text:
Thanks for redeeming.{{else}}
Success! Thanks for repurchasing.{{/if}} {{else}} {{#if Expired}}
Increase my visibility!{{else}} {{#if IsMultiPack}}
{{#if HasMultiPack}} You have {{MultiPackCount}} top spot(s) left. Now loading you into the search listings... {{else}} You have used all top spots. Now loading you into the search listings... {{/if}}{{else}}
We are loading you into the search listing pages...{{/if}} {{/if}} {{/if}} {{/if}}
{{Current}} just saw you!{{/if}} {{#if LastTopSpotPurchaseIsMulti }} {{#if HasAnyTopSpot}}
{{#if HasFreeTopSpot }} {{ UnclaimedTopSpotFree }} Free {{/if}} {{#if HasPaidTopSpot }} {{#if HasFreeTopSpot }} & {{/if}} {{ MultiPackCount }} {{/if}} Top Spot{{#if Plural}}s{{/if}} Left{{else}}
0 Top Spot{{#if Plural}}s{{/if}} Left{{/if}} {{else}} {{#if HasFreeTopSpot }}
{{ UnclaimedTopSpotFree }} Top Spot{{#if Plural}}s{{/if}} Left{{/if}} {{/if}} {{else}} {{#if HasResults}}
{{Current}} see you now!{{else}} {{/if}} {{/if}}
You can now invite anyone to meet at your favorite Starbucks.
Limited-time feature
36 year old woman | Forney, TX, USA | Seeking men 33-37 within 50 miles
Stepping outside my comfort zone to see if there really are genuine men on here....
I'm very genuine, love trying new things and like to be out a lot. My friends would describe me as a sweetheart with a little bit of wit! I'm hoping to meet a mature guy whose past the game playing phase. I've done the whole been there and done that. I believe honesty and sincerity are key in starting a relationship. I am a firm believer in do unto others as you would want done to you or your family. I know what I have to offer and am willing to give. i don't want to waste my time on someone who can't give their 100 %. I'm definitely not looking for "hook ups". Submitted from mobile
Coffee and conversation , Dining out , Movies/Videos , Music and concerts , Exploring new areas , Nightclubs/Dancing , Performing arts , Shopping/Antiques , Travel/Sightseeing , Watching sports
Other types of exercise, Running
I exercise 3-4 times per week.
The harbor in rockwall
Recently fell in love with crossfit, love going to see local bands in small bars and trying new things.
I like to chill outside in warm weather and have conversations while enjoying some cold beers
Z{{Cta}} {{#if HasMoreInfo}} ?{{CtaSecondary}} {{/if}}
|What she is looking for
|5'5" (165cms)
|5'9" (175cms) to 6'2" (187cms)
|Body type:
|Athletic and toned
|No preference
|Dark brown
|No preference
|No Way
|No Way
|Social Drinker
|Social Drinker
|Medical / Dental / Veterinary / Fitness
|No preference
|$50,001 to $75,000
|$50,001 to $75,000, $75,001 to $100,000
|Currently Separated
|Currently Separated, Divorced
|Have kids:
|Yes, and they live at home (3)
|Yes, and they sometimes live at home, Yes, and they live at home
|Wants kids:
|No, but it's OK if my partner has kids
|Probably not, No, No, but it's OK if my partner has kids
|Latino / Hispanic
|Latino / Hispanic, White / Caucasian
|Christian / Other
|Christian / Other
|English, Spanish
|Associates degree
|Some college


text:
Originally written on Fox Sports | Last updated 8/6/12
Indians general manager Chris Antonetti expressed support for manager Manny Acta and his coaching staff following the least successful trip in the franchise's 112-year history. Cleveland went 0-9 at Minnesota, Kansas City and Detroit, ending the trip with a 10-8 loss to the Tigers on Sunday when All-Star closer Chris Perez gave up five runs with two outs in the 10th inning. Cleveland trailed Chicago by 3 1/2 games when the trip began and went into Monday 9 1/2 games behind the AL Central-leading White Sox. Antonetti spoke to reporters prior to Monday night's game against the Twins. Asked if Acta, who is signed through 2013, would return next season, he said, ''I have no reason to think otherwise. I'm very happy with the job Manny's done. Obviously, this has been a very tough road trip, but he's continued to provide very good leadership. I certainly think he's part of the solution, not part of our issues.'' Antonetti isn't contemplating any changes in the coaching staff. ''That'...
Comments are closed.
What do you think?To leave a comment, you can:
MLB News
Delivered to your inbox
You'll also receive Yardbarker's daily Top 10, featuring the best sports stories from around the web. Customize your newsletter to get articles on your favorite sports and teams. And the best part? It's free!
Follow us on Twitter
|Best of Yardbarker
|NFL News
|MLB News
Today's Best Stuff
For Bloggers
Join the Yardbarker Network for more promotion, traffic, and money.
Company Info
What is Yardbarker?
Yardbarker is the largest network of sports blogs and pro athlete blogs on the web. This site is the hub of the Yardbarker Network, where our editors and algorithms curate the best sports content from our network and beyond.
|© 2015 Yardbarker, Inc. All rights reserved. Use of this website (including any and all parts and components) constitutes your acceptance of these Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. (What's New?)

subset: commoncrawl


text:
drinking water Companies in Azerbaijan
Keyword: drinking water ×
Industry: Shipbuilding & Water Transport ×
Location: Asia & Middle East ×
Location: Azerbaijan ×
atg UV Technology
based in Wigan, UNITED KINGDOM
atg UV Technology are leaders in the design and manufacture of UV (ultraviolet) disinfection / treatment systems for municipal drinking water and waste water, oil and gas applications, industrial process water and aquatics. Our applications include: Municipal: Drinking water (validated), waste water, storm water, advanced oxidation, waste water re-use. Oil & Gas: Drinking ...
Burns & McDonnell
based in Kansas City, MISSOURI (USA)
Burns & McDonnell, headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., is a full-service engineering, architecture, construction, environmental and consulting solutions firm. Our multidisciplined staff of more than 4,300 employee-owners includes engineers, architects, construction experts, planners, estimators, economists, technicians and scientists, representing virtually all design ...
CH2M Hill Companies, Ltd.
based in Englewood, COLORADO (USA)
CH2M HILL offers a full range of environmental engineering, consulting, and construction services including site remediation, contaminated sediment services, ecosystems management, waste management, and munitions response programs. Applying innovative, creative, and value-based approaches is integral to every project we work on—CH2M HILL saves you money and time by ...
Fluid Dynamics International Ltd
based in Maidenhead, UNITED KINGDOM
Fluid Dynamics is the original manfacturer of Catlaytic water treatment systems to stop scaling caused by hard water A truly green water treatment method proven to save energy For over 40 years we have supplied our wide range of non-chemical scale prevention products to every sector of industry,commerce and the home that suffers from hard water. Our unique products ...
LIFESTREAM Watersystems Inc.
based in Huntington Beach, CALIFORNIA (USA)
LIFESTREAM Watersystems Inc. manufactures desalination, brackish, and tap water reverse osmosis systems; nanofiltration systems, ultrafiltration systems and custom filtration systems. Worldwide markets include the marine industry, coastguards, navles, oil platforms, wastewater treatment, industrial makeup water and potable water for hotels, resorts, and small ...
Grundfos Alldos
based in Reinach, SWITZERLAND
GRUNDFOS Water Treatment GmbH is an innovative supplier of high-quality products and services in the environmental technology and water treatment sectors. We develop, manufacture and market dosing pumps, disinfection systems, dosing systems as well as the associated measuring and control technology for these sectors. Using our knowledge of the markets and processes, we ...
Ferrate Treatment Technologies, LLC
based in Orlando, FLORIDA (USA)
Ferrate Treatment Technologies, LLC ("FTT") was founded to invent, develop, and commercialize innovative water and wastewater treatment technologies based on its proprietary iron chemistry platform. FTT has U.S. and international patents for both a synthesis process and a reactor system to manufacture "Ferrate" on site. FTT has been given many awards and grants for its ...
Applied Membranes, Inc.
based in Vista, CALIFORNIA (USA)
Applied Membranes, Inc. is a manufacturer and distributor of Reverse Osmosis Membranes, RO Systems and Components, both commercial and residential. We have been manufacturing Reverse Osmosis Systems, RO Membranes and Water Filtration Components under the AMI label for over30 years. AMI Products have earned an industry-wide reputation for their high quality and superior ...
Georg Fischer Piping Systems Ltd
based in Schaffhausen, SWITZERLAND
GF Piping Systems is one of the three divisions within Georg Fischer Corporation and a leading provider of plastic and metal piping systems with global market presence. The product portfolio includes pipes, fittings, valves and the corresponding automation and jointing technology for industry, building technology as well as water and gas utilities. With its intelligent ...
Microbac Ltd
based in Consett, UNITED KINGDOM
Microbac designs and supplies Wastewater Treatment Plants of all sizes for industrial effluents and sewage. Primarily based around Microbac`s own technology in submerged aerated fixed-film bioreactors or membrane bioreactors and adapted biological cultures, the treatment systems offer many advantages over conventional biological plants, including small footprint, rapid ...
Related Terms for drinking water
Need help finding the right suppliers?
Let the XPRTs do the work for you


text:
"I like the order in which the topics are presented. The order is the same way that I would choose if I were writing a text myself."
- Kathleen Denson, Texas A&M Commerce
"Aron et al. strives to make statistical concepts accessible to students who may not have a background or interests in math."
- Brock Kirwan, Brigham Young University
"This text is at a level that I would feel comfortable assigning to my intro stats students."
- Osvaldo Morera, University of Texas at El Paso
"I like that [the text] introduced students to more complex techniques in an effort to help them to understand the articles that they are reading with more complex statistics in them"
-Stacey Williams, East Tennessee State University
".The Level of writing is it's strongest assets. Very clear step by step instructions. The level of writing is very appropriate to my students"
-Stephen Armeli, Farleigh Dickinson
"High-level, clear, comprehensive. The book is effective at helping students understand the material"
- Kristin Lane, Bard College


