text: Singapore - Troubled mobile phone giant Nokia on Tuesday expressed confidence it can reverse its sagging fortunes and remain a market leader amid stiff competition from rivals such as Apple and Samsung.Chief executive Stephen Elop said at a regional telecoms fair in Singapore that the Finnish company was making good on promises to overhaul itself and unveiled a new high-end phone, the N9, to bolster his claim."Earlier this year Nokia outlined a new course to change our direction. Just four months and ten days later, on June 21, today, a new season is beginning at Nokia as well," Elop said at the CommunicAsia 2011 industry expo."We have shifted our organisation, we have a clear strategy and we are focused on delivering results."Nokia hired Elop, a former Microsoft executive, last September as its market share slumped in the face of competition from Apple's iPhone, Asian rivals led by Samsung, and Canada's Research in Motion, maker of the Blackberry.In February, the company said it was going to adopt Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 (WP7) operating system for its future smartphones to do battle with Apple's iOS and Google's Android software, a favourite among Asian manufacturers.Nokia has seen its global market share dwindle after other companies came up with sleeker mobile phones offering a wide range of applications from games to business software.Nokia phones accounted for at least eight out of every 10 phones sold in Asia at one point, according to the CommunicAsia programme but analysts said it faces an uphill task to stay in the lead.Nomura Equity Research has forecast its share of the entire mobile phone market will decline from 25.1% in the first quarter this year to 19.9% in the fourth quarter.In the smartphone sector, the decline is steeper, from 25.5% in the first quarter to 13.1% in the fourth quarter - which would result in Samsung ending Nokia's 14-year streak as world number one.In addition to Samsung and Apple, Taiwan's HTC is also starting to rival Nokia, Nomura said in a June 12 report.Until competitive new products are launched, "it is hard to see how management can arrest this decline," Nomura commented."By the end of 2011, we doubt that Nokia's market share in Western Europe, APAC (Asia Pacific), or North America will be higher than low- to mid-single digits at best," it said."This implies that Nokia has lost relevance in these markets - markets that are brand conscious and technology aware. Not only has Nokia's brand value fallen, but it seems unlikely that WP7 is about to leapfrog Android or the iPhone," it added.Nokia boss Elop said he was confident that the firm's first Windows 7 model will be launched later this year "and we will ship our products in volume in 2012."


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So, Google taking orders again for delivery 5-6 weeks. Even with this the 8GB is sold out again. I'm tempted to have a punt on the 16GB based on the spec and price but haven't seen one in the flesh. Anybody with one share their thoughts?
I'm in the last 3 weeks of a T-mob contract and am envisaging switching to a 30 day rolling contract until I see a new handset I like, but replacing a Defy I really wanted another rugged-ish phone, but no-one is doing anything significantly better than the Defy. Any thoughts? Any other good phones I've missed? Don't want anything huge, but would still like a decent spec. Cheers.

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KHAK's Pet of the Week 2-27-14
Chloe and Dude are KHAK's Pet of the Week. Chloe and Dude came to the Cedar Valley Humane Society in mid-May because their owner passed away. Chloe is a little more reserved than her brother, but once she knows you're willing to pet her, she comes right out of her shell. Chloe loves her lovin' and will share her space with her brother as long as you're giving them both an equal amount of attention. (You know that sibling rivalry thing….) Chloe loves to squeeze into paper bags and peek her head out. Chloe and Dude are Meow Mates, so their adoption fee has been reduced. And now, it's been reduced even further. Due to a contribution by a generous donor, they can both be brought home for only $45 total! Come meet them today! Call the Cedar Valley Humane Society at (319) 362-6288 or visit them on-line at CVHumane.org


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Music Track Title: Burlesque Betty
Catalog ID: 553970 ISRC: US5UL1237742
Description: Cheeky and brash with a lot of sauce added. Sharp, big and brassy with some good old razzamatazz. Hot club music for the best show in town. Betty always slays em in the aisles. Punchy and loud with lots of stabs. Fantastic for the over the top accents famous in burlesque and vaudeville showcase. zap
Social Media Link: https://www.audiosparx.com/sa/archive/Jazz/Burlesque-Jazz/Burlesque-Betty/553970
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Arrangement: Band / Ensemble
Instruments: Cymbals, Drum Kit, Horn, Piano, Saxophone, Trombone, Trumpet, Double Bass, Timpani, Snare drum, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Temple Blocks, Cow Bell, Guiro, Wood block
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Entertainers, including singing star Barry Manilow spent Wednesday getting ready for one of year's biggest events on National Mall. D.C. is a popular destination to celebrate the Fourth of July. But the crowds are not just flocking for the nation's birthday. As News4's Tom Sherwood reports, the number of people visiting our city is growing every year.
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it will look pretty in the browser.
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One You Can't Forget: Motorcycle Club Romance (Hades' Spawn
Today's Free Kindle eBook: One You Can't Forget: Motorcycle Club Romance (Hades' Spawn Motorcycle Club Series Book 1)
From Best Selling Author, Lexy Timms, comes a motorcycle club romance that'll make you want to buy a Harley and fall in love all over again.Emily Rose Dougherty is a good Catholic girl from mythical Walkerville, CT. She had somehow managed to get herself into a heap trouble with the law, all because an ex-boyfriend has decided to make things difficult.Luke "Spade" Wade owns a Motorcycle repair shop and is the Road Captian for Hades' Spawn MC. He's shocked when he reads in the paper that his old high school flame has been arrested. She's always been the one he couldn't forget.Will destiny let them find each other again? Or what happens in the past, best left for the history books?** This is book 1 of the Hades' Spawn MC Series. All your questions may not be answered in the first book. **Book 2 & 3 now available!!Book 4 Coming out February/March 2016
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This script is Copyright (C) 2012 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
Synopsis :
The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security
Description :
Chris Evans from the Google Security Team reported a stack-based
buffer overflow flaw in Ghostscript's zseticcspace() function. An
attacker could create a malicious PostScript file that would cause
Ghostscript to execute arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2008-0411)
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text: I heard this from my friend whos Mom works at Disneyland in one of the offices there and she told him that their is going to be a special waterfall effect featuring Jack Sparrow during and after the Premiere on Saturday on the POTC ride where Davy Jones usually is. It wouldnt surprise me as I would think that a lot of people would enjoy the ride right before and after the movie and it would give them a little something special for the premiere. Hopefully one of the people there can capture it and put it on youtube. I also heard of some other little stuff that they would do to the ride to make it special for the event but my friend said he wasnt even sure of the full details behind it yet. Tell me what you think.


