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Make a huge statement without uttering a word on a watercraft that provides the best performance on larger bodies of water. Thanks to the Adjustable Suspension (aS) which can be calibrated for aggressive riding even in rough water conditions, the stepped hull to keep you glued to the water, and exclusive X-Package features.
Standard Features
|The �Brain� that integrates and controls all systems to create the best possible ride.
|aS® (Adjustable Suspension)
|Allows the hull to move independently of the upper deck, isolating rider and passenger from the impact of rough water. Manual compression damping adjustment via the nitrogen remote reservoir into the glove box. Suspension spring can also be easily adjusted with tools under the seat.
|S� Hull
|Stepped, stable and strong. Lightweight material, ribbed and stepped. Creates a low-pressure zone to reduce drag for nimble handling and rail-tight cornering.
|ALL NEW Adjustable Trim Tabs
|Easily adjustable, these tabs limit bow rise and improve parallelism to water. Also increase tracking in rough water conditions and provide more tunability.
|ALL NEW Adjustable Rear Sponsons
|An efficient design that improves lateral stability. Three-position adjustable for your skill level and riding environment: higher for a more playful freeride experience or lower for more aggressive turning. Winglet feature enhances lean angles during turning.
|ALL NEW Bow Stabilizers
|Provide lateral stability and improve steering in rough water conditions as well as anti-dive to reduce bow diving.
|Touring / Sport Mode
|Offers a choice between two throttle responses for different riding styles. Touring mode is the default setting offering a more progressive acceleration curve for a more confident ride - ideal for cruising and two-up riding. Sport mode can be easily activated using the Sport button. It provides all acceleration performance for a more aggressive throttle response.
|ECO Mode
|This iTC� function automatically determines the most economical power delivery and sets the optimal RPM for greatest fuel economy.
|High-Performance Electric VTS� (Variable Trim System)
|Provides pre-set positions for quick settings when adjusting boat trim, maximizes acceleration and high-speed stability.
|Reboarding Platform with Storage
|Easy access to battery, fuses and storage.
|Watertight, Removable Storage Bin
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|Tilt Steering
|Four�adjustable steering angles for maximum ease and comfort
|iCatch� Bow Cup
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|Multi-function Digital Information Center
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|Hour meter
|ALL NEW Boost indicator
|Fuel consumption meter
|Time / Distance to empty
|Touring / Sport mode
|ECO mode
|VTS� preset
|Top / average speed / RPM
|Lap timer
|F-N-R indicator
|Low fuel level
|Low oil level
|Low oil pressure
|Low voltage
|Engine temperature
|Water temperature
|High voltage
|Check engine
|Sensor check
|Battery protection
|Key (wrong key)
|Learning key
|Maintenance info
|Error codes
|Digitally Encoded Security System (D.E.S.S.�)
|Industry�s first digitally encoded theft-deterrent system.
|Off-Throttle Assisted Steering (O.T.A.S.�)
|Provides the operator with additional steering effect in off-throttle situations for greater maneuverability.
|Other Standard Features
|Hinged seat
|Quick latch fuel filler design
|Front splash deflector
|Swim platform carpet with Sea-Doo logo
|Reboarding handles on rear platform
|Rear grab handle
|Footwell carpets with Sea-Doo pattern
|Ski toe eye
|Dual drain plugs
|Engine access cover (removable)
|External exhaust cooling flush attachment
|Wide-angle, adjustable mirrors
|Emergency floating lanyard
|Seat strap
|Operator�s guide, instructional video and booklet
|Supercharged, Intercooled 1,494 cc Four-Stroke Rotax
|With four valves per cylinder, the supercharged, intercooled 1503 XHO Rotax 4-TEC engine provides reliable ultra-high performance in fresh or salt water, increased torque at low RPM, optimized power at all RPM levels and throttle positions.
|Multi-Port Fuel Injection
|Better control of exhaust emission and power at all RPM ranges to reduce emissions and reduce fuel consumption.
|iTC� (Intelligent Throttle Control)
|Operating electronically, this advanced throttle system starts you in neutral for easier dockside starts. It also features an activity-specific Touring / Sport mode, ECO mode and Variable Trim System that can both be set to accommodate your riding style. The result is a more responsive, more intuitive ride.
|iControl� Learning Key
|The programmable Learning Key allows you to limit the performance of the PWC based on rider skill-level.
|D-Sea-Bel� System
|Combines a series of resonators and vibration absorbing components to make Sea-Doo watercraft some of the quietest on the water.
|Closed-Loop Cooling System
|Uses coolant to keep the engine running at the ideal temperature, much like a car�s radiator. Also keeps out corrosive saltwater and debris.
|Water / Air Separator
|Provides maximum airflow to engine and reduces water intrusion.
|Watertight Digital Ignition
|Provides optimal energy for a consistent spark, ensuring maximum performance.
|RPM Limiter
|Protects engine from over-revving.
|Warning Device
|Warns operator of engine and exhaust overheating, engine management and system failure.
|Handlebar-Mounted Start / Stop Button
|Engine starts and stops with single, user-friendly control button.
|Tip Over Protection System (T.O.P.S.�)
|Protects engine in case of turn over.
|iBR� (Intelligent Brake & Reverse) System
|The world�s only on-water braking system, iBR� lets you stop up to 100 feet sooner than any other watercraft. All with the squeeze of a lever. And with its electronic reverse, it gives you a level of maneuverability that makes docking easier.
|Sea-Doo Direct Drive Propulsion System
|Delivers optimum performance with the Rotax engine.
|Replaceable UHMW Wear Ring
|Provides long impeller life, less maintenance and maximum thrust.
|Dual Automatic Vacuum Siphon Pumps
|Continuously removes water entering the engine compartment.
|Large Diameter Drive Shaft With Crowned Spline
|Maintains engine and pump alignment at all design operating speeds.
|Stainless Steel Impeller
|Delivers improved acceleration, higher top speed and less cavitation.
|Aluminum Stator Vanes
|Handles the high-performance engine without erosion.
|X-Coloration Seat
|Race-inspired design for comfort and great looks.
|X-Handlebars with A.E.S.� (Adjustable Ergonomic Steering)
|The only fully adjustable handlebar in the industry. With A.E.S. the rider can adjust the handlebar width and grip angle for a fully customized ride.
|ALL NEW X-Gauge with Boost Indicator
|Shows the boost pressure in real-time from minimum (idle) to max boost pressure (open throttle) at all times so the rider knows the engine load condition.
|Removable wakeboard rack
|Ski mode
|Slow mode
|Cruise control
|Depth finder
|Fold-down reboarding step
|Speed Tie�
|Removable dry bag for front storage
|Protective cover
|Glove box organizer
|Sandbag anchor
|Safety kit
|Fire extinguisher
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I haven't used more than one font package. But I noticed some people use multiple font packages. Shortly speaking, which one will win if we load multiple font packages?
Is there a rule for loading multiple font packages?
It depends.
Generally speaking, the font you get is the last one you specified. Thus usually when you use multiple font packages, the last one wins.
However, it depends on the actual commands in the packages. A font package do not always do the same thing as another font package, some times they work together.
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2011-12 - Freshman: Game-By-Game Statistics ... Saw 11 minutes of game action and scored two points on the season ... Collected a rebound in four minutes against Providence (12/9) ... Made collegiate debut in the Nov. 19 game against Miami (Ohio).
Before UMass: Was a two-year letterwinner for Andy Fishman at Lakota West High School .... Helped the Firebirds to a sectional title in 2009-10 ... Averaged 12.1 points and 6.0 rebounds per-game as a senior, shooting 70% at the free throw line, 39.4% from the field and 35.6% from three-point range ... Tabbed a District 15 All-Star as a junior and again as a senior ... Named to the Greater Miami Conference second team in 2009-10 and 2010-11 ... Played AAU ball with the highly successful Cincinnati Heat, coached by Krista Doan.
