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When CIO Enterprise set out to provide valuable and accessible information on the IT nitty-gritty to non-IT execs in the form of the Learning Curve column, the goal was simple. It was, as stated in an early mission statement, for the column to be "A technology primer for non-IS executives, defining technology buzzwords (data mining, for example) and explaining their applications to business."
We have tried to keep you up to speed on the latest trends and terms, always with an eye toward what's hot and what's most important to our non-IT readership. Yet with the maddening rate of change in IT and the frustratingly brief time available for poring over magazines, we know you might have missed a Learning Curve or two over the past two years. So here are Learning Curve's greatest hits, so to speak, conveniently packaged together in this last edition of CIO Enterprise. Not available in stores!
What Is ERP?
ERP (EXCUSE ME) STANDS FOR enterprise resource planning, a software system that aims to serve as a backbone for your whole business. It integrates key business and management processes to provide a sky-level view of much of what's going on in your organization. ERP tracks company financials, human resources data and (if applicable) all the manufacturing information such as where you put your inventory and when it needs to be taken from the parts warehouse to the shop floor.
The leader in ERP market share, and the one that invented the market to an extent, is the German company SAP AG with its R/3 software. Other big players include PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., Baan Co. NV and J.D. Edwards & Co.
Big whoop. We've always had software for those processes.
Yes, but each piece of the puzzle was provided by a different software vendor, and those pieces typically didn't talk to one another. The accounting system didn't exchange data with the manufacturing system, for example. At least not without a great deal of poking and prodding and rewriting from the techies in IS.
The idea behind ERP is that the software needs to communicate across functions. With an ERP system, the financial software can cut an accounts payable check as soon as the loading dock clerk confirms that the goods have been received in inventory. Similarly, the accounts receivable module can generate an invoice as soon as the shipping clerk says the finished goods are on the truck to the customer. All this is done with a minimum of human intervention and paperwork.
ERP aims to replicate business processes (how do we record a sale? how do we verify hourly workers' paychecks?) in software, guide the employees responsible for those processes through them step by step and automate as many procedures as desired.
Sounds great. Is there a downside?
Only if you consider multimillion-dollar project failures a downside. The promise of ERP is great but so is the expense in terms of time, effort and money. Implementing the software in a company usually involves changing business processes, that is, the way people do their jobs. So employee resistance to these changes can be a major thorn in a company's side and usually requires that executives hone their change management skills. With careful planning and lots of elbow grease, though, ERP can work and make many an enterprise work better.
-- Derek Slater
What Is Infrastructure?
TO UNDERSTAND INFRASTRUCTURE, buckle up your virtual toolbelt and think like a carpenter for a minute. When you're building a house, you'll discover that most of the important stuff is invisible. The foundation, framing, wiring and plumbing are not attention-grabbers, but boy, you'd sure notice if they weren't there. Computing infrastructure works in much the same way. It consists of the physical components of a computing setup: the wiring, routers, switches, operating systems, middleware, mainframes, servers and sometimes desktop machines.
How is infrastructure different from architecture?
Architecture and infrastructure are often confused. To think in terms of house-building again, the architect designs what the house will look like and how it will fit together. That's the architecture. The builders put in the wires, pipes and frames. That's the infrastructure. The architecture is the blueprint or design. The infrastructure is the physical stuff.
Sounds like infrastructure is important.
It is. For many companies, however, infrastructure is the Rodney Dangerfield of the computing world: It gets no respect. Nobody wants to think about infrastructure because, let's face it, glamorous it ain't. What's more, most business executives don't want to fund infrastructure improvements, which have no immediately discernible business payback. What manager wants to authorize $100,000 for his department's share of a network upgrade?
But a sound infrastructure can mean rapid access to online information (and less thumb-twiddling while you idle in a network traffic jam), fewer system crashes, quicker e-mail and, generally, PCs that function with a minimum of trouble. A reliable infrastructure can also ensure the success of any future technology endeavors. There is no use developing a fancy knowledge-sharing intranet, for example, if the network freezes when users try to access it.
A company with a solid infrastructure has probably put in some serious time and energy to get it that way. The IS department has been able to optimize the network to work most efficiently and can add functionality to the infrastructure without having to disturb what's already in place. Building a solid infrastructure forces a company to pay attention to the basics before it tries to get fancy, and it's not easy. But, then again, when you were a kid, you couldn't eat your dessert before your peas. Why should it be any different now?
-- Carol HildebrandArchitectural Digest
THE TERM ARCHITECTURE can refer to the design of a single computer. In corporate context, however, it typically means the layout of a company's computing systems, both physically -- the kinds of computers you use and where they're located -- and logically, how the processing workload is distributed or divided.
The corporate computing architecture is not terribly different from the corporate decision-making structure. When you founded your company, there were only six employees and you could do it all: You kept the books, ran the sales calls and did the marketing analysis. By the time your enterprise cracked the Fortune 1000 though, you could no longer run all the corporate functions.
So you installed some vice presidents and department managers to offload some of your duties and architected a plan indicating how the functions are interconnected and where the decision-making power lies.
How many architectures are there?
The permutations are infinite, but generally every architecture can be categorized as centralized or distributed. Once upon a time, nearly everybody had the same centralized architecture: SNA, the Systems Network Architecture created by IBM Corrp. with a mainframe or two in the data center and a bunch of dumb terminals (dumb because the terminals don't do any thinking for themselves; they only relay messages from the mainframe). SNA dictated what protocols the terminals used to talk to the mainframe, what devices served as intermediaries between the terminals and mainframe and how to connect printers -- the whole shebang.
Distributed system architectures started to gain popularity in the '80s when the mainframe was replaced by a smattering of smaller servers or hosts spread throughout the enterprise. Client/server is a distributed architecture. In its simplest iterations, the servers store the data and the clients analyze it according to the user's wishes.
The boundaries between centralized and distributed architectures are getting fuzzier these days because a lot of companies are keeping their data on small servers while simultaneously moving all those servers to a central station. If the processing of the data is going to happen in numerous places, you can reasonably say you have a distributed architecture; if the vast majority of processing happens in one place, you have centralized architecture.
How do I choose an architecture?
Each architecture has different strengths and weaknesses. Distributed architectures arose partly because centralized mainframe models were cursed as inflexible and expensive. On the other hand, it's harder to manage distributed architectures, fine-tune their performance and pinpoint trouble spots when something goes wrong (as it inevitably does with computers). Zealots will argue about which model is better, but one thing everyone agrees on is that changing from one to the other is an enormous pain in the neck.
-- D.S.Software Essentials
IF YOU'VE BEEN AROUND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY or computers for a while, you have probably run into these two terms: system software and application software. The distinction between the two is important. Without the former, your computer won't run. And without the latter, your computer -- no matter how powerful -- won't do much to help run your business.
What is system software?
The simple answer is that system software is the stuff that makes your computer work. It's roughly analogous to the stem of the human brain -- you've got to have it to keep breathing; but with just the stem you aren't likely to win any chess tournaments or earn an MBA degree. System software includes the computer's basic operating system, whether that's Windows 98 or Mac OS on your home computer or something like MVS on a gargantuan mainframe in the data center. The term also usually encompasses any software used to manage the computer and network, which includes diagnostic software and anything used to tune up the computer's performance. Novell NetWare and other network management packages thus fall under system software. In the mainframe world, system software would include all kinds of utility packages with scary names like "Disk Defragmenter."
And application software?
Application software trains the PC's brain for higher cognitive functions rather than just keeping the PC alive and connected to other computers. Think of it this way: Applications apply the computer's thinking power to business tasks such as tracking the general ledger or billing your customers.
Software that clearly falls on the application side of the line includes manufacturing, financial and human resources software, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) packages (such as SAP R/3 and PeopleSoft), which incorporate all those functions and more. Other examples of application software include CAD and various engineering packages, groupware like Lotus Notes, supply chain management software and a raft of industry-specific programs for everything from routing railcars to tracking clinical trials for pharmaceuticals.
So system software runs your computer while application software runs your business?
The line between the two kinds of software is somewhat blurry, depending on who's doing the talking. In the gray zone between them, you might include database management software like Oracle8, Sybase or DB2, which handle a very general sort of task -- storing and manipulating data and records -- and often must be further programmed in order to perform a specific application. Some operating systems incorporate basic database management functionality, so some people call DBMS system software, while others simply call it application software.
Windows users might wonder which category Solitaire belongs to. Sorry, we'll leave that up to Microsoft.
-- D.S.The Nitty-Gritty on NCs
THERE'S NO BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY behind the surge of interest in network computers (NCs) -- it's mostly stuff that has been around for years. Rather, NCs attract attention because the technology, although not new, is supposed to save businesses time and money. So to understand NCs, one must figure out how old technology is supposed to add up to new business value.
How do NCs work?
Network computers are machines with very little storage capacity and no floppy drive, which means they lack the ability to store software applications and files locally. Instead, an NC accesses anything it needs from a server on the network, which serves as a software repository (kind of like constantly sending out for takeout instead of stocking your own cupboards). Unlike a PC, you can't run an NC by itself; it needs a network and a server, not surprising given its name.
Why would I want something that's basically a lobotomized PC?
NCs have been touted as a great way to cut the costs of maintaining personal computers, which can add up to a surprisingly hefty chunk of change. In fact, research company GartnerGroup Inc. estimates PC maintenance can add up to $10,000 a year per computer, give or take a few thousand. (Gartner counts such costs as technical support, maintenance, purchase costs for all hardware and software upgrades, informal trouble-shooting by coworkers and network costs.) Multiply that by a corporation's worth of computers, and you're talking some real money.


