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"Early Show" Special Contributor Ayla Brown, a member of the class of 2010, is on the front lines of this struggle.
Photos: Commencement 2010
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Brown noted the recession hit the class of 2010 midway through their college years.
She said, "When we started school four years ago, it was a different economic climate. The national unemployment rate has doubled since then and members of the class of 2010 are entering a pretty tough job market."
Brown shared the story of Tyler Sanborn, a 22-year-old who looks like the picture of success. However, beneath his "wink and a smile" demeanor, Brown said he's part of a struggling graduating class that forced him to move back home with his parents.
Tyler Cameron Sanborn's Resume
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Sanborn told Brown, "Being a boomeranger -- somebody who moves back home after graduation -- is perhaps the most demeaning thing I've ever had to deal with."
Sanborn's back in his childhood bedroom because he can't afford to pay rent. According to numbers by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, he's facing a job market with almost 10 percent unemployment where nearly one in five 20- to 24-year-olds are unemployed.
Sanborn's grade-point average in college was a 3.7. But as Brown pointed out, competition is fierce.
Sanborn completed his degree six months early at Boston's Emerson College to get a jump start hunting for work in the advertising business. However, with more than 40 applications for every open position, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers(NACE), it's tougher than Sanborn imagined.
He says he's sent out 70 resumes and hasn't heard from one employer.
With nothing available in advertising, his only option is a part-time clerical job. His dad drives him to the train, and Sanborn commutes for two hours or longer.
Sanborn's mother, Sara Sanborn said, "There are many people who would like to have just that part-time job and they can't, so he knows he's lucky he has that."
Sanborn received a $9,000 a year grant and his parents are paying for $75,000 of his college tuition. But he will still owe more than $30,000 in student loans.
Sanborn's father Jon Sanborn said he thinks his son's college education was worth the cost.
"I think time will tell," he told Brown. "And, I'm sure it will be, because he's not going to let up until he gets something."
A NACE survey shows employers plan to hire 5.3 percent more new college grads than they did last year. So, Brown said, there is reason for optimism.
Sanborn said, "I don't want to be generation whine here. I want to be generation Y and be productive, but, I just haven't had that chance yet."
Brown added Sanborn's graduation was Monday.
"He hasn't given up hope," she said. "He's submitted five more resumes, bringing his total to 75 resumes, but still no job offers."
So what is a job seeker to do?
CBS News Business and Economics Correspondent Rebecca Jarvis said jobs this year will predominantly be offered to graduates with majors in accounting, business administration, computer science, engineering, and mathematics. She added the jobs that are hiring most are in health care, green jobs, and advanced manufacturing, which is basically manufacturing of high-tech components and products.
She said it's tough for majors like advertising.
Jarvis suggested these tips for college grads and job seekers:
RETRACE YOUR STEPS - Retrace all your job hunting from the last year. Go back to every employer you spoke to, submitted resumes to, interviewed with and reiterate your interest. Even if you were turned down by them initially, this is an important step. The job market has shown signs of improvement, and the employers may have new opportunities. The only way you'll find out is if you ask. It's also important to alert potential employers to new skills you've picked up in the time between your original application and the present, perhaps you finished a course that lends itself to the job or did some type of volunteer work that makes you even more attractive as a candidate. Plus, your availability has changed. You're available now. And sometimes that can make a big difference in hiring decisions.
1. Talk to your fellow graduates, friends, and classmates. Ask if people found jobs. If they did, congratulate them, but then follow-up with a very important question, "Did you turn down any job offers?" If they did, find out which offers they turned down and ask if they would be willing to give you names and contacts at the employers and write you a recommendation. You can offer to make this easier by writing the recommendation yourself. Let friends know they can feel free to edit and shape it as they wish, but that you've done the heavy lifting.
Also, ask your friends if their new employers may still be hiring. If the answer is yes, ask them who you could follow up with or if they would be willing to make a recommendation. Many times employers will offer employment referral bonuses to employees for bringing in new talent. So you could even help your friend make a little extra money by being their referral.
2. Join clubs and organizations in the fields you want to find a job in. Rotary Clubs, non-profits, and other boards often give you a leg-up on the competition because they offer you a new forum to meet and greet potential employers. The more you become involved, the more contacts you'll acquire.
3. Tap into social media. This one seems simple, but the important component isn't simply joining LinkedIn, it's following up with the contacts and letting them know your interests. Also, be certain that anything and everything on your Facebook page is employer-friendly: Comment and update as if an employer was reading your updates!
4. Go straight to the source - Instead of relying solely on Internet resume drops, call the businesses in your community, ask them about job openings, and ask them managers if they'd be willing to have an informal "getting to know you conversation". You can tell them you're interested in the industry and want to learn more. Go in, introduce yourself, ask to meet the leadership and bring your resume!
MAKE AN OFFER - Employers today will frequently say they're not hiring, but you can take advantage of the tight job market by following up that statement with a question: "Is there extra work on your plate that still needs to get done?" Because companies are asking more and more of their employees in this tight economy, it's very common that people are working longer hours, with greater responsibility. You can take advantage of this by offering to work on specific projects as a temp or even volunteer employee. While it may not be your top choice, if you do a great job as a temp or volunteer, it will move you to the front of the line when a position opens.
BE WILLING TO MOVE - Companies used to pay the cost of moving. Today, with deep budget cuts, that's no longer the case (at least not everywhere). If you're in an industry that doesn't have jobs in your own hometown, but does have lots of jobs somewhere, consider moving to that location and doing your search from there. If it's not something you can do or afford, be sure to let it be known in your cover letter and/or emails/calls/conversations that you are happy to move.
CREATE A SCHEDULE - Put together a job hunting schedule and stick to it.
• Save all receipts from your job hunt. These expenses are tax-deductible
• Put together a budget. If you're not working, and living off of savings or loans you have to be frugal. Most people spend more on miscellaneous expenses than they think. Budget everything.
• If you're submitting all your resumes online, you're saving money.


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A day on the water can be an enjoyable experience no matter the season, but fun with family and friends can quickly turn if care isn't taken to avoid mishaps. Safe boating is possible, but does require a little planning before heading out and a careful eye once on the water. We've gathered the top six recommendations from some of the best sources on boating safety know-how.
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) reports that wearing a life jacket can likely contribute to saving lives. It is not only good policy to wear life jackets, but it's the law that to meet USCG requirements, all boats must have an approved life jacket for every person aboard. Boats longer than 16 feet must have a Type IV throwable safety float or ring, as well.
Some states have regulations regarding life jackets worn by children. Check with your state boating agency to determine age and flotation device requirements.
What is a flat plan, why should you create one and who should you give it to? A good float plan includes information about your vessel, who's on board and where and when you will be on the water. The USCG says that there are too many facts that need to be accurately remembered and conveyed in an emergency situation. In the event of an accident or emergency, help will arrive sooner if somebody knows where you are on the water and when you are expected to return. Typically, the skipper of the vessel prepares the float plan, and it should be given to a reliable person who can be depended upon to notify the USCG or other rescue agency if you do not return or check in as planned.
Weather can change quickly on the water and can be a reason boaters get into trouble on the water. Consider checking the weather from local or national marine weather reporting agencies before heading out, and keep tabs on it once on the water by observing rapidly changing conditions and listening to a radio. If the boat ramp typically crowded with experienced fishermen and boaters is empty, there's probably a good reason.
Fueling up your boat can be dangerous. According to Boating magazine, following a few simple safety tips may help improve your safety when adding fuel to your favorite seaworthy vessel.
When navigating your boat, it's important to abide by the basic "Rules of the Road," as the USCG calls them, which are designed to keep boats from colliding into each other and with other objects.