Personal: Born Ronni Christina Grandison on Nov. 2, 1992 in Rochester, Minn. ... Daughter of Ronnie and Barb Grandison ... Has four siblings: Baihley, Naomi, Elisee and Eliana ... Father, Ronnie, played in the NBA for the Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks and Charlotte Hornets and also played in the CBA and overseas ... Intends to major in Environmental Science.
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The following article was featured in our February issue, on stands now.
Emily Hill, a writer, blogger and mother of four, whose blog isthisreallymylife.com, relects the ups and downs, joys and despairs of every day life. She remembers the exact minute she thought of her blog title. "One afternoon, the kids were fussy, the house was a mess, dinner nowhere near on the table and I exclaimed to my husband, 'Is this really my life?' But it cuts both ways—there is so much joy in what I do. Remembering to recognize it is key."
One of the most popular sections of her site is called "Slow Cooking Anyday," which features Hill-tested slow cooker recipes. The recipes come from friends, other bloggers, magazines, books—wherever.
Hill says her first slow cooker was a wedding present 15 years ago. Now, she owns a more sophisticated appliance, with lots of different settings and timers.
"I use it about once a week, maybe twice. Most slow cooker recipes use ingredients you have on hand—frozen chicken breasts, canned tomatoes, creamed soups. They are pretty family friendly ."
Her biggest challenge in using a slow cooker? "I still forget to start early enough."
Hill's Slow Cooker Tips
Remember to get the slow cooker going in time. I put a sticky note on my microwave, or an alarm on the phone to remind me.
Spray the pot inside to keep things from sticking.
Save some ingredients, like mushrooms, to add at the last minute for better texture.
Smaller slow cookers are great for dips.
Sometimes I use several slow cookers and serve different soups for family gatherings.
I make meat sauce in the morning and keep it warm all day.
Here's a Hill family favorites. Like many popular slow cooker recipes, it makes liberal use of convenience ingredients.
Creamy Italian Chicken
4-5 frozen chicken breasts
1/2 cup water
1 package dry Italian dressing mix
1 8-oz. package reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 8-oz. package baby bella mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup sundried tomatoes in oil, drained (optional)
Salt and pepper to taste
Place frozen chicken breasts in the slow cooker. Whisk together dressing mix and water; pour over chicken.
Cook on high for 2 hours. Remove chicken, cut into bite-size pieces and place back in slow cooker. Combine cream cheese and cream of chicken soup. Pour over chicken. Cook on high another 3 hours and then reduce heat to low. Add mushrooms, sundried tomatoes, salt and pepper and cook on low 1 hour. Serve over white or brown rice.
If you would like to share a slow cooker recipe with Hill's readers, write her at isthisreallymylife.com.
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My Own Labels
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to serve your customized label needs. You'll find the world's finest short-run custom labels here. You pick the style, shape, color, and text. Very cool, very beautiful labels...personalized with your words. It's easy, and there's no minimum order!
Alternative Beverage and HBA join
Charlotte homebrew retailer Alternative Beverage has joined with Homebrew Adventures to create the regions largest retail and mail order homebrew supplier.
Click the link above to read the official announcement.
HBA customers, please note the new phone numbers!
Sunday Chat - 4/30:
Open Forum
No guest this week. Again, the Chat will be wide open to all Brewing, Winemaking, and Meadmaking discussions. B)
He found a solution in homebrewing. Legalized by President Carter in 1978, homebrewing is the practice of making beer at home. It appeals to many people because it allows brewers to make beer that suits their own tastes.
Fruit in Beers!
Imagine for a moment that Adam had shown some backbone. That when Eve advanced and held out the apple, Adam said, "Thank you, but no." Might not Eve have huddled once more with the serpent and returned saying, "Adam, how about an apple beer?"
From Virtual to Reality...
It was a good day for a homebrew - especially when the homebrews have travelled far and wide to meet at the beer and pizza mecca of Charlotte know as
"The Mellow Mushroom."
And why would there be such a gathering? To meet the faces behind the icons of our Brewboard, of course! To shake hands, share stories, judge homebrews, and lift a few pints together.
Still longing for island wines...
You can visit vineyards on both the north and south forks of Long Island in the same day. Vineyard to vineyard the trip is only about an hour. But in spite of being a native or perhaps because of it I prefer to think of them as separate spaces. They seem to have different characters, the north relaxed and homey, the south seductive and stylish.
Raise a Glass to centuries of dedicated abbey brewers...
To understand Abbey Ales, and how religion and brewing came to exist in such an unexpected and beneficial harmony, one has to journey back to the early days of Christianity and the dawn of the monastic tradition.
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--The beer nuts are at Brewskys.
-- History of St. Patrick
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-- BrewBoaders on the Beach!
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-- You and Your Yeast!
-- Beer and Food: An Introduction
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-- A Few Words with Charlie Papazian
-- Cruise Line evacuation with a Homebrew!
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Uruguay seeks a spot on winemaking map
by Charlotte.com
August 16, 2001: the internet
Look at a world map and it only stands to reason. Uruguay's location, at 30 to 35degrees latitude, is precisely in line with the southern hemisphere's other major wine producers like Chile, Argentina, South Africa and Australia.
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Street Art: Photographic Elevations of Los Angeles, Paris and Berlin by Larry Yust
September 19, 2010 – January 16, 2011
Filmmaker and photographer Larry Yust applies his panoramic perspective to emergent—and often controversial—art forms that enliven metropolitan streetscapes. For this exhibition Yust turned his lens on Los Angeles, Paris, and Berlin, exploring how red-brick warehouse facades, cinderblock walls lining thoroughfares, wooden barriers at construction sites, and fences surrounding vacant lots become prominent sites for open-air, and largely unofficial, artistic expression. The large, colorful prints—measuring from six to nearly eighteen feet in length—present richly detailed views of popular, and often overlapping, urban decorative styles: aerosol art (murals and graffiti), storefront signage and commercial advertising, and the creatively ordered display of merchandise and personal possessions.


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Rapper Snoop Dogg Looks Like A Female Kenyan Sprinter
During the 1990s, a new breed of music known as 'gangster rap' come to the fore in the urban African American community. This music celebrated all the worst fears of a decent family: gang violence, smoked drugs, gun violence, teenage pregnancy and baggy clothing. These are all the telling signs that your child is under a dark influence and it started in a section of Los Angeles known as Compton.
The founders of gangster lifestyles were two young men named Snoop Doggy Dogg whose real name is Calvin Broadus. He has a friend named Doctor Dre, who isn't even a real doctor with an M.D. or PhD, or at least even just a D.O. or DDS, even though he keeps the title and uses it to deceive people.
The main thing kids need to know about these men is that they are veil wolves, that try to act like tough gangsters with songs that celebrate gun violence and disrespect to women. Kids may go their entire lives not meeting these people, but trying to emulate the fake lifestyle of the need for celebrating violence that their music represents.
The thing is this: these are soft men. They live in lavish Malibu mansions and get pedicures. They are lush and a real gangster, such as Al Copone or Bugsy Malone would laugh in their faces and shoot tommy guns at these jokes from their early model PT Cruisers. Al Copene did not need celebration music and even though he was against the law of America, at least he respected children and didn't try to deceive.
Instead of belabouring the point, today I will just get to my evidence. Here is a picture I have of him, taken at one of his concerts where he tries to pass himself as a tough thug who can scare us all by just walking up to us suspiciously on the street or even worse out of place at a fine department store like Sears or even Penny's.
