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Here's how ten intensive days in Bangkok -- spent training sustainability change agents, government officials, and business leaders, from Thailand and from all over Asia -- come to an end:
Dashing through wet chaotic streets, dodging noodle vendors and motor scooters and the occasional skinny cat, short-cutting into the high-end shopping Emporium, past Louis Vuitton and Philosophy cosmetics, out past the second-hand bookstore (which, oddly, had a fine collection of very recent books on sustainability issues) and into the hotel and up the elevator to the room in order to switch on the TV just in time to watch the Prime Minister complete the countdown.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1, click. At that moment, fourteen million Thai households, whose TVs are showing only this show (the PM has ensured that it's on all seven channels), are supposed to turn off one unused light. Cameras with aerial views show houses, skyscrapers, whole cities darkening -- not fully, but noticeably. And a small moving graph on the screen starts to register the change in energy consumption.
For five full minutes, the line on the graph snakes down and down and down, and the space above it turns a pretty red color, showing exactly how much energy this national exercise is saving compared to the same time yesterday. In just five minutes, Thailand's national electricity consumption has gone down by over 700 megawatts -- enough to shut down one of the country's fourteen large hydropower stations.
My friend Chirapol Sintunawa is a happy man tonight, because the whole exercise was originally his idea. He pushed the light switch on national TV like this for the first time several years ago. Now, it's become an annual event, with greater energy savings every time -- and with the Prime Minister himself leading the charge (or rather, reduction in charge). Energy conservation is part of the PM's national agenda.
Chirapol is a professor at Mahidol University ... among many other things. He also runs an NGO that promotes environmental awareness and trains teams of people in systems thinking. He teaches Buddhist monks about the greenhouse effect by taking them into greenhouses. He teaches doctors about opium production by taking them into the hill tribe areas. He helps make public service commercials (very funny ones) about everything from not wasting your food to quitting smoking. Yesterday, while I was running a workshop for business leaders on sustainable development, he was advising the Bank of Thailand's Governor on how they could save even more energy.
In the car on the way to the airport, I call Chirapol on my cell phone to congratulate him. "We can only do this fourteen times." he jokes. "Then we run out of dams to shut down!" "The ironic thing is," I tell him, "that in order to participate in your national exercise, I had to turn on the TV, as well as a couple of lights, so that I could turn one off!"
No, wait, this is how ten days of consulting and training workshops with some truly remarkable people, who are working to promote sustainability and conserve nature in very challenging circumstances (think about trying to conserve elephant habitat in Aceh, post tsunami), come to an end: As I stack my bags up near the airport entrance, a plush van pulls up, and out of it step five impossibly gorgeous women, who are also very, very tall. Everyone within fifty meters stops whatever they are doing and looks for a good ten seconds; the men keep looking a bit longer than that, for these are the also-rans in the Miss Universe pageant, which just ended.
The Prime Minister was also there when the new Miss Universe was crowned. The Miss Universe Pageant (no links here, you can find plenty on that if you really want to, the darn thing is actually owned by Donald Trump) was also part of the national agenda of Thailand. The two agenda items do not seem to have any relationship at all, of course; I am very sure indeed that none of these young ladies -- whose cosmetic cases look like nuclear code-box carriers -- turned off a light switch at 8:45 pm this evening.
Thailand, whose Buddhist culture gives it an extraordinary flexibility, is known for its ability contain paradoxes. I'm told that the mayor of Pattaya, capital city of the country's famous go-go bars, stood on the main street amidst the neon, looked right at the television news cameras, and declared that there was "no prostitution here." Meanwhile, in a conversation with a business consultant, I learned that such bars are a hot investment commodity in the global market, and the quality of the prostitutes figures prominently in the selling price.
My last real visit here was in 1982, and my, oh my, how (some) things have changed. Big, fancy cars are stuck in traffic everywhere. Cell phones glued to every ear. The whole population is noticeably much taller: milk consumption has gone up by a factor of 12 during those years, among many other developments. Lots of "world-class" stuff: metro system, movie theaters, prominent global brands. But there are still lots of simple, world-class food stalls on the street as well.
The whole system, and its growth, looks terribly unsustainable of course -- without some significant changes in course. That's what my friends here are trying to do. The hotels have an environmentally-friendly rating system, the Green Leaf (Chirapol also helped start that program). You can find fair-trade eco-products mixed among the French designer labels.
My colleagues and associates here are Robert Steele (a Thai-ized American) and Gonthong Lourdesamy; they've organized everything, and I just show up and perform. They work for an NGO called "Magic Eyes," known mostly for its earlier litter campaigns. The group's original strategy called in the Buddha, the ancestors, and the inner Self -- a panoply of watching "Magic Eyes" -- to raise awareness about not throwing trash in the streets or in the river. Now they now lead environmental education programs and, for the last several years, our training workshops in Asia on sustainable development.
Sometimes they use a converted rice barge, on which thirty people can live and learn together while they learn about cooperation and innovation in closed systems, and the reality of Thai community life. Sometimes, they head off to Nepal or Shanghai to run workshops for a regional UN program. Their experience with my group's tools exceeds my own in some ways now. And for nearly four years, they've been planting the seeds that have grown into this set of advanced trainings, with Thai and SE Asian leaders.
My client is actually the Asian Productivity Organization, based in Tokyo, and the affiliated Thai Productivity Institute. Apparently, they "get" the link between sustainability and efficiency, quality, and innovation, or they would not have brought me here. I'm grateful to find receptive audiences to what are still, in this part of the world, very new ideas.
No, wait, this is how ten days working in Bangkok come to an end: Sitting in the airplane, and thinking about Robert and Gonthong, and the wonderful people in our workshops. The people who are going home to run workshops themselves with village leaders in Aceh, or with journalists in Vietnam, or with civil servants in Thailand, or with teachers and executives in Australia. Or the Thai business leaders who are now starting to think seriously about the system impacts of CSR and sustainability on even small companies in Thailand (I gave them Gil Friend's Declaration, too). The people who are trying to help nudge SE Asia on a more sustainable course. The people who taught me, while I was teaching them.
This is how it ends: drifting off to sleep, leaving the "land of smiles", bringing one of those smiles home with me, on my own face.
Too bad we don't have clever periodic Public Service commercials on U.S. television to regularly remind folks to get up and turn off unused lights.
Alan, thank you for this wonderful report from the scene!
I am very sure indeed that none of these young ladies ... turned off a light switch at 8:45 pm this evening
If both the light switchoff and Miss Universe are such fashionable events, how are you sure?
I did a vacation in Thailand with my family last April, and one of the things I noticed is that Thais, if they have air conditioners at all, like to use them at their coldest settings. Like most Germans, we couldn't cope with the rapid temperature changes and used ours only sparingly, and usually not at all while we were in the room - which was incomprehensible to the Thais...
And the amount of air conditioning in Bangkok was amazing. The city is steaming hot even during the night...


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Here are a list of Portage County school closing and delays.
