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Shakespeare wrote, "that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." After completing their diversity research the 8th graders from Early College Prep Academy might disagree. As part of the "Unpacking Your Diversity" Bridgeway project, facilitated by a partnership among Early College at the Richmond Schools, Ivy Tech, and the IU East Campus Library, 8th grade students from ECPA learned what diversity meant for themselves and for others. The Bridgeway project is intended to prepare students to transition into the Early College Academy at Richmond High School and later onto college. Dr. Jackie Schlichte (Early College Director) and Heidi Huff (IU East Library Instruction Coordinator) worked with 8th graders during the month of April to develop their research skills and focus on targeted information about their diversity.
In their speeches students were asked to present the meaning of their names and where the name originated. They also conducted research about the countries those names came from as well as their personal religion, gender, and cultural differences. The final presentation involved new uses of technology like filming themselves using their netbook cameras and uploading the presentations to their school website. At the culminating event on Friday April 27th the 8th grade ECPA students introduced and screened their own diversity films.
Their presentations were evaluated by Early College faculty, Dr. Schlichte, IU East Library's student academic support specialist, Ben Coburn, and instruction coordinator Heidi Huff. Two lucky winners from the culminating event presentations were awarded books from the Library's Young Adult prize collection. After their formal presentations, students discussed their own and their peers' research, including questions such as "What did you learn about your own diversity; how do you identify with the meaning of your name; and what did you learn about the countries, religions, and hometowns you researched?" Most students reported that they did not already know the meaning of their names or what countries they originated in. They also learned about characteristics of those countries and religions and were asked to synthesize that research into how it related to them as a diverse person.
During the culminating event students were also recognized with certificates for their participation in National History Day research which was also facilitated by IU East. Students whose NHD presentations scored the highest at the Early College judging were awarded YA books to further their love for reading, researching, and reporting.
Congratulations to the 8th grade class of ECPA for your research work this year; we hope to see you on campus soon!


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Gov. Christie Vetoes a Tax Break for 'Jersey Shore'
President Barack Obama has recently proposed ending some tax breaks for hedge-fund managers, billionaires, and owners of corporate jets. But on Monday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a tax break even easier to malign: a $420,000 film tax credit for the "Jersey Shore" reality television show.
"In this difficult fiscal climate, the taxpayers of New Jersey should not be forced to subsidize such projects as 'Jersey Shore,'" Mr. Christie wrote in his veto memo Monday to Caren Franzini, chief executive officer of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, which awards the tax credits.
While Mr. Christie said he did not intend to police the content of programs that get a boost from the film tax credit, "as Chief Executive, I am duty-bound to ensure that taxpayers are not footing a $420,000 bill for a project which does nothing more than perpetuate misconceptions about the State and its citizens," he wrote.
A representative for 495 Productions Inc., producers of the Jersey Shore, referred questions to MTV, which airs the show. MTV did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Under the current state film tax credit program, production companies can get a 20% tax credit on qualified expenses if at least 60% of their costs were incurred in New Jersey. New Jersey has been awarding the film tax credits since 2006, but suspended the program for a one-year moratorium during 2011.
Meanwhile, on Monday the New Jersey state Senate voted to expand the film tax credit program's cap to $50 million from its current $10 million cap and boosting its cap for digital media production tax credits to $10 million from $5 million. The bill would also increase the tax credit to 22% of expenses from certain parts of the state.
The bill was sponsored by Democratic state Sen. Paul Sarlo, chairman of the budget and appropriations committee.
Last week, Mr. Christie's office sent out a press release quoting Mr. Sarlo criticizing the tax credits for Jersey Shore. "Let us just hope against hope that New Jersey taxpayers don't end up paying for Snooki's bail the next time she is arrested," Mr. Sarlo told the Newark Star-Ledger, according to the press release. Mr. Sarlo did not immediately return a request for comment.

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For further resources on the topic of health care, visit our news section.
To buy copies of this issue, visit our catalog.
Catholic Involvement
Protecting Society's Common Good
Respecting Life at All Stages
Working Out the Finances
In spite of the March 21 vote in the
House of Representatives to adopt
health-care reform and the Senate's
March 25 vote to amend its earlier legislation,
questions remain about financing
this reform. Like the national right
to self-defense, health care is a fundamental
human right that somehow
needs to be financed.
If health care is one more consumer
product, talking about equal access to
it is wasting everyone's time. Commodities
are always subject to the
law of supply and demand. In that case,
a twisted golden rule (Whoever has the
gold makes the rules!) reigns supreme.
But what if, in some way, health care
is a basic human right? What if it flows
from our fundamental human dignity?
Catholic Involvement
Without denying the right to just compensation
for a person's work, the
Roman Catholic Church has for centuries
gravitated toward the view that
health care is a basic human right.
Catholics in the United States today
are probably more involved in hospitals,
clinics and extended-care facilities
than Catholics anywhere else have
been in the past 2,000 years. Sixteen
percent of U.S. hospital beds are in one
of the 624 Catholic hospitals. More
than 10 percent of Catholic hospitals
worldwide are in this country.
Communities of religious sisters
established most of those hospitals.
They continue primarily because their
vision is being fulfilled by talented and
dedicated lay staffs, supported by the
local communities that they serve.
In each of his 13 encyclicals, but
especially in The Gift of Life (1995), the
late Pope John Paul II tirelessly presented
human dignity as a consequence
of our being created in God's image.
Pope Benedict XVI continues to reaffirm
strongly this divine basis for
human rights.
Let's be clear: The corporal and spiritual
works of mercy are based on the inestimable
value of a single human life.
As Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan
(Luke 10:29-37) reminds us,
wounded people are our brothers and
sisters whom we need to treat with
compassion. No one is "off the radar"
for Christ's followers.
Not everyone in this country is a Christian,
but compassion is an important
value in all the world's major religions
and even among secular humanists.
No civilization can long survive without
a strong commitment to the common
good of its members.
Concern for the common good of
society undergirds our laws requiring
mandatory vaccinations and the reporting
of infectious diseases. Similarly, we
have made the sale of human organs
illegal. We know that money does not
resolve all health-care issues.
The United States is now the only
major industrialized country without
universal health care. Isn't that unjust?
In a May 1994 address to the
National Press Club, Cardinal Joseph
L. Bernardin cited a June 1993 statement
of the U.S. bishops that called
for comprehensive health care for every
person living in the United States.
"Health care cannot be successfully
reformed if it is considered only an
economic matter," he said.
On February 24, 2010, the bishops who
head the USCCB committees on
domestic justice and human development,
on migration and on pro-life
activities had addressed a letter to congressional
leaders. They had called for
"genuine health-care reform that will
protect the life, dignity, consciences
and health of all."
Bishops William Murphy and John
Wester and Cardinal Daniel DiNardo
(heads of those committees, respectively)
had stressed that a health-care
plan should be "truly universal and
not be denied to those in need because
of their condition, age, where they
come from or when they arrive here.
"We will continue to work vigorously
to advance true health-care
reform that ensures affordability and
access, keeps long-standing prohibitions
on abortion funding, upholds
conscience rights, and addresses the
health needs of immigrants.
"Dialogue should continue and no
legislation should be finalized until
and unless these basic moral criteria
are met," they had added.
The complete position of the United
States Conference of Catholic Bishops
regarding health-care reform—including
their post-passage comments—is available at www.usccb.org/healthcare.
Drawing up a program for universal
health care is easy; figuring out how to
pay for it continues to be a challenge
that legislators will probably need to
work out in the next several years.
As they do that, legislators need to
remember that before it is a political
issue, health care is a question about
what promotes our common good.
Members of Congress have legitimate
differences over how much the
government should be involved in our
health-care system. It already is massively
involved through Medicare, Medicaid
and other programs.
Financing any change in the current
system will require a deep commitment
to society's common good. Although
health care will always involve money,
we cannot afford to treat it as simply
one more consumer product.
Unless we address our health-care
crisis comprehensively, can we truly
say that we are "One nation, under
God, with liberty and justice for all"?--P.M.


