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A moment on the lips: Victoria's Secret angel Candice Swanepoel puckers up to model boyfriend Hermann Nicoli at the show's official after party
Just when you thought Victoria's Secret model, Candice Swanepoel couldn't look any hotter, she goes and arms herself with the perfect accessory, her male model boyfriend, Hermann Nicoli.
The stunning pair locked lips at the official after party for the 2013 Victoria's
Secret Fashion Show at TAO Downtown in New York City on Wednesday night and they looked perfectly in love.
Having met in Paris, 24-year-old Candice has been officially dating Hermann since she turned 18 and their relationship appears to be stronger than ever.
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Gorgeous couple: Victoria's Secret angel Candice Swanepoel and her model boyfriend Hermann Nicoli pucker up at the after party for the 2013 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at TAO Downtown in New York City on Wednesday night
Pretty in pink: Model Candice Swanepoel looks chic in a tiny dress at the party
Candice looked glam in a daring white dress which skimmed her cleavage at the posh do and her fellow angel, Alessandro Ambrosio wore something equally as revealing.
Candice chose a slashed to the
naval light pink mini dress which she teamed with strappy black heels. She blew kisses to waiting photographers.
Alessandra opted for an equally revealing red leather number which had studs at the front. She teamed the dress with high metallic shoes.
Daring: She may have worn the $10 million Fantasy Bra on the catwalk earlier but Candice Swanepoel couldn't wear any bra with her outfit for the after party at TAO Downtown
Her big night! Candice was chosen to wear the Fantasy Bra on the runway and she dressed to impress as she celebrated afterwards
Candice was celebrating one of the biggest nights of her career, after she was chosen to wear the $10 million Fantasy Bra, designed by Mouawad.
For her big night she choose a long sleeved mini dress which was slashed almost to the naval.
The thigh length dress was dangerously short on one side and revealed a great deal of Candice's tanned and toned pins.
Daring: Alessandra Ambrosio's red leather bondage inspired outfit was also slashed down the front
Ironic: For a group of women who've made their name modelling lingerie, many of the Victoria's Secret models chose to forgo underwear at the after party
She accessorised with a trail of beads falling down between her on display breasts, her modesty only protected by presumably some double sided tape, which held the dress in place.
Candice carried a tiny black clutch and wore black heels as she posed on the red carpet.
While she left her hair flowing around her shoulders during the show, Candice pulled it back off her face for the after party.
Revealing: While Candice's dress was slashed to the waist, Karlie Kloss also showed off some cleavage
Revealing: While Karlie showed off a great deal of underboob in her white dress, Toni Garrn displayed sideboob in her short black ensemble
Opposites: While Behati Prinsloo was elegant in a pink dress, Lily Donaldson appeared to have forgotten half of her outfit
Tutu much? Martha Hunt displayed her black bra underneath her ballerina inspired outfit
At least someone's wearing underwear: Jessica Hart's black underwear were clearly visible beneath her sheer white dress
Alessandra opted for a racy leather ensemble, which appeared to be bondage inspired.
Like Candice's dress, it was slashed down to the front and Alessandra clearly wasn't wearing a bra.
The mother-of-two straightened her brunette locks and let them fall on to her shoulders.
Leaving something to the imagination: Doutzen Kroes' black dress and leather jacket was one of the most conservative outfits of the night
Pucker up: Karlie and Toni posed up a storm as they attended the after party at TAO Downtown
Angels on parade: Lily Aldridge and Adriana Lima were just two of the famed Victoria's Secret models who strutted their stuff at both the show and after party
Her toned pins were on display in the short dress, which featured an unusual V shape at the end.
Karlie Kloss, meanwhile, chose what at first appeared to be a surprisingly conservative dress.
Arriving at the party venue with some friends, she wore a below the knee white dress with a black coat slung over her shoulders.