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The annual bathing water quality report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) tracks the water quality at 22 000 bathing sites across the EU, Switzerland and, for the first time, Albania. Alongside the report, the EEA has published an interactive map showing how each bathing site performed in 2013.
Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik said: "It's good that the quality of European bathing waters continues to be of a high standard. But we cannot afford to be complacent with such a precious resource as water. We must continue to ensure that our bathing and drinking water as well as our aquatic ecosystems are fully protected."
Hans Bruyninckx, EEA Executive Director, said: "Europe's bathing water has improved over the last two decades – we are no longer discharging such high quantities of sewage directly into water bodies. Today's challenge comes from short-term pollution loads during heavy rain and flooding. This can overflow sewage systems and wash faecal bacteria from farmland into the rivers and seas."
Local authorities monitor the samples at local beaches, collecting samples in the spring and throughout the bathing season. Bathing waters can be rated 'excellent', 'good', 'sufficient' or 'poor'. The ratings are based on levels of two types of bacteria which indicate pollution from sewage or livestock. These bacteria can cause illness (vomiting and diarrhoea) if swallowed.
Bathing water ratings do not consider litter, pollution and other aspects harming the natural environment. While most bathing sites are clean enough to protect human health, many of the ecosystems in Europe's water bodies are in a worrying state. This is evident in Europe's seas – a recent assessment found that Europe's marine ecosystems are threatened by climate change, pollution, overfishing and acidification. Many of these pressures are set to increase.
The three indicators look at pollutant emissions from the agricultural sector, households and manufacturing industries, comparing this pollution to economic factors.
'Absolute decoupling' is the implicit aim of many environmental policies, meaning economic growth continues while environmental impacts decrease. 'Relative decoupling' is often used to describe a situation where environmental impacts continue to increase, but at a lower rate than growth.
The data suggests that Europe is generally moving in the right direction in reducing nutrient pollution of water, a major cause of eutrophication. It is still a significant pollution problem, however. Manufacturing industries have also significantly cut their emissions of heavy metals to water between 2004 and 2010, the data shows.
However, at the national level a handful of countries do not show an absolute decoupling trend, either with falling rates of productivity or increasing pollutant emission levels.
The interactive graph below have been made using DaViz, an online plug-in developed by the EEA. It is free and open source. For more interactive graphs, check the indicators below.
The report aims to support implementation of the European Union's 7th Environmental Action Programme (7th EAP), due to be officially signed by policymakers today, which sets the long-term objectives of environmental policymaking in the EU. Entitled 'Living well, within the limits of our planet', it puts a particular focus on ensuring a healthy environment for human well-being.
Europeans depend on the environment to provide for many aspects of their material well-being, according to the report. Environmental pressures associated with our lifestyles seem to be decreasing, at least within Europe's borders. However, seen through the lens of resource use and well-being, European consumption is still unsustainable, particularly in the context of growing resource demands globally. Policies should be closer integrated to reconcile competing demands on nature and to maximise benefits to society.
"To maintain a high standard of living in Europe, we will need to make a more fundamental transition to an economic model which meets our needs at much lower environmental cost," Hans Bruyninckx, EEA Executive Director, said. "We can see that the European environment is currently under pressure in many areas, and incremental improvements will not be enough to put Europe on the path to a green economy."
The report draws on some of the EEA's 146 environmental indicators, which evaluate a huge range of different environmental issues. In early 2015, the EEA will publish its State of the Environment Report (SOER), a comprehensive Europe-wide environmental assessment published every five years. The SOER is also based on a broad range of environmental indicators.
Water is under stress in many parts of Europe. Even in regions which usually experience a high level of rainfall, abstracting and cleaning water can have a high economic and environmental cost. This means that Europe needs to redouble efforts in using water more efficiently to avoid undermining its economy. Inefficient water use impacts hard on the resources needed by ecosystems and people.
In response to these problems, the report states that water should be priced at a level which both encourages efficient use and properly reflects its cost. This should include all costs of purifying and transporting the water. In addition, environmental and resource costs of water use, such as pollution and the depletion of resources, should also be internalised into water prices, the report says. Such charges should factor in lost 'ecosystem services' which also require water, for example wetlands carry out valuable services such as water purification and flood prevention.
Hans Bruyninckx, EEA Executive Director, said: "In many parts of Europe, profligate water use is a real problem. However, there is a lot of potential for Europe to cut water use by improving efficiency. Charging water users for the volume of water they actually use, at a price reflecting the true cost, sends an important signal – freshwater is a limited and precious resource."
The EU Water Framework Directive called for Member States to create incentives for efficient water use by 2010. However, it is unclear whether this has in fact resulted in any change in national policies.

