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Stroke care in Wales could be significantly improved says report
Despite making improvements, Wales has a long way to go to make our care for stroke patients as good as the best in Europe, the health minister has said.
The first annual Welsh government report on the condition shows people from the most deprived areas are most likely to suffer a stroke.
It comes as a new £11m rehabilitation centre for stroke victims opened at Llandough Hospital, near Cardiff.
Health Minister Mark Drakeford spoke of "huge strides" in treatment.
But Stroke Association Wales said improvements had been slow despite three earlier reports.
A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off.
Deprived communitiesAbout 11,000 people have a stroke each year in Wales, making it the fourth biggest health killer after cancer, heart disease and respiratory disease. In 2010 it caused almost 2,800 deaths.
- International comparisons show that quality of stroke care in Wales could be improved significantly.
- The pace of improvement experienced in Wales since 2010 is higher than that noted in England and Northern Ireland.
- Good progress has been made in developing thrombolysis services after minimal provision two years ago
- Deaths from stroke among those admitted to hospital with stroke have fallen by 3.9% since 2006/ 2007 from 22.4% to 18.5% in 2012/2013
- 30 day hospital survival rates for stroke patients have shown a modest improvement since 2007/2008
- Source: Stroke annual report for Welsh government
But the report shows progress in key areas, including both a fall in the death rate from strokes and emergency hospital admissions for the condition.
"However, inequalities remain and we are concerned about the higher number of people who suffer from a stroke amongst our more deprived communities," it said.
"The prevalence and mortality rate is considerably higher in men and those aged over 65."
About stroke care, which refers to both prevention and treatment, the report added: "International comparisons show that quality of stroke care in Wales could be improved significantly.
"Both England and Wales lag behind comparable countries for rates of mortality, the availability of skilled facilities and in access to treatments that have been shown to improve outcomes vary across Wales."
The report added: "There is a lot to be done if we are to close the gaps within Wales and between Wales and the most successful European countries."
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End Quote Darren Millar AM Shadow health minister...until Labour ministers address ambulance failings, delayed hospital transfers as well as staffing pressures, stroke patients may not receive the timely treatment they require"
Mr Drakeford said there had been "huge strides" in the treatment of strokes.
"We have invested almost £350,000 over the past three years to support the all Wales out-of-hours Telestroke service," said the minister, ahead of the official opening of the stroke rehabilitation unit at Llandough.
"Also, we have increased focus on thrombolysis, the use of drugs that breaks up clots in the blood, which is recognised as a vitally important.
"For the first time we are able to review how stroke services are performing at a local and national level.
"This annual report highlights the progress we have made and identifies areas for future improvement - and I cannot think of a better day to publish than on World Stroke Day."
But shadow health spokesman Darren Millar said while additional investment in stroke care was welcome, persistent evidence had shown that patient outcomes in Wales continued to lag behind other parts of the UK.
"Evidence has shown that immediate treatment is the major factor in securing a successful recovery and until Labour ministers address ambulance failings, delayed hospital transfers as well as staffing pressures, stroke patients may not receive the timely treatment they require," said the Conservative AM.
Claire O'Shea, from Stroke Association Wales, said despite previous reports improvements had not come fast enough.
"It's definitely a lack of resource," she told BBC Radio Wales.
"There are individuals within the NHS in Wales who are working really hard to drive up standards but at the moment they need more resource, they probably need more finance.
"We've had three inquiries into strokes in recent years and there has been little progress made after each one."


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Off Oregon's coast, researchers hope to pump electricity from surf to turf
Along Oregon's postcard coast, generations have tapped the ocean for its rich fisheries. Now, a new generation wants to tap it for electricity.
The goal is to wrest kilowatts from the Pacific Ocean waves by using small floating generators that ride the rolling swells and convert the up-and-down motion into usable volts.
In late July, New Jersey-based Ocean Power Technologies, Inc., filed for a preliminary permit with the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to anchor one of its generating buoys off Gardiner, Ore. Meanwhile, researchers at Oregon State University are working to establish a national wave-energy research and demonstration facility here off Newport.
The efforts highlight a renewed interest in the US for enlisting waves and tides in the quest for renewable energy sources and greater energy independence, specialists say.
Ocean energy is still in its infancy, specialists emphasize, and work remains to be done to make it economical enough to hook to the grid. But smaller, more powerful turbines; advances in marine cables and anchoring techniques; and other developments may allow today's power-plant designs to avoid some of the technical and environmental hurdles that plagued ocean-power proposals in the 1970s and '80s, they add.
"If you are careful in selecting sites, it can be viable for those areas and eventually cost-effective," says Andy Trenka, with the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo.
So far, tidal energy – which relies on the rise-and-fall of tides – appears to be garnering more interest than wave energy, which exploits the waves' rise-and-fall.
"While it's a poor choice of words, its been somewhat of a land rush in the last year or so in terms of interest in developing potential tidal energy sites," says Bryan Lee, a spokesman for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington, D.C. Over the past two years, the agency has issued preliminary permits for 11 projects in Florida, New York, California, and Washington. This year, it received 11 more applications for projects in the Northeast, Pacific Northwest, and Alaska.
One tidal project, for example, involves Verdant Power, LLC, based in Arlington, Va. This summer, the company set six windmill-like tidal turbines into the bottom of the East River in New York City. It's a stepping stone to a 10-megawatt tidal-energy plant there.

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Social network protection, scam guards, and Windows 8 support make Norton 2013 an attractive package
Norton is a strong choice for early Windows 8 adopters, but its security efficacy could be better.
Symantec has moved Norton 360 to the same release schedule as Norton Internet Security and Norton AntiVirus, making them into a three-tiered strategy for consumer security. Norton AntiVirus is the entry-level product, with Norton Internet Security occupying the middle rung and Norton 360 aimed at people who want the most bang for the most buck.
