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Native advertising is one of the hottest marketing trends this year. From BuzzFeed to Twitter, the most admired businesses of our generation have been built on this supposedly new advertising medium.
However, from my experience, understanding of what it really means is surprisingly low. People might understand that it's akin to what was traditionally called advertorial, but few recognise the nuances of what is a surprisingly diverse medium.
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by Matt Gower 09 December 2013 10:41am 1 comment
Undoubtedly publishers were concerned about relinquishing control over their sites when they first started to work with third party ad networks.
Trailblazing ad networks convinced publishers of the benefits of outsourcing most of their ad sales by promising healthy revenues, operational cost savings and big brand advertisers.
Publishers have become so comfortable with working with third party ad providers that it's now the norm, but when something becomes so normal, it loses what makes it unique, and consequently, its value.
For the most part ad formats are now 'standard', fitting industry agreed dimensions and functionalities. This has seen ads become commoditised.
As more publishers give their space over to standard ads, the amount of inventory available to advertisers through third parties has increased massively, and the value of each ad placement has plummeted.
by Guy Cookson 23 October 2013 16:01pm 3 comments
As more and more businesses, from multi-national brands to one-man-bands, continue to embrace content creation and content marketing as an effective tool to engage and embrace with their customers, we are now living in a world of Fast Moving Consumer Content (FMCC).
Those brands and businesses that understand, and adapt their marketing efforts to accommodate the continuing, insatiable consumer demand for content, the more successful they will become.
by Dale Lovell 18 July 2013 09:50am 5 comments
Online advertising continues to grow by leaps and bounds, but that doesn't mean that life is easy for players in the digital ad ecosystem. In fact, the thriving online ad economy is increasingly complicated.
Unfortunately, things are only going to get more complicated. Need evidence? Look no further than last week's announcement that one of the most popular browser makers, Mozilla, will begin blocking cookies from third-party ad networks by default in Firefox 22.
by Patricio Robles 25 February 2013 16:22pm 1 comment
For many advertisers, when it comes to ad formats, bigger and bolder is better. And for good reason: many consumers are blind to ads, so to get their attention, ads really have to stand out.
But as much as advertisers say they want new ad units that will stand out, they apparently aren't impressed with the bigger and bolder units the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) unveiled in 2011.
by Patricio Robles 22 February 2013 15:50pm 1 comment
More and more publishers are rushing to embrace native advertising, and for good reason: advertisers are eager to spend money on it.
While there's debate and discussion around the exact definition of 'native advertising', publishers and advertisers are quickly learning that ads integrated into the user experience, often to the point that they're not immediately distinguishable as ads, come with challenges.
by Patricio Robles 19 February 2013 15:14pm 1 comment
With advertisers set to pour more and more money into native ads, 2013 could be a great year for well-positioned publishers.
But publishers looking at native ads as a solution to ad blockers and paltry display CPMs should tread carefully.
Native ads aren't a panacea and the premiums advertisers may be willing to pay for them shouldn't distract from the fact that native ads can be risky ads.
by Patricio Robles 15 January 2013 17:24pm 2 comments
Major internet companies like Google may pleased that the French government told a major ISP that it must stop its automatic filtering of ads for subscribers.
However, make no mistake about it: the dispute over Free's ad blocking is a reminder of what's at stake as more and more consumers seek ways to opt out of online advertising.
Ad blocking software, of course, is not new. Publishers have watched its popularity rise over the years, and while there is debate over just how much revenue publishers lose each year to ad blocking, it's widely seen as a significant threat.
by Patricio Robles 08 January 2013 17:23pm 6 comments
Facebook's drive to monetize its massive user base has caused Instagram's first major backlash. Upset with changes to Instagram's terms of service which would allow the company to leverage user data and content in ads, vocal Instagrammers rose up and said "That's not cool!"
While it remains to be seen whether this Instagram backlash has a short half-life, things could get worse for the world's largest social network next year if it rolls out News Feed video ads.
by Patricio Robles 20 December 2012 15:19pm 1 comment
Instagram is changing. The popular mobile photo sharing service's rapid rise and $1bn acquisition by Facebook is the stuff of startup legends, but Instagram's story is still being written.