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Scooter Maker Piaggio Runs Facebook Photo Contest
Scooter and motorcycle maker Piaggio SpA, known best in the U.S for its Vespa scooters, has been pushing helmets for riders here. Today the company said it is launching a new consumer helmet promotional campaign that includes a photo contest on Facebook.
People who buy a new Piaggio or Vespa brand scooter will get a Vespa Soft Touch or Piaggio Copter helmet free of charge. The program is called "Vespa Helmets are for Everything," and runs from January 27 through April 30 at dealerships and on Vespa USA's Facebook page, www.Facebook.com/VespaUSA.
For the photo contest the company asks riders to upload images showing their ideas for how to use their helmets creatively when they aren't riding. Piaggio Group says it isn't encouraging people to harm their helmets or render them unfit for use on the road. Instead it is "merely offering a humorous spin to gain awareness of a very serious topic," the company says.
Ideas so far include using a helmet as a decorative fruit bowl and as protection during snowball fights.


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In Russia KPMG now has offices in Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Ekaterinburg, Kazan, Krasnoyarsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Perm and Rostov-on-Don. We also have offices in 7 CIS countries. In Russia and the CIS KPMG now employs together over 4000 people.
The KPMG International Transparency Report 2015 allows clear articulation of the steps that we take to uphold our professional obligations and responsibilities and make sure our services are consistently of the very highest quality.
The survey addresses the reasons why a gap exists between the key value drivers and the company's results disclosed in business reporting.
The publication offers a detailed analysis on the complete version of the new standard, issued by IASB on 24 July 2014.
KPMG presents its fifth annual survey of the Russian insurance market.
Even though the current economic climate is creating uncertainty in relation to the potential economic growth of some countries, another 194 hotels with a total room stock of nearly 37,300 units are due to open in the region
KPMG experts surveyed the major Russian banks and concluded that even in today's tough conditions the customer focus actually generates additional value.
79 leading Russian and foreign companies from various industries took part in the survey.
Graduates of 2016 can go through the selection process at KPMG during the spring months and get a job offer before graduation!
KPMG has career opportunities both for graduates and students, and also for experienced professionals.
Stay connected with KPMG and with your former colleagues. To keep you informed on KPMG news we publilsh K-Community quarterly on-line digest. We are also happy to hold annual Alumni meetings and offer our Alumni a broad range of career opportunities.
The event will be attended by representatives of the International Integrated Reporting Council, Russian participants of the IIRC's pilot program (Rosatom, Rosneft, URALSIB, NIAEP), representatives of other major Russian companies, professional services firms, the state authorities and expert community. Participants will discuss the submitted draft standard and the prospects for the development of integrated reporting in Russia.
Integrated reporting is a comparatively new way of presenting corporate reporting. Its key difference from traditional financial reporting is that it provides both financial and non-financial information on a company's performance, including social, environmental and corporate governance issues, with a focus on the interdependencies of these aspects. An integrated report enables a company to demonstrate its ability to create and maintain value over the short, medium and long term.
For more information on integrated reporting issues and prospects, please go to KPMG's Better Business Reporting portal.
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Owner of 'The Lab' Matthew Garrison is starting a new movement here in New York and he is not wasting any time. With construction on the performance space taking place in the early part of the day, Matt has packed his evenings and weekends full of collaborations with different artists for his upcoming project.
This past weekend Gene Lake dropped by for some recording, video capture and an interview that will be posted on GarrisonJazz.com. Gene provided advice for up and coming artists, talked about his recently released CD and killed it on the recordings. Check back for more updates on ShapeShifter Lab.
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Nov 5 | Unleash the Power with Jon and Jon at McNally Robinson
McNally Robinson Booksellers and Coach House books proudly present the launch of two new poetry collections: Clockfire by Jonathan Ball and Indexical Elegies by Jon Paul Fiorentino. But not only are the two Winnipeg authors mere wordsmiths -- they're also motivational speakers who want readers to achieve all their poetic goals! Win friends, success and influence with the purchase of these two powerful new poetry collections.
Which will be more instrumental to your future happiness? Clockfire, the collection of 'unpretentious lyrical theatric phantasmagoria'? Or Indexical Elegies, Fiorentino's 'winter wonderland of worry, meaning, affection, missed connections, prairie expanses and more worry'? Only time will decide.
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UPDATE: "The Flash" Hasn't Cast Savitar, Says Berlanti
TV, Comic Books
For months, cartoonist Mike Hawthorne delighted — and scared — his Twitter followers with outtakes and excerpts from being the parent of a precocious young boy, and now he's taken to the comics medium to tell the full story.
In his new webcomic Raising Crazy, Hawthorne is chronicling his son's adventures with a new story three times a week, with plans to collect the strip into a physical book later on. All proceeds from the comic are going toward his son's education.
Hawthorne is a busy artist these days — in addition to doing a monthly Conan series for Dark Horse with Roy Thomas and helping out on the end of Fear Agent, he also is a founder of the website artjam ComicTwart.com.
Just what we need — one more comic artist twarting around.
Iconic cover artist Dave Johnson has announced that he's joining the online group Comic Twart. Spun out of online camaraderie on Twitter among a group of comic artists, Comic Twart is a site where those artists draw a new piece based on a theme each week. Johnson joins a murderer's row of comic artists that include Francesco Francavilla, Mike Hawthorne, Mitch Breitweiser, Dan Panosian, Chris Samnee and Evan Shaner.
This week's theme over on Comic Twart is Doom Patrol, and Dave's submission on the left is the first of the bunch. Go to the site to see what the others turn in!
This Wednesday will see the release of the third issue of writer Roger Langridge and artist Chris Samnee's Thor: The Mighty Avenger. Anyone reading our weekly What Are You Reading column knows how much I've praised the first two issues. Samnee and I spoke briefly at this past June's HeroesCon and from there an email interview came together. In addition to Thor, we discuss some of Samnee's past work as well as his upcoming collaboration with writer Jim McCann on I Am An Avenger 1. Earlier today, CBR posted a five-page preview to Thor: The Mighty Avenger 3.
O'Shea: What's the most enjoyable aspect of working from a Roger Langridge script?
Samnee: Roger's scripts are really funny – I laugh out loud when I read them! I love the humor as well as his ability to tell quiet, emotional moments. Since Roger's also an artist, he's really good with pacing and page turns as well. And the scripts have a very silver-age feel, which is right up my alley.
O'Shea: I keep re-reading Thor: The Mighty Avenger 1 trying to figure out what my favorite scene was–and I can 't decide if it's when we first see the Rainbow Bridge on page 2; or the first scene where Thor smiles. Was the smiling Thor a character suggestion from Langridge or was that your idea?
Samnee: The smile was in the script. Roger made clear right from the outline for the book that this Thor smiles and enjoys himself. For me, that was one of the most enjoyable aspects of the book, as an artist and a reader of comics. I've worked on a lot of heavy books – it's a nice change of pace to be on something a bit lighter, a comic where the characters are having fun.


