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IF HE LIKES YOU HE WILL: (I'm using a guy in my examples.) look at you and when you catch him, he tends to look away. Text/call you on his own if you did it first. Make up excuses to talk to you. Find ways to be around you. Pretend to like someone else. Become your friend. Be playful with you. Try to make you laugh/feel better. P.S. If you don't know if a guy likes you tell them in someway, and you will be able to assume if they do, by the way that they react. Here are some things to look for to know when a girl or a guy likes you: Keep an eye on how many times you catch her/him staring at you. Take notice of whether s/he smiles at you a lot. Look for whether s/he focuses on you in a crowd. Walk to her/him and talk to her/him. See if s/he wants to go out with you. Pay attention to any significant changes in her/his behavior toward you recently. Start showing her/him a bit more interest and see how they respond. Have a friend talk to her/him or one of her/his friends about you. Ask, '[name], are you interested in me?' Look for signs of teasing. Tips: Hopefully you will not have to use steps 7 or 8, but if you're having difficulty reading her/him, these steps are your last resort! Rember, this is not an exact science, and it may take a few mistakes to perfect your technique. Here are more explanations from WikiAnswers contributors: The easiest way to tell (for anyone) is to just take an innocent step into their personal space. If they aren't interested then they will step away. If they are interested then they will set closer boundaries for you and will therefore not mind your closer-than-normal presence. I'm a girl and when I like a guy I try to seem "uninterested" or "unavailable" just so they think they can't have me and want me more. Before me and my boyfriend were going out, he tried to be near me all the time; tried to find a way to touch my shoulders, arms, hands, feet, etc.; always tried to put his arm around me. When I said that I was cold or tired, he always put his arm around me and said things like, "Do you want me to warm you up?" and, "Lay your head on my shoulder." Overall it is really easy to tell if a guy likes you or not. One of the signs that a boy likes you is when he always teases you or makes fun/jokes. He seems to find reasons to be with or near you. He may come up with what you think are lame or legit reasons to speak to you, call you, ask something. Try watching if he looks into your eyes or at least eye contact when he talks to you. Does he find ways to be closer to your body, near you, sit close or on the same side of the room as you? Does he talk to you instead of at you? Does he want your opinion? Cares what you have to say? Does he seem to be around you often, when he can? Does his face lighten up or seem to go from stress to unstressed when you walk in or say hello? A guy may not be obvious about it either, especially if he's shy, or maybe a little unsure of himself, which doesn't mean he's a loser at all but probably warmer from with in or more depth to him, more sensitive. Boys might not tell you directly, but they may tell someone. Or perhaps when you are not around but your friend is there he will ask for you. I'm a girl and I like two guys that are both my friends, and I think they like me because: 1 of them told me a secret that he only told me n my other friend, one that could really affect his like (we r not BFFs we r just good friends so this means a lot 4 me) so if he talks to you a lot that is a good sign. the other one: when we were partnering up, i didn't have a partner and he was staring at me the whole time, till he had the guts to walk over to me and ask me to be his partner, and then the whole block we sat there talking and goofing off. We were sharing deep stuff. and we always look at each other during class if someone does something funny or we rember an inside joke. AND he is always staring at me. AND in the mornings he always walks over 2 me and says hi n we talk a little. So I think any of those are good signs. You will know if a guy likes you because he will not hesitate to make eye-contact; he will either stare if he thinks you won't notice or hold your gaze when you catch him in the act (if he has a lot of confidence). If a guy is interested, he will also go out of his way to be as near you as possible without being obvious. Of course, the rules don't apply to all men, but generally, if he likes you, you WILL know it, without a doubt. I'm a guy and usually when it comes to asking girls out i only ask them out if I'm like 95% sure they like me. And girls if a guy asked you out answer it for yourself don't discuss it with your friends. Also if you now a guy has a phone ask him for his number most guys would probably say yes unless a they don't like you, or if they just walk a way without an answer that is usually a sign that they like you. If you do get there number text them like every other day ONLY if they respond. When texting someone if they don't respond it usually means they're no interested. TAKE THE HINT. Also if a guy likes you he will usually look at you a lot as long as you don't sit right next to them. If you notice a guy looking at you a lot and then looking a way when you look at them that is a sure sign that they like you. I'm a guy and I think it depends, and different guys are different. Eye contact and attention isn't always the best way to tell. If a guy is shy he may get intimidated by girls he likes and actually make less eye contact. I'm a guy, and I find it real hard to let a girl know I like her. I try to be funny, I smile (because I can't help it), I try to be close to her, but I can't verbally let her, or anyone know. Many guys have the same problem. I'm a guy. If a guy is into you, he will ask you out, or he'll most definitely go out with you when you ask him first. There are no exceptions to that rule, unless he was with someone else at the time and wants to be true to them. So unfortunately, if a guy does not go out with you when you ask him out, he does not like you. Here are some of the signs: he acts distracted when he's around you and fumbles for things. From the corner of your eye you think he is looking at you but when you look up he turns away abruptly and you think you are imaging things. He tries to like all the things you do. Your instinct tells you that he feels for you but your rational part says you are sure to be wrong. I think you can tell if a guy likes you if he always looks at you, he always wants to see you smile, he doesn't like it when other guys talk to you, he looks at you when you are doing something, he follows you places, he doesn't know how to act when he is with you. A guy is interested in a girl if he says "yes" to things she asks him to do. Time is very valuable to a guy, and if he is obliging and generous with his time, a girl certainly has his attention. Especially if he's a busy guy, he'll make time for a girl if he likes you. He will make you feel special. He will be romantic. He will not move too fast. He will consider your feelings and take things slow. He will show off, sometimes on small things. (For example, my crush at the moment was drinking in front of me, but then stopped when I said it was uncool). I knew a guy who would try to embarrass his friends when they were around me. He wanted to look funny and seem cooler than his friends. Sometimes a guy who likes you can behave in a very confusing way and be hard to understand. It might make you wonder whether they like you or hate you. Shy guys like me will most likely tell their friends. Some will be confused if you flirt with them because they have never had this happen before, so they don't know what to do. Most guys don't do things unless they know exactly what they are doing. Girls just confuse us. A guy likes you if he: 1. Makes fun of you. 2. Has cute little nicknames for you. 3. Rembers everything you say, in the smallest most insignificant conversations. 4. Finds any excuse to touch you or sit next to you. 5. Talks and looks at you differently than other people. 6. Talks about you with your friends. A confident guy is easier to read. He'll make eye contact. Shy guys can be very hard to read but there are some sure signs: They might be looking at you but if you look back then they'll quickly look away. He will always laugh at funny things you do. Don't get discouraged if he talks more to other girls. Shy guys are very attracted to outgoing girls, so don't be afraid to be outgoing! Here's what you can do: when you're in a group of people and he's there, ask to the group if anyone would like to go on a walk, or go do something with you. Be sure that it would be a two person activity. If the guy you like agrees, then this is good. You can guarantee you'll have a good conversation with him if you ask a lot of questions. Be sure to tell him if you have something in common. Confident men who aren't afraid to stare at you and ask you out may just want you for the sex. Sometimes a guy will pretend to flirt with other girls in your presence, to make you jealous. I tend to like shy guys, so it may be hard to read them at first. But, once they open up, they give you their confidence completely. I find that they will: 1. Make eye contact with you, then look away when your eyes meet. 2. Always be willing to help you our or do you favors (like rides home, or physical work). 3. Will always look for you in a crowd, then when he finds you will act like he doesn't see you. 4. Will laugh at all your jokes/will try to make you laugh. 5. Talks to his friends about you. 6. Mentions activities that you are interested in so there is a chance for you two to do them together. 7. Will always find a reason to talk to you or touch you in any way. 8. Pokes fun at you, but in a nice way (unless he is very young and immature). 9. Seems genuinely interested in what you have to say. 10. Rembers little things that you've talked about before a long time ago, and brings them up in conversations to let you know that he rembered. 