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Terrible speeds, small coverage area and poor plan value make Three a provider best avoided.
Three was the first company to bring 3G services to Australia, but that was a long time ago. As Virgin is essentially an Optus sub-brand, so Three is now a Vodafone sub-brand under parent company Vodafone Hutchison.
Unlike the Virgin/Optus comparison, however, there are some striking network differences, and a lack of network sharing to date. That's likely to change in the future, presumably in line with Vodafone's declaration that it's (in effect) going to rebuild and improve its entire 3G network.
Again, though, we could only test with what Three would charge you real money for right now.Compared to the other major wireless broadband providers, Three's coverage map is woefully small. Its 3G footprint is based around metropolitan capitals only; they don't and won't sell plans to customers outside those areas. If as a Three customer you do find yourself outside Three's coverage zones there's the costly option to take up roaming on Telstra's network at a hefty 50c/MB.
Like parent Vodafone, Three's offerings are from Huawei; we tested with an E122 modem that's technically HSDPA capable of up to 7.2Mbps, as well as a Three-branded MicroSIM for iPad. As with the other providers utilising Huawei modems, the connection software is simple but functional, with only a Three splash screen to differentiate it.
So Three's coverage areas are smaller than Vodafone, but that's only the start of the bad news. Despite the expensive roaming option, in all of our NSW-based tests Three failed to connect at all with either the USB key or the iPad MicroSIM, no matter what we tried. Even in the areas within Three's Mobile Broadband coverage zones we consistently found that both the USB modem and microSIM recorded the lowest speeds in our tests.
Three's previous saving grace was that it was a budget priced provider of phone and mobile broadband services, but somewhere in the merger with Vodafone, somebody's made the decision to actually offer worse value through Three than with Vodafone itself. Post-paid plan prices aren't as costly as Telstra or as confusingly placed as Optus, but compared to the significantly better speeds of Virgin or even Vodafone, it comes across as particularly poor value.
This makes Three the easiest mobile broadband provider to assess, as it's both very slow and not particularly good value compared to your other options. As such, there's no real reason to bother with it if you're seeking out a broadband provider, and if you're already a Three customer, we'd suggest jumping ship.
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The long weekend is here and hopefully the sun will stick around long enough to enjoy the outdoors. We plan to clean up the balcony so that we can enjoy our garden and cheap patio set (from Craigslist)! We enjoyed our first harvest of watercress just this morning. On Monday, we're taking a short trip out to Steveston Village in nearby Richmond. For somewhere so close to home, I'm not actually sure if I've ever been. It's difficult to access on transit, so we'll be taking advantage of my Modo Car Co-op membership.
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The NidaCore product line had been acquired by 3M Composites (St. Paul, Minn., USA). 3M has since decided to exit the core materials business, prompting Lugus' decision to launch Carbon-Core. Lugus says the new company will offer several types of core materials, including plastic honeycomb, laminate bulker, PU/PIR foam, PVC foam, PE foam, PET foam, fiber-reinforced foam board, lightweight panels and core bonding compounds.
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The envelope, please: DiCaprio takes a money Oscar
February 26, 2016 | On Sunday, the world's biggest movie stars will once again be in the spotlight at Hollywood's most prestigious awards ceremony. While they might be highly visible on the red carpet, though, very few would be in contention for statuettes when it comes to big political giving. And among the Academy Award nominees who have contributed, it…
New Privacy Coalition Cashes in on Relationships
June 28, 2013 | Having been defeated in last year's election, former Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.) has joined forces with Jon Leibowitz, a Democratic former FTC chairman and onetime lobbyist, to found the 21st Century Privacy Coalition. The group, whose founders include seven top telecom companies such as AT&T and Comcast, will focus on privacy and data security legislation at a time when the issues are hot. And according to data from OpenSecrets.org, these founders are no strangers to each other.
Connie Mack's K Street Family Ties
April 16, 2013 | It's former Rep. Connie Mack's turn to join the ranks of former lawmakers on K Street -- and spend more time with his family.
The Politics of Super Bowl XLVII
February 1, 2013 | NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the top brass of the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens tilt Republican, though not dramatically. The same goes for the extremely well-funded NFL Gridiron PAC.
Fred Eychaner's Big Election Bets Pay Off
November 13, 2012 | Don't play poker against Fred Eychaner: The candidates he bet on had a win rate of 86 percent, and the super PACs he gave to were successful at least 50 percent of the time.
Capital Eye Opener, Nov. 9: Undecided Races, Iowa Rules Turnout and More
November 8, 2012 | Nine races are still officially undecided, though news outlets have begun calling some of them. Also, six-term incumbent Joe Baca may have fallen due to Mayor Bloomberg's super PAC. And could Ashley Judd beat Mitch McConnell?
Many Lawmakers Personally Invested in JPMorgan Chase
May 17, 2012 | Republicans and Democrats rushed this week to argue that stronger government regulation would or wouldn't have forestalled JPMorgan Chase's multibillion dollar losses. But they didn't mention whether they owned shares in the bank themselves. At least 38 of them do.
Who's Talking To Mary Bono Mack About Internet Privacy?
March 30, 2012 | At a hearing yesterday on a proposed new law that would limit on how easily advertisers could track Internet users, Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.) said she'd received no letters of support for the law from constituents. But she has received tens of thousands of dollars for her campaign from opponents of the law.
The Politics of Netflix, Tyco Splits Again and More in Capital Eye Opener: Sept. 20
September 20, 2011 | Netflix Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings announced Sunday that the company would separate its online streaming and DVD services, with the latter operating under the name Qwikster.
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The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has estimated that the suspension of nuclear power plants may boost utilities' costs to generate electricity by ¥3.8 trillion this fiscal year, officials said.
The extra fuel costs for thermal power in the year to next March will be higher than the ¥3.1 trillion in fiscal 2012 due to the yen's depreciation, which increases import costs.
With the utilities expected to pass the increase on to consumers in the form of higher electricity charges, METI has urged them to cut costs further.
Only two of the nation's 50 commercial reactors are now in operation in response to the Fukushima nuclear crisis.
In making its estimate, METI assumed an operating rate for nuclear plants in fiscal 2013 of 3.8 percent, unchanged from the previous year.
The officials said a panel of experts has drafted a report estimating that power generation capacity will exceed demand in all regions above the 3 percent threshold for a stable supply.
But the draft report urges the government to still call for power savings this summer, warning that any trouble could cause a supply shortage.
Last summer, the customers of two power companies were asked to cut their peak-time consumption by at least 10 percent due to the risk of serious shortages.
If the two Kansai Electric Power Co. reactors online in Fukui Prefecture are shut down, the company's supply capacity would fall an estimated 12.5 percent short of demand. But Kepco is expected to cover the shortfall with supply from other utilities.
The expert panel, chaired by Takao Kashiwagi, a specially designated professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology, will finalize the report next week.
The government will soon work out measures to improve the electricity supply situation.
The government is not expected to set any numerical power-saving targets this summer.
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EGR high evacuated because of suspicious package
East Grand Rapids Highs School officials say the campus was evacuated after a suspicious package was found Friday morning.
Michigan State Police bomb squad arrived shortly after noon at the high school, which is not yet in session.
Principal Jennifer Fee said the school erred on the side of caution after a campus custodian discovered the package at 2211 Lake Drive S.E.
Fee said the campus will likely stay closed for the rest of the day. Few people were on the campus when the situation was reported, though athletic practices were under way.
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As he listened to the Christmas wishes of children who joined him for a carriage ride around Gainesville's downtown square Thursday evening, Santa Claus did not seem fazed by the troubles of the economy.
Even during dark financial times, the fat man in the red suit has a job to do.
"Continue to be good," he told 6-year-old Megan Hayes at the end of a ride.
Hayes, doll in tow, had asked Old St. Nick for a sun catcher to put on her window.
Hayes and the other kids who came to see Santa Claus at Main Street Gainesville's Downtown by Candlelight likely did not know anything about failing stock markets or industry bailouts. But some of their parents said that because of the recession, Christmas spending might be downsized this year.
The economy has forced Oakwood resident Donna Watkins to shift the focus of Christmas this year.
She said her family, attending Downtown by Candlelight for the third time, would be celebrating Christmas with all the same traditions, but that family time will take precedence over gifts this year.
"We're just celebrating more being together than the materialistic things," Watkins said.
Attending the annual Downtown by Candlelight was a recession-proof tradition for local families. The event was free — families were not forced to dig in their pockets to pay for a cup of hot chocolate from Scott Dixon, owner of Scott's on the Square, or hear the songs of carolers — and Santa Claus drew his own crowd.
But maintaining attendance to a Christmas attraction that charges admission required a little ingenuity at Lake Lanier Islands this year.
Grier Todd, chief operating officer at Lake Lanier Islands, said that this year's attendance to the resort's annual Nights of Lights attraction has not grown over last year's, but it is not suffering, either.
Todd attributes the steady attendance to Nights of Lights to the resort's proactive approach to this year's especially fragile holiday season.
The resort has been offering specials that allow visitors to come see the attraction for $10 less on weekdays. And Todd says there are a lot of coupons available that offer discounts.
"The show's kind of a tradition with people, and we wanted to do our part to make sure people could continue the tradition," Todd said.
It probably does not hurt that Lake Lanier Islands charges its visitors by vehicle, and other area attractions charge per person, Todd said.
Tickets to Callaway Gardens' Fantasy in Lights range from $8 to $22 per person. Admission to Stone Mountain's Christmas event can range from $17 to $20, according to each park's Web site.
Lake Lanier Islands charges $30 per vehicle, Todd said.
"As many as you can stuff in a car you can bring into ours," Todd said. "It's a real deal compared to the other shows."