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text: I have an application were I am contemplating routing signals across splits in a plane. Everyone know that this is a big no no for high speed signals. But in this case, it's a asymmetric single stripline. The traces are 12 mils from a split plane and 3mils from a solid plane. Can I expect a measurable effect on my DDR3 1600 signals? I would like to simulate this with a 3d solver but I don't have access to one. Regards, Walter Haskell Polycom. Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: http://www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net List archives are viewable at: http://www.freelists.org/archives/si-list Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu


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Hall of Fame night tomorrow at Viking Speedway
Racing fans will be able to meet Viking Speedway Hall of Fame members Saturday at the speedway during the annual Hall of Fame night.
The meet and greet is set to begin at approximately 3 p.m. at the Lions building on the Douglas County Fairgrounds.
Members will also be introduced to fans during racing action intermission, along with the introduction of the two new members.
Admission to the races is not required in order to attend the meet and greet.
2001 Gerry Geris/Frankie Herzog
2002 Glen "Butch" Peterson/Dean Peterson
2003 Jim Johnson/Florian Sprinzel
2004 Dave Gilbertson/Walter Anderson
2005 Roy Snyder/Dick Block
2006 Wayne Kluver/Larry Holverson
2007 Don Domine/Ollie Buse
2008 Bill Peterson/Jerry Kluver
2009 Jim Nieland/Jerry VanKempen


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Alleged sex, lies, and genital moles
Union boss Mickey Kasparian responds to deposition specifics
Dorian Hargrove 1:30 p.m., Nov. 20
Let's get this straight. So, all you have to do is to call up some minor league pitcher that most people have never heard of and start him against a team that is contending for a play-off spot. Then, plug in another pitcher from the minor leagues that is mostly unknown so he can get the save.
Recipe for a sweep? Apparently so. Veteran hitter Carlos Quentin (pictured) provided the clutch lumber as the Padres beat the Pirates on Wednesday afternoon, 4-2, to complete the three game sweep of Pittsburgh.
Starter Andrew Werner wasn't bad in the minors, but neither was he shiny or significant in any way. Starting in Independent League ball and pitching for teams not affiliated with a major league club, the Padres got a hold of him in 2011 and marched the left-handed pitcher through the minors until he wound up in AAA Tucson.
Suddenly, he's making his major league debut, limiting the Pirates to 2 runs on 4 hits and 4 walks in 6 innings of work. Not bad for a guy with a fastball that tops out at under 90 MPH. Werner mixed in a curve ball, a slider, and a good change-up to keep the Bucs bats quiet.
The Padres offense wasn't as prolific as it has been lately, but they scored all of the runs they would need in the bottom of the first inning. Consecutive walks by Everth Cabrera, Will Venable, and Chase Headley issued by Pirates starting pitcher James McDonald loaded the bases with no one out, and Carlos Quentin doubled home Cabrera and Venable with Headley taking third base.
Mark Kotsay hit a sacrifice fly and Headley tagged and scored. After an inning, the Padres led 3-0 and that turned out to be the only offense necessary.
Werner sailed along nicely until the top of the fourth inning. Pittsburgh got on the board when, with one out, Andrew McCutchen hit an infield single and Werner walked Garrett Jones.
After Gaby Sanchez flied out, Pedro Alvarez singled to right field, plating McCutchen. But Will Venable gunned down Jones trying to get to third base, and that was it for the Pirates, who trailed 3-1.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Padres added a run. Will Venable opened the frame with a double, and one out later, Carlos Quentin struck again with a single to right field, driving in Venable, and the Padres led 4-1.
The Pirates tagged Werner again in the seventh inning, when Gaby Sanchez opened the inning and hit the first pitch he saw over the center field wall, and Pittsburgh closed the gap to 4-2. After walking Pedro Alvarez, manager Buddy Black pulled Werner in favor of Brad Brach, who retired the side.
That was all of the scoring. After Brach, Luke Gregerson pitched a perfect eighth inning and then Tommy Layne came on to pitch a perfect ninth and pick up his first major league save.
The win pushed the Padres to 57-70, while the Pirates fell to 67-57 on the season. In the six games scheduled against the Pirates, the Padres won five of the six games this year.
Everth Cabrera is one heck of a thief on the base paths this season. He stole his 23rd and 24th bases on Wednesday, and has yet to be caught. Cabrera has now stolen 28 straight bases dating back to September of 2010, which is a new Padres record (Jerry Mumphrey had the previous club record with 27 straight back in 1980).
The Padres enjoy a day off on Thursday and will travel to Arizona to take on the Diamondbacks for a three-game series on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Game times are 6:40 PM on Friday, 5:10 PM on Saturday, and 1:10 PM on Sunday, all PDST, because Arizona is different, really different. The day off gives you time to order DirecTV if you're stuck with Time Warner, there's still 36 games left until the boys of summer either play in the post season or make vacation plans for November and December.


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A Valuation Model for Indeterminate Convertibles
Many issues of convertible debentures in India in recent years provide for a mandatory conversion of the debentures into an unspecified number of shares at an unspecified time; the conversion ratio (i.e., the number of shares per debenture) is to be determined by the Controller of Capital Issues (CCI). There are serious problems in arriving at a rational value for these "indeterminate convertibles". Even if the investor can make some estimate of the likely conversion terms, there is no valuation model available to arrive at a price. This paper applies the general theory of derivative securities (Cox, Ingersoll and Ross, 1985) to obtain a valuation model for these instruments. The model shows that the naive valuation model which sets the value of the debenture equal to the current stock price times the expected conversion ratio is likely to be a significant overestimate of the price. It also shows that changes in the stock price lead to less than proportionate changes in the debenture price unlike in the case of pre-specified conversion terms. Similarly, the CAPM beta of the debenture would be significantly lower than that of the share. While the model does not obviate the need for obtaining estimates of unobservable parameters related to the market expectations about the likely conversion ratio, the qualitative insights given by the model are quite useful. The model is successful in explaining some of the empirical patterns and anomalies that have been observed in ongoing empirical research into the market prices of these debentures.
