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Dropping the minimum age to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints increased application to serve by more than 400 percent.
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Sometimes baby needs a little help falling asleep. With a gentle squeeze, this cuddly friend glows and plays soft music, lullabies and soothing sounds of the ocean. After five minutes the music fades, lights dim, and baby drifts to sleep & Includes 8 lullabies and power/volume control for quiet play! Requires 3 AA batteries.
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We bought this for my son when he was only one month old hoping against all hope to find something that would actually work at soothing him to sleep. This worked like a charm! ...Read complete review
We bought this for my son when he was only one month old hoping against all hope to find something that would actually work at soothing him to sleep. This worked like a charm! The combination between the lullaby songs, soft waves, and bubbling water made it very lulling to him. The soft glow of the light was very comforting to him as he did not like being in complete dark. The volume has two settings. The lowest one is just perfect when he is just about to fall asleep. We use the loudest setting when he is crying up a storm. This way he can hear it over his crying and it helps him setlle back down. Out of all the things we tried this one worked like a charm. My son is now 8 months old and still loves it. He now has even learned how to turn it on and off by himself.This product is nearly perfect except for two things: the velcro closure gets weak after a little bit of use and then refuses to stay closed; the other issue is with the battery compartment. It is a bit difficult to get a screwdriver in under the fabric to get the screws out to replace batteries (need small hands/fingers) and if you forget how many batteries you need a quick glance under the battery lid will not suffice. My mother in law did that and saw two batteries and went to get replacements when my son was stuck in the hospital. She bought a two pack from the gift shop only to come back and open the cover pull, pull out two batteries and find another one hidden under the other two. These are only minor complaints though as this toy has been a real godsend as far as soother toys go.
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I like the soft light and cute material of this sea horse, but the sound settings are loud and louder. This is not useful as a night time toy. Maybe before bedtime during story...Read complete review
I like the soft light and cute material of this sea horse, but the sound settings are loud and louder. This is not useful as a night time toy. Maybe before bedtime during story time, but too loud to be soothing. Price is right, cute toy, if only we could turn the lowest setting down!
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My son has had one since birth. This purchase was actually to replace the original one where he rubbed the fin so much over 2 1/2 years. He sleeps with it every night and everywhere we go Horsie goes with us. It soothes him with the music and light. I'm not sure what we would ever do without horsie. It was a huge decision to replace the original. They are well made and easy to wash. Would recommend as a baby shower gift.
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This seahorse is magical. My little guy settles down immediately if he's fussing and will usually fall asleep before the music stops. The volume control is a great feature. I highly recommend it.
Wonderful for sleep issues!
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I originally purchased this product five years ago when my daughter was still a baby. My daughter had stomach issues which made getting her back to sleep a huge ordeal. The soothing sounds and soft glow of the Soothe and Glow Seahorse was a perfect match. I especially like the feature of being able to hold the tummy down to turn off the light and sounds in case baby falls asleep sooner than the five minute timer. I recently purchased the pink seahorse for my daughter, to replace the one we accidently sold in a yard sale two years ago. It helps with her fear of the dark and her chronic insomnia. My best friend is pregnant with her first child, so naturally there was one item I had to purchase for her baby shower. She is super excited to try out the seahorse with her baby when he's born.
Cute toy, lasts a long while
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Both my boys have this and have used for years. Great to keep in bed for the security of a night light but turns off automatically.
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By JEsmommy
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My mom made me buy this toy for my son when he was 6 months. I thought he wouldn't like it because he already had a soother he didn't like. I bought it anyways and I was so happy I did! He loves it. He goes to sleep with it every night and wants it to come out of his crib every morning. He walks around the house with it. He is 15 months and I think he will want it for a long time to come.
so cute and my seven month old loves it!
By Tate's Mommy
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My son loves sleeping with it and it clams him down when he is upset.
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My son likes the seahorse. I bought it so he could use it for bedtime, but he'd rather play with it instead!
Love it like a best friend!
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I don't even write reviews unless I really love something or to warn other people about an extremely bad product. I bought this for my daughter at 9 months and wish I would of bought it earlier. She is going to be 2 next month and still uses this toy. I use a couple different musical methods to get her to sleep, singing, soft oldies, ect. But this toy is so simple and not over stimulating. On a good day she's asleep within the first 5 mins. For those who said the toy is too loud, you don't have to put it right next to your child while putting them to sleep. Now thats shes grown out of cuddling with it, I just keep it somewhere in close reach, nightstand, foot of her bed ect. the consistancy of hearing the same songs I think helps comfort her as well. I have no problem with the quality you can take off the soft part from the electrical hard shell stuff for cleaning. the only thing that could be better is I find it hard to change the batteries because the screws are tiny, really not a big deal though. I'm giving away 50% of my daughters toys because her birthday and christmas are coming up. This toy will Not be one of them. I'm so grateful for this little seahorse.
great for newborns
By masons_mommy
from Deer Park, NY
I put it in my baby boys crib since he came home he's 7 months now and still uses it and so do his niece and nephew who are 1 and 2 ! I received this at my baby shower and loved it so much I bought it for my friend who just had a baby and she loves it too. Deffenitely sooths the baby and helps them stay calm and helps them sleep
Now my older kids want one, too!