Endless legs: Both Jacquelyn Jablonski and Devon Windsor displayed their impressive pins in black mini dresses
Assets on display: The top of Cindy Bruna's dress resembled a bra and showed a great deal of her cleavage
Opposites: While Carly opted for a sheer floaty number, Lindsay Ellingson chose a more futuristic design
Thigh's the limit: Izabel Goulart wore a full length black dress featuring a revealing thigh high slit
Angels of the future: Magdalena Frackowiak and Maria Borges displayed their star style as they joined the other models at the bash
Plenty to talk about! Both Erin Heatherton and Toni Garrn have dated Hollywood hunk Leonardo DiCaprio
However, upon closer inspection, the racy elements of Karlie's dress were revealed.
The daring outfit showed off a great deal of underboob and there was no way the star could have worn a bra with it.
She carried a studded white clutch as she happily posed for pictures with her pals including fellow model Toni Garrn.
Kisses everywhere: Maryna Linchuk got close to fellow model Magdalena Frackowiak at the post-show party
While Elsa Hosk wore a metallic halterneck dress, Hilary Rhoda was conservatively attired in a long sleeved outfit
Pals: Karlie brought her close friends to the after party at TAO Downtown
Party: Barbara Fialho and Magdalena Frackowiak partied after the VS show in New York
Support: Doutzen was joined by her husband Sunnery James as she attended the after party
In fact, she couldn't resist landing a kiss on her friend as they cuddled up together for photographers.
The party came after a successful night for all the models, but Candice was the star of the show.
in the footsteps of Miranda Kerr, Tyra Banks, Gisele Bündchen, Heidi
Klum, Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima and Claudia Schiffer, she was
picked to showcase the lingerie brand's multi-million dollar Fantasy
Letting loose: Candice and Alessandra got ready to party into the night at the official afterparty
Toned pins: Alessandra and Izabel showed off their perfect pins as they partied at the bash at TAO
I'm with the band: While Behati is engaged to Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine, Lily is married to Kings of Leon singer Caleb Followill
This year's design, titled 'The Royal', was designed by renowned jeweller, Mouawad.
The bra - nicknamed 'The Royal' - is
adorned with over 4,200 precious gems from around the world including
rubies, diamonds, and yellow sapphires the bra.
It also comes with matching pink frilly briefs and a gold belt, worn beautifully on the catwalk by Candice.
The South African native wore white gloves and red velvet heels as she walked the catwalk during the show, which is invite-only but will be broadcast globally on December 10.
Making sweet music: Adriana and DJ Tiesto posed with Doutzen and her husband, DJ Sunnery James
Blonde beauties: Doutzen and Jessica posed up a storm inside the bash
Model behaviour: Even when off duty Adriana and Doutzen can't resist a pout
Polar opposites: While Izabel flashed a great deal of thigh, newly engaged Hilary was completely covered up
And relax: Lily, Erin and Harley Viera-Newton all chilled out following the show
Party mingling: Fashion photographer Nigel Barker pose with singer Estelle at the party held at TAO nightclub in the Big Apple
The envy of many: Pete Wentz partied with the gorgeous models at the afterparty
Calling it a night: Taylor Swift and Lily Aldridge leave the 2013 Victoria's Secret Fashion afterparty
Lily Alridge (L) Barbara Fialho (R) look immaculate - even after a busy evening of partying
Devon Windsor and Izabel Goulart strut their stuff in as they call it a night at the 2013 Victoria's Secret Fashion show party
Helping hand: Lily Donaldson is helped down some stairs as she flashes some leg on exiting the party
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Long on challenges and very, very short on opportunities in Utah. OJT or job
based college degree educations are shortchanged education systems that
don't offer enough knowledge or skills to be an employable labor force.
Of course the answer for unemployed is always more education and debts. The problem with job based education standards (college), the education is too specific to be of any value for any other jobs.
The BOE of Utah and governement are undermining the value of skills in a variety of subjects and its long term benefits to meet the demands of short term employment jobs. Jobs in technology are short term and most people are the victims of this government/cooperate Utah collaboration of OJT educations with no skills.
The economy is still in a recession and there is no industry in the US or Utah so life span of any job in Utah is less than 10 years.