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Isn't the "Elf on the Shelf" so cute? (Although the cynical part of me does think he is also a bit creepy… spying on all that you do so that he can go and tattle to Santa Claus every night.) Even though I got a HUGE kick out of starting this holiday tradition of the disappearing and reappearing elf with my two year old this year (she named him Wow-Wow at first sight… I know, WOW, right?), my motivation for having this little red dude hang around our house has absolutely nothing to do with fun, tradition or Santa Claus. (I have been known to fight over traditions, afterall.) Hosting Wow-Wow at our house is one of my most flat-out selfish acts of the year.
Even though I know he's got a North Pole 'boss' to report to every night, I've taken the liberty of acting as Wow-Wow's immediate supervisor here in North America. Upon his arrival in our home, I gave him 3 very important instructions: 1) Do not leave the kitchen. 2) Always reappear somewhere fairly high in the air (hanging out of a cabinet, on top of our fridge… figure it out), 3) Keep your eyes on the floor. WOW-WOW'S ONLY JOB AT MY HOUSE IS TO MAKE SURE MY TODDLER STOPS THROWING HER FOOD ON THE FLOOR FROM HER BOOSTER SEAT. And he WILL tell Santa if she does. (Ha. Joke's on her now, isn't it?)
I just can't take it anymore. I've tried asking her to stop nicely. I've tried rationalizing. I've tried explaining how hard it is for Mommy to clean the floor every morning, noon and night. I've tried taking her meal away before she's finished. I've tried holding on to her arm and forcing her pick up every single fleck of food that she chucks overboard before letting her go and play. I've tried yelling and pointing my finger in her face. Nothing's worked (and I can be pretty scary when I need to be). She laughs. (Not funny.) But now I've got kitchen backup.
"You better hope Wow-Wow doesn't tell Santa what you're doing," I threaten as she plucks each and every broccoli from her plate and flings it on the floor. She then actually looks up at the elf like, Oh no… please don't… I didn't mean it. And then she stops. WHHHHHAAAAAT? Job well done, Wow-Wow. (If you keep this up, I just might let you leave the kitchen one day.)


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In Alaska, everyone is allowed to have their cake and eat it too. And it's a mighty expensive cake. Today's New York Times takes a few jabs at the "Last Frontier", calling the state out on its rejection of big government, while at the same time raking in piles of money thrown at them by that same government.
According to Pro Publica, Alaska received more federal stimulus money per capita than any other state - $3,145 to be exact. In comparison, Oregon, which had an unemployment rate of 11.4 percent as of May, received only $1,244 per capita.
As the New York Times says in today's article, Alaska has always been a state of contradictions.
"There's all this verbiage that says we're the frontier, rough and ready," says Victor Fischer [who helped write the state constitution], lithe and sardonic in his mid-80s. "The Feds paid for everything, but the conflict runs through our history."
Before Alaska was granted statehood in 1959, Alaska was sustained by timber, fishing and federal construction dollars until oil was discovered.
Even as conservatives in the state decry the spending by the government, no one seems to want to turn down the hand that feeds them. For every $1 that Alaska gives to the federal government in taxes, it receives $5.76, according to Carl Gatto, a Republican lawmaker. That's a lot of cake.


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Sony Launches VAIO Duo 11 Convertible Tablet Ultrabook Running Windows 8
Subject: General Tech, Mobile | October 13, 2012 - 02:55 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: windows 8, tablet, sony vaio, sony, Ivy Bridge, Intel, convertible tablet
Not content to let the other OEMs have all the Windows 8 tablet fun, Sony has announced a new 11" convertible ultrabook – the VAIO Duo 11 – that uses a sliding hinge to transform from a notebook into a tablet.
The Vaio Duo 11 weighs in a 2.86 pounds and measures 12.6 inches x 7.8 inches. It features an 11.6" IPS display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 and 10 point multitouch. Also, it has stereo speakers, a 2.4 megapixel webcam, full (backlit) qwerty keyboard, and pressure sensitive digitizer. Interestingly, the Duo 11 does not have a trackpad. Instead, it has a small touch sensitive trackball that resembles the pointing sticks on IBM/Lenovo PCs but on the Vaio Duo 11 the nub does not move. In that respect, it is more like the trackpad on some Blackberry Phones, but smaller. There are two mouse buttons below the spacebar, however. Other specifications include a magnesium alloy chassis.
Sony is calling the hinge the "Surf Slider" and the display slides forward to lay the display flat over the keyboard for tablet mode. As Ars Technica points out, when the computer is in notebook mode, there is a ribbon cable to the display that is exposed which is less than ideal.
Ports around the sides of the device include a VGA video output, card reader, and headphone jack on the left, and two USB 3.0 ports, one HDMI output, and a power button on the right. Reportedly, there is also an Ethernet jack.
Fortunately, Sony did not have to compromise as much on the internal specifications to achieve the 11" form factor. The Vaio Duo 11 includes an Intel Core i3 (Ivy Bridge) processor, 4GB DDR3 RAM, and a 128 GB solid state drive.
Image credit: CNet. See their full review here.
The convertible ultrabook will come pre-loaded with Windows 8. It will also include Wi-Fi that can establish ad-hoc wireless connections with other devices by tapping the NFC radios together.
Sony's Vaio Duo 11 will go on sale October 26, 2012. Prices will start at $1,099.99, with more expensive models adding more storage or a faster processor. It is a bit pricey, but this PC is positioned as an ultraportable convertible tablet, and in that respect it is priced competitively with the competition.
You can find the full press release on Sony's website.
Cool design idea, it's not cheap but at least it has 1080p, and you don't have to mess with a keyboard docking station.
I like this new product. It gives you a sense of a choice to either use the keyboard or on screen keyboard but its a good product expensive but doable.
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Our Company
In 1816 John Swire & Sons began operations in Liverpool, England as a trading company. In 1866 the company initiated a trade with China and established its first Far East office in Shanghai. From this foothold in the orient, the family eventually established headquarters in Hong Kong, where our parent company Swire Pacific Ltd. has remained to this day. Over the years Swire Pacific Ltd. has diversified its business holdings and continued to grow each industry sector at impressive rates. Swire is currently one of Hong Kong's leading publicly quoted companies with worldwide interests in aviation, property devlopment, marine services, beverage production & distribution, engineering, cold storage, agriculture, and a variety of trading companies.