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I knew it was just perfect for my toddler as an "unbirthday present" on a sibling's birthday (we do one unbirthday present for each sibling who isn't the birthday child, so they don't feel too left out watching the birthday child open many gifts). He loved it at first sight, and has been inseparable from "Buddy" ever since. My 9-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son each admitted later that they wished they had one, too. So crazy as it sounds, they might be finding their very own seahorse under the tree this Christmas, too. It IS adorable, I have to admit. They must really have known something about music, harmony, and psychology, because this thing soothes ME down! I love how the song list is long, and all beautiful, relaxing, comforting music with nice counterpoint and harmony. It plays several songs before gently turning itself off (lights too), but if the child wants more, one squeeze does it. If, however, the child wants to go to sleep and wants the music and lights to stop, a squeeze during play will do that, too. My toddler used to run to my bed if he woke at night, and the night after we got it, I heard it go off in the middle of the night, and then he gave a peaceful sigh and went back to sleep! He seems to sleep better this way. He still comes to my bed in the morning, and my children are always welcome to come to me, but I like how it seems to keep them from feeling troubled in their sleep, and sleep better. So, crazy as it sounds, my older kids, who are supposedly too old for nightlights but love this thing and admitted to a secret longing for it, are going to get one, too. They're only kids once, and it should be a happy time. In a silent room, you can hear it across the room. In a room with any other noise, it's very hard to hear unless you're snuggling it. So whether it's loud depends on your context, but even then, in the silent room, it's not what I would call loud.
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I love how "full autonomy" was never on the table from the city side.
Obviously that's going to be the sticking point. The city should know better though. There is no scenario here where the city gets control of suburban children and their ADA money for the long haul.
It just won't happen. Bogey called it white flight. I prefer to call it middle class flight these days, since it's people of all races who leave an area EVERY time Memphis takes over.
Regardless of how it happens or how bad the housing market or how long it takes, middle class families who have options will leave if forced into a Memphis-run education system. For some reason, the city of Memphis doesn't seem to understand that. You can't make someone stick around and continue to pay taxes to a pot that you can control if they don't want to do so.
The housing market may make the middle class flight take a little bit longer, but it will happen one way or another, and it'll happen in less than 5 years at most if Memphis wins litigation.
This is why I say, for Memphis, this case is like arguing with your wife. It doesn't matter if you believe you are right. It doesn't matter if you have all the information that you believe proves you are right. You're better off letting your wife win, because even if you do convince her you are right, you are sleeping on the couch anyway.
There is no way for Memphis to win this litigation. Even in victory, Memphis will lose for the long haul.
I just love it! Up with the wives!
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One of the most popular suggestions these days for the Maple Leafs, a team without a clear immediate future or long-term future, is that the team should "blow up" its current roster, sink to the bottom of the NHL standings for a few years and rebuild with stars through the draft.
You know, just like the Pittsburgh Penguins did it. Sort of.
Well, the Washington Capitals should serve as a warning to the Leafs or any other team considering that strategy.
See, it just may not work. There's no guarantee.
The Caps fired their coach, Glen Hanlon, yesterday, and replaced him with ex-Leaf Bruce Boudreau after sinking to dead last in the NHL. After a 39-win season in 2002-03, the Caps haven't finished above 14th in the East and aren't going much higher this year, it would appear.
Maybe it's too early to totally evaluate the Caps', ahem, strategy. Nicklas Backstrom, the fifth pick of the '06 draft, is just getting his feet wet in the NHL, and the fifth pick of last summer's draft, defenceman Karl Alzner, is a couple of years away.
But other than Alex Ovechkin, the Caps don't appear to have the stars or star-quality prospects that would theoretically fuel a surge up the NHL standings anytime in the near future. Maybe they've got to wallow in the lower regions of the draft a while longer to mimic what, say, the Quebec Nordiques pulled off by finishing so terribly for so long in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
It's not just the Caps. You might make the same argument about Florida, and possibly Columbus as well, although the Blue Jackets are showing signs of making strides this season. Under the worst-case scenario, you just end up with a lot of young kids learning how to lose together.
Point is, going way, way down doesn't necessarily mean future success. Even Pittsburgh has stalled to some degree this season.