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Airbus Military selects AAR for logistics
AAR has announced that it has been selected by Airbus Military to provide off-wing repairs management and logistics services as part of five-year programmes that will enable Airbus Military to streamline its supply chain and increase the efficiency of its maintenance operations and performance-based logistics support provided worldwide.
According to the company, AAR will provide a single point of contact for the repair of components that Airbus Military previously outsourced to multiple vendors. The programmes will focus primarily on support of CASA C-212, CN-235 and C-295 aircraft but with scope to support other Airbus Military platforms. AAR also has been selected by Airbus Military to establish and manage the logistics of a Repair Hub at the Airbus Military facilities at San Pablo Norte Spain, where the final assembly lines for the A-400M and the rest of CASA Tactical Mission Aircraft are located.
AAR will draw on its extensive experience with supply chain and component repair management for commercial airline and government fleets, including the KC-10 Extender Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) programme and the UK Ministry of Defence's fleet of E3-D Sentry Aircraft.
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Government and city planning agencies are extending their services to citizens and communities through information technologies such as the Internet, wide area networks, and mobile computing. The digital relationship of city agencies with citizens and businesses has enabled smart cities and connected communities. Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) solutions can help authorities manage smart city policies, and ensure that the necessary controls and risk management procedures are in place for governance.
A Practical Approach to Enable Smart Cities
Smart cities will be interconnected with government and private subsystems such as transportation, healthcare, safety and security, education, utilities, and real estate. These systems create an infrastructure for energy policy management, healthcare governance, Automated Demand and Response (ADR), remote monitoring, and Fault Detection and Diagnostics (AFDD).
City planning officials can adopt an integrated GRC framework on top of their city management system as given below:
Complaints Management: Smart cities will enable citizens to register their complaints (related to transportation, healthcare, security, utilities, and others) with city/government officials through a complaints management system. The system should support information technology channels such as mobile SMS, web based applications, telephone, and IVR systems to register complaints and route them to appropriate government officials or departments. Citizens should be able to use the system to request better citizen services from their elected government officials or city planning authorities, and track their complaints from initiation to closure through a closed loop process.
Energy Policy Management: Cities consume massive amounts of energy in commercial and residential buildings, rail network and transit systems, industrial and consumer appliances, etc. They must use energy policy management systems to enhance reliability, promote economic growth, and address environmental concerns. An energy policy management system should allow city officials to measure, plan, forecast, and implement energy policies for better citizen services. It should also help promote incentives for peak load management technologies and benefits of high-performance building designs.
Intelligent Buildings: The building policy management system should support governance of buildings, and provide capabilities to analyze energy demand trends for building components, predict future energy requirements, and perform energy audits based on environment management systems or regulatory requirements
Healthcare Governance: The healthcare industry involves stakeholders such as health regulators (Dept of Health, FDA, MHRA), healthcare providers, hospitals, pharmaceutical, and medical devices companies. City planning authorities can provide access to the best healthcare facilities through an integrated system which tracks pharmaceutical drug quality and medical device safety incidents. Government officials can use the governance system to ensure that life sciences companies follow 21 CFR regulations and cGMP quality processes such as deviations, corrective actions, and change control.
City Disaster/Emergency Management Governance: Smart cities manage incidents (loss of life and property, natural hazards, and acts of terrorism) through policies for emergency preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation. The governance system can help city officials in aggregating loss information for multiple incidents, triaging incidents, triggering investigative and remedial actions, calculating gross loss of information, and reporting risk exposures to government agencies.
Transportation System Governance: Smart cities can enhance citizen experience in commuting and transportation through effective governance of operational policies for route optimization, yield/revenue management, and compliance with regulations such as FAA (for airlines).
Financial Policy Governance: The financial oversight of cities requires governance systems to manage financial policies, and provide capabilities to recommend norms and procedures for stronger internal controls. The system should allow city financial authorities to identify, measure, mitigate, monitor and communicate key risk exposures, as well as manage financial policy compliance.
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- Ensures less corruption, increased transparency, and greater convenience
- Enables governance of and compliance with city and federal government policies
- Eliminates layers involved in interacting with city and government agencies
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- Shares GRC and policy management best practices and frameworks across city planning, execution, and management functions


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The Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) says the deal, which will be funded with 415 million Toro shares, can go ahead.
Lake Maitland, 90 kilometres south-east of Wiluna in central Western Australia, contains higher grade material that is expected to improve the overall blended head grade from Toro's Wiluna deposits.
The company hopes to begin production at Wiluna in 2016, making it the state's first uranium mine.
Shareholders will vote on the Lake Maitland transaction on October 18.
Toro still needs to secure project financing for the Wiluna project, and hopes to complete a definitive feasibility study in 2014.
Toro shares were down 0.1¢ at 8.4¢ at 1430 AEST.


