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At DMA07, Individualized Creative Meets Today's DM Needs in Creative Strategies & Execution Track
October 8, 2007 Since the dawn of marketing, marketers aimed to prompt customer action and desire simply through branding. But if you look at the marketing horizon, a new dawn is breaking. Today, the Web and emerging media are informing and empowering consumers, putting them increasingly in the marketing decisionmaking seat.
To succeed in this new environment, marketers must learn the art of creatively and persuasively anticipating customers needs and delivering offers that address those needs. This according to Bryan Eisenberg, co-author of Waiting for Your Cat to Bark? and session-leader at DMA07 Annual Conference & Exhibition.
To help marketers meet this challenge in todays multichannel environment, the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) will dedicate one of its nine educational programming tracks to Creative Strategies & Execution. This track will cover elements of copy, design, art direction, offers, and format for all marketing channels all with the goal of making attendees creative to appeal to choosy consumers, be more dynamic, increase response, and boost sales.
At DMA07, conferees can also be choosy, picking from an array of offerings such as Eisenbergs Persuading Customers When They Ignore Marketing and 20 other sessions in this track. These programs are aimed at teaching marketers how to channel images and ideas into effective campaigns via copy, design, art direction, offers, and format for all marketing mediums.
Whether its the Web, catalogs and direct mail, DRTV, insert media, or email, these creative sessions provide innovative, up-to-the-minute expertise that relates to consumers needs, said Paul McDonnough, DMA group show director. Just like marketers, consumers today value relevance and timing more than hyperbole, and their individual tastes more than the crowd mentality.
According to McDonnough, the Creative Strategies & Executive track will present 21 sessions from Monday, October, 15 through Wednesday, October 17 led my masters of their creative craft.
Monday, October 15
A New Generation of Demand Generation (B-to-B Focus)
Sandy Perlman, Director, Central Marketing Group, Microsoft Canada
Trish Wheaton, President, Wunderman
11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Data & Creative Wisdom and Magic of Effective Communications
Mark Taylor, Chief Marketing Technology Officer, Wunderman
Nick Moore, Executive Vice President/Chief Creative Officer, Wunderman
Points of Purchase: Ten Principals to Sell on the Shelf
David Kendall, President and Creative Director, Kendall Ross Brand Development and Design
The New Frontier in Generating Influential Creative: Attitudinal Insights
Gayle Davey, Vice President, Yankelovich, Inc.
Every Day Is a Winding Road: Getting the COUNTRY to Respond
Jeannene Manning, Senior Vice President, Finelight Strategic Marketing
Stacy Wilson, Director, Direct Marketing Services, Humana Inc.
3 to 4:15 p.m.
Harnessing Human Behavior: 13 Steps to Must-Read Mailings
Nancy Harhut, Managing Director, Hill Holliday Relationship Marketing
Whats a Catalog to Do?
Geoffrey Robertson, Vice President, Ecommerce, JC Whitney
Lanny Rosenbaum, Chief Marketing Officer, Dick Blick Art Materials
Laura Naylor, Vice President, Marketing, Datavantage/CommercialWare
Connected Creative: Leveraging Consumer Insights to Drive Powerfully Relevant Messaging
Micheal Shutty, President, Merkle Inc.
Tom Klug, Vice President, Brand Executive, Merkle Inc.
4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Running Red Lights: The Keys to Creating Dazzling, High-Performance Direct Mail
Steve Penn, CEO/Executive Creative Director, Penn Garritano Direct Response Marketing
Successful Direct Marketing Methods 2007 Today's Future Marketing Trends
Ron Jacobs, President, Jacobs & Clevenger
Tuesday, October 16
Creativity for the Rest of Us
Alan Rosenspan, President, Alan Rosenspan & Associates
11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Designing for the Inbox Optimizing HTML Email
Loren McDonald, Chief Marketing Officer, J.L. Halsey
The Periodic Table of Creative Strategy
Rich Feldman, Managing Partner, Source Marketing
Free Clicks and Top Search Positions: Advanced SEO Copywriting Strategies
Heather Lloyd-Martin, CEO, SuccessWorks and SEMC Chair
2:45 to 4:00 p.m.
Next-Generation Multichannel Marketing
Doug Mack, Vice President Consumer and Hosted Solutions, Adobe
Persuading Customers When They Ignore Marketing
Bryan Eisenberg, Chief Persuasion Officer, Future Now Inc. and coauthor of Waiting for Your Cat to Bark?
This Worked. That Didn't?