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Decorating my baby boy nursery has been a lot of fun! In fact, it was hard to nail down which ideas I wanted to use since decorating a nursery is one of those rare delectable treats (in my opinion!). Decorating kids' rooms and nurseries are my very FAVORITE (if you can't tell!). Those that have been keeping up with the process won't be surprised at the elements I finally chose, but I haven't posted a picture of the room put together yet.
So, without further adieu…here is my baby boy nursery!
It was such an exciting process! I loved every minute of it.
I still haven't finalized the bedding situation yet, but the baby will be sleeping on our room for a few months, so I have a little while.
If you have missed this process, you can check out my Nursery Decorating posts below:
Nursery Decorating Ideas part 1: The Room Dilemma
Nursery Decorating Ideas part 2: The Crib Transformation
Nursery Decorating Ideas part 3: Change your Crib for Cheap!
Nursery Decorating Ideas part 4: Vintage Windows with Owls
Nursery Decorating Ideas part 5: Barn Wood Wall Art
Nursery Decorating Ideas part 6: Wooden Letters
Nursery Paint Color
I have to also thank all of you for your comments and encouragement about my fussy baby. He has shown a slight improvement on the acid reflux medicine. I am definitely hoping that things continue to get better. Having a sad baby is very hard. Yesterday was a good day. Last night was rough.
Just do me a favor and disregard my typos for the next 6 months, will ya!? I'll blame it on my fuzzy, getting no sleep brain.
I hope you like his room! 🙂


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My mother is in a long-term care facility and I have reason to believe she may be the subject of verbal abuse by some of the aides. Is it legal to put a "granny cam" in her room without the knowledge of the facility as long as it only records her ...
In New Jersey, there is no law that would restrict you from using a granny cam. The facility will not like the fact that you are doing this if they find out, but do it anyway. Your mother is more important than what the staff likes or doesn't like.See question
I was assaulted when a short term patient in a Nursing Home. Could it be considered elder abuse?
Being assaulted at a nursing home in Pennsylvania while a patient is something for which you may be able to sue. Whether or not you have a viable case will depend on the circumstances of how you came to be assaulted and what injuries you suffered as a result. You can feel free to contact me as my office handles these cases in Pennsylvania. You should also contact the Pennsylvania Ombudsman for the Institutionalized Elderly at (717) 783-7096 to complain about the assault so that the state can investigate as well.See question
I had my surgeon install two pro discs in my neck and the manufacturer (synthes) says they told all surgeons not to use more than one in the C spine. The discs were slightly misplaced to boot. My current surgeon at HSS says I am having a bad rea...
You may have a case worth investigating, but of course, we would need a whole lot of additional information. If you do have a case, my firm can handle it for you. We are locating in Manhattan and can travel to you if you are unable to get around. All we do is handle is handle medical malpractice cases and have doing this for 40 years. My partner is a doctor in addition to being a lawyer, and my paralegals are all also nurses. We have handle many a case in the Bronx and many a case involving spine surgeon doing surgery because they get a kickback from device manufacturers.See question
the staff are nit giving her her medicine like they are supposed to and often forget, they steal her belongings her health is decreasing instead of increasing and before she arrived there there was nothing wrong with her leg now it is amputated
You are talking about some serious problems regarding your grandmother. The amputation of the leg may or may not be a case depending on the reasons why she needed the amputation. I would have to know more details. Failing to giver her medicine can also be serious. Regarding the theft of her belongings, you may want to consider buying and using a granny cam also called nanny cam in order to determine who is taking her stuff. You can feel free to contact me if I can be of service.See question
I have chosen Alan Roth from the firm Bendit and Weinstock to represent me in a medical malpractice suite from West Orange NJ. My concern is how can i find out that he is a reputible lawyer
I have known Alan and the other attorneys in his firm for years. They are certainly capable of handling a medical malpractice case. One of his partners, Abbott Brown, is the editor of an excellent textbook on medical malpractice in the State of New Jersey.See question
malpractice history against doctors
Here is the link to where you can find a doctor's malpractice history in New Jersey:
However, be forwarned that doctor's are responsible for reporting their own malpractice history, and the listings on this state website are notorious for being incomplete or for showing no malpractice history when this is in fact not the case.See question
I have a suit against an AIG insured person will they even pay with the trouble they are in?
At this point, you should have no problem getting paid because of AIG's financial problems. Even if the insurance division of AIG were to go into liquidation (insurance companies go into liquadation instead of bankruptcy), the New Jersey Property Liability Insurance Guarantee Association would step into the sues of AIG and pay up to $300,000.00 or the limits of AIG's insurance policy, whichever is less, for your case. Of course, your case's value will depend on many factors, including who good the liability is and whether your injuries can be causally connected to the accident.See question
i was driving my vehicle while making a delivery for my job, was in an accident, car was totaled, do they have the responsibility to pay for said vehicle.
If you were injured in the accident, your employer can be held responsible for your injuries and the medical expenses via filing a workers compensation claim. If the accident was the other driver's fault, you may be able to sue the other driver for compensation of your injuries and the damage to your car.
Your employer cannot be held responsible for the damage to your car unless your employer was insuring your vehicle. In that situation, your employer's insurance company would pay for the damages if the accident was your fault. If your car was covered by your own personal automobile insurance, that would cover the cost of the car if the accident was your fault. If the accident was the other driver's fault, your insurance can still pay or you can demand that the other driver's insurance pay.See question
I worked for a local warehouse in nj making deliveries to customers with a company vehical. i started with this company 9/2003 and was let go 11/2007. when making a delivery i was hit at a red light. at that red light i was at a full stop for mor...
You have two years from the date of the motor vehicle accident to file a law suit against the driver of the car who hit you. You may also have a workers compensation claim against your employer. These would be two separate claims. The workers compensation claim would also have to be filed within two years of the accident. Your posting does not give me sufficient information to determine if you have a claim for wrongful termination against your employer.See question


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Cheney warns Asian allies
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Stepping up pressure on Asian nations to embrace the Bush Administration's stance on North Korea, Vice-President Dick Cheney repeatedly warned Japan, China and South Korea this week that the reclusive regime could provide nuclear weapons to terrorist organisations such as al-Qaeda.
Mr Cheney wrapped up a week-long visit to Asia yesterday by meeting South Korea's acting president.
In his visits to Japan, China and South Korea, Mr Cheney delivered strong warnings on North Korea, reiterating Washington's assessment that the North has nuclear weapons, is building more, and poses an increasing threat to its Asian neighbours as well as the US.
"Time is not necessarily on our side," he told students at Shanghai's Fudan University. "We worry that, given what they've done in the past, and given what we estimate to be their current capability, that North Korea could well, for example, provide (nuclear weapons)... to, say, a terrorist organisation."
In a comment designed to get China's attention, Mr Cheney warned that if Pyongyang deploys nuclear-armed missiles, "other nations in the region" may develop nuclear weapons as well. That was a veiled reference to Japan, China's strategic rival, which has the technical expertise to build nuclear weapons but has chosen not to do so.
One of Mr Cheney's main goals this week has been to convince China, Japan and South Korea, which along with Russia and the US have been engaging in six-party talks with North Korea on the nuclear issue, that the Bush Administration will not soften its demand that North Korea dismantle all its nuclear programs as soon as possible.
China has urged Mr Cheney and President George Bush to show more "flexibility" in negotiations with North Korea. But Mr Cheney, who has been a strong opponent of that kind of "incremental" approach, spent much of this week telling the Chinese and others why he believes that strategy is flawed.
"Our concern is that North Korea has, in the past, entered into agreements to give up its aspirations to acquire nuclear weapons, in 1994, and then subsequently violated that agreement," Mr Cheney said in his remarks at Fudan, which were broadcast on China's state-run television network. "Because of the Pyongyang regime's past history of irresponsibility and deceit, the removal of all its nuclear capabilities is absolutely essential to the peace and stability of north-east Asia and the world," he said.
North Korea agreed in 1994 to freeze and dismantle its efforts to build nuclear weapons in exchange for a program of economic aid from the US, Japan, South Korea and other countries. In the years that followed, US and other intelligence agencies charged that North Korea was secretly violating the agreement - among other things, by starting a second, secret program to produce weapons with highly enriched uranium.
Since 2003, the US has pushed the "six-party" talks. A key US strategy in those talks has been to win support for its position from the other regional powers, especially China, North Korea's most important economic supplier and the closest North Korea has to an ally.
US officials believe that Mr Cheney made headway in convincing the Chinese leaders that the Bush Administration is in no mood to compromise with the North Koreans.
The Chinese were publicly silent on the issue; they now appear to face a choice of how hard to press Kim Jong-il, the reclusive North Korean leader, in response to Mr Cheney's direct requests.
- Los Angeles Times