11. He will always stare at you, and your friends may notice it too. 12. When you are talking with him and your friends, he will only comment on something that you say, or will look at you whenever he speaks. I hope that these help, but rember, you can't always rely on physical things. I think that most of all it is a feeling. If he likes you, your instinct tells you. Go with your gut. Don't let your logic tell you any different. I highly recommend the new book: "He's just not that into you." It is so right on about how to tell if a guy likes you! Actually, the first rule of thumb is that a guy will ask you out if he likes you. To get him comfortable enough to do that, all you have to do is smile and seem interested in him as a person (just in case he's the shy type). A guy who likes you may tend to notice new things about you, and compliment you. The truth is, most girls can tell if a guy likes them. If you get the feeling that he likes you, you're probably right. Okay, I'm a girl and i think its pretty much the same, I always think about what "signs" hell be giving me and ill realize i gave him the same ones, like staring, and then turning away, or blushing, or teasing but then making sure you know there kidding, they like to see you smile and will do whatever they can do just to touch you, but not in an obvious way, like "accidentally" touch your knee or arm, not too obvious though. Guys are cute that way, and I'll always find I'm even more attracted to them when they like you, but only by the minor signs. It feels good to know someones watching you so if a guy or girl sees something they like compliment them, it feels good! anyway that is about it, you should know, yes guys have the hardest jobs and I sympathize with them but just go for it, truth is if you think they do, most likely they do, and try not to give these signs when you don't like them, then your leading them on, that is not cool! I'm a guy, and I think that in most ways, we couldn't be clearer when we like someone, girls, on the other hand, are more complicated than debugging Windows Vista !!! If there's a girl a like, then I tend to be more hesitant, self-conscious and shy around her, but OK round all the other girls. I won't look at them as often as I look anywhere else. In the end, it's probably just as effective as doing the opposite. I disagree with the above, even though its like a well known fact for guys that girls are complicated and hard to read. But the truth is guys just can't catch a hint so no matter how much we do make signs it like barely gets through! So don't blame us for not being able to catch the MILLIONS of signs we send out! I would like spank a girl when she does something, then they would look at me with like an innocent face, and some of them would like hit me back... those are the sign of interest, but if she acts different from the signs above, just make a joke about how she's so naughty and you just have to punish her a little. Deep down a chick just want to be tamed and conquered You've gotta be kidding! I don't know what kind a girl you've tested that theory on but I would never go for that! We don't want to be tamed and conquered we want to be treated right and courted! If you expect that slapping a girl in the butt is gonna show that she's interested then I doubt you'll get any response because that move will probably make her completely uninterested!! In my personal opinion telling a girl she's naughty will only work on a slut! No self respectable girl should go for a guy who does that! I'm a girl and although a slap on the rear would return a slap on the face (I would be ticked because that shows no respect for a girl's body), in my opinion it is true that deep down a girl just wants to be tamed and conquered. Pushovers are NOT attractive at all; a guy should be manly and fun to be with. Girls put guys through a lot of crap (it is true that girls are cruel) and a guy who wilts or can't defend himself, well, if he can't defend himself, how do you expect him to defend you? Usually a girl will tell her best friend then her bff will try to be nice and tell the guy then he will know. However, it depends on the girl. I am a girl and personally, I'd never tell my bff because I'll be teased mercilessly about the guy lol. I'm a girl and if I liked a guy, I would 1) tease and "play" with him 2) I would try to sit closer to him or move near him in some way 3) I would try to get his attention, example walk around in front of him a lot, smile and try to catch his eye every time I saw him 4) I would talk to him and try to know him better 5)flirting is part of #4. If he constantly reminds you about his plans, such as "I'm going to the mall this weekend," he is hinting that you should go with him, or at least hoping that you will change your plans and go there the same date and time, with him or not. I knew a guy that liked me, and when I was around him, he would try and trip his friend and tease him so I would laugh. If a guy struggles to make you laugh, he likes you. Well, recently, a good friend of mine (I like her) broke up with her boyfriend, and I kinda helped her calm down a bit. Well, recently, she started teasing me, and calling me "heyy, Mr. Handsome", or similar things. I'm taking this as a good sign, and I'm kinda going out with her today. Not a big date, just a lunch and a movie. Also, you'll know a girl likes you if she constantly looks at you, like I do when I try to find her in the crowd. I have a locker next to the guy I like and he is always teasing me and making jokes and standing really close to my body like we are slow dancing or something. He is always smile and staring at me and he does look me in the eyes when we have conversations. So I'm pretty sure he likes me. For really bold guys The guy I like, I'm pretty sure he likes me. He seems to try and find excuses to touch me like high-fiving, or taking a box I'm carrying for me. Bold guys will try to catch your eye often, and hold the gaze. The totally non-shy guys try and make it more obvious. He may flirt with other girls around you and look at you to see if you get jealous. The guy I like is like totally the opposite of shy (so am I, we're perfect for each other lol), so I thought I'd put this in for the other peeps who like a bold dude. and a lot of this stuff applies to us gals too. Kiss them on the mouth and if they get mad they don't like you. Ok there was this guy in year 7 who used 2 like me, but I rejected him so he doesn't like me anymore, but he used 2... 1)poke me with his pen in maths and elbow me a lot 2)annoy me all other times 3)one time he ran up to me and opened my bag and one of my best friends asked him if he fancied me and he went bright red and went off. he was nice 2 me 4 the rest of the day - in English (last lesson) he was giving out books and he got to mine, smiled at me and put it at the bottom of the pile. In parents evening that day he was behind a desk and when I got there he was really pleased 2 c me. He ignored everyone else and gave me a massive grin, but I looked straight past him, so he has been ignoring me since. I hated him and I still do. Now there's this guy who I love, and I think it's mutual, we catch the same bus, so we're together every morning and afternoon, we go to the same clubs (orchestra, wind orchestra and yr 8 band), we play 3 instruments the same at the same level (keyboard, piano and guitar) and I play the clarinet and he plays the flute. the signs he gives me that we feel the same are: 1) he stares at me a lot ;2) he's always creeping up on me; 3) forever giving me high fives; 4) talks to me a lot; 5) tells me his secrets; 6) makes me laugh; 7) smiles at me. There is a great post on ezinearticles that talks about this subject (see related link). He will show signs: he will smile at you every time he sees you and do a cute nod; he will sit with you or ask you to sit with him; he will be nice to you all the time; he will finally ask you out. He might always be staring at you, running his hand through his hair, or avoiding your eyes when you look at him. He might also be whispering around you (nicely) and teasing you (nicely). He will laugh at your jokes, even if they aren't funny. Good luck with love! Give it a shot! There are some guys, however, that may like you, but will do none of the things above. For example, there is a guy that I know likes me (and how I know that is a long story, so I won't explain), and yet he purposefully doesn't do anything above so that I wouldn't know. He hardly ever makes eye contact, he doesn't try to talk to me much, he never laughs at my jokes, etc. And every time I touch him, he flips out. Yet he does like me as more than a friend. So don't think that if a guy seems to sort of shun you, in a way, it might not be that he's repulsed by you. He may like you. Sometimes guys can be really weird over whether they like you or not. Sometimes even if they know you like them IN THAT WAY because everyone knows they still don't do anything. Watch out, because sometimes if a guy is hanging around you and wants to be in a group with you for projects and stuff it's just because you're smart or he wants to look good. this is easy. for a guy if they show off, smile at you, ask you personal questions, or ask you who you like they will probably like you. for a girl if they smile at you, hang out with you, or try to sit by you they probably like you. They flirt with you very much and they do not show it until you show it If he is a SHY guy he will: 1. he would be really nervous when he is around you. 2. he will not make eye contact with you. 3. he will look at you and when you catch him he will look away. 4. he will try to avoid you. and that's usually it for shy guys! If he is a BOLD guy he will: 1. he will annoy you a lot. 2. he will say he likes another girl just to make you jealous. 3. he will flirt with you. 4. he will get mad if you talk to another guy. 5. when you talk to him, he will smile. 6. he will try his best to make you laugh. 7. he will touch your hand or hug you for no reason. 8. he will hang out around you very often. and that's usually for bold guys.
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|Shaper Septicycle 2014.42: AF02-GOLF-05 (Recife, BR) AF04-SIERRA-01 (Ponta Delgada, Azores) AF07-PAPA-03 (Casablanca, MA) [V] AF07-ROMEO-09 (Seville, ES) [V] AF09-SIERRA-11 (Montpellier, FR) AF13-SIERRA-00 (Athens, GR) AF14-CHARLIE-11 (Durban, ZA) AF14-SIERRA-09 (Ankara, TR) AM01-FOXTROT-06 (Denver, CO, USA) AM01-GOLF-09 (Omaha, NE, USA) AM01-JULIET-03 (Madison, WI, USA) [V] AM01-KILO-05 (Toronto, CA) AM01-KILO-12 (Columbus, OH, USA) AM02-ECHO-01 (Albuquerque, NM, USA) [V] AM02-GOLF-13 (Wichita, KS, USA) AM02-HOTEL-12 (St. Louis, MO, USA) AM02-LIMA-11 (Alexandria, VA, USA) AM03-GOLF-00 (Houston, TX, USA) AM03-KILO-10 (Atlanta, GA, USA) AM05-JULIET-11 (Merida, MX) AM06-HOTEL-04 (Guatemala, GT) [V] AM06-NOVEMBER-05 (Caracas, VE) AM15-MIKE-01 (Santiago, CL) AS10-GOLF-01 (Colombo, LK) AS10-KILO-05 (George Town, MY) [V] AS11-MIKE-10 (Ho Chi Minh City, VN) AS12-ECHO-03 (Mumbai, IN) AS13-PAPA-04 (Taichung, TW) AS14-ALPHA-07 (Riyadh, SA) [V] AS15-PAPA-09 (Shanghai) NR01-ECHO-00 (Budapest, HU) NR01-ECHO-13 (Belgrade, RS) NR01-FOXTROT-02 (Zagreb, HR) [V] NR01-FOXTROT-06 (Vienna, AT) NR01-GOLF-03 (Milan, IT) NR01-GOLF-06 (Geneva, CH) NR02-FOXTROT-04 (Dresden, DE) [V] NR02-FOXTROT-15 (Warsaw, PL) NR02-GOLF-08 (Hanover, DE) NR02-GOLF-12 (Dusseldorf, DE) NR02-HOTEL-03 (Utrecht, NL) NR03-GOLF-00 (Oslo, NO) NR03-GOLF-09 (Copenhagen, DK) NR04-DELTA-08 (Nizhny Novgorod, RU) NR04-KILO-11 (Reykjavik, IS) NR13-ROMEO-10 (Portland, OR, USA) PA01-ALPHA-14 (Nagano, JP) PA03-ROMEO-11 (Canberra, AU) PA04-PAPA-08 (Brisbane, AU) PA07-SIERRA-08 (Christchurch, NZ) [V] Shaper Septicycle 2014.43: AF02-FOXTROT-11 (Salvador, BR) AF07-SIERRA-02 (Porto, PT) AF11-SIERRA-13 (Naples, IT) AF13-CHARLIE-10 (Johannesburg, ZA) [V] AF14-ROMEO-10 (Alexandria, EG) AF15-NOVEMBER-01 (Jeddah, SA) AM01-CHARLIE-07 (San Jose, CA, USA) AM01-ECHO-06 (Provo, UT, USA) AM01-LIMA-12 (Syracuse, NY, USA) AM02-DELTA-04 (Las Vegas, NV, USA) AM02-DELTA-12 (Tijuana, MX) AM02-JULIET-06 (Bloomington, IN, USA) AM02-KILO-00 (Cincinnati, OH, USA) [V] AM02-KILO-11 (Charlotte, NC, USA) AM03-FOXTROT-03 (Ciudad Juarez, MX) AM04-KILO-01 (Tampa, FL, USA) AM05-FOXTROT-05 (Leon, MX) AM07-KILO-06 (Panama City, PA) AM07-LIMA-02 (Medellin, CO) AM12-MIKE-01 (Arequipa, PE) [V] AM12-NOVEMBER-08 (Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BO) AM14-ROMEO-11 (Ciudad del Este, PY) AM15-PAPA-11 (Rosario, AR) AS02-NOVEMBER-09 (Perth, AU) AS07-NOVEMBER-11 (Surabaya, ID) AS10-KILO-08 (Phuket, TH) AS11-PAPA-04 (Cebu City, PH) [V] AS12-HOTEL-01 (Kolkata, IN) AS13-PAPA-07 (Kaohsiung City, TW) AS15-SIERRA-15 (Kagoshima, JP) AS16-NOVEMBER-08 (Beijing, CN) AS16-ROMEO-04 (Busan, KR) [V] AS16-SIERRA-13 (Hiroshima, JP) NR01-GOLF-08 (Zurich, CH) [V] NR01-GOLF-10 (Luxemburg City) NR01-HOTEL-10 (Lyon, FR) NR02-CHARLIE-08 (Krasnodar, RU) NR02-KILO-02 (Cork, IE) NR04-CHARLIE-03 (Samara, RU) NR04-FOXTROT-09 (Helsinki, FI) NR05-SIERRA-09 (Portland, ME, USA) NR06-CHARLIE-05 (Omsk, RU) NR06-SIERR
|#Darsana Global
|2014-11-15 09:00:00
|The Google+ team will be sharing a few updates. RSVP to this event to watch the broadcast live.
