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Madhya pradesh Professional Examination Board published the official recruitment notification for filling posts of constable. MPPEB/ MP vyapam published the advertisement on behalf of police head quarter, Home police department of Madhya pradesh. all eligible candidates who hold the eligibility criteria for Arkshak Samvarg bharti of MPP Madhya pradesh Police they can fill application form Online at the official website of PEB MP. Important recruitment details as are following
Important recruitment detail as are following
Posts name: Constable / head Constable Computer and assistant sub inspector Computer
Total No of vacancies – 14283
Total No of vacancies – 14283
- Discipline wise recruitment - Constable GD 12006
- Constable driver – 992
- Constable Cook – 384
- Constable barber – 91
- Constable washer man – 98
- Constable / Cobbler Mochi – 47
- Constable water carear – 176
- Constable sweeper – 110
- Constable mason – 66
- Constable beguiler – 35
- Constable tent khalasi - 28
- Head constable computer – 200
- Assistant sub inspector ASI computer – 50
- Constable cadre – pays scale 5200-20200, GP 1900
- Head Constable Computer – PS 5200-20200 , GP 2100
- Assistant Sub inspector computer – PS 5200-20200 , GP 2400
Eligibility criteria: age limit minimum 18 year and maximum 28 year as on 1 august 2016
Education qualification: high school for General, SC, OBC and class 8th for for ST
Assistant sub inspector – graduation in computer or IT or Diploma of 3 year
Head constable computer- Intermediate with Physics, chemistry or math , one year diploma in computer of IT
Physical stander Height male – 168 Cm , Female 158 CM
Chest 81/86 Male
Selection procedure: selection of the eligible candidates will be based on through physical stander, Physical efficiency test and written examination. Written examination will be held for all posts. and 100 marks question paper of Technical knowledge will be held for pradhan Arkshak computer and / sahayak Up nirikshak posts .
First of all written examination will be held for the all candidates by professional examination board Bhopal.
Question paper pattern as are following
Written examination – question paper 1 – for all posts
Question paper 1 will carry 100 marks. Total 2 hours time duration will be given for attempting the question paper.
Question will be asked from following subject
- General knowledge and reasoning – 40 marks
- General Intelligence Test and Mental ability test – 30 marks
- Science and general Mathematics – 30 marks
- Difficulty of the question paper will be class 8th level.
Question paper 2 – for head constable and assistant Sub inspector ASI computer.
Question paper 2 will carry 100 marks and 2 hours time duration will be given for attempting the question paper.
Question paper of paper 2 will be asked from General computer network and technical knowledge.
Negative marking will not applicable in the written examination
All those candidates who will be declared qualified in the written examination they will be call for physical efficiency test.
Pattern of Physical test as are following
Pattern of Physical test as are following
800 meter race in 2 Min 45 second , Gola Fenk - 19 Ft , Long Jump 13 Ft
All those candidates who will be declared qualified in the physical stander test they will be call for Trade test . this test will be held for Drived , and other trade applicant.
Trade test will be qualifying nature.
How to apply : applicant are require to apply for Only one posts of difrent department.
All eligible candidates can fill application form Online at the official website of MP online which is www.mponline.gov.in >Citizen Services> Application> Vyapam>
Application form fee:
UR for two question paper 700 and one question paper rs 500 for UR.
350/250 for Two paper / one paper: SC, ST, OBC of Mp
Rs 70 extra transaction charges will be payable for portal charges.
Candidates can deposit application form fee through credit card, debit card, or net Banking. Candidates can also deposit application form fee through challan form.
Important dates and Schedule of MP Constable / head constable vacancy
Online registration process will be started from – 12 April 2016
Last date of application form submission is - 11 may 2016
Examination Date: 17 July 2016
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Thursday 6 April 1978
It was Thursday, under the sign of Aries. The US president was Jimmy Carter (Democratic). In that special week of April people in US were listening to Night Fever by Bee Gees.
In UK Matchstalk Men And Matchstalk Cats And Dogs by Brian & Michael was in the top 5 hits.
F.I.S.T, directed by Norman Jewison, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1978
while Bloodline by Sidney Sheldon was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
Or have a look at the whole 1978.
Old Newspapers
Have a look at the old newspapers from 6 April 1978 and get them!
Which were the most popular movies released in the last months ?
TV Series
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Find out your future
Get a FREE Numerology report based on the digits of 6 April 1978!
Wish him/her..
Historical Events
Which were the important events of 6 April 1978 ?
- Saint Isolde
- Tartan Day, a day set aside for the celebration of Scottish influence.
- The date of organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the start of the Restoration Movement by Joseph Smith Junior. Also the date on which this church believes Jesus Christ was born.
- In Thailand, April 6th marks Chakri Day - a day to commemorate King Rama I, founder of the Chakri dynasty.
- Saint Balderik
- Saint Marcellinus of Carthage (d.413)
- St. Sixtus
- Saint Wineboud
- Blessed Notker
- The start of the tax year in the United Kingdom (arising from the 11 day correction to March 25 at the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 1752).
Famous Birthdays:
- Martin Mendez: Uruguayan bassist (Opeth).
- Myleene Klass: British singer.
- Imani Coppola: American singer-songwriter and violinist (Little Jackie).
- Tim Hasselbeck: American football player and sportscaster.
- Martín Méndez: Uruguayan bass player and songwriter (Opeth).
- Blaine Neal: American baseball player
- Igor Semshov: Russian footballer
- Kendra Todd: American real estate agent and author
Famous Deaths:
- Reinoud Anders: Dutch actor (Unrest of Grave), dies at age 65.
- Nicolas Nabokov: Russian-American composer and educator (d. 1978).
- Karnataka beat Uttar Pradesh by inning and 193 to win Ranji Trophy.
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A more chic way of spelling chick lit, which is sappy, pulp fiction written for airheads by manipulative bitches looking to make a quick buck.
Chick lit author: "I want to a buy a big house in Beverley Hills so I'm typing out 10,000 words of cliche dross. I'll run in through my wordprocessor's spell checker / thesaurus / grammar checker, then send it to a vanity publisher and market it as 'chic lit' because that's selling at the moment.
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Introducing a more stylish way to transport your wine. Toss the paper bag or canvas and splurge on a classic, elegant bag. You (and your wine) are worth it.
Limited edition!
- Fits most 750 ml and 1L bottles
- Tie-dyed cowhide from Italy
- Sealed interior to protect from condensation
- Handcrafted in Los Angeles
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As if the iPad Has Not Changed Enough Industries, Get a Load of the New Square Register
By: Hillel Fuld (@hilzfuld)
The comparison has been made between Jack Dorsey and Steve Jobs many times and by many people. While the two are very different in terms of their personalities, when it comes to vision, implementation, and attention to detail, the comparison is very understandable.
Jack Dorsey is the inventor of Twitter and the Co-Founder of one of the hottest companies today, Square. I highly recommend you watch the interview above. Kevin Rose interviews Jack about his life, vision, and the growing pains at both Twitter and Square.
Meanwhile, Square announced that it is processing payments right now at a rate of some $4,000,000,000 per year, or $10,958,904 per day. Since October, Square has doubled the amount of money processed through its system. Jack tweeted the following yesterday.
Last October @Square was processing $2 billion a year. Today we're processing $4 billion a year.
— Jack Dorsey (@jack) March 5, 2012
You can see the growth chart of Square below. Thanks Splatf.
Anyway, Square's latest initiative is Square Register, which similar to Square for the iPhone, is available for free along with the card reader. Merchants pay 2.75% per swipe for Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express. The new Register app works on iPads with iOS 5 and the company said there are no plans to bring the system to Android. Ouch.