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It's not a new situation by any means, but the floor of the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show is filled with electric cars. From ones you can buy right now to concepts that are still years away, cars powered by kilowatts instead of combustion are everywhere.
Some we've seen before, like the Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf, and Ford Focus EV, the latter having been promised for some time. Also scheduled to go on sale next year (actually, available for lease only) is BMW's ActiveE, which is a plug-in electric version of the company's 1-Series coupe.
Right behind it in the BMW stand is a pair of wild see-through concept cars, the i3 and i8. Both are headed to production eventually, the i3 coming soonest. That one is a pure plug-in with room for four people, while the i8 is a hybrid electric that's more of a high-performance sport coupe. Look for the i3 in 2013 and the i8 a few years afterward.
In another hall, Ford is really on an electric car roll. In addition to the Focus EV (on sale early next year for about $40,000 before rebates), they're also showing off the Transit Connect Electric as well as the C-Max Electric. Their first electrified vehicle, the Escape Hybrid, has now been discontinued. The all-new 2013 Escape will not offer the hybrid system.
Even high-end auto makers are embracing electric-powered vehicles on some level. Jaguar has a gorgeous concept car in its booth that's essentially the next XK Coupe. Glowing in red letters at the back of the interior is the word "hybrid," signifying the car's power system: a twin-turbo V6 engine with electric hybrid assist. By the time this car goes into production, the hybrid drive system could definitely be a reality.
But my favorite electric car of all? The Rolls-Royce 102EX, which is a concept car based on the Phantom sedan. No, you can't buy one yet, but like every other car company, Rolls has to look at the future. A plug-in electric car actually makes sense for this company if you think about it.
During the press preview of the show, I was given a demonstration of the 102EX, starting with a peek under the hood. There beneath the long "bonnet" (as they say in the U.K.) is a series of batteries and charging circuitry. Those big batteries send juice to the twin electric motors at the rear, which combine to produce 293kW of power, which calculates out as pretty close to the gasoline engine's output.
After being shown the hardware, I got to slip behind the wheel for a quick spin around the neighborhood. Everything in this car is very conventional. You hit a start button that engages power, slip the selector lever into drive, and you're off. The car whooshes away from the curb in short order, not unlike the way gasoline-powered Rolls-Royces have for decades.
A few people scratched their heads when I relayed my experience to them, thinking a huge, heavy car like that is the wrong type of vehicle to build as an electric. Nothing could be further from the truth, and I'll tell you why.
First off, the cost of building electric cars is very high in these early days due mainly to the expense of the batteries needed to power them. So in the case of the Rolls, you can first subtract the price of the huge V12 engine that normally propels the car. I'm not sure how much each V12 costs the company to build, but I think it's safe to say you could buy a lot of battery cells for whatever that amount is.
The second reason a Rolls-Royce EV makes sense is because many of these cars don't actually travel very far from home. A lot of them in places like Beverly Hills, Newport Beach, and other moneyed enclaves just stay around town and really never really get out on road trips. The estimated range of the 102EX is about 200 km, or roughly 120 miles. That should be plenty for several days or a week's worth of lunch and spa appointments.
A few years ago it was unusual to see a car at the auto show with a plug on the side. Today, cars with batteries are everywhere about the halls of the convention center. And in ten or so years down the road, there will likely be many more of them.
Dave Kunz is the automotive reporter at KABC-TV Channel 7 and can be heard on "The Car Show" Saturdays at 9 a.m. on KPFK, 90.7 FM. E-mail Dave at TVCarz @ pacbell.net Twitter: @dave_kunz.


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- US Carbon Emissions in Surprise Drop
- Hydraulic Fracturing Boom
- Government Initiatives
- Official data showed that energy-related U.S. carbon emissions fell by 2.4% in 2011 from the previous year.
- The quarter saw the lowest level since 1983 in carbon emissions generated by coal.
- The U.S. data showed that some 18% of U.S. energy consumption in 2011 came from sources that do not emit any carbon dioxide.
U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide blamed for climate change fell in 2011 and have slipped to a 20-year low this year as the world's largest economy uses more natural gas and less coal, data shows.
The surprise drop from the world's second biggest emitter comes despite the lack of legislation on climate change but it was unclear if the change marked a trend or would be enough to meet goals on fighting global warming.
Official data showed that energy-related U.S. carbon emissions fell by 2.4% in 2011 from the previous year.
The decline did not fully track the broader economy as the United States posted growth in 2011, whereas the last time emissions declined was in 2009 during a contraction in the economy.
In the first three months of 2012, U.S. carbon emissions from energy use were down by almost 8% from the same period last year, marking the lowest level for the quarter since 1992, the Energy Information Administration said.
The government agency said that the drop in emissions in the first quarter was due in part to the warmer winter, which decreased the need for heating during the season that traditionally sees the most energy demand.
The quarter saw the lowest level since 1983 in carbon emissions generated by coal, which is the dirtiest major source of energy. In 2011, coal accounted for 43% of U.S. power generation, down from 51% in 2005.
"The decline in coal-related emissions is due mainly to utilities using less coal for electricity generation as they burned more low-priced natural gas," said the report issued this month.


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LOS ANGELES - The California Highway Patrol reported no traffic-related deaths on Los Angeles County highways during the New Year's holiday.
The reporting period began at 6:01 p.m. Friday and ended 6 a.m. Tuesday, according to a department statement.
During that same reporting last year, the CHP reported four traffic- related deaths in Los Angeles County. Statewide, this year, there were 19 deaths, in comparison to 25 last year, according to the statement.
In Los Angeles County, the CHP arrested 285 motorists on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, a few more than last year's total of 274.
Statewide, there were 1,273 drunken driving arrests, three more than last year's count of 1,270.


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Tony Blair: I do not believe we can or should stand aside from the global struggle against extremismMonday, Mar 18, 2013 in Office of Tony Blair
This article by Tony Blair originally appeared in The Sun on 18 March 2013.
I understand why after long, hard and often brutal campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, people say: it's a mistake - we should never have been there.
They look at the carnage in Syria and say: nothing to do with us.
They see what is happening in Mali and across North Africa and say: let someone else sort it out.
But I do not believe we can or should stand aside from the global struggle against this extremism and, although we pay a heavy price for intervention, we should not think staying out is cost free. I fear the long term cost if we take that path may be much greater.
10 years on from Iraq as well looking at the toughness of the struggle our forces faced there, we should think about what would have happened if we had backed away from removing Saddam.
Look at what Assad in Syria is doing to his people following the Arab upheavals and the effect on the whole of the Middle East, and then think what Saddam would be doing in Iraq and the impact it would have.
Yes, Iraq still has huge problems. The terrorists still commit their acts of terror. But that is not the whole picture.
In the north, 90 per cent say security – and life – has improved.
In the south, too, which British troops helped liberate and protect its people, change is happening with 300,000 new homes being built and electricity production being tripled.
Iraq has an elected Government. The economy is three times bigger than under Saddam. Prosperity and opportunities are slowly growing.
Such progress would have been unimaginable under Saddam who was a brutal disaster for the Iraqi people.
The arrest, torture and murder of ordinary Iraqis took place on a daily basis.
His policies saw Iraq's economy shrink by two thirds.
He also posed a major threat to the region, having invaded both Iran and Kuwait.
I understand, too, the anger that Saddam turned out to have no active WMD programme.
But the view that he had a WMD programme was held not just by the intelligence services in the UK and US but in countries which opposed military action.
There was good reason for this belief.
Saddam not only developed these weapons but showed no hesitation in using them.
He ordered the routine use of chemical weapons in his war against Iran, a conflict which caused over a million casualties.
Saturday, too, marked the 25th anniversary of the attack on Halabja in northern Iraq when thousands died after bombs containing poisonous gases were dropped on the civilian population.
We can also see from Syria that there is a price for standing aside as well as intervening.
We are close to the point already where a higher proportion of Syria's population have died in the fighting than lost their lives in Iraq.
I fear, too, when the civil war ends that the growing influence that extremist factions have over the opposition will pose major problems.
There was nothing inevitable about the violence in Iraq after Saddam's fall.
The overwhelming majority of Iraqis want a peaceful, democratic future.
It was a minority – supported by forces outside – who were determined to thwart these ambitions through violence.
Our security depends upon ensuring these extremists, wherever they operate, do not succeed.
And this will inevitably, I'm afraid, lead to more difficult decisions in the future.
And that is the critical point. Iraq was tough because the enemy we were fighting - extremists backed by militant Islamist elements and by Iran - made it tough.
Deliberately they sought to stop Iraq from getting on its feet. Removing Saddam took less than 3 months. The battle afterwards, against the extremists, is still on today.
We were and are immensely fortunate in Britain that we have armed forces second to none who are prepared to wage combat with skill and effectiveness.
Their commitment and sacrifice along with many others including our American allies and many brave Iraqis, is the reason Iraq has a chance today.
In a region of turmoil where our interests and security remain linked, that is vital.
Of course not every intervention means troops on the ground. It doesn't in Syria. But Saddam would never have been removed without them.