In 1965 Swire purchased the Coca-Cola bottling franchise in Hong Kong. It has since become the exclusive Coca-Cola bottler in Taiwan and in seven provinces in Mainland China. In 1978, desiring to expand its soft drink business beyond Asia, Swire purchased the franchise rights for the Coca-Cola bottler in Salt Lake City, Utah. Over the ensuing years Swire continued to purchase other surrounding franchised bottlers and distributors. Today Swire's US-based bottler is named Swire Coca-Cola, USA and operates production and distribution centers in eleven western states. The company employs over 1,800 people and is the third largest independent Coca-Cola bottler in the United States.
Together with all other Swire operating companies, Swire Coca-Cola, USA continues to hold fast to the traditions of integrity, commitment, hard work, and family unity that were first instilled by John Swire & Sons so many years ago. As a dedicated partner with the Coca-Cola Company, Swire Coca-Cola, USA will continue to achieve growth and success for years to come.


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Soulmon is a Ghost Digimon whose name is derived from the mythological soul and whose design is derived from Bakemon. It is a subspecies of Bakemon, and is a cursed Digimon said to have wandered from the abyss of the Dark Side. It wears a hat large enough to conceal its face over the cloth shrouding its whole body.[2]
Digimon Frontier
Some Soulmon are at the Fortuneteller Village. A Hunka Hunka BurningGreymon
Digimon Data Squad
Marcus embarrassed Kristy in front of Thomas H. Norstein when they were visiting his mansion and she hoped bad things would happen to him. That's when a Soulmon appeared in the Real World to play tricks on Marcus. Only Agumon could see Soulmon as he was invisible to everyone else. Marcus and the others ignored Agumon's warnings as Soulmon's pranks on Marcus happened more frequently and started to get dangerous. Marcus realized Agumon was telling the truth when Soulmon hijacked a boat and attempted to flatten Marcus. Marcus used a spray to reveal Soulmon's location and attacked him. When Soulmon grew, Agumon Digivolved to GeoGreymon to fight and destroy Soulmon.
Digimon Xros Wars
A Soulmon fell in Airu Suzaki's trap. Warning, Cuteness! The Cute Hunter Airu's Traps!
Digimon World
Soulmon is seen outside Myotismon's mansion. Also while in the Mansion Soulmon are the only "Ghosts" that talk, referring to Bakemon (of whom you recruit) as the stupid one, probably from his lack of speech.
Digimon Digital Card Battle
The Soulmon card is #127 and is a Champion level Darkness-type card with 500 HP, needing 30 DP to digivolve into, and worth 0 DP in the DP Slot. Its attacks are:
- "Necro Magic": inflicts 330 damage.
- "Finishing Stance": inflicts 310 damage.
- "Energy Drain": inflicts 290 damage, with Eat-up HP effect.
Its support effect is "Discard 1 Card in DP Slot. Change opponent's Specialty to Darkness."
Digimon World 2
Soulmon digivolves from Tsukaimon with 3+ DP and can digivolve further into Phantomon. Wild Soulmon know "Grisly Wing" and "Necro Magic", being the latter its species special attack.
Digimon World 3
Soulmon is a Black Champion Digimon card with 10/10.
Digimon Masters
Soulmon is an obtainable mercenary digimon digivolved from DemiDevimon. It digivolves into Phantomon at LVL 25 and Piedmon at LVL 41.
Soulmon's hat is an accessory item.
- Zombie Claw
- Necro Magic
- End Trance
Notes and References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Digimon Masters
- ↑ Digimon Collectors: Soulmon


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Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Announces Proposed $500 Million Offering of Convertible Senior Notes Due 2019
Jun 23, 2014, 16:05 ET from Palo Alto Networks
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NYSE: PANW) today announced its intention to offer, subject to market conditions and other factors, $500 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due in 2019 (the "notes") in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"). Palo Alto Networks also expects to grant the initial purchasers of the notes a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $75 million aggregate principal amount of the notes to cover over-allotments, if any.
The notes will be unsecured, senior obligations of Palo Alto Networks, and interest will be payable semi-annually in arrears. Prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding January 1, 2019, the notes will be convertible at the option of the noteholders only upon the satisfaction of specified conditions and during certain periods. Thereafter, until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day preceding the maturity date, the notes will be convertible at the option of the noteholders at any time regardless of these conditions. Conversions of the notes will be settled in cash up to the aggregate principal amount of the notes to be converted and cash, shares of Palo Alto Networks' common stock (the "Common Stock") or a combination thereof, at Palo Alto Networks' election, in respect of the remainder, if any, of Palo Alto Networks' conversion obligation in excess of the aggregate principal amount of the notes being converted. Final terms of the notes, including the interest rate, initial conversion rate and other terms, will be determined by negotiations between Palo Alto Networks and the initial purchasers of the notes.
In connection with the offering of the notes, Palo Alto Networks expects to enter into privately negotiated convertible note hedge transactions with certain financial institutions, which may include certain of the initial purchasers and/or their respective affiliates (the "hedge counterparties"). The convertible note hedge transactions are expected generally to reduce the potential dilution to the Common Stock upon any conversion of notes and/or offset the cash payments Palo Alto Networks is required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted notes, as the case may be, in the event that the market price of the Common Stock is greater than the strike price of the convertible note hedge transactions. Palo Alto Networks also expects to enter into privately negotiated warrant transactions with the hedge counterparties. The warrant transactions could separately have a dilutive effect if the market price of the Common Stock exceeds the strike price of the warrant transactions, unless Palo Alto Networks elects, subject to certain conditions set forth in the related warrant confirmations, to settle the warrant transactions in cash.
Palo Alto Networks expects that in connection with establishing their initial hedge of the convertible note hedge transactions and warrant transactions, the hedge counterparties and/or their respective affiliates may enter into various derivative transactions with respect to the Common Stock and/or purchase shares of the Common Stock in privately negotiated transactions and/or open market transactions concurrently with, or shortly after, the pricing of the notes. These activities could have the effect of increasing, or preventing a decline (or reducing the size of any decline) in, the market price of the Common Stock at that time. In addition, Palo Alto Networks expects that the hedge counterparties and/or their respective affiliates may modify their hedge positions from time to time following the pricing of the notes and prior to the maturity of the notes (and are particularly likely to do so during any observation period relating to a conversion of the notes) by entering into or unwinding derivative transactions with respect to the Common Stock and/or by purchasing or selling shares of the Common Stock or other securities of Palo Alto Networks in secondary market transactions. This activity could also cause or avoid an increase or a decrease in the market price of the Common Stock or the notes, which could affect the ability of noteholders to convert the notes and, to the extent the activity occurs during any observation period related to a conversion of the notes, could affect the amount and value of the consideration that noteholders will receive upon conversion of the notes.