Today, the new path the company is charting has it fighting strong headwinds as users take issue with some of its plans.
by Patricio Robles 19 December 2012 15:53pm 4 comments


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Scottsdale's golf courses form a green oasis amid Phoenix's arid surroundings. This premier golfing destination has about a dozen golf and country clubs. Baseball fans hit a fevered pitch at Scottsdale Stadium, a Major League Baseball spring training facility. Art galleries, restaurants, and shops abound in Old Town Scottsdale. Nearby, Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece Taliesin West is open for tours.
lihat semua hotel di Scottsdale"Bday weekend"
Got a large suit top floor, very decent price. Wasn't crowded; it was perfect - walking distant to old town - just great!Ulasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
"Memorial Day Getaway"
This hotel is conveniently located in Old Town with endless options to choose from when it comes to nightclubs and restaurants. Went to The Breakfast Club for brunch, and later Ra Sushi for dinner, which are both a 10 min walk or 5 min bike ride. 1 bedroom suite was spacious and had a nice view of the pool area. Slept 5 comfortably. Service at front […] desk - very friendly and helpful, allowed a late check out the following day. Would go back& recommend to friends in the future. Baca selanjutnyaUlasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
"Nice room, small pool"
The hotel was clean, room was very spacious, but the pool was very small. When we arrived there were 20 adults all drinking in the pool, with no room for kids to play.Ulasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
"Worst stay I have had because..."
Worst stay I have ever had because no one seemed to care about any of the mistakes that were being made. There was one person at the end of the stay who at least apologized for the following: charging my card TWICE for the full stay even though I had already prepaid through Hotels.com; charging us every day for wireless when it was included in our package; […] and charging us for breakfast every day even though it was free with our room package. I will NEVER ever ever stay at this hotel again. On top of it, I selected this hotel because it was close for my husband and kids to be at while I tend to my mother who is in hospice right now. Once again, I will NEVER stay at this hotel, and will think twice about booking a Marriott Suites again. The front desk people, except for Jesus, said they could not do anything until accounting came back on Tuesday. Next time they should have their accounting department on speed dial, because that was not a sufficient excuse for reversing charges that should not have been on my card in the first place. I will continue to always use Hotels.com but I will be more careful in my hotel selections. Baca selanjutnyaUlasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
"Great location."
Hotel is in a great location near restaurants and shopping.Ulasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
"Stayed here before"
We have stayed at this hotel before as it was clean, rooms fairly updated and location. It is nice that the trolly stop is just across the street so that in itself was a bonus! The hotel staff this time around we're average. One of the guys at the front counter was acting as if we were bothering him when asking questions. Other staff was friendly and […] the bar staff was very friendly accommodating our needs! Baca selanjutnyaUlasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
"Good times"
Very nice overall. Extremely friendly and helpful staff. Food was excellent.Ulasan tetamu Expedia yang asli
"Will stay here next time!"