Notoriously slow to respond to trends, the consumer security field is surprisingly not taking Windows 8 lying down. Norton and many of its competitors are optimizing their suites for Microsoft's new operating system ahead of its release, and Norton is combining that strategy with efforts to protect you on social networks, protection against scams and other social engineering attacks, and a bolstered firewall.
Norton has gone to great lengths to improve its installer over the past three years, and it finally figured out how to bring you a feature we'd been long requesting: the restartless install. It may sound minor to longtime PC fans, but it makes a huge difference in your workflow. It's what people expect from mobile, so why not on Windows?
Once you run the installer, the program is ready to operate in about a minute -- impressively fast, and doubly so considering past performance. The installation process is also the first time that you will interact with Quorum, Norton's behavior-based detection engine. You'll be asked to participate by sending anonymous data to Symantec's cloud. Opting out of the data submission, according to Symantec, will not affect your security.
Running the trial of Norton also requires registering the program. Like many programs, Norton used to force your default browser to open and take you to the company's registration Web site. However, version numbers have largely gone the way of the mobile app. That is, just as mobile app version numbers aren't readily exposed, neither are they readily apparent in Norton, either. The idea is that, like Chrome's and Firefox's rapid-release cycles, new features will be pushed to Norton more often than once a year, and updates will be seamless.
Will it happen? That's hard to say, given the Windows security business' glacial pace of improvement. But it's certainly a step in the right direction that Norton competitors would do well to emulate.
Overall, Norton's installation experience was fast and hassle-free, with a minimum of configuration options, which all appeared necessary.
All the Norton products received a major overhaul this year as the interface has been optimized for touch screens and Windows 8. That doesn't mean that the advanced customizations aren't available, but there's no question that the new Norton design is focused on the future.
The design features four Windows 8-style tiles in the middle of a gray box. It's strongly influenced by Windows 8 design, but it actually isn't designed for the Metro side of Windows 8 -- it opens in a single window in Desktop mode.
There's one big color scheme difference between Norton 360 and the AntiVirus and Internet Security suites. Whereas those suites have the feature "tiles" in black, 360 is in yellow with fonts in white. It renders the user interface horribly garish, and the white on yellow is difficult to read.
Questionable colors aside, there are only minor differences between the versions. 360's tiles access Security, Identity, Backup, and Tuneup, while the other two focus on security status, Scan Now, LiveUpdate, and Advanced. At the top, there's navigation to Tasks, Settings, the Performance window, Feedback, Account details, and Support. On the right, there are icons to link you to device management for remotely controlling cross-device Norton installations on the same account; the QR code for Android under Mobile; Online Family for parental controls; and Safe Web for verifying URLs and search queries as safe.
Norton 360 also offers a link to Norton Studio, the oddly named Windows 8 app for managing your Norton account.
The interface is easy to use on Windows 8, as that's what it's been designed for. It's also effective on a Windows 7 computer. Despite the size of the main screen "tiles," it didn't feel awkward with a mouse. Likewise on Windows 8, we had no problem targeting the text based links deeper down in the settings.
However, some of the legacy features from last year, like the real-time Performance charts, look small on Windows 8. A redesign here would've been appreciated. Instead, much like Windows 8 itself, the Norton suites feel like they straddle the Metro and Desktop worlds. Most of the time it works. Occasionally, it's a bit weird, but it's never unusable.
Features and support
Much like last year's Norton updates, there are no world-shaking new features. However, if you're on social networks a lot, or you're planning to upgrade to Windows 8, there are some good improvements worth calling out.
The new Scam Insight takes browsing data from Norton's Insight network of anonymous user-contributed data to warn the Norton community when a Web site is potentially risky. Sites that are new or do not have an established reputation will be flagged. It can be overridden, but it's also a good way to help judge when a site that looks like your bank's site actually isn't.
The Insight network now tracks IP addresses, too, for determining when a new threat is coming from a repeated source. Meanwhile, improvements made to the Norton Intrusion Prevention System and the Norton Safe Web for Facebook app keep an eye out for threats such as linkjacking and posts with links to malicious sites.
Norton 2013 also integrates with Windows 8's ELAM, the Early Launch of Anti-Malware hook that allows security software to boot earlier than on Windows 7. This prevents certain kinds of rootkits from infecting your computer. Also for Windows 8, there's a new memory heap manager to minimize the vulnerability to memory exploits.
If you're new to Norton or considering a return, there have been improvements over the past few years that have once again made it a competitive suite. The reputation-based security checks where your programs were installed from and when they were installed, and compares that data against the tens of millions of users participating in the crowdsourced Norton Community Watch to see if any of your programs should be red-flagged. Norton's System Insight warns you when your programs unnecessarily hog system resources. This gives some extra heft to the system performance map, where you can click on any spike and see what caused it.
Download Insight applies the same reputation-based logic to new downloads, and Norton SONAR (Symantec Online Network for Automatic Response) looks for suspicious software behavior and automatically chooses protective actions. You can toggle how aggressive SONAR is in the Settings window.
Along with the quick scan, full system scan, and custom scan for viruses and malware, you can now have Norton scan your Facebook wall for malicious links. There are also on-demand reputation-based quick scans, full scans, and custom scans for those who want Norton to immediately scan their installed programs. After completing a scan, Norton provides you with a summary report. More detailed information, including scan duration and a deeper dive into threats discovered, can be read under the History option from the main window. There's also a link you can follow in case you believe that Norton missed something in its scan, although as reputation-based protection matures, on-demand scanning is becoming less necessary when compared with the "always-on" protection offered here.
The bootable recovery tool comes with a feature that automatically creates a CD-, DVD-, or USB-based bootable device. The USB component is especially important on systems that don't have optical drives, such as Netbooks.
What separates Norton 360 from Norton Internet Security are the backup/restore tools and the PC tuneup tools. AntiVirus lacks those, as well as parental controls and identity protection options. Norton 360 includes a stingy 2 GB of online storage and costs $79.99, while buying the $99.99 Premiere version bumps you up to 25GB of online storage. Norton Internet Security 2013 goes for $69.99, and $49.99 will get you Norton AntiVirus 2013.