|A Morning with Google+
|2013-10-29 17:30:00
|Google+ Developers
|In this Google+ Developers Live event, we will take a look at a few tricks for rendering interactive posts.
|Google+ Developers Live
|2013-07-09 23:30:00
|Google Developers
|Google I/O is an annual developer conference featuring highly technical, in-depth sessions, and showcasing the latest from Google's product teams and partners.
|Google I/O 2013
|2013-05-14 23:00:00
|Google+ Developers
|Join us for our first Google+ Developers Live of 2013, where we introduce Google+ Sign-In and answer your questions about this update to the Google+ Platform.
|Google+ Developers Live: Introducing Google+ Sign-In
|2013-02-26 23:30:00
|Google+ Developers
|Join us live for a short demo of the sign in button and how to retrieve profile information using it! Comment on the Hangout Event or the YouTube LiveStream with your questions and we will be sure to answer them!
|G+ Platform Office Hours -- Retrieving Profile Information with the Sign In Button
|2012-10-02 23:30:00
|Google Small Business
|*Registration for the in-person event is closed. Join us virtually on Google+ Event to get live updates, photos, and to submit questions.* At our Social Media Week San Francisco in February, Google's community team talked about scaling support to our large user base. Collaborating with users helps us have a wide reach, but we're careful to stay relevant to our micro-communities, too. This time around, we're delving into how we support our micro-communities while balancing the broader Google audience: through transparency, our super users, and real time, live interactions with our users. *Speakers* *@100535338638690515335 (Google Developers Live)* leads a community of developers who use Google technologies. He presents about using Hangouts and YouTube Live to connect developers with Googlers, other developers, and industry leaders. *@115695578304416858659 and @114489276586542400632 (Chrome OS and Chrome Browser)* work on open source products both with public issue trackers; they are able to keep users up to date in real time with new features, bug fixes, and updates. *Panel* Some of Google's community team speak about their various experiences on developing our super user programs, including our Top Contributor program. Moderator: @111064942645349853334 (Google Voice) Panelists: - @117036693528125723667 (Chrome OS) presents about being a Google "super user," the resources available to Top Contributors, and what he/she does to support his/her community. - @115584845914183643191 (Google+ Local) shares about supporting both consumers and business owners in Local. - @117818235930160001761 (Google+ Local Los Angeles) chats about holding in-person Google and Zagat events for Los Angeles residents. - @115695578304416858659 (Chrome OS) talks about the unique challenges of releasing hardware when just about everything is open to the public. - @114489276586542400632 (Chrome Browser) discusses supporting the large, diverse community of Chrome users. - @100535338638690515335 (Google Developers Live) chats about fostering community using transparency and real-time interaction with our users. Submit questions and vote on your favorites: https://www.google.com/moderator/#16/e=203f1e #smwgoogle
|Social Media Week - Google: Supporting micro-communities within a broader audience
|2012-09-26 09:00:00
|Google+ Developers
|Watch as @102817283354809142195 and @104523162451451372243 show you how easy it is to add the +1 button and Google+ badge to your site. +1 Button: http://goo.gl/SEDdA Google+ Badge: http://goo.gl/jzsFC
|Adding Google+ Social Plugins to Your Site
|2012-08-28 23:30:00
|Vic Gundotra
|Join us for a night of interactive simulations, hands-on experiences and live musical performances from Train and Paul Oakenfold. If you're attending, make sure to grab the latest Google+ app for your Android phone and turn on Party Mode to share your experience with the world. #io12
|Google I/O After Hours with Train and Paul Oakenfold!
|2012-06-27 19:00:00
|Mohammad Khatib
|Pictures and updates live from Google I/O 2012. Invite all your friends who are at I/O. Install Google+ new app and Enable Party Mode on your phone and let the pictures be uploaded automatically! Let's collect all the pictures from Google I/O into one place! And test Google+ Events! #io12 #io2012 #io12extended #partymode
|Google I/O 2012
|2012-06-27 09:00:00
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2015-08-28 00:34:56 (91 comments; 12 reshares; 147 +1s; )
This Afternoon, I Found a Semi-Automatic 22 Handgun in My Yard.
I was WFH today, and offered to take my son shoe shopping this afternoon, between emails. As I turned past, and slightly bumped, the bush in our front yard, I heard a clatter on the walkway that sounded a lot like if you drop your phone. Instead of a phone, it turned out to be a gun. It is a small one, so I thought it was a toy, and brought it in the house for my wife to see. After looking more closely, it's labeled as a Jennings Firearms semi-automatic 22, and Google found lots of web pages about the weapon.
Why it was in our yard, I have no idea. Maybe the police officer who's scheduled to come by later will know more, about why someone chose to dispose it in our yard. (Or leave it and hope to get it again later?) But it's not the usual thing one expects to find on the way to Payless Shoes.
... more »
Most reshares: 51
2016-03-28 00:58:45 (31 comments; 51 reshares; 229 +1s; )
Buzzfeed on +Sundar Pichai, the Google CEO you HAVE Heard Of
Almost five years ago, I ran into Sundar in the stairwells of Google, having just joined the company. I was holding a MacBook Air, which I'd been given as a Noogler. Knowing he ran ChromeOS, I told him I wished I could be carrying around a Chrome laptop instead. He was apologetic, saying he agreed, and was working on it.
By 2013, when the Pixel was announced, I traded IM's with Sundar just hours after the public launch. I congratulated him on the launch, and his response, to my surprise, was a humble one... "Do you have one yet?" Surprised, I said no, as it was the first day. He responded, "I'm so sorry. You were supposed to be on the list."
I paused, saying, no, it was fine. I'd get one soon. He reiterated, "You were supposed to be on the list. Contact... more »
Most plusones: 299
2015-11-25 02:49:38 (41 comments; 12 reshares; 299 +1s; )
Tonight I Nabbed a Google Bike from a Bike Thief
Google may seem like a big faceless corporation that can afford to lose a few bikes, but the reality is that these basic rides are valuable tools for the employees who use them to make meetings and appointments across our far-flung campus. Our great facilities teams make them available for our use, and because of their trusting nature, a number are taken each year, as you can guess. It's incredibly frustrating to see these obvious Google bikes ridden around town by people who they don't belong to.
Tonight, a few blocks from home, I saw a young man (in his 20s, I assume), sitting next to one at a local business. I decided I'd see if I could get the bike back to where it belonged.
I approached him and he remained seated, wearing earbuds in his phone, as I asked him where he got the bike. He ignored me. I asked... more »
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2016-09-09 16:16:24 (31 comments; 21 reshares; 179 +1s; )
How Chromebooks Are About to Totally Transform Laptop Design /by +WIRED /via +Hiroshi Lockheimer
"Chromebooks are exactly the computer the world needs now: simple, secure, usable. They just work. And starting this fall, they'll work they work the way people do in 2016: online everywhere, all the time, in a thousand different ways."