text:
The Giant Beastcast: Episode 06
Become Premium to Watch
Her Story is a bold and largely successful experiment in interactive crime fiction.
Rocksteady's gorgeous-looking third Arkham game refines its open-world format a bit and lets you drive a whole hell of a lot of Batmobile.
It's squid kids and ink blasting abound in Nintendo's exceptionally fun new online shooter.
Franchise »
The Auto Assault-12 shotgun is a gun that was first developed in 1972 by Maxwell Atchisson.
An adhesive bandage of varying sizes that is used for minor wounds to the flesh.
An airplane is a heavier-than-air craft whose lift is generated by airflow over the wings creating a strong pressure difference. In video games, airplanes are used for travel and as a type of weaponry.
As prolific in video games as it is in real life, this iconic Russian workhorse is a mainstay of virtual firepower.
Beverages that cause the imbiber to become intoxicated.
An aluminum can is a lightweight container that often holds some type of soda.
This vehicle, commonly used to save lives, destroyed many by driving onto the football field to retrieve injured players in Madden games long past.
Many games have ammo. In some, you can design your own. Ammo is put in a weapon and fired as a projectile.
A container that is often used to supply players with a certain amount of ammunition.
A electronic communications device that provides the customers of a financial institution or bank with access to financial transactions in a public area without the need for a human clerk or bank teller.
A device for transporting and carrying infants.
A nonrigid container with a single opening.
Any type of simple ball in a game... can be simply rendered as a single pixel, or as a geometric shape.
A fence that hinders accessibility via the use sharp-edged wire.
A device for cooking food by applying heat directly from below.
A barrel is a hollow cylindrical container, traditionally made of wood staves and bound with iron hoops. In video games, it is used in many ways to fill up a level or even be used in one. They also may explode. Use caution when around barrels.
The Barrett M82 is a high-calibre semi-automatic sniper rifle.
A type of hat with a long, stiff brim that can be either rounded or flat.
Used in many a basketball game. Also acts as background item in certain games.
The goal in the game of Basketball.
A plumbing fixture used for bathing. Usually used in video games as a decorative item.
Garments worn by Military or Para-Military organizations for combat related situations. These garments range from the Marines heavy duty Camouflaged battle dress they use in the Middle East to the SWAT uniforms our police departments use such as the DEA or U.S. Marshalls.
Bear Traps are intended for capturing bears and other large creatures.
Beards are visible facial follicle growth, commonly associated with adult male homo sapiens. In video games, beards are commonly found in character customization systems (i.e. Rock Band) or when pirates are involved (i.e. the Monkey Island series).
A furniture that provides a place to sleep. In video games, often used to regain health, skip time and *ahem* other activities...
A long seat fit for several people.
The M9 pistol is the current service pistol for the United States military. It is also known as the Beretta M92F.
Portable device for enhanced distance viewing.
The "liquid of life" for practically all beings. In games, most commonly found outside the body and can be found in a pooled, spilled, dried, fresh or splattered state. This page is for games that actually have blood as an obtainable object.
Object used to make up a skeleton or skeletal frame.
This edit will also create new pages on Giant Bomb for:
Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other
Giant Bomb users. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll
send you an email once approved.
Because you're new to wiki editing, we sent your
submission off to our moderators to check it over. Most
changes are approved within a few hours. We'll send an
email when it is.
Once you've earned over points you'll be able
to bypass this step and make live edits to our system.
Until then, gain points by continuing to edit pages.
No changes were submitted, nothing was done! Please make changes to the wiki!
Thanks for continuing to improve the site. Some of your changes are
now live. However, some of your changes were sent to moderation because you do not
have enough points to make those live edits. You need points to
live edit the changes you commited.
For the changes that went through, our robot math gave you points for this
Thanks for continuing to improve the site. Your changes are
now live. Our robot math gave you points for this
Use your keyboard!
Log in to comment


text:
Learn how to protect yourself from Internet scams. Read our online fraud prevention tips
Education ClassifiedsLocal AL Classified Ads
4 listings match, 1-4 shown
Page 1 of 1
Can't find what you're looking for? Try our
Advanced Search
Attention All Small Business Government Contractors !!Do You Need to: Grow Your Business? Diversify Your Contracting Base?Review Your Contracting Fundamentals? Sharpen Your Business Development and Teaming Skills?Join us for this comprehensive seven hour workshop split into two 3.5 hr. sessions on consecutive days at the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce, covering 10 Key Government Contracting areas and designed to improve your company's competitiveness. Presentations by subject matter experts covering topics such as: Business Fundamentals, Identify Opportunities, Capture, Bid & Proposal, and Leadership and ManagementAugust 4th & 5th, 2015 8:30 am — 12:00 NoonHuntsville Chamber of Commerce, 225 Church Street, Huntsville, AL 35801Visit our website for registration http://www.uah.edu/sbdc ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED (Seating is Limited)For More Information: 256-824-6422
Web Id: ALA14088365
Published on al.com 6/29. Updated 6/29.
Applications Being Accepted for 2015-2016 For more information call 205-263-0133Admission Requirements:-Be 14 yrs. old before September 14- Have demonstrated academic potential and motivation-Have maturity to work in an office environment-Meet financial eligibility guidelines
Web Id: ALA14016648
Published on al.com 6/12. Updated 6/12.
Finance U is a new program being put on by WBCNA to provide small business financial curriculum that meets the needs of WBCNA clients who are in the startup or new business stage of growth. Clients will learn financial management skills, along with how to how to prepare a budget, prepare and read financial statements, prepare for future financing needs/loans, and the importance of tax preparation and proper record keeping. There are five modules in this series. They may be taken separately, but we strongly suggest taking them together as they all build on each other. Each class will be followed immediately by a Q&A session. Financial Overview - 101 June 30, 11:00am - 12:30pm / Q&A 12:30pm - 1:00pm Purpose: Provide an overview of business financial management and help participants to understand how financial management can benefit their business in addition to organizational types and the importance of insurance. Bookkeeping Basics - 102 July 7, 11:00am - 12:30pm / Q&A 12:30pm - 1:00pm Purpose: An overview of all the necessary steps involved with keeping the books for a small business. Participants will receive a brief overview of recording keeping, tax planning and reporting for small businesses. Financial Statements - 103 July 14, 11:00am - 12:30pm / Q&A 12:30pm - 1:00pm Purpose: Your financials tell a story. This class provides an in-depth understanding of what your financials say in addition to what a financial statement should look like and how to properly read one. Cash Flow - 104 July 21, 11:00am - 12:30pm / Q&A 12:30pm - 1:00pm Purpose: A hands-on how-to class designed to walk participants through the basics of start-up costs, setting up a budget and doing projections (monthly, yearly, etc.). Planning for Your Future - 105 July 28, 11:00am - 12:30pm / Q&A 12:30pm - 1:00pm Purpose: It's not just about getting financing. Find out what tools you need in your toolbox to prepare for the future of your business. Participants will learn the importance of their credit report along with the five main professionals they need to ensure are involved with their small business.When: Each Tuesday from 11:00am - 1:00pm from June 30 through July 28 Where: WBCNA (Located within BizTech) 515 Sparkman DriveHuntsville, AL 35816 Tickets: http://wbcna.org/calendar/eventdetail/1682/-/finance-u Cost: $25 per class; Register for all five, get one free! Scholarships available to qualified clients.
Web Id: ALA14009310
Published on al.com 6/11. Updated 6/11.
Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP): The MDA OSBP is responsible for all aspects of the MDA Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization Programs. The OSBP enables the MDA to gain access to the efficiency, innovation, and creativity offered by small businesses. The MDA Small Business Advocacy Council (SBAC) The MDA SBAC is dedicated to fostering and showcasing a superior collaborative environment for MDA prime contractors that develop and promote successful small business relationships to achieve common goals. The SBAC seeks to strengthen the alliance with the MDA and large prime contractors to support the agency's mission and small business goals.About this event: The MDA SBAC event was started a few years ago as an annual Networking Event. This event allows for small businesses to have informal introductions to MDA prime contractors for a quick exchange of capabilities statements and business cards for further follow up. Invited Guest Speakers:Rear Admiral Steven Smith, USN (Ret.) Director of Disaster, Planning & Risk Management,U.S. Small Business Administration Ms. Laura M. DeSimone, Director for Acquisition Missile Defense AgencyMeet with MDA Prime Contractors: BAE SystemsBoeingCSCGeneral Dynamics ITLockheed MartinNorthrop GrummanOrbital Sciences CorpParsons (Sparta)RaytheonTeledyne Brown EngineeringWho Should Attend this Event? Small businesses who would like to do business with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) or its Prime Contractors. Key Takeaways: Make connections with key people with MDA and their Prime Contractors. Learn more about doing business with MDA and upcoming acquisitions. Network with other companies in the industry.When: Thursday, June 25, 2015 7:30am - 9:00am Where: Jackson Center, Discovery Hall B6001 Moquin Drive, Huntsville, AL 35806 Cost: $35 (includes continental breakfast)Visit http://wbcna.org/calendar/eventdetail/1664/-/breakfast-with-mda-primes for more details and to register.
Web Id: ALA13181797
Published on al.com 5/16. Updated 6/15.
4 listings match, 1-4 shown
Page 1 of 1
Find A Local Business


text:
Joanna Jedrzejczyk named top fighter of fist half of 2015. Uriah Hall vs Joe Riggs at middleweight on August 8th in Nashville. Frankie Edgar feels robbed that he didn't get a shot to fight Conor McGr watch video >>
Watch the countdown to Michiel Opperman vs. Liam Cleland before they face-off for the vacant middleweight belt on 11 July at Carnival City. watch video >>
Henrik Lie representing Valhall Gym takes on Espen Espenes from Sunnfjord MMA in this Amateur Middleweight MMA clash. watch video >>
Before their big night inside the Octagon, UFC middleweight stars Lyoto Machida and Yoel Romero show off their skills at open workouts in Hollywood, Florida. Check out the highlights. watch video >>
Liam Cleland faces Michiel Opperman for the vacant middleweight belt on 11 July at EFC 41. watch video >>
WBO #11, WBC #13 super middleweight Zac Dunn, 17 & 0, 15 KOs, fights for the IBO world title when he challenges Max Bursak on June 27 live on GFL. Watch here http://bit.ly/1H7gNaP 'Dynamo' earned hi watch video >>
Combat Sports Academys Tye Palmer faces SBG Ireland's Paul Byrne for the BCMMA Professional Middleweight Championship. **Please subscribe to our channel** watch video >>
After UFC 188 media day, Luke Rockhold discusses his upcoming fight against UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman, the chances he meets Weidman in New York, how it would feel to fight Weidman in hi watch video >>
On Episode 3 of UFC 188 Embedded, fighters including strawweights Tecia Torres and Angela Hill, middleweight Kelvin Gastelum and lightweight Johnny Case adjust to the high altitude. More athletes arr watch video >>
Rising Middleweight phenom Akil Auguste (7-1, 6 KO's) put on a show LIVE on GFL in the co-main event of Brooklyn Brawl as he defeated Quincy Brown via KO! Watch the full event replay here: bit.ly/1KP watch video >>
Filip Verlinden has his heart set on a middleweight title shot but agreed to take a one-off light-heavyweight fight with Mourad Bouzidi at GLORY 22 FRANCE because he felt it would be a good clash of watch video >>
Miguel Cotto vs Daniel Geale
WBC Middleweight Title
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA watch video >>
Aggressive middleweight contender Tim "The Barbarian" Boetsch will look to make another knockout statement against one of MMA's true legends, Dan Henderson. In an intriguing heavyweight showdown, Mat watch video >>
Middleweight contender Tim "The Barbarian" Boetsch explains how the gift of a strong chin and heavy hands helps him look for a finish during every fight. Watch Boetsch battle Dan Henderson in the mai watch video >>