Alcohol may affect the judgment, vision, balance and coordination of a boat operator, and according to the USCG, it may increase the likelihood of on-water accidents for both passengers and boat operators. The USCG and every state have penalties for violating boating under the influence (BUI) laws, including fines, suspension or revocation of boat operator privileges and jail terms, says the USCG. The USCG works in cooperation with state organizations in order to remove impaired boat operators from waterways. To avoid impairment and potential punishment, consider avoiding alcohol use altogether while operating a boat.
By following these tips, you're well on your way to having an enjoyable and safe boating adventure. Please chime in below on any tips we might have missed!

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Tycho's supernova
In this image taken by the WISE telescope, Tycho's supernova, the red globe shape in the upper left, can be seen.
The supernova was named after the famous astronomer Tycho Brahe, who was one of the people who observed and recorded the supernova when it first appeared in the sky in November 1572. The exploding star was as bright as Venus and could even be seen in the daytime, but it dimmed completely over the course of two years.
It wasn't until the 1950s that astronomers were able to observe the remnants of the supernova with the help of telescopes.


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Man stopped at checkpoint found with 1,050 bootleg movies
A man who passed a police checkpoint with a fictitious inspection sticker Monday night was found to have 1,050 bootleg movies, police said.
Antoine C. Williams, 44, was driving on Bailey Avenue near the Kensington Expressway when he encountered the checkpoint, according to officials. His license was also found to be suspended, police said.


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Meri Bhāvanā - My Prayer
Updated on: 02.12.2010
(The Spiritual Conqueror), who has vanished affection, hatred and other sensual temptations. Who has gained the knowledge of the whole world and who has discoursed upon the teachings of the Right Path of Liberation (for the benefit) of all in a quite unselfish manner.
(You may call Him Either by the name of) Buddha, Vira, Jina, Hari, Brahma or Independent (Deity). Enamoured by devotion to (that Spiritual Conqueror) my mind may remain absorbed in Him and Him only.
(Those ascetics) who have no desire for sensual pleasures, whose only possession is mental equanimity, who remain engaged always, day and night, in bringing about the good for their own selves and for others as well.
Who always undergo the penance of self-sacrifice without any regret - such learned ascetics remove the multitudes of troubles of the world.
May I ever have their good company and may I ever keep them in mind. May my heart be always engrossed and inclined to adopt the rules of conduct, which they observe.
May I never hurt and harm any living being; may I never speak a lie. May I never be greedy of wealth or wife of other. May I ever drink the nectar of contentment.
May I never entertain the idea of egotism, nor may 1 be angry with anybody! May I never become jealous on seeing the worldly prosperity of other people.
May my thoughts and feelings be such that I may always act in a simple and straightforward manner. May I ever, so far as I can, do good in this life to others.
May i always have friendly feelings towards all living beings of the world and may the stream of compassion always flow from my heart towards distressed and afflicted living beings.
May I never become fretful towards bad, cruel, and wicked persons. May I keep tolerance towards them. May I be so disposed.
May my heart be overflowing with love at the sight of the virtuous and may I be happy to serve them so far as possible.
May I never be ungrateful (towards anybody); nor may I revolt (against anybody). May I ever be appreciating the good qualities of other persons and may I never look at their faults.
Whether anybody calls me by bad or good name; whether wealth comes to me or goes away from me, whether I may live for millions of years or meet death this very day.
Or whether anybody terrifies me or tempts me in any way, still may my steps never swerve from and trespass the Righteous Path.
May my mind neither be puffed up with joy, nor may it become nervous in pain and grief. May it never be frightened even of a mountain, a river, a cremation ground, or a terrible forest.
May my mind remain always steady and firm, unswerving and unshaken; may it become stronger everyday. May I bear and endure with patience the deprivation of dear ones and the occurrence of undesired evils.
May all living beings of the world be happy! May nobody ever feel distressed! May the people of the world renounce enmity, sin, pride and sing the songs of joy everyday.
May Dharma (Truth) be the topic of house-talk in every home! May evil deeds be scarce! May (people) increase their knowledge and conduct, and thereby enjoy the blessed fruit of human birth.
May death and dread never spread in the world and may the rains be timely! May the Ruler be righteous and may he administer justice to his subjects.
May disease and pestilence never spread, may the people live in peace, may the highest religion of Ahimsa (Non-Injury) pervade the whole world and may it bring about universal good.
May universal love pervade the world and may ignorance of attachment remain far away. May nobody speak unkind, bitter, and harsh words.
May all become "Hero of the age" heartily and remain engaged in elevating the Cause of Righteousness. May all gain the sight of Truth called Vastu-Swarupa (reality of substance) and may they bear with pleasure, trouble ami misfortunes! Amen!
Hindi Version & Roman Transliteration: Shantilal Jain, ABC Of Jainism
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Mike Beall Leaving Missouri Credit Union Association for Top Spot at NCBA
Mike Beall will be leaving his post as president/CEO of the Missouri Credit Union Association on Nov. 15 to take the top job at the National Cooperative Business Association in Washington, D.C.
The MCUA Executive Committee has named Chief Membership Officer Don Cohenour as interim president/CEO. He will work in transition with Beall to continue the association's strategic initiatives and services, said Dennis Pierce, MCUA chair and president/CEO of the $1.9 billion Community America Credit Union in Kansas City, Mo.
"Mike has provided strong leadership and has helped set the direction and vision to help MCUA and the credit unions of Missouri succeed," Pierce said of Beall's two years on the job at the Missouri league.
"His work to develop the plans for the Statewide Consumer Outreach Program and Community Development Financial Institutions Initiative are a great legacy. Mike's new work at NCBA will put him at the center of national advocacy for cooperatives — including credit unions — as well as with the multiple international development projects that are his passion," Pierce said.
Beall has held leadership positions at the Maryland and DC Credit Union Association in Columbia, Md., and the North Carolina Credit Union League, in Raleigh, N.C., as well as with the World Council of Credit Unions in Madison, Wis.
"Mike Beall's selection was based on several key factors—his extensive experience in providing advocacy and development services to credit unions through their state, national and international associations, his familiarity with international development administration, as well as his transactional and business process experience," said NCBA Chairman Wilson H. Beebe.
Beall said he was honored by the NCBA's appointment as the organization's new president/CEO.
"Our work over the next few years will be centered on strengthening the cross-pollinating of business opportunities between cooperative sectors, raising awareness of the cooperative business model on Capitol Hill and throughout the federal government, showcasing the role cooperatives play in the domestic and worldwide economies, and tying international cooperative development initiatives to the membership of NCBA. I look forward to enhancing the value of NCBA membership with all sectors of cooperatives," Beall said.
CUNA applauded Beall's appointment.
"Along with a solid record of association management experience, Mike has championed the cooperative business model at every stage of his career, and he has a deep understanding and appreciation of the model's economic and societal benefits in the U.S. and abroad," said CUNA President/CEO Bill Cheney. "We at CUNA look forward to working closely with Mike in our capacity as a member of the NCBA board and generally in the service of credit unions and other cooperative sectors."
Prior to leaving MCUA, Beall will work with Cohenour to complete the 2013 MCUA budget, and its salary and benefits review.
"Don brings a deep understanding of the board's strategic plan and initiatives," said Pierce. "He will do a great job driving these strategic programs into 2013 and beyond."
Cohenour's career at MCUA has centered on providing consulting and operational advice to Missouri's credit unions. He is a former credit union CEO and consultant with the Kansas Department of Credit Unions.


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Hole In The Donut Cultural Travel
Posted on December 10, 2012 by Barbara Weibel
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Thanks so much Christy – I got really lucky with the clouds parting just as the sun was setting.
Beautiful shot…captured the light perfectly.
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This is a simple hack to the FreeBSD /bin/ls to use ANSI sequences to
display file attributes in color. There is a -G flag (somewhat
similar to the -F flag). Take a look at the man page for details.
