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If you love something, set it free, and if it returns, it's probably still totally delicious.
Last year Wendy's introduced its Pretzel Bacon Cheeseburger by using love songs made up of lyrics culled from the tweets of people who expressed their feelings for the tasty treat. And then, like a summer love ended too soon, it was over. The Pretzel bun was gone.
But fear not heartsick burger lovers, your pretzel passion is now back and Wendy's has also reunited us with tweet-fueled love songs. The brand said last year that it was insipred by Josh Groban singing Kanye tweets on Jimmy Kimmel, but now it's once again created a funny piece of consumer-generated content of its own.
If you like this, your emo-burger heart might just burst when the brand unveils its impending collaboration with Boyz II Men.
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Philadelphia, PA -- Jaxx Denny is recovering in Philadelphia after a successful surgery Tuesday afternoon.
Baby Jaxx was born with a severely curved spine, no kidney and missing six ribs.
To help him grow, doctors surgically implanted metal rods in his body, giving him a rib cage and a new spine. Every now and then, doctors have to go in and expand those rods to make him taller.
Well, Tuesday was one of those days.
The Dennys got a real scare when Jaxx nearly died following his first expansion surgery, but today, his parents say everything looks good.
"No scary moments for us so far," said Tammy Denny, Jaxx's mom. "He's doing very, very good."
"It's all been pretty smooth," said Pete Denny, Jaxx's dad. "And thank you guys so much for praying for our son. We're forever indebted to you for that."
The Dennys say Jaxx is on a lot of pain medicine and a ventilator, but they hope he'll be off the ventilator tomorrow and back home by the end of the week.
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This list of inscriptions was also published separately in booklet form: An Historical Record of Borthwick Wa'as Burial Ground by Kathleen W. Stewart, printed in 1987 by E & C Print, Melrose. Researchers are advised to consult the 1972 article or the later published booklet for full details of the gravestone inscriptions. These may be available, for example, via Inter-Library Loan.
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It is politically correct to acknowledge the historic injustices against blacks, Native Americans, women, migrant workers and others in the development of our nation. Much progress has been made and valuable lessons can be gleaned from reflection on those issues.
There is great need to apply those lessons to America's current policies and actions. Especially to our policies and actions supporting the oppression and dispossession of an entire Middle Eastern people, specifically in Israel-Palestine.
There, our tax dollars support the dispossession of the Palestinians, virtual ethnic cleansing that bears striking similarities to that perpetrated against the American Indians. Here, Indians were massacred at places like Wounded Knee and Sand Creek; there, Palestinians were massacred at places like Deir Yassin and Tantura.
Both victim groups reacted violently, the former being labeled 'savages,' the latter 'terrorists.' While too many of us doze through this debacle, the Palestinians are being gradually dispossessed of their property and compressed into smaller and smaller reservation-like ghettos as Israeli settlements metastasize on Palestinian land.
The U.S. cavalry protected American settlers from angry Native Americans; the so-called Israel Defense Forces protect Zionist settlers from angry native Palestinians. Sadly, we help fund those brutal forces with $3 billion per year in military aid to Israel.
Yes, even while we regret our own history of ethnic cleansing and racism, we support similar wrongs elsewhere. So have we really learned anything from those sad chapters of our early history?
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As you know, the Democratic primary elections are just around the corner on Sept. 10. As I walk around the streets of the 3rd Ward and other areas, I haven't seen any change. Sidewalks are still a mess - a very bad tripping hazard, especially for our seniors and handicapped neighbors. There are filthy streets and unkempt properties.
I think it's time for a change, and I feel that a vote for Kenneth Stickle for 3rd Ward council seat will give us that change. I have known him for more than 38 years, and he is an honest, hardworking person. I know that he will listen and work hard to address our concerns about the community.
When Ken started cleaning up the creek, there was not one person who would go into the nasty water and help him clean at first. He took money out of his own pocket to pay for help. Then some of his friends who don't even live in the city came in to lend a helping hand.
He has given his time to work alongside Councilwoman Ann Perry at the beautiful park on College Hill, not asking for any help to supply fuel or repair his equipment which was constantly breaking down due to the high terrain. At this time the city is doing a magnificent job maintaining the park to give us a great place to enjoy.
Kenneth has been a lifelong resident of the city that he loves and we call Poughkeepsie. So please remember, if you want someone fighting on your side, vote Kenneth Stickle for 3rd Ward council seat when you go to the polls. I'm sure you will see a change in our community.
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Recently we lost one of America's most tenacious fighters for equality in the workplace. Having had the vantage point of working behind the scenes with some of the titans of industry in New York City, I observed Muriel "Mickie" Siebert up close.
I watched as she worked very hard to be accepted into their inner circle and gain their respect. It was slow in coming.
More often than not, she was ignored or politely rebuffed. However, with the passing of the old guard and the rise of women in their workplace, Mickie's true stature became evident even to the most cynical.
I last saw Mickie a couple of years back in New York City at her favorite restaurant, La Mangeoire. It was a complete pleasure to find her as feisty and friendly as her pet Chihuahua, "Monster Girl." Mickie also had a bark and bite necessary to stake out and hold her ground with her male counterparts.
When we traveled together in Pfizer's corporate jet to the Business Council of New York State's annual meeting in Saratoga, it was clear to me that Mickie would hold her own. A few days from now the council will reconvene at Lake George where I hope Mickie will be saluted as a monster girl in all the best ways.
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Official Xbox Magazine UKIf you're looking for a multiplayer blast, they don't come much more violent, or more entertaining than this. [Sept 2007, p.109]
In most ways that matter, this is a fine conversion of an enduring classic, and is exactly the sort of game that makes Xbox Live Arcade one of the most exciting gaming platforms around.
Playing the original ROM of Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe is great, but we were hoping that the Xbox Live Arcade graphically enhanced gameplay would be a bit better.
Speedball 2 doesn't offer a lot of frills and extras, but it does prove to still be a solid action/sports game that is just as violent today as it was 17 years ago.