text:
Your browser is not currently set to accept cookies. Please update your preferences or check to make sure you don't have another program set to block cookies.
Free Shipping on orders over $125
Free Shipping applies to UPS SurePost to the 48 Contiguous United States. Free Shipping applies to USPS Priority Mail to AK, HI, P.O. boxes, U.S. Postal Territories, and APO/FPO addresses. Excludes Custom Shoes.
Should link to grid page with shop (online/in-store) filter and (men/women) gender filter
Connoisseur 997
Connoisseur 996
Connoisseur 1400
Connoisseur Painters 991
Connoisseur Painters 990
Connoisseur Painters 998
Distinct Authors 997
Connoisseur Painters 574
Elite 572
Connoisseur Painters 997
90s Running 530
Elite REVlite 580
Made in UK 577
Distinct Authors 996
Camo 576
National Parks 574
Elite Limited Edition Racing 1600
Made in UK 1500
New Balance 576
National Parks 990
Woven 574
National Parks 996
New Balance 991


text:
Asiana Airlines plans to resume service to Indonesia in late Jul-2013, after eight years of service suspension, as per a 11-Mar-2013 GDS inventory display. The carrier will launch twice weekly Seoul Incheon-Denpasar service from 25-Jul-2013 (utilising Boeing 767-300 equipment configured with 15 business and 235 economy seats) and daily Seoul Incheon-Jakarta service from 21-Jul-2013 (using A330-300 equipment configured with 30 business and 260 seats). The carrier previously operated to Jakarta in Aug-2005. Korean Air and Garuda Indonesia are currently the only two carriers operating between South Korea and Indonesia, according to Innovata. [more – original PR – Korean - Denpasar] [more – original PR – Korean - Jakarta]
Asiana Airlines to resume service to Indonesia after eight year absence
You may also be interested in the following articles...
Asiana Airlines' new Seoul-based LCC subsidiary will be closely coordinated with its parent
Asiana Airlines continues to work towards launching an unnamed low-cost carrier to be based in Seoul, enabling Asiana finally to participate in the budget growth enjoyed by Korean Air-affiliated Jin Air and independent Jeju Air. The LCC would be Asiana's second after Air Busan, based in Korea's second-largest city. Air Busan is showing restrictions with a high cost base while Asiana, with a minority 46% stake in Air Busan, has limited say. Asiana intends to have majority ownership of the Seoul LCC.
Flagged for the LCC are thinner markets to Japan where Asiana is weak. Asiana's Japanese yields have fallen and has previously announced an all-economy configuration for short-haul services; but this appears also to have had limits and Asiana needs a step-change solution. Asiana has long worried it was over-exposed in the short-haul market, which it foresaw becoming more competitive. Long-haul growth with A380s and A350s was one measure to rebalance, and the Seoul LCC should further help. But Asiana must ensure the LCC can pursue valuable opportunities and not just be allowed to serve weak routes.
Lion Air's Batik Air 2015 outlook: rapid expansion as competition with Garuda Indonesia intensifies
Batik Air, the world's first full service subsidiary of an LCC group, is planning rapid expansion in 2015 as it steps up competition with Garuda Indonesia. Batik should be able at least to double its share of the Indonesian domestic market in 2015 while also entering the international market.
Batik did not meet its initial growth targets for 2014 due in part to aircraft delivery delays. But Batik has now caught up on deliveries, after taking 10 aircraft in 4Q2014, and is steadily building up its network.
The Lion Group full-service subsidiary currently serves 15 domestic destinations. It is planning to significantly grow its domestic network in 2015 as its fleet expands from 18 to nearly 40 aircraft.


text:
Can he re-enlist
- My husband served honorably from age 18 to 24. He is now 47 and unemployed for a year due to no fault of his. Can he re-enlist?
- —Guest Wife of unemployed former Navy enlisted
High Standards Are Good But...
- People who are just above the age should be allowed to serve if they are able to meet the same standards as other younger members. There are some older people that are in better shape than most teens. On the other hand, I understand that they cannot allow someone who is 65 to join.
- —Guest Andrew
What i thank
- Personaly i thank i should be able to enlist at what ever age as long as u can pass basic
- —Guest Daniel smith
Older is better soldier.
- I am 43 years old and in EXCELLENT shape. I am an MMA fighter and can crush the skull of most 20 something year olds with my bare hands. I am also a fire arms expert, and have been nationally ranked in long distance rifle competition.. I have a masters degree in Mathematics.... but I am too old to serve???!!! are you kidding me? Do you know why we have embarrassing incidents in which our soldiers video tape themselves desecrating enemy corpses and doing all kinds of idiotic stuff that only serves to make our enemies more determined?? Because THEY ARE KIDS!!!! Remove the age limits. Older (healthy) people in their 40s and 50s are now competing in the Olympics for crying out loud!!! Let GROWN UPS serve. It will be a better, stronger, US Armed Forces.
- —Guest Guest Ig
We should follow israels lead
- They serve in the military in israel until they are sixty and most are fit. The age limit should be accompanied witha physical and if you can hack it go. financial situations, if your willing to correct them you should be able to enlist or reenlist. Everyone who joins or want to should be given a chance never know might find that diamond in the rough.
- —Guest Thai
want to reinlist
- I got a felony after serving in the Army and want to reinlist.
- —Guest joel
Too tough
- If someone trying to do the right thing why not let them ?
- —Guest Autum
- interesting to see how easily we all acknowledge age discrimination, but discrimination on the basis of race seems to bring out the worst in all of us, and so we're very reluctant to acknowledge that it exists and inhibits our progress, depending on what race we happen to be members of.
- —Guest Huusker
may you all fulfill your dreams!
- whatever the case, the military should be licking its fingers to enlist all of the people who would like to serve and are willing to go and fight in wars. as the number of options and alternatives to take up occupations outside of the military continues to grow for all Americans, far fewer people will turn to the military as a means of employment, and goodness knows we'll never resort to a draft when things get serious, because no stone is left unturned when even the wealthiest and most powerful among us are called to serve. nevertheless, good luck to all of you who have a burning desire to serve your country in a military capacity- i hope that everything works out for you as you are hoping it will.
- —Guest Huusker
- Im 45 and want to enlist.. To tough. I would love to serve in the marnies on any level. But I'm to old? Bull!!
- —Guest Matt
Age aint nothing but a number
- Given the fact that when wars start now and will more than likely continue, i don't think we should be limited to the age as to when you can no longer serve your country. The enemy does'nt care, now i'm not saying someone over there should be an age cutoff, but I think under 45 is kinda crazy.
- —Guest dut40ch
why wouldnt i want to?
- i am 40, i was faced with a tough choice at 37, i started a family very early so the military wasn't a good choice for me ( would have done wonders for my character and wish now i had joined) at 37, all 3 of my children had graduated high school and in college or being productive citizens (starting families and working). I raised my family by 37 and had been in construction pretty much my entire young life. i went to Jr. college at 28, received my associates degree, then on to a bachelors degree. construction i had many years of experience and made good/decent enough money in so stayed in it even though i went to university for computer science then computer engineering for stability (family) reasons. Now at 37 we are fighting a war on 2 fronts and the age requirements began to climb, by the time i had made up my mind to join or at least give it a serious look it had risen (again only by what the U.S. Army told me) to 45. at the Tulsa state fair i started gathering info. i had no reas
- —Guest ayearlate
Tried cannabis
- I just graduated from school,ive been wanting to join but have smoked cannabis,i have no criminal record,no health or depression issues,because ive smoked marijuana keep out of the marine corps?
- —Guest George
- Your argument is sound, but age-related diseases are based on a number of factors, including hereditary. Yes, age increases the risk of disease, but your lifestyle and diet reduces these odds considerably. Hereditary factors are not limited to age. As for the government spending on each recruit, not all soldiers stay pass the required enlistment. For some, joining the military is there only outlet for receiving college tuition. As for myself, I'm already college educated and fit enough to past the outdated physical requirements. Realistically, an older recruit is less prone to making career changes over a younger recruit. I merely stating a problem with the age discrimination with recruits in their 40's. Recruits in their 40's are quite capable of making a career in the military. They should be given the opportunity if prior enlisted soldiers can waiver the age restrictions. This is a double standard.
- —Guest FIT42
recruiting and requirements
- been going through the recruiting process now for 9 months now and it seems the closer i get to meps the more my recruiter finds crap to slow me down it started with birth certificates and ss cards for myself and my children, then it was waiting for my divorce to finalize, while waiting for my recruiter to get all my info in order got married then he tells me that they are now my dependants O.O upon doing research i found that they are in fact not my dependants as i do not reside with them and they do not depend on me for half or more of their support im wondering if what i read was true, it was actually from this site that i found the best information it says a child is considered a dependant if c. A stepchild of the applicant who resides with the applicant if the stepchild is under 18 years of age; or d. Any parent or other person(s) who is/are, in fact, dependent on the applicant for more than one-half of their support
- —Guest nick nack patty wack


text:
Narrow your search
While owners of NFC-enabled phones will benefit from the MiniStation drive's convenient encryption unlocking feature, there are cheaper and faster options available for those with simpler needs.
The Loop Labs Notion packs eight sensors into a small, white disc. Stick it anywhere and it promises to keep an eye on anything.
The budget-priced Surface 3 is a solid tablet that finally runs the real version of Windows, but it would be a much better value if the must-have keyboard cover was included.
The newest addition to the Nikon 1 line, the J5, brings a 20.8-megapixel sensor and a selfie-friendly LCD, among other things.
For easy, seamless DIY home security and automation integration, look no further than the Piper NV.
XYZPrinting unveils its first high-end Stereolithography Apparatus (SLA) 3D printer at CES 2015. It costs $1,499, significantly less than others using the same 3D printing technology.
This 23-inch all-in-one is built for entertainment, offering great speakers and a striking look. But the glossy, reflective display throws a wrench in the works.
With a modular design that lets you pick the sensors that matter to you, Quirky's multi-purpose sensor just got a makeover.
While the design may not work for everyone, the RHA T10i earbuds are great-sounding and well-built, with some nice extras, including three sets of swappable acoustic filters.
Integration with Mac OS X Yosemite and a fair price make Parallels Desktop 10 the best Mac system virtualization option, despite a confusing installation process.