Great location, convenient to all of Old Town Scottsdale. We had the breakfast included package which was fantastic. Would definitely recommend it and plan to stay there again ourselves!Ulasan tetamu Expedia yang asli
"In the middle of Downtown Scottsdale"
Nice and close to many Downtown Scottsdale restaurants, nightclubs and Scottsdale Fashion Square - all within walking distance. If you like urban areas, this is a good choice. Room was clean and roomy. Breakfast was terrific. Parked on street to save on parking fees with no problem.Ulasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
I had a wonderful stay. Wanted to stay and old-town area. Room was quiet and clean. The desk was very helpful. I asked for directions and recommendations. Will stay again.Ulasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
"Great location and price"
We had stayed at the hotel once before during their remodel, so it was difficult to say whether or not we would really like the hotel from that stay. We stayed last weekend and were thoroughly impressed. To start with we got there very early (at 11am) and they actually let us check in early. The renovations are great and the hotel room was clean and […] well maintained. The nice thing about this hotel is that it is great for both singles and families alike. We will definitely be staying here again. Baca selanjutnyaUlasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
VERY IMPRESSED. ROOM WAS VERY NICE, COMFORTABLE, QUIET, CLEAN & SPACIOUS. BREAKFAST WAS VERY GOOD. WILL STAY HERE AGAIN IN A HEARTBEAT - GREAT LOCATION FOR A ROMANTIC DINNER DATE FROM OKC - LOVE ARIZONA!!! SEE YOU SOON! BRIAN R. - OKCUlasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
Always a pleasant place to stay with wonderful staff.. Good job Marriott..Ulasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
Overall the experience was pleasant and the location to Old Scottsdale is a bonus. I didn't appreciate having to pay for parking (valet was $13 and self-parking was $9 per night) or for the Internet. I will remember to ask about these 2 features in the future and would opt to stay elsewhere if the properties are otherwise comparable. I think Expedia […] should disclose these costs during the reservations process. Baca selanjutnyaUlasan tetamu Expedia yang asli
"Watch out for overpriced transportation"
This hotel contracts with a limo company which charges $40+ to go to the airport and overcharges massively for other destinations. In fact, they wont call you a cab (you must call) and instead they offer you their "preferred" ride. This is a massive racket especially when a yellow cab is $15 + tip to the airport. The hotel other than this was gorgeous […] - well kept rooms which felt new and very clean bathrooms. Unfortunately, I didn't figure out the cab situation until I had already been taken advantage of a few times. Avoid this problem and stay at the other hotels in Old Town Scottsdale. Baca selanjutnyaUlasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
"Great location"
Great location between Old Town and Downtown Scottsdale. We were able to walk to restaurants, bars and shops. The rooms were spacious and quiet and the staff were friendly and accomodating. Would have liked complimentary internet access and parking but overall very satisfied and will return.Ulasan tetamu Expedia yang asli
"Easy walk to Old Town Scottsdale"
The Marriott in Old Town was our first stop on a week-long trip through Arizona (1st of 4 hotels). Even though they are doing construction in the hotel, we were pleasantly surprised how quiet our room was. The valet and front desk staff were very pleasant to deal with and gave us some great tips on restaurants and services in the area. The room was […] very nice. Comfortable bed. Great sheets/comforter. Great view. The only problem was that the bathroom layout was a bit awkward - and difficult to navigate during the middle of the night. I highly recommend a nightlight be provided! The shower could have used a good dose of bleach and a tightening of the plate connecting the shower to the wall. The towels were a bit scratchy. Other than that, the room seemed really clean. We loved that the hotel was in such short walking distance to Old Town Scottsdale. After traveling all day, it was nice to leave the car and just walk around! Overall, we would recommend this hotel and may even stay there again. Baca selanjutnyaUlasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
"A great stay"
The hotel room was comfortable and spacious. The breakfast was really good. The location was really close to the mall and restaurants. The only negative thing was the loud music coming from down the road when we were trying to sleep.Ulasan tetamu Expedia yang asli
My Family and I had a GREAT TIME HERE, if you are in old scottsdale then you need to stay at the MARROITT SUITES 5 STARSUlasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
"Mar riots suites old town Scottsdale az"
It was great! Terrific location and very nice accommodations!Ulasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
"amazing room at an amazing price"
stayed in the king suite; room was comfortable, extremely close to some great bars/ clubs in downtown scottsdale and the price was great! i would definitely stay there again.Ulasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
"Only place I will stay in Scottsdale"
I loved staying at this hotel. I will ONLY stay at this hotel whenever I am in Scottsdale again.The staff was so friendly and helpful. Anything I asked for, they happily complied. I was truly blown away at the service. Thanks Tracy for always giving us service with a smile. The hotel room was so cute. It was clean and spacious and felt like a little […] apartment. The location was perfect. It was walking to distance to all the attractions and if I didn't want to walk, there is a trolley that came around the hotel every ten minutes and it was free. This was a business trip, but I am now planning a leisure trip and I will definitely stay at the Marriott in Old Town Scottsdale. Baca selanjutnyaUlasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
"Great Value"