Dana Fortin, Vice President, Marketing, Advanced Financial Services
Fred Rogers, President, Audio-Tech Business Book Summaries
Herschell Gordon Lewis, President, Lewis Enterprises
Layne Lowery, President, Health Resources
Tim McKenzie, President and Chief Operating Officer, Vestcom International
Wednesday, October 17
Creative Covenant: Secrets to Managing the Client-Agency Relationship
Steve Penn, CEO and Executive Creative Director, Penn Garritano Direct Response Marketing
9 to 10 a.m.
Creative Master Class
The Creative Audit: A Methodology to Improve Results Now
Matthew Rosenblatt, Senior Vice President, Creative, Harte-Hanks
Illusionist Marketing: Using your Brand without Seeing Your Results Disappear
Russell Kern, President, The Kern Organization
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
About DMA07 Conference & Exhibition
DMA07, the largest gathering of direct marketing professionals, is DMAs annual conference and exhibition. DMA07 will feature more than 150 educational sessions, plus roundtables, case studies, white papers and research reports. DMA07s exhibit hall will feature more than 500 exhibiting companies. For more information, or to register for the six-day multichannel marketing event of the year, please visit www.dma07.org or call 1.800.293.7279 or 330.425.9330.
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Hi guys,
I'm new to this wl1271 module and it's my first time to use imx53qsb.
Is there anyone who have successfully ported the driver for this on android gingerbread?
Would you guys be kind enough to share the driver?
some useful links for you
Thank you so much Sir Wei Yu for the links.
I'll peruse those references and try to port it.
the links meantioned are related to the Legacy driver, and i would like to recomend working with newer WLAN driver that is based on open source driver.
Good place to start with is omapedia (http://omappedia.org/wiki/Main_Page) will try to locate more specific links
Please refer to http://www.omappedia.org/wiki/OMAP_WiLink_Connectivity_Home
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Thanks for your answers guys.
By the way I have a question about the A2DP, is it bi-direction or just one-way? I mean, we can play music from the platform which uses this WL1271 to a bluetooth headset right? Or we can play music from our cellphones to a bluetooth headset right?
My setup here is this, I'm using the iMX53QSB with a speaker connected in it and also the WL1271. What I want is to play music from my cellphone to the speakers connected to my imx53, would that be possible?
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Dear Jose,
A2DP is one directional - from A2DP source to A2DP sink. To play music from mobile to the platform you would need A2DP sink feature support on platform. Are you using Android then Android does not support A2DP sink role. So you would need to implement A2DP sink - receive A2DP data from phone to platform, decode the data (SBC format), and play the decoded data (PCM) to local speaker.
Good day Naveen,
Just what I thought because I notice the demos on WL1271, they played music from platform to bluetooth speakers only.
Can I ask about the profiles, what are they? software/firmware codec? they are not hardware chip right?
So what you mean by implement my own A2DP sink is that I can make my own profile?
For everyone, has anyone implemented this already?
Another thing, does TI have this feature already?
If not can you pls. give me some inputs on how to go about doing this feature?
Thank you and have a nice day Sir.

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Continuous intensive courses bring together students of composition and music performers from the Nordic and Baltic countries for training and artistic practice in a multinational environment. Innovative musical ideas and original artistic visions are being developed and implemented by discussing and developing them with renowned composers and professors during individual and group lessons. At the end of the course, pieces composed by students are rehearsed and performed by musicians, and presented to the audience at public concerts. Concerts are recorded, CDs released and distributed among the partner schools and music information centres as a promotional material of the Nordplus Higher Education-project.
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The young and advanced students of composition generated ideas together and were inspired by each others works, and by Lithuanian surroundings. As result, two concerts of the Nordic/Baltic music created in the PROCESS were presented in the Druskomanija festival, and applauded by the large audience of contemporary music lovers.
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The wish to draw more attention to the regional cultural similarities and at the same time learning about the authenticity of every Nordic and Baltic country has lead to a second Nordplus IP Music Laboratory The PROCESS in 2012 (April 16-29). Twenty young composers from 12 Nordic and Baltic countries will gather together in Vilnius. Two student ensembles – string quartet ReDo from Latvia and percussion ensemble Evolution from Sweden will stimulate composers by offering them creative workshops, rehearsing and performing their compositions, and stimulating them to explore the future of music.