text:
How to Invite a B-List Guest To Your Wedding Without Being Rude
Without a doubt, narrowing down your guest list is one of the most stressful situations you'll deal with while wedding planning. If you haven't already done it, trust us—it can be a painful process for couples as well as their families (in some cases, especially the families). And when you, your fiancé, and your fams can't... read more


text:
Average Customer Review
Share your thoughts with other customersCreate your own review
31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars All Beauty Must Die
There's none of the brash explosive violence of early Cave here, this is as polished as it gets... not that that is a criticism you understand. No, this is an epic in every sense of the word.
Here, Cave draws on the principal preoccupations that he is most synonymous with - love, death, drugs, madness, murder and religion being amongst the more obvious - and...
Published on 31 Dec. 2003 by Jonathan James Romley
2.0 out of 5 stars No More Shall We Fart
Speaking (typing?) as an ex-fan of Nick Cave, I have to confide that I consider No More Shall We Part to be one of the most boring records ever made - not just by Old Nick, but in "rock" music generally. Drab piano-led dirge follows drab piano-led dirge, pretentious & lacklustre lyrics (many of which sound suspiciously like 1st or 2nd drafts - must try harder,...
Published 18 days ago by Rooksby
Most Helpful First | Newest First
31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars All Beauty Must Die,
Jonathan James Romley (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews
There's none of the brash explosive violence of early Cave here, this is as polished as it gets... not that that is a criticism you understand. No, this is an epic in every sense of the word.
Here, Cave draws on the principal preoccupations that he is most synonymous with - love, death, drugs, madness, murder and religion being amongst the more obvious - and creates a work of intense, cathartic beauty. Even the flowers on the cover give us a suggestion of the way ahead, giving us a new Nick no longer Kicking Against the Pricks but instead, almost wilting in the sense of autumnal melancholy that marks out many of these songs.
Here it is the mournful string arrangements of Warren Ellis and Mick Harvey that really set the scene for Nick's most touchingly operatic work... an album that speaks in bursts of poetic beauty whilst unfolding with the kind of surreal detachment usually reserved for dreamscapes and early Van Morrison. I suppose that's the fairest summation. If the earlier Boatman's Call was Nick's Blood on the Tracks then surely this is his Astral Weeks... a collection of intensely beautiful songs that suffocate the listener with their languid pace and lyrical grace.
There's simply no stand out here. As with the majority of Nick's output, the record unfolds naturally... each songs is as important as the one that preceded it, building up to a moody crescendo around track seven, which is then sustained till the very last. Here Nick croons along in true balladeer mode, whilst the ever-excellent Bad Seeds create haunting landscapes of music that complement Cave's blend of gospel poetry perfectly. We also see the vocal addition of Kate and Anna McGarrigle, who bring their idiosyncratic blend of gothic folk to a number of tracks, most notably, Hallelujah.
This is a wonderful work, more mature and certainly more personal than some of Cave's earlier output. True, some of the songs lack the emotional resonance of say, The Good Son or the darkly comic intensity of the haunting Murder Ballads, but in it's own right, this is simply spectacular. No More Shall We Part... definitely one for lovers of intimate lyrical confessionals packed with musical perfection. 5/5
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Boatman's Dream (and then some...),
J A LEAN (Bristol, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
I feel I've now listened to this album enough since it's release to be able to adequately review it - as akin to all Nick Cave albums it takes a while to firmly embed itself under ones skin and even longer to claw it's way up the cerebral cortex.
The album begins with the quietly strummed guitar and lilting piano of the first few bars of "As I sat sadly by her side", the first single, which would seem to indicate that this album is going to become "The Boatman's Call Part II". However, as we move on it becomes apparent that this is not entirely the case.
The third track "Hallelujah" exhibits a lush musical backdrop far less spartan than anything found on the previous album and is one of the highlights of this one. From this track in, the songs are more musically complex and often louder than the previous work. It's not however until we reach "Oh my Lord" that the Bad Seeds really let rip. This song appears to be in part Cave's response to his detractors who claim he's gone a bit "soft" of late, the loud orchestration easily matching the anger of any of the pseudo-punk on "Henry's Dream" with a suitably vitriolic lyric.
Nick Cave has always been able to turn lyrical cartwheels and this album is no exception. It's the oh-so-easy mix of the sublime, mundane, ridiculous, dramatic and tragic imagery that's so moving - but I'll refrain from quoting any because I suspect that out of context it'll all seem a bit silly.
But if you fancy an album of brown cows, white kittens, lady mayors, absent nurses, buried hatchets, snarling pianos, love letters, white churches, plastic antlers, garden gates and smoking guns - go buy this one. You won't regret it!
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars The return of the master.,
Gizzark Henry "dynamitekid156" (Notts) - See all my reviews
In 2001, it seemed like time was up for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. After the end of his relationship with PJ Harvey, and his break-up album, the fractured yet beautiful Boatman's Call, a 'Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' emerged in 1999. Usually the seal on one's career, to most it signified the end of the Seeds as we knew them.
Two years on, No More Shall We Part emerged. Not only did it show Nick Cave's return after four years of relative silence, it also showed him slowly returning to the louder sound of his earlier works, which would continue over his next two studio albums. Weighing in at 68 minutes, every song here is a long one; and every song here is worth it.
The quieter ballads here are among Nick Cave's greatest. The eight-minute epic that is 'Hallelujah' is a hallucinatory, hymnal, tearful journey that would've made Bob Dylan proud as it swells to its majestic ending. 'God Is In The House' is a whispery, vaguely hilarious conflab that remains in his solo sets to this day, and 'Love Letter' is arguably his sweetest song to date.
The real attraction here, though, is the louder moments, signifying the slow return to the Nick Cave of old. 'Oh My Lord,' arguably the best song here, is like 'Hallelujah's evil twin, a slong, building epic characterised by Warren Ellis' scratchy violin. 'The Sorrowful Wife,' meanwhile, blindsides you when it explodes into a thunderous racket a few minutes in.
Overall, eleven albums it, it certainly was a fine showing. Yet again, Nick Cave pulled out a winner against all odds.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing, satisfying, awe-inspiring,
By A Customer
I first saw Nick and the Seeds on Jools Holland, where their track "God is in the House" stood out for me. I played it over and over again, and the music and intruiging lyrics just kept getting better and more meaningful on each listen. On the strength of that one song, I decided to get the No More Shall We Part album, and it's been on my CD player constantly since I got it. It's the feel of the music and the lyrical content that makes this album, and indeed other Cave albums. After listening to 3 tracks on the album, namely "God is in the House", the title track "And No More Shall We Part" and "Hallelujah", it became apparent to me that this guy was a genius. The haunting harmonies send shivers down my spine, and the lyrics make me laugh and (almost) cry at the same time.
I'm a musician myself, and to be able to listen to something as different and special as this album is so refreshing. I intend to purchase the whole of the Nick Cave back catalogue.
But be warned, this isn't for the light-hearted. Anyone who thinks Cliff Richard or Steps are talented, maybe you should just stay clear. Do not insult Mr. Cave with your comments of "it's too morbid and sorrowful and boring". If you think that, then you've missed the whole point of the album. Look deeper, and you'll find something quite beautiful.
Simply amazing.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Like a good red wine ...,
By A Customer
As one of those odd creatures who looks forward to each Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds release with excitement, this is just another in a long line where disappointment isn't even considered. While "Murder Ballads" wasn't all it could be (still a solid 4-star record) this is Cave at his passionate best.
And Passion is the key word here. Few bands or artists today can bear comparison. Perhaps only Tindersticks and Kristin Hersh could stand at Cave's shoulder when it comes to making records that wear the heart on the sleeve and drown the listener in a mix of tears and sadness, joy and hope, loss and anger.
"No More Shall We Part" is Cave's most accomplished record to date. With the Bad Seeds taking a front-seat role again after a part-time job on "The Boatman's Call", it's the aching violin and firey rythms that push this record along.
There are moment's of intimacy as on "The Boatman's Call" coupled with the fire and brimstone angst of "Henry's Dream". Anyone familiar with Cave's extensive back-catalogue will find reference points to many of his records here. "Hallelujah" and "Love Letter" are both stirring and gorgeous. "God is in the House" is perhaps the core song on the album with a wonderfully biting vocal and lyric.
Of the 12 tracks here none is a disappointment and several tracks are as special as anything in Cave's previous albums. Alongside Low's "Things We Lost In The Fire" and Tindersticks' "Can Our Love", this is the record of 2001.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Cave grows darker with the day,
By A Customer
After the sparse, simple beauty of his more recent, it seemed unlikely that Cave would be able to produce another album of the same quality without starting to stagnate, but the Nick Cave on this album has somehow changed yet remained the same. Although the lyrics are still full of his usual concerns - death, love, sadness, God-but-not-religious - he doesn't descend into the maudlin that Cohen sometimes does. Rather, the songs on this album, by and large, read like the works of an accomplished poet, and are accompanied by something newer, the quietly melodic female vocal which emerges subtly from time to time. Songs like 'As I Sat Sadly By Her Side' and 'Gates to the Garden' open up like flowers, revealing layers of intricate detail and neat images of conversations and scenarios, and a deity who might watch us but does not necessarily watch over us. "God does not care for your benevolence any more than he cares for the lack of it in others", says Cave, and, "Let the saints attend to the keeping of the cathedrals".
In 'And No More Shall We Part', 'Sweetheart Come' and 'Love Letter' Cave's talent for balancing a simple love song with an edge of sadness echoes the simplicity of earlier songs like 'The Ship Song'. There is an odd kind of optimism here: Cave shows he's not all gloom and doom, he just likes to be that way. That's not to say that his dark side isn't here - 'Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow', 'Oh My Lord' and 'The Sorrowful Wife' tread the edge of depression and mental chaos, yet when he actually puts on the dressing gown of the patient in 'Halleluja', he is almost laughing at himself. "I passed a cow and the cow was brown/And my pyjamas clung to me like a shroud", he says. But this is not a man held down by melancholy, this is the enfant terrible of the early Cave still laying bare the bones of small-town Christianity, with 'God is in the House' arguably the triumph of this album, a song he clearly enjoys performing - "We have a pretty little square/We have a woman for a mayor/Our policy is firm but fair" tumbles cynically down from the centre of the song like a house of cards.
If one single image remains constant in Cave's material, it is a sense of inevitability about the world and our place in it. He knows he is too preoccupied from time to time with death and religion - right at the start of the album, his companion is telling him "God has given you but one heart/You are not a home for the hearts of your brothers" - but by the time 'We Came Along This Road' makes an appearance, he's happy to stand at the side and watch the movie play out in front of him. 'I don't know what I was hoping for', he explains, 'I hit the road at a run'.
Cave makes his exit in a superb piece of self-indulgence - 'Darker by the Day' is a wonderfully laid-back self-portrait of a man who will never be happy to just sit and watch, instead preferring to 'search, in and out, above, about, below', 'Full of a longing for something I do not know'. Long may he continue to search, unearthing dark jewels of songs like these, on what is one of his greatest albums to date, and undoubtedly the finest album by any artist in the last couple of years.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Melancholic, haunting, beautiful and brilliant,
Right from the outset, with the superb opening track "As I Sat Sadly By Her Side", the listener is absorbed into the deep, dark, rich, occasionally chilling but always inspiring world of Wangaratta's finest son, Mr Nick Cave - the vessel for surely the truest and most enduring artistic vision in contemporary music.
Despite his growing fame, success and (dare I say it) acceptance, Nick Cave is still possessed of the same forces that inspired such brilliant albums as "The Good Son" and "Henry's Dream", and in many ways has honed these to a greater precision in this, his latest album.
"Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow" is Cave at his raving-preacher best, while "Love Letter" will play your heartstrings with the dexterity and poignance of Bad Seeds violinist Warren Ellis. "God is in the House" is the highlight, showing Cave's much underrated comic side.
The first must-have of 2001.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpiece,
Penny Crayon "anticosmopolitanism" (Cardboard Box, OK) - See all my reviews
I will keep it brief, simply because if I did not, I would be in danger of exceeding my word limit. This album, now over a year old, has become one of my favourites of all time. It is, in my opinion, leagues ahead of Cave's previous work in its intelligence, musical craft and sheer beauty. The opening track still manages to send shivers down my spine as the narrator tears apart the romantic formula of his wife in dramatic style, Love Letter shocks with its haunting beauty and God Is In The House is an extraordinary analysis of small town America. But it is wrong to single out tracks, because this album must be regarded as a whole. From start to finish it is astounding, mesmerizing and captivating. If you do not own this album, you are wrong.
Click on 'Add to Shopping Basket' and put yourself right.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Continuing genius,
J. Cronin "dudara" (Ireland) - See all my reviews
There is no doubting that Nick Cave has become more mellow in recent years and yet his genius and sheer talent continues to surpass all his contempories. "No more shall we part" is a fine album and should be played to all pretenders to Nick's throne.
No one can sing a love song quite like Nick. It's not even fair to call what he sings love songs. When he sings you feel everything he does, and he makes you debate the eternity, futility, joy and darkness of loving someone. "Love letter", "No more shall we part" and "Sweetheart come" are great examples of this and remind you of "into my arms" amongst others.
The melodicity of this album will stay in your head for days, with songs like "Halleluah" and "fifteen feet of pure white snow". My favourite however, has to be "God is in the House", a softly sung song about a hypocritical little town where "all the kittens are painted white/so that we can see them in the night"
I've had this album for over a year now, and went to the concert tour for this album, and it still remains one of my most listened to CD's. I'm eagerly awaiting his new release, but until then, I'll still be listening to this album.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars very, very good.,
F. Tzellos "fod" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
I'll try to avoid hyperbole in this mini review. This was the first Nick Cave album I listened to after hearing some songs of his, and I've been hooked on Cave since. The highlights on this album (for me, at least) are As I Sat Sadly by Her Side and God is in the House; the lyrics really striking a chord with me. I find that this album hypnotises me with the string arrangements and simple yet beautiful piano playing. Actually that pretty much entirely sums up the genius of this album- it doesn't try to impress on a technical aspect; there is nothing overly spectacular about the melodies, yet they are performed with such passion and the lyrics sung with such sad honesty that you can't help but sit up and take notice. I don't know, you just have to experience it for yourself.
Buy it, you _will not_ regret doing so.
Most Helpful First | Newest First
No More Shall We Part (Remastered) [Explicit] by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
Buy MP3 Album: �6.29