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Mathematica Version 8 Free Form and Wolfram Alpha
What a surprise! As I sit here drinking coffee, waiting for tomorrow's first day of NKS 2011Summer School, I have been exploring
the new functionality in Version 8. I thought of Star Trek and how the crew members would talk to the computer.
So, what the heck, I clicked on the upper left-hand plus sign to choose how to enter input and then I clicked on Free-form input
and typed "Good morning." And the output was, of all things,
Hello, human.
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1. Re: Problems syncing iPhone 4s 64GB with iTunespingpchamp Dec 17, 2011 2:38 AM (in response to jnieto555)
I had this problem with mine as well, and after calling apple support, they had me delete itunes and the associated programs from my computer and reinstall them. After that, it worked and synced just fine.
2. Re: Problems syncing iPhone 4s 64GB with iTuneskaebfly Dec 17, 2011 2:43 AM (in response to jnieto555)
Try going through the steps in this link from Apple Support. http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
You will need to go through all of the steps. It's a little more detailed than just deleting iTunes or just restoring your iPhone. Not sure if it will resolve your issue but it won't hurt to try.
3. Re: Problems syncing iPhone 4s 64GB with iTunesTabethasmith Oct 23, 2012 5:18 AM (in response to pingpchamp)
So if I go to a verizon store, will they be able to help me or do I have to go thru apple to get my phone fixed?
4. Re: Problems syncing iPhone 4s 64GB with iTunesmariosamey Feb 7, 2013 12:20 AM (in response to jnieto555)
First go to iTunes menu EDIT > PREFERENCES > DEVICES tab, check the box 'prevent iPod, iPhone or iPad from syncing automatically'.
Connect your iPhone to your computer. Go menu FILE > TRANSFER PURCHASES FROM IPHONE
After transfer, you may start your Sync and see if it resolves the issue.


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Sep 30, 2011, 5:49 AM
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We feel honored to be asked to return to Concordia Manor in Cabot, PA, for a second Concert this year. The folks at Concordia were once again very welcoming and appreciative. On a Monday night we performed for 58 people.
Speaking with several people after the show Doug received many compliments for the orchestra. Asked what his favorite piece was, one man said, "All of them." He especially enjoyed the Brittanic Isles suite and felt that you could tell the national character in each piece. O Sole Mio and Hava Nagila were also mentioned. One lady described the PMO sound as "mellow."
Jason and Dave's duet of "Lord Inchiquin" was an early highlight. Turlough O'Carolan is a favorite of many PMO members. The duet provided variety and highlighted the mandola voice. Thanks, Jason and Dave for interpreting the blind Irish Harpist's work.
The crowd showed great appreciation for the virtuoso performances of Gordon, Norm, and Charley. "Lara's Theme" from Dr. Zhivago was beautifully performed. "Cherokee Shuffle" got everyone's toes tapping. The trio gave a remarkable show.
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Hy sorry about stupid question but i didn`t found answer for my problem 3 day i red .I instal bt5 64 kde on my laptop i want to use my alfa ...36h i conect with wlcd meneger.Now i have conection with network but i dont hav internet when i use windows i have internet .With windows i catch 80-85% signal with wlcd 65-70%.
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try this it helped me with no internet on my alfa AWUS036H
ifconfig wlan1 down #or wlan0, whichever your card is on. use "ifconfig -a" to find out
iw reg set BO #sets the country code to boliva so you can use max power of the alfa card
iwconfig wlan1 txpower 30 #sets your card to 30db max power the card uses
iwconfig wlan1 rate 1M #this should fix the no internet or very slow internet problem
ifconfig wlan1 up
The problem with alfa is solved.Thanks reff67
But now i had another problem my BT5 kde x64 freez randomly
If you use a ATI GPU,install the official driver and the problem will be solved.
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Thanks i fix oll my problem for the momment i want to ask hot to save setting for my alfa card coz after restart i had to write again command from raff67
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Add ur interface MAC to ur inclusion list of ur AP. This will allow it to be seen when using WICD. Also use 'ifconfig wlan1 up' to start the interface, Remember to stop the wlan0 interface when using the alfa card.


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Tired of that plain old maxi skirt? Opting for an m-slit can change the whole game. Pick a bright summer color or pattern and you're ready to hit the road.
A single slit on the side of a maxi can often feel daring enough that adding a second slit might seem out of the question. I would argue the contrary however: a double-slitted skirt adds a touch of uniqueness that will have your fellow Fashionistas rethinking their traditional cut. The front panel provides plenty of coverage to the inner thighs while simultaneously showing the full length of the legs.
Movement plays a key role when wearing any kind of maxi skirt. When I spotted this Fashionista the first thing I noticed was the way that her skirt flowed out around her legs while walking. Legs are, without question, one of the sexiest parts of the body and having two slits instead of one helps to show them off every step of the way.
Right away I knew this Fashionista was a risk-taker, and there is no doubt that she can rock some dangerously high slits. At 5'1", she wears the maxi with a taller Steve Madden wedged sandal to get some amazing height. The embroidered crop is the perfect piece to pair with in the warm summer season. It's easy to fall into a daily routine of shorts and tanks, but this outfit is proof that your quick go-to pieces aren't the only way to look adorable and show some skin.
What is your STYLE ADVICE OF THE WEEK? "Don't let your height stop you from wearing something you like. Just put on some heels and be confident."


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WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) announced July 11 a change to uniform regulations giving commanding officers discretion to authorize the wear of command ball caps with Navy Working Uniforms (NWU) Type I, II and III beginning Sept. 1.
Initiated by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, this change is a result of Sailor feedback received at all hands calls and is part of Navy's efforts to further empower command triads.
Currently ball caps can only be worn with the physical training uniform, coveralls and flight suits; with NWUs only when standing bridge watch and by command training teams during a training evolution.
The 8-point cover remains part of a Sailor's sea bag.
The change in wear rules for the ball caps, which will include Fleet leadership input, will be released in a NAVADMIN later this summer and will include occasion of wear rules.
Sailors can provide feedback on uniforms to firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com.
For more news from Chief of Naval Personnel, visit www.navy.mil/local/cnp/.