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On the last weekend of July, Boston's historic North Shore turns into the place-to-be for classic automobiles and motorcycles owners, as well as for fashion and society people, as the annual Misselwood Concours d'Elegance will once again transform the area into one of the must-attend events of the summer by highlighting cars, fashion, art and entertainment. "Due to our magnificent oceanfront location, we can truthfully say we have one of the most scenic concours shows on the East Coast, says Patrick Cornelissen, founder of the event. " And it seems that that word is spreading fast; in our first year we were able to bring in automobiles from Massachusetts and Maine. Now, four years later, we have people attending from 11 states, as well as Canada." The event, which is a fundraiser for scholarships at Endicott College, features more than just cars and motorcycles, as the Concours d'Elegance includes a high-end fashion show, an oceanside brunch, art exhibits, musical entertainment and a VIP lounge. What better place than to sip champagne or enjoy a freshly made Bloody Mary at brunch, all while enjoying the ocean breeze and watching the numerous sailboats pass by and catch up with friends. The fashion component will be hosted this year by Bella Sera Bridal out of Danvers. "We are so excited to be a part of this much anticipated event," said Lisa Almedia, co-owner of Bella Sera Bridal. "We plan to bring a spectacular fashion show that will delight guests and add a unique flair to this one-of-a-kind celebration of all that is classic and beautiful." Also returning is the fancy hat competition, which last year was a tremendous success. "We encourage attendees to wear their fancy hats" says Patrick Cornelissen, "as they are all eligible for fantastic prizes which are handed out at the beginning of the awards ceremony". And, of course be wowed by some of the most unique classic automobiles and motorcycles, as we highlight this year Cadillac and Lasalle as featured marques. If you are interested in buying tickets, participating with sponsoring opportunities, or in showcasing your own vehicle at the judged concours field, or the non-judged collector car area, visit the concours website at www.endicott.edu/concours


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Wells leads Maryland to 83-74 upset of No. 2 Duke
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Dez Wells scored a career-high 30 points and Maryland upset No. 2 Duke 83-74 on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.
Wells was 9 of 13 from the field and 10 of 10 from the free throw line to lead the seventh-seeded Terrapins (22-11).
They never trailed, held the league's best team from 3-point range to 4-of-25 shooting from beyond the arc, and bolstered their NCAA tournament credentials with their second straight win over Duke.
Mason Plumlee had 19 points to lead second-seeded Duke (27-5), which had the ball trailing by six points with about 2 minutes left after Seth Curry hit a rare 3-pointer and the Blue Devils got an even rarer defensive stop.
But Tyler Thornton missed 3-pointers on consecutive trips downcourt and Wells and Seth Allen each hit two free throws, with Allen's stretching the lead to 77-67 with 1:44 left.
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Can the industry that everyone loves to hate the solar sector but with growing interest from investors.
Like Oracle of Omaha himself Warren Buffett -- -- sector and -- utility sector overall.
May be placed for a comeback David Crane energy energy CEO and president joins me now fresh from right and about this morning at the New York Stock Exchange welcome -- I think you made a major acquisition.
Goldman Sachs up putting you on their other stocks to watch list saying that they've got -- that your head of the thirty dollars a share a lot of buzz right now.
But they're still kind of this veil of Solyndra.
Over the solar sector -- piece of your business.
How concerned -- right.
-- cylinder it's almost totally irrelevant to our business first -- I mean.
-- -- this -- on acquisition which we just commemorate today.
We -- 46000.
Megawatts of conventional generation United States and that's the core of our profitability.
We're very excited about solar but you know -- a thousand megawatts of plans.
Under construction operation but.
The future for sellers on limited him and that's going to be a big part of our future.
What you get your fossil fuel your nuclear your wind or solar so you've got kind of a piece of -- everything -- -- when it comes to the solar issue.
Are you concerned about US tariffs.
Against China but what we're seeing now the Chinese which -- really cheap and the solar panel market.
Now their own government Beijing is saying that they're gonna do -- what market pressure to get some of their solar companies.
To kick to combined.
To merge in that seems like a market.
Negative does that help or hurt the well -- -- -- market.
What we do you mentioned up front that -- headed to school year question that's because Wall Street looks as solar solar manufacturing and the prices soar past has gone -- gone down 80% in the last eighteen months which.
Whether it's caused by Chinese dumping or not I can't really be in a position say all I can give physicians say is we benefit from that.
And people who want to make electricity with solar power benefit and so we don't manufacture so are we use solar panels to make electricity and it's a great time to be at that -- -- -- business.
What I Warren Buffett obviously one of his company's just taking a piece of up of -- your projects via the outlook alien to project in Arizona and mrs.
and an American radio vols.
Is this where you think you're gonna go with this particular piece the business these partnerships if -- well with.
The likes of warm -- Well look at any time you can partner with Warren Buffett ought to transactions -- the -- opposed to him on a transaction so.
So now I mean we like to think we were in the solar business before.
Mid American and Warren Buffett but the fact that they're coming -- I think certainly shows.
That it that it is you know part of the future and so we would love to partner with -- American on other projects are.
Other people that wanna participate with us -- it is a capital intensive industries solar power because all the costs is upfront.