text:
The current draft (DIS) version of ISO 9001:2015 makes the "process approach" and consideration of "risk" throughout the development and implementation of a Quality Management System much clearer.
0 Comments
Read all blog Posts
Hoist UK are proud to announce that they have been granted UKAS - accredited certification to OHSAS 18001.
NQA will be sending all clients information on the Transition Plans in the coming weeks.
Read all news
Shredall is certified for it's Quality, InfoSec, Environment and H&S with NQA.
Stone Group puts sustainability at the heart of its business with BS 8900.
Read all case studies
Read all legal Updates
Get an essential introduction to Annex SL - the new structure for ISO management systems standards.
Join Dr Margaret Rooney, Quality Management Systems Assessor, for this overview of the changes to ISO 9001:2015.
Get the latest updates from NQA


text:
I am a Computing and Mathematical Sciences postdoctoral scholar at the California Institute of Technology,
where I work with Richard Murray and Sanjit Seshia.
My research explores algorithmic methods for designing and controlling autonomous systems, guaranteeing correctness with respect to formal specifications. I focus on safety-critical systems performing complex tasks in adversarial environments, interacting with a variety of agents. I draw on technical and creative perspectives from formal methods for software verification, hybrid systems, robotics, control and game theory.
I earned a Ph.D. in 2013 from the Department of Computer Science at Cornell University, where I was advised by Hadas Kress-Gazit and affiliated with the Autonomous Systems Lab and the LTLMoP Project. My dissertation addressed challenges in the synthesis of provably correct control for robotics. I also hold a B.A. in Computer Science and Mathematics from Wellesley College.
- Apr 14-16: Presenting at HSCC 2015 in Seattle, WA.
- Apr 13: Gave a highlight talk at the NSF Early-Career Investigators Workshop on CPS & Smart City.
- Jan 30: Paper accepted at ICRA 2015 in Seattle, WA.
- Jan 17: Paper with summer student Mattias Fält accepted at ACC 2015 in Chicago, IL.
Key Research Projects
- Provably Correct Control for Collaborative Robot Teams
- Model Predictive Control Synthesis from Timed Logics
- Timing Semantics for Controller Synthesis from High-Level Specifications
- Explaining Unsynthesizable Specifications For High-Level Robot Behavior
- Epistemic Characterization of Cryptographic Concepts Using Modal Logic
- Others
Journal Articles
- C. Lignos, V. Raman, C. Finucane, M. Marcus, H. Kress-Gazit, Provably Correct Reactive Control from Natural Language, Autonomous Robots, 38(1): 89-105, 2015. [pdf]
- V. Raman, H. Kress-Gazit, Unsynthesizable Cores -- Minimal Explanations for Unsynthesizable High-Level Robot Behaviors, In submission.
- V. Raman, N. Piterman, C. Finucane, H. Kress-Gazit, Timing Semantics for Abstraction and Execution of Synthesized High-Level Robot Control, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, To appear, 2015. [pdf]
- V. Raman, H. Kress-Gazit, Explaining Impossible High-Level Robot Behaviors, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 29(1): 94-104, 2013. [pdf]
Conference Publications
- J. DeCastro, V. Raman, H. Kress-Gazit, Dynamics-Driven Adaptive Abstraction for Reactive High-Level Mission and Motion Planning, ICRA 2015 (To appear). [pdf] [slides]
- M. Fält, V. Raman, R. M. Murray, Variable Elimination for Scalable Receding Horizon Temporal Logic, ACC 2015 (To appear). [pdf] [slides]
- V. Raman, A. Donzé, D. Sadigh, R. M. Murray, S. A. Seshia, Reactive Synthesis from Signal Temporal Logic Specifications, HSCC 2015 (To appear). [pdf] [slides]
- V. Raman, A. Donzé, M. Maasoumy, R. M. Murray, A. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, S. A. Seshia, Model Predictive Control with Signal Temporal Logic Specifications, CDC 2014. [pdf] [slides]
- V. Raman, Reactive Switching Protocols for Multi-Robot High-Level Tasks, IROS 2014. [pdf] [slides] [interactive presentation]
- V. Raman, H. Kress-Gazit, Synthesis for Multi-Robot Controllers with Interleaved Motion, ICRA 2014. [pdf] [slides]
- V. Raman, H. Kress-Gazit, Toward Minimal Explanations of Unsynthesizability for High-Level Robot Behaviors, IROS 2013. [pdf] [slides]
- V. Raman, C. Lignos, C. Finucane, M. Marcus, H. Kress-Gazit, Sorry Dave, I'm Afraid I Can't Do That: Explaining Unachievable Robot Tasks Using Natural Language, RSS 2013. [pdf] [slides] [poster]
- V. Raman, N. Piterman, H. Kress-Gazit, Provably Correct Continuous Control for High-Level Robot Behaviors with Actions of Arbitrary Execution Durations, ICRA 2013. [pdf]
- V. Raman, C. Finucane, H. Kress-Gazit, Temporal Logic Robot Mission Planning for Slow and Fast Actions, IROS 2012. [pdf] [slides]
- V. Raman, B. Xu, H. Kress-Gazit, Avoiding Forgetfulness: Structured English Specifications for High-Level Robot Control with Implicit Memory, IROS 2012. [pdf] [slides]
- V. Raman, H. Kress-Gazit, Automated feedback for unachievable high-level robot behaviors, ICRA 2012. [pdf] | [slides] [video]
- V. Raman, H. Kress-Gazit, Analyzing Unsynthesizable Specifications for High-Level Robot Behavior Using LTLMoP, CAV 2011. [pdf] [slides]
- J. Halpern, R. Pass, V. Raman, An Epistemic Characterization of Zero Knowledge, TARK 2009. [pdf] [slides] [poster]
Workshop Publications
- V. Raman, A. Donzé, M. Maasoumy, Model Predictive Control from Signal Temporal Logic Specifications: A Case Study (Work in Progress), CyPhy 2014. [pdf] [slides]
- R, Ehlers, V. Raman, Low-effort Specification Debugging and Analysis, SYNT 2014. [pdf]
Teaching and Advising
I enjoy teaching and mentoring undergraduates, and have actively sought out relevant opportunities throughout college and graduate school.
- Caltech Undergraduate Student Project Advisor (Fall 2013-present)
- CURIE Academy Teaching Assistant (July 2012)
- Cornell University Autonomous Systems Lab Student Project Advisor (Fall 2011)
- Cornell Computer Science Teaching Assistant: [CS 2110][CS 5846]
- Wellesley College Pforzheimer Learning and Teaching Center Tutor(2004-07)
- Caltech Women Mentoring Women Program, Cornell SWE Mentor, Cornell CSGO-ACSU Mentor
I was Conference Co-Chair and Fundraising Chair for the 2013 Cornell Expanding Your Horizons Conference. EYH aims to stimulate the interest of young girls in math and science, provide them with female scientist role models, and foster awareness of math and science career opportunities. This is a cause dear to me, and I have been involved since my first year in grad school, in a number of capacities.
In the summer of 2011, I ran a communication skills summer course at the MacCormick Secure Center in Brooktondale, NY. MacCormick is a maximum security correctional facility for young men aged 16-21 who have committed violent crimes. Topics covered included techniques for thought organization, and job interview preparation. We worked primarily with young men close to being released, and focused on preparing them to take full advantage of their employment opportunities.
I was a founding member of the Cornell University Computer Science Graduate Organization, and served as its Social Chair from 2009-2011, coordinating department-wide graduate student social events several times a semester.
Misc. Interests
I enjoy dancing of all sorts, including several forms of partner dancing. I am also trained in Bharatanatyam, and performed with Cornell Sitara throughout graduate school; our style is best, if somewhat nebulously, described as South Asian fusion.
In college, I was a volunteer and instructor for Girls' Lifetime Empowerment and Awareness Program (LEAP), an education program in the Greater Boston area that blends physical skills with self-reflective activities, to foster safety, self-defense and courage in girls, women and their families.
I also have a somewhat significant history with College Mock Trial.