Speedball 2 is not going to win any beauty contests, and the controls make it feel as though you are playing with a field of squeaky tin men, but it is not without its charms. The wealth of game modes, ability to run and grow an online team, and frantic gameplay ensure you will play this title for longer than a quick stroll down memory lane.
Official Xbox MagazineStill, even the subtle control lag that crops up online can't diminish the ham-fisted charm of each vicious contest, so retro fans shouldn't think twice about dropping 10 bucks on Speedball 2. [Oct 2007, p.81]
The Xbox Live Arcade version of Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe, then, does a solid job of re-creating 1991's game, but falls short almost every time it attempts to improve upon or enhance it.
A fun little game that will probably do a better job in stirring nostalgia in those who were playing it 16 years ago rather than drawing in any new players.
X-ONE Magazine UKA good game, but both newcomers and Amiga stalwarts will no doubt be put off by the insane pace, which is a pity as there's plenty to enjoy here if you persevere. [Issue 27, p.118]
This game may or may not have been popular and revolutionary when it came out, but by today's standards it's just plain boring.
It's a faithful translation of a classic game that many gamers have fond memories of playing. The gameplay hasn't aged well, though, leaving most of the game's appeal to fans of the original.
If you take away all the bad things in this version, and you are still left with the same game as the original.
Unless you grew up playing Speedball 2 and have a strong desire to relive your childhood you should probably pass on this one.
Xbox World 360 Magazine UKSixteen years on and it's not so fast, or smooth, or fun. The controls are stiffer than cold porridge and the new HD graphics are no improvement. [Sept 2007, p.96]
The poor animations, and more than anything, the lax controls, make this a game that few will play more than once.
Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe used to be fun, but time has not been kind. Despite a variety of new gameplay options, this Xbox Live Arcade entry is not worth a second glance, due to poor controls, graphics, and sound.
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Schwitters attempted to reconcile Merz, his own particular brand of Dadaist anarchy, with the influence exerted on his work by the idealism of the new Constructivist abstract movements. Not only had he been marked by the geometric art of the Dutch De Stijl group and the Russian artist El Lissitzky, but the exhibition of contemporary Soviet art at the Van Diemen gallery in Berlin in autumn 1922 had had a powerful impact on him.
The Thyssen-Bornemisza Merzbild Kijkduin, an assemblage executed in Holland during the "Dada tour" Schwitters made with Theo and Petro van Doesburg and Vilmos Huszár in the early months of 1923, is one of the first examples of this change his work underwent. The word Kijkduin, included in the title of the present Merz construction, is the name of a village near The Hague. Despite the Constructivism that is evident in the arrangement of the composition, the use of materials found on the beach at Kijkduin — driftwood and other debris washed up by the tide — introduces the concept of chance that recalls the Dadaist works of his friend Hans Arp.
Schwitters achieves a perfect balance between the chaotic spirit of the found objects, characteristic of the Dada movement, and their geometric arrangement; between the somewhat unfinished and eroded appearance of the rough texture of the old bare wood and the uniformity of the painted surfaces; and between the twodimensional effect of order created by the planar geometric shapes, forming squares and lines of colours, and the three-dimensionality of the relief of the objects employed in the construction, which are pasted or nailed on. In this world of contrasts that Merz epitomises, Schwitters "merzifies Constructivism" and attempts — successfully — to synthesise the two notions that are predominant in all twentieth-century art, order and chaos: "My aim is the total Merz art work, which combines all genres into an artistic unity."
Until 1957 Merzbild Kijkduin belonged to the Dada artist Hannah Höch, who was among the few avant-garde members who did not emigrate with the advent of the Third Reich. She remained in her home on the outskirts of Berlin and concealed her entire collection inside a dried up well in her garden until the war ended in 1945.
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Do you have portable 'mp3' audio player?
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Personally, I don't have one yet, and I'm waiting for Vorbis support. That's my minimum demand...
Musepack support for quality music would be nice also, but I'm not sure how realistic it is to hope portable support for MPC.. Of course AAC also would be fine. WMA - who cares.
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Young crew taking on the Lake Ontario 300 Challenge for the 2nd year
The 4-man crew on board Paradox are all graduates from Canisius high school in Williamsville NY and range in age from 18 to 19 years. Skipper Peter Roehmholdt is currently sailing on the Notre Dame University Sailing Team and has an extensive junior sailing career. Sponsored by a local company Peter states 'Second time doing the race after finishing despite 2 big squalls and seasickness with the crew. We are excited for another fun race and competing with older and more experienced sailors.'
Last year Paradox competed in the fully crewed white sail division that sails around Scotch Bonnet Island and is roughly a 200 Nautical Mile Course for white sail competitors. Paradox placed eighth out of a 9-boat division completing the race in 2 days, 5 hours and 47 minutes. With 30% of the competitors abandoning last year's race due to severe weather and equipment failure, this was a great achievement for the young novice crew.
Obviously looking to improve on that placing this year where they will be competing in the same division listed as: PHRF-LO No Flying Sails – Full Crew – 2.
'With the average age of a skipper in the Lake Ontario 300 between 40 to 55 years having young skippers in the race always creates some excitement and is promising for the future', states, Darren Gornall, Chairman of the LO 300 Challenge race and last year's Sperry Cup Champion.
Peter is not the only skipper to compete in this event at the minimum age of 18. 3 years ago the overall Sperry Cup Winner (based on corrected time) was Mark Doedens, (Etobicoke, ON) at the age of 18. Mark competed double handed with his father in their 27' Bombardier Sail Boat, which was an amazing feat. Mark has devoted his time to working hard to purchase this sailboat and compete in a variety of long distance races as well as club events. At the age of 21, Marks passion still remains sailing, and rather than speed around in a car, he speeds around the lake in his sailboat with a top speed of 8 mph.
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Columbus, Ohio (AP) -- A man accused of illegally funneling $121,000 in campaign contributions through family members to democrats and republicans across the state has been fined $95,000.
