others in REALITY (this is a not a SPORT FIGHTING METHOD--which, to put it mildly, is a whole new mind-set for most). We don't spend our time doing impressive clinic moves & proving our manhood within inconsquential training hall matches.
I would rather that you use this FORUMN to discover and reflect upon what you have REALY DONE or TRIED TO DO. Slow motion dissection of real time techniques is sophmoric, at best. Devising counters to moves that you have never seen before and would not recover from the first time you encounter them--shows the banality of a catch-up mentality. There was no room for learning from mistakes in the Harena (that's Latin)--much like today's USA inner city. Pleading to the referee, politics, going home and working on it later, pereparing for the opponent the next time--it didn't happen. No, death was the only answer to a mistake and we activley choose LIFE and not Death. Think about it: sport fighting is for sportsmen; self-defense is for survival. Here is where you can choose for yourself what you will become. Don't let ignorance limit you. Train hard. VALVETE--primus dux bellorum Comhrac Bas.


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Many professional hair color brands have over 100 shades. Are these really necessary? How can a salon stock everything?
Unfortunately, many manufactures have way over 100 shades available for salon owners to purchase. As a salon owner myself, I do not EVER purchase all of a brand's shades. There are a few basics that a colorist needs when creating the perfect shade, and that begins with a BALANCE of brown, blue, red, and yellow. With those tones, colorists can create the exact shade needed for each client sitting in our chairs. Let's give the tools back to hairdressers so they can blend the perfect shade for each client sitting in their chair.
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- Always do your homework: Do not believe everything that you are told, go back to your salon and swatch out haircolor. Ask yourself: what is this company's gold, yellow/gold, green/gold, etc. Use this information to build your own library.
- Take risks: Success always entails failure. Don't be afraid, just keep taking risks.
What can we do to preserve our salon color at-home?
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If you could invent any hair color product, what would it do?
When the opportunity arises, I would love to create a shampoo that delivers believable tones. Hair color fades, and unfortunately blondes, reds, and brunettes lose color intensity and shine through natural oxidation. My homecare product would customize a blend of tones into one bottle for each individual client. This will keep salon color looking healthy, shiny, and touchable between salon visits.
As hair color director for The Salon and Spa at Saks Fifth Avenue, Brad Johns defines hair color style for women around the world. His illustrious career in the beauty industry began at Cinandre, and he has since worked as color director for Jean Louis David in Henri Bendel, Clive Summers, Bruno Dessange, Oribe at Elizabeth Arden, and as Artistic Director for both Avon Salon & Spa and The Brad Johns Studio at Elizabeth Arden. Constantly setting trends, Brad has been dubbed the Golden Boy, the Color Czar, and the founding father of the "chunking" technique. However, Brad's look is constantly evolving and his individual approach to hair color has made him a favorite among the film, modeling, and music industries. His work can be seen gracing the pages of every major fashion and beauty magazine, from Vogue to Allure—by whom he was voted the best colorist in New York.
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I've been into the art of transforming hair color since 1973. I grew up transforming troll dolls' hair with food coloring in a very poor neighborhood where beauticians would come to color the ladies' hair, and they always looked happier after. Seeing that transformation stuck with me.
I came to New York to study acting at NYU and ended up coloring all the students' hair in my dorm. While at NYU, my onscreen dreams were halted after being told my blue hair just wouldn't do. What could have been a major life blow instead became a new beginning. My best friend Vivian encouraged me to take my talent for hair and attend beauty school. The first day I walked in for my interview and smelled the perm solution, I knew I had arrived.
I thought if I could transform sad, poor women and make them look and feel better, that would be my career, my art. My art evolved from coloring troll dolls to dorm mates to family to women from all over the planet.
What is your personal beauty philosophy when it comes to hair color?
Hair color should complement the eyes first, the skin second, and the season third. The shade range in which someone should stay is determined by their childhood hair color. If I think a brunette's eyes and skin color might look better as a redhead or blonde, I investigate her family's hair color history. If I find those colors in their family, I go with my instinct and a fiery redhead, a honey-wheat blonde, or a chestnut brunette is born.
What hairstyle and color trends are you a fan of right now? Do you like the ombre look, for example?
I'm not a fan of fad hair color. I invented "chunking" in the 90s and use it as an everyday highlighting technique, not as a "trend." I feel that once a trend like ombre becomes a fad, people get tired of it, lose interest, and then nobody wants it. Trends are just that, they come and go. My philosophy is more about identifying your best personal hair color based on your individual features and lifestyle, not trying to match the look of a celebrity.
Do you have any tips for women to maintain their color and keep it looking fresh longer?
Hair color is an accessory that you never take off. Just like any other expensive accessory, you have to take proper care of it. I recommend specific shampoo, conditioner, and styling aides for my clients so they don't ruin the art of their great color. Women don't need homework; I advise my clients on what specific products to buy so they aren't bothered with reading labels and deciphering ingredients on the back of a bottle.
What do you love most about the work you do?
As long I am helping people bring out their individual beauty by adorning their hair with colors and shapes, I'm doing what I love most. I love the idea that when I start working, I feel like a little kid with a paint brush. My art is transforming people into feeling and looking better.
What comes next for you?
I have over three decades of hair color experience and have been a Color Director at many major salons, including Oribe, Avon, and Red Door, as well as running my own salon. I've also served as a spokesperson for Clairol for many years. What's next is a book I'm working on about how hair color has transformed my life.
After training at Bumble and bumble for four years as well as with master colorist Brad Johns for two years, Miguel Angarita, colorist at New York City's mizu salon, has established himself as one of the city's most talented colorists. He has solid color background with a specialty in multi-dimensional color. As a mizu salon educator he specializes in hair painting/balyage and the ombre technique.
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