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Financial Inclusion
What is the Project About
In partnership with the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, the project aims to increase financial inclusion of the poor by developing appropriate financial products for them and increasing awareness on available financial services and strengthening financial literacy, particularly amongst women.
What Have We Accomplished So Far
- Community-based model established to improve access of more than one million poor households to health-related information and services available under the national flagship Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana or the National Health Insurance Scheme
- About 5,000 households better linked to financial services and products in Pakur district in Jharkhand
- Nearly 10,000 poor men and women have benefited from customized financial literacy packages that include information on available financial products and services, pricing and conditions
- Knowledge sharing networks such as the United Nations Solution Exchange- Microfinance Community of Practice have provided policy support through inputs on key draft legislations
- Renewed policy focus on financial inclusion needs of street vendors
Funding Support by
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Functional Literacy – The Language of Empowerment
By focusing on financial and legal literacy, UNDP has empowered poor and marginalized to strengthen their asset base, secure justice and expand the range of choices available to them.
Social Mobilization for Poverty Alleviation
As a result of UNDP India's Social Mobilization for Poverty Alleviation project in partnership with the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, women in the villages of Udaipur in Rajasthan have been able to open bank accounts and take important decisions related to livelihoods.


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You're ready to invest in your small business by buying some online advertising. Where should you spend your money? It depends on your needs and what you want to accomplish. Here's a look at three types of ad campaigns to help you determine which one may best suit your company.
- To increase overall brand awareness, try display advertising. Those banner ads you see on nearly every website you visit have notoriously low click-through rates. A recent study by AdKeeper found that only .09 percent of website visitors click on banner ads, a rate equivalent to less than one of every 1,000 visitors. Although that sounds dismal, the click-through rate doesn't provide the full picture: Display advertising campaigns can be an effective way to build brand awareness. For instance, a recent comScore study [PDF] found a 72 percent increase in site visits to an advertiser's page and a 94 percent increase in brand keyword searches after a display ad campaign. Typically, you can target display ads to a specific demographic by running the ads on individual sites or larger ad networks focused on certain themes (green, parenting, business, etc.).
- To increase your brand's social reach, try Facebook ads. Facebook ad campaigns can be ultra-targeted according to age, location, marital status, and even keywords for favorite bands or TV shows. If you already have a relatively popular fan page, you can even create a campaign that targets friends of your existing fans, who are more likely to take an interest in your ad. If you're focusing on increasing your fan page count to build brand loyalty, Facebook ads are the ideal method to use: A study by Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business found that customers who joined a local restaurant chain's Facebook page made 36 percent more visits to the restaurants than non-fans, and they spent 45 percent more of their dining-out dollars there. Of course, if you're investing in boosting your Facebook presence, you'll also want to spend time updating your fan page regularly (or hire someone to do it for you).
- To target prospects who are actively seeking products or services like yours, try keyword ads. Pay-per-click keyword ads are available for purchase from many search engines, most notably Google. These ads are displayed to prospects who enter the search terms that you've purchased, and you pay every time someone clicks on one. This is an ideal method if you have a product that's relevant to a general term many people search for (such as "camping gear" or "Houston hotels"). However, if your offering is unlikely to be easily described by a search term, search marketing may not work well for you. The now-popular cloud data storage service Dropbox found this out the hard way, after spending some $400 for each new user acquired through search marketing.
These are three of the most common forms of ads, but they're not the only ones: sponsored tweets, sponsored posts, sponsored newsletters, and paid links are also good options for many companies. If you're not certain which types of online advertising will serve your business best, consider working with an online marketing consultant who can help you determine the best way to spend your online advertising budget.
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Restaurant rents, which had eased significantly during the Great Recession, have been rising in the past year and a half, and are beginning to put pressure on the industry's bottom line.
While many parts of the nation are seeing retail rent pressures, one of the more celebrated cases was the June announcement by New York City-based Union Square Hospitality Group that the storied Union Square Cafe would likely move after nearly 30 years in the same location because of lease
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NEWARK — Over and over, a federal prosecutor, Judith H. Germano, placed photocopies of to-do lists and marked-up calendar pages on the overhead projector. There were notations like "The Boss!!!" or "The Mayor" or a circled letter M.
On the witness stand, an F.B.I. agent said that the notes, made by Tamika Riley, referred to her meetings with the former mayor of Newark, Sharpe James, and showed the closeness of the relationship between Ms. Riley, 39, and Mr. James, 72.
Seated at one end of the defense table as this unfolded on Thursday, Ms. Riley, a publicist from Jersey City, stared straight ahead and shifted her weight in her seat. At the other end sat Mr. James, stock-still and seemingly untroubled. Both are charged with conspiracy and fraud.
At issue is whether Mr. James acted improperly in the sale of nine properties to Ms. Riley through a redevelopment program to revitalize the city's hardscrabble South Ward. Ms. Riley bought the properties in three transactions over four years for a total of $46,000 and quickly resold them for a profit of more than $650,000 without upgrading most of them, as was required by the contract with the city. Both Mr. James and Ms. Riley contend that they have done nothing wrong, and that any efforts by Mr. James on her behalf were not improper.
As federal prosecutors wrapped up their case against Mr. James and Ms. Riley on Friday — which included 33 witnesses over 16 days — there was a sense among some who have been following the trial that the prosecution has built a much more solid case against Ms. Riley than against Mr. James.Continue reading the main story
"The problem with the government's case is that they have not been able to draw a direct line showing money going to Sharpe James's hands, which is toxic," said one defense lawyer not involved in the case, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he did not want to strain relations with the United States attorney's office.
Despite establishing the romantic relationship between the two, the lawyer said, prosecutors have not produced a witness with direct knowledge of a plan to steer the properties to Ms. Riley.
"They do not have that one cooperating witness that'll say, 'Sharpe James said to do this. Sharpe James said to do that,' " the lawyer said. "They're asking jurors to draw inferences about what happened in the huddle; usually they have someone in the huddle. The government is laboring without those two crucial pieces": a cooperating witness and a way to link money to Mr. James.
But other lawyers said that even without showing that Mr. James had profited from the sale of the properties, prosecutors might still have been able to convince the jury that the five-term mayor conducted himself improperly.
"If the government can prove that Riley lied in order to obtain property from Newark at discounted prices, and Sharpe James knew about her scheme and facilitated it, then he could be convicted even if he did not directly profit," said Paul Radvany, a former federal prosecutor who is now a clinical associate professor at the Fordham University School of Law.
In testimony over the past week, prosecutors have tried to create a detailed picture of Ms. Riley's finances as they pursue tax, fraud and conspiracy charges against her. Ms. Riley's accountant, David Schwartz, testified that she did not file corporate tax returns for her public relations firm, T.R.I., for six years or report income from the sale of the properties.
An earlier witness, Beth Skinner, who works with a New Jersey housing assistance program, the Department of Community Affairs, said that Ms. Riley collected $27,000 in low-income housing subsidies even as she profited from the sale of the properties.
As for Mr. James, the most damaging — and embarrassing — testimony for him and his wife, who has attended the trial, has come from workers for the city and friends who have testified about the mayor's romantic relationship with Ms. Riley.
But prosecutors have hit more than a few bumps in their case against Mr. James. Within the first week of testimony, a key witness for the government, Basil Franklin, the city's former housing director, testified that no properties were steered toward Ms. Riley by Mr. James, which prosecutors later said contradicted Mr. Franklin's grand jury testimony.
A city official, Councilman Augusto Amador, testified that although he and his colleagues approved the sale of the properties to Ms. Riley, he did not feel that he was pressured by Mr. James to do so.
Then on Wednesday, Judge William J. Martini of Federal District Court, who is hearing the case, rebuked prosecutors for withholding information about a witness from defense attorneys.
And he had little patience on Friday when Ms. Germano, an assistant United States attorney, argued over the wording of an order to the jury. "I don't have all day on this issue," Judge Martini said, his voice rising.
Despite the long, often highly detailed testimony about land sales, municipal codes and subsidies, the judge has tried to keep the trial moving quickly. It is unlikely to last several months, as had been predicted.
The trial resumes on Tuesday. Ms. Riley's lawyer, Gerald Krovatin, said that his case could last three days, and Mr. James's lawyer, Thomas R. Ashley, said that he planned to call only three witnesses, which could perhaps take just a day. "Maybe even less than a day," Mr. Ashley said.
Yet for Mr. James, only half of the battle will have been fought. He faces a second trial on charges that he improperly billed the city for $58,000 in personal expenses, including trips with Ms. Riley and other women.Continue reading the main story