Once you have the solar -- there you've got basically zero marginal cost electricity for the next twenty years.
No one of the things that you've been doing and I think if that figure working with a lot of big NFL teams on their stadiums and tell me do you think that whether it's the jets the giants are -- -- -- the Redskins all of them.
Working with you two to.
Make their stadiums -- environmentally friendly and obviously cost control.
In -- -- the you know the whites of their music which is a lot of air football team do you think that that's actually gonna help.
I guess kinda changed the story line at the headline if you -- on solar.
Customer awareness consumer awareness in this country who we've gotten electricity in the same way from the system for so many years now -- allows people self generate the fact that the key NFL teams.
Are doing it and like I say their lights and other business leaders like the NFL owners.
-- is not always source electricity its branding -- sending a message to your own customer base or fan base.
Then today that your embracing sustainable energy so I think what NFL teams are doing with us is a fantastic thing for us and for -- Well your stock is up over the last year 35%.
So Goldman Sachs again -- stock to watch.
We're gonna be watching would love to have you back as well David any -- you thanks for have -- the biggest power companies in this nation.
And Ben Affleck Argo tells the story -- gave -- US diplomats during the 979 Iran hostage crisis.
New reports out of Iran now say authorities there want to put out their own version of Argo.
What the diplomats were actually voluntarily released the film will be titled the general staff.
So we based on eyewitness accounts.
What a Laffer.
I'll take them to commit -- no actually it's chance of that -- -- it was gonna run away with the Oscars I think it -- might come up as best picture they guard our Elizabeth at.
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With the PC-Z1 Netwalker Sharp presents a first mini-netbook based on ARM chips. The device runs with a 5" touchscreen and comes pre-installed with Ubuntu 9.04.
The PC-Z1, which follows in the footstep of the Sharp Zaurus, runs over a WLAN module to communicate with the outside world, while a 3G modem can be added via USB. The Netwalker measures about 16 x 11 x 2.5 cm and weighs 400 grams.
In the inside is an i.MX515 processor from Freescale running at 800 MHz. Apart from a 512-MByte main memory the Netwalker provides 4 GBytes of Flash memory, with Ubuntu using about half of it. The small 5" screen has the typical netbook resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels, while the keyboard is tiny by most standards. Battery life is 10 hours, according to Sharp. So far Sharp has featured the Z1 on their Japanese website only.
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- Bottle of liqueur or cognac you know the host is fond of
- Sturdy canvas tote bag (preferable without a logo)
- For a keen cook, two or three unusual kitchen utensils, such as a pasta lifter or egg separator
- For a golfer, a dozen golf balls
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AMD had released an updated hotfix to its ATI Catalyst 8.10 drivers the other day, with hotfix 71310. It succeeded hotfix 70517 for the said version of Catalyst. Hotfixes specific to certain games, are intended to selectively improve hardware performance and/or visual quality. When AMD released the older hotfix for version 8.10 of Catalyst, it aimed to improve performance in general. It was later found by keen observers, that the hotfix manipulated with visual elements of the game in an attempt to gain performance. A popular example of this, was noted in the "lost rocks" issue in Far Cry 2, where the hotfix 70517 caused the texture and/or geometric loss of certain rocks along a track from a scene, presumably reducing load on the graphics processor(s). With hotfix 71310 issued yesterday, AMD seems to have fixed the issue. Expreview put the hotfix to test, where it was found that the "lost rocks" issue was fixed. The larger issue was of the driver interfering with visual elements the game has to offer. The fix however, came at the expense of performance. Expreview used a test-bed consisting of Core 2 Extreme QX9650 CPU, ATI Radeon HD 4870 graphics, 2x 1 GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, all seated on an ASUS Striker II Extreme motherboard, running Windows Vista 32-bit operating system. The testers used Driver Sweeper to make sure a new variant of the driver installed on a purged environment. Testing Far Cry 2 revealed that the issue was addressed, but at a performance loss. The frame-rate dropped from 48.12 fps to 43.20, which is roughly a 10% loss in frame-rate. Source: Expreview
Yes, same for me... Better graphics, worse framerate... I will get back to DX9 and the "normal" driver...
Too busy blowing stuff up to notice any decrease in framerate. At least the rocks are there (I guess) that I never bothered to pay attention to with the earlier driver.
But it is the same (approx) position on the road. And look at the missing stones... Needless to say that they used max settings so the view distance is not near. Ain't it?
I am not sure if the missing rocks lower the fps... But I installed this latest hotfix and it works like s**t...