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Colorado shooting victims' families facing more than just death of loved ones
What can be said about a tragedy like that in Aurora, Colo.? President Obama summed it up by saying, "Such evil is senseless." It defies common logic or reason. That you and I can not wrap our heads around why someone would do something like this, thankfully suggests that the vast majority of our world is populated by good and decent neighbors and fellow stewards of our planet. My sincerest thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected by this senseless, evil, otherworldly tragedy.
In weeks to come experts will come out of the woodwork to offer explanations, profiles and theories why this might have happened. Politicians will use the events to advance a cause, prove they have a compassionate human side or take a tough stand for law and order without really committing to any side or solution. The media will vacuum up every morsel of information, from any source willing to speak to them and will compete to see who can get the information quickest and hopefully most accurately to the public.
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Then in weeks to come there will be news about other things that must be reported. Interest in Aurora, Colo. will wane and what is left, but the grief, sadness, despair and hardships incurred by the victims' families, friends and neighbors. The lot of a victim's family is to wait and hope.
The first wait comes as the incident unfolds. News circulating from the scene will somehow reach them. It may be a call from friend, family member or neighbor to turn on the television — there has been a tragedy — and question, "Wasn't (insert name of victim here) going there tonight?" In smaller incidents the wait may be short if a uniformed police officer knocks on the door at an odd hour with their hat in their hand and speaking in hushed tones.
For the families of victims in unfolding tragedies the wait can be agonizingly long. For an investigator working on the scene, this is constantly in the back of your mind. Investigators want to get the information to the victims' families as soon as possible, but there is much to do before that information can be properly imparted.
First and foremost, the victim must be positively identified. There can be no mistake made here. Death notifications by officers have on occasion caused deaths of a victim's family members. One such incident occurred in Lansing. A mother was told her daughter was killed, and the mother died in front of the officers. Therefore the police and Medical Examiner must be absolutely sure that a proper identification has been made of the victim, prior to making a death notification. In the meantime, the victim's family must wait and hope.
At death scenes the victim may also have to remain at the scene for hours while investigators "work the scene." The body of a loved one becomes a very important piece of evidence at a crime scene. To stay detached and less emotional in order to get the forensic job done, many investigators have to remind themselves the old homicide adage, "The baby (somebody's baby) is gone, a body (of evidence) remains."
Depending on the scene and type of death, officers may need a search warrant. The investigators must photograph, videotape, measure and diagram the scene, so that the scene can be reconstructed for court if need be. They must then analyze and collect forensic evidence in and around the scene up to the body of the victim. All of these things take precious time while the victim's family must wait and hope the victim is not their loved one.
During a death investigation, the actual crime scene up to the body of the victim is the responsibility of police investigators. The body of the victim and the forensic evidence on the victim is the joint responsibility of the medical examiner's office and the police.
The medical examiner's responsibility is to determine the manner and cause of death. While determining the manner and cause of death the medical examiner will be able to share a great deal of information with the police about what lead up to the death and how that death resulted.
During the back and forth information exchange between the medical examiner's office and the police, both will learn from each other. The basic task of the police investigation involving the victim's body centers around: learning the identity of the victim, how did this happen and "whodunit." After that, it will be up to detectives to gather enough evidence and build enough of a case that the prosecutor's office can prove the case in a court of law.
Done properly, crime scene investigations are meticulous and laborious. More importantly to do them correctly it takes a lot of time. The police must work quickly for the victim's family, but not too quickly to ruin the scene and sacrifice the criminal case.
The nightmare scenario for police investigators is that the media learns and reports a victim's name prior to the family being properly notified by the police. While the scene is worked and the victims identified, the victims' families must wait and hope the victim is not their family member.
After burying their loved one, the victim's family will turn their attention to whoever did this to their beloved. If the suspect is not yet identified or arrested the victim's family must wait with patience for the police using all their knowledge, technology and skills — and sometimes luck — to arrest the killer. In some cases the victim's families must wait and hope the killer is caught for years or forever.
Once the suspect is identified and locked up, the victim's family must wait and hope that the frustratingly slow wheels of justice will make their progress. This will take months if not years as a complex system of checks and balances grinds hopefully toward justice for the family.
On the day a verdict is pronounced and justice is hopefully served, the victim's family will actually smile, shake hands, hug or high five in the hall of the court. Celebrating the victory called "justice" they have long sought, they will thank all those involved.
At some point shortly after the celebration of justice at the conclusion of the trial, the absolute reality sets in — their loved one is gone. That emptiness and feeling of loss will never go away for the victim's family. The killer may be punished, but the life taken away can never be replaced. The victim's family can only hope that the victim is at peace.
Keep the victims' families in your thoughts and prayers.
Lock it up, don't leave it unattended, be aware and watch out for your neighbors.
Rich Kinsey is a retired Ann Arbor police detective sergeant who now blogs about crime and safety for AnnArbor.com.
Sun, Jul 29, 2012 : 12:01 p.m.
you forgot the last step. After the suspect is in prison, Protesters come out to demand his release for Humanitarian reasons.