And for those of you not gifted with the visual imagination such as I, with my memory of photography, here is what I'm getting at. He is just pretty much a female Kenyan sprinter and he maybe should run marthons with that girl's build instead of trying to act like he is a gangster. Took a look at my creation:
I ask that you please share this image with your wife and especially their children, so they can see whose behind all this gangster rap violence and nonsense. We have chocolate Olive Oyl here trying to peddle of an image of being tough when with just a few taps of the keyboards, I can show you all how he could be mistaken from a skinny Kenyan female cross country sprinter. I rest my case.
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Make it three in a row for Kreider
Saturday, 05.19.2012 / 6:09 PM | Brian Compton - NHL.com Deputy Managing Editor
Chris Kreider
has quickly made a name for himself this postseason.
Less than two months after finishing up his collegiate career at Boston College, the talented rookie tied a franchise mark with the
New York Rangers
on Saturday afternoon.
Kreider, 21, notched his fifth goal in 15 postseason games in New York's 2-0 win against the
New Jersey Devils
in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals at the Prudential Center. The 6-foot-3 rookie has now scored in three straight contests, becoming the first Rangers' rookie to do that during the postseason since
Don Maloney
accomplished the feat back in 1979.
Kreider also set a new record for most playoff goals from a player who has never played in a regular-season game. Montreal's
Eddie Mazur
had four.
And, lastly, Kreider is the fourth rookie in the last 25 years to score a goal in each of the first three games of a playoff series -- and the second to do it this year.
Dwight King
of Los Angeles also has scored in the first three games of the Western Conference Finals.
"The puck follows him around," Rangers coach John Tortorella said of Kreider. "And he has a ways to go away from the puck, but he has a knack with that puck. And as we continue, especially when the season starts next year, I think that's when we'll certainly find more about him. But it's pretty exciting to see what he's doing as a kid coming right out of college."
Exclusive company -- Rangers defenseman
Dan Girardi
joined Devils forward
David Clarkson
in an exclusive club Saturday. Both have scored three goals this postseason -- and all three have been game-winners. They are the first two NHL players whose first three goals in a playoff year were all game-winning goals since
Peter Forsberg
did it with the
Colorado Avalanche
in 2000.
Two in a row? -- The
Los Angeles Kings
had gone 43 years without ever having a swept a round in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Their historic run continues Sunday afternoon at Staples Center, where the Kings can complete their second straight sweep with a victory against the
Phoenix Coyotes
in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals. Los Angeles beat the second-seeded
St. Louis Blues
in four straight in the second round.
"We've worked real hard to get to this point," Kings center
Jeff Carter
said. "It's not going to be easy to win that Game 4. We know we're going to get their best effort, and we need to be ready."
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Does linking and loading of the the dynamic libraries both happen at runtime? or is it that only loading of the library happens at run time?
See the earlier very good point about the distinction between static linking and dynamic linking. Assuming you are referring to the dynamic linking, then:
Both loading and (dynamic) linking are done by the linker – on linux and other Unix-alikes this is done by
The linker,
Once loading is done, then linking begins, a process of looking at named objects or functions which are exported by one library or the application, and imported by another library or application. The linker then changes various references and sometimes code to update unlinked data pointers and function calls in each library to point where the actual data or function resides. For example, a call to
Once this linking is complete, the application is started, by invoking the
Dynamic linking in this way is necessary to support the following:
Some OSs differ in the details, for instance OSX and AIX both pre-load a certain set of libraries into fixed locations in memory. This means they don't need to be loaded, just linked, which may be faster.
Some OSs such as OSX and sometimes Linux support pre-linking, which is a process where a script runs over the applications on your system before you launch them, and does the linking. When you launch them, you then don't need to link them. This is important because linking takes a considerable amount of your computer's time when you launch an app, and some apps may be launched multiple times a second, such as
Linking is the process of taking some smaller executables and joining them together as a single larger executable.
Loading is loading the executable into memory prior to execution.
There are two types of linking: static linking and dynamic linking.
Static linking occurs at compilation time, hence it occurs prior to loading a program. With static linking the external symbols that are used by your program (e.g. function names) are resolved at compile time.
Dynamic linking occurs at run time, so it occurs after or at the time of the loading of a program. With dynamic linking the symbols are resolved either at loading time, or at run time when the symbol is accessed (lazy binding). The latter is more common.
Both happen at runtime for dynamic libraries.
First, the libraries are loaded, along with all their dependencies (and those libraries' dependencies, and so on). Then the dynamic linker resolves symbols in the loaded libraries. Usually both of these functions are implemented by the same piece of software; on Linux it's ld.so.
Symbols in static libraries are resolved at link time and included in the executable file itself. Static libraries may, however, have unresolved symbols that are satisfied at runtime by dynamic libraries.
There's an in-depth description of how this happens, how names are hashed, how expensive it is to resolve symbols at runtime, etc. in How to Write Shared Libraries.
file01.c, file02.c --> produces --> file01.o, file02.o --> These .o informations are clubbed and put into a single dynamic library, that is lib1.a file11.c, file12.c --> produces --> file11.o, file12.o --> These .o informations are clubbed and put into a single dynamic library, that is lib2.a
Now, I have 2 libraries that is finally linked together to generate the executable (like .elf or .mot or .fls). This process of linking information from lib1.a and lib2.a to form a single executable is called linking.
Now, I need to load this into memory in order to run it to see the behaviour of the final executable. The process of loading the final executable (like .elf or .mot or .fls) into memory in order to run that is called loading.
I hope this would clear the importance of linking and loading (however the definitions are not appropriate :-)).
Windows and Unix systems use completely different approaches to Dynamic libraries.
Windows DLLs are not linked. Therefore, you cannot share static objects across DLLs. It's just like a separate program in your address space.
Unix shared objects are really "linked" in run time, just as different modules of the same project, performing symbol resolution.
Both dynamic linking and library loading happen at run time, but dynamic linking is done prior to program execution and is done by system linker. So for example, if required libraries are missing, program cannot be executed. Library loading, on the other hand, is done by program itself, via dlopen/LoadLibrary functions. In this case, loading process is controlled by application, which can, for example handle errors.


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Current ResidentsResolving Roommate Conflicts:
If All Else Fails...
While we do not release students from their contracts based on roommate conflicts, we do have a room transfer process in place. If a student decides they want to switch rooms, they need to take the following steps:
- Fill out an room change request on their My Housing page. Students are able to indicate hall and roommate preferences for their room change.
- Once the request is received, a Hall Coordinator may contact the student to talk over the reasons behind their request. The HC will then either approve or deny the request. The HC will also indicate to the Housing Reservations staff if the room change is an urgent need.
- If the request is approved, it will be forwarded to Housing Reservations where it will be handled based on housing application date order. If the request has been labeled as an urgent need, Housing Reservations will attempt to make the room change as soon as possible.
- When a vacancy is available, the student is notified. Some room changes are able to happen within the week of them being requested. Others may take all semester. It depends on the availability of the hall and room type that the student is requesting.
- If two students want to do a mutual room swap (where they trade places with each other), they still go through the first two steps above.
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Outlook for the World Economy and Policy challenges Ahead: A Multi-speed RecoveryKeynote Address by Murilo Portugal, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
At the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE)
Outlook 2010 Conference
Canberra, March 2, 2010
As Prepared for Delivery
Good morning ladies and gentlemen. I am delighted to be with you in Canberra today. I have the privilege to visit Australia for the first time. I wish to thank the Australian government, in particular ABARE, for inviting me to share my views on the global outlook, addressing such an eminent audience. For us at the Fund, it is extremely important to visit our member countries, and exchange views on challenges we all face and to learn from successful experiences, such as Australia.
In my remarks today, I will touch on two topics. First, I will talk about the global and regional outlook. And, second I will spell out what we view as the main policy challenges.