Many people like to use the word "Disruptive" about a lot of technology startups but I think Square redefined the word by truly disrupting an industry that did not even know it was looking for disruption.
Watch the ad for the Square Register below and tell me you do not see some Apple DNA in it. Like I said, the comparison is understandable. Now with Square on target to make 9 digit revenues in 2012, when will Apple buy Square and for how much? Any guesses?


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15 Valuable Life Lessons Only A Heartbreak Can Teach You
While love is in the air for most of us, there might be some unfortunate ones, we believe, who are finding it hard to cope up with separation. Well, we give you 15 lessons that only a 'toota dil' learns in no time after a heart wrenching breakup.
1. You will come out as a stronger, wiser, patient and happier person regardless of how wrecked your'e now.
"Bade bade deshon me aisi chhoti chhoti baatein hoti rehti hain senorita"
2. The world is full of opportunities, if you really want to grow and learn.
"Fighter kabhi haar nahi manta"
3. People make promises and sometimes they fail to keep it. There is nothing much you can do about it.
Dil agar tootega nhi toh koi jodega kaise
4. Love and acceptance if not given freely are not worth having.
Kyunki pyaar kiya nhi jata bas ho jata hai…
5. You learn to embrace freedom and master in all ways to appreciate it.
Zindagi jeene ke do hi tarike hote hai … ek jo ho raha hai hone do, bardaasht karte jao … ya phir zimmedari uthao usse badalne ki
6. Now that you have the experience of being in a relationship, you know what works best.
Pyar kabhi khali haath wapas nahi jata hai…tajurba le kar aata hai
7. And when to let go, if it's not working.
Har kisi ke liye koi na koi nana hota hai…
8. You automatically become a better judge of people and circumstances in life than ever.
Because you are a #patakaguddi after all 😉
9. Never let anything get the better of you except your ambitions.
Jazba rakho kuch kar dikhane ka…
10. The fact that we do not have control over certain things in life only makes it more interesting.
Life me oonch neech aate rehte hain. Jo unhe bhoolkar aage badhti hai wahi hoti hai asli queen
11. This phase of your life will let you discover your true soul mates for life.
Mere paas dost hain. Tumhaare paas?
12. Every thing that we are going through is a part of a big thing called life. Relationships being one of them.
"Picture abhi baki hai mere dost"
13. Never be apologetic for choosing yourself first.
"I. Me. Myself."
14. You need to create an universe of your own and be happy to live in it.
"Main apni favourite hoon"
15. You are an individual. Unique, priceless, strong and lovable. Give yourself to someone who treats you extraordinary.
Koi Pyaar Kare Tumse Kare, Tum jaise ho waise kare, tumhe badal kar jo pyar kare, who pyaar nahin , sauda kare aur Sahiba Pyar mein Sauda nahin hota…
Cheer up. Love is just around the corner! Kudos!
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ibis Bern Expo HotelEconomy hotel for business and leisure
The ibis Bern Expo is situated opposite to the Bern Expo Exhibition Center and is a five minute walk from the Stade de Suisse Wankdorf and the National Equestrian Center. You can reach Bern city centre in seven minutes by tram, and Bern airport is just 10km away. Book one of our 96 air-conditioned rooms and make the most of our hotel with its 24/7 service, free Wi-Fi access and chargeable parking.
This hotel participates to Planet 21 and is acting in favour of Positive Hospitality.
Services in the hotel and nearby
Online check-in
Online check-in: Your arrival will be carefully prepared by our team
Fast check-out: Simply return your key
WIFI/Internet Access
- WIFI at the hotel
- WIFI in the communal areas
- WIFI in your room
- Private indoor parking (Paying)
- Private outdoor parking (Paying)
- Bus/coach parking area (Paying)
Accessibility for people with reduced mobility
- Reduced mobility rooms
- Accessible bathroom
- Pet allowed 20 CHF
- Outdoor playground for children (Nearby)
Services and practical information
Online check-in
Online check-in: Your arrival will be carefully prepared by our team
Fast check-out: Simply return your key
WIFI/Internet Access
- WIFI at the hotel
- WIFI in the communal areas
- WIFI in your room
- Private indoor parking (Paying)
- Private outdoor parking (Paying)
- Bus/coach parking area (Paying)
Accessibility for people with reduced mobility
- Reduced mobility rooms
- Accessible bathroom
- Pet allowed 20 CHF
- Outdoor playground for children (Nearby)
- 100% non-smoking hotel
- Air Conditioning
- Reception open 24 hours a day
Leisure and activities
- Outdoor playground for children (Nearby)
- 1 bar(s)
- Snack & beverage machine
Business services
- Copy/print service available
Hotel location
Am Guisanplatz 4
Tel: (+41)31/3351200
Fax: (+41)31/3351210
- BELP BELPMOOS AIRP. At 10km / 6.21 miles
- GENEVE COINTRIN At 160km / 99.43 miles
- ZURICH AIRPORT At 120km / 74.57 miles
- BELP BELPMOOS AIRP. At 10km / 6.21 miles
- BERN WANKDORF At 1km / 0.62 miles
- BERN/BERN At 1.5km / 0.93 miles
- HAUPTBAHNHOF BERN At 1km / 0.62 miles
Currently, close to our hotel
Our rooms
Uncomplicated, modern and comfortable, with a cozy bed and a functional bathroom. You will find everything you need in an Ibis room.
Room with 1 double bed (63x79 inches [160x200 cm]), new sleep-easy concept
Equipped with the new Sweet Bed by ibis bedding, the practical and inviting ibis room boasts all the features you want most: a large double bed, desk, WIFI, LCD flat-screen TV with all the best channels and a bathroom with shower.
Room with twin beds (35x79 inches [90x200 cm]), new sleep-easy concept
Equipped with the new Sweet Bed by ibis bedding, the practical and inviting ibis room boasts all the features you want most: two comfortable beds, desk, WIFI, LCD flat-screen TV with all the best channels and a bathroom with shower.
Room with 1 double bed (63x79 inches) and 1 single bed (35x79 inches) and wheelchair access
Practical and comfortable, and ideal for working or relaxing, this ibis room with wheelchair access has everything you need: beds with duvets, desk, TV with all the best channels and a bathroom with shower.
MyRoom by Ikraam: The "One Thousand and One Nights" room
MyRoom by Ikraam: Enjoy a warm welcome and stay at the "One Thousand and One Nights room". The colors of the orient will transport you to a magical world. Ikraam is happy to share his passion for the Orient with you
MyRoom by Sofija: Street-style room
MyRoom by Sofija: Welcome to Sofija's street-style room, where you can sleep under the lights of New York. She loves dancing to hip hop.
MyRoom by Sofija: Champions League Room
Come and stay in Sofija's Champions League Room and feel like a soccer legend for a night. Sofija has a passion for soccer, as she comes from Croatia.
- 96 rooms
- 100% non-smoking hotel
- 4 rooms for people with reduced mobility
- Crib on request
- Air conditioning
- Data port in room
- Emergency exit map
- Bathroom doors 32 inches wide
- Radio in room
- Opening windows
- Remote control TV
- WIFI in your room
- Direct dial telephone
- Work desk in all rooms
- Satellite/cable colour TV
- Manual temperature control
- Automatic temperature control
- Phone with 2 handsets in room
- Crib on request
- Hair dryer in bathroom
- Hair dryer at reception
- Keycard-operated door locks
- Audible smoke alarms in rooms
- Smoke alarm in room
- Emergency info in rooms
- Alarm clock
- Operator wake up call
- Automatic wake up call
Our restaurants and bars
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The Bar: a friendly place to get together at any time of day.
Our customer reviews for ibis Bern Expo
Reviews collected from customers who booked on AccorHotels.com
Our stay at Bern Ibis has been great! Ambience was good and the room was very spacious. It is easily accessible with public transport. Also provides good view of the scenic beauty of mountains.... Value for money!