•Kent City Schools - Closed
•Kent LEAP Program - Closed
•Southeast Local Schools - Closed
•St. Patrick Elementary in Kent - Closed
•Windham Exempted Village School District - Closed
•The Windham-Crestwood boys basketball game scheduled for Jan. 22 is still on.
•The Southeast-Newton Falls boys basketball game scheduled for Jan. 22 is canceled.
•The Kent Roosevelt-Tallmadge boys basketball game is still on for Jan. 22.
All junior varsity games begin at 6 p.m., and varsity begins at 7:30 p.m.
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EFFECTIVE CUSTOMER MANAGEMENT: Phase Two: During Project - How to Find the Perfect Relationship Partner
Finding the right partner for a customer management project requires careful planning and research.
Two years ago Mark Butterfield, sales director of Granada Enterprises, began looking for a partner that could help his company better manage its long-term relationships with its two key customer groups - advertising agencies and suppliers. In total ignorance of the customer management market, he took what might be thought of as the eminently sensible step of going to the CRM Exhibition at Earls Court.
'I was pretty disappointed, to put it mildly,' says Butterfield. 'Ninety eight per cent of the exhibitors were trying to flog me software and showed not the slightest interest in my company or its particular issues.'
One of the two companies that did demonstrate an interest in helping Butterfield achieve his objectives was Round, a customer management strategy development firm. Not surprisingly, it won his business.
Paul Scott, director of Round, says: 'Understanding the capability of the whole business to be customer-centric is a pre-requisite for success.'
The market has moved on over the past two years, and as evidence continues to mount of the spectacular failure of many technology-led CRM solutions, most vendors and consultants at least pay lip service to the need for people, systems and processes to play as big a part in customer management as technology. They also preach the mantra of return on investment.
Proceed with caution
But suppliers and consultants proliferate, many of them bearing propositions designed specifically to rectify some of the problems that they caused in the first place with their heavy technology sell. As a result, any company seeking to improve its customer management needs to proceed with the utmost caution when engaging a partner and managing its relationship with them.
Mike Havard, managing director of CM Insight, a management consultancy specialising in contact centre and customer management, says that most relationships break down because clients don't understand what they need in the first place, and then don't specify the looked-for benefits in the contract.
'Companies typically need to cut costs, improve quality or manage risk, and being quite clear in their own minds about which imperative is driving them helps determine the kind of partner they need to work with,' explains Havard. 'The better the fit between the partner's expertise and the client's need, the greater the chances of success.'
What's more, Havard adds, too many companies rely on 'chemistry' when designing a contract and engagement structure. 'You should be taking a long-term view, and because neither you nor your opposite number in the supplier is likely to be around in four to seven years, you need to formalise the relationship and specify in detail the benefits you want to achieve,' says Havard.
Very large systems implementations are rare these days, as companies approach the customer management task in bite-sized chunks that encompass people and organisational change as well as technology, so there is less need to turn to a large systems supplier, such as Siebel, Oracle or IBM.
Such players still have a role to play - as do the large consultants such as Accenture and EDS - particularly in big organisations that may require fully tailored, highly configured packages along with manpower to get the systems and processes up and running.
However, Merlin Stone, IBM Professor of Business Transformation at the University of Surrey, says: 'While these firms can provide a total customer management solution, they are very expensive and you have to be prepared to railroad them through your business.'
But smaller companies - as well as many large organisations whose basic customer management processes are robust but might benefit from some automation or other tweaking - will find their needs more than met by smaller niche consultants and vendors. …


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FileMaker's newly released Bento personal database has reached version 1.0v2, adding a number of features and stability implementations, as well as compatibility with Mac OS X 10.5.2. Bento now supports several language formats, such as International English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish. Several import and export functions have been refined, related to Smart Collections in the iCal Events library, records, calculations, and address formats. The update is free to existing users, and is available for new users for $50.
Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang today sent a letter to the company's stockholders in an attempt to reassure investors of its stance on the Microsoft deal. Yang claims that Yahoo is positioned to increase its value by around 60-percent by 2010, by emphasizing on its current business model. Citing the company's Panama search marketing system, Right Media buyer/seller meet-up service, and Blue Lithium marketing system, Yahoo is poised to grow its $2 billion in cash reserves to the double-digits by 2009.
Ecamm Networks today unveiled Call Recorder for Skype 2.3, an update to its call recording software, which has added support for the newly released Skype 2.7. In addition to compatibility, the update also adds a two-track video recording function, enhanced video recording quality, and several bug fixes. New users can purchase Call Recorder for Skype 2.3 for $15, while Ecamm also has a time-limited demo version available for download.
AT&T will reportedly offer an iPhone tethering plan to users, according to an informant for The Boy Genius Report. The alleged tethering plan is mentioned in what appears to be a message meant for customer service representatives or technicians. The report claims that iPhone customers will be required to sign a new two-year contract, but the date will roll back to the original purchase date within 48 hours, echoing issues that surfaced from users upgrading to the 16GB iPhone.
Mac OS X 10.5.2 and the accompanying graphics update were released to alleviate both minor and substantial issues, but may have instigated a few issued of its own. According to users in Apple's Discussion forums [1|2|3|4], the update has created some printing problems, compatibility issues with third-party wireless routers, sound-related glitches, software freezing, and failures when using Time Machine to back up data.
Yahoo! has taken the wraps off a an upgrade for it's Mail system that includes better support for Safari 3. The rollout will take up to two weeks, but when it's done, Yahoo! says users running the most recent update of Tiger (OS 10.4.11), as well as those using any version of Leopard (OS 10.5.x) "will have a version of Safari that plays nice with the All-New Yahoo! Mail. Or maybe it's a version of Safari that the All-New Mail plays nice with. Either way, they are pals now, and that's what really matters." Presumably the new updates will work with Safari for Windows as well.
FileReplicationPro today unveiled a Mac OS X Real Time Replicator, software that offers instantaneous file replication for Mac OS X and mixed operating system server environments. Rather than waiting for scheduled replications across a large server network, FileReplicationPro uses Filesystem Event Notifications to capture changes to files as they occur, and synchronizes these changes throughout a network. A single server license is available for $500, with bulk discounts also available.
Harman Kardon today announced its support for the Blu-ray video standard, and confirmed this by hinting at a standalone player, which will cost approximately �500 (~$980). While details were scarce about the Blu-ray player, a spokesman for the company adds that it will release additional players, including all-in-one AV systems, according to What Hi-Fi?. In addition, the forthcoming DVC 600 combination Blu-ray/HDD recorder will be able to record up to eight channels of standard or high-definition TV to a 1 Terabyte hard drive.
Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh is a well-known Mac fanatic who has mentioned Apple and its products a number of times on his nationally syndicated program. His latest rant regarding the company comes across as part conspiracy theory, part plea. He says he's been having some significant problems since upgrading to Leopard and hasn't had success resolving them. "I'm a big Mac guy. I love Macs, and I've got four Mac Pros. They're the top-of-the-line Mac Pros, maxed out.� And they just had a new system upgrade, went to 10.5 Leopard, and they've had two upgrades since October.� Yesterday brought 10.5.2, which was loaded.� It was a big, big update.�I've been having two problems since I went to Leopard that I hoped this update would solve, and it didn't solve them; and it's frustrating."