Palo Alto Networks expects to use a portion of the net proceeds of the offering of the notes to pay the cost of the convertible note hedge transactions described above (after such cost is partially offset by the proceeds to Palo Alto Networks of the warrant transactions described above), and to use the remaining proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes, which may include working capital, capital expenditures, potential acquisitions and strategic transactions; however, Palo Alto Networks does not currently have any agreements or understandings with respect to any such acquisitions or strategic transactions.
The notes will be offered to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Act. Neither the notes nor the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the notes, if any, have been, nor will be, registered under the Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements.
This announcement is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation, or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale is unlawful.
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The hype is real.
T-Pain & Lil Wayne put the internet on lockdown with the surprise drop of their 2009 collab tape "T-Wayne." It's hard not to be appreciative, as the spontaneous drop of unreleased music from two major label artist is rarer than Mew. Twitter was abuzz with hype, with many users praising the nostalgic nature of the album. Overall, reviews are positive, and these first reactions capture some of the excitement people are feeling.
When you find out there's a new lil Wayne mixtape of old lil Wayne music.. #Twaynepic.twitter.com/fzt7xnVhcp— Eric Dungy 🤙🏽 (@edee9teen) May 18, 2017
Old buh new #TWayne vibes got me like... pic.twitter.com/JDR8a4sdTy— Drew (@ADRedding574) May 18, 2017
Holly crap, "snap ya fingas" from the #TWayne album was from limewire days man!! That's a fossil!!— O乙ムノ (@jefftiwari) May 18, 2017
They really sampled the Willy wonka beat and turned that boy to anthem .. #Twayne— Papi Chulo 🌙 (@joyrd_los) May 18, 2017
Me hearing "Listen to Me" on the T-Wayne mixtape. #Twaynepic.twitter.com/4nGYT4ZIby— Evan Broberg (@evan_broberg) May 18, 2017
Bruh this how I ran out the shower to get that #TWayne album pic.twitter.com/0JLzjtHWnA— Twon J (@WTFisTwonJ) May 18, 2017
So T pain and Wayne really had the "Did it on em" beat way before Nicki used it.....#TWaynepic.twitter.com/oLMxQYwVgl— _ (@outhawindow) May 18, 2017
Hold up, TPAIN GOT BARS!!!???? #TWayne "Listen To Me" hahaha!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥— RICH LANE (@therichlane) May 18, 2017
damndamndamn #TWaynehttps://t.co/meAx58lhcQpic.twitter.com/kyV2SALQGv— riannajade (@xaymacans) May 18, 2017


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A Joyful Journey calendar for 2011, by Aimee Stewart
A credit listing can be found by clicking here.
A collection of images and quotes designed to keep your imagination full of wonder throughout the year!
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About Us
Audrey Friedman, My Story
They say that life is a journey, and mine has been an extraordinary one.From Dallas, TX to Malibu, CA to Deer Valley, UT and finally the French Countryside. I have enjoyed and experienced some of the best that life has to offer.
While residing in Dallas with my husband and four wonderful children, I was known as the entertainer-in-residence. I adored giving dinner parties, cooking gourmet meals and the art of interior design. I soon turned this passion into a successful business. My company Audrey Table Linens began with an idea that produced large orders from Neiman-Marcus and Bloomingdales and soon blossomed into one of the most successful home furnishing companies in the country.As the licensee for Ralph Lauren, Lenox China and Royal Doulton as well as producing table linens for Martha Stewart at Kmart plus aisles of product at Target stores, my customer list looked like the Who's Who of retail.
A successful business allowed me to travel, explore and discover.I've always been curious, always had a sense of adventure and always made wonderful friends along the way. I've climbed in the Himalayas and discovered Dal Bat in Katmandu, pigeon in China, eaten Pachamanca (meat that is cooked for hours in a hole covered with hot stones) in Peru and shopped for antiques in Hong Kong on Hollywood Road.
I climbed the Great Wall in Beijing; traveled down the Yangtze River in what I thought would be a cruise ship (of course I came prepared with lovely cruise wear). Instead it was a relic from the Communist era that we had to get out and push when the water became too shallow.
Yes, I was enamored with Paris, as we all are, and had an apartment on L'ile Saint Louis. The city was bustling, energized, glamorous and chock-full of the fashion, design and great shopping finds I always seek. But my greatest find of all was my fifteenth century Chateau in the Perigord, aka Dordogne, and region of France. Nestled in fields of lavender and sunflowers in a quaint village of country France. I thought it would be a special, beautiful place to come home to.
The Chateau became a labor of love, and it certainly needed a passionate and dedicated owner. It was virtually a ruin when I bought it and in the course of a year, with the help of a Beaux-Arts architect we brought it back to life. We maintained as many of the original features as possible, including aged wooden beams, stone floors and fireplaces in every room. We then restored the original winding stone staircase.
The one exception? The kitchen. We built a large modern kitchen because the gourmand in me needed it and my family and friends expected it.
Now I split my time between Dallas and the Dordogne.And somehow the combination works. I spend my time entertaining friends and going to the Brocantes to find the treasures we are bringing you on our web site FRENCH VINTAGE HOME.
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Gaza Creeps in After Lebanon
A group of senior pilots in the reserves visited Israel Air Force headquarters last month for a briefing on IAF operations in the Second Lebanon War. The high point of their visit was a meeting with IAF Commander Major General Elyezer Shkedy. Anyone with high expectations from the encounter would have been disappointed. Shkedy, in the opinion of many of the veterans, is not performing the way the commander of the most important branch of Israel's military should; he has remained a wing commander, someone who plans operations - albeit very skillfully - and dispatches forces. He is a tactician, not a strategist. For him the air force is a kind of wing, with its squadrons and groups; several times larger than the norm, but still a wing.