text:
Sanford at the Bat
With apologies to Ernest Lawrence Thayer
The outlook wasn't brilliant for the governor that day,
The media mob was gathered to hear all he had to say;
So when he spoke of Christian values, and how it made him feel,
A pall-like silence fell as they heard the whole schlemiel.
The governor, his brow with sweat, began to ramble on,
He spoke of love forbidden, and waking up at dawn;
He spoke of hiking up and down, the Appalachian trail,
When in his heart he knew down deep, that this was just a tale.
Seven long minutes later, the point he finally made,
He had gone to Argentina in hopes of getting laid;
His wife and sons at home sat with their mouths aghast,
And all who sat in that room knew his time had passed.
From the benches, filled with people, there went a muffled roar,
Like the beating of the storm-waves on a stern and distant shore;
"Who is she? The woman?" shouted someone from the stand
But this question went unanswered as the governor raised his hand.
He thought about his family and staff, but it was far too late,
Instead he rambled on about finding his true soul mate;
He spoke about his future, as black as night can be,
And wondered why those assembled could not see what he could see.
A hundred eyes were on him as he fumbled with his thoughts,
They watched him struggle with the trouble, his actions had done wrought;
He labored more of other women of whom he shared some wine,
Though quickly added he hadn't crossed the ultimate line.
Oh somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light;
And somewhere men are laughing, and little children shout,
But there's no joy in Charleston—mighty Sanford has struck out.


text:
Typhoons spread Fukushima fallout, study warns
Typhoons that hit Japan each year are helping spread radioactive material from the Fukushima nuclear disaster into the country's waterways, researchers say.
Typhoons that hit Japan each year are helping spread radioactive material from the Fukushima nuclear disaster into the country's waterways, researchers say.
A Japanese utility plans to construct two cutting-edge coal power plants in Fukushima, an area severely hit by the 2011 nuclear disaster, a report said Saturday.
The operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant Tuesday offered the first glimpse of the operation to remove its fuel rods, the most dangerous job since the runaway reactors were brought under control ...
It's costly, risky and dependent on technologies that have yet to be fully developed. A decades-long journey filled with unknowns lies ahead for Japan, which took a small step this week toward decommissioning ...
Nuclear engineers in Japan are preparing to move uranium and plutonium fuel rods at Fukushima, their most difficult and dangerous task since the plant's runaway reactors were brought under control two years ...
Switzerland's state-controlled energy company BKW said Wednesday its Muehleberg nuclear plant would go offline in 2019, as the country seeks to exit nuclear power in the wake of the Fukushima disaster.
Contaminated water remains the greatest challenge at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant after the 2011 meltdown, the worst atomic disaster in a generation, the UN's nuclear watchdog said Tuesday.
Heavy rain at the Fukushima nuclear plant caused a leak of radioactive water containing a cancer-causing isotope, possibly into the sea, its operator said Monday, as a typhoon approaching Japan threatened ...
Groundwater radiation levels at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have soared near a tank that leaked 300 tonnes of toxic water in August, struggling operator Tokyo Electric Power said.
Safety concerns in the wake of the Fukushima reactor disaster in Japan have done little to curb Asia's ambitious plans for expanding the role of nuclear power in the regional energy mix.
Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency met Japanese officials Monday as part of a mission to assess clean-up efforts at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.
When Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster occurred in March 2011, Aaron Chester had the opportunity of a lifetime to put his chemistry research skills to the test.
The testes and sperm count of bulls abandoned in the evacuation zone around the battered Fukushima nuclear plant were not affected by chronic exposure to radiation, a Japanese academic study has found.
Another leak of radioactive water has been found at Fukushima, the plant's Japanese operator said Thursday, the latest setback for the troubled clean-up at the broken nuclear power station.
Japan pledged a renewed push to contain potentially hazardous leaks at Fukushima on Tuesday after the operator of the crippled plant reported spiking levels of radiation in groundwater.


text:
Comma Hostel is located near Yanchengpu MRT station, it's nearby The pier-2 art cenrer, you can even walk there.... More Info »
Luyo ,my hostel is the best near KMRT Yanchengpu(O2) station and The Pier-2 Art Center. You can simply get here... More Info »
Backpackers Inn, Kaohsiung is your best choice for a modern and comfortable travel experience. Our atmosphere is fun,... More Info »
Backpackers best choice to rest and travel! You can simply take a rest or meet friends from all around the world with... More Info »
We provide you the BEST LOCATION in Kaohsiung with super comfortable bunk beds and thick mattress!!! Enjoy &... More Info »
Hi, this is Harbourviews39 hostel. We are a fully redecorated modern culture style townhouse, is the only hostel... More Info »
" Knock Knock! What's behind the door?" The answer is GREAT DEAL at GREAT Property :) We are in a perfect... More Info »
About 100 meters from the Kaohsiung train station, alleys, quiet, convenient, quality accommodation Kaohsiung... More Info »
Happy Inn in 85 Building bring you Kaohsiung Guesthouse Style. There is no elegant decoration but the feeling of... More Info »
NL概念旅店位於高雄鳳山火車站後站(步行1分鐘), 時尚品味及藝術幽默貫穿設計理念, 勇敢詮釋時尚商旅的年輕創意與藝術元素。 2013年全面重新裝潢後, 期望給您耳目一新的住宿感受。 翻玩自由創意的渴望... More Info »
Well-positioned in Yancheng District, the only remaining area rich in historical depth of Kaohsiung, Bobo Hostel is... More Info »
D'well Hostel is the home for backpackers in Kaohsiung. D'well will accompany with you to listen to your dreams.... More Info »
Kaohsiung Backpackers Hostel is situated next to the Kaohsiung Station, where is a collection of the Taiwan Kaohsiung... More Info »
Superiority: Lane 12 will undoubtedly provide you a unique and artistic space. The whole white building is deeply... More Info »
Kaohsiung is a lovely city that has a lot of fun places. Here you can in close contact with the local life, like... More Info »
BWslippa means "Blue and White Slipper". It is a pair of simple and relaxing slippers with the traditional Taiwanese... More Info »
Hey guys, we are a brand new guest house in Kaohsiung. Our purpose of establishing AHIRUYAH is to offer you a place... More Info »
Nine Night Hotel is with fashionable design and convenient location, which is only 1-minute walking distance away... More Info »
Next to Kaohsiung Train Station, Liberal Hostel is conveniently located in the lively city. It is within close... More Info »
1. Check in Time: 15:00-21:00 2. Check out Time: before 11:00 -If you need to check in or check out outside above... More Info »
Video guides, travel podcasts, city maps & free city guides. What to eat, where to stay and things to do and see - our travel guides have it all.Find a guide »
There's nothing like having your own transport to get around and when travelling the world it's no different.Read more »
We offer the most comprehensive selection of hostels on the internet with over 35,000 great places to stay in 180 countries. The ultimate online resource for hostels everywhere.Find great value hostels »


text:
Strauss-Kahn's sudden, astounding, and very definitive-seeming fall might make an optical illusion of his comeback rise.
mid-14c., "act of deception," from Old French illusion "a mocking, deceit, deception" (12c.), from Latin illusionem (nominative illusio) "a mocking, jesting, irony," from illudere "mock at," literally "to play with," from assimilated form of in- "at, upon" (see in- (2)) + ludere "to play" (see ludicrous). Sense of "deceptive appearance" developed in Church Latin and was attested in English by late 14c. Related: Illusioned "full of illusions" (1920).
illusion il·lu·sion (ĭ-lōō'zhən)
An erroneous perception of reality.
An erroneous concept or belief.
The condition of being deceived by a false perception or belief.
Something, such as a fantastic plan or desire, that causes an erroneous belief or perception.