I. Global Outlook
Let me start with the big picture. Following a deep global recession, the recovery is off to a stronger start than we had earlier anticipated. We recently revised up our projections and now expect global growth in 2010 to rise to close to 4 percent, with Asia leading the way. This represents an upward revision of ¾ percentage point from our October projection. This is the good news.


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This 3-way mobile mains unit also has a built-in Residual Current Device (RCD) unit and a built-in circuit breaker for full protection. The dust and splash-proof protective flaps will keep the three UK sockets clean and dry, making it convenient for camping, caravanning, home and garden use.
The features of the Crusader Mobile Mains Unit include:
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In this edition of "Golden LEAF News" read about job creation programs in the Triad, Alamance, and Gaston counties. Learn about Golden LEAF Scholars in Stanly County and other educational programs in Transylvania, Lenoir, Jones, Ashe and Surry counties. Find out more about the Community Assistance Initiative grants and process in Wilkes, Beaufort and McDowell counties. Also, read an update on the statewide Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative and news about a health care project in Wilkes County.
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Golden LEAF Foundation is doing good work
Winston-Salem Journal
The grants provided by the Golden LEAF Foundation have generally proved to be effective and successful. They are a strong example of investing in our economic future. Grants from Golden LEAF have served as "the closer" — the deciding factor — in many of the major economic-development projects that have been done in the Triad and Northwest N.C. Since 2002, the foundation has provided $13.4 million to 24 area projects that have been used for production equipment and machinery, infrastructure development and training equipment. Beneficiaries include Caterpillar Inc., Honda Aircraft Co. and Piedmont Triad International Airport. One of the latest beneficiaries is Deere-Hitachi, which will use welders trained by Forsyth Technical Community College, utilizing a Golden LEAF grant of $447,145. For the story, click the link: Golden LEAF Foundation serves as "the closer" in many economic-development projects.
170 jobs coming to Hickory area
Hickory Daily Record
Woodgrain Millwork Inc., a leading producer of wood millwork, will put a new facility in Caldwell County, thanks in part to a $150,000 Golden LEAF Economic Catalyst grant. The company plans to create 170 jobs and invest more than $8 million over the next five years in Lenoir. Woodgrain's product lines include moulding, doors, and windows. The company currently employs more than 180 people at its facilities in Richmond and Union counties. Woodgrain will take over the former Blue Ridge Panel property, a 216,137-square-foot building on 25.73 acres in the Broyhill Complex at the intersection of NC 18 and Southwest Boulevard in Lenoir. Salaries will vary by job function, but the average annual wage for the new jobs will be $29,981, plus benefits. The Caldwell County average annual wage is $29,640.
Golden LEAF grant will open Burlington land for development
Burlington Times-News
A state grant will pay the majority of Burlington's cost to extend public water and sewer lines to property along Whites Kennel Road, simultaneously securing utilities for the incoming Sheetz distribution center and future project sites in the area. The Golden LEAF Foundation awarded a $695,000 Economic Catalyst grant to the city of Burlington to help fund the extension of public water and sewer services to the future Sheetz distribution center and surrounding property along Whites Kennel Road. The Economic Catalyst grant was awarded to a project that should not only create 253 new jobs by December 2018, but also lay infrastructure for future industrial development. The extended water line will open up 100 additional acres of vacant industrial-zoned property, and the potential to serve 200 acres of commercial property with water.
New manufacturer promises 83 jobs for Gastonia
Gaston Gazette
Nussbaum Automotive Solutions LP says it will bring 83 jobs to Gastonia over the next three years. The average salary: $51,875, according to incentive agreements with the state. Officials said people who hope to work for the manufacturer can go to Nussbaum-USA.com for more information. A German, family-owned business, Nussbaum expects its plant in West Gastonia's Delta Business Park to begin rolling out vehicle lifts within six months. Nussbaum is taking over a vacant building at 1932 Jordache Court and investing more than $7 million in the site. State incentives to help lure the project include a promised a $137,000 One North Carolina Fund grant and a $250,000 contract lease from the Golden LEAF Foundation to pay for equipment. Gaston County expects to offer grants totaling approximately $150,000 over five years. The county will also channel the $250,000 from Golden LEAF to Nussbaum for equipment and be paid back over time, said county officials.
3 Stanly students win Golden LEAF scholarships
Stanly News and Press
The North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority selected Kelsie Barbee, Kacey Medlin and Dakota Sells as recipients of $12,000 Golden LEAF Foundation Scholarships for the 2012-2013 school year. Barbee and Sells graduated from North Stanly High School; Medlin graduated from Gray Stone Day School. Barbee will attend Wingate University, Medlin will attend the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and Sells will attend N.C. State University. They are among the 215 students selected to receive a $3,000 scholarship each year for up to four years of study at a participating N.C. public university or private non-profit college or university. For more information, visit CFNC.org or call College Foundation of North Carolina, toll-free, at (866) 866-CFNC (2362).
Golden LEAF presents Transylvania County Schools with $200,000 for 21st Century learning devices Transylvania County Schools - website
The Golden LEAF Foundation recently presented Transylvania County Schools with a ceremonial check for the "Mastering the Global World" initiative for students in grades 6-8. Through the "Mastering the Global World" initiative, TCS intends to equip all middle school students in both middle schools with a computer device for the 1:1 initiative over the next year and a half. Middle school administrators and teachers have been planning and pursuing professional development in anticipation of this project's successful beginning.
Golden LEAF, local businesses pave way for innovative algebra lab at K-8 school. Open house on November 14, 2012, to recognize area businesses, organizations
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Who better to get involved with education than the community businesses that seek to hire the products of the local school system. From Spirit AeroSystems to DEPS Security Systems to the Golden LEAF Foundation and STEM East, Lenoir County Public Schools tapped into all possible resources when seeking funds to purchase an innovative algebra program for Contentnea-Savannah K-8 School. An open house to recognize the businesses and organizations that helped to make the algebra lab a reality will begin at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at the school, 3400 Ferrell Road in Kinston, N.C.
Grant provides laptops to students at Jones Senior High
A $750,000 grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation provided Apple laptops for each of the 300 students at Jones Senior High School in Trenton. The laptops are part of the "One to One Initiative" that gives each student their own computer to use during the school year. Students have only had the laptops since the school year began in August, but their principal says he's already seeing positive results, such as increase in grades and access to the internet at home.
Technology at center of Board of Education meeting
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The Ashe County Schools Central office was standing room only when the monthly Board of Education meeting began on Monday, Oct. 1. Highlights of the meeting included a proposal by Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation for propane-injected fuel assist mechanism for an activity bus, the recognition of Ashe County Middle School teacher Thelma Kastl as North Carolina's first WindSenator teacher, and a presentation by Kastl's students on Project Lead the Way and the Technology Student Association. After recognizing Kastl for becoming a WindSenator teacher, the board heard Kastl's update on the Project Lead the Way grant provided by the Golden LEAF Foundation. This grant helped support programs that foster students' interest in science, technology and engineering. Three of Kastl's students gave presentations demonstrating the positive effects that the Technology Student Association, PLTW programs, and technology classes have had on their lives.
Entrepreneurs of tomorrow are in the schools today
Mount Airy News
Recently, Surry County's N.C. Cooperative Extension office, Surry Community College and the North Carolina Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning program (REAL) held an entrepreneurship day for young business persons at the Charles H. Stone Memorial Library. The program was held as part of a nationwide celebration recognizing the heritage of entrepreneurial leadership in America. The program is supported through a Golden LEAF Foundation grant. A total of five teams participated in the competition that drew children ages 9- to 18-years from the community and home schools. Childers explained REAL seeks to improve student entrepreneurship skills and increase the students' knowledge of high school and community college opportunities to learn about starting and running their own businesses.