2016-09-01 17:08:52 (16 comments; 7 reshares; 67 +1s; )
The new Acer 13 Chromebook looks pretty sweet
ChromeOS (check)
Touch screen (check)
Supports Android apps (check)
Convertible (check)
4GB RAM (check)
Debuts next month.
2016-07-27 22:53:48 (1 comments; 3 reshares; 22 +1s; )
I don't always do live events, but when I do, I team up with smart product managers about our newest features. Today, the topic was Data Studio from +Google Analytics. Check it out.
2016-07-08 20:27:44 (3 comments; 2 reshares; 98 +1s; )
Fortune Bear Visits the Google Campus
My five year old left on a three day trip this week and forgot his favorite stuffed bear, Fortune. He asked me to look after Fortune and take him with me to work. So, of course, I did. Here are a few photos from Fortune's visit to Google. /cc +Kristine Gray +Terrie Gray
2016-06-30 17:45:46 (7 comments; 9 reshares; 152 +1s; )
Delicious Android Nougat...
2016-06-10 03:30:00 (5 comments; 6 reshares; 65 +1s; )
Ingress Has the World as Its Game Board
There are games. Then there is +Ingress - the best immersive experience I've been participating in for the better part of 500 days. It's simple. You visit amazing places around the world and in your backyard. You walk. You bike. You conquer. Today, I just passed 5,000 kilometers walked in the game since I started, and it's really accelerated my +Fitbit stats. So you could watch more TV or play World of Warcraft. But you should be downloading Ingress. Get moving.
2016-06-07 02:03:48 (9 comments; 28 reshares; 184 +1s; )
Google Demos Why Bringing Android Apps to Chromebook Is So Disruptive
/by +Paul Thurrott #chromeos #android
"A few weeks back, Google announced that it would bring its Android app and Google Play Store ecosystems to Chromebook, dramatically improving the portable PC alternative. Now, the firm has released a video showing how these two platforms will work together. And this is bad news for Windows.
And as I expected, this Peanut Butter Cup pairing of two previously separate platforms—"two great tastes that go together"—is going to be disruptive."
2016-06-07 02:02:37 (4 comments; 17 reshares; 76 +1s; )
Why It's Time to Take ChromeOS Seriously
/via +Wall Street Journal #chromeos
"Now, to my surprise, I use the Chrome operating system for all my nonmobile computing. Thanks to continuous improvements in its usefulness and power, I increasingly think it's the future of computing... For most of what people need to accomplish on a computer, Chrome is just better."
Welcome +Christopher Mims to ChromeOS!
2016-05-19 15:32:55 (29 comments; 23 reshares; 148 +1s; )
The Verge: Chromebooks Outsell Macs in the US in Q1
#chromeos #chromebooks
You could keep buying a machine with local storage and apps that you have to install and documents that you could save locally and lose if something goes wrong or your laptop gets stolen... OR you could just use a Chromebook and have all your apps and data on every device you log in to. It's a simpler choice every day.
2016-05-10 17:09:33 (5 comments; 2 reshares; 19 +1s; )
5 Ways Right-Brained PR Pros Can Use +Google Analytics
In a few weeks, I'm headed to Atlanta and Miami for a series of conferences, culminating in a PR News presentation. I also plan to finally meet +Mike Fruchter, who more than 5 years ago, took +Adam Singer's previous role when I moved the gears on their careers from 3,000 miles away. In advance of the PR News event, they asked for some tips on how PR pros can use GA. Here's the simple result.
2016-04-29 17:29:52 (3 comments; 3 reshares; 25 +1s; )
How the "What's Your Current Salary?" Question Hurts the Gender Pay Gap
Using an individual's current salary level as impacting their next salary ensures that pay inequality sticks around. +Laszlo Bock and others here at Google are working to fix it.
2016-04-27 18:41:15 (1 comments; 3 reshares; 107 +1s; )
It's Take Your Children to Work Day at Google. My kids, along with +Jason O'Grady's, already asked +Laszlo Bock for a job.
2016-04-22 06:35:15 (5 comments; 3 reshares; 29 +1s; )
Real Valley Stories: The SVP of HR and a Bunch of Lawyers Will See You Now
/via +louisgray.com #business #legal #siliconvalley
"The day had started innocently enough. I was hosting our company's public relations firm at the office, as we worked with our product marketing and management teams on interacting with press. At a break, I stepped outside of the conference room and found the longtime senior vice president of HR waiting for me — usually not a good sign.
"Louis, please come into my office," he said, with a tone that made it obvious this wasn't really a choice. So I followed."
2016-04-02 03:24:57 (11 comments; 5 reshares; 141 +1s; )
Why yes, my Nexus 6P took this photo.
It's springtime on the Google campus. Pollen has indicated this for some time.
2016-03-28 00:58:45 (31 comments; 51 reshares; 229 +1s; )
Buzzfeed on +Sundar Pichai, the Google CEO you HAVE Heard Of
Almost five years ago, I ran into Sundar in the stairwells of Google, having just joined the company. I was holding a MacBook Air, which I'd been given as a Noogler. Knowing he ran ChromeOS, I told him I wished I could be carrying around a Chrome laptop instead. He was apologetic, saying he agreed, and was working on it.
By 2013, when the Pixel was announced, I traded IM's with Sundar just hours after the public launch. I congratulated him on the launch, and his response, to my surprise, was a humble one... "Do you have one yet?" Surprised, I said no, as it was the first day. He responded, "I'm so sorry. You were supposed to be on the list."
I paused, saying, no, it was fine. I'd get one soon. He reiterated, "You were supposed to be on the list. Contact... more »
2016-03-23 17:43:52 (4 comments; 5 reshares; 59 +1s; )
Dramatic Scene Over Mountain View Yesterday
Spotted these ominous clouds when on a 1:1 walking meeting with +Adam Singer yesterday morning. We dodged getting wet and returned to the safety of our laptops soon after.
2016-03-22 20:25:20 (2 comments; 2 reshares; 13 +1s; )
Humans of Silicon Valley /by +Erica Joy
"The reality is that though many in tech think they are above and beyond all the problems plaguing the rest of the US, though they believe themselves to be separate, they're very much equal. Racism exists in the tech industry, because racism exists everywhere. It's time we talked about that, instead of dancing around it."
2016-03-15 14:58:52 (0 comments; 7 reshares; 20 +1s; )
New today: The +Google Analytics 360 Suite. It's a brand new enterprise focused measurement platform for any data driven company.
2016-02-26 21:35:46 (0 comments; 26 reshares; 45 +1s; )
Watch: Bryan Stevenson of Equal Justice Initiative at Google
Bryan Stevenson of the Equal Justice Initiative came to speak with +David Drummond and others at Google yesterday, to talk about racial justice and Black History Month. His talk was incredible, and you owe it to yourself to watch this and learn. Everybody should watch this. So do.
2016-02-17 06:45:38 (6 comments; 2 reshares; 84 +1s; )
I Should Start a Campaign: Shot On Nexus 6P
I hear that's the thing these days. Take photos with your phone that are better than those huge cameras we all had to lug around. I had a willing model showing day and night shots.
2016-02-14 08:49:17 (5 comments; 3 reshares; 73 +1s; )
Our current houseguest is our neighbor's pup.
Can you resist that smile? I didn't think so.
2016-02-11 23:34:20 (10 comments; 3 reshares; 28 +1s; )
We Need Smart and Personal Streams, Not Just the Latest Updates
#twitter #media #social
"Once again, the tech web is aflutter about a proposed change in Twitter's timeline — as they have finally made a choice to offer more than a simply chronological feed of updates displayed in the order they were posted.
While a chronological order of tweets can be considered a hallmark definition of what Twitter is today, and truthfully, one of its most addictive features as each new Tweet rolls in, it's also a detriment to those who aren't ready to be constantly hooked to the information IV drip."
2016-02-09 16:40:22 (6 comments; 8 reshares; 40 +1s; )
How to run a fantasy stock portfolio with friends, leveraging Google Finance and Google Sheets #finance #stocks
If you follow the stock market or news in general, you know that 2016 has opened up rough for those used to consistent gains. At the beginning of this year, I set up a fantasy stock market contest with a few friends, and in near real-time, we're seeing our virtual portfolios rise and fall, and competing with one another - all by leveraging Google Finance and a shared Google spreadsheet. It's never been more fun to watch all of us lose money. Here's how to set yours up.
2016-02-02 19:19:44 (18 comments; 4 reshares; 74 +1s; )
4,920 Girl Scout Cookie Boxes Just Showed Up In My Garage
It's Girl Scout cookie season. And, like last year, our home is the cookie cupboard for the area, so the truck arrived with all our pallets, and now we are overflowing with Thin Mints, Trefoils, Do-si-Dos, Savvanah Smiles and Tagalogs. Our daughter, as part of her troop, is selling the cookies, and for the first time, you can order online.
Otherwise, I have to eat all these, and nobody (except me) wants that.
2016-01-27 23:51:04 (9 comments; 8 reshares; 87 +1s; )
Android Special Edition Figurine: Chinese New Year 2016
#android #CNY2016
You might have seen +Dead Zebra, Inc's post about this year's Android mini collectible for the 2016 Chinese New Year. (http://www.deadzebra.com/android/2016-chinese-new-year-android/) I just managed to snag a few for me, and they'll be taking space on the shelves at home where they belong. Nice bright red colors on this one.