This hotel is a budget hotel. The room is very sparse and the amenties are basic at best. I would suggest that if you enjoy staying a hostel then this hotel is more than adequate. While I understand the hotel is basic and have little complaints about the room. I must admit to being frustrated that an iron, ironing board, face cloth and clock are not available. Also the heating system did not function in the room. So if you are a business traveller I would recommend a different hotel. Of note the staff seem to be very cavalier and when asking about an iron stated they only had two and didn't know when these would return from other guests. In the end I will probably never book with IBIS again unless I am forced to do so because of the high cost of other hotels in the area. Clearly Switzerland is a different kettle of fish hence my choice.
dear customer, thank you for your information. Probably you stayed not in the hotel ibis but in the hotel ibis budget, located in the same building. We are very sorry, you could not get an iron, of course, we do have several of them for our clients. We are sorry your experience did not match with your ecpectations. Best regards from the team of the hotel ibis Bern.
Very well located, nice staff, simple but good meal (as it is used to be in all ibis chain), fair price, nice internet service. The only issue was with the bath amenities, it run out. Even though I recommend this hotel.
The rooms seem visually quite outdated (design of 90´s standards), lobby went through remodeling and looks more fresh. Only setback was small lounge for breakfasts, so it was hard to find a seat (Sunday 31.8.2014). Otherwise a pleasant stay, the staff was very helpful
dear customer, thank you very much for taking the time to send a comment after your stay with us. We are renovation the lobby and breakfast area of the hotel ibis budget, this is why the two hotels share the breakfast at the moment in the hotel ibis (same entrance). But this will be finished in the next days. We appreciate your understanding and are pleased of the comment about our staff members. Looking forward to welcome you again some day we remain with best regards the team of the hotel ibis in Bern
- Poor value considering it is in the same buildign as the ibis budget, which has higher rooms with a great view of the mountains. - Poor sleep quality as our room was noisy - the wastewater pipe must have been next to us which meant a big noise and then runnig water for 15 seconds, repeated every minute throughout the night.
dear customer, thank you very much for taking the time to send this comment after yxour stay. All information is important to improve our service. Looking forward to welcome you again we remain with best regards the team of the hotel ibis Bern
Room was quite large (I stayed at triple room). Bed was good, but I think the pillow was to soft. Good size bathroom. Location is about 10 minutes by tram from city centre and tram came every 5-10 minutes. Close to shopping centre (5-10 minutes walk). Didn't try breakfast. Wi-fi was good. Very quick and efficient check in (they already prepared my room card & transport coupon). Receptionist staff was great.
Close to public transport. Liked use of tram pass. Missed a room safe and tea and coffee making facilities. Room was very clean. On arrival noticed toilet seat was cracked. Advised reception - seat was replaced.
dear customer, thank you very much for your comment. In all ibis budget hotels there are no tea of coffee facilities in the rooms. We do not provide this service, it depends on the hotel categorie and the room rate. best regards the team of the hotel ibis budget Bern
Not an interesting area but good tram service to the centre. Helpful staff and a good breakfast. Some reasonable restaurants 10 minutes walk away. Car parking unreasonably expensive for an out of town location.
Tram stop right in front of the hotel. Very helpfull staff. Rooms are small but very clean. Staff helped us with city guide and which were the points of interest. Bern is such a very beautiful city with some great places to visit.
Friendly and helpful staff, good breakfast, great views of the mountains, and easy access by foot or tram to city centre of Bern. As I was attending an event at the EXPO, you could not be nearer - perfect location.
The staff was extremely friendly and helpful, check in and check out went smootly and efficiently. The room was quiet and the bed really comfortable - perfect conditions for sleeping well. The bathroom space is well organized and I liked the fact that it was so clean. The same is true of the wardrobe. All in all the experience was very good.
dear customer, thank you very much for your comment. We appreciate you enjoyed your stay with us and felt so comfortable. All our team members are working every day for achieving this standard for our clients. Looking forward to welcome you again in our hotel. best regards from the ibis hotel in Bern
My wife and I spent a week at the hotel over the Christmas period. Although we did not arrive until about ten in the evening, the hotel reception was ready for us. Our room was excellent: it had enough storage space for all our needs, without our suitcaes getting in the way. The shower and toilet room were also sufficiently spacious. Both room and shower were fully cleaned each day and fresh towels provided. The only criticism we had was the lack of choice on the television - no English speaking channels. On the other hand, there was a computer in the reception area, which guests could use free of charge. Although there was a nice selection of cold food for breakfast, we were disappointed that nothing hot (eg scrambled egg) was provided, given the cost of 15 francs. The hotel itself is very conveniently located, being close to motorways as well as being on a tram route for the centre of Bern as well as the station (about ten minutes away). A large Co-op supemarket is two tramstops away. Although our last night at the hotel was disrupted by a very noisy guest, the hotel responded positively, when we raised it at the reception desk on checking out. Indeed, contrary to some other comments on this site, we found the hotel staff unfailingly polite and helpful. Indeed, on one night, when the hotel was full, a member of the reception team helped two couples, who had arrived late in the evening without booking, find rooms at another hotel. We regularly go to Bern, as my wife has relations there, and would certainly be happy to stay again at this hotel.
Dear customer, thank you very much for your comment with all the information about your stay. And we are pleased you enjoyed your stay that much. Our team always wants to provide a perfect service for our guests so that everyone is content and feels very comfortable and welcome. We look forward to welcome you and your wife again soon. best regards the team of the hotel ibis Bern
If you have business in the area, it's a very convenient Place to stay. A 2 km walk to the city center is also OK. I missed the gym though. The TV channels lacked an English alternative. It becomes very obvious when FIFA CL is going on.
The Hotel and the room is of an average quality. It is clean and the room is spacious, but nothing extra. The thing why I cannot give a better review is that their wireless Internet is terrible! It is almost impossible to do anything and if you need it for work - go somewhere else!
Dear customer, thank you very much for your comment with this important information. We are working every day to provide the best service for our clients. We are sorry you did not get the service you expected. best regards the team of the ibis Bern
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Online video platform Brightcove has announced Brightcove Live, a live streaming solution that includes server-side ad insertion, cloud DVR, content encryption, on-the-fly clipping and VOD asset creation. Brightcove Live can be deployed as a standalone service and also as part of Brightcove's broader Video Cloud platform, which means it taps into all of Video Cloud's technology tools and partnerships.
Categories: Live Streaming, Technology
Topics: Brightcove
Brands, publishers and celebrities are all experimenting with Facebook Live, to see how live-streaming can help them connect with their target audiences. One interesting example that hit my radar is Lowe's home improvement stores, which, this past Saturday night, used Facebook Live to broadcast a 45-minute show featuring HGTV's "Property Brothers" to reveal a sample of Black Friday sale items.
In the video, Drew and Jonathan Scott open a series of boxes which often contain gentle pranks (e.g. a marching band, confetti, puppies, etc.) as well as actual products that will be on Black Friday sales (e.g. wine chiller, combination tool kit, Roomba vacuum cleaner, etc.). For much of the video, the brothers are ad-libbing, casually jibing each other and keeping the show moving along.
Categories: Commerce, Live Streaming, Social Media
I'm pleased to present the 347th edition of the VideoNuze podcast with my weekly partner Colin Dixon of nScreenMedia.
On this week's podcast we discuss Facebook's video ambitions. Colin was in London at the OTT TV World Summit where he saw a fascinating presentation by Matthew Corbin, who's in global product marketing for Facebook. Colin shares highlights of what he learned, including how Facebook thinks of itself as the "world's discovery agent." Matthew said Facebook thinks of itself "not as a broadcast network, but as a network of broadcasters," which feels like an apt description. Combined with Facebook's targeting capabilities, this translates to lots of potential.