Economic oppression is devastating this country and too many illegal aliens occupying the country and job market is destroying the lives of Americans. Repeal NAFTA, close the borders, invoke importing blockades, block exporting of natural resources and maybe America can come back to life.
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Any educated guesses on their reasoning? The only logical thing that comes to my mind is that they're negotiating with AMRN. The fact that AMRN replaced CEOs further collaborates my theory (in my own mind). I'm thinking if they didn't want to reinstate it, they would say so on December 20th.
It will get very interesting because AMRN has a case...The SPA is now a "separate issue" which seems to mean that new eyes in the FDA will see the data...all IMO
Because the FDA has culpability. "They've been caught with their hand in the cookie jar." As Akanz says, the FDA higher -ups know this, it's rather blatant misuse of Governmental power. The only vehicle that has moved this forward has been the epadruginitiative and Citizens Petition. Hats off to all who have participated in this endeavor. especially those who have led the charge. You know who you are. As an investor thank you for your diligence...
Why FDA delayed ?
IMHO ...actions by Amarin and the Epadruginitiative groups CItizens Petition prompted higher ups at the FDA to reconsider .
Note ...PDUFA Reauthorization . Performance goals and procedures fiscal yr 2013 -2017
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" Agency will not alter ....etc ...unless public health concerns unrecognized at the time ..etc ...under this process are evident "
The FDA has not identified any health concerns with Vascepa .
The Adcom for Vascepa was supposed to be about whether Vascepa taken with a Statin could lower TG's without raising LDL cholesterol.....the Anchor indication .
It was not supposed to be about whether or not Vascepa reduced heart attacks ...the Reduce it indication.
Instead , Dr Coleman representing the FDA over stepped his mandate IMHO and extrapolated the results of the ACCORD and AIM HIGH trials in a way that was completing inappropriate.
Thanks to Amarin and the Epadruginitiative group ...higher ups at FDA are now well aware of this situation and IMHO are likely to reinstate the SPA.
JMO ....do your own DD ....not recommending anyone buy or sell ...this is a highly speculative situation
Did you have any proof of your post or you're just speculating? If true, that will catapult the stock to previous level before the implosion.
Changing CEOs combined with FDA's postponement just smells like some sort of negotiations to me.
Keep it simple guys. the fda took a. bribe
the FDA wanted to screw up the option buyers who were playing the binary event. That's the only logical explanation. LOL
I think that they are considering, together with the company, the approval for those younger people not taking statin drugs. This will doulbe at least the potentially patients, rising up the actual weekly scripts around 13000, at the moment. This is enough to ensure 85-90M$/year, ensuring revenues enough to complete the Rit, as both want.
Fear of a long drawn out lawsuit by a good firm and a client with the money to pay the bills
How does that explain the delay?


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Just a few weeks ago, two polls in the Democratic primary for governor of Virginia showed a jumbled mess. The three candidates were tightly bunched together and more voters were undecided than favored any of them.
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As you can see, McAuliffe dominates among people who might still change their mind. Among those who have actually decided, we still have a muddled three-way race.
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London: Singer Rita Ora feels every woman in the music industry has a crush on One Direction band member Harry Styles but never admit it.
Even though Ora is dating disc jockey Calvin Harris, she does not mind accepting that Styles is cute, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Asked if she has a crush on Styles, Ora said: Yeah! But it`s not like I`m ever going to do anything - no. But Everyone has a crush. I mean, me and the whole music industry probably have a crush on Harry Styles!"
"Everyone`s acting like it`s a shock, but I`m sorry, I think I`m just the only one admitting it! I like his hair! I just think he`s funny and cute!" she added.
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Multitasking while watching television is linked to depression and social anxiety
- Researchers 'surprised' by the link
- Future investigation should explore cause and effect
Using multiple forms of media at the same time - such as watching television and playing a computer game, or posting on social media - could be linked to depression and anxiety, researchers in the US have found.
Mark Becker, lead researcher at Michigan State University, said he was surprised to find such a clear association between mental health and media multitasking.