The tune-up options are fairly boilerplate, although they do work well. You get hard-drive cleaning, Registry cleaning, Windows start-up tweaks, and on-the-fly RAM management.
As with the rest of the program, the support options have been streamlined behind a drop-down menu in the top right of the interface. Help opens local support, Tutorials takes you to a Web site with extensive how-tos, and the Get Support link accesses the breadth of Norton's customer support in a new window. Here, you can chat with tech support 24-7, explore the user manual, and check out the Norton FAQ and knowledge base. Phone support is also available, although Symantec takes part in the trend of making phone support harder to access by funneling users to online resources.
Price-wise, Norton AntiVirus is higher than most competitors for its level of features, while the non-Premier version of Norton 360 costs a bit lower. The features are competitive, but those price points certainly skew the discerning buyer towards the higher end.
Norton's fast installation and comprehensive feature set would be useless without solid performance, and Norton Internet Security 2012 delivers extremely high third-party efficacy benchmarks and strong performance benchmarks.
In a real-world test, Norton 2012 completed a Quick Scan in 2 minutes, 35 seconds; the Full Scan took 1 hour, 23 minutes, and 24 seconds. Both are in the ballpark of last year's scans.
After publishing this review, CNET Labs discovered a hardware error on our test computer that affected our published system benchmarks. CNET Labs' revised benchmarks found all three Norton suites to have performed extremely well in most areas.
Symantec has been boosting its small impact on startup times, and our new benchmarks verify this: Norton 360 only slowed down startup by about 3 seconds, Norton Internet Security added about 4 seconds to boot, while Norton AntiVirus added around 7 seconds. These are excellent numbers, and the majority of our other tests show that the suite does have a small system impact.
Shutdown time for all three was around 3 to 4 seconds slower than for an unprotected computer. While the toll taken on in-program performance wasn't great, it wasn't atrociously slow, either. Our new Wake from Sleep test found that all three Norton suites actually woke the test computer from sleep about 50 percent faster than with an unprotected computer.
Taking into consideration variations in hardware, you're not going to notice much when Norton is running as you go about your computing business.
Security program | Boot time | Shutdown time | Wake from sleep | Scan time | MS Office performance | iTunes decoding | Media multitasking | Cinebench |
Unprotected system | 47.5 | 7.8 | 11.5 | n/a | 412 | 124 | 344 | 17,116 |
Average of all tested systems (to date) | 52.2 | 11.4 | 6.3 | 1,038 | 426 | 125 | 346 | 17,327 |
Norton AntiVirus 2013 | 54.6 | 12.1 | 4.9 | 1,068 | 435 | 125 | 346 | 17,418 |
Norton Internet Security 2013 | 51.5 | 11.2 | 4.9 | 1,069 | 409 | 126 | 345 | 17,428 |
Norton 360 2013 | 50.6 | 11.0 | 9.1 | 976 | 435 | 125 | 348 | 17,134 |
*All tests measured in seconds, except for Cinebench. On the Cinebench test, the higher number is better.
In independent threat detection and removal tests, Norton is a strong performer. In the AV-Test.org test on Windows 7 from June 2012, Norton Internet Security 2012 scored 14.5 out of 18 overall, a respectable score, but slightly off from last year's 15 out of 18. The suite had a 5.0 rating out of 6 in Protection, a 4.5 in Repair, and a 6.0 in Usability.
Symantec no longer participates in tests from AV-Comparatives.org because of methodology differences, which makes it exceedingly difficult to fairly stand Norton against its competition, which by and large participates in both tests.
Just as last year's review noted some slippage in Norton's performance, this year we're seeing even more. It's still a solid suite, and will keep you safe, but it won't keep you safest.
Symantec positions Norton as one of the best paid-license security suites available. The tighter integration of behavioral detection, Windows 8 support, the easy access to Web-based premium features, and the robust mobile and management offerings make its features comprehensive. The benchmarks bear out Symantec's claims of a lightweight system impact, keeping Norton as a highly recommended paid security option for Windows computers.


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Nah. It's quite normal
Heh, good luck finding many otaku in Montana. About all you'll find there are rednecks.
That doesn't mean that they are bad. Just that those that go in are genearlly the ones that will not spend as much time to care.
If they start offering me stuff and I didn't even apply for email. Such as if they tell me they will give me a big scholarship or super easy ____. I don't apply
That's the other part. The people. At one of my community college classes, there are two other people my age and the rest are old farts.
Yeah, if they're too easy to get into then they're probably not that good.
It's hilarious when you walk into the AP classes and there are a bunch of liberals in there, but when you walk into an "average class" it's full of rednecks. The liberals there really do like there Asians (especially once you see Little Miss Moe who is the epitome of kawaii).
Little Miss Moe is the epitome of Moe.
But yes, this just about sums up our school.
I've only see one stuck up biatch snob who just deserves to 死ぬ.
All the normal classes I've taken have been huge sketchfests filled with people I wouldn't trust to be living within the same town as me. Seriously. Other than my 2 previous friends, there were no reputable people in my standard Junior English class.


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Pilger, Nebraska — An extraordinary and terrifying sight in northeast Nebraska Monday afternoon as two tornadoes were generated almost side-by-side by a massive storm system.
The two twisters grew in size as they approached the town of Pilger with debris being tossed as they moved. Pilger and another nearby town, Stanton, were reported by storm chasers to have suffered devastating damage.
A weather channel severe weather specialists said one twister was on the ground for more than an hour.
The system unleashed several tornadoes in Stanton County in a system moving at approximately 25 miles per hour.


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Ten years after helping launch John S. Martinez School, Sequella Coleman is moving across town and replacing a star principal at one of the city's highest performing K-8 schools.