Wilkes issues, assets listed
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About 50 people, primarily leaders in government, business and other institutions, listed Wilkes County's key issues and assets Tuesday during the second of six meetings as part of the process of seeking and deciding how to spend a $2 million Golden LEAF Community Assistance Initiative grant. The people at the meeting brainstormed on the county's key issues. The group also talked about Wilkes County's assets that could be built upon. The next five meeting priorities were discussed. The process of the local review team was also described. The Golden LEAF board then makes its final funding decisions.
Full recovery ahead for Aurora library
Washington Daily News
Twenty-three inches of water from Hurricane Irene took out 1,673 books from the Hazel W. Guilford Library in Aurora. Library and town staff, along with many guests, gathered recently to jointly celebrate the reopening of the library. While the damage total came to $44,699.95, the library received only half that amount from its flood insurance company — one of the reasons for the slower recovery. Improvements to the library will continue to be made gradually: a small technology center, installation of a videophone for the deaf and hard of hearing, the addition of two more public access computers. Friday, staff was notified the library will receive a Community Assistance Initiative grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation for $23,256.92, which will be used to round out repairs to the facility.
Effort underway in McDowell to match education, people, jobs
The McDowell News
Even though McDowell has a high unemployment rate, good jobs can be found, but many employers are having trouble finding people possessing the right job skills for what is available. Examples of available careers include: International Automotive Components plant in Old Fort needs a computer numerical control (CNC) programmer and a maintenance technician. These jobs, which have a pay range of $16 to $20 an hour, are examples of good careers that can be found at local industries but employers can't fill jobs with workers that don't have certain skill sets. Other human resource managers at local manufacturing plants are facing the same problem: the shortage of skilled labor in McDowell. McDowell County is solving part of the problem by using a more than $2 million Golden LEAF Community Assistance Initiative grant to turn an old furniture plant complex into a "Career Pathways Skill Center." The idea is for the old Universal site to become a place where people can get new education and skills to work in tomorrow's industries.
NTIA says broadband projects ahead of schedule
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Recipients of broadband stimulus grants through the Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (BTOP) administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) are on track to meet progress targets for fiscal year 2012. The North Carolina non-profit MCNC's $144 million Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI) is expanding the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN) into rural and unserved areas of the state and has been previously highlighted as an exemplary project by the NTIA in quarterly reports and in congressional testimony. The GLRBI – supported by a $24 million Golden LEAF grant – remains slightly ahead of schedule, matching the national trend on these projects. As of last week, the second phase of the GLRBI was about 85 percent complete with a total of 1,449.94 conduit miles installed. The first 414 miles engineered for the initial phase of the project were finished earlier this year. According to federal guidelines, the GLRBI and most of the other projects nationwide must be complete by July 31, 2013.
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In Defense of the Skeeters
In an interview with the New Republic over the weekend, President Obama made a surprising admission. When asked if he's ever fired a gun before, Obama told the magazine, "Yes, in fact, up at Camp David, we do skeet shooting all the time." Asked if his family takes part, Obama responded, "Not the girls, but oftentimes guests of mine go up there."
It was an unexpected revelation from a man not exactly known for being an outdoorsy, gun-toting type. So unexpected, in fact, that many people aren't buying it. And we're one of them. Call us the Skeeters.
There are four main reasons we don't believe that Obama shoots skeet "all the time" at Camp David. For one thing, he referred to it as "do skeet shooting," which is how people usually talk about things with which they are not very familiar. Your grandma asks you if you "do Twitter."
Second, and more significant, there has been zero prior documentation of Obama shooting skeet. Over the course of four years in office, Obama has been to Camp David 29 times, for all or part of 72 days. And yet not a single newspaper article or magazine story or book or blog post or tweet or smoke signal mentions Obama ever shooting skeet. Not a single published item refers to how much so-and-so enjoyed some skeet shooting at Camp David over the weekend. Not a single photograph has been released publicly showing Obama shooting skeet, and White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said this afternoon that he had never seen such a photograph. Carney also said he doesn't know how often Obama has shot skeet.
Furthermore, vast swathes of the country see Obama as a gun-hatin' enemy of the Second Amendment on a personal crusade to end ownership as we know it and leave us unprepared to combat Government Tyranny. Particularly during the 2012 campaign, why didn't Obama express his fondness for shooting skeet as one small way to allay such fears? Obama is fine with pandering to every constituency in the world during an election except gun owners?
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Methods for Efficient Object Categorization, Detection, Scene Recognition, and Image Search, 213 Sudikoff at 11 a.m.
In the past few years there has been a tremendous growth in the usage of digital images.
Users can now access millions of photos, a fact that poses the need of having methods that can efficiently and effectively search the visual information of interest.
In this thesis, we propose methods to learn compact image representations, enabling accurate image recognition with very efficient classification models. The entries of our vectorized representations are the output of a set of basis classifiers evaluated on the photo, which capture the presence or absence of a set of high-level visual concepts.
We will propose two different techniques to automatically discover the visual concepts and learn suitable basis classifiers from a given labeled dataset of pictures. We describe several strategies to aggregate the outputs of basis classifiers evaluated on multiple subwindows of the image in order to handle cases when the photo contains multiple objects and large amounts of clutter. We extend this framework for the task of object detection, where the goal is to spatially localize an object within an image.
Since generating rich manual annotations for an image dataset is a crucial limit of the current state of the art in object localization and detection, in this thesis we also propose a method to automatically generate training data for an object detector in a weakly-supervised fashion, yielding considerable savings in human annotation.
With an exaustive set of experiments, we empirically show that our representations are able to effectively encode new unseen pictures and produce state-of-the art results in conjunt with cheap classification models on the tasks of object recognition, scene recognition, object-class search, and object localization.
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Arizona was beat by the Flyers in nearly every statistical category ?- kills (31 to 50), assists (30 to 45), hitting percentage (.024 to .232), service aces (1 to 2), digs (47 to 61) and blocks (6 to 7). The only statistic in which the Wildcats fared better was service errors, as Arizona had five to Dayton's 10.
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I am 30 year old Man from Asia - India .Following is the timeline of the disease :-
Around 20th December 2010 ,I felt lump in my left forearm.There were 03 small lumps in a row .I feel pain when I touch them.
Around 25th December i felt small lump in sole of the feet.It is in the middle of the sole .IT didnt pain .
From 03 Jan,I discovered some more lumps in my Body .02 more in my Left forearm and they are of the size of peanuts and it pains when i touch them.Also i started feeling pain in lump on the sole of my right feet .
Went to Physician he told me that they are lipomas and nothing to worry.Just leave it like that.I even told them that it pains he told me to leave it like that .
Around 20th Jan i started feeling intense pain in the lump on the sole of my right feet and it hurts more in the morning .
I also felt some more lumps in my body behind knees on both the legs which are also painful when i try to bent my Knee .
Went to Dermatologist,he suggested that its lipomas and its better if we leave it like that and if it pains he prescribed me some Pain Killer Medicines.
Around 25th Jan pain was intense in lump on the sole of right feet and discovered new lump on the sole of left feet which is relatively less painful .Also I start feeling numbness,tingling feelingin the right hand fingers .,Also wrist pain in the Right Handand elbow pain .
Please tell me the test which can confirm Dercum Disease.Is this Dercum Disease ?
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Dercum's is so difficult to diagnose, because the pain symptoms can come from any number of other diseases (and you should check for them, even though your doctor will likely get tired of hearing you complain constantly.
Lipomas even in Dercum's disease will not all be painful (at least in my case), or may start out painful when growing in and then stop being panful, or vice versa.