Great Hotel, friendly staff, great location. I would not stay any where else in Scottsdale!Ulasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
"great service in a great location"
staff friendly and helpful. rooms are nice. location is in the heart of the downtown district, walking distance from many restaurants. definitely has a city feel to it. Pool was just okay.Ulasan tetamu Expedia yang asli
See above comments.Ulasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
"First time staying in Old Town"
We had a great experience with this hotel. The valet was very helpful along with the front desk staff. The room was very clean and in a good location. The courtyard is nice to go and sit and relax for conversation, quiet time or to enjoy something to eat. We went to the lounge and the service was outstanding. I would recommend this hotel as the place […] to stay in Old Town. The walking distance to restaurants, shopping, etc. was perfect! Baca selanjutnyaUlasan tetamu Expedia yang asli
"Flott og koselig hotel med service minded personal"
Hadde et flott opphold. Flott og koselig hotel med service minded personal. Stort og flott hotelrom med flott utsikt til bassenget. Hyggelig spisesal og flott uteplass. Koselig og herlig svømmebassengs område. Supert med gratis nett i foajeen. Kommer gjerne igjen.Ulasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
"Cuidado con el sofá cama"
Lo único que no me gusto fue que todavía estaban unos cabellos al abrir el sofá cama, se nota que ni lo habían vuelto a abrir.Ulasan tetamu Expedia yang asli
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Sparky the Fire Dog is throwing a party today to celebrate his 61st birthday during the annual Fall Safety Day. It's from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Cross Creek Mall in the parking lot outside Sears, according to a news release from the Fayetteville Fire Department.
The free event will include children's activities including a smoke house demonstration, a driving school for toddlers to teach traffic and pedestrian safety and a safety-oriented bounce house, the release said.
And, Sparky plans to serve cupcakes at noon. That's when there will be a drawing to give away five children's bicycles, the release said.
The Safety Day is the official kickoff to Fire Prevention Month, which is observed in October. Members of the city's Fire, Emergency Management and Police departments will be in attendance, as will representatives from the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, county fire stations and Emergency Management, the Red Cross and Fort Bragg.
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No charges will be filed against a driver whose vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian on Ramsey Street on Saturday, Fayetteville police said Monday.
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ABSTRACT: Clusters are aggregates of atoms, which exhibit size-dependent chemical and physical properties. In my lab, photoelectron spectroscopy is used to probe the size-dependent structures and electronic properties of a variety of clusters in the size range from a few atoms to hundreds of atoms. In this talk, I will present our studies on gold and boron clusters. Even though bulk gold is the most inert metal, gold nanoparticles less than 5 nm in diameter are found to have remarkable catalytic activities. This finding has stimulated a flurry of studies about the structures and chemical reactivities of well-defined and isolated gold clusters. We have elucidated the structures of size-selected gold clusters with more than 60 atoms and found interesting size-dependent structural variations and chemical reactiviteis [1-3], which provide insight into the catalytic mechanisms of gold nanoparticles. In our study of boron clusters, we found that they all possess planar or quasi-planar structures [4], in contrast to bulk boron, which is dominated by three-dimensional cage-like building blocks. The propensity for planarity has been found to be due to both σ and π electron delocalization throughout the molecular plane, giving rise to concepts of σ and π multiple aromaticity. Our very recent work has shown that the central boron atoms can be substituted by transition metal atoms to form a new class of aromatic boron compounds, which consist of a central metal atom and a monocyclic boron ring (M©Bn). Eight-, nine-, and ten-membered rings of boron have been observed, giving rise to a family of novel borometallic compounds [5,6]. |


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May 14, 2001
The staff of the Bureau of Economics and of Policy Planning of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) submit this comment to the United States Department of Energy (DOE) concerning its proposals to expand confidential treatment of data that it collects pursuant to its statutory mandate to manage a centralized, comprehensive, and unified energy information program.(2) EIA proposes to now treat as confidential certain additional operational data that it collects from fossil-fueled steam-electric power plants.(3) The affected information, which is collected on a plant-level basis, includes fuel consumption, quantity, quality, and cost; sales at retail and wholesale; retail sales revenue and number of customers; financial data; thermal output; and cost of purchased power.(4)
The FTC is an independent administrative agency responsible for maintaining competition and safeguarding the interests of consumers. The staff of the FTC often analyzes regulatory or legislative proposals that may affect competition or the efficiency of the economy.(5) In the course of this work, as well as in antitrust research, investigation, and litigation, the staff applies established principles and recent developments in economic theory and empirical analysis to competition issues. The FTC has a longstanding interest in regulation and competition in energy markets, including proposals to reform regulation of the electric power and natural gas industries. The staff has submitted numerous comments concerning these issues at both the federal and state levels,(6) and the FTC has reviewed proposed mergers involving electric power generators and companies that supply fuel for electric generators.