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The Swiss now plays British number one Andy Murray, who beat Tim Henman in their first-round encounter.
World number two Rafael Nadal suffered a first-round scare before beating American wildcard Sam Querrey.
Nadal eventually triumphed 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 6-3 against the teenager, who is ranked 178th in the world.
In a battle of big serves, ninth-seeded Andy Roddick beat Daniele Bracciali of Italy 6-7 (6) 7-6 (4) 7-6 (5).
America's Roddick served 22 aces and Bracciali had 19 in a match that lasted two hours and 34 minutes.
Frenchman Gael Monfils also advanced after a 6-4 7-5 victory over Russian Marat Safin.
German 14th seed Tommy Haas defeated Spain's Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-4, while Max Mirnyi of Belarus put out Xavier Malisse, who reached last week's Toronto quarter-finals, 7-5 4-6 6-3.


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The comparative ecology of desert bighorn sheep and feral burros demonstrate how competitive interactions and system disturbances occur when an exotic herbivore is introduced into the habitat of a native herbivore. Desert bighorn sheep evolved their adaptation strategies within desert ecosystems in the United States while feral burros evolved in deserts of northern Africa. A comparison of these adaptation strategies and their consequences comprises the message of this presentation.
Desert bighorn sheep and feral burros are medium-sized ungulates; feral burros weigh about 1.5 to 2 times as much as the largest desert bighorn ram, and 3 to 4 times as much as a bighorn ewe. Bighorn sheep and feral burros are among the largest animals in the Mojave Desert system, and both have large home ranges. During summer months both species restrict movements to remain close (1-2mi.) to permanent water sources, but range farther from water when not under water stress. Both species have life expectancies of 10-15 years in the wild, and longer in captivity.
Space use is directly related to body weight, and space requirements can be estimated based on scalar relationships to weight. Large herbivores use relatively large amounts of space in their daily and seasonal movements; this causes home ranges of larger herbivores to overlap with more individuals of their own species than is the case with small mammals. Large herbivores also tend to be more social than small animals, probably as an adaptation to these spatial realities.
The amount of food an animal requires is another important scalar relationship. Small herbivores, such as rodents, rabbits, squirrels, and hares, have high metabolic rates compared to large herbivores, and require much higher intakes of nutrients and protein. For example, 500kg of small herbivores, such as mice, would expend about 10 times the amount of energy that 500kg of large herbivores would expend to maintain a constant biomass. Thus, a given energy supply will support a much smaller biomass of mice than of burros or bighorn. As a consequence, any degradation of the available plant resources (i.e. energy supply) will impact the smallest herbivores in the system long before the larger herbivores are affected. We found twice the number and twice the biomass of rodents in a lightly used burro area compared to a heavily used burro area. Similar findings have been reported for burro use areas in the Grand Canyon by Carothers et al.
Bighorn sheep are ruminants; they have a 4-chambered stomach and are able to extract high percentages of nutrients from their forage species. The down side of being a ruminant is that forage must be processed into fine particulate size before it can be broken down by the rumen micro-organisms and passed through the system. Thus bighorn must select the most highly nutritious parts of plants because processing time is longer than for a non-ruminant. Conversely, burros have a monogastic digestive system that is not limited by particle size nor as much by processing time. Burros have a large caecum in which fibrous plant materials are broken down, but this arrangement is not as efficient as that of ruminants. Burros, however, can vary their rate of gut clearance and can process more forage by eating more. They can thereby subsist on poorer quality forage that bighorn can. Our studies demonstrated that in Death Valley burro and bighorn diets had a 65% overlap of selected forage species. Overgrazing by burros in the Panamint Mountains of Death Valley has caused changes in the vegetative composition of some plant communities, with favored browse species being reduced in size and number and some species being removed.
Both bighorn and burros have conservative reproductive strategies, and have one young per birth. Generally both species give birth in their third year; however, if forage conditions are good, yearlings may breed and reproduce at two years of age. Gestation periods are about 6 months for bighorn and 12 for burros. Breeding in bighorn is confined to autumn months with births in the spring. Burros breed mostly during summer months when they are congregated near water sources, then give birth the next summer. However, burros are polyestrous and some young may be seen throughout the year.
Lamb survival is a boom or bust phenomenon in the desert. In years having ample precipitation to generate new vegetative growth, and growth of annual plant species, ewes are able to obtain the nutrition needed to produce enough milk to wean healthy lambs. In years having poor precipitation ewes may not conceive, or may have to terminate nursing before the lambs are able to obtain adequate nutrition from forage species. If lambs must be weaned early, they have a slim chance of survival because their nutrition requirements are higher than any other animals in the population including lactating ewes. In the River Mountain herd in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, lamb survival in October-November has averaged about 40 lambs/100 ewes and has varied from 8 to 76 lambs/100 ewes over the past 20 years. Our experience with feral burros is that very few foals die before they are a year old. This agrees with the findings of other investigators in the western United States, and in Australia. This has a profound effect on potential population growth. Bighorn sheep must have about 25 lambs/100 ewes surviving to yearling status in order to maintain stable population numbers. Because burros can survive on poor quality forage and lose very few foals they may have population growth of as much as 20% per year. While bighorn populations frequently struggle to maintain their numbers, burro populations may double in size within 3.5 years.
Burro impacts to bighorn habitat include soil compaction of trails, dust bath areas, and areas around springs. Compaction of burro trails can equal the compaction of long-established dirt roads, which creates an unsuitable site for plant growth. Burros eat many of the same plant species as native herbivores, and have been shown to negatively affect the composition of plant communities by removing native bunch grasses, churning the soil surface and thereby reducing soil crusts and soil moisture and promoting growth of weeds. Small mammals decrease in numbers and diversity in areas used by high densities of burros. Because of their larger body size and digestive system, burros eat more than bighorn sheep, and can not only survive on forage with low nutrient content by adjusting their intake rate, but they can successfully nurse foals to weaning under poor forage conditions. Burros require significantly more water per unit body weight than bighorn sheep because their urine is more dilute than that of bighorn, and their feces has higher water content. Burros also congregate and remain for extended periods of time at water sources. Monitoring with time-lapse cameras and camcorders showed that desert bighorn did not approach water sources when 3 or more burros were in the immediate vicinity.
Carothers, S.W., M.E. Stitt, and R.R. Johnson. 1976. Feral asses on public lands: an analysis of biotic impact, legal considerations and management alternatives. Trans. North Am. Wildl. and Nat. Resour. Conf. 48:396-406.
Douglas, C. L. and D. M. Leslie, Jr. 1996. Feral Animals on Rangelands. Chap.17 pp.281-292 in Rangeland Wildlife, Paul R. Krausman editor, Society for Range Management, Denver, Colorado.
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Dear Group,
I have a executable in my home directory in Linux (Ubuntu). I can open
the Linux command line terminal and execute the program just by typing
Now my question is if there is any chance to do the same from
Mathematica front end by typing
In that case I can use this application "MYPROGRAM" to run from with
in a Mathematica code whenever I need.
Now if I do the above in my 64bit Ubuntu I get the following.
In[9]:= Run["./MYPROGRAM"]
Out[9]= 32512
I can understand that the program has not run by the above command.
Because when I run it from the terminal by typing "./MYPROGRAM" it
runs and generates a file in the home directory as its programmed to
do. In case of the Mathematica Run["./MYPROGRAM"] no such program
output file is generated.
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Greek-Style Halibut
All the flavors of the Greek Isles are a great complement to the subtle flavor of halibut. Serve with a nice red wine.
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Pancetta Salmon Kebabs with Parsley Vinaigrette
Bacon and salmon together is surely a match made in heaven. Serve it with a fresh herb vinaigrette and you've got something worthy of angels.