On Facebook's Q3 '16 earnings call, CEO Mark Zuckerberg also highlighted how he wants video to be at the center of all of Facebook's apps and services. It's becoming clearer that the primary way Facebook is going to be able to continue its torrid revenue growth is by shifting over more TV ad spending, hence the push toward video.
After discussing Facebook, we shift gears and spend 5 minutes reviewing the excellent Comcast-Netflix integration which I wrote about earlier this week.
Listen in to learn more!
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Categories: Live Streaming, Podcasts, Social Media
Topics: Comcast, Facebook, Netflix, Podcast
Aiming for simplicity, popular online video platform provider JW Player has introduced JW Live, a cloud-based, live streaming service for content providers. JW Live is meant to be an out of the box service that is integrated with the JW player and platform, enabling content providers to easily power up live streams for their audiences.
JW Live is the latest effort to popularize live streaming, a category receiving a lot of attention these days, primarily because Facebook is aggressively pursuing it with Facebook Live. JW Live is another example of how technology providers are positioning themselves to assist content providers in powering their own businesses, as opposed to becoming solely reliant on platforms like Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat and others which offer large audiences, but risk undermining control over revenue generation and loyalty.
Categories: Live Streaming, Technology
Topics: JW Player
At last, Election Day is here. Tonight tens of millions of Americans will be avidly following the returns. But rather than everyone huddling around their TVs to their favorite TV network to get the updates, tonight there will be an abundance of live streaming from a variety of traditional and digital news outlets, capitalizing on capabilities available from Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. As a result, how Americans keep track of who's winning will be more varied than ever.
Categories: Live Streaming, Politics
Topics: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube
I'm pleased to present the 344th edition of the VideoNuze podcast with my weekly partner Colin Dixon of nScreenMedia.
This week was busier than usual in the video industry and on today's podcast, Colin and I discuss a number of news items that hit our radar. First we talk about the new Google-CBS deal for the upcoming Unplugged skinny bundle. Next up is VUDU's Movies on Us, new free, ad-supported VOD service which we both think has potential. We then dig into Facebook's new feature for advance scheduling and promoting live broadcasts. Finally we review LeEco's new content and TVs (Colin attended the company's big launch event this week.)
Clearly there was a lot happening this week as major players in the video industry continue jockeying for position. One news item that broke after we recorded is the rumor about AT&T acquiring Time Warner. That type of deal would be straight out of the Comcast-NBCU playbook and could trigger even more distribution-content tie-ups.
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Categories: FIlms, Live Streaming, Podcasts, Skinny Bundles
Topics: AT&T, CBS, Facebook, Google, LeEco, Podcast, Time Warner, VUDU
Facebook released an important feature yesterday, enabling certain content creators to schedule and promote Facebook Live broadcasts in advance. While a lot of the hype around live-streaming has been about capturing breaking news - with streams spontaneously discovered - as I explained a few months ago on our weekly podcast, the bigger application for live-streaming is for broadcasts scheduled in advance and promoted to content creators' fans.
Categories: Live Streaming, Social Media
Topics: Facebook
The first of the three presidential debates is coming up on Monday night, and in addition to the spotlight being on Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, it looks like a big focus will be on live-streaming. That's because Facebook, YouTube and Twitter - each of which is pushing hard into live-streaming - will stream the debates, in partnership with a variety of major media companies.
YouTube will be streaming in partnership with PBS, Fox News, The Washington Post, Bloomberg and Telemundo as part of its #voteIRL initiative. Facebook has once again partnered with ABC News (as it did for the conventions) to stream the debates, which it will enhance with viewers' comments and conversations in Facebook Live. Finally, as part of its previously-announced partnership, Twitter will be streaming Bloomberg TV's coverage of the debates.
Categories: Live Streaming, Politics
Topics: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube
Text-to-video creation platform Wibbitz has released new research this morning indicating enthusiasm for live video as a news source. Wibbitz surveyed 1,000+ 18-65 year-olds in the U.S. about how they're responding to live video, chatbots, wearables and virtual reality as a way to get the news, and therefore where publishers may want to invest.
Live video was the only one of the 4 technologies that engenders more positive than negative feelings as a means for getting the news (though not by much, just 30% to 25%). Wearables was the least well-suited for news, with 57% having a negative feeling, vs. 16% positive. 66% of respondents thought live video was the most useful for keeping up with the news, 4x that of wearables, which was second. 52% also thought live video is the most entertaining option for keeping up with the news, compared with 35% for VR.
Categories: Live Streaming
Topics: Wibbitz
Earlier this week AdAge reported that Facebook confirmed it is running tests of mid-roll ads in live streams by certain publishing partners. The ads can appear 5 minutes into the live stream and can run for a max of 15 seconds. The ads are drawn from promoted video campaigns already running on Facebook, but advertisers are able to opt out if they'd like.
The test is clearly just a toe in the water for Facebook in inserting ads in live streams, which to date have run ad-free. But, to the extent that the initiative develops further, and possibly evolves to allow pre-roll ads, it would signal an important step forward in Facebook monetizing its live streams and becoming an even bigger player in online video advertising.
Categories: Advertising, Live Streaming, Social Media
Topics: Facebook
Akamai's network investments are paying off as the company keeps delivering ever-greater levels of concurrent live sports streams. The latest example occurred with last weekend's Euro 2016 Portugal-France championship match where Akamai delivered a peak of 7.3 Tbps during overtime. That level beat the 2014 Argentina-Netherlands World Cup final which achieved a 7.0 Tbps peak.
Akamai said that over 3.3 million concurrent streams were delivered at peak across 35 rights-holders globally. Akamai's VP, Product Management Corey Halverson told me in a briefing that a number of network investments in quality and reliability have been instrumental in supporting the record streaming activity.
Categories: CDNs, Live Streaming, Sports
Topics: Akamai
I'm pleased to present the 328th edition of the VideoNuze podcast with my weekly partner Colin Dixon of nScreenMedia.
It's been a milestone week for live-streaming, starting with news that Facebook is spending $50 million with media partners to create content for Facebook Live. Then there was C-SPAN live-streaming the Democrats' gun protest sit-in via Facebook Live and Periscope after C-SPAN's cameras were shut down.
Meanwhile, adding more momentum to live-streaming this week, Tumblr announced that it would support live-streaming via YouNow, Kanvas, Upclose and YouTube. And then just yesterday, YouTube announced that it will soon introduce mobile live-streaming within the YouTube app - arguably a catch-up move given Periscope, Meerkat and others already enabling this for a while - but significant given YouTube's massive scale. Last but not least, game 7 of the NBA finals garnered WatchESPN its largest audience ever for an NBA game, with nearly 1.8 million viewers.
In today's podcast we discuss Facebook's live-streaming moves and the industry's broader opportunity. I continue to be very bullish on live-streaming's potential and believe we'll see a lot of interesting applications of it going forward.
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Categories: Live Streaming, Podcasts
Topics: Facebook, Podcast, Tumblr, YouTube
Yesterday morning, just after I posted "5 Reasons Why Facebook Spending $50 Million on Live-Streaming Content is So Smart," C-SPAN's cameras in the U.S. House of Representatives were turned off by House Speaker Paul Ryan as Democrats began a sit-in to protest gun control legislation not being brought to a vote. But then, an extraordinary thing happened: various Democratic Representatives began live-streaming the protest via Facebook Live and Periscope, with C-SPAN picking up the feeds.