The program is called "colorls" and installs itself in /usr/local/bin.
The file patches/patch-aa is the diffs from the 3.0-stable (as of
2000/06/01) /usr/src/bin/ls directory.
Also, note that you need a "color-capable" terminal to enable colorls --
this means you should set your TERM to "xterm-color" or "kterm-color"
when using normal xterm or kterm, not "xterm" or "kterm" (which
termcap doesn't know that are color-capable).
Satoshi Asami
No installation instructions: this port has been deleted.
The package name of this deleted port was:
distinfo: There is no distinfo for this port.
There are no ports dependent upon this port
No options to configure
Number of commits found: 9
colorls support has been in the base system since 4.0-RELEASE. Remove this
Massive style enforcement - use ^I instead of spaces for variables identation.
Ditch out "Version required" from comments section.
Convert category misc to new layout.
Add "${OSVERSION} < 500000 && ${OSVERSION} >= 400020" to list of versions to
Update DESCR to mach reality..
Update colorls to use a new tarball (now 3-stable based) and use ache's
improvements instead of my own hack.
Define MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR=asami/LOCAL_PORTS as these are moved to my area on
the local ports tree.
Disable for 5.0 machines now that support has been merged into /bin/ls.
Servers and bandwidth provided byNew York Internet, SuperNews, and RootBSD
No vulnerabilities have been reported in the past 14 days
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February 26, 2013 BY Aaron Hope
United Arrows' Beauty & Youth imprint continues its partnership with New Balance, this time offering a ladies-only collaboration. The Beauty & Youth x New Balance W996 might remind you of the 'Year of the Snake' Nike WMNS Air Max 1 thanks to its mix of beige suede, coral accents and metallic gold branding. But in typically low-key New Bal fashion, this one doesn't feature any extra theming and instead relies upon the quality of its materials and their clever arrangement. Have a closer look below and stick with Sneaker News for updates on what looks like an April release.
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SPUR Services for Callie Mae Reese, 89, of Big Spring will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Spur with the Rev. Richard Harbison officiating.
Burial will be in Spur Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Campbell Funeral Home of Spur.
She died Thursday, May 16, 2002.
She was born June 14, 1912, in Leon County and married J.C. Reese on Aug. 26, 1929, in Spur. He died May 28, 1986. She had lived most of her life in Spur until moving to Big Spring in 2001. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Gayle Bledsoe of Big Spring; a son, Collin Roy of Abilene; a sister, Lillian Boland of Jayton; six grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
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A north Northumberland man who failed consistently to pay his council tax has been sent to prison for 90 days.
Jonathan Justice, of Fenkle Street, Alnwick, appeared on a warrant before South East Northumberland Magistrates' Court for non-payment of council tax to Northumberland County Council yesterday.
Justice previously failed to answer a summons to court and a warrant was issued for his arrest. The court heard that Justice owed council tax of £5,421.76 for various periods between 2009 and 2014 and at the hearing he was sent to prison for 90 days.
Afterwards, a council spokesman said: "The council has a duty to its paying residents to take action against those who will not pay. The council has no alternative but to continue to bring council-tax defaulters to court in order to ensure payment is received for essential local services.
"While sending someone to prison is a rare occurrence and will usually only happen in the worst cases, it can and will happen."
If a person finds themselves in genuine difficulty with the payment of their council tax, they are urged to contact the council's recovery team on 01670 624886 to discuss payment. Similarly, if a council taxpayer is in receipt of low income then there are reductions available through the council tax reduction scheme and they should contact the benefits team on 01670 624883.


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UPDATE: Here are this year's TestFest winners
City Car: Ford Focus EV
Small Car under $21K: Mazda3 SkyActiv Sedan
Small car over $21K: Hyundai Elantra GT
Family Car under $30K: Honda Accord Sedan
Family Car over $30K: Ford Fusion Hybrid
Luxury Car : Cadillac ATS
Sports Performance under $50K: Ford Focus ST
Sports Performance over $50K: Porsche Boxster
Prestige Performance over $75K: Porsche 911 Carrera S
SUV-CUV under $35K: Ford Escape 1.6 L EcoBoost
SUV-CUV $35K-$60K: Hyundai Santa Fe
This month, dozens of auto reviewers will drive to St. Catharines to drive dozens of vehicles, where they'll choose the AJAC Canadian Car of the Year for 2013.
Those reviewers are all qualified members of the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada, and 79 of them will be judging 60 different vehicles to determine the best in each category. Of those class-winning vehicles, three will be shortlisted as contenders for Car of the Year, and another three as Utility Vehicle of the Year.
Judging is both anonymous and consistent. There are 11 different categories of vehicles, and most judges are assigned to two or three different categories, driving 20 or so cars in total. It's important that the judging compares apples to apples, not apples to oranges, so the vehicles must be driven back-to-back, on the same route and under the same conditions.
Once the reviewer has driven each vehicle, he or she fills out an anonymous checklist of "impressions" of the vehicle and there are many different areas for consideration: not just objective things like performance and safety and visibility, but subjective values like driver comfort and smoothness of operation and value for money.
All the scores on all the ballots are then added up and the category winners are chosen and announced that week. Then all the judges drive those winners and vote in the same way for the best of the best; the Car and Utility Vehicle of the Year will be announced in February at the Toronto Auto Show.
The process has been worked out by AJAC over the 28 years that the awards have been presented, and there's no secrecy behind the decision-making. Auto companies consider very carefully which vehicles to enter into which categories for their best chance of winning.
"Since the process of judging became public knowledge, we can almost calculate, based on the established criteria, how one of our vehicles is going to do against the competition," says Jerry Chenkin, executive vice-president of Honda Canada Inc.
This is one of the challenges of the competition, though: it's only open to vehicles that are all-new for the model year, or have been significantly revised. The 2013 Car of the Year will not necessarily be the best vehicle for sale in showrooms, but just the best "new for 2013" model.
There's no Toyota Corolla or Honda Civic entered, for example — they had their chance when their current generations were introduced, but they're not eligible now. To include every vehicle available would be to judge more than 200 cars and trucks against each other back to back, which is too vast a task for AJAC's contemplation.
"I think it works," says Charles Renny, AJAC's treasurer, who's running for the association's presidency this year. "I think it's the best we have at the moment. If we can find a better way to do it, then we'll do it."
There's a cost to manufacturers for entering their vehicles for consideration — about $3,500 per model, plus the logistics to supply three of each to the St. Catharines site for testing — and not all makers believe this to be worthwhile. Audi Canada has not entered any of its cars into the competition this year, and there are no smaller makers such as Ferrari or Bentley.
Besides, ever since the $130,000 Audi R8 was named Canadian Car of the Year in 2008, there's been a weighting system against such expensive vehicles, making it less likely that a luxury model can win the top prize.
Porsche Canada, however, used to ignore the TestFest program but now enters its vehicles for consideration. Marketing manager Laurance Yap — a former Wheels journalist and former AJAC board member — says that it's a fairly inexpensive way to promote its newest vehicles to media and the public, whether they win something or not.
Is there a better way of determining the Car of the Year? Honda's Chenkin suggests that perhaps the competition should be open to just two or three categories each year, rotating every few years, so that every vehicle in that category is considered regardless of its model year.
But the current system does allow experienced car reviewers to offer unbiased opinions on every model they're given access to and to pass those thoughts on to the public in a completely transparent way.
Winning an award is not the only criteria that a buyer should consider, but it's immensely helpful in narrowing down the choices.
Freelance writer Mark Richardson is a member of AJAC and will be a judge at TestFest.