However, he said researchers didn't know if multitasking is causing symptoms of anxiety, or whether people who are depressed and anxious turn to multitasking as a form of distraction.
Multimedia: Researchers in the US have found a link between multitasking between screens - such as watching television while posting on social media - and depression
The research, published in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking, found that increased media multitasking was associated with higher depression and social anxiety symptoms.
The research says: 'The growing trend of multitasking with media may represent a unique risk factor for mental health problems related to mood and anxiety.
'Further, the results strongly suggest that future research investigating the impact of media use on mental health needs to consider the role that multitasking with media plays in the relationship.'
The researchers noted that spending too much time in front of screens can mean less time spent on social activities, when young people deal with each other face to face.
'This finding implies that a thorough understanding of the association between media use and mental health needs to consider not only what types of media people are using, but how they are engaging with those media.'
The findings will come as a surprise to many, as the ability to multitask is generally considered a positive trait.
But, say the researchers, media multitasking was a unique predictor of both depression and social anxiety.
Advertisers and broadcasters have been keen to grab the attention of viewers via what's called the 'second screen'.
Twice as nice: TV viewers increasingly have a smartphone or computer by their side when the television is on so that they can look up information, shop, or participate via social media
TV tweeting: Twitter has emerged as an important way for TV programmes to connect with their viewers, according to research group Nielsen
TV programmes have their own hashtags on Twitter, allowing users to follow tweets and take part in conversations.
The BBC's Question Time programme - hashtag #bbcqt - even has a dedicated Twitter user - @bbcextraguest.
account is handed over to a Twitter user for the duration of the
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Previous Twitter guests have included provocative Spectator columnist Toby Young and Independent columnist Owen Jones.
A survey by Nielsen released this week showed that 36 per cent of people aged between 35 and 54 used a tablet computer while watching television. That figure rose to 44 per cent for those aged 55-64.
Apps such as Zeebox claim to be your sidekick while watching television.
Log in via your smartphone or tablet to Twitter and Facebook and you are instantly connected to hundreds of conversations around your favourite programme.
Becker said future research should explore cause and effect.
If it turns out that media multitasking is causing depression and anxiety, recommendations could be made to alleviate the problem, he said.
On the other hand, if depressed or anxious people are turning to media multitasking, that might actually help them deal with their problems.
It could also serve as a warning sign that a youngster is becoming depressed or anxious.
'Whatever the case, it's very important information to have,' Becker said.
'This could have important implications for understanding how to minimize the negative impacts of increased media multitasking.'
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Cox Communications in San Diego produced the Padres home opener from PETCO Park last week in high-definition and delivered it to its area customers over IP.
The game, the first of 104 that Cox Communications will produce in HD and deliver via IP this season, follows the successful use of the system from PETCO during the Aztec Invitational college baseball tournament sponsored by San Diego State University. (See http://sportstechnologyupdate.broadcastengineering.com/march_26/index.htm#four for the story.)
Cox Communication is using Path 1's Cx1000 video routers to telecast the HD signal from PETCO and other Western Division National League ballparks to its San Diego customers.
Cox Communications plans to telecast about 150 HD sporting events in 2004. Other events will include San Diego State University football and basketball, University of San Diego basketball, San Diego Gulls hockey, high school football championship games, the Miramar Air Show and the Holiday Bowl Parade.
Using Path 1 video routers for the telecasts allows Cox Communications to deliver voice, video and data over one fiber-optic network simultaneously. Cox Communications San Diego is the first cable television provider to use video-over-IP to distribute HD programming.
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The scenario is quite easy: If the user is not logged in, it should be forwarded to
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This would cause an infinite loop, as the dispatch process starts over again, calling
preDispatch again and the forwarding would start everything again.
The only solution I was able to come up with was to check if the
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Just after hitting the send button, the ghost of the holy awareness came across ;)
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At the 2010 NAB Show, Tektronix will highlight its new VQNet Video Service Assurance Manager and IPM400A network probe, which are designed for cable, telco and broadcast operators to detect and resolve problems across their IP networks.