Categories: Live Streaming, Politics
Topics: C-SPAN, Facebook, Periscope
The WSJ is reporting that Facebook has signed deals with almost 140 media companies and celebrities, committing $50 million for guaranteed live-streaming content for Facebook Live. A straight average would value each partner's deal at over $350K, but as expected, certain partners are getting a disproportionate share.
According the paper, the top 15 providers account for $21.4 million, or almost 43% of the total $50 million. At the top of the list are BuzzFeed ($3.1 million), NY Times ($3 million) and CNN ($2.5 million). I'd guess there are others at the bottom of the list whose deals are in the low 5 figures.
I've been enthusiastic about Facebook Live and see at least 5 reasons why the company investing $50 million (which is chump change given 2015 revenue of nearly $18 billion) is so smart:
Categories: Live Streaming, Social Media
Topics: Facebook
At this month's F8 conference, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg gave a big boost to the burgeoning business of live-streaming online video when he said it was a "top priority" for the company. The company has assigned 150 engineers to live-streaming, changed its News Feed algorithms to give live video higher visibility, and is paying several notable publishers (including the New York Times, BuzzFeed and Vox) to create original programming for the format.
That's a serious commitment by the planet's biggest social-media company. More interesting, perhaps, is what's not yet attached to the Facebook offerings: figuring out how to pay for everything. The answers will help determine whether live streaming video becomes only a gimmick used by well-funded brand experimenters or narcissistic hobbyists. Done right, it could supercharge a bracing new platform with its own stars, best practices and yes, monetization schemes.
Categories: Live Streaming
Topics: Beachfront Media, Facebook
More news in the white-hot live-streaming space, as YouTube announced yesterday support for 360-degree live-streaming as well as spatial audio (which will initially be for on-demand streams only). In a blog post, YouTube's Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan said that YouTube will use 360 streaming itself for coverage of select performances at Coachella this weekend.
I interviewed Neal on-stage at the NABShow Online Video Conference, as part of his kickoff keynote yesterday and he noted that 360-degree streaming will work for viewers on multiple platforms without any new hardware (distinguishing it from 4K and VR, for example). YouTube is also easing the path for content creators by offering the 360 capability at its YouTube Space studios and by working with camera makers via its Live API.
Categories: Live Streaming, Music
Topics: YouTube
Akamai has opened a Broadcast Operations Control Center (BOCC) in its Cambridge, MA office, making a multi-million dollar investment in delivering over the top video at a quality level better than broadcast and cable TV. I received a tour of the BOCC last week from Matt Azzarto, Akamai's director of media operations, who oversaw the BOCC's construction over the past 6 months and will run it going forward. Matt came to Akamai from NBCU where he was a long-time broadcast systems engineer.
Categories: CDNs, Live Streaming
Topics: Akamai
Stre.am, which has offered free mobile live-streaming to consumers, is looking to help brands and media companies capitalize on the live-streaming craze by introducing Stre.am Enterprise.
CMO Will Jamieson told me that that two distinguishing features are that Strea.am Enterprise provides a full solution so that content providers can incorporate their live-streams into their own web or mobile properties. In addition, Stre.am has built its own media server that uses RTMP, so it can deliver live streams with sub two-second latency, critical in mobile gaming / eSports apps.
Categories: Live Streaming, Mobile Video, Startups
Topics: Stre.am
I'm pleased to present the 317th edition of the VideoNuze podcast with my weekly partner Colin Dixon of nScreenMedia.
Live-streaming was in the headlines this week as the NFL announced Twitter as its partner for Thursday Night Football games and Facebook unveiled a slew of new features for Facebook Live.
On this week's podcast, Colin and I discuss details of both of these initiatives, comparing and contrasting the upside. Colin is more enthusiastic about the Twitter-NFL deal, which is still a bit of a head-scratcher for me. Conversely, I'm very bullish on Facebook Live and believe it's a natural extension of how Facebook is already used. The live-streaming battle will heat up further when YouTube launches its own live feature soon.
All of this means that live-streaming is poised to become a much more mainstream activity going forward.
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Categories: Live Streaming, Podcasts, Social Media, Sports
Topics: Facebook, NFL, Podcast, Twitter
A year ago, in "Mobile Live Streaming Looks Like An Important New Video Category," I asserted that, after playing around a bit with Meerkat and Periscope, I was convinced that live-streaming had huge potential. I envisioned lots of interest in both personal and professional uses across breaking news, promoted broadcasts and companion streams to larger events.
Fast forward to yesterday, with Facebook launching a slew of new live-streaming features to Facebook Live, building on its initial launch of live video as part of Mentions last August. With Facebook doubling down on live video, I think it's pretty clear this is a category that is poised to soar, as infinite applications crop up.
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Stuck on Spoons/
I haven't been doing much crafting at all lately but when I work on something, I work on more spoons. Before I show my new spoon progress, I wanted to show the finished spoon I made for Abby and Josh. See here for the spoon-making process.
When I got to PA for the wedding (told you it was last minute!) I did the final clean-up carving and sanded the spoon smooth. I carved in their initials and oiled the spoon with walnut oil. It really soaked up the oil over several days, so I kept adding oil until it didn't absorb any more.
Then the spoon was done.
I didn't get any with my hands in the photo, but this is one big spoon- almost like a ladle. I think it will be great for serving soups and stews. It was my first time carving anything decorative into the surface, I was fairly pleased with how that carving turned out- it's tricky to carve like that!
See how the bowl is resting flat but the handle is twisted towards you? The spoon has a bit of a twist in it, but it's perfect for left-handed use, which works out well because Abby is left-handed.
It is very light and the bowl is thin but not too thin. I think I could have refined the shape of the handle a bit more, but eventually I had to call it "done." The elm finished nicer than I anticipated, and it was supremely satisfying to go from tree to spoon using only hand tools. I hope Abby and Josh get a lot of use out of it.
Before we left my parents' farm in Pennsylvania, my dad and I cut down a large sucker from a birch tree by their pond and the chain saw and chop saw came in very handy there. It was fun to work with my dad, here's the tree after we cut the sucker out- there's still lots of tree left!
With a trash bag full of spoon blanks and wood chunks, we headed home to Kentucky. The birch is really nice to carve even when it's dry, it feels like money in the bank to have a bunch of it around.
Yesterday I finished a little spoon that I made from a piece of that birch- it's for me!
Michael teases me because I eat soup with a teaspoon, I don't like big soup spoons. This spoon is small and perfect. Avery was really hoping the spoon was for him, so I will probably make one for him next.
If you haven't had too much spoon talk already, take a look at the lovely spoons at Peter Follansbee's blog. I wonder if I will ever have a rack of spoons that I have carved for my family. I hope so!


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One point that was brought up is that if you can't train in close quarters with live ammo and trust the people you are with how you are going to be able to fire in a uncontrolled situation . this guy shoots closer to the people at the counter and didn't hesitate
edit: someone mention one time that when you are close to someone it lessens the chances of hitting them in a shootout.


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The several Sector Leaders were moderately mixed Friday, although the calm chart activity of one of the stocks was still significant.
CommVault (CVLT) rose 1 to 77.47 in about half its usual volume. What was meaningful about that otherwise pedestrian move was the fact that the stock has now been consolidating for five weeks.
That shallow correction can now be considered a flat base in the making. The potential buy point is 79.63.
The data-management software company had already found support at its 50-day moving average a couple of times since it broke out of an ascending base on Dec. 18 past a 70.02 buy point.
CommVault, the leader in the data management industry group, is discussed in an article today on Page B2.
In another noteworthy move, Lithia Motors (LAD) made a new high after climbing 87 cents to 45.02. Volume was well below average.
The operator of car dealerships found support after pulling back to its 50-day moving average in late February and the beginning of March.
Volume was mostly quiet as shares rebounded but that didn't stop Lithia from reaching the new high.