Halibut, Clams, and Pancetta with Escarole
A light but flavorful broth really pulls this unique and flavorful fish dish together. Try substituting mussels for the clams and salmon for the halibut for another dinner option.
Mahimahi with Thai Green Curry
Green curry can be quite spicy but it's a great pairing with a dense fish like mahimahi.
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Sardine BLT
If you love sardines and a good fish sandwich, then give this updated version of the classic a try. (Extra bacon encouraged.)
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With smoked salmon, this Western version of chowder is a natural and delicious twist on the classic.
Pan Roasted Sablefish with Mushrooms and Sour Cream
Sablefish, sometimes referred to as black cod, is a rich and buttery fish. The mushrooms and sauce makes this a decadent dish that would pair well with a crisp glass of Sauvignon Blanc.
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Tilapia with Quinoa and Black Beans
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Who knows what in payments? Sounds like a question begging for a snappy one-liner comeback.
But this is a question we hear more and more from our clients. Particularly those that see the increasingly close relationship between payments and marketing — and want to better understand how the targeting of ads and offers can be enhanced with insight from payment transaction data. The real question, then, is who knows what in payments and do mobile wallets change anything?
I've discussed the underlying "purchase visibility" issue before and argued that few players in the card ecosystem have a complete view of the consumer and what they buy. But before we look at how mobile wallets might change things, let's review purchase visibility in the pre-wallet world.
Of the various stakeholders in the four corner card model, it is the issuer and the merchant who are closest to the consumer's purchase behavior. While card networks, merchant acquirers, and the various processors have some insight into the transaction, they don't necessarily know what the transactions represent or have the right to unilaterally use or repurpose what they do know.
From the consumer's perspective, card issuers know who you are (know-your-customer laws in the U.S. actually require them to know this) and have some insight into your financial situation, depending on the type of card they issue. They know where you shop by merchant category and merchant name. Of the two, merchant category is a lot more important than merchant name. There are several hundred big "name" brands that drive a lot of transactions but there are millions and millions of merchants in the card system. And besides, sometimes the merchant name is truncated or nonsensical.
Beyond the categories, which can be helpfully narrow or frustratingly broad, issuers have no idea what consumers actually buy. Was that $34.75 purchase from Walmart for baby diapers or shotgun shells? And while they know where you shop, they don't have a view of your overall purchase behavior — just where you you shop when you buy something using their card.
Retailers know what you buy, but they don't know who you are. Unless you tell them. And they are really good at getting you to tell them. Want the special discounted price on select items? You need to sign up for the members club or reward program. Don't want to carry another loyalty card? No problem, just share your telephone number with them on each purchase. That way you'll be guaranteed every benefit you have coming!
In addition to helping them understand who you are, these types of programs help retailers correlate your purchases across visits, across payment methods, and across shoppers in the same household. Online retailers know even more than physical retailers, as they can use cookies to see how often you visit, track your movement through their online store, and analyze what is added and removed from your shopping cart. But online or offline, they don't know everything you buy, they only know what you buy from them.
It's tempting to say that only the consumer has a full view of their own purchase behavior. But that may be overstating it. I'm not sure, for example, consumers always remember where they shopped or what they bought. That comes up a lot in the chargeback process. How many times a day do issuers hear a cardholder say, "I've never heard of this merchant and I've certainly never bought anything from them."
That's who knows what in payments. Now, how do mobile wallets change things?
It would seem at first blush that the mobile wallet might know a lot, as it is extremely close to the consumer and is involved, after all, in the transaction. But what will it know?
- Does it know who you are? There are no anonymous wallets. As a result of the registration and activation process, the mobile wallet knows who you are at least in terms of name, phone number, email, bill-to address, etc. Maybe it doesn't know if you rent or own your home, but it certainly has enough information to target you (oops, I meant contact you.)
- Does it knows where you shop? Well, it kind of knows where you shop. It might know from the GPS location that you are making a purchase in Redwood City, but it doesn't have the accuracy to figure out if you standing in PetSmart or next door in Bed, Bath, and Beyond. There's an outside chance, however, that it might be able to figure out which store based on available WiFi hotspots and signal strength.
- Does it know how you pay? Because most mobile wallets will be multi-card and multi-brand, in theory, the wallet will also see purchase behavior across issuers and across card brands depending on what cards the consumer uses. From this, it will know which card is "top of wallet" in terms of usage frequency, but not necessarily in terms of "spend". But it only knows how you pay when you use it (and not another wallet) to make a purchase. You might have multiple wallets on your phone, none of which would have a complete view of how you pay.
So the mobile wallet knows a lot, but does it know what the consumer buys? That's the million dollar question. Actually, probably a multi-hundred million question. What the wallet knows about what you buy is circumstantial. I'll use Google Wallet as an example, because it's in the market now, but think the story will likely be true of all the major mobile POS wallets.
The Google Wallet has three real usage modes at the POS:
- Tap and Pay. This is for merchants that have contactless terminals, but haven't agreed to change their POS environment to accept Google offers. In this mode the wallet emulates a passive contactless card — passive in the sense that the wallet doesn't have a dialog with the merchant about what is happening at the POS. The wallet knows that you just made a purchase, but other than the GPS location of the transaction, the wallet doesn't know the merchant name, merchant category, purchase amount, or what the purchase represents. The issuer knows, but Google Wallet doesn't know.
- SingleTap. This is for merchants that have contactless terminals, and have agreed to customize their POS environment to support the Google Wallet initiative. In this mode the wallet has a peer-to-peer dialog with the merchant's POS terminal as it hands over coupons to be redeemed, the card data to pay for the purchase, and any merchant-specific gift cards or loyalty card. We don't know the specifics of what is included in the peer-to-peer dialog, but hypothetically you can imagine this being a pretty data "rich" exchange. Even if the transaction is not especially data rich, part of the dialog will inevitably involve the merchant handing the mobile wallet the purchase receipt. Talk about line-item purchase data!
- Offer Presentation Mode. This is for merchants that haven't upgraded their POS devices to support contactless payments, but want to accept Google offers. In this mode, the payment is handled outside the wallet (most likely with a swipe) and the wallet is just used to visually present the offer for redemption. The merchant can scan the offer barcode or key in the offer code. Here the wallet doesn't even know that a purchase was just made; it just knows that an offer has been presented. Perhaps somewhere in the Google cloud they know that an offer has been redeemed, but there is no guarantee at this point that it is automated or information rich. Either way, the mobile wallet doesn't get its hands on the receipt and there is no line-item data provided by the merchant.
So does the mobile wallet know where the consumers shops and what they buy? Using Google Wallet terminology, in SingleTap mode it very well might. Especially if they can get merchants to send the purchase receipt back to the wallet. In Tap-And-Pay and Offer Presentation Mode, it won't. And while its premature to know for sure, my gut tells me that most of the transactions will be tap-and-pay transactions.
So, as you can see, no one party knows everything that a marketer would ideally like to know. But some information is better than none, and successful campaigns have been built around partial data sets like card transactions or purchases made at a single retailer.
But if the great promise of mobile payments really lies in mobile marketing, then the next generation of killer apps will likely result from creative business partnerships that meld specific purchase information, analytical insights, and message delivery capabilities in a way that balances the interests of multiple participants and produce a comfortable and valued experience for the consumer.