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Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced that the AWS Marketplace now supports Windows-based software and other new software categories including Big Data solutions. AWS Marketplace is an online store that makes it easy for customers to find, compare, and immediately start using the software they need to build products and run their businesses. Customers can now quickly discover and 1-Click deploy software products running on Windows Server to the AWS Cloud, including well-known business intelligence, database, and hosting solutions. As with all products in the AWS Marketplace, customers pay only for what they use and can scale their software up or down as needed. Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances running Windows Server, include 2003 R2, 2008, 2008 R2, and 2012 editions, and as with all Amazon EC2 Windows instances, customers have the option of enterprise-class support and updates, while taking advantage of the security, scalability, and pay-as-you-go pricing of AWS. To learn more about the AWS Marketplace, visit http://aws.amazon.com/marketplace.
Windows users will now be able to find, deploy, and start using popular application infrastructure, development tools, and business software in minutes. These customers can use the AWS Marketplace to easily search and filter for Windows-compatible software, compare pricing across different server types, and launch in the AWS region of their choice. AWS Marketplace's 1-Click deployment lets customers start their software in minutes, automating the provisioning of hardware, and simplifying the deployment and configuration of software. Software charges appear on customers' existing AWS bills, and AWS consolidates payments through one pipeline – there's no need to set up and manage new accounts for every software product. With no servers to purchase and configure, and no complicated software deployment process, AWS is making it simple and easy to use Windows-based software.
A selection of popular Windows Server software is now available in the AWS Marketplace including products from Parallels Software, MicroStrategy, and Quest Software. Parallels Software is offering Plesk Panel, a widely used hosting control panel solution; MicroStrategy is helping customers quickly build business dashboards with their MicroStrategy 9.3 business intelligence platform; and Quest Software is making available their Toad database productivity software which helps customers support Oracle, SQL Server and MySQL databases running on AWS.
Windows ISVs and software resellers can now list their software in the AWS Marketplace and sell their solutions to hundreds of thousands of active AWS customers around the world. AWS Marketplace can reduce the time to discover, purchase and deploy software dramatically, shortening it from days (or weeks or months) to minutes compared to traditional sales cycles. ISVs and resellers also benefit by having all billing, collections, and disbursements automatically handled by AWS, with software revenue deposited directly into the software vendor's or reseller's account. This includes the ability to support pay-as-you-go pricing with minimal additional programming effort: sellers simply set the pricing for their software by instance size, and AWS tracks usage and calculates the bill. ISVs can version products and the AWS Marketplace can help notify customers when new versions are available.
"Offering customers choice for their cloud infrastructure and enabling open development is a priority for us, which is why we're excited to provide our Toad solution for on-demand use across managed databases," said Michael Sotnick, Vice President of Worldwide Channels and Alliances for Quest Software (now part of Dell). "We deliver value to the AWS ecosystem today through our freeware edition that enables more than two million developers to easily leverage Toad for Oracle, Toad for SQL Server and Toad for MySQL within the AWS cloud."
"We have customers who require an easy, fast method to get our Plesk Control Panel up and running," said John Zanni, Vice President of Marketing and alliances, Parallels. "The integrated billing, including software in the AWS Marketplace, makes using AWS efficient and effective. Being able to tap into the AWS user base is a really attractive strategy to broaden our customer reach."
AWS Marketplace now includes a Big Data category for customers who want to analyze large amounts of data and are looking for ways to quickly solve Big Data problems. Customers can now deploy and immediately start using big data technologies such as Couchbase and MongoDB with the click of a button. In addition, AWS Marketplace offers open source operating systems CentOS, Debian and FreeBSD, extending the selection of operating systems available in Marketplace which include Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, and Ubuntu.
About Amazon Web Services
Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now widely known as cloud computing. The ultimate benefit of cloud computing, and AWS, is the ability to leverage a new business model and turn capital infrastructure expenses into variable costs. Businesses no longer need to plan and procure servers and other IT resources weeks or months in advance. Using AWS, businesses can take advantage of Amazon's expertise and economies of scale to access resources when their business needs them, delivering results faster and at a lower cost. Today, Amazon Web Services provides a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers hundreds of thousands of enterprise, government and startup customers businesses in 190 countries around the world. AWS offers over 30 different services, including Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS). AWS services are available to customers from data center locations in the U.S., Brazil, Europe, Japan, Singapore and Australia.
About Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as Books; Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home & Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health & Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Kindle Paperwhite is the most-advanced e-reader ever constructed with 62% more pixels and 25% increased contrast, a patented built-in front light for reading in all lighting conditions, extra-long battery life, and a thin and light design. The new latest generation Kindle, the lightest and smallest Kindle, now features new, improved fonts and faster page turns. Kindle Fire HD features a stunning custom high-definition display, exclusive Dolby audio with dual stereo speakers, high-end, laptop-grade Wi-Fi with dual-band support, dual-antennas and MIMO for faster streaming and downloads, enough storage for HD content, and the latest generation processor and graphics engine—and it is available in two display sizes—7" and 8.9". The large-screen Kindle Fire HD is also available with 4G wireless, and comes with a groundbreaking $49.99 introductory 4G LTE data package. The all-new Kindle Fire features a 20% faster processor, 40% faster performance, twice the memory, and longer battery life.
Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, www.amazon.cn, www.amazon.it, and www.amazon.es. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.
Identity is in everything and customers are looking to their providers to ensure the security of their identities, transactions and data. With the increased reliance on cloud-based services, service providers must build security and trust into their offerings, adding value to customers and improving the user experience. Making identity, security and privacy easy for customers provides a unique advantage over the competition.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that 910Telecom will exhibit at the 19th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on November 1–3, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Housed in the classic Denver Gas & Electric Building, 910 15th St., 910Telecom is a carrier-neutral telecom hotel located in the heart of Denver. Adjacent to CenturyLink, AT&T, and Denver Main, 910Telecom offers connectivity to all major carriers, Internet service providers, Internet backbones and ...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Pulzze Systems will exhibit at the 19th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on November 1–3, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Pulzze Systems, Inc. provides infrastructure products for the Internet of Things to enable any connected device and system to carry out matched operations without programming. For more information, visit http://www.pulzzesystems.com.
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There is growing need for data-driven applications and the need for digital platforms to build these apps. In his session at 19th Cloud Expo, Muddu Sudhakar, VP and GM of Security & IoT at Splunk, will cover different PaaS solutions and Big Data platforms that are available to build applications. In addition, AI and machine learning are creating new requirements that developers need in the building of next-gen apps. The next-generation digital platforms have some of the past platform needs a...
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Data is an unusual currency; it is not restricted by the same transactional limitations as money or people. In fact, the more that you leverage your data across multiple business use cases, the more valuable it becomes to the organization. And the same can be said about the organization's analytics. In his session at 19th Cloud Expo, Bill Schmarzo, CTO for the Big Data Practice at EMC, will introduce a methodology for capturing, enriching and sharing data (and analytics) across the organizati...
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Internet of @ThingsExpo, taking place November 1-3, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA, is co-located with 19th Cloud Expo and will feature technical sessions from a rock star conference faculty and the leading industry players in the world. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the most profound change in personal and enterprise IT since the creation of the Worldwide Web more than 20 years ago. All major researchers estimate there will be tens of billions devices - comp...
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SYS-CON Events announced today Telecom Reseller has been named "Media Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 19th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on November 1–3, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Telecom Reseller reports on Unified Communications, UCaaS, BPaaS for enterprise and SMBs. They report extensively on both customer premises based solutions such as IP-PBX as well as cloud based and hosted platforms.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Adobe has been named "Bronze Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 18th Cloud Expo, which will take place on June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York, New York. Adobe is changing the world though digital experiences. Adobe helps customers develop and deliver high-impact experiences that differentiate brands, build loyalty, and drive revenue across every screen, including smartphones, computers, tablets and TVs. Adobe content solutions are used daily by millions of co...
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Why do your mobile transformations need to happen today? Mobile is the strategy that enterprise transformation centers on to drive customer engagement. In his general session at @ThingsExpo, Roger Woods, Director, Mobile Product & Strategy – Adobe Marketing Cloud, covered key IoT and mobile trends that are forcing mobile transformation, key components of a solid mobile strategy and explored how brands are effectively driving mobile change throughout the enterprise.
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Pulzze Systems was happy to participate in such a premier event and thankful to be receiving the winning investment and global network support from G-Startup Worldwide. It is an exciting time for Pulzze to showcase the effectiveness of innovative technologies and enable them to make the world smarter and better. The reputable contest is held to identify promising startups around the globe that are assured to change the world through their innovative products and disruptive technologies. There w...
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Data is the fuel that drives the machine learning algorithmic engines and ultimately provides the business value. In his session at Cloud Expo, Ed Featherston, a director and senior enterprise architect at Collaborative Consulting, will discuss the key considerations around quality, volume, timeliness, and pedigree that must be dealt with in order to properly fuel that engine.
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19th Cloud Expo, taking place November 1-3, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA, will feature technical sessions from a rock star conference faculty and the leading industry players in the world. Cloud computing is now being embraced by a majority of enterprises of all sizes. Yesterday's debate about public vs. private has transformed into the reality of hybrid cloud: a recent survey shows that 74% of enterprises have a hybrid cloud strategy. Meanwhile, 94% of enterpri...
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Almost two-thirds of companies either have or soon will have IoT as the backbone of their business in 2016. However, IoT is far more complex than most firms expected. How can you not get trapped in the pitfalls? In his session at @ThingsExpo, Tony Shan, a renowned visionary and thought leader, will introduce a holistic method of IoTification, which is the process of IoTifying the existing technology and business models to adopt and leverage IoT. He will drill down to the components in this fra...
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With so much going on in this space you could be forgiven for thinking you were always working with yesterday's technologies. So much change, so quickly. What do you do if you have to build a solution from the ground up that is expected to live in the field for at least 5-10 years? This is the challenge we faced when we looked to refresh our existing 10-year-old custom hardware stack to measure the fullness of trash cans and compactors.
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The emerging Internet of Everything creates tremendous new opportunities for customer engagement and business model innovation. However, enterprises must overcome a number of critical challenges to bring these new solutions to market. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Michael Martin, CTO/CIO at nfrastructure, outlined these key challenges and recommended approaches for overcoming them to achieve speed and agility in the design, development and implementation of Internet of Everything solutions wi...
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Cloud computing is being adopted in one form or another by 94% of enterprises today. Tens of billions of new devices are being connected to The Internet of Things. And Big Data is driving this bus. An exponential increase is expected in the amount of information being processed, managed, analyzed, and acted upon by enterprise IT. This amazing is not part of some distant future - it is happening today. One report shows a 650% increase in enterprise data by 2020. Other estimates are even higher....
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Today we can collect lots and lots of performance data. We build beautiful dashboards and even have fancy query languages to access and transform the data. Still performance data is a secret language only a couple of people understand. The more business becomes digital the more stakeholders are interested in this data including how it relates to business. Some of these people have never used a monitoring tool before. They have a question on their mind like "How is my application doing" but no id...
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Smart Cities are here to stay, but for their promise to be delivered, the data they produce must not be put in new siloes. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Mathias Herberts, Co-founder and CTO of Cityzen Data, will deep dive into best practices that will ensure a successful smart city journey.
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DevOps at Cloud Expo, taking place Nov 1-3, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA, is co-located with 19th Cloud Expo and will feature technical sessions from a rock star conference faculty and the leading industry players in the world. The widespread success of cloud computing is driving the DevOps revolution in enterprise IT. Now as never before, development teams must communicate and collaborate in a dynamic, 24/7/365 environment. There is no time to wait for long dev...
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The 19th International Cloud Expo has announced that its Call for Papers is open. Cloud Expo, to be held November 1-3, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA, brings together Cloud Computing, Big Data, Internet of Things, DevOps, Digital Transformation, Microservices and WebRTC to one location. With cloud computing driving a higher percentage of enterprise IT budgets every year, it becomes increasingly important to plant your flag in this fast-expanding business opportuni...
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|National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) Cryptographic and Security Testing
|March 13, 2012
|The revision of NIST Handbook 150-17 presents an addition of the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories performing testing in support of the Department of Homeland Security Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program under the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) Cryptographic and Security Testing (CST) program. It is intended for information and use by accredited laboratories, laboratories seeking accreditation, laboratory accreditation systems, users of laboratory services, and others needing information on the requirements for accreditation under this program. The 2012 edition of NIST Handbook 150-17 incorporates requirements specific to testing associated with TWIC card fixed reader conformance testing. The requirements of NIST Handbook 150, the interpretations and specific requirements in NIST Handbook 150-17 must be combined to produce the criteria for accreditation in the NVLAP CST program. For more information, visit the NVLAP website,
|Handbook (NIST HB) - 150-17
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Tag Archives: angry robot books
OK, so this is the deal. I've had a lot of emails recently either demanding a return of Carter/Kade from the original Spiral books, or screeching for the return of Keenan, Franco and Pippa for another Combat K mission.
Well here's the thing. After finishing THE IRON WOLVES for Angry Robot and my comedy side-project THE BOBBIT, I've a bit of free time over the summer — and YOU THE READERS get to choose what I write next!! Because, y'know, Rem LOVES YOU ALL. xxx.
So, here's the competition bit. Either email me, Andy Remic – jappoc [at] hotmail.co.uk – or give me a tweet @andyremic with the subject line I WANT SPIRAL NEXT or I WANT COMBAT K NEXT, and a single sentence explaining WHY.
THE PRIZE: Well, not only do you choose in which universe I next write, but you'll also get 1) a free copy of the finished book, both digital and paperback; 2) a marked-up original one-off paper manuscript of the work, with all corrections and everything; 3) the chance to hang out with Rem for the day; probably in a pub.
So what are you waiting for? Get tweeting, facebooking or emailing!!
Upcoming Appearances – Including SFX Weekender 2!
I have a busy busy year in 2011. I have three new books out, CLONEWORLD, VAMPIRE WARLORDS and THEME PLANET (plus my secret HUSH HUSH EBOOK SECRET PROJECT!!) and thus will be doing a bit of promoting. Here are the first dates:
4th & 5th February – SFX Weekender 2 at Camber Sands.
12th March – Waterstones, Leeds – a joint signing with Gary McMahon, Adrian Tchaikovsky and Justina Robson, amongst others.
23rd April – A signing to coincide with my visit to Eastercon in Birmingham.
Two New Short Stories Published…
Okay, Angry Robot have just launched the short fiction section of their cool online Angry Robot Store.
I have two stories for sale there at 0.59p each —
The first is HORRORSHOW, a Combat K short story: http://www.angryrobotstore.com/category-9/remi002.html
The second is THE CLOCKWORK HUNTERS, a fantasy short story: http://www.angryrobotstore.com/category-9/remi001.html
Cheap as chips!! Etc.
Guest Blog – The Wonderful Mr Ian Whates…
Thick skins (as opposed to heads) are as essential in this business as the acceptance that editors are an enigma (and I should know – in my spare time I am one). I remember one prominent editor for a significant British SF magazine rejecting a story of mine on the basis that he didn't consider it to be a story at all but rather a script for a TV drama. The piece, "The Gift of Joy", promptly sold elsewhere and was subsequently shortlisted for the BSFA Award for best short story. No doubt about it, the thin margin between success and rejection is all down to perception and personal taste.
On reflection, maybe that editor (a tall, long-haired fellow with a prominent Dutch accent) had a point. I mean, take my novel, The Noise Within. I had great fun writing it and was able to throw in all sorts of things – intelligent guns, special ops raids, shimmer suits, AI/human gestalt, renegade spaceships, alien technology, assassin drones, a virtual bar where assassinations are touted on a message board, an exotic pleasure world where drugs hold sway… Yet, when it came to the really BIG scenes – space battles, shoot outs, car chase, mad dash through the crowded thoroughfares of a space station, etc – my imagination would forever picture them in cinematic detail, as if portrayed in Technicolor on the big screen (we're not talking straight to DVD here).
Maybe that's why I envy that so-and-so Andy Remic ('bastard' seems far too harsh a word bearing in mind the circumstances). I mean, not only is he a congenial, charming fellow who writes stonkingly good hang-onto-your-pants action-packed novels, he gets to play around with cameras as well.
I've seen his clever films and trailers for novels and thought, "hey, I could have a go at that!" But the truth is I couldn't, because I wouldn't know where to begin and don't have the time or inclination to start learning the necessary skills right now. Besides, I wouldn't be happy unless I could try such a thing with a Hollywood studio and Cameron-esque budget to call upon (we're talking the producer here as opposed to the politician).
So for now I'll have to settle for offering green-tinged smiles as Andy's filmic ventures grow ever more ambitious and skilled and be content with doing my damnedest to ensure that the images I paint in words are as vivid as I can make them. If the characters are as real and the action scenes as clear to the reader as they are to me… yeah, I can live with that.
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Death threats and a suspicious visitor put Leslie County High School under a lockdown Thursday afternoon.
The principal of Leslie County High School only had two minutes to make a decision. That's when she says someone spotted a suspicious person in the student parking lot just before school let out.
School buses were ready to load up when Leslie County High and Middle Schools were immediately locked down Thursday.
"I had a report from parents that an unidentified person dressed in a trench coat and mask was located in my student parking lot," Principal Patricia Childers said.
Police identified that person as 23 year old Ryan Fee, who was later arrested. Police are still questioning why Fee was there.
Principal Childers says that's exactly how an alleged shooter was described in a death threat sent to two students by internet instant messages and he showed up at the same time.
"We're getting conflicting stores. We have no idea if he's connected with these threats or not," said Tony Watts with the Kentucky State Police.
School officials then contacted Microsoft to track the threatening messages. Just because you delete things from your computer, it remains in that hard drive forever and it can be recovered.
Students and faculty were locked in their classrooms, shades pulled and moved out of sight for 15 minutes until police secured the area.
Principal Childers says the most important thing that happened Thursday is that the students told her they were threatened and parents told her about the suspicious person, giving her a chance to react.
The juvenile's name will not be released, but police say it was a student at Leslie County High School. Police say no weapons were found on the property.