Lithia's record high was barely above the 45 price level where shares hit resistance last month. Thus, this area remains an obstacle for the stock.
The stock had joined the Sector Leaders screen early last week, but it did not make that select list for the retail sector in today's edition.
Several other leaders were practically flat for the week. Jazz Pharmaceuticals (JAZZ), Ocwen Financial (OCN) and FleetCor Technologies (FLT) rose less than 1%.


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I had a breast reduction back in Oct. 09. It is April, 2010. A few days ago I noticed this little bump on my left breast appear. It is blackish blue in color and is right where the doctor made the cut. It's small, about the size of a pea. It is flat, just a little harder the the rest of the breast. Is this an infection? Should I be worried?
Delayed Infection After Breast Reduction?
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Breast Reduction Infection?
Thank you for the question.
It would be best for you to be seen by your plastic surgeon.
Based on your description, I think the most likely cause of your concerns is a longer-lasting absorbable suture that has surfaced and needs to be removed. Once this is done you should go on to heal nicely.
Best wishes.
Web reference: http://www.poustiplasticsurgery.com/Procedures/procedure_breastreduction.htm
Breasrt reduction complication
From your description it sounds like it could be a suture that is "spitting, " or working its way to the surface. But I would see a plastic surgeon to be sure.
Web reference: http://www.stevenwallachmd.com
Palpable suture
Hi there-
It is very unlikely based on the timing and your symptoms that this represents an infection...
Much more likely is that it is a stitch that has slowly worked its way to the surface.
Pay a visit to your surgeon.
Web reference: http://www.DrArmandoSoto.com
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Delayed Breast Reduction Complication
Unless implants are used, it is extremely unlikely that you could have a surgical site infection 6 months after breast surgery. Moreover, the likelihood of your "blackish bluish" bump being a serious complication is virtually zero. It sounds like a stitch working its way to the surface. In this case, your surgeon will snip it and you will be healed in a week's time.
Blue (Bluish) lump in incision following breast reduction
This sounds like either a reaction to a stitch or perhaps to fat. Commonly cysts form that appear bluish from the skin surface. It is not unusual for these to rupture, drain, and heal. If infected they tend to be more painful and are associated with redness and warmth.
Strange spot late in recovery
This should be checked out. It may be an infection due to a retained suture. It may also be something like a small hematoma. Before it gets out of hand, get it checked.
Lump after breast reduction
This could be a cyst or a benign process. But any new lump should be excised and sent to pathology. Have this checked out by your plastic surgeon.
Infection after Breast Reduction
In medicine you can never say never and never say always, but it is very unlikely that what you describe represents an infection this long following your surgery. The lesion you describe most likely represents a reaction to a retained piece of suture or a cyst. There are other possibilities, however, and you certainly should check with your surgeon about this.
Infection after breast surgery
This is not an infection. Once you get 2 weeks postop there is almost no chance of having an infection from a breast reduction. It is more likely some kind of suture reaction or cyst. Just call your doctor for a visit.
Web reference: http://www.randcosmeticsugery.com
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Robert A. Muenchen is the author of R for SAS and SPSS Users and, with Joseph M. Hilbe, R for Stata Users. He is a consulting statistician with over 30 years of experience and is currently the manager of the Research Computing Support (formerly the Statistical Consulting Center) at the University of Tennessee. He holds a B.A. in Psychology and an M.S. in Statistics. Bob has conducted research for a variety of public and private organizations and has assisted on more than 1,000 graduate theses and dissertations. He has written or coauthored over 70 articles published in scientific journals and conference proceedings. Bob has served on the advisory boards of the SAS Institute, SPSS Inc., the Statistical Graphics Corporation and PC Week Magazine. His suggested improvements have been incorporated into SAS, SPSS, JMP, STATGRAPHICS and several R packages.
If you already know SAS, SPSS or Stata, you don't need to spend time learning how to analyze data; you need a course that focuses on translating your knowledge into R. This comprehensive course introduces R jargon using the language you're familiar with.
This section introduces R and describes how it integrates the five main parts of SAS, SPSS and Stata into a powerful, comprehensive system.
The software you're familiar with is a complete software package. However, R is downloaded and installed in pieces. This chapter tells you how to find parts of R that match your current software and how to install them.
SAS Institute, IBM (makers of SPSS) and Statacorp all act as one-stop-shops for documentation and support. With R, top-notch documentation and support are also available... if you know where to look! This chapter gives you the best options.
There are many ways to control R, but RStudio is the most popular by far. This brief chapter covers what you need to know to get started.
This section covers the basics of R expressions, assignments and commands.
A whole chapter on data sets? You're used to software that revolves around "the dataset" but in the world of R, there's much more flexibility. And yes, flexibility does come at a price: added complexity.
R is a whole work "environment". This chapter covers R commands that are commonly found in operating systems.
You can control the way analyses are run in ways that are very similar to your current software, or you can use an object oriented approach that's unique to R. This section covers the alternatives.
You can't analyze data until you read it in, so this chapter covers various types of text files as well as how to import datasets from SAS, SPSS and Stata.
Here's a topic that almost all statistics packages treat in a similar fashion... but not R! This section guides you through the differences.
In other packages, there are just a few ways of selecting variables. This section covers six different ways to select variables in R, including the one that is most like your current software, the dplyr package's "select" function.
This section covers the two most common ways to select observations in R, and it points out that the way you specify the logic in those selections follows slightly different rules.
The previous chapters discussed the selection of variables and observations. Here, we'll cover techniques on how to do both at the same time.
R is unique in its ability to create new variables from variables stored in multiple datasets at once. This section covers three different ways to specify transformations, pointing out the advantages of each.
R offers multiple packages to do graphics. The built-in one is good for many things, but it's not ideal for displaying the same plot for multiple groups in your data. So this section also includes the popular ggplot2 package. It uses the same approach as SPSS' Graphics Production Language, but is easier to learn because it uses standard R code to do any data transformations your plot requires.
Writing functions in R is very similar to writing macros in SAS, SPSS and Stata. However the resulting functions are much more integrated into the package, more like the "procs" or "commands" of other software. The downside to this though, is that functions are required to do "by group" processing. This section will guide you through the basic steps of both.
The basic statistical routines that are built into R are surprisingly sparse. This section points out add-on packages that provide output more like your current software.
R's built-in functions are great if you just need correlations. But if you need output that includes n's and p-values, you need to turn to add-on packages. Regression in R is done in a multi-step approach that will make Stata users feel right at home, but which will seem alien to SAS and SPSS users at first.
We'll cover the basic ways to compare groups and why R does not perform the same tests without an add-on package.
R's output by default looks pretty bad! But don't worry, there are add-on packages that produce beautiful publication-quality tables. This section shows how they work.
R can be run in many ways, from simple point-and-click user interfaces to deep integration with other stat packages. This section briefly covers the integration of R into Alteryx, Excel, KNIME, R Commander, RapidMiner, Rattle, SAS, SPSS, and Stata.


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Kolkata, Sep 29 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has alleged that the Central Government has not release the funds due to the State under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
Addressing a public meeting here on Tuesday, Bhattacharjee said: The state is due a sum of rupees 1700 crore whereas the Central government had been releasing pittance amount of just 100 or 150 crore.
He contended that the West Bengal government was not begging for any favour from the Central Government but seeking it's due entitled amount.
"The central government's law that create scopes for jobs in the villages. The government is not giving us the money, which is our entitlement, we deserve rupees 1,700 crore. We have worked but the money is not coming. Our minister Anisur Rahman and Bankim Ghosh had gone to Delhi and asked the government to release the money as we are entitled rupees.1, 700 crore. But some times you (Central Government) are giving us rupees 100 crore, sometimes rupees 150 crore. Are you (Government of India) showing kindness. Are we begging for money?" he asked.