Google today surprised developers by issuing a major overhaul of its Android SDK, the developers' kit for its new mobile operating system. Though referred to just as the m5-rc14 release, the software reveals a major change to the user interface that significantly scales back similarities to Apple technology in its look and feel. The Mac OS X-like dock at the bottom has been replaced with a tray of buttons that bring users directly to the features they like. Other elements such as the full-page web browser and Google Maps are also now more complete and share less of a direct similarity, screenshots show.
Yahoo has added News Corporation to the list of potential partners that could save it from purchase by Microsoft, says The Wall Street Journal. The newspaper -- which itself has been purchased by News Corp. -- cites anonymous sources, who say that in exchange for a cash infusion, Yahoo would have to surrender a stake worth as much as 20 percent or more, thereby granting News influence over many websites and the world of online advertising. News already owns MySpace, IGN and Rotten Tomatoes.
Macgamestore.com and Encore Software today announced the release of Jeopardy! Deluxe as a digital download. The game, which was previously only available as a boxed shipment, tests players' knowledge of trivia facts like the TV show. Jeopardy! Deluxe features more than 3,000 clues from the TV show writers, three difficulty levels, and a daily clue. The game is priced at $20 and requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.
Samsung today said it had developed a new technology that could effectively wipe out the need for a keyboard to provide real Internet access for TVs. Nicknamed See'N'Search, the technique not only finds metadata from the closed captioning found in many TV shows but also uses its own algorithm to study the picture itself for text and other information that reveals the content. It then automatically scours the Internet for videos and websites that relate to that content; users can simply use a remote to pick items from a list that appears automatically instead of typing out information.
Toshiba has released a new firmware update for several of its HD DVD players. These include the A3, D3, A30 and A35 (not pictured), which have migrated from v1.3 to 2.0. The A30 and A35 should now be capable of 1080p/24 video; other changes are mostly fixes, such as improvements to network connectivity and HDMI/DVI handshakes. The update also addresses a unique playback error which affected a portion of discs.
Troi Automatisering today unveiled Troi Dialog Plug-in 5 for FileMaker Pro 9, a plug-in designed to extend FileMaker's dialogue boxes in a number of different ways. The latest version adds compatibility with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, and an improved InputDialog function, which provides access to upwards of 15 input items. PresentImage has also been revamped, allowing users to view full screen slideshows of pictures or movies. Troi Dialog Plug-in 5 is currently available for $60, with free upgrades available for those who purchased v4.x on or after February 1st, 2007.
MadCatz on Wednesday afternoon provided what it says is relief for owners of a generation of Xbox 360 game systems. The Xbox 360 HDMI Conversion Kit is designed to supply all of the consoles released before Microsoft's upgrade to the line between the summer and fall. Plugging into the standard output jack, the adapter provides the same 1080p output as systems with HDMI built-in and even supports HDMI 1.3 on supporting HDTVs. Surround sound still carries through in Dolby Digital and DTS, and can be routed through a secondary optical output for home theaters that use a receiver for audio instead of HDMI's built-in support.
T-Mobile will be the next carrier to sell Motorola's ROKR E8, reports say. Though the information was initially rumored, it is now claimed to have been confirmed by an official source, even if no prices or release dates have been mentioned. The phone features a dynamically-lit keypad, which changes how buttons are lit as users move from calling to music. Also present are 2GB of built-in memory, a microSD expansion slot, and the ability to sync directly with Windows Media Player 11 via USB. [via Phone Scoop]
Archos will be one of the first to provide a dedicated portable media player with cellular Internet access, the company has revealed during this week's Mobile World Congress show. While short on information, the news indicates that at least one device in Archos' next generation of players will include 3G or better services that allows it to connect to the Internet anywhere it can receive an appropriate signal from a cell tower. The feature should provide extended access to the web through the Opera web browser included with the company's higher-end players.
A recent Danish court decision against an ISP violates EU law, a Swedish judge has declared. Cecilia Renfors, a government investigator being asked to propose new file-sharing legislation, says that Denmark was in error when it told Tele2 to prevent customers from reaching The Pirate Bay, a site well-known for aiding piracy through hosting BitTorrent trackers. The site's owners are in fact facing copyright infringement accusations from a group including Fox, EMI, Sony BMG and Universal.
Buddy Beacon's creator uLocate today said its service was expanding to include several carriers and web services. Previously limited to Helio phones with a GPS device, the service willl soon let Alltel, Boost Mobile, MetroPCS, and Sprint users both update their positions and their current activities. The service should now also be available through the web: users can add an iPhone application as well as a Facebook tool for updating information across the popular social network.
.Mac subscribers have received an email describing recent changes to Apple's support for .Mac Web Galleries, Aperture post-production software, and Apple TV device. Apple TV owners who update to the company's latest software can view public photos and movies of .Mac members, and a new entry in the Photos menu allows users to navigate to any .Mac member's account, according to Macworld.
Nearly one year after its previous major release, Livid Instruments has introduced Union 2.5, an update to its all-in-one live VJ software mixing studio with hundreds of effects, live video inputs, audio aware effects, and complete MIDI integration. Livid's Union offers controls to create, mix, control, perform, and record cutting edge visuals in real-time. Version 2.5 brings audio aware effects, freeFrame support, multiple cue points, advanced Sound Trigger with filters, waveform display, BPM Synch with rate adjustment, a new Caption module, and four additional video layers. According to the company, Livid's video engine allows for instant manipulation and control of multimedia content: it offers hundreds of built-in effects and support for FreeFrame effects, movie triggering, live feed manipulation, advanced modules, MIDI learn and countless other performance enhancing tools.
Apple has launched a new corporate gifting and rewards program to help businesses give back to workers via Apple products. The program offers firms iPods, iTunes Gift Cards, and iPod accessories at special pricing as well as in bulk. Businesses can order a lot of at least 50 iPods (any model) and receive a free engraving on the back of each unit, or can request an engraving of the company logo for a one-time setup fee.
The Microsoft Macintosh Business Unit today announced Office 2004 11.4, an update to the suite (which has now been replaced by Office 2008) that resolves a longstanding security issue. Specifically, the new release fixes a vulnerability that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code. Before you install this update, make sure that the Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.3.9 Update is installed on your computer. To verify that you have installed this update, select the Microsoft Component Plugin file in the Microsoft Office 2004/Office folder on your hard disk, and then on the File menu, click Get Info.
Acer is expanding its line to include budget ultraportable computers, Acer president J.T. Wang said today. The company chief refrained from providing details but stated that multiple devices would be released to tackle both price and size throughout the spring and summer of this year. However, previous leaks have pointed to likely direct challengers to ASUS' popular Eee PC line. Both 8- and 9-inch systems are expected with the same 800x480 resolution as the ASUS system, though whether these are the only products or are still in place for the mid-year launch is unclear.