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This is a discussion on RE: Problems building 5.4 on Linux - SNMP ; > On 03/04/07, Eirik Nordbr=F8den wrote: > > Fixed one I think, but there are more. Seems like all references to = > > variables of type "struct tree *" fails > = > Agreed. > I finally managed to ...
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Overlooked and looked over: women veterans tell their story
Women veterans are sharing their experiences in a powerful and eye opening exhibit at the National Veterans Art Museum in Chicago, now through Memorial Day.
War on women extends to workplaces
There are disturbing trends regarding war on women and the workplace, especially public sevtor workers, including teachers, and hotel and hospitality workers in the private sector.
Women deserve factual medical information, even about abortion care
Decisions about medical procedures and patient care should be left to clinicians and their patients - not to politicians. As a family physician, I understand this.
Celebrating the life of Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary McLeod Bethune's commitment to the advancement of black women and indeed all women makes her a true American hero.
Birth control is not attack on religion
The Obama administration made the right move when it mandated that all employers be required to offer free family planning services to women through their insurance plans.
Komen vs. Planned Parenthood: another attack on women
It's disturbing that the Komen Foundation has bowed to the Republican right in pulling its funding for Planned Parenthood's breast cancer prevention services.
Bread and Roses struggle continues
This morning in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the local high school Girl's Ensemble was scheduled to sing "The Internationale" at City Hall.
An appreciation for Wangari Maathai, the leopard of Kenya
Wangari Maathai, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her leadership in Kenya's Green Belt Movement, died Sept. 25, 2011.
Does the GOP hate women?
Even though they're afraid to utter the W word, it's pretty easy to see what their views are on issues concerning the majority of voters.
The Strauss-Kahn dismissal: Blaming the victim, again
For a while, it looked like the victim might have her day in court, and win justice.