2016-01-27 17:34:56 (1 comments; 5 reshares; 46 +1s; )
Google's Head of Virtual Reality Won't Stop Until Everyone Is Using VR
/featuring +Clay Bavor and +Google Cardboard
"... it was no surprise that when Google announced in June of 2014 that it had built a virtual reality headset almost entirely of cardboard, many people thought it was another of the company's gags—if several months delayed. The project, dubbed Google Cardboard, has been anything but a joke. On Jan. 27, Google will announce that 5 million Cardboard have shipped."
2016-01-20 23:42:34 (8 comments; 1 reshares; 55 +1s; )
Five years ago, my 2 year old twins got gifts from the Microsoft store
+Timehop reminded me of that trip earlier today, and to be honest, what I'm most struck by, aside from their reaction, is that I don't think their room or carpet have ever been this clean since. /cc +Kristine Gray
2016-01-14 22:49:09 (1 comments; 0 reshares; 13 +1s; )
Listen Different And Learn
#diversity #siliconvalley #socialmedia
"For most people, new ideas and perspectives make us uncomfortable. It's easier and less taxing to surround ourselves with people who agree with our worldview, and reinforce our way of thinking, to make us believe we are correct. We self-select our communities, both in the physical world, and the online space, and these friends or peers become an extension of our own identity.
A byproduct of this selection process is that our communities end up looking a lot like us and behaving like us."
2016-01-12 22:20:21 (13 comments; 8 reshares; 88 +1s; )
New Android Google Edition Figurine: Tech Stop
/via +Erin Pierce and +Dead Zebra, Inc #android #lifeatgoogle
At Google, when we have issues with our laptops, tablets or phones, we have excellent colleagues trained to make things work again, and dedicated spaces, called Tech Stop. Google's famous for its cafes, yes, but smart geniuses at Tech Stop are even better. This special edition Android figurine showcases the Tech Stop employee with a zipup jacket and mandatory Ethernet cable.
For fun, you can see a deleted "Tech Stop" scene from The Internship:
2016-01-11 20:24:35 (8 comments; 15 reshares; 91 +1s; )
Report: Chromebook sales surpassed 51% in K-12 market nationwide
#chromeos #chromebooks #education
"'It's a tidal wave: Chrome is the clear U.S. market leader now,' says Mike Fisher, associate director of education technology at Futuresource. He says districts are drawn to the Chromebook's Web-based operating system, ease of use, IT manageability and $200 to $300 price range."
2016-01-06 18:56:33 (18 comments; 5 reshares; 74 +1s; )
New Android Google Edition Figurine: Product Safety
/via +Alex Ruiz and +Dead Zebra, Inc #android
This little fig looks to respect and protect, and comes with its own laptop and flashlight. I feel safer just knowing this droid exists.
2016-01-04 22:08:26 (22 comments; 9 reshares; 91 +1s; )
New Android Mini Collectible: I <3 My Dog
/by +Andrew Bell of +Dead Zebra, Inc #android #dogs
You already know I have lots of Android figures at home. But I also have two dogs: one beagle and one mutt. This new Android mini collectible is for all of us who are dog owners, and comes with a little dog droid to boot. Woof.
2015-12-08 19:19:52 (10 comments; 4 reshares; 52 +1s; )
You Can Now Buy the Pixel C on the Google Store
"Pixel C is designed from the ground up alongside its keyboard,, so you can switch in an instant between swiping and typing. Plus, the screen adjusts to different angles, so you can work or watch comfortably wherever you want."
2015-11-30 02:15:00 (15 comments; 0 reshares; 30 +1s; )
There was a 4 alarm house fire on our street today.
The owners appeared physically unharmed, but they likely lost much of the home. Not sure on the cause, but firefighters smashed the roof to extinguish the flames and it didn't spread to any neighboring structures.
2015-11-25 02:49:38 (41 comments; 12 reshares; 299 +1s; )
Tonight I Nabbed a Google Bike from a Bike Thief
Google may seem like a big faceless corporation that can afford to lose a few bikes, but the reality is that these basic rides are valuable tools for the employees who use them to make meetings and appointments across our far-flung campus. Our great facilities teams make them available for our use, and because of their trusting nature, a number are taken each year, as you can guess. It's incredibly frustrating to see these obvious Google bikes ridden around town by people who they don't belong to.
Tonight, a few blocks from home, I saw a young man (in his 20s, I assume), sitting next to one at a local business. I decided I'd see if I could get the bike back to where it belonged.
I approached him and he remained seated, wearing earbuds in his phone, as I asked him where he got the bike. He ignored me. I asked... more »
2015-11-08 00:58:55 (5 comments; 1 reshares; 79 +1s; )
Day two in Tahoe: A shallow lake, more trails, and ice skating
No bears today, but we didn't go up into the hills. Just lots of smiles.
2015-11-06 20:11:08 (6 comments; 1 reshares; 46 +1s; )
Why did the black bear cross the road?
To get to the other side. This one was traveling the California/Nevada border, flanked by a touch of snow. All my kids got to see him stroll by.
2015-11-02 18:56:17 (6 comments; 17 reshares; 139 +1s; )
Chrome OS is Here to Stay
#chromeos #chromebooks #chromies
"Over the last few days, there's been some confusion about the future of Chrome OS and Chromebooks based on speculation that Chrome OS will be folded into Android. While we've been working on ways to bring together the best of both operating systems, there's no plan to phase out Chrome OS."
2015-10-31 05:45:10 (5 comments; 8 reshares; 74 +1s; )
Techdirt: Google Fiber Looking Like A Disruptive Broadband Revolution
+Google Fiber can't come to my house soon enough. And if I ever left the Bay Area, I can't imagine moving somewhere that doesn't already have Google Fiber. It's a game changer.
2015-10-30 17:08:31 (16 comments; 2 reshares; 172 +1s; )
Two thirds of my kids went as Microsoft products for Halloween
My wife made the Minecraft pixel costumes for the wolf and creeper by hand.
Nice job +Kristine Gray!
2015-10-22 21:32:48 (10 comments; 6 reshares; 115 +1s; )
Android Halloween 2015 Special Edition Figure
/by +Andrew Bell of +Dead Zebra, Inc #android #halloween
This little figurine isn't really all that scary. Maybe it carries some kind of curse.
2015-10-20 02:13:10 (18 comments; 19 reshares; 138 +1s; )
The Trailer You've All Been Waiting For
#starwars #youtube #theforceawakens
OK. I'm ready to see this now.
2015-10-14 05:48:16 (4 comments; 5 reshares; 54 +1s; )
Layoffs and Loyalty in a Liquid Valley
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Today, Twitter announced job cuts impacting 336 employees. I've been in a front row seat for multiple rounds of layoffs before. I've been laid off before. It's emotionally draining, and there's a tug of war for loyalty between the company and employee that never truly ends until you separate. Here are some of the stories from my experience.
2015-10-08 15:15:53 (18 comments; 2 reshares; 133 +1s; )
Rocking the Project Fi jacket this morning
Of course, on the way to school, my second grader asks, "Daddy, is that jacket for Facebook?"
No. No it is not.
2015-10-06 06:48:27 (10 comments; 27 reshares; 91 +1s; )
Google Chromebooks: The most popular classroom computing device
/by +Steven Vaughan-Nichols #chromeos #chromebooks
"... Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that "by the end of this year, there will be more Chromebooks than every other device combined" in schools. Pichai also added that every day, an average of 30,000 Chromebooks are activated and most of those sales are to new customers."
2015-09-06 01:57:15 (40 comments; 11 reshares; 179 +1s; )
Google Express Just Delivered a New OnHub
The reviews for Google's new wireless router have been exceptional, and I've honestly been a little jealous it's one product I don't already have. It's been sold out everywhere, from Best Buy to Amazon, Fry's and the Google Store online. So this morning, when I saw it on +Google Express, I had to try and see if I could get my hands on one. And boom. It's here. I'll be setting it up tonight, and will let you know how it goes.
2015-09-04 17:22:52 (15 comments; 9 reshares; 30 +1s; )
Marketwatch on Going Solar: Renting or Buying
Over a year ago, we entered a PPA (power purchase agreement) with +Sunrun and added solar panels to our house, with an expectation we'd save about $60,000 in the 20 year contract. We've already saved more than $4,000, and brought our monthly bills down from about $300 a month to less than $20. This month's bill is $16.16 for a standard home with kids who use electricity constantly.
If you're interested in Sunrun, check them out: http://tinyurl.com/gosunrun or ask me anything you like. Our savings details are here: https://goo.gl/wrkdfx
2015-09-01 00:53:08 (5 comments; 2 reshares; 12 +1s; )
Having a Clear Call to Action Can Drive Real Results
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About 15 years ago, as we made plans to launch the first version of our website, we wanted to capture that initial traffic burst, and turn it into long-term customer engagement. Our plan: Deliver a clear call to action for our newsletter on every page. On the +Google Analytics team, I get questions often about calls to action and how to optimize landing pages. Here's one story of real success.
2015-08-31 20:59:20 (9 comments; 4 reshares; 50 +1s; )
This little bird strayed too far from the nest
Yesterday evening, at a group picnic with friends and family, the kids gathered around a tree in the park, having discovered a small bird that had prematurely left its nest. With mother nowhere in sight, eyes shut, and barely able to fly, it was in a perilous spot, be it from curious grubby kid hands, predators or simple starvation and neglect.