Yeah and not just by a little bit either DUMB asses. Those screens are BS and no one should compare unless the same options and the pic is the same. Like how hard is it to make a save game these days lol.
i dont see a difference at all... am i blind? EDIT: ok i see it... that is not worth FPS... some dirt over some rocks. Maybe if ubisoft spent more time on gameplay and not miniscule details of rocks and trees, then no one would even notice haha.
The problem is that I had problems After 1hour of playing, the framerate is dropping and the game stutters (I hope this is the right word). I need to save, exit to the menu and enter again...
It's not just about those rocks, it's about the driver manipulating with the game, which it shouldn't. The rocks might not be the only anomalies, sneak around to discover more. And it doesn't matter if the two screenshots show the scene from slightly different angles/camera positions/distance from objects; the density of rocks (read: visual elements) must be the same. It's not even like the draw-distance is too much that the engine eats up rocks.
There you have it folks, it was intentionally done that way to skew results. Anyone who's played this game knows that the fps counter can fluctuate.
The new savana shooter do not deserve it, the game has no good story at all. We don't look at the graphics only :shadedshu
http://www.alienbabeltech.com/?p=1045 Click on the thumbs in that article to see the full-size screens. Thanks to wolf2009 for the link, and this news in general.
True, we cannot look at just graphics. However, the frame rates in FC2 in those type of environments can change from one location to another. Besides, because they reduced the size of the pic themselves makes it clear that their tests are flawed
They did this back in the day with missing mipmap textures in Quake 3. I agree that they shouldnt manipulate the game engine to boost performance without the user knowing. Its like when drug companies didnt tell you about sideffects of their drugs. "Lose weight fast!... (but you pee blood!)"
The funny thing is that FC2 is the only new game that is not working well on my actual machine... I cannot play it in full-resolution (1680x1050)... Bad optimization? Bad engine? I don't know...
It's easy to mimic those results. You don't know what resolution I am using. You don't know what DX version I am using. you don't know what settings I am using. And I can assume that most of you don't know where I am on the map. ETC, Etc... This is how I can get you to concentrate on the numbers only. By eliminating all other variables that are crucial to the result.
^^ The numbers have changed due to less things being rendered in 2nd image The images are not the same


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with all our history, have we ever had a player who had a poor first season but was great from then on ? You wont need a long memory.
but you should not get rid too soon in football!
I knew we should have kept Gonzalez, Kromkamp, Leto, Nunez etc who all left after one season.
Not saying my ex girlfriend was a slag but even the label in her knickers said next.
Yeah great, Lucas should have deffo went as well.
No because he always had talent and showed potential, unlike the others who were just poor and rightly sold.If people are happy having Downing as one of our wide players, then we really have lowered our expectations and standards.
You guys do know that if he scores a goal or actually has an assist (instead of chance 'created'), statistically, his numbers would have improved by 100%...
Depends which Downing turns up next year, if he can replicate his form of 2010 - 2011 he would be a different prospect altogether.Id give him at least another season before writing him off. On occasions he looked very good last year only problem was doing he wasnt doing it anywhere near often enough.
Stewart DowningQuotes of the week"I hit the post and the bar many times and missed a few chances so I was disappointed, especially when I scored goals for Aston Villa the year before.
If he is aiming for goal and hitting post. Why not aim for the post?
I may be wrong about this, but seem to remember when we we're about to sign Downing, Jen Chang saying that he was 'average at best' and 'worth nowhere near £20million'. That has to be a bit arkward doesn't it?
Why? He was right, those who thought different aren't employed by LFC any longer. Downing is seriously average and he himself knows it, why would it be awkward to hold that opinion.
'cause he's currently working at LFC.
He wasn't working for us then and Downing would really struggle to come up with a valid argument as for why he shouldn't be considered anything but average. I'm sorry but if that sort of thing would offend him then I'm glad he's a footballer as the real world would eat him alive.
Now I'm imagining some shoegazing moments and Downing stalking Chang in corridors with hatred in his eyes, etching the date of his infamous tweet with a knife on the side of Jen's car etc.
Shit player with no heart. Get rid.
Fuck it, I'm taking me dog for a walk. The pair of us are completely bollocksed and take turns a piece dragging one another along. We look a bit like one of Roy's midfield pairings, but with a wee bit more guile and panache. Well, on the dog's side, anyway
Getting rid of a player after 1 season is idiotic. He has been good in...slim...patches. Give him a chance
I don't think Rodgers will get rid of him yet but I don't see him being able to play in the style that's going to be expected of him.
Wasn't a bad move with Robbie Keane. He was Shit while he was here and he's been shit since he left.If it isn't working why persist hoping that he might come good? I've found Downing a major disappointment because he's not even done the basic things I'd expect any winger to do right, plus he'll be earning a fortune. I don't think Rodgers will get rid of him yet but I don't see him being able to play in the style that's going to be expected of him.