Our basic concern about the EIA proposal to treat additional categories of information as confidential is that it may be premature and may reduce the effectiveness of regulatory reform planning and market monitoring efforts of state and Federal regulatory and law enforcement agencies during the critical, early stages of the transition from regulation to competition. In particular, the ability of state and Federal regulators and competition agencies to understand the complexities of the existing electric transmission system, and proposed changes to the system, may depend upon computer simulations and other analytical techniques that rely on comprehensive, plant-level EIA data.(7) For example, antitrust and regulatory agencies often use these computer simulation models of the electric power grid in designing regulatory reform proposals and evaluating prospective mergers.(8) Although it may be possible for state and Federal agencies to subpoena information to use in modeling, this is not likely to be a workable solution. Under some conditions, all generators within one of the three U.S. transmission interconnects (East, West, and Texas) can affect prices and reliability throughout the interconnect. The task of obtaining, reconciling, and processing this volume of information from several hundred generators in the context of typical regulatory and litigation timetables is nearly impossible.
Potential means to reduce our concern about EIA's proposals include development of a program for selective, confidential access to the data for state and Federal antitrust and regulatory agencies. DOE may wish to consider the costs and benefits of its proposals and this alternative as it updates EIA's electric power survey program.
EIA expresses concern that with increasing competition among generators in U.S. wholesale and retail electric power markets, there is an increased need for confidential treatment of detailed plant-level data.(9) In competitive markets, owners of electric generation facilities may have strong profit incentives to innovate and invest to improve the operation of their facilities. By lowering costs, for example, a generation facility is likely to be dispatched more often (i.e., sell more), and the profit margin between costs and the market clearing price will be increased. EIA is concerned that the incentives to innovate and invest may be blunted if competitors are more likely, due to public disclosure of relevant data, to quickly learn about and emulate the owner's innovations and investments.(10)
Although not explicitly discussed in the Notices, an additional social cost of detailed plant-level disclosures may be an increased likelihood of anticompetitive coordinated interaction among electric power generators.(11) Coordinated interaction generally requires that firms (1) agree (tacitly or explicitly) on pricing or output, (2) monitor the agreement, and (3) punish deviations from the agreement.(12) Detailed knowledge of each other's costs can significantly ease the process of reaching agreement, and detailed, timely knowledge of each other's operating decisions can make monitoring of such an agreement easier as well.
While wholesale trading is active and retail customer choice programs are in place in some states, we note that the transition to competition may be more prolonged than earlier expected.(13) In addition, wholesale competition among generators has not progressed as smoothly as had been predicted.(14) Moreover, investment in new generation capacity may be delayed as investors seek to understand the uncertain regulatory environment in which their investments will compete. Without detracting from the importance of the innovation and investment incentives identified by EIA or the potential coordinated interaction concerns that may arise from rapid public disclosure of detailed plant-level generation data, we encourage DOE to consider alternative approaches to allay these concerns -- approaches that are likely to preserve the ability of federal and state agencies to design and monitor regulatory reform programs.(15) This ability is likely to be particularly significant during the transition to competition in the electric power industry.