I was able to capture the bird and pass it to our local wildlife society so it can be rehabilitated and released (thanks to +Chris Beaupre and +Todd Beaupre). But before we passed it along, this little animation was maded from my close up photos. Tweet tweet!
2015-08-28 00:34:56 (91 comments; 12 reshares; 147 +1s; )
This Afternoon, I Found a Semi-Automatic 22 Handgun in My Yard.
I was WFH today, and offered to take my son shoe shopping this afternoon, between emails. As I turned past, and slightly bumped, the bush in our front yard, I heard a clatter on the walkway that sounded a lot like if you drop your phone. Instead of a phone, it turned out to be a gun. It is a small one, so I thought it was a toy, and brought it in the house for my wife to see. After looking more closely, it's labeled as a Jennings Firearms semi-automatic 22, and Google found lots of web pages about the weapon.
Why it was in our yard, I have no idea. Maybe the police officer who's scheduled to come by later will know more, about why someone chose to dispose it in our yard. (Or leave it and hope to get it again later?) But it's not the usual thing one expects to find on the way to Payless Shoes.
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One month prior to this year's draft, outfielder Seth Schwindenhammer gave what the Boston Red Sox hope is a premonition of things to come.
While playing in the second annual Statewide Showdown in Bartonville, Ill., Schwindenhammer led his Limestone Community High team to a 10-1 romp over Peoria Notre Dame by going 3-for-4 including two home runs – one a grand slam – and finishing with seven RBI.
He also doubled off two runners at first base while playing center field.
Schwindenhammer was picked by Boston in the fifth round and accepted a $175,000 signing bonus which meant he opted not to play for the University of Illinois after signing a letter of intent.
He was assigned to Boston's affiliate in the Gulf Coast Rookie League, where his first taste of pro ball was bittersweet.In 36 games with the Gulf Coast Red Sox,
Schwindenhammer hit only .192 (24-124) with zero home runs and 10 RBI.
As a senior in high school, Schwindenhammer hit .434 with 15 home runs and 54 RBI – which followed a junior year during which he hit .425 with 13 homers and 42 RBI.
Prep Baseball Report listed him as the No. 3 hitter and as having the No. 8 fastball in Illinois for the Class of 2009.
Boston scouted Schwindenhammer several times, including an April session during which he hit 15 of 35 pitches out of his high school field.
Schwindenhammer, who hits from the left side, is rated as having a balanced swing, a strong arm and the ability to hit to all fields – with power.
While at Limestone, he played left, center and first base and also pitched but was assigned to play the outfield (he played left with the Gulf Coast Red Sox).
Schwindenhammer is projected to kick off his 2010 season with Lowell.
Scouting report on prospect Seth Schwindenhammer
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One month prior to this year's draft, outfielder Seth Schwindenhammer gave what the Boston Red Sox hope is a premonition of things to come.


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Magna Mitral - 23mm
This study is currently recruiting participants. (see Contacts and Locations)
Verified January 2016 by Edwards Lifesciences
Edwards Lifesciences
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Edwards Lifesciences
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: March 9, 2011
Last updated: January 20, 2016
Last verified: January 2016
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Detailed Description:
The purpose of this clinical study is to obtain human clinical data that demonstrates that the size 23mm Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT Magna mitral pericardial valve, model 7000TFX, is a safe and effective replacement heart valve.
Mitral Heart Valve Disease
Device: Implantation of CEP Magna Mitral Model 7000TFX
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Clinical Evaluation of the Size 23mm Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT Magna Mitral Bioprosthesis, Model 7000TFX
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Heart Valve DiseasesU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Edwards Lifesciences:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Mean effective orifice area at 1 year post implant [ Time Frame: Entire study period-5 years post implant ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Mean effective orifice area (EOA) at 1 year post-implant will be reported.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Number and percentage of subject in NYHA functional class I or II at 1 year post-implant. [ Time Frame: Entire study period ; 5 years post implant ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]The pre-procedure and 1 year post-procedure NYHA distribution (numbers and percentage of subjects) will be tabulated
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|March 2011
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2017
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
All subjects receive implant
Subjects serve as own control
Device: Implantation of CEP Magna Mitral Model 7000TFX
Heart valve surgery: CEP Magna Mitral Model 7000 TFX
Detailed Description:
This is a prospective, non-randomized, multi-site, descriptive study. A minimum of 15 and up to 20 subjects will be implanted at a minimum of 2 and up to 8 participating investigational sites within the US and internationally.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|13 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient has mitral valve disease requiring surgical replacement
- Patient has provided written informed consent prior to mitral valve surgery
- Patient is expected to survive surgery and be discharged
- Patient is willing to comply with specified follow-up evaluations
- Patient is 13 years of age or older
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient has life expectancy < 12 months due to non-cardiac co-morbid conditions;
- Patient has/had active endocarditis within the last 3 months
- Patient requires replacement of a native or previously implanted prosthetic, tricuspid, pulmonic or aortic valve;
- Patient was previously enrolled and implanted in the study
- Patient has/had prior aortic, tricuspid and/ or pulmonary valve surgery, which included implantation of a bioprosthetic valve or mechanical valve that will remain in situ
- Patient has a body surface area (BSA) > 1.9m2
- Female patients who are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or lactating
- Patient has a documented history of substance ( drug or alcohol) abuse
- Patient is currently a prison inmate
- Patient is currently participating in an investigational drug or another device study
- Patient is undergoing renal dialysis for chronic renal failure or has hyperparathyroidism
- Patient has active myocarditis
- Patient has had an acute preoperative neurological deficit, myocardial infarction, or cardiac event and has not returned to baseline or stabilized > 30 days prior to the planned v alve implant surgery
- Patient has an abnormality such as an aortic aneurysm (e.g. due to cystic medial necrosis or Marfan's syndrome), aortic dissection, or ventricular aneurysm that might place
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01312779
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01312779
|Contact: Bruce Van Deman
|United States, Florida
|Florida Hospital
|Orlando, Florida, United States, 32803
|Contact: Sandra Houser, BSN RN CCRN 407-303-5600 ext 110-6767 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Kevin Accola, MD
|United States, Illinois
|Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
|Northwestern Hospital
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
|Contact: Erika Elganzouri, RN, MSN, MBA 312-926-2828 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Contact: Andrea Kim 312-695-6826 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Chris Malaisrie, MD
|United States, Iowa
|University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
|Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242
|Contact: Amy Ollinger, RN, BSN 319-353-6675 email@example.com
|Contact: Kimberly Miller, RN, BSN 319-353-6675 email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Mohammad Bashir, MD
|United States, Missouri
|Washington University
|St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
|Contact: Tracy Sutton, firstname.lastname@example.com 314-747-1926
|Contact: Sam Neudecker, RN, BSN 314-747-4406 email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Ralph Damiano,Jr., MD
|United States, New Jersey
|Cooper University Hospital
|Camden, New Jersey, United States, 08103
|Contact: Mary Pileggi, RN, BSN 856-757-9783 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Michael Rosenbloom, MD
|United States, Tennessee
|Saint Thomas Health
|Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37205
|Contact: Nancy Grimes, RN 615-222-4356 email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Evelio Rodriguez, MD
|The John Paul II Hospital in Krakow
|Active, not recruiting
|Krakow, Poland, 31-202
Sponsors and Collaborators
Edwards Lifesciences
|Principal Investigator:
|Kevin Accola, MD
|Florida Hospital Cardiovascular Research Institute
More Information
Keywords provided by Edwards Lifesciences:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 23, 2016
|Responsible Party:
|Edwards Lifesciences
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01312779 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|March 9, 2011
|Last Updated:
|January 20, 2016
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
Poland: Ministry of Health
Keywords provided by Edwards Lifesciences:
Mitral Valve Replacement
23mm CEP
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Heart Valve Diseases
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 23, 2016


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The Ministry of Defence today published a summary of its Chemical Defence Programme. In answer to a Parliamentary Question from Brian Sedgemore MP (Hackney South and Shoreditch) Dr John Reid, Minister of State for the Armed Forces, confirmed that, in keeping with the Government's commitment to openness, the 1997 summary document has been placed in the library of the House of Commons.
The summary document contains information relating to research and development, procurement of equipment and training issues within the chemical defence programme - and demonstrates that the UK's programme is structured to protect servicemen and women.
Dr Reid said of the publication:
'As a State Party to the Chemical Weapons Convention, the UK is fully committed to the global elimination of chemical weapons. The UK's defence programme is part of the our commitment to reduce the possibility that any potential aggressor could use such weapons to terrorise the world.
'The basis of the UK's programme is scientific research and development. Our troops are highly trained to overcome the physical and psychological burdens of operating in worst case scenarios of chemical attack. The very best in detection and protection technology is crucial to ensure that our forces can operate in all circumstances.'
The Chemical Defence Summary 1997 has also been submitted to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in The Hague.
In order to increase the transparency of national chemical defence
programmes, Article X of the Convention requires each State Party
to provide an annual summary of its chemical defence programme.
The Chemical Weapons Convention, which entered into force on April 29 1997, outlaws the development, production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons. Activities related to protection against toxic chemicals and chemical weapons are not prohibited.
In order to increase the transparency of national chemical defence programmes, Article X of the Convention requires each State Party to provide an annual summary of its chemical defence programme.


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One Tiffin University family decided to open their home to an international student through the school's Adopt a Dragon program.
The program, established by the International Student Services Office, was designed to unite TU international students with Tiffin families.
TU has nearly 200 international students from 30 countries enrolled in its undergraduate and graduate programs.