Electronic Arts and Maxis today announced that Spore, the massive online multiplayer game from the makers of The Sims, will hit store shelves on the weekend of September 7th. "The wait is almost over," said Maxis Chief Designer Will Wright. "We're in our final stages of testing and polish with Spore, and the team at Maxis can't wait to see the cosmos of content created by the community later this year." Spore gives players their own personal universe in a box, according to the developers. Players create and evolve life, establish tribes, build civilizations, sculpt entire worlds, and explore a universe created by other gamers.
A new law backing net neutrality has been proposed by a member of the US House of Representatives, the Associated Press writes. The bill was introduced by Democrat Rep. Edward Markey of Massachusetts, who is also the chairman of a House subcommittee on telecommunications and the Internet. Called the Internet Freedom Preservation Act, it would require the FCC to determine whether Internet providers are "blocking, thwarting or unreasonably interfering" with rights to send or access data.
The Lenovo ThinkPad X300 is real and should have distinct advantages over the MacBook Air, Walt Mossberg says in a preview of the portable. Like its Apple cousin, the X300 will include a 13.3-inch screen and a full-sized keyboard but in a far thinner shape compared to other notebooks in the class through the use of a 1.8-inch hard drive; online store leaks and reports have also suggested the computer will share the MacBook Air's CPU design, albeit at a slower 1.2GHz clock speed.
Google may be losing interest in protecting Yahoo from a hostile buyout by Microsoft, says the Wall Street Journal. Sources "familiar with the matter" tell the publication that Google -- long rumored to be involved -- may be concerned about attracting attention from regulators, given that both companies already control vast amounts of web search and advertising. A Google/Yahoo partnership might theoretically constitute a violation of US antitrust law.
Apple has filed for a patent that could retrofit its Spaces feature for use with Front Row and Apple TV. The application, filed on January 7th, is the second patent revealed on February 7th relating to a potential future feature set for Apple TV. One block diagram shows an example of an architecture for generation and use of spaces in a display environment, interfacing with an operating system and Expose.
Research in Motion's Remote Stereo Gateway music hub has been exposed, courtesy of a premature listing for the device through Tessco. The online store largely confirms details and notes that the Gateway is designed not just for BlackBerries but other devices as well. Any device that supports Bluetooth's A2DP stereo audio profile, including computers and rival phones, can use the device to pipe music through to a home stereo. It also functions in reverse and supplies audio from a conventional device to a set of Bluetooth headphones.
Faber Acoustical has released v2.0 of its two signal analysis applications, SignalScope and SignalScope Pro. The programs both have a new interface that splits analyzers into separate windows, allowing users to track multiple readouts at the same time. Captured and live signals can be compared directly, and AppleScript support is now described as "comprehensive." Hardware graphics acceleration has been made possible through an OpenGL renderer, while Quartz is being used to output to PDF files or print.
Research in Motion and its partners have used the Mobile World Congress show to unwrap a pair of key updates for its BlackBerry smartphones, including its first "push" e-mail service for the home. Known as a Unite Server, the feature turns an always-on computer at home into a conduit for RIM's signature e-mail service. Instead of connecting directly to RIM's master servers, a phone speaks to the user's own computer. Running the service can potentially improve access to mail for personal users and serves as a drop-off point for important e-mail besides the phone itself. The Unite Server also helps manage music, photos, and videos transferred to the BlackBerry, RIM says.
Mariner Software has released updates for two of its writing applications, MacJournal and StoryMill. MacJournal 5.0.2 now properly downloads images from blog posts, and keeps size intact when sending images resized for a blog format. Exporting has been improved, as has the reliability and simplicity of recording. Finally, bugs have been fixed with .mac synchronization, and migrating content from v4.0 to 5.0. MacJournal costs $35 and runs on Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
Most teenagers pirate music, software, or videos only because they are unaware of the law, Microsoft claims through the results of a new study published today. The Zune maker observes that nearly half of younger teens, or 49 percent, are not aware of copyright laws online, while less than 10 percent feel they know the laws well. This knowledge has a major impact on whether or not they consider bootleg downloads worthy of punishment, Microsoft claims: while 57 percent said illegal downloading demanded punishment, this number climbed dramatically to 82 percent when they were more clearly aware of the laws.
(Updated with T3 removal) Spreading advanced multitouch technology to other MacBooks may be simpler than expected by the public, an Apple spokesperson has revealed. While the Air is currently the only MacBook to support gestures such as pinching and swiping, the Apple representative notes that this is entirely software-based. As a result, existing MacBooks and MacBook Pros may gain the extra commands in the future, though no official release plans have been laid out.
Mobile entertainment firm Jamba (known as Jamster in the US) today claimed it would be the first company of its kind to offer cellphone music without digital rights management (DRM) in Europe. The firm says it has signed a deal with music label EMI that allows the company to be one of the few to sell music without copy protection both for computers and for many cellphones, and has developed a unique dual-format delivery system. On computers, the service supplies larger but more universal MP3 files; cellphones are sent more tightly compressed AAC+ files that more readily fit on their limited storage without losing as much quality as other formats.
USBfever today unveiled four new cases for the iPod touch, made from lightweight plastics, featuring a number of different designs. The cases leave the screen and ports accessible, while covering the chassis of the Touch. The designs range from a skull, a Japanese-inspired floral pattern, colorful boxes, and a patchy grey case, featuring Argentinean revolutionary Che Guevara. All four cases are available from USBfever.com for $20.
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Kanani Danielson had six kills and three aces in two sets as No. 4 Hawaii swept Louisiana Tech in a Western Athletic Conference volleyball match tonight at the Stan Sheriff Center, 25-13, 25-11, 25-18.
Reserves Kristiana Tuaniga and Alexis Forsythe added five kills each, and Elizabeth Ka'aihue had 14 of the Rainbow Wahine's 43 digs. Hawaii (22-1, 12-0) has won its last 14 matches in straight sets and hasn't dropped a set since going four with Saint Mary's on Sept. 11.
Clara Vido had five kills for the Lady Techsters (11-16, 0-10) after 90 minutes.


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LAS VEGAS (KSNV & MyNews3) -- Tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors from Central America have been pouring into the United States in recent months, causing a huge backlog in deportation proceedings. These children are coming here for a variety of reasons. Two local volunteers who recently returned from Central America are sharing their perspectives on the immigration crisis.
In a small town outside Managua, Nicaragua, children sing songs of praise. They are fed and offered life essentials like love and hope, but they are the lucky ones.
"Poverty there are kids that are underweight, and haven't had dental work or can't even brush their teeth or brush their hair for heaven's sake," said volunteer Morgan McGowan. "They don't even have shoes on their feet and they're walking around on glass and gravel."
McGowan and Nann Raue are volunteers with the Orphan Network and recently returned from the region. Working through Canyon Ridge Christian Church in Las Vegas, they travelled to remote areas offering food and supplies to children in despair.
They say it was an amazing experience. They were moved by the widespread poverty and they came back with a better understanding of why we are seeing so many children arriving in the U.S, looking for a better life.
"Most of the kids do not get more than one meal a day, and some don't even get that," Raue said.