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Camaro 50th Anniversary Series - Limited Edition Ernst Benz ChronoSport – Black DLCChevrolet has partnered with Swiss watch company Ernst Benz to commemorate 50 years of a legendary sports car. Created for the 50th Anniversary of Camaro, this limited edition numbered timepiece is designed with the Ernst Benz Instrument Series Dial and inspired by the unique features of the Camaro Fifty. The 44mm Black DLC (Diamond Like Carbon) case surrounds a dark gray dial decorated with the Camaro Fifty logo, the signature 50th Anniversary orange and black stripe package, and the series number of your individual watch. The "exhibition" case-back with sapphire glass allows viewing of the watch movement and is engraved with the Chevrolet Bowtie logo. Additional features include; • Function: Luminous Hour, Minute, and Second
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The following article was contributed by Tom Lee, founder and director of advanced development at Matrix Semiconductor Inc., a developer of three-dimensional integrated circuits. Lee is also a professor of electrical engineering at Stanford University.
Various concepts for three-dimensional (3D) electronics have been explored for many years. Interest in designing 3D semiconductor products has been particularly high in the last decade. In seeking to advance the state of the art, the semiconductor industry has discovered that:
1) A serious examination of the possibilities beyond a wafer's 2D plane has been long overdue.
2) Leveraging the third dimension in product design and manufacturing is practical and achievable.
After a long gestation in which many problems were overcome, 3D electronics is now a proven concept that is shipping in volume. However, the absence of a uniformly accepted definition has created a new problem: confusion as to what the term "3D electronics" really means. The term's recently acquired cachet has also encouraged some to apply it to rather ordinary technologies, further compounding the confusion.
Matrix Semiconductor Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.) believes that it has achieved a unique answer by developing 3D integrated circuits, that is, multiple layers of semiconductor devices within a single (or "monolithic") chip. In contrast, other companies employ techniques that bond multiple dice together, almost like a multi-chip package connected at the wafer level. Still others call optimizations of single-layer designs "3D" because the layer of devices incorporates 3D shapes for better packing density.
Comparing all of the approaches that claim a 3D nature shows that, not only are some approaches more "3D" than others, but that each approach seeks to solve very different problems from cost to physical size to performance. These approaches to 3D electronics are so different, in fact, that it is difficult to evaluate and compare them fairly.
Arguably, they actually fall into very different category types and not all "3D" technologies are the same or even deliver similar benefits.
What is 3D?
One common goal of 3D electronics is a reduction in size. Dynamic RAMs, for example, have long used cell capacitors built out of deep trenches in order to increase capacitance per unit area. The performance demands of digital logic have driven the development of multiple levels of metal to reduce interconnect delays. Twenty years ago, products with more than two layers of metal were rare; today, interconnect stacks with a half-dozen or more metal layers are common.
These early exploitations of the third dimension have all produced an important reduction in die area, but are more properly regarded as extensions of the planar paradigm, because no semiconductor devices are fabricated outside of the substrate. This limitation bounds the size and cost reductions that can be achieved with those techniques.
Package- or chip-stacking methods provide more dramatic size reductions. For example, prefabricated individual chips may be encapsulated within a small carrier, and then assembled into a module. Alternatively, individual dice can be stacked and interconnected, and then encapsulated in a package. These packaging technologies enable products with much smaller form factors, and offer the added advantage of not requiring any fundamental changes to integrated circuit manufacturing technology.
Furthermore, the individual elements could be integrated circuits built in a mix of technologies, enabling new functionality, such as combinations of optical components or sensors with conventional electronics. However, products made with these "back-end" 3D techniques offer little or no reduction in cost.
Indeed, yield limitations arising from the "known good die" problem can actually cause costs to rise. Back-end 3D technologies are attractive where cost is relatively unimportant, but size and performance are paramount.
Monolithic 3D integration is unique in that it enables both size and cost reductions. This "front-end" approach to 3D electronics extends the planar paradigm fully into the third dimension, by fabricating semiconductor devices above the substrate. Because die cost is, to first order, a function of area, the ability to build more devices per unit area enables a cost reduction at the same time size is reduced. Monolithic 3D circuits are well matched to markets that value low cost and small form factors.
Finally, one could imagine combining front-end and back-end 3D approaches. Although no one is currently shipping products of this type, this example serves to underscore the fact that 3D electronics is here, and available in a number of incarnations, distinguished by whether the 3D technology is deployed at the back-end or front-end.


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Steamboat Lake swim beach still closed because of E. coli
July 22, 2010
Steamboat Springs — The Steamboat Lake swim beach remained closed Thursday after second tests for E. coli hadn't come in.
The lake closed Wednesday after E. coli levels exceeded 235 organisms per 100 milliliters. Steamboat Lake State Park Ranger Matthew Schuler said in an e-mail that the laboratory likely didn't receive the second test Thursday. Park officials hoped to open the swim beach as soon as this afternoon.
Schuler said Wednesday that the high levels of E. coli most likely appeared because the test was done when high winds were blowing into the beach, concentrating particles in the area.
The swim beach also closed in late June because of heightened E. coli levels. The park tests the water weekly for the bacteria and twice a week on peak summer weekends.
E. coli is a bacteria that is found in the intestines of animals, including humans, and spread through feces. If ingested it can cause illness, with symptoms normally appearing in two to four days.
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ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – The Catholic Church has reason to celebrate findings of a CBS poll that shows more people than ever feel the Church is in touch with their needs.
Timothy Dolan, a St. Louis native and the Archbishop of New York, says that's good news. He credits the Pope for being so genuine and sincere.
But there are still lingering questions about real reform in the Church regarding predator priests and sex abuse.
"Those 10 days before we actually sealed ourselves in the Sistine Chapel, the College of Cardinals met in confidence every day," he says. "We spoke our mind, and Jorge Bergoglio [Pope Francis], who was there, listened intently. And now we know it for sure, because he's doing a lot of the stuff."
Pope Francis still has not met with victims, but Dolan believes that he will.
"I think he should and I think that he will, Pope Benedict did," says Dolan. "We've got to give him some time, he knows that it's a towering problem."
Dolan says that last year, during the pope selection process, now-Pope Francis said in the conclave that the church can't run from the abuse scandal nor deny it—it must be met head on.
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Dear Dr. Fox:
Recently, our 8-year-old miniature schnauzer was diagnosed with pancreatitis.
She is now on a diet of Hill's Prescription low-fat and high-fiber dry food. She has about a teaspoon cooked sweet potato and a teaspoon pumpkin daily. I was giving her two to three drops of fish and flaxseed oil, but I have been told to stop all oils. She can have pain medication twice daily as needed.
Can you suggest a better diet? I understand that schnauzers are prone to get this condition.
My daughter has a healthy 3-year-old schnauzer, and she wonders whether she should change the dog's diet, although she seems healthy and active.
V.B., McLean
DF: Pancreatitis is an acute inflammatory condition that might be triggered when dogs are fed fatty table scraps or are on a diet high in fats. Concurrent liver dysfunction might also be evident, because bile from the liver backs up into the pancreas.
Milk thistle and dandelion root herbal products can help improve liver function. Probiotics (always given on an empty stomach) along with a low-fat diet can help improve pancreatic function. Digestive enzymes, such as those from papaya and pineapple extracts, can help compensate for any pancreatic insufficiencies in production of digestive enzymes.
There are home-prepared diets for your dog's condition available on www.balanceit.com . Your daughter should steer clear of fatty foods and treats for her dog and consider a raw food diet and probiotic supplements.
Dear Dr. Fox:
My soon-to-be 11-year-old cocker spaniel, Chance, was diagnosed with congenital heart disease in June. He is on several heart medications and seems to be tolerating them well.
We have blood work taken every three months for kidney valuations. So far, so good. Although his heart specialist told me his life expectancy would be less than two years.
Chance is due for his annual well puppy visit. He is then due for several injections and lab tests, specifically DHLPP, fecal, HW/lyme/ehrlichia/ana and lyme.