Fri, Jul 27, 2012 : 2:57 p.m.
OK, so when will Obama get us out of all these countries where everyday our young are being killed, Iraq is on the brink again, Afgan is a farce and soon we'll be in the Congo. " Such evil is senseless".
Thu, Jul 26, 2012 : 9:26 p.m.
Fine article Rich. It is shown to the general public in a 1 hour TV show that has the whole case wrapped up and done in no time at all. It definitely takes very special individuals to do this type of work day after day. They are heroes in my eyes.
Thu, Jul 26, 2012 : 3:15 p.m.
Great article! Thanks for sharing....
Tom Teague
Thu, Jul 26, 2012 : 2:20 p.m.
Good article, Rich. Very true insights.
Thu, Jul 26, 2012 : 1:36 p.m.
I've always noticed an odd dynamic when something like this happens or a tragedy occurs within a family and that is that for some it seems to almost give them purpose. Reason for living in an otherwise mundane or otherwise troublesome life where all can be put on hold for focus on the current. Then when it's over and judgement is set down what happens then? What is the family member/victims purpose then. In a lot of ways tragedy brings other life problems into focus.
Thu, Jul 26, 2012 : 12:50 p.m.
Excellent article!


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[..] Duet will probably fall under the EFI heading because it is made by musicians that have been improvising for quite a while, involves acoustic instrumentation and in places can sound quite fast and busy. Still just sounds like an improvised music CD to me ;) So yes it is true that this CD could have been released twenty years ago without anyone blinking an eye. It isn't as full-on and frantic as you might expect however, quite the opposite in many places, but certainly it is acoustic, doesn't involve much in the way of extended technique and portrays a direct dialogue between the two musicians. In fact, its beauty all lies in that dialogue.
Duet was recorded live at a festival in France in 2008. I've no idea if Russell and Altenburger had played together prior to this occasion, but it probably doesn't matter. This is an unedited recording of a meeting of the two musicians, a conversation if you will, almost as if someone had sneaked a recording device into a semi-heated debate over afternoon tea, only the words here are replaced by the sounds of bowed and struck cello and plucked and strummed acoustic guitar. I actually do listen to this music as if I were listening to two voices. If other improv records might include a wider variety of sounds, so that the juxtaposition of disparate elements might add to the intrigue, break up the flow, so here this CD contains a simple, if intricate conversation between two musical voices. The sounds do seem to sing out as if articulating words, lines of interlocking sound do feel like sentences, sometimes squabbling with one another, sometimes in harmony. The lack of any edit suggests a warts and all discussion, the good bits thrown in with the awkward, the rushes of activity offset by the temporary gasps for air. If you just sit and listen here, separating the two sets of sounds in your head, thinking of them as individual voices but then listening to how they interlock and correspond then there is so much pleasure to take from this recording. This one isn't about the overall impact of the music, or the laminal effects of layered sounds, its all about the interaction. [...]"-The Watchful Ear


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See, I don't care for the English subtitles in these new DVDs. I do care that they be in Cantonese. The only reason I want them in DVDs is the picture quality. I have been trying to find The Grand Canal in VHS that is in very good condition and transfer them to DVD myself. So far, no luck.
Has anyone here seen the ROCH 06? I got the Tai Seng version with cantonese and I must say the dialog is horrible. I don't know if they really screwed up the dubbing or the original script had really dumb dialogs. Watching that drove me back to watch ROCH 96.
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A court case involving a 1930 Speed Six Bentley has come to a conclusion in the UK, with judges finding in favour of a car dealer, who sold the significantly restored vehicle to an American businesswoman in 2007.
The buyer, Mercedes Brewer, paid over $670,000 for the rare vintage vehicle five years ago but, subsequently, sued the seller for $142,000, because she claimed that she had assumed at the time of sale that the classic car was in its original condition.
An appeal made by the dealer saw the case go back before the courts and it was found that the Bentley would still be considered to be accurately described by its original title, as well as being referred to by its original year of manufacture, even if it had undergone extensive restoration.