The school board Thursday night tapped Coleman (pictured) to lead the Davis Street Arts and Academics School. She replaces longtime principal Lola Nathan, who is retiring.
The board named Myrna Montalvo, leader of the Helene Grant Head Start program, to take Coleman's place as Martinez principal.
The appointments mean the school district has now filled all of its principal vacancies as of the first day of summer vacation, Superintendent Garth Harries announced. That's a lot sooner than in some previous years: In 2011, the city's largest high school didn't get a principal until Aug. 10; in 2010, Judy Puglisi got just six weeks to prepare to lead Metropolitan Business Academy.
The school board also named two assistant principals Thursday: Jenny Clarino at Lincoln-Bassett School and Monique Brunson at Brennan/Rogers. That leaves six vacant assistant principal jobs, according to Harries.
Coleman was one of six finalists to lead Davis Street, a pre-K to 8 magnet school in Westville. Under Nathan's 20 years of leadership, the school rose to be one of the city's highest-performing. Nathan spotted talent in teacher's aides and parents and grew a strong team that made headlines for eliminating the achievement gap between African-American New Haveners and their suburban peers. Nathan is retiring this July after a 46-year career with the school district.
Coleman's own career in the school system spans four superintendents. After moving here from Ohio at the age of 13, she attended New Haven schools and graduated from Hillhouse High in 1975. She got her start in the school district as an executive assistant to John Dow, the city's first black superintendent. She later returned to the school district as a 6th-grade teacher at Fair Haven School. She led Brennan-Rogers School when its new buildings opened in 1998; in 2004 she became the founding principal of John S. Martinez School in Fair Haven. She has 21 years' experience as an educator, according to the schools budget.
Asked about her plans for the Davis Street school, she said she plans to work with parents and "continue the success" that the school has enjoyed.
"I'm always up for a new challenge," she said.
Coleman's replacement at Martinez, Montalvo, noted that she will step into a school that has had the same leader for 10 years.
"I ask myself, how will I fill those shoes?" Montalvo said.
"I will fill those shoes with my staff." She made a point to call her assistant principal, Luis Menacho, to stand beside her. She vowed to work "together as a team."
Brunson (pictured) has been leading Edgewood School since January, when the principal left abruptly in the middle of the year to take a job in Branford.
Brunson "served admirably, by all accounts, but made the personal decision that she would like to return to an AP [assistant principal] role in a different environment," Harries wrote in a personnel update.
Brunson said she learned a lot during her six-month principal stint. At Brennan/Rogers School, she will work under Gail DeBlasio .
Shanta Smith, an assistant principal at an elementary school in Clinton, is taking over Edgewood School.
Clarino (pictured during the Pledge of Allegiance) will take on a big challenge: to help Lincoln-Bassett School lift out of a chapter of poor instruction, high truancy and adult infighting. The school is replacing its principal of one year as part of a state-funded turnaround effort through the Commissioner's Network. Clarino was chosen by the school's incoming principal, Janet Brown-Clayton, and a "turnaround committee" of school staff, a parent, and city and state officials.
Clarino was one of the first teachers to enroll in a new training program for aspiring principals run jointly by the New Haven Public Schools and the Achievement First charter school network. She spent half a year at Amistad Academy and another half at Davis Street. After the training program, she didn't land a full-fledged administrator job right away. She spent a year as a teacher doing an administrative internship at Quinnipiac School. This year, she had a baby and then worked at Barnard Environmental Studies Magnet School.
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Brilliantly Bookish: 15 Dazzling Library Designs: The word "library" doesn't immediately conjure up a sense of coolness but these libraries are much more than just book storage depots. From public archives of knowledge to centers of learning at colleges and universities, libraries can be amazing places - so why shouldn't they look the part? From alien blob monster buildings to futuristic steel-and-glass mega-structures, here fifteen libraries that prove books can be very cool.
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Texas Mile Previous Next Michael Bailey of Corpus Christi straps into his harness Saturday as he nears the front of the line during the Texas Mile event at the Goliad County Industrial Airpark. Bailey pushed his Porsche 911 Turbo to a top speed of 196 mph before hitting the mile mark. Michael Zamora Motorcyclists put their helmets on Saturday as they get ready to ride in the Texas Mile. Michael Zamora Drivers mingle as cars and motorcycles of all types wait their turn on the runway Saturday during the Texas Mile at the Goliad County Industrial Airpark. Michael Zamora An emergency helicopter lands on the runway near the 1 mile mark after a car flipped several times at the end of a run Saturday at the Texas Mile. Event officials said the driver was walking and good spirits after the crash, but taken to a hospital as a precaution. The crash delayed the event for more than an hour. Michael Zamora Alan Westfall of San Antonio places clear strips of helicopter tape over grooves on the front of his car to help cut wind resistance. Michael Zamora Jennifer Robertson, a Corpus Christi native now living in Center Point, makes some final adjustments to her turbocharged Hayabusa Saturdaybefore heading out onto the runway for the Texas Mile. Michael Zamora A motorcyclist flies past the three-quarter mark at more than 100 mph Saturday during the Texas Mile event at the Goliad County Industrial Airpark. Participants have one mile of open runway to drive as fast as their vehicle will allow. Michael Zamora R.J. Grisoff wipes down his father's 2007 Z06 Corvette Saturday as he gets ready to take it for a drive during the Texas Mile event at the Goliad County Industrial Airpark. His father, Bob Grisoff, drove the mile Friday to a top speed of 204.9, which R.J. Grisoff hoped to beat Saturday. Michael Zamora Spectators watch vehicles speed down the runway Saturday. Texas Mile organizers estimated more than 1,000 spectators, some with tents, campers and deer stands, turned out to watch drivers flex their motors' muscles. Michael Zamora A car zooms down the runway Saturday. Michael Zamora A car zooms down the runway Saturday. Michael Zamora Spectators watch as a car loops back to the starting grid after racing down the runway Saturday in the Texas Mile. Michael Zamora Show Caption Hide Caption


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A federal appeals court in Washington has struck down the Texas voter ID law which required photos for voters at the polls, saying the law amounts to racial discrimination.