Providing views across entire facilities and networks, VQNet can be incorporated into existing workflows. It presents key information in terms operation staff can understand and with which take action to resolve. VQNet offers an intuitive user interface that displays warnings and alarms when it detects errors impacting customer viewing quality.
The software can display video thumbnails from multiple points in the network and can backhaul video and audio content from any probe in the network. For more difficult problems, engineers are able to see detailed information on the root cause of issues at the IP, RF or TS layers.
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A round-up of the first week of our Ideal Studio project with Represent Recruitment
On Monday we launched our new project with Represent Recruitment looking at which factors, both physical and cultural, contribute to the perfect creative environment. There's been lots of wisdom and insights from the five agencies we've focussed on this week, kicking off with Pentragram partner Angus Hyland who pointed to the partner structure as a key strength of their setup. "I think the atelier culture means we can have an overall Pentagram culture as well as strong individual voices," he said, but he also praised the fact that with 65 staff in 16,000 square feet in their west London offices this "surfeit of space" was a "key ingredient" for a productive and harmonious workplace.
We ended the week with another famous agency, in the shape of Wolff Olins. Ellen O'Connor told us all about the various extra-curricular activities they put on for their staff and revealed that creating the perfect creative culture is meticulously planned. "We all work hard and have busy lives so we want to give people the opportunity to do things here if they wish," she said. "It's woven into our DNA – myself and the experience manager sit down every week to talk about how we'd like people to experience our building and our culture."
But she also said that the staff were also part of the process."In terms of creativity, it's just as important that people have passions outside of work – Wolff Olins has employed a cage fighter, TV presenter, carpenter, sculptor, stand-up comedian and several DJs!"
On a smaller scale, Kirsty Carter from A Practice For Everyday Life talked us through how important it was for studios to get the nuts and bolts of running a business right.
"We have seen some of our most talented friends and colleagues not get the business side quite right – you can easily underestimate how important it is and get carried away, and everything can then all come tumbling down very quickly. As a director of a small agency you need to be a person of many talents to run it successfully, it is not all about fancy private views, famous clients and design presentations all the time, there are some really hard business demands on us too."
This was echoed by James Chambers of Chambers Judd who pinpointed a significant step in the studio's early days. "I think getting a good accountant was one of the best things we did. That side of things all seems very intimidating until you get some advice, and having someone take the fear out of it and explain it in English was very important."
"A good design studio should be more Woodstock than Sandhurst."
Matt Wade, Kin
James also spoke of the importance of people "getting in the zone" and being uninterrupted, an idea Kirsty also touched on in the context of constant client demands over email.
Matt Wade of Kin has a way of keeping client feedback quite structured. He said: "We have a weekly workshop with clients to review the work where we can show prototypes, get feedback and change direction if necessary. We know when those sessions happen and we do not really encourage the clients coming in the rest of the time."
And he gave us a great line about what he thought creative studio should strive to be. "I find chaos much more interesting than order. I think we need places for our mind to go. A good design studio should be more Woodstock than Sandhurst."
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"Because a good magician can do something shouldn't make you right away jump to the conclusion that it's a real phenomenon." —Richard FeynmanI've always been fond of magic. I love the stuff Derren Brown does particularly where he demonstrates the same 'powers' as so-called psychics. Professor Richard Wiseman, originally a professional magician, has some excellent You Tube videos on the science of persuasion. And of course I've been a fan of James Randi for many years now - arch skeptic and debunker of myths everywhere. Those in the UK should take the opportunity to watch his biopic. Everyone else should read the NY Times article. It's very enlightening.
One of the key points that comes out of all this is that humans have a tendency to be easily fooled and they love simplistic solutions - particularly if it is mixed up with a lot of fancy sounding hocus pocus. There are whole sets of channels on TV designed solely to part you from your money with the most amazing claims about all sorts of things - from jewellery to jesus.