He is on rabies medication until July 2015. He has been on heartworm medication all his life. We live on a small piece of property with many deer, but we've never had an issue with ticks. We do Frontline monthly.
Does he really need all this protection? What would be most important? I have never had a dog on so much medication, and I worry about it being too much, especially considering his health conditions.
S.E., Woodbine, Md.
DF: Dogs with various heart diseases can do remarkably well when given the appropriate medications, especially those that are tried and true for human cardiac patients.
Because you do not specify what kind of congenital heart disease your dog has, I cannot offer any specific advice. Chance should be on a low-salt diet. Supplements such as CoQ10, fish oil (for omega-3 fatty acids), potassium and magnesium should be discussed with your veterinarian.
Your dog's blood pressure needs careful monitoring. It is significantly affected by the health of his kidneys; signs of fluid retention, called edema, causing swelling in the abdomen or limbs; and a non-productive cough. Keep him on the lean side. He should not need any DHLPP booster combo-vaccination.
Dear Dr. Fox:
My Chihuahua had a urinary tract infection three years ago, and we did not realize it until she was bleeding.
The emergency room veterinarian said there was no way to keep her from getting another one. Her regular vet told me the only water she gives her dogs and cats is purified water, and she does not have this problem.
I bought bottled water and a special pitcher that purifies water. She has never had another urinary tract infection.
L.W., Naples, Fla.
DF: Some dogs, and especially cats, have chronic or recurrent bouts of lower urinary tract inflammation, often coupled with bacterial infection, which might lead to the development of calculi, cystitis, painful inflammation of the bladder and the formation of mucus plugs in the lower urinary tract.
Feeding your dog high-cereal content pet foods that have been artificially acidified by the manufacturers can also contribute to urinary tract problems.
I would like to know what brand of water purifier you discovered that helped your dog. The ZeroWater purification system seems to do a good job.
For details about water quality and treated municipal tap water, check my review on www.drfoxvet.com.
Michael W. Fox, author of a newsletter and books on animal care, welfare and rights, is a veterinarian with doctoral degrees in medicine and animal behavior. Write to him at United Feature Syndicate, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo. 64106.


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Happy Christmas
I just wanted to wish all the visitors and readers of my blog a Very Happy Christmas.
The site has come a long way in 2016. May saw the majority of the site move form shanemcdonald.org to www.shanemcdonald.ie and December saw my Queen Site move across to the shanemcdonald.ie domain also. The site has had 125,000 page views since the site move in May and 78,000 of those came in the last 4 months.
I hope to add some new features and improve current ones on the site in 2017.
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Horror autotoxicus: Literally, the horror of self-toxicity. A term coined by the great German bacteriologist and immunologist Paul Ehrlich (1854-1915) to describe the body's innate aversion to immunological self-destruction. However, as we now know, the immune system can upon occasion attack itself and does so in the autoimmune disorders.Source: MedTerms™ Medical Dictionary
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two weeks ago I joined Dreamstime and brought some of my landscape and nature pictures from my portfolio with me. My first pictures were approved this week and I already sold my first picture, so I'm really happy at the moment (I just have to stop uploading similar pictures, since it's bad for my approval rating =) ].
I'm running a daily photo (and sometimes video) blog in german language on Blogger, if you are interested: Andis daily photo blog from Franconia
And to introduce myself and to show what pictures I usually take, I have this example for you (of my little brother lookin in the setting winter sun):
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Since January 1, thieves have vandalized 20 postal cluster boxes in San Jose.
Cluster boxes are locked mail boxes, usually seen on sidewalks where up to 10 residents of an apartment complex can pick up their mail.
The crooks have taken checks, credit card information and other mail.
"It's very unusual that they actually hit cluster boxes," said Gus Ruiz, postal spokesman in San Jose.
But with dozens of victims since the first of the year, Ruiz wonders if meth lab operators may be responsible.
"What meth labs need is quick cash," said Ruiz. "They'll hit anything they can and mail happens to be an easy target for them. They will move all over the place, through Arizona and into California. We've had a rash of them in southern California. As soon as we concentrate on that, they move up north. "
When asked if they could be moving to the Bay Area, Ruiz said, "Could be. it's possible."
The latest hit was at the Velagio condominium community in north San Jose.
Thieves hit a wall-mounted cluster box next to Jyoti Srivastava's condo.
Soon after, Srivastava says the postal police asked her for a favor.
"The inspector, he wanted to install a camera, at least for a couple weeks, to record activities or whatever," said Srivastava.
Srivastava said the surveillance camera was to be placed on her bedroom window.
But the plan never worked out.
Hilary Ricker with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service told NBC Bay Area her officers have identified a suspect, and may make an arrest soon.
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Adrian Boothroyd has dealt with Al Bangura's decision to play for his country without permission.
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Last Updated: 15/10/08 2:40pm
Watford manager Adrian Boothroyd has told Sky Sports News he has dealt with Al Bangura's recent misdemeanour internally.
Bangura travelled to Abuja without the club's permission to make his debut for Sierra Leone as his national side suffered a 4-1 World Cup qualifier defeat to Nigeria.
Boothroyd - who played a key role in ensuring Bangura was not deported back to Sierra Leone last season - was disappointed by the midfielder's actions, but is hopeful he has learnt his lesson.
He told Sky Sports News: "I've sat down and had a chat with him. The matter has been dealt with internally. As far as I am concerned, that is the end of it.
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"Al's a young man. Old men and young men make mistakes. I hope (he won't do it again). We move on."
Boothroyd was also reluctant to wade in to the current war of words between chairman Graham Simpson and owner Elton John over the financial management of the Vicarage Road outfit.
He added: "It is very difficult for me. I know Elton, and he is a lifelong Watford fan. And I work for Graham Simpson, who has been very good to me and has given me an opportunity, and I have a loyalty to him as well.
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There are times we need drag M2TS camcorder records videos to iTunes, but M2TS isn't compatible with iTunes, so, it's necessary to find a workable way to backup M2TS videos on iTunes.
M2TS files are used primarily with Sony hardware. Camcorders make use of M2TS in the form of AVCHD, a recording format made specifically for camcorders. Some camcorder models from Canon, Panasonic also use M2TS files. These files are also present on Blu-ray disc compilations, therefore they are capable of storing quite a large amount of information and data tracks.
iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application, used for playing and organizing digital music and video files.
Video Format supported: .MOV, .MP4, .M4V, .MPEG, .AVI, .3GPP, .3GPP2, .DV, any other video formats that QuickTime can play.
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Digital Strategy and How to Tell if Your Agency Has Any
How to ensure the marketing tactics your company is deploying are the right ones. Part two in a two-part series.
How to ensure the marketing tactics your company is deploying are the right ones. Part two in a two-part series.
Last month, I wrote about "How to Tell if Your Agency Sucks at Digital" and tips for selecting an agency that actually knows digital and can demonstrate their knowledge about it. Here I will focus on digital strategy and ensuring that the marketing tactics to be deployed are the right ones and will work in a unified manner to drive optimal impact on business objectives.
So What Is Digital Strategy Anyway?
Let's start with a quote from Tery Spataro, New York digerati and chief digital strategist: "Digital strategy defines a brand's competitive positioning and customer needs to achieve a marketing direction for innovation, communication, and marketing" (see: Tery's SlideShare on Digital Strategy). The operative words are "customer needs." By focusing on what the modern, savvy user needs – i.e., information to inform her own purchase decisions – we can more efficiently tailor our content and ensure it is findable. Notice, I didn't say target our message out at customers. This ties back to the concept of "digital is a philosophy" where our focus on users' habits and expectations allows us to put them in the middle and figure out how we can best serve them; instead of putting our own product in the middle and figuring out how to market it.
If "digital is a philosophy," then digital strategy is the mapping of appropriate marketing tactics to the informational needs of consumers in order to drive business objectives in a measurable way.