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Ferrari world's top brand, but Apple makes the money
PUBLISHED: 19 Feb 2014 07:15:41 | UPDATED: 19 Feb 2014 14:59:20PUBLISHED: 19 Feb 2014 PRINT EDITION: 19 Feb 2014Bianca Hartge-Hazelman
Legendary Italian carmaker Ferrari may have topped the list of the world's most powerful brands, but the iconic prancing horse's ability to monetise its desirability pales in comparison to the tech giant Apple.
According to the Brand Finance Global 500, which is an annual study conducted by leading brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance, Ferrari scores highly on a wide variety of measures on Brand Finance's Brand Strength Index, from desirability, loyalty and consumer sentiment to visual identity, online presence and employee satisfaction.
Woolworths was Australia's best ranked brand by value, placing 109th. Australia itself placed 15th among countries ranked by brand value, with the US, Japan and Germany taking out the top three positions.
While Ferrari is the world's most powerful brand, its $US4 billion ($4.4 billion) brand value puts it 350th in brand value terms and well behind Apple with a $US105 billion brand value.
"Apple also has a powerful brand, rated AAA by Brand Finance. However, what sets it apart is its ability to monetise that brand. For example, though tablets were in use before the iPad, it was the application of the Apple brand to the concept that captured the public imagination and allowed it to take off as a commercial reality," said Brand Finance chief executive David Haigh.
Ferrari is one of only 11 brands including Google, Hermès, Coca-Cola, Disney, Rolex and F1 racing rival Red Bull to be awarded an AAA+ brand rating and has the highest overall score.
"The prancing horse on a yellow badge is instantly recognisable the world over, even where paved roads have yet to reach," said Mr Haigh. "In its home country and among its many admirers worldwide, Ferrari inspires more than just brand loyalty, more of a cultish, even quasi-religious devotion; its brand power is indisputable."
While Apple has topped the brand value list for the third year running, it's dominance is being challenged by Samsung.
The Korean tech giant's reputation for reliability, a faster pace of innovation and wider range of devices are among many factors that have seen its brand value increase by $US20 billion to $US79 billion this year.
Facebook, meanwhile, has recovered from its problematic initial public offering, which saw its reputation suffer and its brand value plunge in 2013. This year it has rebounded, adding 76 per cent to its brand value to bring the total to $US9.8 billion, putting it 122nd.
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ChannelStrip 3 from Metric Halo is a plug-in that provides a console-style channel strip with dynamics, EQ, time alignment, high-resolution metering on every block, and SpectraFoo spectral analysis.
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Sweet Argentina
Visitors to Argentina may notice that the country has something of a sweet tooth: Heladerías (ice cream shops) can be found on nearly every street corner in Buenos Aires, and most of the coffee for sale in supermarkets comes with sugar already added to the grounds. But no sweet treat is as popular or ubiquitous as dulce de leche, a caramelly concoction used as a spread for bread, as a filler for cookies and cakes, and as a flavor and add-on for ice cream.
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Fruits and Juices You Will Not Taste Back Home
From alcohol to ice cream, the exotic fruits of Ecuador are commonly enjoyed every day as part of Ecuador's rich gastronomic culture. Residents often do not think twice about them, but the fruits of Ecuador are one of the first things visitors notice as dozens and dozens of exotic fruits, many never before seen by tourists, are utilized in many different ways. But two of the most common preparations are juice and ice cream.
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She points to a caramel colored treat: "This is 'caca de perro."
Yes, you heard her correctly… dog poop. It is a common site in downtown Quito where many ladies will try to sell it to you. Just get past the name and give it a try. These kernels of corn cooked with panela (unrefined sugar) and a few other ingredients like chocolate and vanilla extract, are one of Quito's most famous candies.


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Welcome to iwaterlooville.co.uk
Hi, and thanks for stopping by. This is a website about Waterlooville created by people who live in or around the town.
This site provides information about the town and the surrounding villages of Cowplain, Horndean, Denmead, Clanfield, Catherington, Hambledon, Lovedean, Purbrook and Widley.
Waterlooville is quite a nice place to be, we have open countryside stretching for miles just minutes away or a short walk for some plus there are good travel links, the A3M is right on our doorstep for routes north, south, east and west. We've got some nice shops in a safe pedestrian precinct, three (soon to be four) big supermarkets and lots going on. Market day is on a Friday when the precinct gets really busy. There's a leisure centre with a swimming pool & Gym. There are pubs, quiet country pubs like the Bird in Hand, Lovedean and lively pubs with music like The Heroes, Waterlooville and lots in between.
Plus we're near to the Sea, but at around 200 feet above sea level not too near ! We've got places like Port Solent or Gunwharf Quays just twenty minutes away. There are good links to Portsmouth, our nearest city whose football team won the FA cup in 2008 and made it to the 2010 final.
So, welcome to the site, over the coming months we'll list things to do, places to stay, places to visit, events, all sorts of useful info about our town Waterlooville. We're setting up a business directory but not one of those created by machines, ours is real, up to date and informative.
Our obelisks
Financed by part of a 'Liveability' government grant the £54,000 granite Obelisks stand 5m tall at the top end of the precinct between Fabric Warehouse and the Heroes. Commisioned by Havant Borough council in May 2009 the sculptures by Bruce Williams were erected in August that year and feature eight images relating to Waterlooville's past...
- Oak leaves - Waterlooville once surrounded by dense woodland.
- Horses - Stabled near to The Heroes pub.
- Hops - Used to make beer for the pub.
- A wheel - a stopping point between London and Portsmouth.
- A feather from the Duke of Wellingtons hat.
- A tent - The soldiers camp.