text:
- Home
- You
- Us
- Services
- Publications
- Blog & Podcast
- Contact
ROI and measurement
Why Do Companies Struggle with Social Media ROI? 23 Facts
May 14th
By Rob Petersen, {grow} Community Member
Only 8 percent of companies say they can determine Return on Investment (ROI) from their social media spending (source: Econsultancy).
I teach Measurement and ROI at Rutgers Social Media Marketing Mini-MBA along with Mark Schaefer and others. In my free eBook, 166 Case Studies Prove Social Media Marketing, there are plenty of successful companies that have proven a social media ROI. So why do 92% of companies struggle with this? The answer might surprise you.
Tangible is something that can be measured and intangible defies measurement. ROI is definitely tangible and something every business should be able to measure. It is, after all, a calculation. Here is the one most widely used:
Return (e.g. sales, profit) – Investment/Investment (X 100) = ROI (%)
For example, I go to my boss or my management or my board of directors and say: Give me $100,000 for a particular brand or business, my team and I will put together a strategy, execute and provide reporting. We'll prove it generates $300,000 in incremental sales for a 200% or 2-to-1 ROI in 12 months.
What comes next is they say: You want me to give you $100,000? Well, if I do, I don't want to just get that money back in 6 months or 12 months or whenever you tell me it will generate that revenue, I want to be convinced this is going to happen. I want you to prove it to me.
To prove it, the following steps are taken:
- Define the return by the financial metric most important to the company's success (e.g. sales, profit, conversion or shareholder value)
- Account for out of pocket and internal investments (marketing and operations)
- Determine the length of time (e.g. 12 month or 18 months). It should be done with an understanding of the customer buying cycle and what is the annual customer value.
- Establish the Base Period against which the effort is to prove the increase
We come back. We review and discuss the numbers. Overall, the measurements stand up; then, the intangibles surface, the reason why companies struggle.
The leap of faith
With every ROI initiative, there is always a leap of faith. Someone is asking someone else to put up money; then, wait for some period of time before they see a return. This means the company, not just the people who put the calculation together, has to be aligned to the common goal and there is trust in people's ability to deliver.
If you need more proof, here are 23 facts that demonstrate and explain why companies struggle with Return on Investment (ROI).
- 90% of CMOs say social data has impacted at least some of their decisions; only 47% use data to make predictions or forecast sales. (source: Bazaarvoice)
- 87% agree capturing and sharing the right data is important to effectively measuring ROI in their own company (source: BRITE/NYAMA)
- 87% of marketers want to know how to know how to measure their return on investment for social media activities (source: Social Media Examiner)
- 85% use social networks in some way; only 14% tie financial metrics to it. (source: AdAge)
- 84% of social media programs don't measure ROI (source: Mashable)
- 82% of marketers who blog see positive ROI for their inbound marketing (source : HubSpot)
- 81% of marketers would increase spending on digital, mobile, and social channels if they could better track ROI (source: Compete.com)
- 70% says a "cross-platform model" for ROI on their business is a major goal (source: BRITE/NYAMA)
- 63% of CMO's say "ROI will be the standard for their performance by 2015:" yet, today, only 44% say "I can measure ROI." (source: McKinsey)
- 41% of company respondents report that they do not have an ROI figure for any of the money they spend on social media marketing (source: Econsultancy)
- 57% do not base marketing budgets on any ROI analysis (source: BRITE/NYAMA)
- 37% aren't able to measure the value of social media (source: Econsultancy)
- 52% of marketers cite difficulties in accurately measuring ROI as their biggest source of frustration in social marketing. (Source: Adobe )
- 52% say achieving or increasing measurable ROI is a top priority for the coming year (source: MarketingSherpa)
- 51% say a lack of sharing customer data within their own organization is a barrier to effectively measuring their marketing ROI (source: BRITE/NYAMA)
- 39% say it is important to spend only on marketing activities where financial effects can be measured (source: BRITE/NYAMA)
- 37% do not mention financial outcomes when asked to define ROI (source: BRITE/NYAMA)
- 28% of CMO's say their decisions are based on gut instinct (source: Edelman)
- 24% say determining any kind of cost-benefit analysis is a challenge. (source: McKinsey)
- 22% base marketing decisions on gut instinct (source: BRITE/NYAMA)
- B2B CMO's say demonstrating ROI is their No. 1 concern yet fewer than 20% say they have the ability to measure it (source: Forbes)
- 7% say most of or all their spending decisions aren't based on any metrics at all (source: Edelman)
- "How do I measure the return on my social media investment? This question has been top of mind for marketers for the last three years. Clearly very few marketers have figured this one out. (source: Social Media Examiner)
Does this explain why companies struggle with ROI to you? Does your organization apply ROI to your business?
Rob Petersen is an experienced advertising and marketing executive and the founder of the BarnRaisers agency. Follow Rob on Twitter: @RobPetersen
Why Ad Agencies aren't adjusting to a real-time social media world
May 5th
Usually when I hear a sentiment three times in week it is a signal for a blog post. Here are the signals coming at me in the last few days:
- "Our advertising agency is staggeringly out of touch with the demands of a digital world. I caught them giving us the same cookie-cutter plan they tried to lay on me when I was with another company three years ago! " — Brand Manager, Fortune 500 company
- "We are losing a lot of digital business to smaller agencies. We have too much bureaucracy, too many contracts, too many approvals to go through to be responsive and real-time." — Creative Lead, Large New York Agency
- "Our ad agency set up a separate division for social but they still try to manage it like it is purely advertising. I'm not happy with that. I don't think they know the difference." — CMO, Hospitality Industry
So what's going on here? Social media is a relatively mature channel by now. Why the ad agency angst?
I think I know the reason.
The dynamics of social versus advertising
I am about to make some generalizations. These statements are not universal but I do believe they paint a broad view of the problem.
Here is how Advertising typically works: A client gets money approved for an ad campaign. The Ad Agency pitches a concept for the campaign and if they win, they plan, create and execute. As the money is spent, awareness for your product goes up. When the money goes away, the awareness goes away.
There are MANY uses for social media but GENERALLY, it is a channel to deliver a drip of useful/interesting/vital content that leads to awareness, trust, and eventually loyalty. It rarely results in a short-term bump in sales like an ad campaign (although it can). It is more of a long-term play to reach new and existing audiences where and when they need you.
Although this is an evolution in how we may think about marketing, it's not really rocket science. Why are agencies having trouble adjusting to the digital world?
It's all about money
For decades, ad agencies have been organized and funded by this campaign model. Bid. Win. Execute. Repeat.
But succeeding in social media marketing and social influence marketing requires an organization and budgetary process geared toward the long-term. Agencies are not built to handle that. Every internal process is optimized for "campaigns," not "relationships."
I believe the main reason agencies seems to be flailing around is not for a lack of wisdom or ability, it is a matter of organizational design, company culture, and internal accounting processes.
The fact is, most company marketing departments are built this way too. Their budgets are constructed based on some percentage increase or decrease of what was done with the agency last year. Making a budget overhaul more aligned with today's realities is going to take some time.
So in a way, these outdated agency models are reinforced by their customers who take lazy approaches to budgeting based on past performance and some quarterly sales goal.
The challenge
In summary, ad agencies are slow to shift due to:
1) An accounting/organizational model built on campaigns.
2) Customer budgets historically aimed at quarterly spends and results (that reinforces this agency model)
3) Unrealistic expectations for social. When a customer approves a budget for social, it typically has the same quarterly budget and performance requirements, which may not be realistic, contributing to a cycle of unfulfilled expectations.
Some critics may add here that if social can't be held up to the same economic standard as advertising, why do it? An example:
I was consulting with a large company that is spending $70,000 a month on full-page newspaper advertising. They called me in for advice because they felt their ads were not working as well as they used to. Well duh … newspaper circulation in this city was down by 30% in five years.
Why were they still spending that amount each month on a sinking ship? Because that is what they had always spent, so it was easy to create that budget and get it approved.
Meanwhile, I was able to show them how competitors were building a vital, useful social media presence integrated with both TV advertising and digital ads. I tried to convince them to take a percentage of their traditional ad budget and build a social media presence.
This was two years ago. They still haven't done anything on the social media scene (other than a token Facebook page and Twitter account) because they can't move their organization and budget process away from the quarterly advertising metrics and budgeting cycle.
I want to emphasize once more that this is a generalization, not a gospel. Certainly there are exceptions and the best-managed companies are moving forward. What has your experience been? Is the ad industry stuck or is it moving ahead?
Examples of quantifying social influence
May 1st
Is Klout the new SAT score?
"Maybe," responds Sandy Carter, who leads social media initiatives across IBM.
Sandy made this intentionally provocative comment during SXSW this year to make the point that measuring both internal and external social influence is a critical path for marketing today and we can even begin to assign a specific dollar value to an employee's social media presence.
During the SXSW event, I had the chance to be interviewed by IBM but when I saw Sandy in the room, I asked if I could turn the camera around and be the one to interview her. She graciously agreed and it turned out to be a discussion that is jam-packed with insight on how large companies are beginning to use social influence to create measurable economic value.
She also discusses a shift in corporate reward systems, HR policies and commercial strategies that emphasize the sharing of information instead of the hoarding of information.
If you are a marketing professional, you won't want to miss this discussion on the state of the art of social influence marketing.
If you can't see the video at the top of this article, click here to see my interview with Sandy Carter of IBM on examples of quantifying social influence and social selling.
12 Experts Define Key Performance Indicators (KPI's)
Apr 3rd
By Rob Petersen, {grow} Community Member
Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) are one of the most over-used and little understood terms in business development and management. They are too often taken to mean any metric or data used to measure business performance.
The role KPI's play is much bigger and more important. In fact, KPI's are one of the most important guideposts for any business. Every business should have them.
Here's one of the best definitions I've heard: KPI's are an actionable scorecard that keeps your strategy on track. They enable you to manage, control and achieve desired business results.
You don't need a lot of metrics, but you do need to carefully select, report, and take action from the handful you choose. Let's break down this definition so it's useful for your business, especially considering the guideposts available on the internet.
Desired Business Result
Always begin the construction of KPI's with a clear understanding of the desired results. There's nothing wrong with starting by saying you want to sell more of what you make. But try to be a little more specific. How will you do it? Will you:
- Shorten the sales cycle by half
- Generate 50% more leads
- Create a new usage occasion
- Get loyal customers to buy 30% or more
If you are clear about where you are going, you can construct KPI's that get you there.
An Actionable Scorecard
("Raw #'s:" The top left portion of the Whiteboard)
Now, pick the handful of measurements (generally no more a half dozen or so) that you believe are most important to the achievement of this goal. For example, if you wanted to shorten the sales cycle by half, you could measure:
- Keyword search for the term(s) that describe the need your brand meets
- Unique visitors to your website
- "Bounce Rate" to determine if your site is relevant and people view more than one page
- Sales (if products are sold on your site)
- "Average Shopper Value," since buying more can help determine if you're meeting your goals
Keep your strategy on track
(The rest of the Whiteboard):
Figure out the "Source" for the "Raw #'s" and how frequently ("Freq") you report. Then, in the second column, set goals to measure "Progress" to seem realistic to the achievement of the desired results. Finally, in the third column, pick a comparison period like the previous year, or the previous month if you are a start up. Now, the key measurements are more than raw data; they are actionable metrics.
Of course, that's one opinion, but there are others.
Here's how 12 experts define Key Performance Indicators (KPI's).
- "A metric that helps you understand how you are doing against your objectives." – Avinash Kaishik
- "Measures that help decision makers define and measure progress toward business goals. KPI metrics translate complex measures into a simple indicator that allows decision makers to assess the current situation and act quickly." – KAIZEN Analytics
- "A KPI: 1) Echoes organization goals, 2) is decided by management, 3) provides context, 4) creates meaning on all levels of the all organizational levels, 5) is based on legitimate data, 6) is easy to understand and 7) leads to action!" – Dennis Mortensen
- "The most important performance information that enables organizations or their stakeholders to understand whether the organization is on track or not." – Bernard Marr
- "The selected measures that provide visibility into the performance of a business and enable decision makers to take action in achieving the desired outcomes." – Aurel Brudan
- "The data necessary to understand the implications of whatever he/she sees and the wherewithal to take appropriate action." – Shalin Shah
- "Measurable industry, department or task relevant performance metrics that are evaluated over a specified time period, and compared against acceptable norms, past performance or targets." – Allan Willie
- "Measurements of activity that is a vital gear in your business machine." -John Standaloft
- "Help organizations achieve organizational goals through the definition and measurement of progress. The key indicators are agreed upon by an organisation and are indicators which can be measured that will reflect success factors." – Bruce Clay
- "A set of quantifiable measures that a company or industry uses to gauge or compare performance in terms of meeting their strategic and operational goals." – James Oh
- "High-level snapshots of a business or organization based on specific predefined measures." – (Avinash)
- "Should not constitute every company metric for analysis and evlaution. Rather, KPI's should reflect the most important objectives of the business." – (Avinash)
Do these definitions help explain KPI's to you? Have you thought about what is the actionable scorecard for your business?
Rob Petersen is an experienced advertising and marketing executive and the founder of the BarnRaisers agency. Follow Rob on Twitter: @RobPetersen
Subscribe to {Grow}
Welcome to {grow}You're in marketing for one reason: Grow. Grow your company, reputation, customers, impact, profits. Grow yourself. This is a community that will help. It will stretch your mind, connect you to fascinating people, and provide some fun along the way. I am so glad you're here. -Mark Schaefer
The Archives
- 2015 (110)
- 2014 (241)
- 2013 (272)
- 2012 (281)
- 2011 (273)
- 2010 (222)
- 2009 (186)