"What did you do in the war, in addition to sending the force into operation, as the chief of staff's adviser?," inquired one of the visitors. He was referring to Shkedy's membership, together with the deputy chief of staff and the heads of intelligence and operations, in the chief of staff's small circle of consultants. Every member is expected to contribute his experience and insight, with no connection to his defined role. He is expected to act as a member of the board, not plant manager only. "I am the commander of the air force," Shkedy replied, as though that was sufficient, or as though he did not understand the question.
Another former pilot was more concerned about the future than the past. "Is it clear to you," he asked the IAF commander, "that Gaza is more important than Iran?" He was referring to the priorities of the air force in particular, but the question should really be addressed to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) as a whole and to the government that commands it. They are fine-tuning the means, but it is not at all certain that these are the right means, that correct targets will be defined and that there will be a connection between them.
The IDF does not know on which of three different fronts it will be required to act, without the ability to isolate them from one another. The enemy has near-total control of both the timing and the triggers for action. If the IDF wants to minimize the use of reserve forces, it means stretching its resources to their limit. In some areas, allocating assets to one sector causes irreversible damage to another. The focus of intelligence attention on Lebanon last summer damaged efforts to locate Gilad Shalit, who was abducted to Gaza.
This does not mean there was something exceptional about the IDF's behavior in Lebanon. Contrary to myth, this is how it (almost) always is. This week marked the 39th anniversary of the Karameh operation, an incursion into Jordan that resulted in the deaths of 30 IDF soldiers in a single day and a blow to the military career of the GOC involved.
Colonel (ret.) Moshe "Muki" Betser, who was a first lieutenant in the paratroop special operations unit at Karameh, saw the operation not only as a reality check to the euphoria of the Six-Day War, but also as a kind of prelude to the Yom Kippur War. The only difference between Karameh in 1968 and Lebanon in 2006 is that the latter operation has been investigated. The rest is similar: After Karameh came the attrition at the Suez Canal; after Lebanon, Gaza is creeping in.
A military operation in the Gaza Strip, with a limited ground incursion as well as fire from the air, now appears inevitable. This message, which Israel has been voicing for months now, is neither propaganda nor intentional disclosure for the purpose of deterrence; it is hard to deter someone who wants to make good on a threat.
In the short period that Gabi Ashkenazi has been chief of staff, the only deterrence that Israel has achieved has been internal: the punishment of at least four colonels for prohibited contact with journalists is a blow to the echelon of brigade commanders. It follows the damage to division commanders as a result, not always justified, of their performance in the war. The punishments, which are not uniform, are interpreted by an officer cadre that is fed by rumors as arbitrary and as reflecting intervention from above in the battles over appointments.
Hamas, with the backing of Iran and Hezbollah, is keen to invite Israel into the powderkeg called the Gaza Strip for a series of battles that will shed a great deal of blood on both sides and bring Hamas military or diplomatic gains. Israel cannot prevent Hezbollah or Syria from opening another front while that campaign is underway. That is what happened last summer, when all eyes were looking southward in the wake of Shalit's abduction. The northern front opened up 17 days later.
Nine months after Shalit's abduction, it is hard to believe that the patient waiting for a prisoner exchange deal will continue beyond the anniversary of the abduction, on June 25. Without action to stop the Qassam missile fire, ongoing terror attacks and the digging of tunnels across the border, the IDF will not achieve the operational goal that was defined for it by former chief of staff Dan Halutz: "lowering the level of terror below the threshold of relevance."
An operation in Gaza, assuming that its defined mission is to destroy the terror organizations' combat infrastructure and to kill or arrest their militants, will be effective only if it is thorough; it will be thorough only if it is prolonged, so that it will take the organizations months to recover, at least. Considering Gaza's population density, such a campaign is liable to require taking control of populated areas for as many as six weeks. The price in Israeli casualties could be heavy: According to one unofficial estimate (based on U.S. operations in Iraq in similar conditions), perhaps 50 to 80 deaths and nine times that number of injuries. Most of the casualties are expected to come from regular army infantry units, but engineering, armored and special forces units could also expect injuries and losses.
Recent U.S. figures indicate that explosive charges and missiles have replaced artillery and mortar bombardments as the most deadly to soldiers. More than half the soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan were hit by explosives.
Since Syria and Iran are permitting the passage of technology, personnel and munitions for the purpose of killing Americans in Iraq, they are in America's crosshairs. With the smuggling route from Egypt to Gaza wide open, and human movement even easier at the Rafah border crossing, this technology, some of which originates with Hezbollah, is available to Hamas and other organizations that are fortifying Gaza in advance of a clash with the IDF. In addition, there are missiles in the Gaza Strip.
Anti-tank weapons was Hezbollah's strong card in the Lebanon war; like roadside bombs, they have a strong deterrent effect in addition to their deadly capabilities. Officers were astonished to learn of the decision to eliminate the armored, vehicular part of the Northern Command's operational plans, whereby the provisions and maintenance forces would advance close to the assault ranks. They attributed the decision to the shock at the top levels of the command caused by the explosives that destroyed the tank sent on June 12 to pursue the abductors of Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser and by the anti-tank missiles that hit the infantry forces. The decision was also partly responsible for the shortage of essential items that was felt in the forward units, the further they got from the border.
For a military achievement, time and a diplomatic context are required. IDF casualties erode the public support for the operation, even if it is triggered by a shocking terror attack or the landing of a Palestinian rocket north of Ashkelon. The Palestinian distress will start the international stopwatch going. For Hamas, it will be convenient to prevent the entry of food and other essentials into Gaza. That would force the IDF to make the transfers and hope that aid organizations will help with local distributions, but if they are attacked, then this task, too, will be delegated to the army, exposing its soldiers further.
Thus far the IDF has succeeded in maneuvering between military considerations and concern for the population. Last week the Coordination and Liaison Administration in for Gaza, headed by Colonel Nir Peres, received rare praise from the High Court of Justice. In rejecting the suit against the occasional closure of the Gaza crossing points because of terror alerts, the justices, headed by Supreme Court President Dorit Beinisch, ruled that the policy is "balanced and reasonable and concords with Israeli and international law." This is under normal conditions. It may not be enough if there are new images of IDF troops in the midst of civilian suffering. In that event, the definitive ruling will be that of President George Bush, not Beinisch.