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Steve Cohen's SAC Calls For Clearwater Paper to Split Up
Steve Cohen and SAC Capital sent a letter to Clearwater Paper Corp., arguing the company could be worth more split up.
The hedge fund giant reported today in a federal filing that it has sent the letter to the tissue and paper company noting its stock is "deeply undervalued by the public markets." The letter argues that the sum of all the parts of the company should be greater than it is, but is weighed down by the company's combinations.
"We believe there may be significant strategic interest in some or all of the Company's assets that could provide additional value for shareholders beyond the standalone analysis," the letter, signed by SAC portfolio manager David Rosen, says.
The letter concludes that the hedge fund has "outstanding concerns" and would like to "initiate a more formal and active dialogue" with the company.
A spokesman for Clearwater was not immediately available for comment.
Clearwater operates two businesses, consumer products, which makes tissues, and pulp and paperboard, which is used in packaging and commercial uses.
SAC believes the consumer products division is worth between $990 million and $1.4 billion and the pulp and paperboard side would be worth $770 million to $960 million.
Clearwater's market capitalization as of Tuesday's close was $756.6 million, but the stock is jumping Wednesday, up 7% to $34.
In 2011, consumer products made up 57% of all sales and 37% of operating income. Pulp and paperboard made up 43% of sales and 80% of operating income.
In the past week, SAC has bought some 133,600 shares at an average price of about $32.90, according to the filing. That added to its previous stake means SAC has about 7.2% of outstanding shares. It is the third-largest holder.
Cohen's firm has in the past advocated for companies to sell themselves, but does it rarely in recent years. For instance, SAC filed 13D filings, which indicate activism, in i2 Technologies in 2008. The software company launched a strategic review and soon was sold to JDA Software.
SAC's largest holding is currently Apple, in which it holds $622 million of stock. Clearwater would rank among the top 100 holdings for the hedge fund giant, but far from its biggest plays.


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The circumstances under which I started thinking about this were less-than-shiny, but I think it's an important thing to think about, and definitely something that has affected me at times, whether consciously or not.
So, lovely readers – do any of you have an 'inner monogamist?' Did you when you first started being polyamorous, especially if you transitioned from previously being monogamous or opened up an existing monogamous relationship?
I'm talking about the little voice that sits in your mind and sometimes questions whether, in fact, any of this can really work, making you wonder if you are in fact deluding yourself that happy, stable, long term polyamory is actually possible. I'm talking about the voice that says you're doing something wrong if you have another lover outside of your main, primary or existing relationship(s.)
So here's the thing – I like somebody. It's been a long time since I've really been interested in somebody the way I *think* (after one weekend in their company at a community event) I am interested in this person. A few months ago, I was seriously thinking that I would never trust anyone enough to consider getting involved again – especially another male.
So after tentatively broaching this subject with my beloved Nomad, we talked a little about it and, after some negotiation, he gave me the 'go ahead' to see where things go. Wonderful. Well, it is…. except that there's still this part of me that is telling me that I shouldn't, that it's not fair to the person I love, that I love him and so in fact can't really fall for anyone else.
In other words, the inner monogamist got loose. Now I'm not saying that I am really monogamous. I don't believe I am. I've lived that way and, yes, it made me happy for a while – but now I've seen there are other options out there and been made happy by those, I don't think I want to go back. I think at heart, I am poly. At least now. I don't necessarily think I was born that way or am hardwired to be so, but who knows how these things work? Relationships, love and desires are complicated things, after all.
But I, probably along with most if not all of you, was brought up in a culture where monogamy is seen as the only acceptable norm – and if you really can't be faithful to one person, serial monogamy or cheating were the only alternatives. People tell me, on a more-or-less daily basis, that my way of doing relationships is wrong. My family believes my way of doing relationships is wrong. The society I live in, as a whole, believes my way of doing relationships is wrong. Of course some of this is going to be a little…. internalised. So I start feeling guilty and being certain that, if I like or date or sleep with anyone else it's going to destroy the wonderful, amazing relationship I have. Despite the fact that, with me having made it clear over and over again that 'no' was a perfectly acceptable answer, he said 'yes.' Despite the fact that he's been polyamorous since I was, like, seven years old. (Things like this are a running joke we have about our age-gap. We don't find it creepy, just amusing.)
So what I am wondering is, how do you shut that little voice up which tells you that you're doing something wrong or unsustainable, even as your partner is saying 'I'm fine with it…. YES, really, I'm fine with it…!'


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First world problem: my well paying job is boring. Should I keep it?
My job is fun... when there's work to do. Which is never. Is this normal? Is this a reason to leave? Should I leave? [more inside]
Escape crazy-making job via medical leave with EI (Canada)?
It seems that the only way my husband can escape his terrible job without punishment is to go on a medical leave. There is more inside, but the general question here is: is this a good idea and are we missing something? Can you think of other options? [more inside]
How to leave a job after a short time
I hope this will be my last job-related question for quite a while. I want to give two weeks' notice today or tomorrow at this job and I'm not sure how to go about it. [more inside]
What is the ideal soundtrack for taking this job and shoving it?
At long last, I'm quitting a job I hate and moving on to something better. All I need is a playlist for the last day. [more inside]
When do I tell my employer I'm leaving?
My wife has been accepted into an out-of-state grad program, so we will be moving at the end of July. When do I tell my employer that I'm leaving? [more inside]
The thing I'd like to most improve this year is my quality of life.
I have a meeting with my boss to "discuss my goals" for the coming year. My number one goal is to quit my job. How do I handle this? [more inside]
Giving my...one week...notice?
I've been given an offer I should really not refuse. Problem: the project starts in one week. [more inside]
How do I change jobs without letting my bosses know?
I work for Small Company A. I want to work for Small Company B. But Small Company A has close dealings with Small Company B, and I worry that Small Company A will find out if I apply to Small Company B. And there will be repercussions if my current bosses at Small Company A find out, because they are extremely petty. So what should I be doing? [more inside]
I'm a bookish introvert stuck in the advertising industry! Help!
After several miserable years in the ad industry, I'm quitting, because I was never cut out for this to begin with. Suggest some gigs more suited to a right-brained, literature-loving introvert who values kindness far more than the bottom line. [more inside]
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This volume collects Danger Trail #1-12 as well as Danger Trail Annual #1. This is the complete first story arc in which our pulp heroes confront the treachery of the Blood Queen, the Dragon Queen and their mysterious backer. Stay tuned for Danger Trail #13 coming soon!
Language: English
Written in: 2009
Published: 2009-04-10
Word count: 78,165 words (≈ about 5 hours)
Tags: pulp fiction, Enemy Ace, King Faraday, Argent St. Cloud, Speed Saunders, Doctor Occult, Comics, DC2, mystery, adventure, Midnight, Rima, vampires, dragons
Stories and appearances of the various 1930s pulp heroes in the DC2/DC3 continuity.