He also charged the role of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for unleashing violence against the supporters of Left Front.
"The opposition's behaviour is so undisciplined. Now they have chosen the offices of the Village Council as their targets, they are trying to close the offices, forcing the elected representatives of the Village Councils to resign. They are forcing to do all this. Can we tolerate all these? Never, we will never accept this," he said.
He appealed the people to not to be influenced by the antics of Trinamool Congress. (ANI)


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Technology and small cap stocks defended their high ground as the market carried moderate gains into the last hour of trade.
The Nasdaq was up 0.3%, vs. 0.1% gains for both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones industrial average. The Russell 2000 jumped 1% and the small cap S&P 600 was ahead 0.6%.
Volume continued to track higher on the Nasdaq, up about 10%, and 9% lower on the NYSE compared to trade at the same time Friday.
Discount retailers ran ahead of other industry groups in afternoon trade on the stock market today.
Family Dollar Stores (FDO) spiked 14% after the retail chain announced that its board had adopted a one-year shareholder rights plan, a "poison pill" measure against a possible hostile takeover. The announcement followed news released in a regulatory filing Friday that Icahn Capital had amassed a stake of more than 9% in the company. Family Dollar also received an upgrade from Jefferies & Co. to buy from hold. Monday's gain sent shares back above their 40-week moving average and above the midpoint of the stock's nine-month correction.
Dollar General (DG) popped 9% after a Jefferies & Co. report upgraded the stock to buy from hold. The note also lifted the stock price target to 75. The gain hoisted shares to within 2% of the left side high of a five-month consolidation.
Among leaders, HollySys Automation Technologies (HOLI) was up 5% and continued to hold the high ground on the IBD 50 list. The maker of automated control systems for industrial and transportation applications has three straight weekly advances under its belt as it scales the right side of a possible late-stage base.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN) scraped 2% lower. The weak-trade dip was the largest among IBD 50 stocks. It did no damage to the Connecticut-based biotech's chart, however, as the stock wavers above and below a 171.13 buy point in a second-stage base.


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N.B.T. (Next Big Thing)
Poem by: postboy055
Status: Finished
Genre: Poetry
I've always been told,
That I'll never be bold,
That I'll never be strong,
That I'll never be brave.
But here's something they don't know,
That one of these days,
I'll be the Next Big Thing.
I'm gonna show you what I can do,
Using my own moves.
This is my show,
This is how I roll
No one tells me no.
All over the world,
Every boy and every girl,
Has a dream in mind,
Some low, some high.
You'd better keep that dream no matter what haters say,
'cause haters gonna hate right?
Haters gonna hate.
But don't worry,
Haters ain't got no future.
Right now they're winners,
But later on they're losers.
So keep your dreams,
Yeah, it's gonna be hard,
Butremember later on
You're gonna be a star.
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Arnie Couldn't Help But Cheer
By Kickntrue on 3/17/08
Unless you've been blinded by NCAA brackets you know what Tiger did yesterday, winning on the 72nd hole with a 24 foot putt. My favorite moment was the camera showing host, Arnold Palmer cheering and giving high fives when the putt went down. When a legend can't help but cheer, you know the world is yours. (Story)
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When you realize you're constipated, getting some exercise, eating more fibre, and drinking lots and lots of water usually helps. But what do you do when this is just not enough? There are other options you can choose from to give you relief.
Laxatives - products that relieve constipation - are commonly used, and there are many kinds available. Which one you choose depends on whether your constipation is occasional or long-term (chronic).
As with any medication, there are some side effects associated with the use of laxatives, such as diarrhea, stomach cramping and pain, nausea, vomiting, dehydration, gas, and rectal irritation. Generally, it is recommended to try gentler agents first.
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The four volume set LNCS 9947, LNCS 9948, LNCS 9949, and LNCS 9950 constitues the proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Neural Information Processing, ICONIP 2016, held in Kyoto, Japan, in October 2016. The 296 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 431 submissions. The 4 volumes are organized in topical sections on deep and reinforcement learning; big data analysis; neural data analysis; robotics and control; bio-inspired/energy efficient information processing; whole brain architecture; neurodynamics; bioinformatics; biomedical engineering; data mining and cybersecurity workshop; machine learning; neuromorphic hardware; sensory perception; pattern recognition; social networks; brain-machine interface; computer vision; time series analysis; data-driven approach for extracting latent features; topological and graph based clustering methods; computational intelligence; data mining; deep neural networks; computational and cognitive neurosciences; theory and algorithms
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Hackamore Horse Bridle
Hackamore is a type of bridle for a horse which does not have a bit. Instead, it works on pressure points on the horse's face, nose, and chin.
Hackamores are most often seen in western riding and other styles of riding derived from Spanish traditions, endurance riding, and are occasionally seen in some English riding disciplines such as show jumping and the stadium phase of eventing. While usually used to start young horses, they are often seen on mature horses with dental issues that make bit use painful and on horses with mouth or tongue injuries that would be aggravated by a bit. Some riders also like to use them in the winter to avoid putting a frozen metal bit into a horse's mouth.
Like a bit, a hackamore can be gentle or harsh, depending on the hands of the rider. It is a myth that a bit is cruel and a hackamore is gentler. The horse's face is very soft and sensitive with many nerve endings. Misuse of a hackamore can not only cause pain and swelling on the nose, but extreme abuse can cause damage to the cartilage on the horse's nose, or even break the fine bones that protect the nasal passages and cause jaw injuries. Particularly severe "mechanical hackamores" may have long shank or a harsh noseband material such as metal or a rubber-covered bicycle chain.
The word "hackamore" is derived from the Spanish word jaquima. The first hackamore was probably a piece of rope placed around the nose of a horse at the time of domestication, perhaps as early as 2,500 B.C. Over time, more sophisticated means of using nose pressure were developed.
Types of Hackamores:
Today, hackamores can be made of leather, rawhide, rope, cable or various plastics, sometimes in conjunction with metal parts. There are three main types: the bosal, the sidepull, and the mechanical hackamore.
The bosal (pronounced "bo-SAL," not "BO-sul") is the classic hackamore and is seen primarily in in western-style riding and derived from the Spanish tradition of the vaquero. It consists of a fairly stiff rawhide noseband with reins attached to a large knot or button at the base--the bosal. The reins are made from a specially tied length of rope called a mecate (may-CAH-tay), which is tied in a specific manner to both adjust the size of the bosal, and to make a looped rein with an extra length of rope that can be used as a lead rope. In the Texas tradition, where the bosal sets low on the horse's face, and on very green horses in both the California (vaquero) and Texas traditions, a specialized rope throatlatch called a fiador (FEE-a-dor) is added, running over the poll to the bosal, attached to the hackamore by a browband. The fiador keeps a heavy bosal properly balanced on the horse's head without rubbing or putting excess pressure on the nose. However, it also limits the action of the bosal, and thus is removed once the horse is comfortable under saddle.
The bosal acts on the horse's nose and jaw, and is most commonly used to start young horses under saddle in the Vaquero tradition of the "California style" cowboy. The bosal is a very sophisticated and versatile style of hackamore. Bosals come in varying diameters and weights, allowing a more skilled horse to "graduate" into ever lighter equipment. Once a young horse is solidly trained with a bosal, a bit is added and the horse is gradually shifted from the hackamore to a bit. While designed to be gentle, Bosals are equipment intended for use by experienced trainers and should not be used by beginners, as they can be harsh in the wrong hands.