Federal law enforcement agencies, state regulatory agencies, and electricity customers and suppliers use EIA data for a variety of purposes. FTC staff use the affected EIA data to help understand the potential competitive effects of proposed mergers in the electric power industry.(16) The EIA data are incorporated in computer simulation models that are an important element in such analysis.(17) State regulatory agencies use computer simulation models in designing regulatory reform programs, in monitoring the transition to competition, and in merger evaluations.(18) One of the key features of any state's restructuring effort is to avoid the potential exercise of existing market power among generators that previously had been state-sanctioned monopoly providers of electricity. It is important to address market power concerns prior to initiating competition because, as the Commission has stated, "[c]urrent antitrust laws are not designed to address the mere possession of market power or the legitimate acquisition or increase in market power through lawful regulatory processes."(19) EIA data can help in this process. Moreover, customers and suppliers utilize models that use EIA data in making location and investment decisions.
The models are particularly important in evaluating electric power mergers and regulatory reforms because there are many variations in demand and supply conditions that substantially affect the definition of the relevant markets and that are likely to accentuate or moderate the potential anticompetitive effects of proposed mergers or regulatory reform plans.(20) Computer simulation modeling is also important because large numbers of generators, transmission lines, and loads (including those of numerous independent third parties) contribute to the supply and demand conditions affecting consumers of the firms involved in any potential merger or in any proposed regulatory reform program. Consequently, it is often extremely difficult to understand the effects of proposed mergers and regulatory reforms without the aid of such comprehensive modeling.
These difficulties in analysis arise in part because large-scale storage of electric power is not practicable either by suppliers or by customers.(21) As a result, generation of electric power must closely match demand continuously in order to maintain electric system reliability. Electric power markets are further complicated by the physics of electric power transmission. In order to move electric power from generators to customers, the electric power must be transmitted over a network of high voltage wires that are subject to congestion, particularly during peak demand periods. As a result of the lack of practicable storage and of congestion on the transmission system, supply and demand conditions affecting a given location often differ dramatically over time. Suppliers that are important in some periods, for example, are largely outside the relevant market at other times.
In our view, the need for public access to affected EIA survey data is likely to be more acute at present than it will be in the future. If the transition from regulated monopolies to effective competition moves forward nationally and in additional states, the urgency of additional transition planning and monitoring through computer simulation models using public EIA data may eventually diminish. Consequently, DOE may wish to periodically review its confidentiality proposals, even if it determines that the present proposals are not advisable at this time.
If DOE determines to go forward with confidential treatment of the plant-level data as proposed, it may wish to consider providing selective access to the data for government agencies responsible for regulation and law enforcement that do not already have such access.(22) Such a program could be based on the current one used for Form EIA-412. Incentives to invest and innovate and effects on pricing coordination and monitoring among competitors should be largely unaffected by such access. Providing selective access may help reduce the costs that EIA's proposals impose on state and Federal agencies. Two questions concerning the extent of relief provided by such an arrangement are: (1) whether state and Federal agencies can make use of non-public data in a regulatory proceeding in which parties traditionally have the right to evaluate the same information that is used by the agency;(23) and (2) whether reduced public access to simulation models using the EIA data would raise the costs or reduce the availability or utility(24) of such models.(25) DOE may wish to further address these questions if it considers developing a selective access regime for the EIA data and if the comments received under these Notices are insufficient to form a basis for accurate conclusions.
We note that the FTC has experience in operating a program providing selective access to otherwise confidential data. We have found the confidentiality provisions of the Line of Business (LOB) Program to be satisfactory. EIA may wish to review elements of the FTC's LOB Program if EIA elects to consider establishing a selective access program for its plant-level survey data.(26) Documentation for the FTC's LOB Program is appended to this comment.