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Past Exhibitions: 1997
Robert Adam — The Creative Mind: From the Sketch to the Finished Drawing
December 16, 1997 to April 5, 1998
Sixty-six drawings and watercolors by the renowned eighteenth-century architect Robert Adam, his brother and partner James, and artists employed in their office were on view at The Frick Collection from December 16, 1997, through April 5, 1998. The works were selected from the 9,000 Adam drawings acquired by Sir John Soane in 1833, virtually all of the surviving sheets that were kept by Robert and James Adam themselves.
From the Louvre to The Frick Collection: Poussin's The Arcadian Shepherds
October 25, 1997 to January 25, 1998
With extraordinary generosity, the Musée du Louvre loaned one of the most celebrated icons of French art: Nicolas Poussin's The Arcadian Shepherds. This image of four shepherds solemnly meditating over the inscription they have discovered on a tomb — Et in Arcadia Ego ("Even in Arcadia [there] am I") — has come to be regarded as the quintessence of the art of Poussin (1594-1665). It has been copied, imitated, and evoked by numerous artists, and discussed by connoisseurs, historians, and writers since it was acquired by Louis XIV for the French royal collections in 1685.


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Student Engagement
How and why to actively engage students with the content, their peers, you, the campus, and the community.
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- A Pedagogy for Today's Learners
- The Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education
- Implementing the Seven Principles with Technology as a Lever
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Video: The Concert Corner - Summerfest, Harley-Davidson's 110th, Garbage and more
Lot to run through in the Concert Corner chat this week. A whopping 96 bands were announced last week to play Summerfest and the Harley-Davidson 110th Anniversary. And then there was Garbage's return to Milwaukee for the first time since 2005. Plus there's a lot to look forward to this week: the Joy Formidable, the Last Bison, the WAMI Awards.
So I tried to condense all this in my chat with CineStars' Brittany Umar, but of course couldn't get terribly deep. You can follow the links for more information on Summerfest 2013 headliners, the Harley-Davidson 110th anniversary lineup, the Garbage Eagles Ballroom show, Joy Formidable at Turner Hall Ballroom and the WAMI Awards. »Read Full Blog Post
Musgraves gets good news in Milwaukee
Surprises and snubs were in abundance when nominations for the 56th annual Grammy Awards were revealed Friday night. And one of the night's big nominees, fast-rising country star Kacey Musgraves, got the news in Milwaukee.
Musgraves was on stage for a show at the Rave on Friday when she learned her acclaimed album "Same Trailer Different Park" picked up a nomination for best country album. »Read Full Article(4)
'Roth Unbound' explores, reinforces novelist's standing
If you've been tempted to dismiss Philip Roth as a misogynist, a self-hating Jew or simply an old white male dinosaur, Claudia Roth Pierpont's "Roth Unbound: A Writer and His Books" makes a strong argument for giving the novelist another chance.
At a minimum, Pierpont's lucid book, intelligent but not academic, makes the case that "The Ghost Writer," "Sabbath's Theater" and "American Pastoral" are compelling works of fiction worth reading today. She also finds much of merit in Roth's other novels, even when she calmly notes their weaknesses. »Read Full Article
Milwaukee Ballet 'Nutcracker' magic begins behind the scenes
What holiday tradition requires 120 pairs of shoes, 189 yards of crinoline and 248 yards of tulle?
A single performance of the Milwaukee Ballet's "The Nutcracker," of course. »Read Full Article
Performing Arts Calendar
Barnes & Noble: LeRoy Butler and Rob Reischel, "Packers Pride," 7 p.m. Dec. 11, 4935 S. 76th St., Greenfield, (414) 281-8222. »Read Full Article
Milwaukee Art Museum exhibit captivates with catastrophe
A crumpled car and steel installation outside the museum is part of the "Currents" series exhibit of the German artist. Credit: Neil Kulas. »Read Full Blog Post
What makes a Milwaukee bar 'the best'?
Esquire Network recently included four Milwaukee drinkeries in its "Best Bars in America" special. The Knights Bar at Mader's, Holler House, Bryant's Cocktail Lounge and Koz's Mini Bowl made the list.
We took to Twitter to ask: What do you think makes a Milwaukee bar "the best"? »Read Full Article
Mark your calendars for these upcoming Milwaukee events
Little gifts
Create your own little world as a gift to a friend or yourself Sunday at a drop-in holiday gift-giving workshop from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Lynden Sculpture Garden, 2145 W. Brown Deer Road, River Hills. Holiday elves can build their own terrariums — dried or live — from materials provided by the garden. It's a project for adults , or young children with adult assistance. The workshop is free with general admission ($9 for adults, $7 for seniors, students and children ages 6-17; free for younger children). One terrarium per person. »Read Full Article
Second City brings 'Nut-Cracking Holiday Review' to Marcus
Christmas presents stolen by thieves. A takedown of a Christmas bell ringer. Loser gifts from thoughtless friends. And a bit of road rage thrown in for good measure.
That's how things begin in the "Nut-Cracking Holiday Revue," which is bringing Milwaukee a dose of typically twisted holiday humor from Second City, Chicago's legendary improvisational comedy empire. One of Second City's traveling troupes — five actors and an accompanying pianist — opened a two-week run at the Marcus Center's Vogel Hall on Thursday night. »Read Full Article
Listening to Lou Reed: 'Sally Can't Dance'
On Fridays I'm posting my thoughts on Lou Reed's solo albums, one album at a time in chronological order of release.
"Sally Can't Dance" (1974), Lou Reed's fifth solo album, sounds like the child of "Transformer" (decadent and transgressive subjects, glammy poses) and "Berlin" (try-it-all production, a character's unglamorous demise), but not always in ways that flatter its parents. »Read Full Blog Post(3)
Milwaukee had fifth highest ratings for NBC's live 'Sound of Music'
Some reviews were unkind - "deer in the headlights," wrote The Associated Press about Carrie Underwood starring in NBC's live staging of "The Sound of Music" - but local ratings suggested viewers were hungry for family entertainment during the holiday season.
Milwaukee was the fifth highest rated market in the country for the live remake of the sentimental classic musical about a governess for a group of children in the Swiss Alps. »Read Full Blog Post(4)
Sheryl Crow shows she's found a home in country in Riverside show
Just as mainstream country stars seem lured by crossover pop stardom, there's been a long mystical draw in the other direction toward Nashville.
Seeing the likes of Kid Rock, Staind's Aaron Lewis, Kelly Clarkson and Darius Rucker climb the country charts is no new phenomenon. Heck, Kenny Rogers was a psychedelic rocker long before he was The Gambler. »Read Full Article(1)
Ardent's second act: late-night ramen shop on the weekends
Shops serving ramen -- the Japanese noodle bowl -- have been popping up across the country and finding a devoted following. Now Ardent, the new restaurant by chef Justin Carlisle on the east side, will turn into a ramen shop late at night, when it's finished serving its contemporary American menu for the day.
The first ramen night is tonight, kicking off at 11:30. One thing will be served: ramen, tonkatsu style (the same kind Carlisle served as a special when he was head chef at Umami Moto). That's wheat noodles in pork broth, with pork, egg, fish cake and bamboo shoots. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
On Tap for Today: Holiday lights, Rockabilly for Rescues and The Second City cracks nuts
And now a salute to the end of the work week. Salute.
Start the season by going toward the lights -- the holiday lights. Use this guide to visit the area's holiday light displays. »Read Full Blog Post


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In a chat with ET Now, Mitesh Thacker, Technical Analyst, miteshthacker.com, gives his overview on markets.
ET Now: What is your call on Punj Lloyd?
Mitesh Thacker: Sell Punj Lloyd as it has been continuously making new lows. It has given a fresh breakdown by going below 44-44.50 last week, so that should be the stop loss. This one is a slightly positional call and I would look for targets of 32 and possibly even lower over here.