An operation in Gaza, assuming it is not pre-empted by a surprise in another sector, will put Ashkenazi to his first test. Soon after the start of the war in Lebanon, when it emerged that GOC Northern Command Udi Adam was struggling, Deputy Chief of Staff Moshe Kaplinsky suggested appointing Ashkenazi (or Amiram Levine) to a senior position at the front. Halutz refused, and the outcome is known. Now Ashkenazi will have to decide whether to exercise restraint and control the operation from Tel Aviv, or to kibitz at the shoulder of GOC Southern Command Yoav Galant.
In order to achieve diplomatic gains, and not only a military aim, a government that is both strong and moderate must be in place on the Palestinian side. The Americans seek to create such a regime through a reliable foundation of unified security forces to support Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas against Hamas. Later, perhaps, an authoritative military leader would emerge who would bypass the opponents of peace with Israel. This mission has been assigned to U.S. Security Coordinator Lieutenant General Keith Dayton. His chances of success are about as good as those of his mission to locate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.
The commander of the invasion of Iraq, General Tommy Franks, said recently that it is true that they didn't find a smoking gun in Iraq, but the dismantled gun was on Saddam Hussein's desk; had he wanted to, he could have assembled it and fired it. Dayton has a negligible chance of finding the Palestinian parts from which to assemble the desired PA administration. Therefore, it is expected that the difficult battle in the coming months will be just another link in the chain of Israel's violent encounters with Gaza.
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What is the government's stance on Pfizer's takeover bid of AstraZeneca? Today the Prime Minister's official spokesman was asked this – and his answer didn't shed a great deal of light on the situation. He said the position was 'active in engagement, with both companies in terms of the importance to the UK of R&D and the science base, with regard to the decision as to whether or not going ahead is the right thing to do for either company and their shareholders, is entirely a matter for the companies, their boards and their shareholders'.
But what if the takeover does turn out to damage jobs and the science base in this country? Would the government remain neutral on the deal in the way that the Prime Minister has suggested, and in the way that his spokesman suggests in the above quote? The spokesman responded:
'Well, I would say that's pretty much what I've just described in my opening answer in terms of as I say, in terms of assessing the potential link to jobs and the skills base to be very actively engaged in terms of what must be and is a decision for respective boards, entirely a matter for them and not something which the government is involved in.'
He added that the government was 'making no apology that we want to engage very actively with both companies in terms of as I say the importance of R&D, of skills, of expanding the skills base in the UK, we will keep doing that, but as I said, what is a commercial decision between the shareholders, we believe that is for the shareholder and no-one else and we will continue making that point very clearly.'
This is a funny sort of active engagement. It's less a rugby player in a scrum and more a spectator shouting a lot from the sidelines while realising he has no influence over the game. The government doesn't want to interfere in the deal itself, but it wants to be seen to be making sure that Britain gets the best deal. Another nuance is that it doesn't want to scare away foreign companies that it has tried hard to attract through a competitive tax regime and a world-renowned research base in a part of the world where researchers are keen to live and put down roots. But it also doesn't want to give the impression that Britain is somehow a valley of assets that vulture-like companies can come along and strip. Its position isn't clear, really, at all, and that leads to the government looking both meddling and powerless at once.
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Press Release – 2014/5/27
PROMISE Technology Wins Computex Best Choice Golden Award Again as Pegasus2 is Named the Top Storage Solution
Receiving the award for the top storage solution at Computex two years in a row reaffirms PROMISE's position as a leader in the storage industry
HSINCHU, Taiwan, May 27, 2014 – PROMISE Technology Inc., a global leading storage solution provider, has again won the Computex Best Choice Golden Award presented to the show's top storage solution. The Golden Award winner, the Pegasus2 R8, is the world's first hardware RAID 5/6 storage solution with Thunderbolt™ 2 technology which boasts staggering speeds of 20Gb/s. The impressive speed of the Pegasus2 R8 fully satisfies the high-performance demands of the rich media industry and data-intensive 3D and 4K video workflow environments. The Best Choice Award, held by the Taipei Computer Association and the Taiwan External Trade Development Council, is the major event every year at Computex Taipei. PROMISE came out on top again in this fierce competition and won the Golden Award as the top storage solution for the second year in a row, proving the strength of PROMISE in the storage industry and that the company's solutions meets the most rigorous of standards.
"PROMISE has always used the needs of our customers as the core foundation to create solutions that will add value to how they work," said James Lee, CEO, PROMISE Technology. "This year marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment of PROMISE, and having our Pegasus2 R8 win the Computex Best Choice Golden Award as the top storage solution during this historic year is extremely meaningful. We will continue to strengthen our storage solutions in the future to repay the affirmation of the judges and the support of our customers."
This year, the Computex Best Choice Awards were divided into 15 major categories, which saw close to 500 products competing for the prestigious honors. At the end of the competition, only one product in each category was presented with a Golden Award. The judges confirmed that the Pegasus2 R8 not only represents an outstanding technological innovation, but its performance enables it to be used as an integral part of a high-performance 4K video editing workflow. It is also certified by powerful partners, including Intel and Apple, which led the judges to award the Pegasus2 R8 with the highest honor, the Golden Award.
Offering high speed, security and capacity: Pegasus2 R8 is a deserving winner
The Pegasus2 R8 is equipped with Thunderbolt™ 2 technology which provides 20Gb/s bi-directional transfer speeds. With enterprise-class RAID technology that PROMISE took many years to develop, users can not only efficiently create masterpieces but they can rest assured knowing their digital assets are protected, no matter whether they are advertisers, large post production companies, music producers and many more.
The Pegasus2 Series offers 4-bay, 6-bay and 8-bay models, including the new small form-factor M4, which are able to satisfy the diverse work needs of creative professionals. To meet the demands for handling massive files in 4K video production, Pegasus2 is equipped with dual Thunderbolt™ 2 ports that can be daisy-chained to connect up to a maximum of 6 Pegasus units, making it the best choice for massive data storage.
Pegasus2 Features
- Maximum throughput of Thunderbolt 2 (20Gb/s) accelerated when attached
to new Mac Pro
- Supports simultaneous streaming, editing, and backup of 4K video
- Dual Thunderbolt portsfor daisy chaining Pegasus enclosure units,
Apple Thunderbolt displays, or Mini DisplayPort devices
- Removable drive bays for effortless drive access and serviceability
- Mobile, enterprise-class hardware RAID protection for offsite shoots
- Massive storage capacity for backing up creative projects and digital libraries
PROMISE will be displaying its Golden Award winner, the Pegasus2 R8, at the Best Choice Award exhibition section of Computex Taipei 2014, and will also be exhibiting solutions for the cloud/IT, video surveillance and rich media markets at booth #J0418 of the NanGang Exhibition Hall. We welcome you to join us to see exciting demos of the latest storage solutions from PROMISE.