We agree with DOE that rapid disclosure of detailed electric power generation plant data in a fully competitive environment raises concerns about blunting incentives of owners of these facilities to innovate and invest. Disclosure of such data may also aid coordinated interaction among competitors. At the same time, detailed plant-level data are a key component of the computer simulations that are likely to be important to state and Federal regulatory and law enforcement agencies charged with designing and monitoring the transition from regulated monopolies to effective competition. DOE may wish to consider means to allow public disclosure of plant-level data that reduce the risk that such disclosure will harm incentives and competition during this transition period. In the event that DOE does opt for confidential treatment of the plant-level data as proposed, some of the harm to effective regulatory and law-enforcement oversight might be alleviated by developing a system for selective access to the data for state as well as Federal agencies. We encourage DOE to assess the costs and benefits of the EIA proposals and of alternative approaches before reaching a final determination on expanding confidential treatment of EIA survey data. After a few years, the transition from regulated monopolies to effective competition in the electric power industry may be far enough along that the costs of confidential treatment of EIA survey data will be lower and the benefits will be higher.
Respectfully submitted,
Jeremy I. Bulow, Director
John C. Hilke, Electricity Project Coordinator
Bureau of Economics
Susan S. DeSanti, Director
Michael S. Wroblewski, Advocacy Coordinator
Policy Planning
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
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1. This comment represents the views of the staff of the Bureau of Economics and of Policy Planning of the Federal Trade Commission. They are not necessarily the views of the Federal Trade Commission or any individual Commissioner. Inquiries regarding this comment should be directed to John C. Hilke (303-844-3565 or email@example.com).
2. The Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (Pub. L. No. 93-275, 15 U.S.C. 761 et seq.) and the DOE Organization Act (Pub. L. No. 95-91, 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) require the EIA to carry out an energy information program in order to access the adequacy of energy resources to meet near and longer term domestic demands. EIA already treats some of the survey data that it collects from industry as confidential. Information on categories of data treated as confidential would continue to be reported in aggregated or averaged form.
3. 65 Fed. Reg. 14562 concerning EIA Form 767 (Mar. 13, 2001) (Notice 1) and 65 Fed. Reg. 14564 (Mar. 13, 2001) (Notice 2). The surviving affected forms covered in Notice 2 include Forms EIA-411, 412, 423, 826, 560, 860A, 861, and 906.
4. Notice 1 at 14563 and Notice 2 at 14565.
5. See, e.g., Letter of the Federal Trade Commission to House Commerce Committee Chairman Thomas Bliley, Analysis of H.R. 2944 (Jan. 14, 2000) (Bliley Letter).
6. The staff of the FTC has commented to FERC on electric power regulation, for example, in Docket Nos. EL00-95-000 et al. (San Diego Gas & Electric Company and California regulatory issues more generally) (Nov. 22, 2000); Docket No. RM99-2-000 (regional transmission organizations) (Aug. 16, 1999) (FTC RTO Comment); Docket No. EL99-57-000 (Entergy transco proposal) (May 27, 1999); and Docket No. RM98-4-000 (merger filing requirements) (Sept. 11, 1998). The staff of the FTC also has submitted comments to numerous state agencies regarding electric power industry restructuring that have been compiled in an FTC Staff Report: Competition and Consumer Protection Perspectives on Electric Power Regulatory Reform (July 2000). The FTC staff comments and report are available at: <http://www.ftc.gov/be/advofile.htm>.
7. The ability of potential entrants to better model the transmission system using the EIA plant-level data also may be particularly valuable during the transition from regulated monopolies to competition.
8. EIA will grant access to Federal regulatory and law enforcement agencies. (EIA provisions of confidentiality, Form EIA-412, for example.) In Section III, we describe how the costs of using the affected EIA data may increase for Federal agencies if public access is curtailed (even if Federal regulatory and law enforcement agencies continue to have access).
9. Notice 1 at 14563. In the past, when the vast majority of generation facilities were owned and operated by regulated utilities that did not directly compete, detailed plant-level data either were not of commercial consequence or were already accessible to the public through regulatory processes at the state level.
10. The incentives to innovate discussed here parallel the economic rationale for the patent system. To warrant making front-end investments in innovation and in commercial development of innovation, an individual inventor or corporation must expect that once commercialization begins, product prices can be held above postinvention production and marketing costs long enough so that the discounted present value of the profits (or more accurately, quasi rents) will exceed the value of the front-end investments. Patents and trade secrets are intended to exclude imitating users for long enough to create or strengthen this expectation. Without such an expectation, investments required for innovation and commercialization of innovations are less likely to be made. See, e.g., F.M. Scherer and David Ross, Industrial Market Structure and Economic Performance, Houghton Mifflin, 1990, Ch. 17.