text: Okay, first off, sorry about the username. I made this account when I was 14, I'm not that stupid anymore. Now to the point of this message. I grew up kind of rough with gang banging and soing a lot of hard partying. It led to me getting kicked out of football when I was a sophomore in high school. Up until that point I had college scouts looking at me already, and the fact that I threw that opportunity away really messed with me and I ended up really letting myself go. I have gained a lot of body fat, which brings me to a major problem. Now that I have got my life together I want to join the army. It will give me structure and I will be doing something worthwhile with my time. My problem is that I have to get myself down to 20% bodyfat at the absolute most. What would the best diet plan be along with a lot of cardio work to lose fat as quick as possible while doing it in a healthy manner. Sorry about the bad grammar and punctuation. I've been up for two days and am exhausted.


text:
Phil Spector
Songwriter and Music Producer
Born Dec 26, 1940 Age 74
Hometown New York City, Ne... Net Worth $100 Million
Genres Pop music + Rock ... Instruments Piano + Guitar
Performed With MBE + The Teddy B... Record Label ABKCO Music & Rec...
Phillip Harvey "Phil" Spector is an American record producer and songwriter. The originator of the "Wall of Sound" production technique, Spector was a pioneer of the 1960s girl-group sound and produced over 25 Top 40 hits in 1960–1965. Among his famous… Read More
View newly released photos of Phil Spector.
Check out the latest love interests for Phil Spector.
Rachelle ShortMarried 2006 - Present
Lana ClarksonFling 2003
Stephanie JenningsDated 1994
Melissa GrosvenorDated 1991 - 1992
Dorothy MelvinDated 1988 - 1993
Devra RobitailleDated 1976 - 1977
Ronnie SpectorMarried 1968 - 1974
Dianne OgdenDated
Annette MerarMarried
Janis SavalaMarried
Discover the family history of Phil Spector.
Phil Spector
Age 74
Ben SpectorFather
Bertha SpectorMother
Shirley SpectorSister
Louis Phillip SpectorSon, Age 49
Donte Phillip SpectorSon, Age 46
Nicole Audrey SpectorDaughter, Age 33
Phillip Spector Jr.Son, d.1991
Gary Phillip SpectorSon
News + Updates
Browse recent news and stories about Phil Spector.
The Unsung Hero Of Sixties MusicHuffington Post - Mar 27, 2015
The Beatles The Week The LegacyHuffington Post - Feb 07, 2014
'Breaking Bad' And American Hustle' Lead Sag Awards WinsBusiness Insider - Jan 19, 2014
Sag Awards 2014 Winners List: 'American Hustle,' Matthew Mc Conaughey & MorePopeater - Jan 19, 2014
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Phil Spector.
1940 Birth Spector was born on December 26, 1940, to a lower-middle-class Jewish family in the Bronx in New York City. … Read More
1949 8 Years Old Spector's father committed suicide on April 20, 1949.
1958 17 Years Old By early 1958, Spector and his bandmates had raised enough money to buy two hours of recording time at Gold Star. … Read More
1960 19 Years Old … In 1960, Sill arranged for Spector to work as an apprentice to Leiber and Stoller in New York. … Read More
1961 20 Years Old 1 More Event
Leiber and Stoller recommended Spector to produce Ray Peterson's "Corrina, Corrina", which reached #9 in January 1961. … Read More
1962 21 Years Old Spector continued to work freelance with other artists. In 1962, he produced "Second Hand Love" by Connie Francis, which reached #7. … Read More
1963 22 Years Old 1 More Event
1966 25 Years Old 1 More Event
However, the sound of the Righteous Brothers' singles was so distinctive that the act chose to replicate it after leaving Spector, notching a second #1 hit in 1966 with the Bill Medley-produced, "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration". … Read More
1968 27 Years Old 1 More Event
Spector subsequently lost enthusiasm for his label and the recording industry. Already something of a recluse, he withdrew temporarily from the public eye, marrying Veronica "Ronnie" Bennett, lead singer of the Ronettes, in 1968.
1969 28 Years Old 1 More Event
Spector emerged briefly for a cameo as a drug dealer in the film Easy Rider, in 1969. (He had also, in 1967, appeared as himself in an episode of I Dream of Jeannie.)
1971 30 Years Old 1 More Event
1974 33 Years Old 2 More Events
The most probable and significant reason for his withdrawal, recently revealed by biographer Dave Thompson, was that in 1974 Spector was seriously injured when he was thrown through the windshield of his car in a crash in Hollywood. … Read More
1975 34 Years Old A similar relationship with Britain's Polydor Records led to the formation of the Phil Spector International label in 1975. … Read More
1977 36 Years Old 1 More Event
The majority of Spector's classic Philles recordings had been out of print in the U.S. since the original label's demise, although Spector had released several Philles Records compilations in Britain. Finally, he released an American compilation of his Philles recordings in 1977, which put most of the better known Spector hits back into circulation after many years.
1981 40 Years Old Spector worked with Yoko Ono in 1981, and co-produced Season of Glass, her first work after the death of her husband, John Lennon. … Read More
1989 48 Years Old For his contributions to the music industry, Spector was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.
1991 50 Years Old Phillip Spector, Jr. died of leukemia on Christmas Day, 1991.
2007 66 Years Old 1 More Event
… Bruce Cutler represented him during the 2007 trial, but withdrew on August 27, 2007, claiming "a difference of opinion between Mr. Spector and me on strategy." … Read More
2008 67 Years Old The retrial of Spector for murder in the second degree began on October 20, 2008, with Judge Fidler again presiding; this time it was not televised. … Read More
2009 68 Years Old Spector was immediately taken into custody and was formally sentenced on May 29, 2009, to 19 years to life in the California state prison system.
2011 70 Years Old 1 More Event
The California Court of Appeal affirmed Spector's conviction in May 2011 and denied his request for a rehearing of the appeal shortly thereafter.
Original Authors of this text are noted on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Spector.
Text is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.
Not the person you were looking for? Search Phil Spector
Text is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.
Not the person you were looking for? Search Phil Spector


text:
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky should not get a new trial after being convicted of sexually abusing 10 boys, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday.
The unanimous decision by a three-judge Superior Court panel came barely two weeks after they heard oral arguments by Sandusky's lawyer and a state prosecutor.
Defense lawyer Norris Gelman said he planned to ask the state Supreme Court to review the case.
Sandusky had argued his trial lawyers did not have sufficient time to prepare, a prosecutor made improper references to him not testifying on his own behalf and the judge mishandled two jury instructions.
The opinion by Judge Jack Panella said that trial judges have discretion about whether to allow pretrial delays and that in Sandusky's case the judge carefully considered the continuance requests.
"The decision does not reflect a myopic insistence upon expeditiousness in the face of Sandusky's request; it was not an arbitrary denial," Panella wrote.
Sandusky had wanted the trial judge, John Cleland, to give jurors an instruction about the amount of time it took for nearly all of the accusers to report their allegations. Panella wrote that Cleland should have evaluated the need for such a jury instruction based on each accuser's age and maturity but Cleland's failure to do so did not harm Sandusky.
Continue reading this story on the...


text:
Narrow your search
The Chef'n Pull'n Mandoline is a versatile kitchen helper. The device is similar to a traditional kitchen mandoline save for one important difference.
The Audiophiliac auditions the Spendor S3/5R2 speakers and Naim Uniti 2 CD player/amplifier.
Focal isn't just a high-end speaker company, they also design studio monitors, the Audiophiliac checks out their affordable Alpha 50 pro speakers.
TuneUp, SongGenie, and Shazam promise to ID unknown songs, but when music-identification programs fail to name that tune, a little Internet sleuthing can help you fill in the missing information in your audio library.
The de Buyer Deluxe Dicing Mandoline is capable of producing diced, sliced and specialty cuts of fruits and vegetables.
WNYC radio host John Schaefer delivers more than 10 hours of provocative music and talk every week.
At Coachella on Friday night, bassist John Paul Jones played an amazing-looking instrument in his set with Them Crooked Vultures.
Salad spinner makes it easy to cut and wash salad ingredients with one gadget.
With the Asian Mandoline Slicer, you can slice vegetables quickly -- without slicing your fingertips.