The Ohio Elections Commission imposed the fine thursday on montford will of New Albany for 19 violations since 2006.
His wife and two grown stepchildren were each fined $10,000.
Ritchey Hollenbaugh, Will's Attorney, says his client did not know that giving campaign contributions in someone else's name is illegal.
He says the fine far exceeds what is reasonable for the circumstances.
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien recommended fines over prosecution.
He says parties and candidates who received the contributions should properly dispose of them or face forfeiture proceedings.
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Diet Food Delivery 101
5 Questions About Getting Your Weight Loss Meals Delivered:
#1 What Exactly is Diet Delivery?
A diet delivery service prepares weight loss meals for you and then ships them to your home either daily, weekly or monthly.
Meals are prepared according to your preferences and then delivered to your door either fresh or frozen.
It's like having your own personal dietitian and chef helping you lose weight!
#2 What Kind of Meals Can You Get?
Diet delivery services offer you lots of options – from low carb to low fat, vegetarian or even diabetic-friendly meals.
You can get freshly-made meals delivered or meal replacement diets that send everything you need to your door.
There are also services that base their meals on a specific diet like the gluten-free diet or the 17-Day diet.
Most diet delivery meal plans are created by registered dietitians or physicians – so you can be assured of getting the proper mix of vitamins and nutrients for safe weight loss.
Often meals are low calorie and range from 1200 – 1600 calories per day, depending on the clients height, gender, activity level, etc.
#3 How Does It Work?
Depending on the service, you can get your meals delivered to your home once a week for 7 days or 5 days (to have your weekends off).
Some services offer fresh food delivered daily. Other services make the food fresh and ship it to you frozen. And some offer pre-packaged, calorie-controlled meals that make losing weight easy.
You can choose to have breakfast, lunch and dinner delivered or just have lunch and dinner (and prepare your own breakfast). Sometimes you can also add in snacks.
Most diet meal delivery services will let you choose your preferences online and then order. In a couple of business days you should receive your food for that week.
#4 Will You Lose Weight?
Yes! Most diet delivery clients lose from 2-5 pounds per week.
Recent studies show that people have more success losing weight with diet delivery than they do with traditional diets. This makes sense – when all of the work is done for you, it's easy to lose weight!
Plus, with chef-prepared, delicious meals you don't have that sense of deprivation that sabotages most dieting efforts. And you don't have the frustration of driving to the store, searching for the right diet food, going home and taking the time to prepare it yourself.
#5 How Much Does It Cost?
You don't have to be a movie star to enjoy the benefits of diet delivery. Plans start from under $20 a day (less than most people spend for 1 restaurant meal).
Some plans offer discounts if you buy monthly (vs. weekly) and some even offer free meals when you sign up.
Also, many delivery clients feel that the time they save every day by having their meals delivered more than pays for itself.
And when you see the results in the mirror, you'll be more than glad you tried it!


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This is another week gone by and I am still excited about the direction that I am going. I am here in Huntsville, AL with my oldest son David visiting with he and my daughter-in-law Allison. David is the computer programmer who has come a long way from 10 years ago. He loves what he does and I am proud of him. He is working on helping me manage my website better and more efficiently. This is great because my Jessi is so busy and getting ready to go in different directions like all 17 years old do. I am simply proud to have her and David who help me to share the things that I want to share with the world. Thanks to both of them.
My journey continues as covenantangel. I find myself passionately talking about Exfuze because that is the direction that I am headed. My concerns have been about my family and WHY they have not chosen to jump in on the band wagon. Patience! Everything in its own time is what the Spirit speaks to me. My son David has been on the product now for about 2 weeks. He tells me that even though no measurable weight loss, he has lost some inches. This is awesome. More than this, his wife is considering becoming a Challenge Customer as well. Another daughter-in-law has begun the challenge about 4 weeks ago. My daughter is a distributor and is using the ShapeWay as is her spouse and one of her daughters. I say all this to say that I am blessed abundantly. My family is beginning to see results in me so they are interested. Seeing is becoming a believer. Think about it…there are so many promises about weight loss or management over the airways…it is difficult to decipher the scams. I have watched a mutual friend at work, who began 'weight watchers' at the same time in which I began ShapeWay. She has lost about 40 pounds to my 45 pounds. (relative to my loss) I cannot say that she has the energy that I have and from observation she 'looks unhealthy'. We must remember that weight loss is not the same as weight management. One can lose pounds and get skinny, but to manage that weight loss and remain in a healthy state…this is what Exfuze wants to accomplish. HEALTH AND WELLNESS! This is our prime directive with ALL our products.
I was listening to my oldest son discussing mediocrity and how people simply needed to jump out there and do the impossible. He said "How do you know it is impossible if you have never done the possible". I think that he had read my blog on angelonamission. He was speaking to what I had written. I have enjoyed being a nurse for the past 40+ years but I discover now it is time to reach the numbers before they become ill. Our economy and our health care system is failing. We must educate our society to the point that they do not rely on our doctors to get them well. Wellness begins with the individual. It goes back to a choice that we make. I realize that when we are children we must eat what our parents place in front of us. This is why we must reach the parents. 90% of all illness and disease processes can be eliminated by the individual achieving a healthy state in their lifestyle. Any doctor or professional would have to agree with this. Many will not because this would affect their productivity and financial gains. I am just so tired of seeing people suffer when it is not necessary. I am so tired of seeing people hurting with pains that could be eliminated without medication. I am not certain if society is ready to hear what I am saying but I will speak out anyway. I cannot change my past 40+ years when I should have been shouting this out but I can redirect my future. I plan to be healthy and teach those whom I love to become healthy as well.
I have to chuckle at myself sometimes because my entire outlook has changed for my future. I find that many things simply do not matter to me anymore…that is 'things'…or foods. Relationships matter more than anything else. I care about family and I care about people. I continue to read the prayer of Jabez each day…I have it memorized:
Lord…bless me Father
Enlarge my territory.