About PROMISE Technology Inc.
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text: Hi guys, I'm really scratching my head with this one! I have a VERY intermittant fault on my A4 2.0tdi (170) 2006. Sounds bizarre, but temps typically above 7-8 degrees and my Engine Management Light comes on. It will stay on for say 3 to 4 days then go off, then come on again at a later date, really driving me mad!! VAG-COM 311.2-N is throwing out the following: 1 Fault Found: 01139 - Central Locking Switch: Front Passenger Door Unlocking 006 - Short to Plus When I clear the fault, the light goes out for maybe 24hrs then will re-appear. Why is the Central Locking causing my Eng Mangment Light to come on???? What does the error code mean? What's the fix - if any??? Many thanks guys, this is driving me MAD!!!!!!!


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My name is Jean-Arthur Olive. I am a postdoctoral research scientist at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (Columbia University), formerly a grad student at MIT / WHOI, and ENS / IPGP.
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Thai protesters threaten to kidnap PM
Protesters in Bangkok have threatened to take Thailand's prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra hostage unless she steps down.
The threat came as thousands marched on government offices yesterday in the second day of their "shutdown" of the Thai capital. Demonstrators have barricaded major roads to force Ms Yingluck and the Pheu Thai Party from power.
"In the next two or three days we must close every government office. If we cannot, we will restrict the movement of the prime minister and other ministers," Suthep Thaugsuban, a protest leader, said. "But if they remain steadfast, we'll detain the prime minister."
Ms Yingluck ruled out resigning. "I will continue to carry out my duty," she said.
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XL Hybrids expands its hybrid electric powertrain technology to Ford E-Series cutaway and strip chassis
5 March 2014
XL Hybrids, Inc., developer of hybrid electric powertrain technology for commercial fleets, introduced its new XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System for cutaway and strip chassis vehicles, extending its patent-pending technology to a new vehicle platform. (Earlier post.)
The XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System is now available for commercial vehicles up to 14,500 GVW including van body, refrigerated, utility, landscaper, walk-in vans, and shuttle buses.
The XL Hybrids' charge-sustaining powertrain installs in just five hours, and has zero impact on fleet operations because there are no special plugs, charging or fueling infrastructure, driver training, or maintenance requirements.
The XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System brings our success with class one and two vans to popular class three and four truck and shuttle bus configurations. This opens up opportunities for fleets operating cutaway and strip chassis vans to get a 25 percent increase in miles driven per-gallon, reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 20 percent, and see an attractive return on their investment.—Tod Hynes, president and founder of XL Hybrids
Coca-Cola, FedEx, and other fleets across North America have adopted XL Hybrids' technology.
XL Hybrids is unveiling a Ford E-350 cutaway chassis with dry van body upfitted with the XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive system in the company's booth (#4181) at the 2014 NTEA Work Truck Show, 5-7 March at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. The system is immediately available on the Ford E-350 cutaway and Ford E-450 cutaway, and is coming soon to the E-350 and E-450 stripped chassis and GMC 3500/4500 cutaway chassis.
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Figures show that 16 postmen and women were attacked by dogs in the WD postal district during the 12 months up until April 2014.
That is a 60 per cent increase on the number attacked the previous year and has prompted Royal Mail to launch a Dog Awareness Week this week (June 30-July 4)
The campaign, run in conjunction with the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and a host of animal charities including Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, Dogs Trust, and National Animal Welfare Trust, aims to encourage responsible dog ownership and to appeal to dog owners to keep animals under control when the postman calls.
New legislation means owners can now be prosecuted for dog attacks that take place on private property.
On average around nine postmen and women a day are attacked by dogs across the UK with more than 3,300 attacks taking place from April 2013 to April 2014, an eight per cent increase on the previous year*.
These attacks rise during the school holidays and in the summer months when parents and children are at home and dogs are sometimes allowed unsupervised in the garden, or out on to the street without restraints.
Richard Simpson, Royal Mail's Delivery Director for Watford, said: "There is growing awareness of the issue of dog attacks and the problems our postmen and women face when they are delivering the mail.
"However, last year there were still too many incidents in the WD postcode area and we need to reduce this number further as even one dog attack on our people is one too many.
"We know that most dogs are not inherently dangerous, however, even the most placid animal can be prone to attack if it feels its territory is being threatened.
"Our first priority as an employer is to ensure the welfare and safety of our people who provide a valuable service to our customers.
"We appeal to dog owners in the WD postcode area to keep their pets under control, especially if they know their pets have a territorial nature. It can also be simple things that help - for example just making sure the dog is kept inside when the postman calls."


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When I was investigating which PA speakers to invest in, Peavey were the ones that everyone I know seemed to recommend. I tried out a few pairs (which I will review on here in time) but these are the ones I bought so I will start with these.
The Pro-12 is from Peavey's 'Messenger Pro' range of speakers and, as speakers go, they are pretty good to look at. They are not massive and, according to the manual, they are 22.6" high, 16.3" wide and 14" deep. I won't argue with that. They are fairly easy to carry as they have well placed and comfortable handles on both sides of the speaker unit. I wouldn't like to carry them very far as they are quite heavy. Its quite easy to get them mounted onto speakers stands which is something that I think is very very important.
The speaker unit is covered in the black carpet material that seems to be standard with most PA speakers, it feels quite soft and offers some protection to the everyday wear and tear that they are bound to face. I've been using mine for almost two years and (touch wood) there are no major marks on them except a small dent in the metal grill which covers the actual speaker.
This speaker has both quarter inch jack and speakon connector inputs which make this quite a versatile speaker which should be able to fit into any audio set up. The 'woofer' is 12" and the compression driver is 1.75", this provides 250 rms (something which I don't really understand but I was told by someone much cleverer and experienced that the higher this number, the better). All I can say for sure is that this speaker goes LOUD! As already stated, I've been using these for almost two years and have so far never been in a situation where the sound levels provided by them have been inadequate.
You can get a pair of these for under £200 (i paid slightly more for mine) and they are worth every penny.