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theatre for the youth
Eight years old, and I already knew what I wanted to do with my life. I wish to help make the world a better place with my love of theatre. As an actor and thespian, I know the challenges that wait, but I am mitigating that risk with a solid plan.
After achieving my bachelor's degree; I plan on going to work for the Steppenwolf Theatre, in Chicago. I want to work there because their operation with the Chicago youth has inspired me to do the same: change lives. I will be able to enjoy my passion of theatre, as well as expand my overall knowledge of how to run a theatre company. Paying close attention to the business aspect as well as learning how to motivate others.
Upon gaining some experience, I will open a Christian theatre in Lakeland Florida. The playhouse' mission will be to help the surrounding community grow as well as taking special interest in the youth. This theatre will give young adults and below something to look forward to after school, allow them to explore their artistic side, and provide support for them and their parents. The theatre will be Christian based with an emphasis on teaching morals and hard work.
With your help, I will be able to obtain my bachelors; putting me on the path to changing the world. I pray that I get the opportunity to work with children that I care so much about, and maybe help inspire them through theatre.


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I'm skeptical, but the degree of saber-rattling at the Herzliya Conference today was off the charts. First the IDF's intel chief estimated that Iran has enough uranium to make four bombs, the first of which could be ready in a year. Later Ehud Barak claimed that Iran's underground enrichment facility at Fordow would soon be too heavily fortified to destroy from the air using conventional weapons, which means the window to attack is closing. Then Israel's vice prime minister warned that the Iranian missile base that was hit by that oh-so-mysterious explosion in November was working on solid-fuel ICBMs with a range of 6,000 miles, which would expand Iran's target list from Israel and Europe to the U.S. Take it all together and you've got the Israeli brass warning America publicly that soon we'll face the same nuclear threat as Israel unless someone acts imminently.
To which Panetta says: You go first.
Panetta believes there is strong likelihood that Israel will strike Iran in April, May or June — before Iran enters what Israelis described as a "zone of immunity" to commence building a nuclear bomb. Very soon, the Israelis fear, the Iranians will have enough enriched uranium in deep underground facilities to make a weapon — and only the U.S. could then stop them militarily…
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak may have signaled the prospect of an Israeli attack soon when he asked last month to postpone a planned U.S.-Israel military exercise that would culminate in a live-fire phase in May. Barak apologized that Israel couldn't devote the resources to the annual exercise this spring…
Israelis are said to believe that a military strike could be limited and contained. They would bomb the uranium-enrichment facility at Natanz and other targets; an attack on the buried enrichment facility at Qom would be harder from the air. Iranians would retaliate, but Israelis doubt the action would be an overwhelming barrage, with rockets from Hezbollah forces in Lebanon. One Israeli estimate is that the Jewish state might have to absorb 500 casualties…
"You stay to the side, and let us do it," one Israel official is said to have advised the United States. A "short-war" scenario assumes five days or so of limited Israeli strikes, followed by a U.N.-brokered cease-fire. Israelis are said to recognize that damage to the nuclear program might be modest, requiring another strike in a few years.
Read PJM's Barry Rubin and Red State's Jeff Emanuel for smart, skeptical takes on attacking Iran. The bottom line now is the same as it's been for the past five years: An attack wouldn't finish off the program but would dramatically raise the risk of war in the region, including nuclear war once Iran puts its enrichment program back together. So why all the saber-rattling lately? Because the White House knows Israel is right about Iran nearing weaponization capabilities with uranium enrichment and they figure the threat of an Israeli attack might convince Iran to come back to the table and make a deal before that happens. Why they think that, I simply don't know: The conventional wisdom about bombing Iran is that it would backfire by affronting Iranian citizens, who would end up rallying behind the leadership in national solidarity. Not too swift if regime change is your goal. In fact, some dovish analysts are convinced (of course) that even the new sanctions on Iran are backfiring by handing the mullahs an excuse for their miserable kleptocracy and mismanagement of the Iranian economy. Says Tony Karon at Time:
The escalation of an external threat also helps [Khamenei] reunite a dangerously divided regime (whose rival factions face off in a parliamentary election in March), creating a narrative that blames hostile Western pressure for the economic pain suffered by ordinary Iranians. It also fosters a siege environment in which political opposition is equated with treason. Even in the narrowest economic sense, talking up the possibility of confrontation helps Iran mitigate the effect of sanctions: The oil price seems to jump a few dollars with each new rattle of the saber.
And here's Suzanne Maloney at Foreign Affairs arguing that it's hard to negotiate with a regime that knows you're trying to topple it.
What needs to be addressed is the disturbing reality that the Obama administration's approach offers no viable endgame for dealing with Iran's current leadership. The impression that the sanctions are permanent — indeed, the new law does not specify any conditions that Tehran might satisfy in order to lift the siege on its central bank — conforms to Iranian hard-liners' darkest delusions about Washington's intentions. By embracing maximalist measures, the White House has come full circle, abandoning, along the way, its earlier optimistic efforts at engagement. In doing so, it has implicitly relinquished the prospect of negotiating with the Islamic regime: given the ayatollahs' innate mistrust of the West, they cannot be nudged into a constructive negotiating process by measures that exacerbate their vulnerability.
The White House doesn't hide the fact that one of the goals of the new sanctions is to increase internal dissent in Iran with an eye to kickstarting an Iranian Spring. The implicit offer to Iran is that if they agree to outsource their uranium enrichment to other countries — which would, in theory, guarantee that it couldn't reach weapons-grade — then the sanctions will be dropped. Iran has little incentive to accept that, though: They'd take a huge hit in prestige among the population by selling out their nuclear "energy" rights, and all they'd gain is a return to the economic status quo before sanctions were imposed. Whom do they blame then when their economy continues to tank? A more interesting offer would be if Obama promised to formally recognize the regime and restore diplomatic relations in return for them giving up on uranium. He won't do that in an election year or else he'll be bludgeoned politically for selling out democracy and appeasing an expansionist power, but I wonder about next year.
In any case, there's a reason why Panetta's focused on April and not anytime sooner. Iran's parliamentary elections are set for March and that's bound to bring to a head some of the reformists' lingering grievances from the repressed Green Revolution of 2009. The U.S./Israeli hope here, obviously, is that the results will inspire Green Revolution II: Iranian Spring, which in turn will upend the regime, which in turn will solve the problem of Iran's nuclear scimitar being wielded by fanatic Shiite fundamentalists by replacing them with a new regime of somewhat less fanatic Shiite fundamentalists. Baby steps, my friends.
Update: Like I say, this "threat" ain't much of a threat. New from the WSJ:
Iran denied United Nations inspectors access to a suspected nuclear site, scientists and documents during a visit to Tehran this week, dimming already scant hopes for a breakthrough to end a standoff over Iran's nuclear work, according to diplomats briefed on the International Atomic Energy Agency's mission.
The IAEA said it will return a senior-level team to Iran later this month to try and build on three days of discussions that were held with senior Iranian officials, which ended Tuesday.


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New Riverwalk art catches a question
Jeremy Shamrowicz from Flux Design posted his new art work on Facebook today. So, I walked out of our office at CityCenter at 735 to check it out.
Perched on the Mason Street Landing on the Riverwalk in Downtown Milwaukee, the art piece features Flux's signature metal work as a box, with a question mark captured inside the box's net. As a few on Twitter said when I sent out a photo of the piece it looks as though Riddler and Spiderman came together in way.
For me, the new piece seems to encourage us to not think outside the box, but inside of it. It's a good way to think as it helps us meet the needs of others.
I didn't reach out to Shamrowicz for comment yet, because I'd first like to know your thoughts on this new piece of public art.
Does it work? Inspire? Make you think? Or, just sit there?
Chime in, and the next time you're Downtown check it out.