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Nano-Safety | Information platform Nano-Safety (in German only): http://www.nano-sicherheit.de | |
NanoNetzwerkHessen | NanoNetzwerkHessen (in German only): the initiative aims to pool existing expertise at Hessian universities, to initiate collaborations and to extend nanotechnology in Hessen further. Coordinator of the NanoNetzwerkHessen is the University of Kassel: http://www.nanonetzwerkhessen.de/ | |
An information platform published by the Bavarian regional bureau for health and food safety. It offers information on the opportunities and risks of nanotechnology for human and environmental health. The website provides links to interesting websites and future events. The site is only available in German language: www.nanowissen.bayern.de | ||
Nano Travels – the adventure after the" decimal point"! A virtual discovery journey into the world of micro- and nano-cosmos funded by the BMBF and VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH. On various routes you can gradually "shrink" yourself into worlds invisible to us. At each stop there are short information and further details to the trip: www.nanoreisen.de | ||
nanodaten.de | offers information about existing products, methods and demands: http://www.nanodaten.de | |
The German Association of Nanotechnology (Nano DV) is the professional association for those working in the field of nanotechnology including professionals from academia, business, media, education, politics and government. As an independent organization, the DV Nano is the central contact point for academic / scientific, technical, professional and socio-political issues. The Association supports in particular the exchange between industry, academia, society, politics and its members: http://www.dv-nano.de/home.html |
The Institute of Applied Ecology assesses existing technologies and developments relating to new technologies in collaboration with partners from science, politics, industry and civic groups. Close liaison ensures that environmental, economic, legal and social considerations can be integrated into the research process at an early stage and taken into account throughout the product's life cycle: http://www.oeko.de/ | |
NanoBioNet e.V. is a network of universities, research institutes, hospitals, and private |
CeNIDE, Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen, represents the appropriate focus of research at the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE): Since 2005, it links the research and teaching activities that deal with the nano dimension, in natural science, engineering and in medicine . Partnerships with external members with similar research approaches strengthen the skills spectrum: http://www.uni-due.de/cenide/ | ||
nanovalley.eu, an Initiative for SME: http://www.nanovalley.eu/en/ |
nanoproducts.de | the nanotechnology product database is an extensive product database for innovative nanotechnology products, materials, appliances and technologies from the fields of nanotechnology and surface technology: http://www.nanoproducts.de/ | |
Austria: | ||
NanoTrust is a research project for the integrative analysis of the state of knowledge on the health and environmental risks of nanotechnology, the NanoTrust Team offers on an irregular basis dossiers, approximately three to six page summaries of the state of knowledge on current issues in the developing nano debate in an accessible language, but on a firm scientific base. There are summaries of every dossiers in English and a few NanoTrust dossiers are also available in full text english: http://nanotrust.ac.at/ | ||
BioNanoNet | An Austrian Network: http://www.bionanonet.at/ | |
As part of the Austrian National Action Plan Nanotechnology a new information portal for nanotechnology was launched in November 2012. Experts of different areas from public authorities, institutions and organizations provide technically sound and balanced information for the citizens.The provided information covers topics ranging from basics, to food, environment and health up to legal issues: www.nanoinformation.at | ||
France: | ||
Initiated in the frame of the European project NanoSafe2, Nanosmile is now supported by FP7 European iNTeg-Risk project: http://www.nanosmile.org/ | ||
Switzerland: | ||
InfoNano | is the central federal information platform for nanotechnology. The Federal Offices of Public Health, for the Environment and for Agriculture, the Commission for Technology and Innovation, Swissmedic and the State Secretariats for Economic Affairs as well as for Education and Research are involved in the website. InfoNano provides information about the opportunities and risks associated with nanotechnology and synthetic nanomaterials. It is aimed at promoting the dialogue among administrative, economic, research and societal stakeholders. Read more about InfoNano: http://www.bag.admin.ch/nanotechnologie/index.html?lang=en |
TA-SWISS – Centre for Technology Assessment. With its projects, TA-SWISS supports the formation of opinion, especially with regard to advising politicians, but also for the general public. Expert studies provide specialist information and arguments. The discussion forum determines the attitudes of the citizens. Read more about TA-Swiss: http://www.ta-swiss.ch/en/projects/nanotechnologies/ |
Risk Dialogue Foundation St. Gallen, the Foundation brings different stakeholder groups together in order to discuss risks of today's society. The aim is to increase societal competence in the judgement and handling of risks. Read more about the Foundation: http://www.risiko-dialog.ch/ |
swiss nano cube. Platform for Nanotechnology Knowledge & Education. Swiss Nano-Cube is the national knowledge and education platform for micro and nanotechnology. It adresses teachers and students from vocational schools, secondary schools as well as higher professional schools. Read more about swiss nano cube: http://www.swissnanocube.ch/en/home/ |
SAFENANO is a venture by the Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM). The initiative was designed to help industrial and academic communities to quantify and control the risks to their workforce, as well as to consumers, the general population collage and the environment, through both information provision and consultancy services. |
Denmark: | ||