Keep your hands upon me (guide me)
That I may not cause pain.
Whether it be enlarging my territory within the family or into the world in general…Father bless me so that I may be a blessing to others. Mediocrity is not acceptable in my life anymore. I am tired of living from pay check to pay check. I am tired of not having enough. I am tired of not being able to provide assistance to the needy when the call comes in. I find that the enemy does not wait for an opportune time to play his folly. He roams about the airways to manipulate and stir up where he can. We must be attentive to his devious ways and stand firm in what we know. How does this fit?
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'oh my! oh me! I need! It is his fault! The government owes us!
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'oh my! oh me! I need! It is his fault! The government owes us!
I cannot do that! I want!
Isn't it about time that we took responsibility for ourselves? It is not Obama's job to keep me well. It is not Obama's job to support me. First of all God is my source for health and wellness and wealth! We must take our eyes off of everyone else who we can blame and begin to look to our provider.
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"The smartphone market is nearly impossible to crack,"
Is this the same "impossible" AAPL faced in 2007?
Does not HP, unlike MSFT which never saw a hit product they couldn't (badly) copy, have an impressive record of innovation?
Boy, it sure doesn't take much talent or skill to get a paycheck writing for the WSJ rag, does it?
HPQ should have bought Tealpoint Software and developed their own OS using Linux and Tealpoint's amazing skills at user interfaces (assuming HPQ has a total aversion to Android). Getting webOS to work on something other than the hardware it currently works on is going to be fun to watch - imagine how much of the software is (1) hardwired to the hardware and (2) optimized for the hardware right now. Jeez...
Well, duh, this IS more about laptops than phones. More specifically, it is about pad computing, and HP plus Palm could be just the right mix. Palm's WebOS is perfect for pad computing, technically much better than Apple's OS for the simple fact it is natively multi-tasking. Expect to see a descendant of HP's slate running with the offspring of WebOS.
But it is not ONLY about laptops. Palm's line of smartphones are technically the best on the market, with an intuitive GUI and lots of power. Their fledgling app store already has a couple thousand apps, and with the backing of HP expect to see thousands more.
The smartphone market is "impossible to crack?" How quickly the author forgets. Just a few years ago the iPhone was a glimmer in Steve Job's eye, and RIM was running well behind the business smartphone leader, Palm's Treo! Palm lost the market because they let their software grow old and stale, but WebOS is a brand new factor, and even with serious missteps with vendors and suppliers, WebOS still has around 5% of the market.
Don't count Palm our yet. HPalm will be a serious, experienced, resource rich contender, and markets can change diretion in a whisper.
@Ayuh: HP's 'impressive record of innovation' has led to multiple failures to penetrate markets such as with their existing crappy cell phones, LCD/Plasma TVs which came and went without much of anyone noticing, projectors and cameras (did you know they started selling them again recently?). Why would buying a flailing Palm change the equation?
I can't stand AAPL and their holier-than-thou attitude (not to mention their fanboyz), but HP doesn't have the marketing expertise or the corporate knowledge to compete on AAPL's iTurf.
palm was in trouble on its own, i doubt HP is going to turn the company around,,except keep them afloat as a phone vendor, HP has gone down hill and is competing in a crowded market with not much innovation plus the quality of their products is crap, ever buy an HP laptop-everything they produce lately burns out in 2 months... i dont see alot of future here
It's not just about smart phones or laptops. It's about the hyperconnected internet, and having the platform to support a myriad of consumer electronic devices to it. Apple gets it, Sony should get it, and it appears RIM does not. There is no shortage of others who should be interested in having PALM for themselves, including Microsoft, and the cost is basically a rounding error yet speed to opportunity immense.
I can't imagine how much organizational resistance there will to migrating WebOS to other platforms. It's just not in H-P's DNA to make such wholesale change.
IFF HP can get back to its old core of quality, then there may be something here.
I can see and inexpensive computer running Web OS, bundled with a set of productivity apps and aimed at the business user. Let's face it, how many desktops need a full-featured OS with 40,000 applications? A simplified, web/cloud based model that offered enhanced security might be appealing.
Still, I would stick to my earlier statements that this acquisition is too late. WebOS has already been rejected in the all too crowed Mobile OS market. This is why they lost out to begin with.
@ Bill Prince wrote:
" Palm's WebOS is perfect for pad computing, technically much better than Apple's OS for the simple fact it is natively multi-tasking."
I am sorry but you are grossly mistaken here. Apple's iPhone OS is Unix at its core and totally supports multitasking at the core OS level. They only disallow this feature to externally developed apps, and this will change in June with the new iPhone OS 4.
If you believe that iPhone OS does not "natively support multitasking" then I suggest you check it out more thoroughly.
the platform has already been built, anything hp/palm would introduce would not be innovation just another *me too* player * yawn however i do admit palm was a good play when it dropped to 3.70. as i knew palm would not go out of business..and i was happy to hear about the hp but i closed all my positions, i doubt hp will be able to do anything innovative or of quality with palm and market is over crowded
I direct you to this link for my response... http://www.webosroundup.com/2010/04/its-all-about-webos-you-fools/
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As an iPhone owner that is not an Apple addict, I can tell you that iPhone is good but far from perfect. Apple's decisions are also often arrogant and bullying (E.g. multi-tasking, flash, strict application control, …). So in my mind, the market is very open to another easier (And hopefully less expensive) smart-phone. If HP comes out with a good device then my next phone would be HP.