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Stringer CH38 Specs
Weight: 2.6 pounds
Cap diameter: 1 inch
Staple length: 3/8 inch
Capacity: 168 caps and staples
Cost: $50 to $60
Cost of fastener pack: $38 (2016 caps and fasteners)
National Nail Corp.
When the Stinger CH38 Cap Hammer came out, I bought two — even though I already owned a pneumatic cap stapler. I wanted a couple of hand-powered models because I was tired of dragging around an air hose while fastening housewrap, roofing felt, and other thin materials.
The Stinger works like a regular hammer tacker except that it contains staples and collated plastic caps, both of which go in from the rear. To advance caps one at a time, the user pulls a trigger between swings. With each strike, a staple penetrates a cap and pins it against the material being fastened; then the cap breaks off from the tool. It's not as fast as using a hammer tacker, but it's fast enough — especially once you're used to the tool and can get into a groove.
The Stinger looks like an elongated hammer tacker. The caps go in the back, just behind the staples. To use the tool, the operator squeezes a trigger (the black piece above) between swings, which advances a cap for the staple to pierce.
Applications. I've used the Stinger on a variety of substrates. It works fine with OSB and plywood, but the chisel-point staples included with the tool wouldn't go far enough into AdvanTech roof sheathing for the caps to be tight to the felt. I got around the problem by temporarily switching to Arrow T50 staples, which have sharp points and are better able to penetrate hard material.
Although I like the Stinger, I don't use it for every cap-stapling application. Since the staples are short — only 3/8 inch long — they work only on thin material. If I have to fasten foam insulation or want to hit the studs when I'm putting housewrap over gypsum sheathing, I go back to using a pneumatic cap stapler. For applications where I could use a hammer tacker but want to use caps, I use the Stinger.
Operation. After running through 20 boxes of staples (a total of 40,000 staples) with my two Stingers, I have one minor complaint about how the tool operates. When you hit it to drive a staple, a piece on the nose is supposed to break the plastic collation. Every once in a while the plastic doesn't break, and when you pull back for another swing, a string of disks is yanked from the nose of the tool. There's no easy way to put the disks back in. The best solution I found was to pull the entire string out the front of the tool, coil it back up, and put it back in the magazine — a huge waste of time. Fortunately, this annoying glitch does not occur very often.
Overall, though, I consider the Stinger a worthwhile purchase — not just because it costs less than a pneumatic model but because it's light, it works well, and it doesn't trail a hose.
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| Seeking FDA Actions to Counter Flagrant Violations of the Law by Pharmacies Compounding Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy Drugs
|FDA Comment Number :
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|Mr. Dale Bartel
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|12/21/2005 05:12:54
|Organization :
|Valley Pharmacy and Professional Compounding
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|Health Professional
|Issue Areas/Comments
| How ironic it is that Wyeth is claiming that Bio-identical Hormones are a risk to women's health. Wyeth's hormone products have been shown to increase the risk of cancer, yet the suggested therapy is to give smaller doses if these dangerous substances. Bio-identical hormones have been used in Europe for years with great success, improving the quality of life for many. If bio-identical hormones were able to be patented, Wyeth would be making them. Bio-identical hormones are exactly the same as those in the human body. Therefore, it is hard to argue that these would be more logical to use as supplements than to use hormones derived from pregnant mares urine. There are countless studies availabe showing the benefits of bio-identicals. Should we ignore these studies and force women to use products already proven to be dangerous? Compounding has been a part of pharmacy since its inception. Compounding is not manufacturing. We make custom products for patients, not a "one size fits all" process. We, along with many other compounders have applied for credentialing. We follow professional standards as taught by the Professional Compounding Centers of America. Our products are professionally prepared, and have precise dosages. We voluntarily send samples to be tested every 6 months and tests have always shown us to be very, very accurate. I fail to see a danger to the public if compounders function with the kind of standards we do. Our products are exceeding the accuracy of many FDA approved generic products. Wyeth's actions are simply for its own selfish interests and have nothing to do with the safety for patients. I urge you to allow pharmacists to continue doing what we have done for decades. We want to continue to custom prepare medications for patients leading to a much better quality of life. Isn't that what medicine is supposed to do?


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Chequer-shadow Illusion
'Tis all a Chequer-board of Nights and Days...
A Party Trick...
...for when the wine is flowing
Dual Art
Amazing sculptures from Mexico, with more than one point of view
An Intriguing After Image
Forget about the face on the piece of toast - you can see this one right here!
You Lookin' At Me?
Nothing like having a Professor of Illusions to demonstrate a trick!
The Moon Illusion
One of the most common illusions in Nature.
Find the Missing People
A picture of an old general, or is there something more?
Pictographic Ambiguity
Or how you can mistake your wife for your mother-in-law...