It's a glimpse into what has now evolved into a national crisis at the U.S. border. The latest figures estimate some 50,000 children from Central American countries have fled their homelands in search of a better life in America.
In some cases, the children are fleeing from dangerous living conditions or gang life, but most of all they're hoping to escape poverty.
In Nicaragua, Raue and McGowan say many families live in deplorable conditions with no running water or electricity.
Near the orphanage where they volunteer is a dump site, a place where kids sift though refuse looking for anything of value.
"There's a small dump that's just outside of where the home is down the street and there are people just going through and trying to find recycling, just to make a couple dollars a day to survive on," Raue said.
As the situation in surrounding countries escalates, many children are also fleeing to Nicaragua.
"We do know that there are kids coming from other countries down into Nicaragua. We had heard of a few while we were out there that had come," Raue said.
Word of the orphanages and missionaries from America providing food and shelter is spreading and so is the need.
For Raue and McGowan, the giving of time and resources is all part of their ministry, and what they get in return, they say, is an even greater gift. They say it's very common to see children walking around with machetes. They use these for protection against people who would rob them of their food or belongings.
The situation in Nicaragua not as bad as it is in Honduras or El Salvador, but it is easy to get a sense of the survival mode these kids are in.
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Proponents said now is the time.
If we didn't vote for progress, we would be set back for many years.
Opponents said too many in El Paso can't afford what will be a tax increase of $41.42 on a $100,000 home through 2030.
That vote, in itself, shows negativity is moving to the low end of the spectrum. It is truly waning in this city that has been struggling to attract creators of good-paying jobs for our willing-to-work citizenry.
Whereas demographics were not readily available, there is a strong feeling now that El Paso's younger generation wants the quality of life other cities are now enjoying. On all three bonds, the average for yes voters was 69 percent -- a loud, strong voice, indeed.
Cities with high quality-of-life standards are much more apt to draw outside investment. And their young, educated adults are more likely to choose their hometown as their city to work and raise a family.
As bonds proponent Leonard "Tripper" Goodman duly noted, "What we did was change the dynamics of our community."
Seventy-five percent of El Pasoans who voted said yes to Proposition 1: Parks, playing fields, recreation, open spaces, El Paso Zoo improvements ...
Seventy-one percent said yes to Proposition 2: Children's museum, cultural center, multi-purpose entertainment facility (arena), library upgrades ...
Sixty percent said yes to raising the hotel tax by 2 cents to pay for most of the construction of a $50 million Downtown ballpark for Triple-A baseball.
The vote means customers of El Paso hotels, not El Paso taxpayers, will finance more than 70 percent of the ballpark's construction. The remaining portion will come from lease payments, baseball-ticket surcharges and parking revenues, among other income.
Stadium construction money will not come from a tax on property owners.
And the owners of the Triple-A team, now the Tucson Padres, said ticket, parking and concessions prices will be set to meet El Paso market standards. The team is due to move here in time for the 2014 season.
What was most telling about the bond election is that all three passed by wider-than-expected margins.
El Paso is on the move!
Voters said so Tuesday.


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April 9, 1997
UW-RF Student Killed; Four Injured
April 9, 1997
For more information, contact: Dean of Students Roger Ballou, 715/425-3711,
or Mark Kinders, Public Affairs Director, 1-800-228-5451, or 715/425-3771
A UW-River Falls student was killed and four others suffered minor injuries in a one-car rollover accident on Wednesday, April 9.
According to information provided to UW-River Falls by the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, the accident occurred about 2:11 a.m. at the junction of Pierce County Highways N and J in Martell Township, approximately three miles north of Ellsworth.
Killed was Anthony D. Stodola, 20, of Lena, Wis. Stodola was a junior majoring in broad area agriculture in the College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences.
Treated and released for injuries from River Falls Area Hospital were CAFES students: Brian Haag, 21, a junior from Muskego, Wis.; Toni Cina, 22, a junior from River Falls; Travis Delzer, 24, a senior from Dodge Center, Minn.; and Joel Ehlen, 21, a junior from Elkhorn, Wis.
Provost Robert Milam remarked that the death of Anthony Stodola and the injuries to four other students has cast a pall on the campus. He noted that spring semester is typically a time of energy and enthusiasm as the school year nears an end and students look forward to commencement.
"We deeply regret Anthony's death. We are a very close-knit community at UW-River Falls, and particularly within the College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences. We extend our heartfelt sympathies to Anthony's family and friends."
He added that the University has and will continue to provide assistance to all students, faculty or staff who need counseling because of Stodola's death. University personnel were notified of the accident at 8:10 a.m., according to Dean of Students Roger Ballou.
Student Life and Counseling Center staff immediately began notifying students, faculty and staff who were friends, teachers or advisors to Stodola and the injured students to provide information and to offer counseling.
According to campus Counseling Center Director John Hamman, a counseling session has been set for students, faculty, staff and friends of Stodola to share information and their feelings. The session is 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, in the Agriculture Lounge, Room 117, of the Agricultural Sciences Building.
Leading the session will be Hamman and Counselor Gretchen Link.
Funeral arrangements for Stodola are being handled by the Rhodes-Charapata Funeral Home in Lena, Wis. Visitation is at the funeral home from 4-9 p.m. on Friday. The home is located at 438 W. Main St. in Lena.
Services are scheduled for 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 12, at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Lena.


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Early calls for commodities
DES MOINES, Iowa (Agriculture.com) The Early Calls for commodities are mostly lower Friday, September 23, 2001.
The pre-opening prices for corn are seen 2-3 cents lower, wheat 2-4 cents higher, and soybeans 10-12 cents lower.
In overnight electronic trading, the Dec. corn futures contract traded 4 cents lower at $6.46 per bushel. The Nov. soybean futures contract traded 14 cents lower at $12.69 per bushel. The Dec. wheat futures contract traded 4 1/2 cents higher at $6.38 1/4. For Dec. soymeal futures, the contract traded $2.20 per short ton lower at $332.90 and Dec. soyoil $0.83 lower at $53.11.
The outside markets are not supportive for Friday's grain trade. The real factors driving the calls are the mostly lower overnight markets.


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The Holy Bible - The Second Book of Moses: Called Exodus, Chapter 9 (Latin)
1Then the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
2For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
3Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.
4And the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's of Israel.
5And the LORD appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land.
6And the LORD did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.
7And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.
8And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.
9And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.
10And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.
11And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
12And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.
13And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
14For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.
15For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.
16And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
17As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?
18Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.
19Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.
20He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:
21And he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field.
22And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.
23And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
24So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.
25And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.
26Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
27And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
28Intreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.
29And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD's.
30But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God.
31And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.
32But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up.
33And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.
34And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.
35And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken by Moses.