Sidepull is a modern design inspired by the bosal It is a heavy noseband with side rings that attach the reins on either side of the head, allowing very direct pressure to be applied from side to side. The noseband is made of leather, rawhide, or rope with a leather or synthetic strap under the jaw, held on by a leather or synthetic headstall. Sidepulls are primarily used to start young horses or on horses that cannot carry a bit. While severity can be increased by using harder or thinner rope, a sidepull lacks the sophistication of the bosal. The primary advantage of a sidepull over the bosal is that it gives stronger direct lateral commands and is a bit easier for an unsophisticated rider to use. Once a horse understands basic commands, however, the trainer needs to shift to either a bosal or to a snaffle bit to further refine the horse's training. If made of soft materials, a sidepull is also a good bridle for beginners to use, so that they don't injure their horse's mouth as they learn the rein aids.
English riders sometimes use a jumping cavesson, which is a type of hackamore that consists of a heavy leather nosepiece (usually with a cable inside) with rings on the sides for reins, similar to a sidepull, but more closely fitting and able to transmit more subtle commands. A jumping cavesson is put on a standard English-style headstall and often is indistinguishable at a distance from a standard bridle. It is often used on horses who cannot tolerate a bit or on those who have mouth or tongue injuries.
Mechanical hackamore:
A mechanical hackamore, sometimes called a hackamore bit or a brockamore, falls into the hackamore category only because it is a device that works on the nose and not in the mouth. However, it also uses shanks and leverage, thus it is not a true hackamore. Because of its long, metal shanks and a curb chain that runs under the jaw, it works similarly to a curb bit. The shanks and curb chain serve to increase pressure on the nose, jaw, and poll, giving the device more leverage a true hackamore. Mechanical hackamores are most often seen in rodeo and O-Mok-See events, endurance riding and in the show jumping arena, where the hot horses used in competition will often ignore a side-pull and run through their riders' hands. They are illegal in most other horse show disciplines. However, some of the milder designs are used by casual riders, especially for trail riding, and are particularly popular with hunters who must ride and camp in freezing weather where a frozen bit can injure the horse's tongue.
Mechanical hackamores lack the sophistication of bits or a bosal, cannot turn a horse easily, and primarily are used for their considerable stopping power. It is not usually possible to teach a horse to soften its jaw or flex to the rider's hands with a mechanical hackamore, and horses ridden in these devices quite often develop a bad habit of head-tossing.
A mechanical hackamore has a noseband, usually of leather, sometimes covered with fleece for extra comfort. However, the noseband can also be very harsh; some are made of rubber-covered cable, stiff metal, or even bicycle chain (though usually covered in plastic). The curb chain is usually a flat-linked chain, though it may be made of anything from relatively mild leather to very severe designs with heavy chain or solid metal bars. The noseband and curb chain are connected by a metal link that also includes a long shank that applies pressure to the nose, chin groove and poll when the reins are tightened.
While mechanical hackamores made entirely of leather with short shanks can be relatively mild, the addition of a longer shank and chain or metal under the jaw or over the nose can make this device a very severe piece of equipment that borders on animal abuse, thus making the device quite controversial in some equestrian circles. If adjusted too low, it can also put excessive pressure on the horse's nose cartilage and obstruct the horse's breathing. In cases of a severe mechanical hackamore with long shanks, abusive use can even break the delicate nasal bones of a horse's face and cause damage to the jawbone.


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Energy Policy: A group of liberal senators once again want to pass a law that would force the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to clamp down on oil speculators. Their ignorance of how markets work is breathtaking.
These senators, led by Vermont socialist Bernie Sanders, claim speculative evildoers control 80% of the oil market, and are to blame for rising gas prices. When lawmakers blame speculators, you can be sure they're covering for their own ineptitude.
Basically, the senators say that since supply is rising, and demand is at its lowest since 1997, the price of oil should be falling — not rising. That means speculators must be stealing billions from consumers.
But this is false — and more than a little bit silly.
Recent price hikes have a geopolitical cause. A good chunk of Iran's hefty supply has been taken off the market, tightening a delicate supply-demand balance. Refiners worry about a wider conflagration in the Mideast.
It's their job to secure oil and "crack" it into usable products, such as gasoline, heating oil and jet fuel. If you were them, wouldn't you buy extra oil, just in case?
Well, that's speculation. And if the price of oil goes up today, and you rush to the gas station to beat the higher price tomorrow — guess what? You too are a speculator.
Today, the economy is improving, boosting fuel demand. But while oil supplies are ample in the U.S., the same isn't true in Europe and China. And the market for oil is a global market, not a local one.
For politicians, it's far easier to blame futures traders — speculators — than to admit their own failure.
Take Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., who on March 29 blamed speculators for pushing up the price of gas.
As we've written before, speculators do not control markets — a view bolstered by a report last September from the Institute of International Finance. Looking at numerous studies, the IIF found little evidence of a link between speculation and higher prices. Rather, the IIF found commodity prices are driven by market fundamentals — supply and demand.
As economist Robert Murphy of the Institute for Energy Research wrote: "Blaming speculators for rising oil prices is like blaming thermometers for a heat wave."
In recent years, rising demand from emerging markets like Brazil, India and China has boosted demand. World Bank data show the global economy grew more rapidly from 1999 to 2010 than it ever had in history.
Even with two global recessions, global oil demand soared from roughly 77 million barrels of crude a day in 2000 to 87 million barrels in 2010 — a 13% increase.
That's why oil markets are tight. Not "speculation."
That's not to say speculators aren't important or have no impact. They do. They serve a vital function for markets by providing financial liquidity and information on likely future imbalances in supply and demand.
If anything, speculators today are telling us that government policy — keeping more than a trillion barrels of recoverable oil offshore and in federal lands under lock and key — is holding too much crude off the market.
Want to knock speculators off their perch? Many speculators held large oil positions in the summer of 2008. When President Bush merely announced he was ending the moratorium on offshore drilling, speculators drove oil prices down by $9 a barrel as he spoke.
That's not a message politicians, trying to force America into an unworkable "green economy," want to hear.
Unfortunately, this "blame the speculators" game happens depressingly often. In 2005, rising oil prices brought out calls for investigations. It happened again in 2008, during the presidential campaign. It happened in 2011. And it's happening again now.
But clamp down on speculation, and prices would almost surely rise. Why? Because not all speculators are buyers. Some are sellers. Some do both in a single day, perhaps thousands of times.
Like it or not, this activity is crucial to an efficient market. Without it, the oil market would consist of a few huge sellers — Anadarko, Shell, and Saudi Arabia for instance — and a few buyers, mostly refiners.
Now there's a recipe for market manipulation. Just imagine OPEC's market power with fewer players and no speculators to keep them honest. Scary, isn't it?


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PRA LOUP, France (Reuters) - Chris Froome emerged unscathed from a treacherous 17th stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday, retaining his lead while Alberto Contador lost a lot of ground and Tejay van Garderen abandoned the race.
American Van Garderen, who was third overall at the start of the 161-km trek from Digne les Bains, pulled out because of sickness with the day's laurels going to German Simon Geschke after a brave solo raid.
"It's the most beautiful day of my life as a professional rider, it's surreal," said Geschke.
Spaniard Contador's hopes of achieving a rare Giro d'Italia/Tour double suffered another major knock when he lost touch with the group of top guns after crashing in the dangerous descent from the col d'Allos.
The Tinkoff-Saxo rider lost over two minutes on Froome and Colombian Nairo Quintana, who finished together after the final ascent to Pra Loup, a 6.2-km climb at an average gradient of 6.5 percent.
Froome summed up the stage by saying: "It was a crazy day."
Froome leads Quintana, who attacked him several times in the climbs, by three minutes and 10 seconds and his Movistar team mate Alejandro Valverde of Spain by 4:09.
Contador is now fifth overall 6:40 off the pace, six seconds behind Froome's compatriot and team mate Geraint Thomas. Continued...


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