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Multilingual broadcaster SBS has received an extra $158 million in the budget, offsetting double-digit declines in its advertising revenue and a net loss for this financial year.
Of the additional funding, $5 million will be spent over the next two months on equipment and TV studios in Sydney. The rest will be spent over the next four financial years: $63 million for a new free-to-air (FTA) indigenous TV channel to be launched in late 2012, and $90 million on general expenses.
The funding comes on top of the SBS's base government funding of $582 million over the next four years, bringing total government funding to $740 million for the period.
SBS managing director Michael Ebeid said it provided "a really sustainable footing". "We've been running on the smell of an oily rag since the global financial crisis."
Mr Ebeid said SBS would record a deficit of $3.5 million in the 2012 financial year. TV advertising revenue was down about 10 per cent year on year and would total about $45 million this year.
TV ad revenue accounted for about 18 per cent of SBS's total revenue, he said. Commercial revenue – including TV advertising, publishing, online and DVD sales – accounted for about 30 per cent of total revenue.
SBS has underperformed the general metropolitan free-to-air TV ad market, which posted a 5 per cent decline in the nine months to March, according to data from media buyers compiled by Standard Media Index.
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The government has allocated $53.5 million over four years for FTA broadcasters to relocate part of their news-gathering functions to alternative radio frequency spectrum, as part of the switch over to digital TV, which will be completed by the end of 2013.
Of that, the ABC will receive $12.1 million. It will also receive $7.6 million for the transition of radio services to the government-funded Viewer Access Satellite Television (VAST) when the digital TV switch over is finished. The VAST service will then be the source for ABC's terrestrial radio services.
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Pathway to Reform confirms global key note speakers
International drug policy symposium 'PATHWAY TO REFORM' has confirmed the last three key note speakers that will appear at the Auckland event on March 20th next month.
Dr. Brian Emerson (CANADA), Fiona Patten (AUSTRALIA) and Rick Doblin Ph.D (USA) round out the list of international experts speaking at the symposium. They join Amanda Feilding and Ethan Nadelmann on the line up. They will also participate in a panel discussion MC'ed by political and media commentator, Martyn Bradbury.
New Zealand has been in the global spotlight as a progressive force in drug reform due to the recent passing of its Psychoactive Substances Act 2013. Because of this, our government has received international recognition for its innovative solution to an issue that is affecting countries all over the world.
"Having so many experts and industry leaders coming to New Zealand for this symposium is a clear signal that the world is watching and hoping that regulation of psychoactive products is the way forward," said Grant Hall, General Manager at The STAR Trust who is hosting the symposium.
With only six weeks to go, the event to be held at The Nathan Club in Auckland's CBD promises to be a historic day for drug policy reformers.


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Don't you just love the vibrance of new, Spring green? So full of hope and promise...especially on a rainy day! And for those who like a little more pop, how about an orangey-red trumpet to cheer you up?
over to my side of the fence!}
I may need to revisit these pictures for the rest of the week, because I don't think Spring has sprung in Minnesota!
I've never been to Minnesota, have you? My oldest daughter's singing voice landed her a spot in a national honor choir of some sort...and Minneapolis, Minnesota, just happens to be the host city for this year's concert.
To find fresh, fun and local places to eat and shop, I love the city guides over at Design Sponge. I was happy to find one on the Twin Cities...
So...any scoop on Minneapolis, Sweet Readers? Any fresh and local restaurants, cozy coffee shops, good bookstores, neat stationery shops...things like that? Because while my oldest is busting out some seriously high Ave Marias in preparation for the big performance, I'll have some free time!
Wishing you and your family a fabulous week!
P.S. We're not big fans of separate Spring Break trips, but the choir deal isn't exactly close...or cheap...or exciting for a younger sister. So my husband and youngest daughter are road-tripping to New Mexico for some snowboarding and skiing. Prayers for safety on the road would be awesome! {My husband plans to drive 17 hours straight...each way. Gulp!}
P.P.S. To see last year's {unexpected and super fun} road trip, click here. I love my husband's adventurous spirit!


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Marine restores pride of Memorial Day parade on streets of Lawrenceville
Two years in Iraq, a lot of close calls and a 25-year Marine Corps career led combat veteran Jim McGinley to a deal with God.
When he got home, McGinley vowed, he would care for and honor other veterans as they returned from duty.
In the past eight years, he has helped reinvigorate the once-languishing Memorial Day Parade in Lawrenceville and made it one of the biggest in Western Pennsylvania. Organizers expect more than 60 groups and at least 700 marchers on Monday for the parade's 105th year, up from an estimated 200 marchers when McGinley returned from Iraq in 2005.
"This'll probably be the best parade Lawrenceville has seen in over 20 years," said McGinley, 49, who became an organizer in 2006 because the 2005 parade disappointed him. "We had to keep this thing going, revive it and make it a parade people will be proud of."
Civil War veterans were the first organizers of the Lawrenceville parade, listed among the oldest Memorial Day celebrations in the country. Participation surged through the 1940s and into the early 1960s as World War II veterans and their families honored fallen military men and women, said longtime spectator James Wudarczyk, 60.
"These men were still relatively young, and they were very proud of having served their country," he said.
Enthusiasm for the parade slipped from the 1980s and into the early 2000s, when the World War II generation reached old age and Lawrenceville declined. By 2005, spectators roughly matched the number of marchers.
Now a neighborhood renaissance and resurgent awareness of veterans has re-energized the holiday, steadily rebuilding a tradition. Several thousand people could line Butler Street to watch on Monday.
"It's not just a parade. It's not just a holiday. It's a way to honor these people," said Susan McGrane, 50, secretary of the St. Mary's and Allegheny Cemetery Association, which manages the parade.
McGrane helps orchestrate the occasion in part to honor her brother, the late Navy veteran and former association President Robert McGrane Sr. Since his death two years ago, McGrane has steadied the parade's finances through a printed program guide that tops 70 pages this spring. Low-priced advertisements in the program, private donations, a spaghetti dinner and other fundraisers cover the bulk of annual parade expenses that can reach $7,500.
The event receives no public money and is not supported by the city, though it once received state grant money. Organizers said grass-roots generosity is just one element of what has become a community-wide push, with Boy Scouts and other residents planting flags in Allegheny Cemetery a few days beforehand.
"A lot of people are just too old to march. We have to get younger people involved," said Dale Collins, 63, a Vietnam War veteran whose brother died in the war.
As commander of VFW Post No. 214 in Lawrenceville, Collins said he and other parade leaders know spectators who want to hear military speakers recount their experiences.
Those speakers will take center stage in Allegheny Cemetery immediately after the parade. Scheduled to begin about 10 a.m. at 40th and Butler streets, the hourlong parade will cover seven blocks up Butler Street to a cemetery entrance near 47th Street.
There, several hundred people assemble near more than 10,000 veterans' grave sites for a solemn service at the Soldiers Memorial. A bagpipe performance of "Amazing Grace," a 21-gun salute by Civil War re-enactors, and a military flyover by a World War II-era plane accompany the speeches, followed by a free picnic.
Other support comes from American Legion and VFW members, including those at Post No. 3945 in Morningside, McGinley said. He said the parade should add 20 groups in 2014, building on "the pride and the patriotism from the Lawrenceville residents."
Ten men in his platoon in Iraq won Purple Hearts, an honor given to soldiers wounded in action.
"You don't forget those guys," McGinley said. "I'm glad to be back."
Adam Smeltz is a Trib Total Media staff writer. Reach him at 412-380-5676 or email@example.com.