1dixit autem Dominus ad Mosen ingredere ad Pharaonem et loquere ad eum haec dicit Dominus Deus Hebraeorum dimitte populum meum ut sacrificet mihi
2quod si adhuc rennuis et retines eos
3ecce manus mea erit super agros tuos et super equos et asinos et camelos et boves et oves pestis valde gravis
4et faciet Dominus mirabile inter possessiones Israhel et possessiones Aegyptiorum ut nihil omnino intereat ex his quae pertinent ad filios Israhel
5constituitque Dominus tempus dicens cras faciet Dominus verbum istud in terra
6fecit ergo Dominus verbum hoc altero die mortuaque sunt omnia animantia Aegyptiorum de animalibus vero filiorum Israhel nihil omnino periit
7et misit Pharao ad videndum nec erat quicquam mortuum de his quae possidebat Israhel ingravatumque est cor Pharaonis et non dimisit populum
8et dixit Dominus ad Mosen et Aaron tollite plenas manus cineris de camino et spargat illud Moses in caelum coram Pharao
9sitque pulvis super omnem terram Aegypti erunt enim in hominibus et in iumentis vulnera et vesicae turgentes in universa terra Aegypti
10tuleruntque cinerem de camino et steterunt contra Pharao et sparsit illud Moses in caelum factaque sunt vulnera vesicarum turgentium in hominibus et in iumentis
11nec poterant malefici stare coram Mosen propter vulnera quae in illis erant et in omni terra Aegypti
12induravitque Dominus cor Pharaonis et non audivit eos sicut locutus est Dominus ad Mosen
13dixit quoque Dominus ad Mosen mane consurge et sta coram Pharao et dices ad eum haec dicit Dominus Deus Hebraeorum dimitte populum meum ut sacrificet mihi
14quia in hac vice mittam omnes plagas meas super cor tuum super servos tuos et super populum tuum ut scias quod non sit similis mei in omni terra
15nunc enim extendens manum percutiam te et populum tuum peste peribisque de terra
16idcirco autem posui te ut ostendam in te fortitudinem meam et narretur nomen meum in omni terra
17adhuc retines populum meum et non vis eum dimittere
18en pluam hac ipsa hora cras grandinem multam nimis qualis non fuit in Aegypto a die qua fundata est usque in praesens tempus
19mitte ergo iam nunc et congrega iumenta tua et omnia quae habes in agro homines enim et iumenta et universa quae inventa fuerint foris nec congregata de agris cecideritque super ea grando morientur
20qui timuit verbum Domini de servis Pharao fecit confugere servos suos et iumenta in domos
21qui autem neglexit sermonem Domini dimisit servos suos et iumenta in agris
22et dixit Dominus ad Mosen extende manum tuam in caelum ut fiat grando in universa terra Aegypti super homines et super iumenta et super omnem herbam agri in terra Aegypti
23extenditque Moses virgam in caelum et Dominus dedit tonitrua et grandinem ac discurrentia fulgura super terram pluitque Dominus grandinem super terram Aegypti
24et grando et ignis inmixta pariter ferebantur tantaeque fuit magnitudinis quanta ante numquam apparuit in universa terra Aegypti ex quo gens illa condita est
25et percussit grando in omni terra Aegypti cuncta quae fuerunt in agris ab homine usque ad iumentum cunctam herbam agri percussit grando et omne lignum regionis confregit
26tantum in terra Gessen ubi erant filii Israhel grando non cecidit
27misitque Pharao et vocavit Mosen et Aaron dicens ad eos peccavi etiam nunc Dominus iustus ego et populus meus impii
28orate Dominum et desinant tonitrua Dei et grando ut dimittam vos et nequaquam hic ultra maneatis
29ait Moses cum egressus fuero de urbe extendam palmas meas ad Dominum et cessabunt tonitrua et grando non erit ut scias quia Domini est terra
30novi autem quod et tu et servi tui necdum timeatis Dominum Deum
31linum ergo et hordeum laesum est eo quod hordeum esset virens et linum iam folliculos germinaret
32triticum autem et far non sunt laesa quia serotina erant
33egressusque Moses a Pharaone et ex urbe tetendit manus ad Dominum et cessaverunt tonitrua et grando nec ultra stillavit pluvia super terram
34videns autem Pharao quod cessasset pluvia et grando et tonitrua auxit peccatum
35et ingravatum est cor eius et servorum illius et induratum nimis nec dimisit filios Israhel sicut praeceperat Dominus per manum Mosi
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My Paint mare has a shorter tail than I'd like for a show horse, and it's also incredibly stained - the bottoms of the white hairs are essentially black.
So I was wondering what the best way to grow out her tail to its terminal length would be. I'd look into an extension, but she has the two-toned (black & white) tail. Our first show isn't until the 28th of April so there's a bit of time to work on growth, even though her tail doesn't (seem) to grow very fast. Right now she's on pasture 24/7 and gets a flake each of local grass hay and alfalfa hay as well as alfalfa pellets, soaked beet pulp pellets and SafeChoice concentrated feed twice a day. Totally willing to braid & bag (we have a couple of the Lycra braid-in tail bags), but keep in mind that the weather here is fairly soggy and gross.
I'm also looking for a way to get rid of the stains in her tail - mostly on the ends. We've tried ShowClean, Apple Cider Vinegar rinses and soaks, Dawn dish soap, ORVUS paste, baking soda (with ACV, with the Dawn and on its own) and just regular shampoo. I really don't want to cut it, since I'm not sure that it'll be able to grow back out enough to even be the length it is now.
Also, my mare's like 95% white with some black on her - do I use black hoof polish or clear? Her feet aren't really her strong point - they're a little small for her size (she's ~16hh and I'm pretty sure our ~13hh Icelandic has slightly bigger back feet), but natural color-wise they're not very pretty.


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And by doing this, maybe that is why when you search google for backlinks to your site, the number is always lower than other search engines and tools.
Backlinks not sending you traffic are just not shown by google?
That may also enter into google's page rank system.
If links are on a page ranked site and not sending you traffic, maybe google does not pass on juice from that site like before?
And links and advertising are different but they work together.
Want links, you must advertise.
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CINCINNATI – Former Reds first baseman Sean Casey appears on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot for the first time this year.
It's an honor for Casey, who was elected to the Reds Hall of Fame in 2012, but he'll never get enough votes to get into Cooperstown. Players must be named on 75 percent of ballots cast by baseball writers to earn election.
No one was elected last year.
A Cincinnati fan favorite who won the nickname "The Mayor," Casey played eight seasons for the Reds (1998-2005) and hit .305 with a .463 on-base percentage. He also played for the Indians, Tigers and Red Sox in his 11+ major-league seasons and had a .302 career batting average.
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@ThreadShadow ^^This! no way I'm playing the crappy 3ds version portable fighters suck completely!
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ look at all this miyamoto no one will buy it now! miyamoto? really?!?!??!?!?!??!?!?? you are soooooooooooooooooooooooo out of touch with gamers if you're really thinking about putting back that stupid time limit that everyone hates!!!!!!
@LinktotheFuture Yes Bring us something that would sell like Street fighter IV :AE & I'll be satisfied!
@TheDreamingHawk because next thing you know it monster hunter would be back in the bargain bin!
Damn it crapcom just put street fighter IV:AE on the vc arcade or something & pick a game outside of the poor selling monster hunter crapcom, my patience is running out!