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HP is a blue suit tycoon slick with success and deep in pocket. Acquiring Palm added an 'i' to HP making it HiP now ready to shed the cheap hardware shell of the Pre and Pixie and just like the show 'What Not To Wear' and miraculously dress up the Pre giving it the Kevlar knight armor that it is, coupled with an Excalibur. WebOS, the world's smartphone OS champion, is about to become the smartphone King. Don't kid ourselves, the very next King Phone could very well be a refreshed Palm Pre. HP would groom an entire enterprise business suite around WebOS tailored for Corporate America allowing the American corporates unprecedented ease of use, powerful business features, total business / technology integration and robustness. With HP having almost 60 years of unmatched enterprise business excellence and experience, HP's streamrolling over Rim is a foregone conclusion, the only element remaining is execution timing. Rim is dead meat.
im sorry james but your flaming. you put the 'h' in homo
if you do think iPhone supports native multitasking then you will really enjoy having to double tap to get to the multitasking part and then having to tap the icon just to switch to the last opened icon. With webOS you can swipe between open apps without doing the infamous double tapping OS4 will require. Palm users can get from point A to point E without stopping in between unlike future OS4.
James...we almost thought you could put a few sentences together without bashing RIM...seems not possible. Wow, do you ever have a fixation on RIM.


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Turn your ears from converstion
just you are not alarmed.
But so you know,
just so you're aware,
Everyone's love glows
whether or not you care.
Behind your back there will always be
hearts filled for a love
with which you might disagree.
a black man, a white woman,
two guys or two girls,
are loving and caring and go on
while you're daring
to stop your heart
with hate for a thing
you dont understand.
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It's been about 6 years when I started putting on weight. After so many failures, I believe that prayer, holy spirit and my faith in Jesus Christ has help me to not give up!
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I was in a minor crash yesterday which bent my front wheel. Having checked for any damage beyond that myself and not found any i proceeded to change the wheel and the inner tube which had been damaged, i haven't changed the outer part of the tyre itself. My problem is that the inner tube seems not to have inflated properly in one section, resulting in an area on the front wheel that is pretty flat whilst the rest of the tyre is fully inflated. Have i done something wrong and can i sort this out or do i need to go back to the shop and get another inner tube? Or is it that my tyre also needs replacing?
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BATON ROUGE - Hundreds of people turned in their unwanted guns for gas coupons during the second "Gas for Guns" exchange in East Baton Rouge Parish.
People anonymously dropped off weapons at two churches in the city-parish between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., and received a gas card worth between $50 and $300 depending on the type of weapon.
The goal of Gas for Guns is to get weapons off the streets to make our community a safer place.
Last year, authorities collected 262 weapons, including a dozen assault-style weapons according to the Mayor-President's office.
The city uses money seized off the streets along with donations from Circle K to fund the project. Gas for Guns is sponsored by the District Attorney, the Mayor, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff, and the Baton Rouge Police Chief.


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Had a fabulous time with my first experience shooting guns. Josh was very informative and quickly put me at ease. Loved the experience. Would highly recommend The Gun Store.
Cathy B. - Customer Testimonial (Submitted on September 29, 2014)
WE'LL BE BACK! This was a great deal! Range master, Mason was extremely friendly and helpful as well as very knowledgeable & experienced. Would definitely recommend!
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Simply Amazing! Loved everything about this place. Cannot wait to come back to Las Vegas and use the armaments of The Gun Store!!
David S. (Submitted on September 12, 2013)
Excellent service from the moment we pulling in the driveway. Mason was absolutely fantastic. Calm, engaging and very polite. Best part of my Vegas trip!
Crystal C. (Submitted on September 11, 2013)
"They had a decent selection of guns and the best prices in town. Wayyy cheaper than "The Range". The staff was extremely helpful and supportive as well."
Kevin F. - Google Reviews
Best day of my life! (Next to marrying my wife) We will request Jared on our next visit. Great day.
Cameron F. - Customer Testimonial (Submitted on July 4, 2013)
My son and I enjoyed the opportunity to fire 4 weapons each. Bob did a great job instructing and making sure we were safe with the weapons. We will be back!
Keith Volker - Customer Testimonial (Submitted on June 27, 2013)
The facilities are beautifully maintained, your staff is delightful. Mason was terrific! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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Incredible experience. Josalyn, Pearl and Christine were amazing!
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Great! Best service in Vegas. Thanks a lot!
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It was great. Greg was informative and made the experience fun and safe.
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I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you to Emily, Justin and the rest of the staff at The Gun Store for making my same sex wedding a huge success. My partner (now wife) and I were treated with respect and felt very welcome and comfortable at The Gun Store. Emily was awesome in helping us plan our wedding and Justin was fantastic as our wedding officiant. All of our guests had a great time and the gift bags we received were pretty cool! Thank you again for making our special day even more special.
Tracy G. - Las Vegas (Submitted on December 19, 2014)
HUGE THUMBS UP!!! 7 of us came to the Gun store last week and we had an amazing time. It was the highlight of out Vegas trip. All first timers and all had our utmost fun. A personal Thank you has to go out to Mason. (If he's reading this) he was awesome. Really looked after us, made us feel at ease as had all the girls giggling from his banter. He made the experience and would not have been the same without him!! So a big Thank you all the way from England :) If we are lucky enough to return to Sin City then we would definitely come back and do a bigger package. Huge thumbs up!!! (As long as you promised Mason could be our ranger again. ;))
Claire C. - Customer Testimonial (Submitted on March 1, 2014)
Thanks for sending me the pictures & videos. I like to say a few things about your staff. They are knowledgeable and are focused on customer service. They made my experience shooting machine guns more relaxed. I will definitely recommend The Gun Store to anyone.
Tom P. - Customer Testimonial (Submitted on February 24, 2014)
We visited The Gun Store on 25th December. Met the young lady assistant at the booth outside. She helped me choose a package of better value then the one I already picked. Inside at the range we met Mason, our instructor. He was a perfect mix of professional and personality. He guided me through the 11 firearms on my list. He explained the features and character of each gun, and he made the experience one never to be forgotten:-). In short an AMAZING AWESOME time was had, and anyone with any doubts about firing guns, try it. The Gun Store will look after you and let you maximize the fun too he had in total safety and its legal too!!:-D. SO a big big big thank you to the staff at the range and in the shop. Also, the online chat host and the guy in the car park who sorted a cab out for us. It was my third visit in three years from Ireland, and we already booking to come back December 2014.