The nano database is an inventory of products (in English and Danish) products that contain nanomaterials or are marketed with the word 'nano' . Each product is categorised with a color code consisting of five dots referring to exposure risk and possible hazards the nanomaterials may poses for humans and the environment (from unknown to very high).All provided information has been collected from experts of the Danish Consumer Council, the Danish Ecological Council and DTU Environment. http://nano.taenk.dk |
NANORA - Nano Regions Alliance is an Interreg IVB-funded European project working towards "Fostering cross-sector innovation by establishing a harmonised and comprehensive support framework for nanotechnology at transnational level" http://www.nanora.eu/
NANOfutures: European Technology Integration and Innovation Platform (ETIP) in Nanotechnology: http://www.nanofutures.eu/ |
NanoImpactNet | is a multidisciplinary European network on the health and environmental impact of nanomaterials: http://www.nanoimpactnet.eu | |
NanoSafety Cluster | The EU NanoSafety Cluster is an initiative to maximise the synergies between the existing FP6 and FP7 projects addressing all aspects of nanosafety including toxicology, ecotoxicology, exposure assessment, mechanisms of interaction, risk assessment and standardisation: http://www.nanosafetycluster.eu | |
Network nanoforum. Nanoforum was originally funded by the European Commission through FP5. Now i t will provide news items from across the EU including information from projects and organizations, and will now offer customers a powerful advertising and dissemination service. Read more here. | ||
EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency about nanotechnologies:
http://epa.gov/ncer/nano/ |
!! This Website is not being updated anymore - last update 2011 !! The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies. An inventory of nanotechnology-based consumer products currently on the market: http://www.nanotechproject.org/inventories/consumer/
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Arusha Coffee Lodge Location: Arusha Rating: 5-star Arusha Coffee Lodge is located within one of Tanzania's largest coffee plantations. It is designed around the original plantation house giving one the feel of the long bygone days. The rooms have mosquito netting hanging from a spacious wooden frame. The decor is inspired by the concept used in plantation houses: fire places, wooden floors, low lighting, and woven floor rugs. The bathroom is spacious, with basin, bath tub, shower, hairdryer and bath robe. [CLICK on photo for more information] |
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Ngorongoro Serena Lodge Location: Ngorongoro Conservation Area Rating: 5-star Perched on the jagged rim of the crater, wreathed in morning mist, camouflaged in river-stone and cloaked in indigenous creepers, the Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge is a triumph of ecological and architectural fusion. Lit by flaming wall-lanterns, clad in gigantic volcanic boulders and decorated by the iron spears, bright-beaded robes and intricately carved artifacts of the Maasai, the Lodge is a unique blend of world-class luxury, timeless volcanic splendour and ethnic style. [CLICK on photo for more information] |
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Zanzibar Serena Inn Location: Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania Rating: 5-star Idyllically situated on the sea front of ancient Stone Town, the Zanzibar Serena Inn is a haven of tranquillity and opulence amongst the bustle of Zanzibar. Each room is cool, white and constructed to the traditional design of a Swahili house, reflecting a blend of essential Zanzibar and world-class elegance. Air-conditioning, private bath. [CLICK on photo for more information] |


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As marketers head into 2008 they will confront many challenges, from the economy and environmental concerns at the macro level to users exercising more control of content on the micro level.
To face these challenges and others, b2b marketers are embracing new technologies, repositioning their companies as eco-friendly, expanding into new markets and sharpening their focus on marketing operations and performance.
Following is a look at the top 10 marketing trends for 2008, based on interviews with marketers, ad agencies, media executives, analysts and other industry experts.
Going green
Green marketing is not just a trendy buzzword. It has become an important marketing strategy for companies that aim to help improve the environment and position themselves as responsible organizations, all while attempting to drive sales.
Boeing Co., General Electric Co., Siemens AG and engineering firm Vanasse Hangen Brustlin are just a few of the b2b marketers that have embraced eco-friendly strategies, pumping millions into marketing efforts to promote their positioning.
For example, GE's entire business strategy is built around "ecomagination," a platform that encompasses environmentally friendly products and manufacturing processes as well as a commitment to the environment.
This trend will continue next year as the environment becomes an even more important issue for businesses, customers, decision-makers and politicians.
"There has really been a transition in the mind-set of manufacturers and consumers," said Jim Gregory, CEO of brand consulting firm CoreBrand.
"Eco-friendly products and eco-friendly thinking have changed the way people manufacture products and advertise them. The environment will be part of everyone's mind in terms of how they do things and how they buy things."
"GE has really been on the forefront of this," he added. "It takes a big company like that to really have a vision and articulate that vision. They will no doubt drive changes in how companies think about the environment."
Expanding their global marketing efforts and entering new regions will be important for marketers next year, particularly as they seek to hedge against potential losses due to the weak U.S. economy.
"Global marketing is an essential component of our business," said Raj Subramaniam, senior VP-international marketing at FedEx.
The company does not break out its revenue by global region, but Subramaniam said international revenue is growing at "a healthy pace."
"In terms of our trade balance, we have to consistently watch that," he added. "The fluctuation of currency around the world has an impact on our trade patterns, and sometimes we have to refocus and shift resources a little bit. But we are a global network, so we are everywhere."