- Rope - Used to erect the tents.
- The Sea - A reference to the soldiers voyage across the Solent.
2013 and the Curzon Rooms, once the town's cinema, gets a much needed makeover...
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Mississippi Nurses Foundation Announces Winner
The Mississippi Nurses' Foundation congratulates Mrs. Sherry Rucker James of Lucedale, MS as the grand prize winner in the 2014 Volvo or Grand Vacation Raffle held October 24th at the Mississippi Nurses Association Annual Convention.
Sherry began her nursing career in 1986. She earned an Associate Degree in Nursing from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Science in Nursing Education Administration from the University of Mobile.
She is currently employed as a Nursing Instructor with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. In her role, Sherry is responsible for teaching Associate Degree and Practical Nursing Students in the classroom and in clinical settings.
Sherry said, "I enjoy attending the MNA convention each year. One reason is because I enjoy the learning experience that I receive, but another reason is because I have a great respect and love for MNA/MNF. When I was working on my Master's degree, my daughter was in a BSN program at the time, and my son was graduating from high school. I was working two jobs along with going to school to complete my degree. Financially, I was struggling. I needed $971.00 to complete my degree, and MNA/MNF graciously assisted with that burden. It was an answered prayer. I had such a great appreciation that I became a member of MNA in hopes that I may be able to help someone else in need. I bought a "Nurses Touch Lives" car tag and started attending every convention possible. Each year I purchase a ticket for the grand prize with the thought that it really doesn't matter if I win, but that I'm contributing to a great cause in hopes of giving back what they had given me."
In weighing her options of 2015 Volvo XC60, $10,000 cash, or a seven day Alsakan or Carribbean cruise, Mrs. James chose the $10,000 cash prize.
The Foundation raised over $23,000 on the raffle; funds will be used to carry out the mission of raising, accepting and dispersing charitable donations to promote professional nursing and better health in Mississippi.
Thank you to all who purchased and sold tickets. Special thanks to our friends and partners, Paul Moak Automotive and McGhee Cruise and Vacation.
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Dear Nurses and Friends of Nursing,
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) has awarded Mississippi Nurses' Foundation reaccreditation as an Approver Unit (with Distinction) of continuing nursing education for four years. The Accreditation with Distinction is the highest recognition awarded by ANCC.
I want to thank Dr. Susan Hart for leading the team to this distinction. I also want to thank Dr. Renee Williams from University of Mississippi Center School of Nursing, Lana Burnet from North Mississippi Medical Center, Ka Russum from Forrest General Hospital, Pat Clemen from Sta-Home, and Kasey Dorr from the Mississippi Nurses' Foundation for taking time to support MNF in the review process and during the virtual site visit.
I also want to thank the Approver Unit members for reviewing applications and providing feedback during this enormous task.
Thank you all for your service.
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View the Mississippi Nurses Foundation annual report for the Mississippi State Department of Health Office of Tobacco Control: Tobacco-Free Mississippi…Engaging Mississippi's Nurses Project by clicking the link below.
It is an honor for me to write about the successes of the Mississippi Nurses Foundation and how your support and contributions Touched Lives. The vision of MNF is to be the charitable organization in the state of Mississippi that is most infuential in impacting the professional image of nursing, sponsoring continuing nursing education, and funding for nursing.
With that vision in mind, we engaged some extraordinary nurses and friends of nurses throughout the state of Mississippi:
- We expanded our Nurses Car Tag program by increasing the number of scholarships to schools of nursing; which support nurses in advancing their education.
- We collaborated with professionals from varied disciplinces of nursing and friends of nursing to assist us in creating a more visible presence within our community. For example, we engaged more non-healthcare organizations to participate in our annual Nightingale Awards Gala, we continued our partnership with Paul Moak Volvo, we increased the number of speaking engagements where we share MNF with others; and we were able to share the services and programs of the Foundation across the state.
- We supported new organizatons in developing quality continuing education courses for registered nurses in Mississippi.
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Detroit Pistons: 1990 - 2000 | |||
Season | W | L | % |
1999-2000 | 42 | 40 | .512 |
1998-1999 | 29 | 21 | .580 |
1997-1998 | 37 | 45 | .451 |
1996-1997 | 54 | 28 | .659 |
1995-1996 | 46 | 36 | .561 |
1994-1995 | 28 | 54 | .341 |
1993-1994 | 20 | 62 | .244 |
1992-1993 | 40 | 42 | .488 |
1991-1992 | 48 | 34 | .585 |
1990-1991 | 50 | 32 | .610 |
"Outside of Detroit, I think people will be happy they're not champions any more." Those were the words of Michael Jordan the day before the Bulls officially ended the Pistons run as NBA Champions. The 4-0 sweep in the 1990-91 Eastern Conference playoffs at the hands of the Bulls signaled the end of the "Bad Boys." They had accumulated two NBA Championships, three Central Division crowns, five trips to the Eastern Conference Finals, and a five-year record of 339-161. The team would finish with a record of 50-32, second to the eventual NBA Champion Bulls.
If there was any doubt about the Pistons no longer being contenders, the 1991-92 season answered them. The team began the season by trading fan favorites James Edwards, Scott Hastings, and Vinnie Johnson in various trades, receiving Orlando Woolridge, Jeff Martin, and Darrell Walker in return. Though the team would finish the season with a record of 48-34, their first round exit at the hands of the New York Knicks signaled change for the franchise. The Pistons would lose coach Chuck Daly (resignation) and GM Jack McCloskey (resignation).
Daly's replacement, Ron Rothstein would last less than one full year. The team finished the 1992-93 season with a record of 40-42, and for the first time in nine years, failed to qualify for the playoffs. The changes continued on and off the court. Don Chaney replaced Rothstein, and Billy McKinney was hired to replace McCloskey. The 1992-93 roster included only five players who two years prior had raised the Larry O'Brien Trophy as NBA Champions.