This definition is based on several assumptions:
1. It assumes business objectives are set in the first place. And that the marketing team knows them and understands them. You'd be surprised how many brand managers don't know the corporate business goals – and just have their own set of brand metrics and objectives that don't lather up. You'd probably not be surprised to learn that even fewer agencies know what their clients' business objectives are – this fact is perfectly illustrated by the dozens of cases where huge clients have awarded a business to an agency only to have said agency go into a mad scramble to hire staff to work on the project. It would be safe to say that none of the new folks have any idea about what was pitched, sold, and agreed to with the client during the pitch. So if they don't know what was pitched or the clients' business objectives, how could they possibly be working efficiently to help the client achieve the desired business impact? They can't. So they resort to pitching a Chinese menu of tactics or coming up with some clever-cool creative ideas, to hide the fact that they have no clue how to drive business impact for the client.
2. It assumes the "missing links" of consumers are known. In most companies, marketing folks are given a product or service created by the product development department to go market. Their task is to figure out whom to target, what message to target them with, and where to push that message out. In the new digital world, where modern users are savvy and also very good at ignoring "interruption media," the role of marketers and their tasks must change. Marketers must now figure out what information consumers need, where they go look for it (online) and how (search), and even what keywords and phrases they use to find this information (search as research). And the task is to make sure they can most quickly find this information and then most efficiently get to the commerce.
3. It assumes there are optimal tactics to use for each marketing problem and that the tactics can be unified to reinforce each other and make all marketing more efficient. Once marketers understand the information needs of customers and where and how they look for this information, then the most appropriate tactics can be chosen to impact these needs. For example, before buying the new Fiat 500, customers may want to know if it's safe, what gas mileage it has, whether they need to go to special facilities for repairs, or how much luggage room the tiny car could possibly have. None of these can be addressed in TV ads or print ads meant for mass consumption. But these are the questions that modern users need answers to before they can proceed down the purchase funnel to make the purchase. Once these missing links are identified, then marketers can choose the appropriate marketing tools, both traditional/offline ones and digital/online ones, to address them and allocate marketing spending rationally. Most agencies cannot look holistically across all channels and tactics because they only sell certain tactics; and their 22-year-old account managers straight out of college have no marketing experience, no business experience, and no experience whatsoever. They can only take orders for the things the agency sells. Nor can management consulting firms help clients in this way because their strategies are entirely theoretical; they have never done any deployment of marketing programs, and they have no idea about feasibility or the time it takes.
Deploying Digital Strategy Through Collaborative Innovation
So how can you tell if your agency, digital or otherwise, has any "digital strategy" or can deliver it to you? Like I said in Part 1 of this two-part column, you can easily tell if they don't have it. They will just pitch you a Chinese menu of tactics without even asking you about your business objectives. The better agencies may do a "discovery" meeting (which is good); but most of these are centered around the creative idea and what message you want to push out to customers.
The way we deliver digital strategy is through a well-practiced process that I call collaborative innovation, delivered through a series of hands-on workshops with client team members from the different departments that need to be involved in the deployment – e.g., marketing, IT, sales, finance, product development, etc. The reason it has to be collaborative is that the client will have in-depth knowledge of their industry, their customers, and the tactics they have tried in the past (what's worked and what has not). These first-hand insights can be combined with our expertise in digital tactics and best practices in order to come up with a "digital strategy" that is informed and practical. Furthermore, the collaboration ensures that the clients' business objectives are taken into account and that all tactics map directly back to it and their relative impact is measurable.
So if your agency talks tactics before they have had in-depth meetings to understand your business objectives and the levers that most impact it, if they talk about the creative message and what you want to shout at your customers, or if their "digital strategists" are young account managers straight out of college, you know what you're getting is neither digital nor strategy.
Run, don't walk, away.


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Startup Weekend Ottawa #4 - October 18-20, 2013
Techstars Startup Programs
Friday, 18 October 2013 at 6:00 PM - Sunday, 20 October 2013 at 9:00 PM (EDT)
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Attention Coders, Designers, Marketers, Business, and other startup enthusiasts.
Startup Weekend Ottawa is back for a fourth event this October 18-19-20, 2013 and we've partnered up with Hartford, Connecticut to add a very special virtual team component to this event!
Startup Weekend Ottawa is an intense 54-hour event where entrepreneurial individuals of all backgrounds (coders/designers/marketers) come together to collaborate with other like-minded people to build brand-new, working startups. Beginning with Friday night idea pitches and continuing through brainstorming, customer validation, business plan modelling and basic design & prototype creation, the weekend culminates in a Sunday night demo presentation.
Startup Weekend Ottawa is not a typical "networking event". The weekend is centered around action, innovation, and education. Our motto is All Action, No Talk - In other words, Get S**t Done! Whether you are looking for feedback on a idea, to meet a potential co-founder, or a team to help you execute, Startup Weekend Ottawa is the perfect environment in which to test your idea and take the first steps towards launching your own startup. All levels and skills are welcome but many of our attendees are first-time entrepreneurs with many of the ideas pitched being tech-based.
Still not convinced and want more info? Head over to our website and check out our FAQ , blog posts from past attendees or check out some of our videos. Have a specific question? Contact us by email ottawa [at] startupweekend.org
*** Please respect the ticket categories (coder/designer/non-tech) - this is extremely important to the formation of teams. If your category is sold out, please add your name to the waiting list in lieu of just selecting a different ticket type and we will advise if tickets become available in your category.***
**Full-time students with valid proof of ID are eligible for a discount code to bring the ticket price to $49. Please email us at ottawa [at] startupweekend.org in order to access the discount code.**
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- Bildungsroman. STRECKFUS, PETER // New Republic;7/12/2012, Vol. 243 Issue 11, p43
The poem "Bildungsroman" by Peter Streckfus is presented. First Line: Where am I. Last Line: soda between ourselves.
- The Female Bildungsroman: Calling It into Question. Lazzaro-Weis, Carol // NWSA Journal;Winter90, Vol. 2 Issue 1, p16
Discusses ways in which the rubric 'Bildungsroman' and all of its variants have managed to gain some theoretical currency among feminist critics. Analysis of how 19th- and early 20th-century women novelists had represented the suppression and defeat of female autonomy, creativity and maturity...
- Introduction. // Avant-Garde Critical Studies;2011, Vol. 26, p9
An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the book including genre criticism, the Bildungsroman category, and the ideological configurations of Bildungsroman.
- Bildungsroman. Fisher, Jessica // American Poetry Review;Mar/Apr2010, Vol. 39 Issue 2, p48
Presents the poem "Bildungsroman," by Jessica Fisher. First Line: Have you watched the bird; Last Line: slowly moving underneath.
- For Humanity's Sake: The Bildungsroman in Russian Culture. Nemoianu, Virgil // Review of Metaphysics;Jun2012, Vol. 65 Issue 4, p895
The article reviews the book "For Humanity's Sake: The Bildungsroman in Russian Culture" by Lina Steiner.
- Formative Fictions: Nationalism, Cosmopolitanism, and the Bildungsroman. MINDEN, MICHAEL // Modern Language Review;Apr2014, Vol. 109 Issue 2, p484
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo Inc.'s steeply discounted foray into online music subscriptions struck a sour note yesterday with shareholders of Napster Inc. and RealNetworks Inc. -- rivals that stand to lose the most from the new competitive threat.
Napster's shares plunged $1.70, or 26.8 percent, to $4.65. RealNetworks' shares fell $1.54, or 21.1 percent, to $5.76.
Yahoo's entrance into the music downloading business even hurt Apple Computer Inc., which runs the dominant online music store, with more than 400 million songs sold since it opened two years ago. Apple's shares fell 81 cents, or 2.2 percent, to $35.61, even though analysts say the company is far less vulnerable.