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FILE - In this June 16, 2012 file image made off the monitor screen at the Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center and released by China's Xinhua News Agency, China's astronauts Jing Haipeng, center, Liu Wang, left, and Liu Yang sit inside the capsule after the launch of China's manned Shenzhou-9 spacecraft. China�s astronauts have braved the tension of docking with a space station and performed delicate tasks outside their orbiting capsule, but now face a more down-to-Earth job that is perhaps equally challenging: Talking to young people about science. Coming on the heels of Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield�s wildly popular YouTube videos from the International Space Station, the three astronauts aboard China�s latest mission, expected to launch early June 2013, plan to deliver a series of talks to students from aboard China�s Tiangong 1 space lab.(AP Photo/Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center via Xinhua, File) NO SALES
CHINA - China's 5th manned space mission blasted off Tuesday carrying three astronauts on a 15 day mission to an experimental space lab. China says it is the latest step toward the development of a space station. President Xi Jinping personally watched the launch. The Shenzhou 10 spacecraft launched from a remote site in the Gobi desert under blue skies and was carried live on state television. This is China's fifth manned space mission since 2003, and will be the longest time Chinese astronauts have spent in space.


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In Cape Town, South Africa, Coca-Cola's recycling push is headed by "Eliot." And at 60-foot tall, this spokesman is hard to miss. Built from 4,200 crates, the sculpture weighs an impressive 27 tons. Impressive. But, the question remains —will street art really help spread the message? [Design Taxi]
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NEW MADRID - Fern Thompson Riley, 87, passed away on Saturday, June 24, 2006, at her home in New Madrid.
Mrs. Riley was born in Holcomb on April 2, 1919, one of 11 children of Bertha Fox and Mack Thompson. She attended schools in Holcomb and Kewanee and graduated from Kewanee High School in 1937. Through the years, she attended many of the Kewanee High School Reunions and enjoyed visiting with her former classmates and old friends. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and choir, the New Madrid Civic Club, where she served a term as vice president, and the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary in New Madrid. Her work experience included serving as a clerk with the ASC Office and the Selective Service System. She retired from New Madrid High School as a teacher's aide.
She was preceded in death by her parents; nine brothers, Clyde, Arvel, Price, Mac, Ralph, Lynn, Dewey, Hal and Bill Thompson; one sister, Mabel Gooch; one grandson, Robert Riley III; and one great-granddaughter, Alyisa Riley.
Survivors include: her husband of 62 years, Robert A. Riley Sr.; two sons and daughters-in-law, Edwin and Marge Riley of St. Louis and Robert Jr. "Wub" and Sherry Riley of New Madrid; two daughters and one son-in-law, Sheran Riley of Bryan, Texas, and Susan Riley and Prentiss Smith of Baton Rouge, La.; five grandchildren, Lisa Riley of Ballwin, Steffanie Riley Lee (Wade) of Wasilla, Ark., Lindi Riley Fowler (Brian), Ryan Riley (Elizabeth) and John Riley, all of New Madrid; and four great-grandchildren, Riley and Avery Fowler, Matt Riley and Cayden Lee; three stepgrandchildren, Katie Matison (Dave) of Seattle, Prentiss III (Carolyn) of Mobile, Ala., and Leah Hanson of Houston, Texas; and eight stepgrandchildren, Prentiss IV, Christopher, Ansley and Elliott Smith, Luke Jones, Nicholas Hanson and Joey and Morgan Faries.
Visitation will be held at Richards Funeral Home in New Madrid today beginning at 5 p.m. with the rosary at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with the Rev. Randolph Tochtrop officiating.
Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
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Earlier today, we wondered why the communications people over at Mattel hadn't answered any questions about a book starring Barbie as a computer engineer. Barbie's "engineering" job consisted of designing puppies while having male colleagues code the game and reboot her computer. This isn't just sexist, but an inaccurate representation of what computer engineers do. Good news: Steven and Brian managed to get the virus off PR Barbie's computer, and the book's author has spoken up as well. UPDATE: Amazon also appears to have pulled the e-book version of this title. [More]
Mattel Apologizes, Says Incompetent Engineer Barbie 'Doesn't Reflect The Brand's Vision'
Brilliant Marketing: Car Rental Company Rents Hot Wheels To Kids
When families go on vacation, parents get to drive around a shiny and different vehicle, but what do kids get to drive? Nothing! It happened that toy-maker Mattel and car-renter Europcar are clients of the same ad agency, and they formed an interesting idea: what if there were a counter where children could rent cars, too? Pocket-sized cars, that is. Hot Wheels. [More]
Everyone Knows You Need All Of The Pieces To Make A Voltron… Except Mattel
Sure, Salem had a happy childhood in Dubai. But it lacked one crucial thing: a toy Voltron. He eventually moved to the United States for a decade, enjoying all that New York City has to offer: career opportunities, a variety of cultural experiences, and the ability to order special-edition Voltron subscriptions from Mattel that aren't sold overseas. You know, important things. He subscribed to a five-toy collector's series comprised of five lions that join to form a Voltron. He moved, and the blue lion (Voltron's right leg) shipped to his old address in error. Mattel is happy to refund his money, but won't send a replacement blue lion. It's not about the money. The blue lion is sold out.
Mattel Writes Back To Hot Wheels-Loving Little Girl, Sends Her Free Car Coupon
Rick's daughter had a question about her toys. She wanted to know why some Hot Wheels cars have drivers, and why some don't. Instead of just making up an answer or saying that he didn't know, he sent a quick e-mail to Hot Wheels maker Mattel. They sent her back what was probably a form e-mail, but still surprised and delighted Rick. There was another surprise, too.
Mattel Ordered To Pay $310 Million In Bratz Case
Mattel and MGA Entertainment have long been locked up in a bitter court battle over the Bratz line of urban-themed dolls. In the latest swing of the pendulum, a federal judge ordered Mattel to pay $310 million in damages and various fees.
Ken Dumps Barbie After Learning She's Into Deforestation
Last week, Ken broke up with Barbie after finding out some of the paper in her packaging comes from a Singapore company, Asian Pulp & Paper (APP), they accuse of clearcutting rain forests and destroying endangered tiger habitats. In the animated video put out by Greenpeace, he shrieks after seeing video of Barbie chainsawing the forest and laughing like a mad woman, and shouts, "It's over!" before punching the camera. Later, activists rappelled down the side of Mattel's headquarters to unfurl a banner announcing the breakup, and Barbie herself showed up in her bright pink "Dream Dozer" before the cops arrested her. Now in response to the campaign, Mattel announced they're cutting APP out of their supply chain.
FBI Warns Video Camera Barbie Could Be Used For Kiddie Porn
The FBI is downplaying a leaked internal memo that reminded field agents that "Barbie Video Girl", which has a video camera embedded in her necklace, could be used by pervs to produce child pornography.
This Is A $300,000 Barbie Doll
A Barbie doll dressed in a black cocktail dress, pink heels, and a sparkly pink necklace sold at auction at Christie's yesterday for $302,500. Well, perhaps it's not a Barbie doll so much as some plastic and fabric that happens to be attached to a custom-designed Cubist pink and white diamond necklace made by Australian jewelry designer Stefano Canturi.
Barbie Can Now Spy On Your Enemies For You
Yesterday we talked about Bratz, so it's only fair that we give Barbie some space today. Especially this Barbie, the Video Girl Doll. While this piece of plastic looks like any other Barbie doll, it harbors a secret: a hidden camera in a pendant around her neck, which can record up to 30 minutes of video.
Mattel gushes over the spy-doll:
Budding filmmakers, take note: Barbie® doll now doubles as a video camera! Girls can record and play back clips with this multi-tasking doll, which has a video camera built right in. Capture everything from a doll's-eye-view, then watch it instantly or upload to your computer. There's an LCD screen on Barbie® doll's back, and a camera lens hidden discreetly in her necklace. Talk about making movies in style!
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Mattel Trusted To Check Its Own Toys For Lead
The Consumer Product Safety Commission thinks it's OK for Mattel to use its own facilities for mandated "third party" tests to make sure the toys aren't contaminated with lead or other stuff that's not so good for human beings, the AP reports.
"Mad Men" Barbie Dolls Launch
The cast of Mad Men just got Barbie Dollized. For only $74.95 a pop, you can have just as much fun toying with Don, Betty, Roger and Joan as they have toying with each other. Sorry, only G-rated accessories; they will not come with any cigarettes or martini glasses. However, fans will be glad to know that just like in the show, the characters will be trapped inside plastic coffins and their movements determined by powerful external forces.
Does Geek Barbie Have Smaller Boobs?
Does the new computer savvy Barbie have tinier tatas than her predecessors? Reader jgodsey says she noticed a discrepancy in this side-by-side profile on TV. Or is it just the angle and the bodice? Here's Geek Barbie from another angle along with another Barbie friend so we can settle this argument.
Now Your Dog Can Post Mindless Drivel To Twitter, Too
Have you always wanted to use an Internet-enabled collar and a Twitter feed to keep up with what your dog is up to when you're out of view? Me either, but Mattel thinks that there might be a market for this sort of thing, and will bring Puppy Tweets to market this summer.
Computer Engineer Barbie Thinks Math Is Awesome And Lucrative
Over the last five decades, the vaguely human-shaped fashion doll Barbie has had a lot of careers. Barbie's jobs have changed over time along with perceptions of what the little girls who played with her could grow up to become. She was a nurse in 1961, then a surgeon in 1973. She was a student teacher in 1965, and President of the United States and a Starfleet officer in 2000. Now, Mattel is hopping on the geek chick bandwagon with Computer Engineer Barbie.
Mattel Sells Overpriced Barbie Printer, Forgets To Make Overpriced Refill Cartridges
Mattel's new "beautronics" device aimed at tween girls, the Barbie Nail Printer, is a glorified inkjet printer that customizes and prints designs on your fingernails. Neat idea in theory, though a bit pricey at $180. However, Mattel has apparently overlooked an essential part of the inkjet printer business model: selling new and overpriced cartridges. The problem, reader Richard writes, is that the company refuses to take orders for new cartridges, saying that they won't be available until next year. But I want pink leopard print fingernails now!
Mattel, Primary Reason For Toy Safety Law, Gets Exempted From It
When the CPSIA—the toy safety law that requires independent lab tests on toys—was passed, a lot of smaller toy manufacturers complained that it was really a dirty trick by the big toy companies to increase overhead for the small ones. Now comes word that the government has secretly exempted Mattel from the law's testing requirements—even though Mattel was responsible for 6 lead-tainted toy recalls in 2007.
Mattel Profits Increase After Cost Cuts
Mattel's revenues are down by 19%. Toy sales from summer movies and flagship product Barbie and Hot Wheels are down. However, the company reported today that profits are way up. So what explains the profits? Blame a visit from Price Hike Barbie.