The dismantling would be completed during the 1993-94 campaign. The retirement of Bill Laimbeer and Isiah Thomas, along with the trade of Dennis Rodman to San Antonio for Sean Elliott signaled a new era for the Pistons. The 20-62 effort was the second lowest win total in franchise history. The additions of the Pistons' first two lottery picks, Lindsey Hunter and Allan Houston, and the third overall pick in the 1994 NBA Draft did, however, offer hope for the future.
In one moment on June 29, 1994, the perception of the Detroit Pistons franchise changed with the drafting of Grant Hill with the third pick in the NBA Draft. Despite missing 12 games with a foot injury, Hill led the Pistons in points and steals, finished second in assists, and finished third on the team in rebounds and blocked shots. He became the first rookie to lead the league in All-Star voting. But not even the Rookie of the Year award he shared with Jason Kidd could get Hill and the Pistons out of the division's cellar. The Pistons would finish with a record of 28-54.
The Pistons hired former All-Star Doug Collins as head coach in May 1995. Collins' philosophy of defense and hustle helped the Pistons complete a 46-win season, an 18 game improvement over '94-95, and reach the playoffs for the first time since 1992. Though the team would exit the 1995-96 playoffs in a first round sweep at the hands of the Orlando Magic, the Pistons had a glimmer of hope for the future.
The glimmer turned into a flame during the 1996-97 season, as the team would finish 54-28, the exact opposite record of when Collins took over. Collins would become the fastest Pistons coach to win 100 games, while leading the Pistons back to the postseason. For the second consecutive season, Hill led the Pistons in scoring, rebounds, assists, and steals, while finishing third in voting for the NBA MVP award, behind Karl Malone and Michael Jordan.
Unfortunately, the 1997-98 season would be another season filled with change. Otis Thorpe was traded to the Vancouver Grizzlies. Terry Mills and Michael Curry left as free agents, and Theo Ratliff and Aaron McKie were traded to the Sixers for Jerry Stackhouse and Eric Montross. In January, with the team fighting to remain around the .500 mark, Collins was fired and replaced by assistant Alvin Gentry. The Pistons would finish the season with a record of 37-45, but the team remained optimistic.
The unthinkable would postpone the beginning of the 1998-99 season. Due to a labor dispute, the season would be shortened to 50 games. The Pistons would continue the revolving door of players. The Pistons fought to finish the season with a record of 29-21 and would face the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the playoffs. Joe Dumars would end his illustrious Pistons career with an 87-75 loss in Game Five. The summer of 1999 would take the Pistons focus off the court. Grant Hill could opt out of his contract on July 1, 2000 and the team would grant all of his wishes in an effort to keep him. The team would bring back free agents Michael Curry and Terry Mills, and kept Alvin Gentry as coach. Brian Williams changed his name to Bison Dele.


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A randomized, 2D cave exploration game, using cellular automation to simulate a vast game world. Read more
A randomized, 2D cave exploration game, using cellular automation to simulate a vast game world.
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In Profundis is a kind of simulation-game set in a random world. "Kind of" because the focus is on gameplay more than realism, "simulation" because, even if the game isn't intended to be an authentic caving experience, it is meant to suggest realism. I need your help for funding so that I can focus on design and development, obtain equipment in order to explore Android and iPhone development, and other aids to development.
The player explores a huge cavern on an alien world, with substances and materials both familiar and exotic. He brings in a selection of objects and gadgets with which to overcome the dangerous terrain, and hopefully make his fortune. The odds are against him.
The game uses cellular automation to simulate its world. Liquids flow, gases spread, boulders roll, fires spread, plants grow and walls crack and crumble. Other games, notably three that involve exploring underground caverns, use CA techniques: the classic Atari 800 puzzle game Boulder Dash (which directly inspired the behavior of the boulders here), and the recent indie hits Dwarf Fortress and Minecraft. Another game that bears some similarity, at least in the operation of its engine, is the "Falling Sand" Java game. However, In Profundis' CA system will be rather more complex than most of these (except maybe for Dwarf Fortress -- Tarn Adams is a genius). The fact that it's 2D helps in this regard; it greatly decreases the amount of calculation needed for each frame.
The game is also somewhat inspired by roguelikes, in that it presents a dangerous, randomly-generated game world to explore and ultimately defeat. The pace is intended to be fairly sedate, and the player is rewarded for experimenting and discovering about the game world before jumping in. Caution and prudence win the day. Well, most of the time.
I use descriptions of imagined gameplay in the video and above. This is a useful tool, I find, in figuring out what I want a game to do. I want to play games where I can have adventures like these without actually risking life and limb, not the canned sort that a scenario writer imagines I'd want to have, but the kind where what happens is actually the result of my actions and cunning. This has always been the future of computer gaming; it's why the roguelikes are an eternal nagging voice at the edges of the field, and it explains the recent successes of Dwarf Fortress and Minecraft. It is the future, but it is difficult to work these sorts of designs into a commercial studio's development process. It is up to the indies to develop this promising theme.
I'll be chronicling progress on the game at the COIN DOOR INTERLOCK blog, at:
And here's another video, this one's rather longer, and more artsy, but at the end also explains in more detail what you're seeing in the pitch!
Have a question? If the info above doesn't help, you can ask the project creator directly.
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Throughout the game your character is seeking a variety of lost treasures hidden deep underground. You can name one of these treasures yourself, and I will work your treasure into the game. I must retain final approval over the treasure's name (nothing mood-breaking please), but generally I'm fairly easy going about this. Your treasure may not appear in every game; in fact, it might be a super-rare thing, only showing up once in a blue moon. -
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BELLEVUE, WA - Alan M. Gottlieb, founder and executive vice president of the Second Amendment Foundation, will join attorney Alan Gura and Chicago resident Otis McDonald on the steps of the United States Supreme Court on Monday, June 28 to hear the court's ruling in the historic McDonald v. City of Chicago gun rights case.