A good plastic surgeon can remove lipomas close to the skin surface with very small scars (smaller than the tumors). The lipomas may grow back exactly or near where they were removed,
and also the surgery sometimes seems (to me) to trigger MORE lipoma growths in response to the surgical trauma) other people have reported this too. If a particular lipoma is VERY painful or growing way too big, I have it removed.
No "test" can presently confirm Dercum's disease, the diagnosis is made based on the cluster and severity of symptoms.
Dr. Herbst in San Diego CA USA is good diagnostician and researcher for this disease, but totally overloaded with people trying to get in to see her.]
The dismissal of multiple lipomas plus severe pain symptoms is sadly all too common in the medical community. The only thing i can recommend is when you hear this dismissal, go look for another doctor and qualify the doctor FIRST by finding out if Dr. knows about the existence of Dercums or Adiposis Dolorosa, and don[t bother seeing them if they don[t know about it You will save a lot of wasted money, time, and medical records suggesting you are a hypochondriac or drug seeker. Good luck and best wishes.
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You are being invited to participate in a research study directed by two researchers in the Department of Psychology at Queen's University. This study seeks to understand factors involved in adjusting to the postpartum period. Dr. Pukall and Ms. Cappell are interested in physical, mental and sexual health factors and how they relate to pain in the postpartum period.
Dr. Pukall and Ms. Cappell say that many women will experience pain after they give birth. For some women, this pain will last for weeks, months or even years after childbirth. While the immediate pain after childbirth is usually related to factors directly related to the birth, such as vaginal tearing or a C-section incision, the research suggests that persistent postpartum pain is more complex and involves factors spanning physical, psychological, and sexual domains. They would like to examine these factors in women who experience persistent post-partum pain.
In order to participate, you must be a woman who has had a live birth within the past twelve months. You must also speak, read and write English fluently, and be 18 years of age or older.Birth workers! Check it out!
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Entrepreneurs have a reputation for following their dreams. Therefore, it's no surprise that in survey results released today, April 22 by Manta and Dell that entrepreneurs are motivated by personal achievement more than financial stability.
The survey, conducted jointly by Manta and Dell, polled 3,025 small business owners on small business "firsts." Respondents answered the question "What motivates you to be a successful business owner?" with 37 percent citing personal achievement/lifelong dream and 27 percent being driven by financial stability. Being able to give back to the community (12 percent), great customers (10 percent) and peer recognition (1 percent) were other reasons cited.
Almost half of respondents, 49 percent, decided to start their own businesses while they were at work, reinforcing the notion that entrepreneurs are mavericks. Meanwhile, 16 percent made the decision at their kitchen table, while nearly a quarter – 24 percent – responded that they were somewhere else.
And when we talk about springing forward, that's what over a third of small business owners did. Starting a business in spring was what 34 percent of respondents did, while 23 percent started in fall, 22 percent chose winter, and 21 percent started up in the summer. These hardy entrepreneurs made their first investments in technology: over half of them (53 percent) purchased desktop or laptop computers to start their new ventures, while only 13 percent snagged new scanners, faxes or printers and 9 percent went with new smartphones.
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A high priced control system may still only generate low margins. And too, low-priced, high value, high volume products could generate healthy margins. The key, of course, is to pursue a balanced value proposition.
High-priced, low-volume productsTake for example, analog measurement. In factory and process automation I/O systems, the ratio of digital to analog is still 90/10, and often as high as 95/5. Analog measurements have traditionally been much more expensive. So, even when good, low-cost analog technology is commercially available, traditional pricing continues, supposedly providing higher margins.
For temperature monitoring, for example, thermostat limit switches are used to provide digital too-high/too-low information because analog measurements (using thermocouples and RTD sensors and low-level amplifiers) are simply too expensive. Similarly, analog measurements of variables such as pressure, flow, speed, load, etc. are traditionally high price, low-volume. Though today's technology offers significantly better value in many analog applications, tradition still dictates pricing and the analog I/O point-count remains low, with higher margins. Few have considered that the volume remains low because the price is too high. The problem is that no one wants to break the price barriers because of the mindset that low price means low margins. So, everyone markets $ 1000 products and generates revenues that meet the business plan, the self-fulfilling prophesy of low volume.
The mindset – the annual business plan process
A significant problem is that business plans, usually done annually, are mostly extrapolations of budgets–growth, production-costs, gross-profit margins, R&D, marketing and sales costs, overhead & administrative costs, and net profit. Companies (especially large, publicly held companies) are judged by the first and last items in that list – growth and profit. Senior management's responsibility (and compensation) is to juggle all the other ratios to fit.
Once growth is projected (usually demanded by senior management) the fastest way to reduce production costs and related overhead is to transfer production offshore; this can be projected to provide significant savings within a typical budget-year, with minimal attention typically given to knowledge-transfer and the possibility of more complicated logistics and at least temporarily reduced quality. After direct-costs have been reduced, the first 'overhead' costs to be squeezed are R&D (which has only a long-term effect) and administrative overhead (which typically has no immediate customer impact). Marketing and sales are usually treated as ratios and the ratios are usually decreased. In a low or no growth business environment, there is often scant recognition of the need to increase advertising and sales efforts. And so, in a flat economy, the cycle of failed forecasts continues.
The 'lock-box' of business ratios
Industrial automation business seems to be stuck in the mould of being a slow-growth, stable business. This generates a mindset, perhaps even complacency that inhibits change. In my opinion, it's marketing myopia, an unwillingness to think 'outside the box'.
Most major automation companies have gross-profit margins of 40-50 per cent, the industry mindset. Many other large companies in other businesses generate much lower gross margins, in the region of 20-25 per cent. Some of this may be accounting differences, but the broad-brush differences are there. Traditionally, automation business is based on higher gross margins and lower net-profit, and it's difficult to think outside that box.In the industrial market, only 2-3 per cent is spent on R&D, with some lower than that. By contrast, many of high-tech manufacturers spend 10-15 per cent– Cisco 15-20 per cent, with HP and Lucent, in the 8-10 per cent range, and Motorola, Ericsson at 10-15 per cent. One wonders what the impact would be, if industrial automation companies doubled, or even tripled, their R&D investments.
Growth through services
There are three avenues of organic growth:Expansion of old business – selling more old products to old marketsNew products – selling new products to old marketsNew business – selling new products to new markets
When old business shows flatness, or decline, and new products are projected to contribute only minimally, attention turns to immediate contributors to other avenues of growth. For many major automation suppliers, this is systems integration, selling services to existing customers.
The fact that the services business demands different types of knowledge and personnel, and generates lower margins gets minimal attention. Most financial 'bean-counters' don't see the difference. They think that it's simply extending more control over existing customers and broadening the business base. It's still within their 'industrial' mindset. This is a mistake because it puts suppliers in competition with some of their own sales channels – the systems integrators (SI). As a result, many SIs who are caught in the squeeze forsake old loyalties and migrate to other suppliers. For product suppliers, the short-term margin reductions in services, plus increased costs of developing and training service personnel, make this a rough road to hoe. Longer-term, it is changing the sales-channel structure of industrial automation.
Similar technologies, different markets
A quick review of most automation and controls magazines makes it evident that the products and services advertised are mostly directed to the fragmented, yet fairly specialised, industrial automation markets.
For industrial segment markets, packaging is 'industrial' and intended for use in relatively harsh factory and process environment, with wider temperature limits. Though the technology and designs are very similar, packaging brings a differentiated view of 'industrial' versus 'commercial' products. Also, commercial products are typically sold in much higher quantities, demanding lower pricing and profit margins. Further, the products and services are sold through entirely different sales and distribution channels. It's hard to migrate to a different mindset.