Jeff C. - Customer Testimonial (Submitted on January 7, 2014)
AWESOME EXPERIENCE - I and my Buddy, Jack, had an awesome time shooting weapons from the World War II era. Our Range Master, Mason, gave us a professional and in depth history on each type of guns we fired. It was a great range event that I would strongly recommend to any gun enthusiasts when visiting Las Vegas. Thanks Gun Store for making my Vegas trip worth the flight from the east coast.
Jim W. - Customer Testimonial (Submitted on December 7, 2013)
Just wanted to say what a great time we had at The Gun Store. Our instructor Ketzue made our visit great fun. Just sorted out the video of our visit and I would highly reccommend Ketzue and having a private shooting range. He was patient and was happy to explain anything about the guns etc. We left there on a high! Will definately be visiting there the next time we're in Las Vegas.
Joyce G. - Customer Testimonial (Submitted on September 15, 2013)
AWESOME! It really was the most exhilarating experience of my life! The instructors were amazing and made the experience a lot more comfortable. Very patient and I felt safe, even with others shooting in the range at the same time! Will come back on my next Vegas experience!
Cerys - Customer Testimonial (Submitted on July 6, 2013)
Just wanted to say me and my friends visited you on Tuesday. Me and another friend had a private room with Mason, he was really professional and friendly he made us feel at ease. We all had a great time and will be recommending it to anyone visiting.
Jennie J. - Customer Testimonial (Submitted on August 16, 2013)
AWESOME PLACE... AWESOME STAFF... OVERALL AWESOME EXPERIENCE. Twice I have been now and will continue to each time I'm over from the UK. After all, I have the whole wall to shoot. Keep it up guys and girls!
Chris L. - Customer Testimonial (Submitted on June 15, 2013)
"Brits with big guns!!" - Awesome afternoon spent at The Gun Store!! Myself and my girlfriend both really enjoyed the experience, she had the Ladies package (mostly for the pink AK-47!) while I went for the big guns of the Coalition package, well worth the money and everyone was really helpful and friendly with fantastic instruction from our range master Tony. Would definitely recommend to anyone even remotely interested to head on down!!!
Adam & Ruth - Customer Testimonial (Submitted on June 3, 2013)
Dear Manager of The Gun Store, Wade & I wanted to express our appreciation for our wonderful experience @ The Gun Store on April 24th. Mason (our Range Instructor) was great! He was so patient / encouraging in assisting myself and my 76 year old Mother in Law shoot for the first time in our lives! We could not have asked for a better Instructor. Our Thanks and appreciation to both Mason and The Gun Store for a memorable experience. We will definitely return.
With Appreciation, Janet & Wade W. - Customer Testimonial (Submitted on June 1, 2013)
Sean was very professional and patient. He was willing to give me advice and encouragement to improve my accuracy. I felt safe at all times even though I had never fired a weapon before. Thanks for an experience not easily obtained back at home.
Liam T. - Customer Testimonial (Submitted on May 28, 2013)
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The Gun Store is located 3.5 miles east of the Strip on Tropicana Avenue at 2900 East Tropicana. With the recent expansion of our building, we have added additional parking so there is plenty of free parking for all our guests.
If you arrive into Las Vegas and have time before hotel check-in, you can hop into a Luxury Sedan, SUV, or Limousine at McCarran Airport (right outside of Baggage Claim for $50-$85) and have them take you directly here. The rate you pay is for 1 hour. Make sure you ask driver for details, since each company may be different.


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Thread: Thoughts on Dante Amari?
February 4th, 2013 11:07 AM #1Junior Member
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Thoughts on Dante Amari?
Coming up with my daughter's name 10 years ago was so easy and I never had any doubts. I named her Airam, after me. I loved it and never second guessed it... Fast forward to now, I am having a boy and have not only second guessed but triple and quintet guessed. Lol
If Airam had been a boy, she would have been Vincent Alexander, and I thought for sure that is what I wanted to name my boy now that I am having one, but I feel like there are just so many other better names out there now... My daughter LOVES the name Dante for her little brother, and I like it as well, so it has been at the top of my list with intent to use, but I just can't bring myself to commit to it... I really like the name Vincenzo for a twist on Vincent, but would pronounce it without the accent so that it sounds like it looks but then worried that would be a burden for him.
I was also liking Francisco, Franco (my dad's and grandfather's names are both Frank), Damian or Damon and Henrick (when I found out he was indeed a boy, Henry is the first name that came to mind, but I hate that it is rising in popularity).
I am set on the middle name of Amari and his last name will be Nuñez. I just want a good name for my boy, nothing popular but nothing too out there either. It has to have a suitable meaning behind it and flow with the middle and last name... Does Dante do the trick or am I passing up something even better? Insight from others in the nameberry community might be just what I need to be sure... At least that is what I am hoping for as baby is due any day now!
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Supernatural: The Complete Eighth Season
By DAVID WEINER
September 10, 2013
Just in time for the season nine premiere, catch up on last season with the Winchester brothers, reunited after a year apart (and Dean's time in Purgatory) to fight off monsters and unknown creatures to save humanity once again! Starring Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles. Bonus features include deleted scenes, gag reel and behind-the-scenes featurettes.
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Research Topics
Orit Chai
Affiliation: The Hebrew University
Country: Israel
Detail Information
- Postanesthetic cerebellar dysfunction in catsMerav Shamir
Neurology and Neurosurgery Department, Koret School of Veterinanry Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
J Vet Intern Med 18:368-9. 2004..Ketamine was the only anesthetic drug that had been used with all cats. It might be that a genetic component predisposes Persian cross cats to nonreversible cerebellar damage after exposure to an anesthetic dose of ketamine...
- Bite wounds involving the spine: characteristics, therapy and outcome in seven casesOrit Chai
Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Vet J 175:259-65. 2008..Although, the numbers of reported cases are limited, this study shows that adequate surgical debridement and wound drainage combined with external coaptation can be sufficient to manage bite wounds that involve the spine...