This important challenge to the Chicago handgun ban was mounted by the Second Amendment Foundation, Illinois State Rifle Association and four Chicago residents, including Mr. McDonald, for whom the case is named.
"It is important for us to be at the Supreme Court when the ruling is handed down," Gottlieb stated. "This could be a landmark ruling that incorporates the Second Amendment to the states, which will truly make the Second Amendment the law of the land,' and thus bolster state constitutional right to bear arms provisions.
"I want to be there, representing the 650,000 SAF members and supporters, because this will be their victory," he added. "Our members have generously supported this legal effort, and they will have earned it.
"I also want to join Otis McDonald, whose courageous challenge of this handgun ban, along with co-plaintiffs Adam Orlov, and David and Colleen Lawson, made this case possible," Gottlieb said. "And certainly, I will want to stand with Alan Gura, whose skillful management of this case as it rose through the lower courts and finally was accepted for review by the high court laid the foundation for what we believe will be a victory for gun rights."
Meanwhile, Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association, will also meet with reporters at the Hotel Allegro, 171 West Randolph Street, in Chicago following the high court's ruling.
The Second Amendment Foundation (Second Amendment Foundation Online) is the nations oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing and legal action group focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately own and possess firearms. Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to more than 650,000 members and supporters and conducts many programs designed to better inform the public about the consequences of gun control. SAF has previously funded successful firearms-related suits against the cities of Los Angeles; New Haven, CT; and San Francisco on behalf of American gun owners, a lawsuit against the cities suing gun makers and an amicus brief and fund for the Emerson case holding the Second Amendment as an individual right.


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A company that creates educational virtual worlds has introduced a new online product designed to help third through fifth graders get better at math. Wowzers comes from Brain Hurricane, a company that develops academic material for K-8 students in reading and math. The new release, which combines adaptive math instruction with game-based collaboration, was shown during the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference, which took place in San Diego last week.
The instruction can follow a number of instructional standards, including Common Core State Standards. Activities include the use of student avatars, virtual "math missions," games, quizzes, and feedback on right or wrong answers. Students can use coin awards to outfit their avatars. Teachers can set up and manage a classroom of users; adjust the amount of time students can use the program; set the program to be adaptive in order to adjust questions based on a student's understanding of the subject; review scores by class, section, or student; check a dashboard for student performance; and do reporting. The program also provides teachers with professional development for specific topics and can deliver reports to parents about their students.
"As an educator for many years, I saw first-hand that even the top students will lose focus if lessons aren't fun and engaging," said Reed Howard, founder of Wowzers. "Wowzers' unique platform truly offers the most individualized, engaging learning experience available today, while the analytics and online reporting offer teachers real-time updates on each student's progress, allowing them to adjust their curriculum accordingly."
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Game concepts are useful tools for planning programs
Authored by Booz Allen Hamilton's Mark Herman, Mark Frost and Robert Kurz, the book includes lessons useful to organizations of any size. The "war" of war gaming is not always literal; many games simulate other kinds of strategic and tactical puzzles.
In war games, participants take on roles that demonstrate the problems and conflicts inherent in planning a program. A war game can take as little as two or three days and have only two or three moves, with each move simulating a certain period of time. In some games, a move represents a few days or weeks; in others, it might cover years.
After the terrorist attacks in 2001, three health care industry stakeholders and three government agencies — the Health and Human Services and Defense departments and the Federal Emergency Management Agency — held a two-day war game to improve the country's preparedness for an act of bioterrorism.
According to the authors, the game depicted a disease-based attack on two U.S. cities with no relevant vaccine available. However, the disease was assumed treatable with the immediate use of antibiotics. The teams had to determine objectives, immediate steps, impediments, risks and economic consequences.
Organizers also asked the participants to describe what they needed from one another and how they would communicate those needs to the organizations able to fulfill them.
The first attempt at the game foundered on indecision. "The problem was institutional caution — no one wanted to make a bad choice that might make matters worse," the authors wrote.
Organizers restarted the game, and as the disease's spread became apparent, the teams began to take action. The lessons of the war game include the following:
The lessons learned from war gaming are not limited to those generated during the simulated scenario. The points above resemble the steps government officials have taken in addressing the recent economic crisis and the H1N1 flu outbreak.
The book provides the military example of planning for the war in Iraq and business examples of war gaming on energy issues. There is also a war game to explore how to prevent threats to port security.
The government often must act under incredible pressures with incomplete information. War games show that failing to act in such situations can turn a crisis into a catastrophe.
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The article affirms 20 years experience with preparation of students and adults using simulation games.The only problem that I can see is the author's term "Wargaming" in the title. Until I read your article, I would not have been interested in reading the book. Simulation Games are far broader than "war games" they cover almost every segment of political, economic and social experiences. Do keep the information coming. I did enjoy your review.


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Goalkeeper David James has described England's World Cup showdown with Germany on Sunday as 'just another match'.
James is expected to retain the number one jersey for the last 16 clash in Bloemfontein, as two of Europe's traditional footballing powerhouses go head-to-head for a place in the quarter-finals.
"It's another football match," said the Portsmouth keeper. "Obviously there'll be a lot of external references and whatever else, historical references.
"But for us it's a game against a decent outfit - one we have to win to progress."
Meanwhile, the veteran shot-stopper is hoping to avoid the lottery of penalty kicks unlike so many past meetings between the two nations.
England were dumped out of the 1990 World Cup at the semi-final stage after losing a penalty shootout to West Germany in Italy.
The result was repeated six years later at Euro 96 when the Three Lions lost a shootout to a unified Germany at Wembley.
"The intention for us is to win the game in 90 minutes," explained James.
"If it requires extra-time and then if it goes to penalties, there's an opportunity for Germany to miss so we're ready.
"Germany are a decent outfit, but we've got the confidence of having gone to Berlin a couple of years ago and beaten them 2-1."
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