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Happy August!
Have you noticed that the days are getting shorter? And all the Back to School sales are in full swing?
I am not sure whether to cry tears of joy that my kids are heading to school in a few short weeks or cry tears of sadness because summer is quickly coming to an end!
To be honest, I am so excited to get back on a schedule again. My kids do much better when they go to bed at an earlier hour and have a more structured routine. However, I love the lazy days and nights of summer and I am going to miss them! Especially when the winters in Utah seem to be never-ending (I am much more of a summer gal than a winter gal!).
So, while I sit here and have an internal battle over being happy or sad, I highly suggest making this salad for dinner. You can use fresh produce from your garden or local farmer's market to make it even more delicious! Serve it with our Cheesy Garlic Texas Toast for a yummy summer meal.
Grilled Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
3 cups grilled chicken, cut into bite-size pieces (we just used this leftover chicken, but you could also use rotisserie chicken)
6 oz (about 1/2 box) penne pasta, cooked and cooled*
4 cups Romaine lettuce, cut into small pieces
1 cucumber, diced
1/4 cup fresh basil, thinly sliced
1/4 cup green onions, thinly sliced
2 cups cherry tomatoes, cut in half
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese (we used pre-shredded cheese that you buy in a bag)
1 bottle of your favorite Caesar salad dressing (I love this Organic Litehouse dressing– not an advertisement, just my honest opinion)
Mix together all ingredients EXCEPT for the dressing. Pour desired amount of dressing on top (we used about half a bottle) and serve immediately (the salad starts to go soggy if you pour the dressing on ahead of time).
Makes 4 large servings.
*My husband was completely weirded out by pasta in his salad. I think it's delicious, but he chose to pick all the pasta out of his and said it was good without it. 🙂 To each their own!
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Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger are celebrating their love in France with family and friends. The rocker couple was reported tying the knot in Cannes this past weekend, but a source clarifies to Us Weekly that it was just "a wedding party" they threw to kick off the actual ceremony that will be held Monday, July 1.
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When I've been pinging from console, I've noticed that Aliases specified
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Two more unlikely friends you couldn't imagine. Koala was slow and sleepy and spent most of his days resting in a tree. Crow on the other hand was fast and active and loved to fly around the district looking for insects and fruit to eat. They used to meet near the sandpit. It was a big, plastic one, a blue colour and shaped like a shell. It was in the shade under the tree where Koala spent most of his time.
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This boutique hotel with direct beach access is located on the famed Ocean Drive in the entertainment district and a few miles from the Miami Seaquarium and Art Museum.
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Situated on the famed Ocean Drive, this Art Deco-style hotel is in the heart of South Beach overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The Starlite Hotel features a restaurant, concierge desk, and fax and photocopy services (fees apply).
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text: About the Gamma FunctionNotes for Honors Calculus II, Originally Prepared in Spring 19951SU-1Basic Facts about the Gamma FunctionThe Gamma function is defined by the improper integral x0txetdtt. The integral is absolutely convergent for x1 since tx1etet2,t1 and 0et2dt is convergent The preceding inequality is valid, in fact, for all x But for x1 the integrand becomes infinitely large as t approaches 0 through positive values Nonetheless, the limit limr0r1tx1etdt exists for x0 since tx1ettx1 for t0, and, therefore, the limiting value of the preceding integral is no larger than that of limr0r1tx1dt1x. Hence, x is defined by the first formula above for all values x0If one integrates by parts the integral x10txetdt, writing 0udvuvu0v00vdu, with dvetdt and utx, one obtains the functional equation x1xx,x0.Obviously, 10etdt1, and, therefore, 2111, 3222, 4333, , and, finally, n1n for each integer n0Thus, the gamma function provides a way of giving a meaning to the factorial of any positive real numberAnother reason for interest in the gamma function is its relation to integrals that arise in the study of probability The graph of the function defined by xex2 is the famous bellshaped curve of probability theory It can be shown that the antiderivatives of are not expressible in terms of elementary functions. On the other hand, xxtdt is, by the fundamental theorem of calculus, an antiderivative of , and information about its values is useful One finds that et2dt12 by observing that et2dt20et2dt, and that upon making the substitution tu12 in the latter integral, one obtains 12To have some idea of the size of 12, it will be useful to consider the qualitative nature of the graph of x For that one wants to know the derivative of By definition x is an integral (a definite integral with respect to the dummy variable t) of a function of x and t Intuition suggests that one ought to be able to find the derivative of x by taking the integral (with respect to t) of the derivative with respect to x of the integrand Unfortunately, there are examples where this fails to be correct; on the other hand, it is correct in most situations where one is inclined to do it The methods required to justify differentiation under the integral sign will be regarded as slightly beyond the scope of this course A similar stance will be adopted also for differentiation of the sum of a convergent infinite seriesSince ddxtxtxlogt, one finds ddxx0txlogtetdtt, and, differentiating again, d2dx2x0txlogt2etdtt. One observes that in the integrals for both and the second derivative the integrand is always positive Consequently, one has x0 and x0 for all x0 This means that the derivative of is a strictly increasing function; one would like to know where it becomes positiveIf one differentiates the functional equation x1xx,x0, one finds x11xx,x0, where xddxlogxxx, and, consequently, n11k0n1k. Since the harmonic series diverges, its partial sum in the foregoing line approaches as x Inasmuch as xxx, it is clear that approaches as x since is steadily increasing and its integer values n1n approach Because 2312, it follows that cannot be negative everywhere in the interval 2x3, and, therefore, since is increasing, must be always positive for x3 As a result, must be increasing for x3, and, since n1n, one sees that x approaches as xIt is also the case that x approaches as x0 To see the convergence one observes that the integral from 0 to defining x is greater than the integral from 0 to 1 of the same integrand Since et1e for 0t1, one has x011etx1dt1etxxt0t11ex. It then follows from the mean value theorem combined with the fact that always increases that x approaches as x0Hence, there is a unique number c0 for which c0, and decreases steadily from to the minimum value c as x varies from 0 to c and then increases to as x varies from c to Since 112, the number c must lie in the interval from 1 to 2 and the minimum value c must be less than 1grmplgamma Figure1: Graph of the Gamma FunctionThus, the graph of (see Figure1) is concave upward and lies entirely in the first quadrant of the plane It has the yaxis as a vertical asymptote It falls steadily for 0xc to a postive minimum value c1 For xc the graph rises rapidly 2SU-2Product FormulasIt will be recalled, as one may show using lHopitals Rule, that etnlim1tnn. From the original formula for x, using an interchange of limits that in a more careful exposition would receive further comment, one has xnlimx,n, where x,n is defined by x,n0ntx11tnndt,n1. The substitution in which t is replaced by nt leads to the formula x,nnx01tx11tndt. This integral for x,n is amenable to integration by parts One finds thereby: x,n1xnn1x1x1,n1,n2. For the smallest value of n, n1 , integration by parts yields: x,11xx1. Iterating n1 times, one obtains: x,nnxnxx1x2xn,n1. Thus, one arrives at the formula xnlimnxnxx1x2xn.This last formula is not exactly in the form of an infinite product k1pknlimk1npk. But a simple trick enables one to maneuver it into such an infinite product One writes n as a collapsing product: n1n1nnn13221 or n1k1n11k and, taking the xth power, one has n1xk1n11kx Since limnnxn1x1 one may replace the factor nx by n1x in the last expression above for x to obtain x1xlimnk1n11kx1xk, or x1xk111kx1xk.The convergence of this infinite product for x when x0 is a consequence, through the various maneuvers performed, of the convergence of the original improper integral defining x for x0It is now possible to represent logx as the sum of an infinite series by taking the logarithm of the infinite product formula But first it must be noted that 1tr1rt0fort0,r0. Hence, the logarithm of each term in the preceding infinite product is defined when x0Taking the logarithm of the infinite product one finds: logxlogxk1ukx, where ukxxlog11klog1xk. It is, in fact, almost true that this series converges absolutely for all real values of x The only problem with nonpositive values of x lies in the fact that logx is meaningful only for x0, and, therefore, log1xk is meaningful only for kx For fixed x, if one excludes the finite set of terms ukx for which kx, then the remaining tail of the series is meaningful and is absolutely convergent To see this one applies the ratio comparison test which says that an infinite series converges absolutely if the ratio of the absolute value of its general term to the general term of a convergent positive series exists and is finite For this one may take as the test series, the series k11k2. Now as k approaches , t1k approaches 0, and so limkukx1k2limt0xlog1tlog1xtt2limt0x1tx1xt2tlimt0x1xt1t2t1t1xtxx12 Hence, the limit of ukxk2 is xx12, and the series ukx is absolutely convergent for all real x The absolute convergence of this series foreshadows the possibility of defining x for all real values of x other than nonpositive integers This may be done, for example, by using the functional equation x1xx or x1xx1 to define x for 1x0 and from there to 2x1, etcTaking the derivative of the series for logx termbyterm once again a step that would receive justification in a more careful treatment and recalling the previous notation x for the derivative of logx, one obtains x1xk1log11k1k1xknlimk1nlogk1k1xknlimlogn1k1n1xknlimlogn1k1n1kk1n1k1xknlimlogn1k1n1kxk1n1kxkxk11kxk, where denotes Eulers constant nlimk1n1klogn.When x1 one has 11k11kk1, and since 1kk11k1k1, this series collapses and, therefore, is easily seen to sum to 1 Hence, 1,21111. Since xxx, one finds: 1, and 21. These course notes were prepared while consulting standard references in the subject, which included those that follow SU-TheBibLiogBibLabel-courant1courant R.Courant, Differential and Integral Calculus (2 volumes), English translation by E.J. McShane, Interscience Publishers, New York, 1961 BibLabel-whittakerWatson2whittakerWatson E.T. Whittaker G.N. Watson, ACourse of Modern Analysis, 4th edition, Cambridge University Press, 1969 BibLabel-widder3widder David Widder, Advanced Calculus, 2nd edition, Prentice Hall, 1961


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