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It may be the ultimate indiscreet lunch.
WikiLeaks is offering eight people the chance to dine with founder Julian Assange as a fundraiser for its secret-spilling work.
Bidding on auction site eBay started on Monday at STG350 ($A538.96) a head and had topped STG500 ($A769.94) by Wednesday. Bidding closes on June 20.
The site says guests will dine July 2 at "one of London's finest restaurants" with Assange and Slovenian Marxist philosopher Slavoj Zizek.
Later that day the pair are due to give a talk about WikiLeaks' impact.
Assange is on bail in Britain as he fights extradition to Sweden on allegations of sexual misconduct against two women, which he denies.
WikiLeaks spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson said Assange, who is living under a strict curfew in Britain after being arrested at Sweden's request in December, is holding up very well.
Assange is holed up on a friend's country estate in eastern England as he fights a British judge's decision to extradite him to Sweden over allegations of sexual assault.
Mr Hrafnsson, speaking on the ABC's Lateline, said Assange is handling the pressure well.
"He has a strong personality and a strong conviction - he has belief in what he is doing," Mr Hrafnsson said.
The Icelandic journalist also repeated Assange's claim that he does not know US soldier Bradley Manning, the alleged whistleblower who delivered to WikiLeaks hundreds of thousands of secret US cables that have since been published in media outlets around the world.
Private Manning has been held in solitary confinement in the US for the past year.
A US federal grand jury is trying to establish a direct link between Manning, Assange and WikiLeaks.
"We have no idea whether he is the person who leaked the documents," Mr Hrafnsson said.
"As Julian has said, he first heard the name Bradley Manning last spring when reports came out of his arrest - the same applies to me.
"If he is the source of this material, he is a hero in my mind.
"The treatment in the US of this young man is quite outrageous.
"In isolation, he has been stripped, sleep deprivation, a form of torture - it's been outrageous the way he has been treated."
Assange fears that if he is extradited to Sweden he may be then extradited to the US to face espionage charges.


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Penguins notebook: Despres could play with Letang in opener
There are conflicting messages regarding the immediate future of Simon Despres, the Penguins' top defensive prospect.
He is the only defenseman in camp who does not need to clear waivers for an AHL assignment, and before last weekend, there were indications management favored him beginning the season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
However, Despres practiced with top defenseman Kris Letang on Monday at Consol Energy Center, and coach Dan Bylsma said there was a chance those two French Canadians will play together at Philadelphia in the regular-season opener Saturday.
Monday did not mark the first time Bylsma has publicly suggested a Letang-Despres pairing. He alluded to it twice this summer.
General manager Ray Shero has not ruled out carrying eight defensemen into the regular season. If Despres is among that group, it is likely they would risk losing either Robert Bortuzzo or Brian Strait.
The Penguins' regular-season roster must be set by 3 p.m. Friday.
• Evgeni Malkin practiced Monday, centering a line with Eric Tangradi to his left and James Neal to his right. Malkin, citing fatigue, declined comment through a member of the media relations staff. He is expected to speak after practice Tuesday. Malkin, the reigning MVP and scoring champion, did not arrive in Pittsburgh until Sunday night, said Ushakov Genmandy, his longtime Russian advisor. Malkin spent last week in Moscow, his offseason home, trying to recover from his 37 games with Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. Malkin spent the extra days in Moscow so that he would be as rested as possible for the start of the NHL season, Genmandy said. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby matter-of-factly assessed Malkin's first practice with teammates. "Really good," Crosby said. "He looks like he's been playing for half a year."
• Practice Monday stretched from around noon to about 3 p.m., though players were not on the ice for that entire time, so the Penguins were not in violation of any labor contract rules.
• The NHL Center Ice TV package will cost $49.99 next season. It is free from Jan. 19 to Jan. 31.
— Rob Rossi


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Victoria will use the tax summit to argue that removing inefficient state stamp duties and insurance taxes could provide a "large boost" to the national economy.
Victorian Treasurer
"Removing the states' most inefficient taxes could provide a large boost to the economy's productivity, but is impossible without some form of revenue replacement from the commonwealth," he will say in the speech, obtained by The Australian Financial Review.
He also says handing more fiscal power to the commonwealth is risky as shown in the functioning of the goods and services tax (GST).
"It is ironic that the GST, which was introduced as a more stable and predictable tax base, has led to unacceptable levels of uncertainty for state budgets," he said.
"If states become yet more reliant on the commonwealth for their revenue, we worsen the issues of volatility and lack of accountability."
He voiced concerns over harmonisation of tax saying it is "vital" that states and territories could compete on tax design.
"Harmonisation is important when justified, but having the Commonwealth raising an increasing share of the state and territories' revenue leads to a lower level of responsiveness to local conditions and communities, and not as much innovation in tax policy," he said.
Mr Wells said the October tax forum would need to be more than a "talkfest" to solve the complicated issues raised by reform.
"My own view is that the proposed tax forum only deals with one half of the issue and is therefore unlikely to bear much fruit," he said.
"The other half of the equation is the expenditure side, where there could be real gains from a discussion about the appropriate share of spending and service delivery responsibilities between the commonwealth and the states."
Mr Wells said there was too much duplication of effort and bureaucracy which "simply wastes resources without improving service outcomes for the community".
Business and tax groups urged a broader forum agenda that included using the GST to fund reforms.
"The best outcome would be a bipartisan agreement to commit to a long-term plan for reform that removes inefficient taxes, encourages worker participation and investment and boosts productivity," CPA Australia chief executive Alex Malley said. "This would deliver much-needed certainty and help avoid tax- policy changes at the whim of the electoral cycle."
Mr Malley said any such plan must contemplate the role of the GST "as an alternative to Australia's shrinking income tax base".
All taxes must be on the table, he said, along with key issues such as the tax mix, whether the carbon tax should fund tax reductions, and lowering company and personal tax rates.
"Australia finds itself in a hyper-competitive regional and global environment and as such the forum must go beyond tax reform and outline a strategic long-term vision," he said.
A long-term vision was a theme among industry bodies.
Business Council of Australia board member Robert Milliner said: "All topics should be on the table and it should be looking into the longer term to what sort of system will drive productivity and growth."
He said changing demographics posed interesting issues for Australia and the forum should determine what tax mix would influence investment.
Business wanted a wide-ranging agenda at the forum and did not view it as the end of reform discussions.
"This is the start of a broader-based community debate around developing the right tax system and tax mix.
"We certainly believe that the role of the consumption tax in the tax mix is critical," he said.
Tax Institute senior tax counsel Robert Jeremenko echoed views that a long-term view was critical.
"Tax professionals don't want this two-day tax forum to be a flash in the pan," he said. "We want this to be a structured and ongoing discussion on tax reform."
This included having an unrestricted debate covering all aspects of tax reform, including social welfare.
With the forum running over two-days, Mr Jeremenko said preparatory work was needed.
The Tax Institute will run its own working groups in August as a platform for experts to debate change.
"It's not meant to replace the government's forum [but] it's better than not having something," he said.
It is estimated that the two-day tax forum will cost the government $900,000.
"I don't think they'll be serving caviar on the sandwiches but I do hope we get a sensible outcome with a bit of a road map," said Mr Jeremenko.
The Australian Financial Review