@TheDreamingHawk Screw portables & poor selling monster hunter games!!!! Capcom will not support wii u! Why? blame the worst nintendo system minus the virtual boy, the wii!
@TheDreamingHawk I did fill the survey out & I bet you 100 dollars it won't do anything at all. I don't care if the wii vc is obsolete they should have released megaman 6 after megaman 5 (2011 wii vc release) & before the longest wii vc drought!
Electricmastro wrote:
This game will pretty much be a forgotten piece of history since Nintendo isn't reviving it.
I know I'm late but did you hear about this?
Wii u support! No? ok. Capcom you better give us wii u support or you will be sorry!!!!!!!!!
What's the point anymore? capcom will not support the wii u ever!
No not the 3ds vc! Just give the 3ds vc mother 3 & a gba vc! Put it on the wii vc I know it's outdated but to be quite fair wii owners were waiting much, much longer for this game than the 3ds vc.
@Spark_Of_Spirit The Saturn can't come to wii u vc because of emulation but IF it does get on the wii u vc, add megaman x4 on there
@Ryno_Choryzo & @ogo they ditched wii & not supporting wii u outside of the poor selling monster hunter games so it's not happening.
@TrickySx4 Stop just stop! Even though it's a old game they can't release it due to not knowing just online (camcom, you suck! It's just online! & It's a remake of a old game!) & if that couldn't come what makes YOU think ANY darkstalkers will come to wii u?!!?!?!?!? Capcom support sucks on wii u & it's all wii's fault!
@shinokami Darkstalkers on wii u? capcom already said "NO" to that remake on wii u see? Anyway due to capcoms recent events I can see this rumor coming true & happening everywhere BUT wii u sadly.
EXCUSES not "exclusives"! I honestly would agree with you would agree but If you see all the first party nintendo games revealed for the wii u & not even 1 game has online Multiplayer, then we got a problem.
@FOREST_RANGER nope only mario kart & smash bros. & that's it. they couldn't even put online in pikmin 3 what makes you think they will put online play in any other nintendo 1st party games!?
@FOREST_RANGER Still trying to defend them eh? You do realize this game flopped at e3 2012 do you? Nintendo, Patch it with online play will you!
@Spartacus3765 Great idea actually. I Like your thinking.
"The lack of voice chat during online play is a sad exclusion."
@CosmicMii because capcom support sucks on wii u that's why!
@square-enix what? You don't want my money?!?!?!?!? Stop milking the portable & give us a real console rpg not that Dragon quest MMO scam!
@ThomasBW84 I know the impressions of sonic all stars racing transformed wii u weren't that great but did you see this article? just asking.
-_- ok then
This article from ign Apparently took 13 minutes to download new super mario bros 2. It sure is alot better than 45 minutes thats for dang sure.
@LordOtakWiiU That's because wii is GARBAGE & @everyone who says that outdated slogan... I hate you SEGA looking at the comments I won't buy this even if it was 1 cent SEGA you make my blood boil
@KryptoKrunch on the 3DS?!?!?!?!?! no you don't It started on console's it will STAY on console's
But he's right... people tell me capcom & nintendo had a relationship, well I don't see it that same relationship went sour after the gcn era. I just want to see any capcom games but at this point it's very unlikely they will support wii u after the under powered wii.
@TrickySx4 No, I meant that they wont port the engine over to wii u even though they said here it can clearly handle it. Yet they will use older tech (UE3) that next-gen games in 2013-2014 wont be using at all That is what I meant by them killing support
You rather use unreal engine 3? Nice job epic games, you just killed wii u support already.
@GeminiSaint If they put that on the 3ds they better say the wii u is a option because the wii u needs more announced games for people to buy.
Less content?!?!?!?!?!?! Crap! Abysmal file size is abysmal, move it to wii u. DO NOT put that game on the wii & especially not 3ds please!
@DarkKirby I know!!!! no excuse! Miyamoto this is BS, just delay it so It can have online multiplayer, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!! Also, local play only AGAIN!!!!!!!! (facepalm)
@Kyloctopus oh brother, This game will bomb bad AND It brought back the time limit everyone hated!!!!!! How is that fine?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Miyamoto WTH are you doing?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?? Where the eff is the "disappointment" tag?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Local play only again is BS to me now no one will buy this game because of the lack of online. Much like starfox 64 3d It will bomb in sales bad.


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We've all heard or at least thought about the collateral damage done during the lockout. Downtown economies, restaraunts, bars and the thousands of arena employees that make game nights possible.
It's been easy to invoke those employees as a reason to settle the lockout, whether it's legit concern or not. Players have taken to Twitter to apologize to them about them missing paychecks, but you don't really see them doing much about it (Danny Granger excluded).
The blight of the arena worker has been something people talk about, a topic of this lockout. But how is it really affecting them? Like more than just saying, 'What about the arena workers!?!" how is the lockout hurting those that rely on that second (or primary) job for income to get by. Consider this story from the Orlando Sentinel:
You see that? This is real. This isn't just talk or PR tactic, make-you-feel-bad stuff. This is really happening. Arena workers in Orlando are going to an outreach center to get food for their families because they lost their jobs. ARE YOU KIDDING ME NBA?
In addition to some concerts and a few other events, about 1,000 people worked inside the arena on Orlando Magic game days and game nights. Those folks were employed as security guards, ushers, ticket-takers, vendors, cashiers, parking-lot attendants and waitresses and waiters. Some jobs paid minimum wage, but that income often supplemented the money people earned at their day jobs.
But the ongoing NBA lockout is taking its toll.
"These are the people that greet us with a smile," said Pastor Scott George, who runs the Community Food & Outreach Center, a nonprofit that is offering help to game-night workers.
"They hand us our ticket. They hand us our hot dog and Coke. They clean up after we leave. And, now, they are the forgotten people that no one is talking about."
George estimated that between 40 and 75 game-night workers have used the Community Food & Outreach Center's services over the last few weeks. He said he's unsure of the exact number because some game-night workers are afraid that if they say something, they might not be able to go back to their jobs when the lockout ends.
If there had been no work stoppage, the Magic would have played four preseason exhibitions at home in October and would have hosted their regular-season opener last night.
That's five nights of work — and, now, five nights of lost wages.
Like I said, we all have heard the pleas to think of the poor little ticket taker man, but nobody really thinks about him. Nobody really considers what that person might be going through. Well, in Orlando, that poor little ticket taker man is having to go to an outreach center to get enough food to cover his losses. Because billionaire NBA owners and millionaire NBA players can't settle on how to split up some $4 billion in revenue, that arena employee has to live with the stress of not knowing where he/she is going to get food for their family.
Awesome job everyone involved. You should be real proud of this.


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Powerful — but is it exploitative?
After videos of Police Chief Mark Kessler of Gilberton, Pennsylvania shooting guns, swearing, and insulting politicians went viral, town officials voted him out.
Madonna either enters the gun debate or just promotes her upcoming tour with a new Secret Project. Which one do you think?
The issue of gun control just got a LOT more complicated and scary.
The president solemnly scolded the Senate for defying the will of the people.