It really isn't, if he is deemed a mistake and there is a chance of offloading him for a decent fee (main reason he'll probably stay).Stewart has been given more chances then he deserved, he was pampered and supported by Kenny and all he gave back was the same old lukewarm piss. Sure, he has more in him then he's shown, but he might never display it under burning bright spotlights of a big club, he might quite simply not be the man to do it. We'll get to see him next season almost certainly, what I do know is that he won't get khis starting place given to him on a plate. He'll be given competition and expected to perform in every game he plays if he is to remain a first team member. I can really only see him failing in that sort of enviroment, so we might be left with a 20M bench warmer who's a year older then now and even less confident of making it in a big club.
I'm all for giving him competition. Maybe having a younger lad in there showing him how it's down might rekindle some fire in him or something and get him to perform. Who knows. I just don't think we should label him a mistake as of yet.
Yet to here reasons as to why people think this. You'd think he was Sincl- wait a minute...
Makes sense for the new manager to at least have a good look at the player before he makes his decision. Not like there's a long queue offering silly money for him.
Most people in this world are tits. The fact they have an allegiance with Liverpool Football Club doesn't change that.
We won't get silly money for him because of his age and his wages and because of how bad he was last season. Like I said I don't think Rodgers will get rid of him next year purely because he's only been here a year and the owners wouldn't let him go so quickly after the stupid money we've invested in him on wages and his transfer fee. I'd like us to get rid of him but i don't think we will mainly because i don't think any sides with money would want him.
Only complete fucking cretins comment on news sites. Fact.
I'd buy another two wingers and start both of them at the beginning of next season and tell Stewart if he wants to play then he has to want the fucking ball.
I still can't believe we paid £20m for him. I think he'll have a better season this season mind, not that it'll be that hard for him to improve on 0 league goals and 0 league assists.
From what i've observed of Downing last year i don't think he's got a good enough footballing brain to play pass and move. I think his movements bad as well the amount of times he moved into a position last year taking him out of play to receive the ball back by following the ball towards the player he's passed to rather than move into space to receive it back and I don't think he works hard enough and presses the ball when we haven't got it as much as he should. Those are two things I think Rodgers would expect from his players.


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There's only so good a camera with a 1/2.3" sensor can be. Given the amount of M43 and APS-C mirrorless camera deals around recently (see nx1000) this doesn't look cheap at all. This should be under $300.
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I decided to get the FZ60 for $229+tax. The $170 price difference is too much. http://slickdeals.net/f/5858588-Panasonic-Lumix-DMC-FZ60-SuperZoom-Camera-229-at-Amazon-com?p=57602122 |
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Need some advice. I'm a novice just looking for a camera that takes really good pictures, minimal delay between shots, and good pics in low light. Would this camera fit the bill? Any other suggestions? Not really looking for a DLSR. But don't need a pocketable camera either. And how does this camera compare to the LX7? I'm also surprised this camera didn't get much interest. Seems like a good deal.
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THE MAROON VOL. 79, NO. 16 MAROON.LOYNO.EDU FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2000 TU/LU consider ban on alcohol By Robert Treadway Editor in Chief Contrary to some recent media reports, Loyola and Tulane universities are not in a heated debate regarding banning underage drinking in dorm rooms, according to university spokespersons. Both universities are considering changes to their policies regarding underage alcohol use in the residence halls, but these changes will not occur in the immediate future, if at all. Alcohol task forces at both universities met with students and advisers in the past year and recommended several plans for altering the alcohol policies. Leigh Terrebonne, staff counselor at the Counseling and Career Services Center and leader of the Loyola Task Force on Alcohol Policy, said the task force made suggestions to the Rev. Bernard Knoth, S.J., university president, about changing the rules. "There is no talk of banning alcohol totally," Terrebone said. She said the goal of the task force is to evaluate the university's alcohol policies and adhere to current research findings on effective policies. To promote this, the task force recommended the age for drinking in the dorms be changed from 18 to 21. "We, of course, would want to make sure everyone is OK with this and it would have to be a community-wide effort," she said. Terrebone said there is no timeline for a decision on the policy change. Stories that ran last week on the Associated Press wire, WVUE-TV and WDSU-TV said