text: This company has a major catalyst on the horizon, since they'll hear from the FDA on Jan.17, 2013 for the possible approval of their drug Zelrix, which is designed to treat migraines. If you take a look at the chart for NuPathe, you'll notice that this stock has been uptrending very strong for the past month and change, with shares soaring from a low of $2.47 to its recent high of $3.60 a share. During that uptrend, shares of PATH have been mostly making higher lows and higher highs, which is bullish technical price action. That move has now pushed shares of PATH within range of triggering a major breakout trade. Traders should now look for long-biased trades in PATH if it manages to break out above some near-term overhead resistance levels at $3.60 to $3.85 a share with high volume. Look for a sustained move or close above those levels with volume that hits near or above its three-month average action of 243,547 shares. If that breakout hits soon, then PATH will set up to re-fill some of its previous gap down zone from September that started at around $4.40 a share. Some possible upside targets off that breakout are $4.59 to its 2012 high of $5.10 a share. Any high-volume move above $5.10 a share could then push PATH towards $6 to $7 a share. Traders can look to buy PATH off any weakness and simply use a stop that sits just below its 50-day moving average of $3.22 a share. One could also buy PATH off strength once it takes out those breakout levels with high volume and then simply use a stop that sits just below its 200-day at $3.51 a share. Ceres Another under-$10 name that's trading very close to triggering a near-term breakout trade is Ceres ( CERE), which is an agricultural biotechnology company selling seeds to produce renewable biomass feedstocks that can enable the large-scale replacement of petroleum and other fossil fuels. This stock has been hammered by the bears so far in 2012, with shares off by 72%.


text: Flames, arrows and heroes in five new teasers for BBC1's Atlantis Juliet Stevenston and Mark Addy star in BBC1's new fantasy drama - but what else can we uncover from these brief trailers? Comments Written By Ellie Walker-Arnott 3:14 PM, 30 August 2013 They are super short snippets. They really don't give any plot details away. But with flame throwing, arrows and hooded oracles, these tiny teaser trailers give us an idea of the atmosphere of BBC1's new fantasy drama Atlantis. Starring Mark Addy and Juliette Stevenson, Altantis is tipped to fill the hole left by Merlin at the end of last year. But can we glean anything else from these teasers? Three men – one of whom is Game of Thrones' Mark Addy, and another who has taken his top off – march into a room. They don't look happy. The one who had his top off earlier is shot at from the walls of a fort. Luckily, he's got super quick reactions. You really are giving us very little to go on here, BBC1... Juliet Stevenson looks like she might know something important, though. Something to do with an oracle... Ah, it seems Mr Topless is actually called Jason. Here he is throwing fire at the cameraman. The most illusive of the teasers by far. What is clear, though, is that the legend of Atlantis is beginning. And we are all desperate to know what that means... Atlantis comes to BBC1 this autumn Follow @RadioTimes Like this? Share it. Facebook Twitter Google Tumblr Pinterest Blogger Reddit VKontakt Print Email


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WSOR 10C shoves 3 re-built CNW bi-levels south through picturesque Wisconsin.
Fellow railfans Kevin Sadowski, Chris Lastovich, & Mike Abalos get their shots and chit chat about the special. The special made a quick stop then WSOR 10C and bi-levels headed south to Madison, W... (more)
WSOR 10C shoves 3 re-built CNW bi-levels across the Lake Wisconsin bridge. The special will then head south to Madison, WI.
The 11:20 arrival at Lake Forest cruises through the snowy tundra and into the depot.
An easbound Dinkie slides under the wesbound control signals at Congress Park as the train prepares to make the station stop at Brookfield en-route from Aurora to Chicago.
198 accelerates westbound through Naperville as Cab Car 812 brings up the rear.
Cab Car 812 pulls into Naperville with Train #1264 as 405 accelerates at the "rear".
An inbound Metra train arrives at Arlington Park, running on the middle track due to trackwork on main 3.
A meet at old town between 2 Coasters
WSOR's beautifully rebuilt Bi-Levels finally arrive back in Madison after a successful Employee Appreciation excursion.
WSOR 10C shoves the employee special back towards Madison.


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DORSET residents who were affected by flooding are being warned to make sure that they employ reputable traders for repair work.
During the winter storms 368 properties were flooded across the county.
Money is available through a number of government flood support schemes and choosing a trustworthy company will make sure that the work is done to a good standard, says Dorset County Council's Trading Standards team.
The team checks and approves businesses through the Buy with Confidence scheme.
The Citizens Advice consumer helpline can give householders the details of approved traders in the area.
Peter Finney, the county council's cabinet member for community services, said: "We hope that most tradesmen will be honest and not exploit the situation but there is always a risk that some might see this as an opportunity."


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Ilkley-based estate agent Dacre Son & Hartley has been ranked seventh in a league table of the top 20 estate agents in the UK.
Dacres is the only firm in the North of England to be selected for the prestigious ranking run by a national newspaper.
The list, which discounts national companies, aims to find Britain's best agents that operate in specific geographical areas, utilise innovative online marketing techniques and go the extra mile for their clients.
The judges looked at how contenders live up to their promises, assessed rapport with local communities and took feedback from the general public.
The newspaper wrote that Dacre, Son & Hartley is a no-nonsense agency with 21 offices in one county covering a huge price range from £20,000 to £3m-plus.
Employing around 160 staff and with a turnover of approximately £6.5m, the firm has been established in Yorkshire for over 190 years.
Chairman of Dacres Residential, Patrick McCutcheon, said: "To be recognised in this league is a major coup for the firm and the fact we are the only firm in the North of England to be included makes it even more of an achievement. We always strive to provide outstanding personal service coupled with the wide marketing reach that our office network provides and this has been key to our success in recent years."
He paid tribute to the efforts and professionalism of local staff, and the loyalty of valued clients.


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Previously, Anderson had enraged Hoover by assigning a reporter to rummage through his trash at home.
Another leaned forward at that point to rummage in her bag for a mint.
Malamo Voulgaropoulou, a former singer now in her 80s, is one of many pensioners who rummage through dumpsters for food.
She turned into the house, followed by her husband, and began to rummage in her bag.
She longed, she said, to go over the garrets and rummage her old nursery.
Semiboyarinov began to rummage on his table for a piece of paper.
To rummage means in the Elizabethan navigators to stow goods in a hold.
rummage around your purses quickly so that you meet the sum demanded.
I want to rummage over my thoughts and see whether some of them are to be abandoned or not.'
Jim Dent had begun to rummage in the stern, and soon drew out a broad-bladed steering paddle.
1540s, "arrange (cargo) in a ship," from rummage (n.), 1520s, "act of arranging cargo in a ship," a shortening of Middle French arrumage "arrangement of cargo," from arrumer "to stow goods in the hold of a ship," from a- "to" + rumer, probably from Germanic (cf. Old Norse rum "compartment in a ship," Old High German rum "space," Old English rum; see room (n.)). Or else from English room (n.) + -age.
Meaning "to search closely (the hold of a ship), especially by moving things about" first recorded 1610s. Related: Rummaged; rummaging. Rummage sale (1803) originally was a sale at docks of unclaimed goods.


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