FedEx recently launched a global ad campaign to raise awareness of its brand and show how it helps customers solve business problems. It will continue this campaign into 2008 and build its international marketing team, Subramaniam said.
Other b2b marketers, including Caterpillar, Eastman Chemical, GE, Siemens and United Parcel Service of America, also plan to increase their global marketing efforts next year.
Budgets shift to online
While marketers have gradually been shifting more of their marketing budgets to online over the last several years, 2008 may be the year in which the bulk of budgets gets moved from traditional media such as print and broadcast to digital channels.
Some major tech marketers, including Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp., are already well on their way to doing this.
"Over the next couple of years, we want to drive 50% of Intel's marketing spending online," said Rob Rollinger, worldwide online marketing manager at Intel. "This is a pretty significant shift."
The decision to move more of its marketing budget to digital channels was based on research showing that the majority of b2b customers were making purchase decisions based on information they found online, Rollinger said.
Microsoft also said it plans to shift at least half its marketing spending to digital channels over the next couple of years.
Other marketers, while not so far along, say they are moving in that direction.
"It is certainly a significant amount. If it's not 50%, it is certainly getting there," said Mike O'Malley, director of external marketing at network equipment provider Tellabs.
The customer's in control
Remember the old adage "The customer is always right"? Now, not only is the customer always right, but the customer is also fully in control of content and marketing messages he or she chooses to receive.
Armed with TiVos, iPods, cell phones, handhelds, spam filters and mute buttons, users are increasingly able to browse, download, upload, create and block content, including ads.
All of this makes it imperative for marketers to engage customers in the dialogue and provide content that is relevant and engaging to them.
"Increasingly, with the proliferation of content, customers filter out what they don't want to see and go to what they want to see," said Scott Anderson,VP-customer communications at Hewlett-Packard Co.
"We are enabling customers to control their experience with us so they put us on their short list."
In one measure of giving more control to the customer, HP made a decision to allow unfiltered conversations among users on blogs, live chat sessions and other user-generated areas of its site.
"If you try to control a conversation, especially in the blogosphere, it will probably backfire on you," Anderson said. "We had to make a conscious decision to cede some of that control in order to encourage conversation in an open and authentic spirit."
Embracing Web 2.0
B2b marketers who have been experimenting with Web 2.0 applications including blogs, podcasts, social networks and virtual worlds, will take the plunge next year as they begin to fully integrate these technologies into their marketing programs.
"We want to position ourselves as a leader in new media and make sure we're in this space," said Stephanie Dillard, global media manager at Intel.
For example, Intel has a presence in virtual world Second Life, where it holds virtual events, press conferences and training for software developers.
It also regularly uses blogs, podcasts, online video and social networks to connect with its customers and prospects.
John Osborn, CEO of BBDO New York, said, "Sites such as Facebook, which began as social networking sites for consumers, have shown an increasing utility among business-to-business peer groups as well."
"These social networking sites have bubbling communities of business people who are struggling with and succeeding with similar stories, who can share best practices and discuss similar themes."
Osborn said social networking will be an important avenue for b2b marketers next year, particularly as they look for ways to connect with their audiences on a more emotional level.
Improving operations
A big focus for marketers next year will be improving the operations and performance of their marketing organizations, which goes well beyond proving ROI on marketing investments.
"The No. 1 challenge for CMOs is fixing broken marketing organizations," said Donovan Neale-May, executive director of the CMO Council.
"They need to retool and restructure their marketing operations in order to increase the yield, productivity and performance of their marketing groups."
He said CMOs and senior marketers need to more tightly integrate and align marketing with the sales organization, be able to generate insight and analytics, own the customer database and have decision-making authority across functions including pricing, distribution, marketing communications and customer advisory boards.
Many companies are adding marketing operations managers to their organizations, which research company IDC said will continue to be a trend in 2008.
Targeted, personal events
Events will continue to be an important part of b2b marketers' strategy in 2008, although many will pursue more targeted events rather than large, horizontal shows.
According to BtoB's "2008 Marketing Plans and Priorities" survey (see story, page 24), 49.5% of marketers are planning to increase their events budgets next year, up from 44.1% this year.
Many marketers plan to conduct smaller, more focused events aimed at senior executives in the industries they target.
"We plan to do more thought leadership events next year," said Tom Haas, CMO of Siemens. "We plan to develop content and programs that will address some of the key questions within our three core industries—health care, energy and the environment, and industry. The idea is to engage people in dialogue and show that we are a thought leader in these industries."
Other marketers, including IBM Corp., Intel, Microsoft and Oracle plan to conduct thought leadership events and targeted conferences aimed at specific industry groups.
Integrating media platforms
As budgets shift from traditional media to more digital channels and events, media companies will work harder then ever next year to provide integrated platforms for their advertisers.