- Computed tomographic analysis of calvarial hyperostosis in captive lionsRuth Gross-Tsubery
Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel
Vet Radiol Ultrasound 51:34-8. 2010..CT is useful for detection of the calvarial abnormalities in lions and may be useful in further defining this syndrome...
- Spontaneous intradural disc herniation with focal distension of the subarachnoid space in a dogItai Barnoon
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Can Vet J 53:1191-4. 2012..Full return to function was achieved 10 days post-surgery. The distension was likely secondary to the intradural herniation, and is a rare and distinct finding...
- A method for intervertebral space distraction before stabilization combined with complete ventral slot for treatment of disc-associated wobbler syndrome in dogsMerav H Shamir
Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Vet Surg 37:186-92. 2008..To evaluate the use of a modified K-wire spacer for maintaining intervertebral distraction after ventral decompression and during stabilization as a treatment for disc-associated wobbler syndrome in large breed dogs...
- Magnetic resonance imaging findings of spinal intramedullary spirocercosisOrit Chai
Neurology Department, Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
Vet Radiol Ultrasound 49:456-9. 2008..Gross and microscopic pathologic findings confirmed the diagnosis of aberrant spinal intramedullary migration of S. lupi in one dog, and in the other dog, the clinical and imaging findings were supportive of this diagnosis...
- Sub-occipital craniectomy in a lion (Panthera leo) with occipital bone malformation and hypovitaminosis AMerav H Shamir
Neurology and Neurosurgery Service, Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P O Box 12, 76100 Rehovot, Israel
J Zoo Wildl Med 39:455-9. 2008..While conservative treatment failed, suboccipital craniectomy removed the thickened occipital bone and was demonstrated to be a successful surgical intervention that can be used to treat more severely affected lions...
- Spinal intramedullary aberrant Spirocerca lupi migration in 3 dogsEran Dvir
Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies, Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, Republic of South Africa
J Vet Intern Med 21:860-4. 2007


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Obama Urges Congressional Response After Latest Mass Shooting
President Obama is calling on Congress to revisit gun-control legislation in the aftermath of Monday's shooting rampage at a naval base in Washington, D.C., that left 13 people dead, including the gunman. Speaking to the Spanish-language television network Telemundo, Obama said the spate of mass shootings in the United States should force lawmakers to take action.
President Obama: "The fact that we do not have a firm enough background-check system is something that makes us more vulnerable to these kinds of mass shootings. And, you know, I do get concerned that this becomes a ritual that we go through every three, four months, where we have these horrific mass shootings, and yet we're not willing to take some basic actions."
The last major gun-control effort failed in April when a handful of Senate Democrats joined with Republicans to defeat a watered-down measure on expanding background checks. According to The Atlantic magazine, if the rate of mass shootings continues as it has since President Obama took office, there could be 14 before the end of his second term.
Aaron Alexis Bought Shotgun Despite Arrests, Mental Issues
The alleged D.C. shooter, Aaron Alexis, bought a shotgun used in the rampage just this past Sunday. Officials in Virginia say he passed both state and federal background checks, despite at least two gun arrests and being under treatment for psychiatric problems. Just last month, Rhode Island police alerted the Navy after Alexis told them he was hearing voices and was being followed by three people harassing him with a microwave machine.
U.S. Reviews Security Clearances in Wake of D.C. Shooting
In addition to his gun purchases, alleged shooter Aaron Alexis was also able to maintain an all-access security pass to a number of military sites. The White House has ordered a review of security practices and contractor access at federal agencies and military installations. A new report from the Pentagon inspector general says 52 convicted felons have been able to access Navy facilities because of budget cuts.
Senate Postpones "Stand Your Ground" Hearing; Study Ties Law to Jump in Justified Homicides
As the D.C. shooting helps renew public attention on gun control, the Senate has postponed a hearing on "Stand Your Ground" laws that promote the use of weapons in response to perceived threats. A new study co-sponsored by Mayors Against Illegal Guns and the National Urban League shows killings deemed justified increased in states with Stand Your Ground laws in effect. Overall, states with Stand Your Ground laws saw the number of justifiable homicides jump 53 percent. In states without Stand Your Ground, the rate dropped 5 percent.
U.S., Russia Differ on U.N. Resolution for Syria
The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council have met to discuss a resolution on taking control of Syria's chemical weapons stockpile. The United States and Russia continue to disagree on a threat of military force despite reaching a deal over the weekend. The Los Angeles Times reports, meanwhile, the Obama administration is withholding support for a war crimes case against the Assad regime at the International Criminal Court so as not to jeopardize a potential peace deal down the line. Speaking at the opening session of the 68th General Assembly, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said war criminals in Syria should face justice.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: "I call for an end to arms flows to the country, which only sustain the bloodshed. I urge member states to consider what more we can do to prevent human rights violations, including through the possible use of U.N. monitors. There must be a robust effort to bring perpetrators to justice for the serious international crimes that have been committed since the beginning by all parties to the conflict. The high commissioner for human rights has repeatedly called for a Security Council referral of the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court."
Dozens Killed in Latest Iraq Violence
At least 32 people were killed in Iraq on Tuesday in a series of nationwide attacks. Iraq is in the midst of its most violent period since 2008.
Egypt Arrests Top Muslim Brotherhood Spokesperson
Egypt's military-backed interim government has arrested a top spokesperson for the Muslim Brotherhood in a continued crackdown on supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi. Gehad el-Haddad has been the Muslim Brotherhood's leading English-language voice to the international media.
Brazilian President Cancels U.S. Trip over NSA Spying
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has cancelled an upcoming trip to the U.S. over revelations of spying by the National Security Agency. Rousseff was due to visit Washington next month and attend a state dinner in her honor at the White House. But on Tuesday, Brazil announced Rousseff has postponed her trip in response to leaks from Edward Snowden showing the United States spied on her personal communications as well as on Brazil's state-run oil company, Petrobras. In a statement, the Brazilian government said the NSA's "illegal practices ... are incompatible with the democratic coexistence between friendly countries." Brazil said Rousseff is open to visiting the United States after a "timely investigation" into the spying is complete. In a statement, the White House said it "understands and regrets" Brazil's decision.