Yahoo's shares gained 82 cents, or 2.4 percent, to $34.88.
Napster chairman Chris Gorog sought to reassure investors and subscribers as $61 million of his company's market value evaporated yesterday.
''We believe we will continue to compete very successfully against any new entrants," he said, also predicting Yahoo would raise its prices, echoing the sentiment of many industry analysts.


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England skipper John Terry wants the Three Lions to control their own destiny by looking at maximum points in their upcoming Euro 2012 qualifying double-header. Fabio Capello's men will take on Bulgaria away on Friday evening ahead of a home clash against Wales next Tuesday, at the end of which England would be looking to remain top of Group G.
"It's in our hands," he said in a news conference.
"In the way we perform and the way we play we must be very positive.
"In our minds we're coming here as a group of players to pick up three points.
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How Much Is Kayak (KYAK) Truly Worth?
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Date: July 13, 2012 01:23PM
We've seen it before.. A hot tech IPO that is web related turning public amid some hype. While Kayak will not generate anywhere near the level of attention that Facebook ($FB) got a few months ago, myself and many others have still been anticipating Kayak's IPO. Why? The obvious starting point is that the company has a great product in a growing market. I also find it very helpful to have other online travel companies being traded which makes it much easier to estimate its valuation, especially when trading long & short trades. Kayak should start trading very shortly and while it's difficult to know how much the first few trades will occur at, I would guess that following the $FB IPO, the underwriter Morgan Stanley will be very motivated to ensure that things go smoother (i.e. there is a decent pop on the IPO day). It is currently being reported that shares will be priced between $22-25. Then again, Kayak was supposed to turn public several months ago and has been postponing in order to get more favorable conditions. I don't think it was able to get those but given all of the uncertainty, it could take a while so I guess now is as good of a time as we will have for a few more months.
Kayak (KYAK) Financial AnalysisAs is the case with the analysis of any IPO, there is only limited publicly available information. Let's go with what we have. In terms of annual sales and earnings per share, the numbers are as follows:
And we do have the past 9 quarters as well as the expectations for Q2 2012 from Kayak (I used the middle of their range for both sales and earnings):
ShareholdersThe top companies selling will be ones you'd expect for most web related IPO's so Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners and General Catalyst which is Kayak's biggest shareholder.
Other Points Worth Noting-Strong Product: You would think that travel search would be a fairly simple business but from the experience of so many users that I know, Kayak has been the one strong product available. It offers more flexibility but more importantly better results.
-Strong Brand: Kayak is one of the stronger internet travel brands and has thus been able to grow quickly with little advertising, through word of mouth. It has also made Kayak the first stop (and often only one too) in traveler's search for flights, hotels and more.
-Weak Community: While some competitors such as Travelzoo (TZOO) have access to user emails, a much more personal way that creates better customer retention and TripAdvisor (TRIP) has been able to build a strong community, built off of Facebook's infrastructure, Kayak has not put much focus on that. The issue that creates in my opinion is that its downfall could happen much more quickly as users would simply move on if better products emerge from Kayak's competitors.
-Existing And Emerging Competition: In what is already a very competitive space, with Priceline (PCLN), Orbitz, Expedia, TripAdvisor and many other smaller players, there looms the threat of a much stronger competitor. Google was able to buy ITA, a company that gives access to a database of flgihts and potentially gives Google the ability to both build a much stronger search engine but also shut out to some extent competitors such as Kayak. It's unlikely to happen overnight but there is no doubt that Kayak and others lobbied hard for antittrust authorities to veto the deal.
ValuationsIn the end though, it comes down to valuations. First off, let's take a look at the main competitors:
I would personally argue that given its growth in recent quarters, its outlook, and risks involved, the company should be trading at a P/E of a bit under 20.
A P/E of 20 over the EPS of the past 3 quarters + estimate for Q2 2012 would give me a value of $29 or so per share.I'd love to hear your thoughts on Kayak ($KYAK).. Do you think I'm way off?
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Discussion in 'Strings' started by ChocolatePie, Aug 5, 2007.
Yes, but just when do you play tennis in the dark???
Your words hurt. :cry:
howd you like this string? what does it compare to?
supermario you ever tried Wislon Natural Gut 16 mains and Luxilon Big Bang Alu crosses. ( the federer setup)?
I have never tried gut yet no...I have a dropweight and im afraid of breaking it on there lol...perhaps one day if im brave enough but im going to try x1 biphase mains and alu crosses...since its the closest thing to gut
supermario, The nxt tour string felt great in the k88. In adition, this string holds tension very well and plays great especially at the net.
I tried the signum pro 16 string with synt and felt very good. Have you tried the signum pro 16 ?
thats good to know about it, ill have to get a set and try myself. As for the SPPP, yes i did try it as a full job at 55 lbs. and it felt good....but id rather not stick to full poly
truth hurts. but.... it could work with glow in the dark ball and paint for the lines. be so awesome. kinda like a laser tag setting for tennis.
dont they already have that? i think its called "night tennis" or something like that, i believe they had it at the sony ericsson a few years back (when it was the nasdaq-100)
yea i saw it too, and it wasn't a full size tennis court though
Luxilon Big Banger Original mains, Forten Sweet crosses. Both at 60 pounds. I strung it up last night and have yet to play with it.
WeissCANNON Silverstring 1.25, strung at 57 pounds. I've had this in for a while and I like it. Spin and control are awesome. However I might have to hybrid with a syn gut since my elbow has been acting up.
If you like addiction, then you will love isospeed energetic 16.
i thought i liked addiction until i tried energetic.
also another string i was impressed with was head rip control. those are two multis that are cheaper or same price as addiction but play better. you might want to give it a try if you want
Oh sweet...thanks for the recommendation bro, ill have to look into those strings!
luxilon original is great on the kbt. had it at 53lbs ... probably gonna get the mini reel and try to get 5 hybrid set ups outta it... great stuff
Hey, does the AeroPro Control come in standard length? I found one on a competitors site, but they have it listed at 27in So, any of you guys know? I remember seeing one on here with their "awesome stringjob" and was just wondering.
Hey Supermario, how is the Babolat Addiction compared to XCel? I'm currently using PHT/XCel combo and heard Addiction plays similar to Xcel and its cheaper too.
I hvnt used the Xcel yet ..but i really like addition and the feel of it
Donnay Pro One international
msv focus hex mains / german guice gut cross
wow very nice donnay!
nice job on the donnay
Rawr im here gibz ninja turtlez
Got enough lead on there supermario?
Its a fair amount lol...just 4 4in. strips on the 3/9 area and 2 1in. strips at the 12 area
nice set up i see you are going with the opposite of my red and yellow combo
as for my next frame: i call it
"my kps has GUTZ"
prince polygut / wilson k gut
These KPS88's look class, I may have to invest in one in summer.
mario how do you like the isospeed string? thinking about trying some out, or trading some signum pro hyperion for some cuz i got a reel
Nice looking k88 you got there too ...the isospeed string is awesome....giving me good control and pop to handle the big ace. Im going to get a reel soon bc its my fav. setup thus far.
nice yea i wanna cross it up with that hyperion. you should check that out its awesome. signum puts out a good product
I will post pics of my sringjobs on my microgel prestige mp when i get then back from stringing
long lost twins?
^ i think so bro haha...looking good there
Pro red code mains
X-one biphase crosses
^bloody red..i like it!
haha this thread has been taken over by mario and kal-el's kps88s
haha nothing wrong with that right kal-el?
im cool with that
not a bad thing, they all look sick!
on a side note, I've heard that the natural color gosen OG micro plays better then the white, what about the amber and crystal colors?
babolat tonic and forten sweet...
not to spectacular.....just smooth and classic.