According to American Business Media, digital revenue for b2b media companies is expected to increase 18% to 22% in 2008, while face-to-face revenue is expected to grow 7% to 10%.
Print revenue, meanwhile, is expected to decline 2% to 7%.
However, publishers and advertisers agree that despite budget shifts, print is still an integral part of the marketing mix.
As Peter Goldstone, president of Hanley Wood Business Media, stated at ABM's recent Top Management Meeting, "If you have lousy magazines, you're not going to get any traction on your Web site and you're not going to get anyone to go to your events."
Gordon Hughes II, president-CEO of ABM, said, "You and I will be doing a lot more with handheld tools and wireless devices, but we will still be flipping through magazines."
Going mobile
The industry is still waiting for technology that will allow marketing content and messages to be delivered in a meaningful way to mobile devices, but recent advances such as Apple's iPhone and improvements to handhelds are helping to make that a reality.
"This may be the year that mobile
deserves a closer look and listen as tech improvements create new opportunities," said Drew Neisser, CEO of Renegade Marketing.
"Bluetooth-enabled phones have made it easier for marketers to provide contextually relevant information," he said, pointing to a recent campaign by the U.S. Air Force to recruit candidates using Bluetooth transmitters set up at racetracks around the country.
Neisser also cited Apple's recent partnership with Google and Yahoo to provide ad-supported programming on the iPhone. "Mobile marketing can deliver highly personalized and useful information when and where needed, and as long as marketers don't spam, mobile marketing may be the missing link in personalized communications," he said.
Tellabs is looking at doing more mobile marketing next year. "Pushing into more mobile activities is part of our 2008 planning process," O'Malley said. "There are more 3G [third-generation] phones out there that can access the Internet at faster and more reliable speeds."
Blended search, which expands the content of search results pages to include video, maps, news, widgets and blog links, is expected to affect marketers' search strategies significantly in 2008.
This year, all the major search engines introduced or refined their own version of blended search interfaces, including Google's Universal Search interface and Microsoft's upgraded MSN Search, which incorporates images, video and maps on the search results page.
Looking ahead at their search strategies for 2008, marketers say they will need to integrate existing content, including videos, brochures, press releases and RSS, into their search plans.
Josh Kidd, Internet marketing specialist at Siemens Medical, the health care division of Siemens AG, said: "We will have to go from simply optimizing our existing content to creating universal content optimized for ranking."
Carol Krol and Matthew Schwartz contributed to this report.


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This hair comb was worn by Martha Washington as part of an elaborate headdress. Although the inscription reads that it was worn by the first lady at the inauguration of her husband with further historical research we now know that she did not attend Washington's inauguration. This fact, however, does nothing to dilute the importance of such an important and historical piece. Infused with the personality and glamour that surrounded the first lady the comb evokes a very personal and treasured part of Mrs. Washington's boudoir. Records indicate that Mrs. Washington ordered two hair combs and other personal items from Robert Cary and Co. in January of 1758. This lovely comb was obviously a special and cherished personal item for the first lady and would be an important acquisition for any serious collector of Washingtonia.
Circa, 18th century
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Excelsior Gallery Auction Scottsdale AZ, March 6, 1998
Claude Harkins
Circa, 18th century
7 1/2" wide x 5" high
Excelsior Gallery Auction Scottsdale AZ, March 6, 1998
Claude Harkins


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With no opposition, it came as no surprise when Jean Todt was today re-elected for a second term as FIA president.
Bernie rates Kimi the star of 2013
Bernie Ecclestone believes having Kimi Raikkonen on the Formula One grid is good for the team he is racing for and good for the sport.
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Motorsports: Ferrari boss Montezemolo expects big changes from FIA
You'd think that with former Ferrari principal Jean Todt running the FIA , the relationship between the motorsport governing body and the team he once called home would be a solid one.
London: Bernie Ecclestone has expressed disappointment with Fernando Alonso's performance at Ferrari and suggested the Spaniard was looking for a move earlier in the year.
The World Champion beat the likes of Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen, not to mention IndyCar champion Scott Dixon and NASCAR winner Jimmie Johnson, to take the International Racing Driver award for the fourth year in a row.
Motorsports: Lotus signs Pastor Maldonado to replace Raikkonen
The team currently known as Lotus has had a long string of accomplished drivers behind the wheel, including world champions like Nelson Piquet, Michael Schumacher , Jenson Button , Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen .


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Personal URLwww.akiishida.comEducationM.S. Advanced Architectural Design, Columbia University BiographyMs. Ishida is a Registered Architect, a LEED Accredited Professional, and the founder of Aki Ishida Architect PLLC, a research-based design practice based in New York. Prior to founding her firm, she was an associate for over four years at James Carpenter Design Associates, a studio focused on artistic and technical use of glass. She also worked at Rafael Vinoly Architects and at I.M. Pei Architect. |