Broader horizons
The basic technologies of industrial instrumentation and controls include measurement, display, recording, and control of a wide range of parameters like temperature, pressure, flow, speed, level, and so forth. Products include a wide variety of sensors, coupled to programmable logic controllers and PCs, data acquisition systems, distributed controls, and software—embedded communications and networking, human-machine interfaces, and the like. This tremendous range of knowledge and experience can and should be applied to other markets that have similar requirements, but may not be considered traditional industrial automation applications.
As an example, one such growth arena is energy management. This market has a significant need for utilisation of automation and control technologies and methodologies, yet has hitherto been considered a totally different market segment, because it is 'commercial'. There are many other similar markets and applications that can be approached to generate new growth.
Marketing & sales constraints
Perhaps the biggest growth constraints in the industrial automation business are the sales and marketing channels. Industrial automation is indeed a specialised, fragmented market, with a tremendously broad range of applications and environments, overlapping and diverse products and industries.
The sales channels are correspondingly confusing, a mix of direct sales, systems-integrators, distributors, representatives, catalogs and Internet store-fronts. Traditionally, automation companies pick one channel, and stick with it. But, especially during a decline, the drive develops to gain growth through switching channels, or utilising more, and even all, channels. This results in cross-channel conflicts, which must then be managed.
The largest companies in the industrial controls business – Emerson, Honeywell, Invensys, Johnson Controls seem to have developed a clear separation of their industrial and commercial businesses mainly because the sales and distribution channels are completely different.
On the other hand, National Instruments is a good example of a company that doesn't seem to be limited by the price/volume/margin mindset. It continues its growth trajectory by expanding its technology and products into a broad range of markets and applications – laboratory test & measurement, data acquisition and SCADA systems, industrial automation, process control, motion controllers & motor drives, machine vision and robotics, sound & vibration measurement. During difficult economic periods, there's a healthy weeding out of companies which are stuck in short-term thinking. Those that can adapt their mindset to suit changing technology and business environment will continue to generate growth and success.
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On Wednesday's MarketFoolery, host Chris Hill, along with Motley Fool One analysts Jason Moser and Morgan Housel, jump into the World Cup winners and losers. The way they see it, all Brazil might end up with in the end is ghost towns.
Brazil might look like the winner of the World Cup, but Jason thinks that no matter the victory on the turf, Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) and Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) will come out as victors. Jason sees the World Cup as an opportunity for Facebook and Twitter to validate themselves as global communication platforms, especially because both social media companies' business strategies incorporate advertising. And consumers are using Twitter and Facebook. With over 1 billion Facebook users now, up half a million from the last World Cup in 2010 in South Africa, the World Cup offers social media a real business opportunity, while Brazil stands to be left with, as Morgan notes many countries do, empty buildings.
Chris brings up sponsors of the games and FIFA. If the company were public, Chris imagines FIFA's investors would be pretty happy after the World Cup ended. Jason adds that companies like such as Coca-Cola and McDonald's, big multinational companies, are expected to be a part of large public events like the World Cup, but he wonders if the lackluster communication infrastructure will be a big loser of the event. Chris ends by saying a video from Beats By Dre, prepping for the World Cup, got him pumped, not only to watch the games, but also to watch the business winners.
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Sri Revanna Siddeshwara Betta is about 65 km from Bangalore. From Ramanagaram take left turn towards Kanakpura. Siddheswara Betta is 13 km from Ramanagaram situated near Avverahalli along Ramanagara-Kanakapura Road. While visiting Ramadevara betta, one may plan to visit Revana Siddeshwara betta on the same day.
Sri Revanna Siddheshwar betta is famous for Siddheshwara temple, popular among the trekkers and rock climbers. There are totally 3 temples in the hill complex– at the top is Sri Revanna Siddeshwara temple, Bheemeshwara and Renukamba temple at the base.
Revanna Siddeshwara Betta is dedicated to Jagadguru Sri Renukacharya founder of Veerashaiva Siddantha (Shaiva dharma). Renukacharya was ordered to re-incarnate on Earth by Lord Shiva to stem the dwindling of Bhakti of the earthlings. Renukacharya went about his business spreading bhakti and installing Lingas (about 3 crores) wherever he went – even as far as Lanka. Renukacharya now became Revannasiddeshwara and during one of his missions, lived in a hill called Averahalli, which is today's Revannasiddeshwara Betta in Ramnagara.
There is another place called Kengal hanumantharaaya temple which is also near to ramanagara City. Besides Janapadaloka and Kanwa resorvoir are nearby places which may be combined on a single trip.


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Cashing in on radio contests
Jimenez Bankrate.com
The secrets of how to win a radio contest are finally
Free cash and prizes can make people do strange things.
Just look at radio contestants who put their careers at risk by
speed dialing DJ's on the job. And sometimes radio fans get too
enthusiastic about winning a contest. Mark Dewitt, DJ/owner
of WTRK-FM, a Christian rock station in Bay City, Mich., had a winning
caller get so excited that she dropped her car phone out the window
while driving.
"I heard it go clunk, clunk, clunk as it bounced
down the road," says Dewitt.
Nashville's WGFX-FM once held a "sticker hit" in which
employees would drive around in a van and award prizes to drivers
whose cars showed off the station's bumper sticker. Nothing wrong
with that, except that some listeners would "stalk" the station's
parking lot in order to follow the van and win the goods. The chases
eventually resulted in a car accident, and now rumor has it that
the station will only hire former NASCAR and Domino's Pizza drivers
to handle such promotions. The WGFX listeners could have avoided
that fender bender if they'd only known that you can better your
odds just by understanding how most contests really work.
The rules
The majority of radio contests are of the call-in
variety. (Be caller number 10 and you win...) Enter a contest like
that and you'll likely be battling a few dozen callers for the prize.
But if it's a contest that carries over from week to week, then
a station might have thousands of listeners who are trying to win,
says Mark Randall, promotions director for alternative station KCXX-FM
in San Bernardino, Calif. However, even with such lousy odds against
you, radio stations set rules to keep the same people from winning
too often.
"We try not
to deter anyone from playing but we have a rule that you can only
win once a month," says Randall. "The phone lines are nothing that
we can regulate. Unfortunately, people who live closer to the station
can get through quicker on the phone lines. We just try to keep
[the contest] fair."
- advertisement -
Radio stations are also required to report prizes
valued at more than $600 to the IRS, according to Faye Wilson, a
promotions coordinator for WGFX-FM. So winning a car would mean
that you'd be handed a W-9 tax form along with your car keys.
The unlucky winners
Still, winning a contest isn't always good news. The
problem is that many of those contestants are playing when they're
supposed to be working. For example, fifteen 911 operators in Montgomery,
Ala., were disciplined for using their city phones to enter a contest
sponsored by WMXS-FM. One operator lost her job but won $10,000
from the station. I can just picture a desperate 911 caller being
told, "Sorry honey, but you're going to have to call back -- I'm
trying to win some money."
A WMYX-FM listener in Hales Corners, Wis., was fired
from his credit union job because of the commotion he caused after
finding out he'd won a $1,000. The man had been reprimanded before
for other outbursts lest we think that the credit union was just
being heartless.
Randall says that many radio contestants will call
even though they know that winning the contest might cost them their
job. "They whisper on the air, 'Please don't say where I work or
I'll get in trouble,' "says Randall.
Tips for winning
There are several things that you can do to improve
your odds of winning radio contests other than harassing station
employees. Visiting a radio station's Web site can boost your chances.
Some sites feature contests that aren't broadcast on air, so there
are less people to compete against. It doesn't hurt to keep a list
of station names, call letters and phone numbers handy either. And,
of course, get a phone with speed dial.