As Randi himself points out, and discovered with his work to expose Uri Geller, the more you highlight and debunk nonsense, the more popular it tends to become. And that's the main reason I've largely stayed away from the Sovereign Money debate.
Marketing and PR clearly work. People who are good at talking and writing can hoodwink pretty much anybody if they choose to. They may even believe it themselves - who knows. You can't really ascertain that from watching them.
What I can do though is show you how the illusion is done. Because it is just an illusion. Nothing fundamental changes, but a few unpleasant things are cleverly hidden that are worth highlighting.
The Fundamentals
The Tricks
Beyond that there is a lot of bamboozling going on.
Let's start with the "stopping banks creating money" myth.
- deposit protection disappears, so 'savings' with banks become unprotected. What that does is put the price up and reduces the supply of savings and banks will be able to loan less due to the increased cost of funds. That is intentional. Restricting bank lending through higher prices is the aim as I mentioned earlier.
- safe savings that earn interest disappear. Your only option other than saving at risk with banks is to store your money. National Savings stops being a savings entity and starts being an electronic wallet - storing cash in 'dematerialised' form. Essentially all your savings get forcibly stuffed under an electronic mattress and rot quietly at the pace of inflation.
- free banking disappears. One of the great innovations of the British system has been free transactions while in credit and free withdrawals from ATMs. That came about for historical reasons - largely the great number of mutuals that came together to create the LINK system, which allowed all British cash cards to be used in pretty much any ATM machine, plus Tony Benn's creation of National Girobank which created free banking while in credit. It was and remains a magnificent achievement of co-operation that I don't think would happen today now that the mutual sector has been decimated.
The Sovereign Money proposal is an implementation of a particularly political philosophy known as 'The Currency View'. It's just a way of looking at things but, as I've shown, it offers no more systemic control value to the banking and monetary system than the existing view, which is a reasonably pragmatic mixture of the centralised 'currency view' and the decentralised 'banking view'.
The proposal is, ultimately, an illusion - however well performed and attractive. And obsessing about it detracts from creating a systemically useful control structure for the banks and a modern payment system that encourages and enables real transactions in the UK.
There may be value in pushing the current account clearing system completely under the auspices of UK Payments Administration (UKPA), and possibly nationalising that function (i.e. bring it under the ownership of the Bank of England). But that would primarily be a way of implementing electronic money that would be available free to all entities transacting in Sterling, and taking that cost out of the commercial banks. Something I feel the banks would appreciate, but it should be done in return for accepting permanent regulated restrictions on lending.
Beyond that the existing balance sheet structure is probably fine, as long as the Bank of England fulfils its regulatory function and operates as policeman to, and not best friend of, the banks. That means putting them into administration and forcing losses onto bank investors when the bank makes bad loans. This is a solved problem that FDIC in the US does on a regular basis. Yes, it might mean that the BoE balance sheet gets a bit hammered, but as we know that doesn't really matter. Or it might mean that we need to have much smaller banks to make the political process of resolution that much more palatable. But perhaps it shows that we need a public owned 'resolution partner' - a commercial bank of last resort that maintains the standards of all the others via competition. We used to have one of course. It was called National Girobank.
Additionally economists of all colours, and I include most of the Post Keynesian influenced groups here as well, are rather too fond of Solomon Fallacy solutions. Clearly many economists don't like and don't trust politicians. That's fine: I don't either. But what that means is that the system has to have a good automatic balance element in it - the MMT school uses the Job Guarantee as its counter-cyclical flywheel for example. However at any point that you require a human decision on anything impacting that control structure, that decision must be made directly by elected officials. Otherwise you are actually proposing a political system that is something other than a democracy.
And for those of us who are mere members of the 'demos' we need to watch out for illusions and tricks from political parties and lobby groups that undermine our democracy. We might be too busy to engage. We might find the whole thing completely boring. But remember: "no one with power likes democracy and that is why every generation must struggle to win it and keep it – including you and me, here and now."
To that end I'd recommend watching a few Derren Brown shows. Each one has a subtle message about the nature of reality in them. They really are very good.