Loyola and Tulane administrators were considering banning underage drinking in the dorms. Kristine David, director of Public Affairs, said the stories were not completely accurate. "It was kind of misleading. They (the policies) are just under review," David said. Margaret King, assistant vice president for Student Affairs and co-chair of the Tulane Alcohol Task Force, said Tulane is in a similar situation. "What we are trying to focus on here is to create an environment that fosters non- or responsible drinking," King said. She said the Tulane Office of Student Affairs, the Alcohol Task Force, the Newcomb College Senate and the Undergraduate Association of Student Government sponsored three student forums to gather opinions on the subject. "We are trying to see if the policies hinder us promoting academic excellence," she said. ADG charter suspended; rush, Mardi Gras still on By Robert Treadway Editor in Chief Alpha Delta Gamma Fraternity's charter is suspended and faces disciplinary probation after the Interfratemity Judicial Board charged them with five violations. The fraternity allegedly violated alcohol policy on drinking games and Greek party rules. The IJB found ADG "culpable with mitigating circumstances" on two accounts —"meaning they committed the violations, but with unusual circumstances that warranted leniency," said Tim Fanguy, communications senior, Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity member and IJB chief justice. ADG's charter was suspended Nov. 9 through March 1, 2001 and will be on disciplinary probation from March 2 through May 31, 2()01. The IJB decided on the sanctions Nov. 9 and announced them Nov. 16 at the Interfratemity Council meeting. The Root of the Matter The charges evolved from complaints from ADG's Red Tide party held Sept. 15 and a house party held Oct. 6, in which a videotape was made by Marc and Dawn Bingham, resident associates of the Tulane/Loyola Baptist Student Center, ADG's next-door neighbors, said Chris Cameron, director of Student Activities and the Danna Center and Greek adviser. The video showed ADG members playing drinking games that involved running across the street and being loud, Dawn said. Todd Bradley, communications senior and ADG president, said he thinks this is not true. He said a few new members were outside joking around for no more than five minutes DOMESTIC DISPUTE STAFF PHOTO BY PHILLIP PEARSON A Tulane/Loyola Baptist Student Center videotape caught ADG freshmen playing drinking games at an Oct. 6 house party. The BSC and ADG have had grievances before. Policy incenses faculty members By Crystal Bolner News Editor Loyola faculty and staff members received a memo Nov. 16 asking them to sign a confidentiality and non-disclosure policy. The policy, sent by the department of Human Resources, contains guidelines by which employees are to obtain and release university information. Faculty and administrators disagree on the purpose of this confidentiality policy. Administrators defend the policy, saying it has always been university policy and is not new. Some faculty disagree feeling the policy goes beyond privacy issues. These faculty are considering a vote of no confidence in the administratien. "Employees may not comment on university business to representatives of the press (radio, television or print media) without authorization from the appropriate university public relations office. Employees may not represent themselves as spokespersons for the university unless authorized to do so," the policy said. It categorized confidential information as prospective, current and former student and employee records; salary information; university business, finance or operation information; computer processes, programs or operations; pending projects or proposals; research and development information; marketing strategies; technological information and prototypes; and scientific information. "Employees who violate the university's confidentiality and non-disclosure policy may be disciplined up to and including dismissal," the memo said. Lois Goldstein, director of Human Resources, said the department is reviewing the university's policy and procedure handbook in preparation for putting it online in January. Goldstein said she felt the policy was important enough to review- with university employees even though it has not been a problem in the past. She said as far as she knows, policies like this one are standard at a lot of universities. It seems to me an extremely poor use of judgement on the part of Human Resources. - CARL BRANS, PHYSICS PROFESSOR, on department of Human Resources' confidentiality policy. CROSSED OUT The Loyola Cross Country team braved the elements, such as freezing temperatures, when they traveled to Kenosha, Wis., to compete in the NAIA National Championship. SEE STORY ON PAGE 10. 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The bulk of the people sit outside and criticize the government. But if one wants to change the system, he or she has to be a part of the system. The latest reports on Indian elections suggest that various people may not even go and cast votes. Well, both the government and many private firms have been running campaigns urging the citizens to exercise their license. The security situation in Assam, which has witnessed serial blasts on 6 April, may force both the PM and his wife, of them to refrain from voting.