Technology Arts (TA), a telephone accessory products
company based in Watertown, Mass., developed a gadget called the
PowerDialer, which can redial a telephone number automatically once
every 2.6 seconds. TA's Dave Hoch says that customers use the device
to beat busy lines and get event tickets, win radio contests and
schedule golf tee times. The PowerDialer also connects to multiple
phone lines. It sells for $249.
"The PowerDialer doesn't guarantee that you'll win,"
says Hoch. "It just increases the chance that you'll get through."
Anita Hodgkins,
editor of Rags-To-Riches, a sweepstakes newsletter in Derry, N.H.,
and winner of thousands of dollars, cars and trips, says she's used
the PowerDialer to win a Bahamas trip and to qualify for two car
drawings over the past three months. Hodgkins offers radio heads
some more ideas on how to beat the competition.
Wait for the good stuff.
"You can only win every 30 days so I'm not going to try to win
something crappy like tickets," says Hodgkins. "When the Arbitron
ratings come out in the fall and the spring then every major
radio station is going to give away the big stuff like cars
and trips. You want to hold off 'til then."
Know when to listen. "Most
of the giveaways are going to take place during the morning
drive time and afternoon drive time hours. The contest will
probably happen during the second part of the hour, usually
near the end of the DJ's 4-hour shift because they're trying
to get you to listen longer."
Have a backup ready. "Many
radio stations have contests where you need to know the song
of the day. You should have cassette tapes ready to record the
song in case you're not around to hear it. You can have several
radios on hand, that way you can tape one that's playing in
another room. It's also good to have a radio partner listening
so that you can call them if you missed a song."
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Texas Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott yesterday Monday, June 30 issued a statement praising the United States Supreme Court decision in the landmark Hobby Lobby case as protecting religious freedom, according to the Office of the Texas Attorney General. The 5-4 decision was handed down yesterday with a predictable vote along conservative versus liberal lines.
Abbott said, "Today's ruling is a major victory for religious freedom and another blow to the heavy-handed way the Obama Administration has tried to force the misguided Obamacare law on Americans. Once again, the Supreme Court has stricken down an overreeaching regulation by the Obama Administration and once again Obamacare has proven to be an illegal intrusion into the lives of so many Americans across the country."
Legally cited as Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., the High Court wrote in pertinent part, "At issue here are regulations promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010, which, as relevant here requires specified employers' group health plans to furnish "preventitive care and screenings" for women without "any cost sharing requirements."
The Court went on to explain that, "Nonexempt employers are generally required to provide coverage for the 20 contraceptive methods approved by the Food and Drug Administration, including the 4 that may have the effect of preventing an already fertilized egg from developing any further by inhibiting its attachment to the uterus. Religious employers, such as churches, are exempt from the contraceptive mandate. Under this accommodation, the insurance issuer must exclude contraceptive coverage from the employer's plan and provide plan participants with separate payments for contraceptive services without imposing any cost-sharing requirements on the employer, its insurance plan, or its employee benefits."
The Court then explained that in the case before them which includes Hobby Lobby, a business owned by the Green family, who are devoutly religious, "the owners of three closely held for profit corporations have sincere Christian beliefs that life begins at conception and that it would violate their religious beliefs that life begins at conception and that it would violate their religion to facilitate access to contraceptive drugs or devices that operate at that point."
Justice Samuel Alito wrote the majority opinion for the three cases, saying, "We must decide whether in these cases the Religious Freedoms Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) permits the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to demand that three closely-held corporations provide health-insurance coverage for methods of contraception that violate the sincerely held religious beliefs of the companies' owners. We hold that the regulations that impose this obligation violate RFRA, which prohibits the Federal Government from taking any action that substantially burdens the exercise of religion unless that action constitutes the least restrictive means of serving a compelling government interest."
Voting with Alito were Chief Justice John Roberts, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and swing vote Kennedy.
The two companies challenging the contraceptive coverage requirement were Hobby Lobby, a chain of craft stores, and Conestoga Wood Specialties, which makes wood cabinets, according to an article in today's New York Times. The requirement has also been challenged in 50 other cases, according to the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.
Kelly Shackeford, president, CEO and chief counsel for Liberty Institute, said, "I was stunned to hear the Solicitor General assert that if you start a business you essentially shed your First Amendment religious rights."
He further said, "Today, in a landmark win for the freedom of conscience rights of every American, I'm very gratified to see the Court rejected that argument...though the fact that the government made it is very troubling and shows the need for vigilance on the part of all who cherish religious freedo. This is an important victory for religious freedom and will impact many of our cases."
Alito went on to explain that , "In holding that the HHS mandate is unlawful, we reject HHS's argument that the owners of the companies forfeited all RFRA protections when they decided to organize their businesses as corporations rather than sole proprietorships or general partnerships."
Alito further explained the rationale for the majority's ruling, saying, "The owners of the businesses have religious objections to abortion, and according to their religious beliefs the four contraceptive methods at issue are abortifacients. If the owners comply with the mandate they believe they will be facilitating abortions, and if they do not comply they will pay a very heavy price-as much as $l.3 milllion a day, or about $475 million per year, in the case of one of the companies.
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Elsie and Emma blog together at A Beautiful Mess. Recently, they purchased a gold leafing kit, and needed something to try it out on that was low risk. Enter the honey bears!
You've seen these, right? Squeezable honey containers in the shape of cute little bears. Well, I'd say the idea to upcycle these little critters with a coat of gold leaf was genius! Thanks to Elsie and Emma's experiment, I've got some new ideas for Christmas, teacher appreciation week, and so much more! It's amazing how cool a humble honey jar can look with the addition of shiny metallics!
You can get all the details on this project at A Beautiful Mess.


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Larry Brown and the Mustangs head to Arkansas on Monday
Nov. 14, 2013
Coach Brown on Emmanuel Mudiay
DALLAS (SMU) --- SMU Head Coach Larry Brown announced that Emmanuel Mudiay has signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Mustangs beginning with the 2014-15 season. Mudiay is a consensus top-5 prospect from Prime Prep Academy in Dallas. He is rated No. 2 overall by Rivals, No. 3 overall by Scout and No. 5 overall by ESPN.
As a junior, Mudiay averaged just over 15 points and 10 rebounds as he helped Prime Prep to a 37-2 record, reaching the semifinals of the National High School Invitational. He played AAU basketball for MWA Elite, averaging 14.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 2013 after averaging 21.2 points and 6.0 assists in 2012.
Mudiay's signing follows a 2013 class that ranked as high as No. 14 nationally. That group included McDonald's All-American Keith Frazier, one of the nation's top junior college prospects in Yanick Moreira, and a pair of Illinois' Mr. Basketball finalists in Sterling Brown and Ben Moore. They have joined the four returning starters of Cannen Cunningham, Ryan Manuel, Nick Russell and Shawn Williams as well as transfers Nic Moore (from Illinois State), Markus Kennedy (from Villanova) and Crandall Head (from Illinois). The Mustangs also return Kevin Dunleavy and added newcomers Jean-Micheal Mudiay and Jonathan Wilfong.
SMU season tickets start at just $125. For more information call 214-SMU-GAME (214-768-4263) or click HERE. SMU fans will get a chance to see every American Athletic Conference opponent in the renovated Moody Coliseum, as the Mustangs will play each league opponent twice. In addition to Connecticut in the first game at Moody on Jan. 4, the Mustangs will host defending national champion Louisville as well as 2013 NCAA Tournament teams Temple, Memphis and Cincinnati. SMU will also host games against league foes Houston, Rutgers, UCF and USF.
The Mustangs (2-0) play at Arkansas on Monday at 7 p.m.
SMU Men's Basketball Signee
Emmanuel Mudiay G 6-5 190 Arlington, Texas (Prime Prep Academy [Dallas, Texas])