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Issue No.03 - May/June (1988 vol.8)
pp: 39-52
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/40.539

The authors discuss the TMS34010, a high-performance 32-bit microprocessor with special instructions and hardware for handling the bit-field data and address manipulations often associated with computer graphics. They give a history of embedded microprocessors and examine the wide range of processors and applications covered by that term. They provide an overview of the internal architecture of the TMS34010 and discuss the choice of feature set in its design. Although it is aimed at graphics systems, the processor's large address reach, bit-field processing, and DRAM (dynamic random-access memory) interface make it suitable for many other embedded processing applications.

Karl M. Guttag, Thomas M. Albers, Michael D. Asal, Kevin G. Rose, "The TMS34010: An Embedded Microprocessor", IEEE Micro, vol.8, no. 3, pp. 39-52, May/June 1988, doi:10.1109/40.539


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Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 9:04 am
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Hi Kaz, Yes its perfectly normal to get ewcm whilst on meds. I got it myself and it freaked me out because I was convinced I would ovulate before getting to egg collection. Oh and was I fit to do anything the day after egg collection ..... no in a word lol. They collected 29 eggs from me and I had mild ohss and felt like cr*p to be honest for days afterwards. Plenty of rest and water needed after collection.
Just to update on me ladies, as you may have heard/read baby Hannah is finally here and far exceeded any of my hopes and dreams of how things would be. Every time I look at her I cannot believe what we went through to get her and I feel so unbelievably lucky that the treatment worked for us. I cant believe when I look at her that we see her on a monitor as a blastocyst. x
Ttc since December 2007!
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thanks Nutty. glad everything when well for you( well all apart from the little hiccup)and now you have a beautiful baby girl after all you went through.
I had my first scan yesterday and had at least 4 follicles possibly 6 if the other two develop correctly. have another scan on Friday and looking at Monday for egg collection. dont know where the egg collection will be yet as they are thinking about having me at there other clinic as it is more up to date in the theatre.
I am in pain with just the 6 would have been in agony with 29.
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HI Claire. Thanks hun. I have resigned myself to being off the day after EC. I have no idea after that - my boss knows what's going on and has been through IVF herself so I'm luckier than most on a level of understanding.
Massive congratulations on the arrival of your beautiful bundle. xxx
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 10:09 pm
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Congratulations Claire!! I have been checking in regularly waiting to read your good news! It's amazing isnt it how all the years, time, pain disappointments all disappear and dont matter so much when you look at that little face!
Good luck to all you ladies going through cycles at the moment
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Hi Kazm glad to hear you didnt find the injection to bad. My OH did mine I couldnt face doing them.
AFM - its testing day tomorrow and am so nervous.
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Thanks for the good luck wishes unfortunately it was a bfn. Beyond devastated


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You've been "reforming" mathematics for some years now. You've been trying to balance the opportunities of new technology, the changing audience and the exciting new material accessible to undergraduates. You're under pressure to the needs of other departments, and faced with the intransigence of College Curriculum Committees that won't let you require ten mathematics courses of every undergraduate, twenty of our mathematics majors. You've heard a hundred conference presentations, and read other books in the MAA Notes Series: the classic "Toward a Lean and Lively Calculus" (#6 in the Series), the five volumes of the "Resources for Calculus Collection (#27-31), and all the rest.
You're just bubbling with ideas for enriching and improving your mathematics courses and curricula. The problem is, where can all these changes fit into your curriculum? It's already full. Cramming more material can't work, no matter how spectacular the material or talented you are as a teacher.
This book addresses these problems: How do we find room in the curriculum for modernization and improvement? How do we service other departments, especially Engineering and Physics, more efficiently?
For decades, we have been "weeding" the curriculum, removing material that is less useful, obsolete, or, some would say, too difficult. Analytic geometry and Euclidean geometry are both gone from most programs. Involutes and evolutes are long gone from calculus courses. Many believe that there isn't much left that can be left out. The curriculum is already cut to the bone. We probably can't require more courses for our programs without bringing down the wrath of the other departments. Nor could we lengthen classes or extend the semester (even if we wanted to) for the sake of including more material. And it is a "fact of life" that students aren't all excellent, so we can't cover more material simply by covering the material faster.
This book, "Confronting the Core Curriculum" presents the proceedings of a 1994 conference at the US Military Academy at West Point to discuss and study the relatively radical approach being used at the Military Academy. They call the program "Seven into four."
The organizers point out that this innovation is not the first to come out of the Military Academy. They claim to have been the first in America to use blackboards as the primary tool to teach mathematics, in the 1820's, and in 1944 they required slide rules of every student.
The West Point idea is to take the content of seven "introductory" mathematics courses, the ones that form the core of the mathematics major curriculum and the bulk of the mathematics courses that other departments require of their students, and squeeze the material into just four courses. They accomplish this squeeze partly by omitting some material, but mostly by reorganizing the material so that it is better coordinated.
It is a little tricky to figure out just what the "seven" courses are, but they seem to be Calculus I, II and III, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Probability and Statistics, and Discrete Mathematics. They compress and reorganize this material into four courses, Discrete Dynamical Systems, two Calculus courses, and Probability and Statistics.
The proceedings report on each of the four courses, how they work at West Point, and at other institutions that have tried similar innovations, as well as a good deal of lively discussion.
While this book should not be the only book on mathematics reform you ever read, it does address issues that the others tend to gloss over, and it proposes solutions to some of those issues. The discussions make clear the strengths and weaknesses of those solutions, and they might not work everywhere. However, if your department is under pressure to cover mathematics for other departments in less time, or if you need more room in your curriculum to cover other more modern material, then this book will provide valuable ideas.
Ed Sandifer (firstname.lastname@example.com) is a professor of mathematics at Western Connecticut State University and has run the Boston Marathon 26 times.


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Do Your Messages Measure Up?
Although tactics like social media marketing and search engine optimization generate more buzz among B2B marketers, statistically speaking, e-mail marketing remains one of the most effective online marketing techniques. It also tends to be more personal than tactics like pay-per-click and banner advertisements, and remains relatively inexpensive compared to other outbound approaches.
Of course, to execute a successful e-mail marketing campaign, there are several core areas to optimize. As this OpenView Labs report will show, the best e-mail marketers create messages that stand out for their:
Platform Optimization