^ i like the look of that one...just add some lead tape and youre good to go lol
Have you tried the Isospeed Control string? If so how does it compare to Energetic?
Ive just used the energetic and i am in love with it as a cross string. I would assume the control or professional is just as good...I would like to try both
hahha yeah im thinking about it.
Haha, I told you that you would love it!
donno if i should put pics of prestige mids with all big ace red as there are already so many pics on
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Willcom Takes on the Big Leagues with Their Adorable Phone Strap 2
Consumers are certainly of diverse opinions when it comes to larger devices. Some folks like the biggest screens they can get, and don't mind lugging around a brick in their pocket. Others like their screens to be of a manageable size, and genuinely don't enjoy carrying around a bulky device.
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Unfortunately, manufacturers these days are leaving little choice, and have since adopted a "MORE IS BETTER, SHUTUP AND BUY," attitude. Either you learn to handle a brick, or you take a chance with a lower end budget device that's not so massive in size. That is, of course if you even have a desire to own the latest and greatest flagship devices. If you don't care then it doesn't truly matter either way, but that kind of ruins the point here.
A Japanese carrier named Willcom just gave everyone an sharp slap in the face with their recently unveiled Phone Strap 2 WX06A. It's currently billed as the "smallest and lightest phone" around. It's certainly true too because I have never seen anything quite so petite before.
It sure feels like Willcom is making fun of us a bit with the Phone Strap 2.
Interestingly enough, the Phone Strap 2 is clearly the next generation of the brand, following the Phone Strap first-gen. Willcom pushed the envelope this time around and offered an even more miniature device, with dimensions of 32mm x 70mm x 10.7mm, and a total weight of 32 grams. Take my word for it that this thing is tiny!
The Phone Strap 2 is equipped with a 1-inch display, that's so tiny it's almost endearing (until you realize how badly your eyes are going to hurt after staring at this thing). The Strap 2 is also equipped with a battery that lasts for two hours of continuous talk time or twelve days on standby.
It's not exactly a standalone device, however. As the name implies, the Strap 2 is supposed to connect to the back of your primary phone and serve as a backup device in the event of a low-juice emergency.
Unfortunately, these adorable little things will be a Japan exclusive so if you were looking to accessorize your phone, with an even smaller phone, that's out of the question.


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The Canadian dollar fell nearly a cent against the U.S. dollar on Monday to its weakest closing level in six weeks.
The loonie ended the day down 0.99 of a cent at 96.36 cents U.S. after trading as low as 95.98 cents, the lowest it has been since Oct. 6.
The drop came as commodity prices fell and rising economic uncertainty bolstered the U.S. dollar, which is often seen as a haven in times of economic turmoil.
Oil fell 75 cents to $96.92 (U.S.) a barrel, while gold was down $46.50 to $1,678.60 an ounce. Copper fell 10 cents to $3.29 a pound.
Stock markets also saw big drops as U.S. politicians approached a Nov. 23 deadline for an agreement on how to improve Washington's finances by $1.2-trillion over the coming decade. The main hurdle in the bipartisan panel's negotiations has been how much to raise in new taxes.
"The news has spurred a classic flight to safety supporting a stronger Japanese yen and U.S. dollar," said a report from Bank of Montreal.
Even as the U.S. deadline approached, Europe was the bigger concern that will put pressure on the Canadian dollar, said Ian Nakamoto, director of research at investment firm MacDougall MacDougall and MacTier.
"I think it will continue to go down until we get some sort of resolution out of Europe – until people feel confident that these countries that need to get money, can get money."
On Sunday, Spain became the third European country in as many weeks – after Greece and Italy – to change its government because of discontent generated by the sovereign debt crisis.
It dumped its ruling Socialists for the conservative leadership of Mariano Rajoy, who inherits an economy racked by debt and nightmarish unemployment, which at more than 21 per cent is the highest among the 17 countries that use the euro.
Statistics Canada reported Monday that wholesale sales rose 0.3 per cent in September to $48.7-billion (Canadian). By volume, Statistics Canada reports wholesale trade fell 0.5 per cent. Economists had expected a 0.7 per cent gain.
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As film fans, it's prudent to be wary of the "-est" tag. You know the one - The Blair Witch Project is the "scariest" movie of all time, Borat is the "funniest" comedy of all time, etc. This is especially true of gorefests, the fluid-soaked examples of cinematic arterial spray that make some macabre fans jump for joy, while others remain skeptical...and queasy. Whenever someone pronounces that fright flick X is the "nastiest", or "grossest", or "bloodiest" ever made, certain warning signals start firing off in the seasoned scary movie maven's mind. Either the splatter is nothing but overhyped hokum, or the perspective/tolerance of the person making the declaration is under question. In the case of Philosophy of the Knife, however, there is a clear "-est" classification that can't be questioned. While this fact-based geek show is indeed disgusting (perhaps the greatest music video Nine Inch Nails never made), it's also one of the "creepiest" illustrations of this kind of cruelty in recent memory.
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It's not like Iskanov is showing us something we haven't seen before. The Nazi record of concentration camp carnage is just a History Channel click away. And since the non-Q&A material is rendered in stark black and white, there's not a lot of biological reality to the torture. But thanks to his skill in composition and tone, because of the way he provides disturbing context prior to each illustrated act, this director truly disturbs. Philosophy of a Knife is undeniably creepy, Iskanov's deliberate approach slowly undermining our resolve. Granted, there is little to celebrate in watching someone have each one of their teeth systematically pulled from their mouth, or seeing a slop jar abortion (complete with random baby parts). And this is one director who frequently dilly dallies around the action, intercutting medical text book illustrations and random close-ups to offset the splatter. In color, this would all play out like a Grand Guignol joke, streams of blood shooting across the screen like some lame 3D joke. But in monochrome, devoid of such shock value, the images have a chance to sink in. They feel news-real. Suddenly, even in "recreation" mode, we are reminded of history and the horrors that accompany it...and it's not a pleasant experience.
Could Iskanov have whittled away some of the excess to make his movie - dare it even possible - more accessible? Did the last 45 minutes have to consist almost exclusively of Anatoly Protasov talking about the post-War trials and tribulations revolving around the discovery of Unit 731. Of course, Philosophy of a Knife warns us that this will be a 'complete' history, including all the details such a description implies, and one imagines that this film could have been far more disgusting in what it depicted (there's even a hint of such vileness as Protasov explains a shrapnel test that, luckily, is not then illustrated). Unlike other infamous gross-outs - Guinea Pig: Flowers of Flesh and Blood, Lucio Fulci's City of the Living Dead, J—rg Buttgereit's notorious Nekromantik - there is a method and meaning to all the sluice, and in combination with Iskanov's stylistic choices, Philosophy of a Knife is as unsettling as it is oddly satisfying. Some may feel pangs of previous She Wolf of the SS excess here, and question the validity of everything depicted. But no one is challenging whether war is Hell, and embellished or not, the truth about Unit 731 is implicit in every frame of this film.
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Final Thoughts: While doing some research for the review, this critic ran across an interesting recent article (June, 2008) about filmmaker Andrev Iskanov. Seems the Russian Federal Security Service, or FSB, visited the director in association with the information and images he offered in this film. They were looking to confiscate any materials he had used in connection with its creation. After a warrantless search and five days of detention (which he signed off on post-incident, under duress), he was released. Some of his work was returned. Clearly, someone in authority believes that the subject matter inherent in Philosophy of a Knife will be damaging to their country's international image. While it may not work as a standard entertainment, it does present a compelling, and often difficult to watch, experience. Therefore, while it won't be for everyone, the film still earns a Highly Recommended rating. There is something primal, almost unconsciously unnerving about what Iskanov accomplishes here. We've seen these kind of ersatz exploitation beats before. But this time, they seem to have the aesthetic power to stick. This is a movie that will haunt you for days afterward.


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