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Abstract: The United States India nuclear agreement, announced in 2005, was a first step in the process to normalise India's international nuclear relations despite the fact that India is not a party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Africa is largely seen as a uranium supplier rather than nuclear power producer in the world nuclear order. The position that African states take towards Africa India nuclear cooperation, uranium supply to India in particular, is informed by two seemingly contrasting factors, namely economic and political pragmatism on the one hand, and non-proliferation imperatives and norms on the other. The African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, also referred to as the Pelindaba Treaty, prohibits uranium and nuclear-related exports to states without comprehensive safeguards of their nuclear facilities, but the case of India is still open for interpretation. Africa and India's shared post-colonial consciousness, manifesting in their historical ties, membership of the Non-Aligned Movement and South South cooperation, is often regarded as another factor facilitating Africa India nuclear relations. A more critical view points to the different notions of post-coloniality in Africa and India, resulting in different approaches to nuclear non-proliferation that constrain their nuclear relations. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10566/484 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: In international relations states labelled as 'middle powers' are often responsible for crafting a middle way to bridge conflicting international interests. They typically favour multilateralism and cooperative international behaviour. Middle power diplomacy has played a crucial role in the establishment and maintenance of the nuclear non-proliferation regime. South Africa has played the role of a middle power in nuclear diplomacy since 1994, drawing on its moral position after giving up its nuclear weapons. This role has especially involved joining the efforts of middle powers in the North, such as Norway and Canada, to indefinitely extend the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). However, South Africa's foreign policy has shown a gradual shift away from a middle power orientation not least due to an increasing non-aligned position that calls for deep reforms to the perceived unfair world order tilted in the favour of the developed North. This shift is also visible in South African nuclear diplomacy and is eroding the middle ground that has so far sustained the nonproliferation regime. The paper argues that South Africa's middle power diplomacy has allowed it to punch above its weight in the nuclear realm, but its pursuit of international reforms has resulted in the drawing of a fault line between developed and developing countries. It is in the interest of nuclear non-proliferation to regain the middle ground by forming broad coalitions amongst all actors interested in nuclear disarmament. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10566/481 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: The relevance of the Non-Aligned Movement has been in question since the end of Cold War bipolarity. In the post-Cold War order, whether interpreted as cosmopolitan, unipolar, multipolar or globalised in nature, there are still challenges to the main purpose of the Non-Aligned Movement, which can be defined as the pursuit of self-determination and development for so-called Third World states. The rise of China is impacting on the current world order, possibly returning it to a kind of bipolarity, which the Non-Aligned Movement members can exploit. In addition, the 'Beijing Consensus' may provide new terms on which developing countries can be integrated into the global economy in a way that would accommodate and encourage their development. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10566/472 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: This article traces the politics of meaning-fixing with respect to the role of the defence force as apartheid declined from the mid-1980s, as it was negotiated from a current to a past organising principle of the "security imaginary" in the period 1990 to 1994 and as the post-apartheid period commenced after the 1994 elections. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10566/454 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: American plans for Missile Defence (MD) and the weaponisation of space should be analysed in the larger framework of the contemporary Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA).1 Soviet military analysts have written about this revolution from as early as the 1970s, but it was the application of information age technology (IT) in the 1991 Gulf War that captured the imagination of military planners and policy makers, especially in the US. The US is actively pursuing an RMA, conceptualised as integrating new IT into weapons systems and integrated command, control, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) and, in turn, doctrinal, operational and organisational change in the military to take advantage of information dominance on the battlefield. This relates to MD and the weaponisation of space in two ways. Firstly, very few countries have the financial and technological capability to modernise their defence forces along the lines of a US-defined RMA, which means that they may resort to so-called asymmetric means to exploit the vulnerabilities or weaknesses of a strong, conventional power. Ballistic missiles (in association with chemical, biological or nuclear payloads) are one of the asymmetrical threats most commonly cited in speeches and military documents of the US and used as justification of MD. Secondly, the RMA increases the US military's reliance on space-based military assets for C4ISR. Placing weapons in space to protect these assets is seen as a logical step to ensure a key aspect of US dominance on the battlefield. This paper explores the extent to which the strategic framework of the RMA has a bearing on US MD and space weaponisation arguments. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10566/455 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: This article proposes the notion of a security imaginary as a heuristic tool for exploring military isomorphism (the phenomenon that weapons and military strategies begin to look the same across the world) at a time when the US model of defence transformation is being adopted by an increasing number of countries. Built on a critical constructivist foundation, the security-imaginary approach is contrasted with rationalist and neo-institutionalist ways of explaining military diffusion and emulation. Merging cultural and constructivist themes, the article offers a 'strong cultural' argument to explain why a country would emulate a foreign military model and how this model is constituted in and comes to constitute a society's security imaginary. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10566/452 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: The article proceeds from the argument that war is a social institution and not a historical inevitability of human interaction, that is, war can be "unlearned." This process involves deconstructing/dismantling war as an institution in society. An important step in this process is to understand the philosophical and cultural bases on which technology is employed as "tools" of war. The article focuses on such questions as, Is technology just viewed as instruments in the hand of its human masters in war? Does technology take on an autonomous role in war? How should we assess the impact of context (political, economic, and cultural) of technology when employed in war? By exploring these points, the article hopes to provide input into the discussion on the control of war technologies and ultimately the dismantling of war as an institution in society. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10566/453 Files in this item: 1
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