The name-calling tussle between the news network and comedian has the sophistication of a junior-high lunchroom war.
Tom Clements was shot dead answering the doorbell at his home, hours before the governor signed controversial gun-control legislation.
The ban could still later be introduced as an amendment.
And you thought YOUR town had some crazy lawmakers…
Host of the hunting show "A Sportsman's Rifle" Gregory Rodriguez was shot and killed by Wayne Bengston after apparently visiting the shooter's wife Thursday night.
A new law in Georgia will require its citizens own a gun. Is it the beginning of a trend?
A new study reports that states with stricter gun control laws have the fewest gun-related deaths.
The boys allegedly targeted a girl who was "really annoying."
While the economy and jobs were meant to be the focal point of the night, gun control was the topic that received a standing ovation.
People can't stop arguing about gun control, but do guns really kill people or is there something far more common that we need to be afraid of?


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Hoops Manager is a basketball manager game which puts you in charge of a youth basketball team. Your objective is to develop the team and the players and compete against other teams to win the championship. The player is required to create practice plans, adjust strategies, manage players, coach during games, and manage finances among other things.
See some of the features of the game in action with annotations explaining what the player is doing while playing.
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This year's Unity Luncheon at MTSU will celebrate four community heroes while also emphasizing the university's increased emphasis on not only encouraging more students to pursue higher education, but in also providing them the support needed to secure a college degree.
The annual celebration, part of the university's Black History Month activities, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Tennessee Room of the James Union Building.
Honorees include the Revs. Freddie B. Carpenter of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Franklin Hollie of New Hope Church of God in Christ, Tolbert Randolph of ...


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|Reactivity patterns of monoclonal antibodies positive on myelomonocytic leukemia cells as defined by esterase isoenzyme analysis.
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|PMID: 3457629 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|The reactivity with monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) specific for myelomonocytic cells and the expression of a particular esterase isoenzyme were analyzed in 159 cases of acute myeloid leukemias. The incidence of positivity of 16 MoAbs (MCS-2, MCS-1, OKM1, My-1, Leu-M1, Leu-M3, CA-2-38, MY4, MY7, MY8, MY9, VIM-D2, VIM-D5, Mo1, Mo2, 63D3) was studied using the indirect immunofluorescence technique. A carboxylic esterase isoenzyme which can be inhibited completely and selectively by sodium fluoride (NaF) was demonstrated by isoelectric focusing on horizontal polyacrylamide gels. This NaF-sensitive isoenzyme indicated the monocytic origin of the blast cells as it is specific for this cell lineage. Prior to the immunological-isoenzymatic analysis all cases were categorized into two subtypes according to morphological criteria of the FAB classification system: 147 cases of AML (FAB M1-3) and 12 cases of AMMoL/AMoL (FAB M4/5). However, 15 out of 147 cases of AML expressed the NaF-sensitive isoenzyme and were therefore assigned to the group AMMoL/AMoL. Likewise, 1 case, diagnosed morphologically as AMMoL, was negative for this marker isoenzyme and was assigned to the other leukemia subtype. The incidence of reactivity varied widely for the MoAbs tested regarding the overall results on all cases and the positivity of cases of either AML or AM-MoL/AMoL. The MoAbs were grouped into four classes depending on the pattern of reactivity with myeloblastic or monoblastic or both subtypes of acute myeloid leukemia. The MoAbs MCS-2, MY7, Leu-M1, and MY9 detected the vast majority of cases with either myelocytic or monocytic involvement (group-I: "pan-myelomonocytic" reactivity). The MoAbs MCS-1, OKM1, VIM-D5, and Mo1 showed a predominance in their staining pattern for monocytic variants, but were also positive on a substantial percentage of nonmonocytic cases (group-II: predominantly reactive with monocytic, but also myelocytic cases). The MoAbs Leu-M3, MY4, VIM-D2, Mo2, and MY8 reacted with the large majority of AMMoL/AMoL cases and with a small number of AML cases (group-III: monocyte-"specific" reactivity). The MoAbs of group-I are useful in differentiating acute lymphoid from acute myeloid leukemias. The MoAbs of group-III, and to a lower extent those of group-II, will be of considerable value in the subtyping of acute myeloid leukemias. The results show that accuracy of leukemia classification might not always be achieved by morphology alone, but that immunological and biochemical aspects should be included as well, and several MoAbs are very useful tools for classification and subtyping of acute myeloid leukemias.
|H G Drexler; M Menon; G Gaedicke; J Minowada
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|Type: Journal Article
Journal Detail:
|Title: Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII Volume: 21 ISSN: 0340-7004 ISO Abbreviation: Cancer Immunol. Immunother. Publication Date: 1986
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|Created Date: 1986-06-09 Completed Date: 1986-06-09 Revised Date: 2007-11-15
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|Nlm Unique ID: 8605732 Medline TA: Cancer Immunol Immunother Country: GERMANY, WEST
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Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / classification, enzymology, immunology*
Sodium Fluoride / pharmacology
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Medicare Savings Program (MSP) Asset Limits
Section IX.b. Medicare Savings Programs: QMB, SLMB, QI
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Assets are resources such as savings and checking accounts, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, retirement accounts, and real estate.
Each state has different eligibility requirements for their Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs). All states have limits on the amount of income a person can have to be eligible. Some states have limits on the amount of assets a person can have.
Asset limits for MSPs have needed to be at least as high as the asset limits for Extra Help. Extra Help is the federal program that can help pay some or most of your drug costs if you meet the income and asset requirements. This change was a result of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA),
In 2016, the asset limits for full Extra Help are $8,660 for individuals and $13,750 for couples. These limits include $1,500 per person for burial funds. This means the asset limits for any Medicare Savings Programs in any state cannot be lower than $7,160 for individuals and $10,750 for couples.
The MSP limits appear lower than Extra Help limits because they don't include burial funds. Unlike Extra Help, states may not automatically disregard $1,500 per person for burial funds. This means, for MSPs, you must usually prove that you have set aside these funds in a designated account or in a pre-paid burial fund. Some states have higher or no MSP asset limits*. You should call your local Medicaid office for more information about MSPs in your state.
It is important to remember that in all states there are certain resources that will never be counted as assets. These include:
Some states may exclude other types of assets as well.
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welcome to Cantina
Cantina Vinopolis is our formal restaurant situated under 2 large Victorian arches by South Bank of the Thames adjacent to Borough Market and a short distance from the Shard.
It's the public restaurant in the wine attraction "Vinopolis " - hence the name! Created by award winning (Michelin, Carlton, timeout etc) restaurateur Claudio Pulze.
The food and service are paramount with a wonderful opportunity to select from a great wine list ranging from around the world.
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Opening Times
Monday - Wednesday (Dinner only)
18:00 - 23:30 (last seating at 22:15)
Thursday Lunch 12:00 - 15:00 (last seating at 14:30)
Dinner 18:00 - 23:30 (last seating at 22:15)
Friday & Saturday (Open all Day)
12:00 - 23:30 (last seating at 22:15)
Sunday (Lunch Only)
12:00 - 16:00 (last seating at 15:00)