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Omar Alfehri (center, with scarf) and the Marinis family traveled to an Arabic restaurant.
"International students who apply for this program are eager to acquire more knowledge about Ohio and American culture," said Rachel Crooks, director of international student advising at TU. "Most international students never get a chance to step foot inside an American household during their stay here."
"The goal of the program is to promote diversity and cultural awareness throughout the community," said Jamie Marinis, director of first-year programs and student outreach at TU. "Adopt a Dragon not only offers international students the chance to learn about American culture and traditions but also allows members of the Tiffin community to learn about and appreciate diversity while experiencing different cultures and customs directly."
Jamie and her husband, Jeremy Marinis, who serves as vice president for enrollment management at TU, have been serving as hosts for four students from Saudi Arabia.
One student who spent time with the Marinis family was Omar Alfehri. He said he has been in the United States for a year.
"I like to travel and try new things because I believe that helps me to learn a lot of different things from other people, understand different cultures and get more knowledge," Omar said.
He said he decided to take part in this program to be close to an American family to see how they live and to learn more about American traditions.
"I wanted to meet new people and to share more things with them," Omar said. "Also, I wanted to get involved in any activity because there are so many things to do in this town."
Jamie Marinis taught a course last spring that consisted of international students, a population with whom she said she previously had little interaction.
Anyone in the community may take part in the Adopt a Dragon program, Crooks said.
"It is not a huge commitment. It just involves including a student in a person's normal life," Crooks said.
Program information and the application for hosts can be found at www.tiffin.edu/international/events/adopt.
Expectations for the program are to attend an orientation for the program, return calls and emails from the student, try to meet with the student once a month and introduce students to American culture.
Participants are to not be a taxi service for the student, are not required to have a student stay with them and are not required to provide money for the student.
"Even though I was the teacher, I definitely learned and benefited in so many ways from this course," Jamie Marinis said. "I truly valued my time spent with these students in class and knew immediately I wanted the opportunity to get to know these students outside of the classroom."
She said she and her family welcomed the students into their home to share a traditional Thanksgiving meal.
"As we ate our traditional Thanksgiving meal and conversed, we talked about what Thanksgiving means to us and the significance it has on American culture," she said. "In turn, our adopted students shared some cherished traditions from their own culture."
Omar said his favorite part of the experience was having a traditional American Thanksgiving dinner.
"It was a good experience," he said.
The program teaches students to embrace who they are and where they come from, Jamie Marinis said.
"We all have so much to learn from one another, we shouldn't be afraid to share what makes each of us unique," she said. "If someone looks or sounds different, take the chance to get to know him or her. I guarantee you will be pleasantly surprised by what you learn about others, as well as yourself in the process."
Omar said he would tell other students the program offers a good chance to participate in many things while they live in Tiffin.
"The program will help us to try the American lifestyle and adapt in the western culture (more) easily, which makes students more open-minded and happy," Omar said.


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DuPont considers safety of paramount importance. Both in the fields of process safety and safe work practices, management systems are in place to prevent incidents and accidents. In addition DuPont has been certified in accordance with ISO-9001 (quality) and ISO 14001 (environment).
Based on the hazardous substances present at the location, the directive on major-accident hazards applies to the site. Controlling these hazards is considered best practicable means.
On a regular basis safety drills are held at DuPont in Dordrecht. The regional fire brigade also takes part in the periodical drills in controlling calamities. DuPont has its own company fire brigade which consists of eight professional fire fighters and 125 volunteers. They have several emergency response vehicles at their disposal, including an ultramodern International E-One.
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Defense wants to inform jury about risk of lethal injection in death penalty eligible caseUPDATED 1:33 PM EDT Jun 26, 2014
Ellen Crawley's defense team said it has a right to inform a jury about the recorded risks of lethal injection and how it may be unconstitutional.Video Transcript
COLIN, ELLEN CRAWLEY IS CHARGED WITH MURDER, AND PROSECUTORS WANT TO MAKE THIS A DEATH PENALTY CASE... MAKING HER ELIGIBLE FOR LETHAL INJECTION IF SHE'S CONVICTED. BUT... THE DEFENSE SAYS THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO INFORM A JURY ABOUT THE RECORDED RISKS OF LETHAL INJECTION..AND HOW IT MAY BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL. "If we're talking about putting somebody to death, we don't have much opportunity after the fact and say, now, we've decided, you know, this is really not such a great plan and it violates the 8th amendment." POLICE ARRESTED ELLEN CRAWLY IN 2012 AFTER HER GRANDMOTHER, MARY MCCLAIN, WAS FOUND STUFFED IN A TRASH CONTAINER IN OKOLONA. IN A TAPED CONFESSION, CRAWLEY TOLD INVESTIGATORS THE TWO HAD BEEN FIGHTING AND CRAWLEY HIT HER GRANDMOTHER IN THE HEAD WITH A SKILLET. THE COMMONWEALTH SAYS IT'S A DEATH PENALTY CASE. BUT THE DEFENSE ARGUES IF THIS IS A DEATH PENALTY CASE, THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO DISCUSS THE HALT OF PRODUCTION OF THE DRUGS USED FOR LETHAL INJECTION.. AND THE RECORDED REACTIONS BY OTHER INMATES TO THE INJECTIONS.. WHO SUFFERED EXTREME PAIN BEFORE DEATH. THE JUDGE AGREED, THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF LETHAL INJECTION.. COULD PLAY A KEY ROLE IN THE CASE. "So we really have to try and think about it ahead of time and if no appellate court has said, this approach passes muster, and it's ok, go ahead and try this case with this as the plan." JUDGE CUNNINGHAM HAS 30 DAYS TO MAKE A RULING ON THE CASE, AND WHETHER THE DEFENSE CAN TELL A JURY THE DETAILS AND RISKS OF LETHAL INJECTION. THE TRIAL IS STILL SET FOR JUNE OF 2015. IN THE NEWSROOM, ANN BOWDAN, WLKY NEWS.
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Back in 2000 there was a forgettable horror movie called Final Destination. A group of high school students going on their senior trip narrowly miss their flight to Paris. The plane blows up, killing everyone on board. The premise of the movie was that they were destined to die. Death, not one to be cheated, starts claiming the survivors one by one. Pretty far-fetched, eh?
Then again, maybe not.
Johanna Ganthaler of Italy was supposed to be on Air France 447 but arrived at the airport in Rio too late. She and her husband ended up returning to Europe the next day on a different plane.
Earlier this week Ganthaler was killed in a car crash along an Austrian road. Her husband was seriously injured.
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If I had my druthers right now we would convene a special session of Congress, amend the Constitution and move up the inauguration from Jan. 20 to Thanksgiving Day.
Yes, Mr. Friedman. Good idea! Let's give the next president, you know, four days to hastily assemble his entire cabinet and staff in time to govern the world through the worst financial crisis since whenever… starting Thursday. Smart — then again, it would certainly help the establishment press to build their "failed Obama presidency" narrative.
Or how about this: Why don't the very serious commentariat demand that our current president do his damn job for a change rather than running out the clock. Naturally, this won't happen because the current narrative is all about Clinton drama. And notice the end of the article — Friedman closes with a quote about a potential Obama mistake. Very serious!
By the way, notice that Friedman is also channeling our favorite financial diva Suze Orman. Nag people about their spending!
I go into restaurants these days, look around at the tables often still crowded with young people, and I have this urge to go from table to table and say: "You don't know me, but I have to tell you that you shouldn't be here. You should be saving your money. You should be home eating tuna fish…"
Eight month emergency fund, young people! Eat tuna! No mention whatsoever that the Iraq invasion and occupation, which Friedman vocally supported and endorsed, is helping to bankrupt America. We're still spending $10 billion a month over there, but eat tuna sandwiches, you lazy stupid young people!
Friedman, Drudge, Halperin and the like are writers who everyone in Washington reads. Now that's a good reason to panic.


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Before we can market ourselves, we have to establish a base line. That will require us to develop an understanding of what we are marketing and, above all, who we are. Many contractors identify themselves as being in the electrical business or in the construction trade business. Those descriptions are too narrow. We are in the service business. READ MORE
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September 2006
WALT DISNEY ONCE SAID, "you can dream, create, design and build the most wonderful place in the world, but it requires people to make the dream a reality." Company founders understand that they need quality, professional people to make their dreams a reality, but this is harder then it sounds. Where do you find these people? And most important, how do you retain them? READ MORE
December 2005
When discussing distributors and manufacturers, we have to take a look at the big picture to see how it relates to contractors. This business relationship is important because it affects a contractor's ability to meet the demands of the end-user in a very competitive marketplace. Let's look at the procedure of how products come to be. It starts with an end-user who has a need or a want. READ MORE
July 2005
Marketing for Integrated Building Systems (IBS) requires two separate discussions: What is marketing exactly? And how do I branch out into IBS? Regarding marketing: "Its purpose is to create a customer," said Peter Drucker, an American business philosopher and author on marketing. "The business has two-and only two-basic functions: marketing and innovation. READ MORE
November 2004
The electrical contractor founders started their businesses with nothing more than an idea to work their trade. They created their businesses despite the risk and uncertainty. These entrepreneurs brought their skills and experiences in the electrical construction industry to face the demands and challenges of the electrical markets. READ MORE
September 2004
Trade shows are a big part of our industry. The current economy means contractors and vendors are being more prudent with company spending. Executives are questioning why they should attend conventions. There is a simple answer, especially during these difficult times: value. READ MORE
May 2004
Handing over the family business is never easy Electrical contracting firms are mostly small family businesses and are going through a generation transition in the United States. It is predicted by the year 2013, nearly $4 trillion in assets will be transferred to the next generation. Within the next 5 years, 43 percent of family businesses will exchange ownership. READ MORE
November 2003
How does a family business exist? In this world of business conglomerates with clearly defined structures, and multicultural specialty workforces, how can family business survive? In the United States there are 22.4 million businesses and 90 percent are family owned and/or managed. READ MORE
August 2003
There has always been confusion regarding the differences between marketing and sales. The confusion is initiated when contractors discover that the most important task of marketing is not selling. Marketing is typically the art of creating, promoting and delivering goods and services to the customer. This activity stimulates the demand for an organization's services and products. READ MORE


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This report provides a detailed analysis and forecast of the markets for energy storage for the solar industry with coverage of both the photovoltaics (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP) sectors. Opportunities are identified for the full range of storage options including batteries, supercapacitors and mechanical systems.