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GlobalSCAPE, Inc. (NYSE MKT: GSB), a leading developer of secure information exchange solutions, has been named one of the best places to work in IT for the third time, ranking seventh in the small business category.
"Creating and maintaining an award-winning culture is in our DNA," said James Bindseil, president and CEO of Globalscape. "Our employees are critical to our success and we work diligently to build an environment that values their contributions and awards them accordingly. This recognition is a strong testament to all the dedicated people that make Globalscape such a great place to work."
Globalscape has received high honors for its workplace environment, receiving two previous awards from Computerworld, as well as multiple honors from the San Antonio Business Journal and the Texas Association of Business.
Since 1994, Computerworld's annual "Best Places to Work in IT" feature has ranked the top 100 work environments for technology professionals. The list is compiled based on a comprehensive questionnaire regarding company offerings in categories such as benefits, career development, training, and retention. In addition, Computerworld conducts extensive surveys of IT workers, and their responses factor heavily in determining the rankings.
"Hiring the best and the brightest IT pros, offering them competitive pay, and providing top-notch benefits is just the beginning for the outstanding employers on this year's 'Best Places to Work in IT' list," said Scot Finnie, editor in chief of Computerworld. "Both newcomers to the list and rock-steady stalwarts nurture their talent with challenging business-critical projects, extensive training opportunities, and ongoing career development programs. They invest in their own futures by investing in their employees."
As a leader in the IT industry, Globalscape continues to grow and add more professionals to its award-winning team. For information on open opportunities at the company visit: http://www.globalscape.com/careers/.
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San Antonio, Texas-based GlobalSCAPE, Inc. (NYSE MKT: GSB) ensures the reliability of mission-critical operations by securing sensitive data and intellectual property. Globalscape's suite of solutions features EFT, the industry-leading enterprise file transfer solution that delivers military-grade security and a customizable platform for achieving best in class control and visibility of data in motion or at rest, across multiple locations. Founded in 1996, Globalscape is a leading enterprise solution provider of secure information exchange software and services to thousands of customers, including global enterprises, governments, and small businesses. For more information, visit www.globalscape.com or follow the blog and Twitter updates.
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Defense Science and Technology Organization (DSTO) of Australia purchased an interferometric synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) system from Kraken Sonar Systems of St. John's, Newfoundland in December 2012. This is Kraken's first commercial sale of the AquaPix SAS system, which follows two sets of sea trials in which the system had been previously tested by Defense Research and Development Canada (DRDC) in Halifax, Nova Scotia and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport, Rhode Island. Financial terms and contract details regarding the DSTO sale were not disclosed.
"We intend to run AquaPix in as wide a variety of environments as possible to ascertain its full range of capabilities," said David Battle, Head of the Littoral Unmanned Systems Group at DSTO, which is part of Australia's Department of Defense. He added that mine countermeasures and route survey tasks are their top priorities. Asked why DSTO selected the Kraken system, he cited the low cost of Aquapix ownership and several technical features. "We are hoping that the design emphasis on multi-path mitigation pays dividends in shallow water where SAS has been known to struggle," Battle said, adding that the quality and consistency of data are key. Another DSTO priority is a quick and simple integration. "Reliance on correlation-based micro-navigation techniques should reduce the dependence on tight inertial navigation system coupling, thus simplifying the overall integration task." While the contract value was not disclosed, Battle reported that the price paid was significantly less than those quoted by the other manufacturers who had been invited to tender.
A key feature of the Aquapix system that stands out in comparison to conventional sonar, said Kraken Sonar Systems President and CEO Karl Kenny, is the synthetic aperture signal processing software which "tricks the system into thinking the physical transducer array is much longer—20 to 25 times longer," resulting in greatly increased image resolution and range. He adds that the interferomeric SAS produces detailed seabed images with 3 cm resolution to ranges over a 400-meter swath—200 meters x 2 for both sides of the vehicle. Through advanced signal processing, the transducer pings are realigned and made coherent over 1/16 of a wavelength, equivalent to the diameter of a thick human hair. "Interferometric" refers to upper and lower transducers that together enable locating a point on the seabed. In combination with the pressure sensor onboard, this provides the bathymetry. "The high resolution and potential improvements in coverage rate have generated a great deal of interest in SAS technology generally," Battle said. "The ability to source both images and bathymetry through the same sensor seems to be emerging as a must-have feature for AUV sensors."