NSA Order Shows Lower Threshold for Phone Records, No Challenges from Telecoms
The National Security Agency has declassified a recent court order authorizing the bulk collection of U.S. phone records. The ruling from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court affirms that the government needs to prove only that the bulk collection of phone records is relevant to an investigation of terrorists both known and unknown, a much lower standard than in normal criminal cases. The declassified order also shows that no major telecom company has ever challenged the seizure of bulk phone records under the PATRIOT Act.
Obama: No Deportation Reprieve for DREAMers' Parents
President Obama has ruled out halting the deportation of the undocumented immigrant parents of children granted a reprieve last year. Under its deferred action program, the White House has suspended the deportations of young immigrants who were brought to the United States at an early age and have lived without legal status. But speaking to Telemundo, Obama said it would be too extreme a measure to grant the same relief to their parents.
President Obama: "What we can do is then carve out the DREAM Act folks, saying young people who have basically grown up here are Americans that we should welcome. We're not going to have them operate under a cloud, under a shadow. But if we start broadening that, then essentially I would be ignoring the law in a way that I think would be very difficult to defend legally. So that's not an option."
Immigrant rights groups have called on Obama to issue an executive order sparing undocumented parents should Congress fail to approve immigration reform this year. The United States has deported a record number of undocumented immigrants under Obama's watch. In a statement, the National Day Laborer Organizing Network said: "Unless the President alters course, he risks cementing his legacy as having presided over the most anti-immigrant administration in history."
U.S. Poverty Rate Unchanged at 15%
New figures show the U.S. poverty rate has gone unchanged since last year. The number of people living in poverty increased slightly to 46.5 million in 2012, with the poverty rate holding at 15 percent. The total includes 16.1 million children.
Federal Judge Overturns NOLA Officer Convictions for Danziger Bridge Killings
A federal judge has overturned the convictions of five New Orleans police officers for the shooting deaths of two civilians in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and a subsequent cover-up. The charges were linked to the New Orleans police shootings on the Danziger Bridge that killed two civilians, 17-year-old James Brissette and 40-year-old Ronald Madison, and seriously wounded four others. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt ordered a new trial after ruling prosecutors had practiced "grostesque" misconduct in publishing anonymous critiques of the defendants and the New Orleans Police Department as the case went to court.
U.S. Extends Wage, Overtime Protections to Home Care Workers
The Obama administration is extending key government protections on minimum wage and overtime to the nation's home care workers. The Fair Labor Standards Act will be amended to cover workers who care for the elderly and disabled in their homes. The move follows years of campaigning to undo the loophole known as the "companionship exemption," which has denied basic wage and overtime protections to home care workers by placing them in the same category as babysitters. The new regulation will not take effect until 2015.
D.C. Council Fails to Override Veto of Living Wage Bill
The Washington, D.C. Council has failed to override Mayor Vincent Gray's veto of a bill to grant retail workers a living wage. Gray issued the veto last week following pressure from Wal-Mart and other chains. The bill would have required large retailers to pay their employees at least $12.50 an hour. The bid to overrule Gray attracted seven votes, two short of the nine required.
Activists Mark 2nd Anniversary of Occupy Wall Street
Activists gathered in New York on Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, the protest movement against economic inequality. Demonstrators marched near the New York Stock Exchange and the United Nations, highlighting a call for taxing Wall Street transactions and directing the funds to public causes. Nellie Bailey of the United National Antiwar Coalition said the anniversary of Occupy is a time to look forward in the struggle for social change.
Nellie Bailey: "The most important lesson learned is that we must continue the fight. We must intensify the fight. We must have more people in the streets. That's the lesson. And we can wax nostalgia all we want, as to who was there, you remember that day, or whatever, but that's not going to get it, if we want to bring about those fundamental changes in as much of a revolutionary fashion as possible. If we move ahead with organizing, educating and hitting the streets, that's the lesson. Those are the lessons."
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Bank loans and venture capital are hard to get for many companies. So it shouldn't be a surprise that businesses trying to run more efficiently -- and hold on to their cash -- are turning increasingly to barter.
On local or regional barter exchanges, companies can offer their products or services (at whatever price they normally charge) and swap them for goods or services provided by other exchange members. (See "Bartering Instead of Buying," Banking & Capital, May 1991, [Article link].) And if a company can't find anything it needs immediately on the exchange, it gets trade credits.
But this spring Dallas-based Advanced Artificial Intelligence Systems hopes to take barter technology into the next orbit. With the help of UltraTrade, elaborate software that runs on mainframe computers, the company will enable tens of thousands of small companies in a given region to settle complex trades of goods and services -- simultaneously.
For starters, the company is concentrating on three test markets: Orange County, Calif.; Denver; and Dallas. But CEO Jim Olsen intends to add several other areas by the end of 1993. Here's how the new service will work:
Supply-and-demand information. Every company in the network will be asked to fill out forms with specific information about the products and services it can provide and those it needs -- including, where applicable, prices and catalog numbers and standard-industrial-classification (SIC) codes. That data will be fed into the computer for a preliminary reading on supply versus demand.
Veto power. Before any deals are carried out, companies will get printouts on potential transactions, complete with names of vendors and product descriptions. In response to the printout, a company can ask for further information, notes Olsen, and it "has total veto power over whether a supplier or the goods or services are suitable."
What it costs. Unlike many barter exchanges that require up-front membership fees, Advanced Artificial Intelligence will charge small companies a 10% commission on the volume of new business they generate through UltraTrade. But that's not bad for incremental business, says Fred Gerhart, president of Impact Corporate Communications, in Ventura, Calif., who plans to try UltraTrade in Orange County. "I pay commissioned salespeople 8% to 10%, and that's before the ancillary costs." -- Bruce G. Posner* * *