A lot has happened since NanoMarkets last examined this market. Perhaps most dramatically, small PV installations, which just a year ago would never have considered installing any kind of storage facility are now being pushed into buying batteries because of declining feed-in tariffs (FiTs) and other subsidy reductions. At the same time, utility-scale solar – both PV and CSP – are also adopting strategies for large-scale storage solutions and in some cases such storage is even being mandated by government. Meanwhile, Smart Grid deployment is continuing to drive solar energy storage markets as grids find that they need storage a way of protecting the grid from the variability implicit in all solar generation technologies.
This report also contains discussions of how the leading firms in the energy storage space are adapting their products and product strategies for solar markets. In addition, many examples are also given of solar installations that are using storage in ways that suggest new directions for revenue generation in this sector.
Finally, this report assesses all the currently available storage technologies for the storage of solar generated power and determines how they can fit into solar industry landscape, both now and in the future. The report also quantifies all the major markets for solar-related energy storage in an eight-year market forecast in both volume and value terms. This market forecast is broken out both by technology and the region into which the solar storage products are expected to be sold. SHOW LESS READ MORE >
Executive Summary
E.1 Declining Solar Subsidies: Excellent News for Solar Storage
E.2 Lead-acid batteries: Still the One to Beat, Still A Hard Way to Make Money
E.3 A Boom for Storage for Utility-Scale PV and CSP?
E.4 The New Market for Residential PV Storage
E.5 Opportunities in Solar-Power Storage by Type of Storage Technology
E.6 Firms to Watch in the Solar-Related Storage Sector
E.5 Summary of Eight-Year Forecasts of Solar-Related Energy Storage
E.5.1 Opportunities for Solar-Power Storage by World Region
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background to this Report
1.1.1 The Changing Storage Needs of the Solar Sector
1.1.2 Recent Evolution of Solar Storage Technology
1.2 Goal and Scope of this Report
1.3 Methodology of this Report
1.3.1 Forecasting Methodology
1.3.2 Data Sources
1.3.3 Alternative Scenarios
1.4 Plan of this Report
Chapter Two: Technologies and Products for Solar-Related Energy Storage
2.1 Solar Technology Storage Options Expanding in Number and in Capacity Too
2.1.1 Pricing Trends for Solar Energy Storage Technologies
2.2 Lead-Acid and Lead-Carbon Batteries
2.2.1 Types of Lead-Acid Battery
2.2.2 The Transition to Lead-Carbon Batteries
2.3 Metal Hydride Batteries
2.4 Sodium Sulfur Batteries for the Solar Market
2.4.1 Recent Technical Developments in NaS Batteries
2.5 Flow Battery Systems and Solar
2.5.1 Vanadium Flow Batteries
2.5.2 Zinc Bromine and Other Hybrid Flow Batteries
2.5.3 Supply Structure for Flow Batteries and Supplier Interest in Solar Applications
2.6 Lithium-Ion Batteries for Solar Storage
2.6.1 Advantages and Disadvantages of Lithium Ion Batteries in the Solar Market.
2.6.2 Solar-Related Technology Evolution for the Lithium Ion Battery
2.7 Liquid Metal Batteries
2.8 Supercapacitors and Solar
2.8.1 Actual and Potential Applications for Supercapacitors in the Solar Sector
2.8.2 Supercapacitor Supply Structure and Supplier Interest in Solar Applications
2.8.3 Ultrabatteries in Solar
2.9 Solar and Mechanical Storage
2.9.1 Pumped Hydro-Electric Storage
2.9.2 Compressed Air Energy Storage
2.9.3 Flywheels
2.10 Related and Competitive Technologies and Solutions
2.10.1 Smart Grids and Solar Storage
2.10.3 Renewable Integration Management Systems (RIMS)
2.11 A Note on Thermal Solar/CSP and Thermal Storage
2.11 Key Points Made In this Chapter
Chapter Three: Markets and Eight-Year Forecasts for Solar-Related Energy Storage
3.1 Key Drivers for Storage Purchase in Solar Power Markets
3.1.1 Generation Variability: Periodic Regular and Irregular Variations in Solar Power
3.1.2 Non-Dispatchability: Future Opportunities for Dispatchable Solar
3.1.3 Grid Stability and Reliability in a Solar-Powered World
3.2.4 Regulatory Changes Impacting Solar Storage Markets: Declining FiTs and Mandated Storage
3.2.5 Limitations on Solar As a Market for Energy Storage
3.3 It's an Ill Wind: PV's Troubles May Boost the Market for Storage
3.4 What a Difference a Year Makes: New Batteries for Small PV Installations
3.5 US Markets for Solar Storage
3.5.1 Notable Projects
3.5.2 Eight-Year Forecasts by Type of Technology
3.6 European Markets for Solar Storage
3.6.1 Notable Projects
3.6.2 Eight-Year Forecasts by Type of Technology
3.7 Japanese Markets for Solar Storage
3.7.1 Notable Projects
3.7.2 Eight-Year Forecasts by Type of Technology
3.8 Chinese Markets for Solar Storage
3.8.1 Notable Projects
3.8.2 Eight-Year Forecasts by Type of Technology
3.9 Indian Markets for Solar Storage
3.9.1 Notable Projects
3.9.2 Eight-Year Forecasts by Type of Technology
3.10 Other Markets for Solar Storage
3.9.1 Notable Projects
3.9.2 Eight-Year Forecasts by Type of Technology
3.10 Key Points Made In this Chapter


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PROPERTY tax cuts were supposed to be the big policy discussion of the local elections. Government confidence, cutbacks in services and stealth taxes dominated instead.
The Labour Party was planning to campaign on a pledge of their councillors ensuring there would be a rate cut, particularly in urban areas.
The junior coalition party was even planning to gazump Fine Gael by making cuts in property tax in cities the central plank of the campaign.
Fine Gael would be in a sticky position as small rural county councils wouldn't be able to match the fat wallets of their city counterparts.
Councils in large urban areas will get a bonanza next year when they get to keep €4 out of every €5 collected in property taxes.
Provided councils can balance the books, they can cut the rate in their area by up to 15pc.
(On the flip side, if the local authority is short of cash, it can up the rate by the same amount.)
But back in February it emerged it wasn't going to be so straightforward as the Coalition was drafting a plan to devolve more powers to local authorities, which will also result in them footing the bills for services that are currently paid for by central government.
The development would hit homeowners in the cities, in the particular, as they had bigger populations with additional money being soaked up by additional costs. The four local authorities in Dublin alone will have €174m sloshing around in their coffers.
The plan was to give councillors the responsibility and powers they wanted, but these would have to be paid for."
Even with the additional costs, though, the bigger councils should still have enough funds to have a rate cut, assuming an ability to keep their budgets in check.
The Economic Management Council has been told more than a dozen councils should be able to cut their rate based on the "current estimates".
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BAY CITY, MI — Authorities in Bay County are alleging a 28-year-old Saginaw man raped a teenage girl, then threatened to kill her.
Bay County District Judge Mark E. Janer on Wednesday, April 16, arraigned Abraham A. Rosales, also known as Abraham McCombs, on single counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a victim between the ages of 13 and 15 and extortion. The former charge is a 15-year felony, while the latter carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
According to court records, a 14-year-old girl in an April 4 interview at the Nathan Weidner Children's Advocacy Center said that a man she referred to as "Peeps" picked her up from a Bay City home. He took her to a local party store, bought her some food, then drove her back to the residence from which he picked her up.
Parked in a car near the residence, the man began kissing the girl and then had sex with her, the girl said. Afterward, the man told her he would kill her if she told anyone, the girl said.
Police, who identified "Peeps" as Rosales, later interviewed him. Rosales initially denied even knowing the girl, but when confronted with more information, said he did have consensual sex with her. Rosales said he thought the girl was 17, court records show.
At his arraignment, Janer set Rosales' bond at $200,000 cash-surety. He is to appear for a preliminary examination before District Judge Dawn A. Klida at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30.
Rosales was discharged from prison in July 2013.
In August 2004, a Saginaw County judge sentenced him to 18 months to 10 years after he pleaded guilty to assault with intent to cause great bodily harm less than murder.
Rosales pleaded no contest to the same charge in Isabella County in connection with an incident that occurred on Aug. 9, 2006. He was subsequently sentenced to 40 months to 15 years in prison on Jan. 8, 2007.