Kraken Sonar Systems was spun out from Marport Deep Sea Technologies in September 2012 to focus on military and commercial applications for the SAS technology initially developed by the NATO Underwater Research Center in La Spezia, Italy. Marport acquired the intellectual property from NATO via DRDC in 2010 and further developed the technology between early 2011 and August 2012. Dr. Marc Pinto, who has been involved in the development of SAS since the early 1990s and served as Head of the Mine Countermeasures Department at NATO Underwater Research Center, is currently Chief Technology Officer at Kraken.
After spending 18 months developing the Aquapix system, Kraken's first real-world testing opportunity came in August 2012 when they were awarded a Defense Industrial Research Program contract from DRDC to trial the system in a Repeat-Pass Interferometric SAS program. "The purpose was to collect sonar data to get very high resolution bathymetry," said Vincent Myers, Defense Scientist at DRDC, by conducting multiple runs at varying altitudes over the same area, where mine-like targets had been placed. This also enabled them to look for subtle differences in what Myers refers to as "coherent change detection." He added, "We also wanted the experience of using SAS in Canadian waters using one of our own vehicles." Myers reported that Kraken's integration of the system into the ISE-built hull section of the Arctic Explorer AUV went smoothly and there were no performance issues during the two-week trials. "Looking at the data, some images were pretty spectacular," he recalled. "I've seen a lot of SAS data, and this was right up there, on par with world-leading SAS. I'm impressed they were able to develop this technology in such a short period of time." Kraken is currently processing the data.
The system covered a swath of 220 meters per side, reported Myers, who added that the constant resolution provided by SAS is not found in other data acquisition methods. "The problem (with the other methods)," he said, "is that their resolution degrades with range which limits their usefulness for our purposes, which is to detect naval mines." He said another advantage of the Kraken system is that it does not require an inertial navigation system to produce the imagery. He added that while INS is still required onboard to determine the absolute position, the ability to strap on to the Aquapix system without having to interface it with INS was a plus.
The trials conducted at NUWC in November 2012 and January 2013 were supported by a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between NUWC and Kraken. The purpose was to integrate and evaluate the AquaPix SAS on one of NUWC's medium-sized AUV's, a 12.75-inch diameter REMUS 600 built by Hydroid Inc. Kraken's Kenny reports that NUWC engineers provided technical input on the payload module requirements and Kraken engineers designed a drop-in wet payload section with minimal integration requirements. Within a five-day period, the conventional sidescan sonar payload section was removed and Kraken's AquaPix SAS module was assembled, tested and installed at NUWC's facility.
Known targets that had been laid were surveyed at varying altitudes and stand-off distances, reports Kenny who adds that there was consistent 3-cm resolution to ranges in excess of 200 meters. 3D bathymetric data was also collected to produce digital terrain models of the seabed in compliance with IHO S44 special order requirements.
Delivery of DSTO's Aquapix system is slated for the end of March. Asked if the availability of SAS at a low price point could be a game changer, Battle replied, "SAS could be a game changer if it proves robust in a wide range of environments.
The problem has been that SAS has remained very expensive, and occasionally finicky, while real array side-scan systems have continued to evolve and improve. If SAS technology becomes more affordable and demonstrates the same kind of robustness that real array systems have become known for, then I think it will be adopted very quickly." Myers said that a reduced-cost option for SAS will make this technology available beyond militaries—to research organizations and universities. Kenny reported that a key focus of Marport and Kraken's R&D efforts has been to develop the technology that would enable them to price their Aquapix SAS system in the $250,000 range.
(As published in the March 2013 edition of Marine Technologies - www.seadiscovery.com)
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