11. There are many ways in which electric power generators could coordinate their actions in the electric power industry. In wholesale spot markets, generating firms have an incentive to bid their marginal opportunity costs for energy in each of the hours in which they offer power. They have this incentive because the last unit accepted to meet demand sets the market clearing price and all bids are compensated at that price. An example of possible coordinated interaction would be if all of the electric power generators with peaking capacity agreed (tacitly or explicitly) to submit bids that exceed the marginal costs of these units during peak demand periods. This strategy would be in the suppliers' joint interest because all would enjoy higher market clearing prices during peak demand periods as a result. Acting in this manner together reduces the risk of not being dispatched that any one generator would face if it alone raised its bids on peaking capacity.
12. U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission, Horizontal Merger Guidelines (as revised Apr. 8, 1997), Section 2.1.
13. Most states do not yet allow customers to choose their generator and are still served by the monopoly utility provider. Further, several states that had established specific dates in the future for inauguration of customer choice have decided to delay customer choice due to the price and reliability problems encountered under California's customer choice program. One state, Nevada, has repealed its customer choice legislation altogether.
14. FERC Order No. 2000 at 9 ("Indeed, the nature of emerging markets and the remaining impediments to full competition that became apparent in the nearly four years since the issuance of Orders Nos. 888 and 889 . . . have made clear that the Commission must take further action if we are to achieve the fully competitive power markets envisioned by those orders.") See also FERC, Market Order Proposing Remedies for California's Wholesale Markets, Docket No. EL00-95-000 (Nov. 1, 2000).
15. An alternative could be to increase the delay in disclosure of EIA survey information. This option, however, is not without potential problems for Federal antitrust authorities. A lag in disclosure may not be sufficient to prevent competitors from effectively using public disclosures in support of anticompetitive coordinated interaction. This concern is heightened, for example, when cost conditions persist over long periods of time so that information on past cost conditions accurately reflects current cost conditions. We do not have a specific recommendation regarding delays in disclosure of plant-level data. DOE may wish to review with state and Federal agencies the costs and benefits of different publication lags as well as how frequently the data are updated to determine the degree to which each item of information is competitively sensitive. In assessing coordinated interaction, FTC staff have sometimes found that lags of several months to a year or more are not conducive to reaching or effectively monitoring anticompetitive coordinated interaction. As for too short a lag time, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently concluded that disclosure lags of up to eight weeks are not sufficient to discourage coordinated interaction. FTC v. H.J. Heinz Co. and Milnot Holding Corp., No. 00-5362, slip op. at 17 (D.C. Cir. Apr. 27, 2001).
16. See, e.g., "Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment in the Matter of PacifiCorp et al.," FTC File No. 971-0091, at 4 (Feb. 18, 1998). The FTC withdrew from the proposed consent as of June 30, 1998 because PacifiCorp abandoned the merger. See News Release at <www.ftc.gov/opa/9807/petapp38.98.htm>.
17. According to staff discussions with various commercial computer simulation modeling providers, the fuel and thermal data are the most important affected EIA data.
18. Arkansas, Colorado and Indiana, for example, made extensive use of computer simulation modeling in considering retail competition policies. States may also find the affected EIA data useful in monitoring environmental claims contained in generators' promotional materials. For a general discussion of state use of EIA data, see Statement of Commissioner William Nugent, Maine Public Utilities Commission, on behalf of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (Mar. 21, 2001) before the Senate Energy Committee.
19. See Bliley Letter, supra n. 5, at 5.
20. July 2000 FTC Staff Report, supra n. 6, Chapter V, Section A.
21. In other industries, inventories held by suppliers or by customers may moderate demand and supply variations that would otherwise result in increased price volatility.
22. As noted earlier, DOE already has a provision to provide confidential EIA survey data to Federal law enforcement agencies on a confidential basis. DOE could also use a selective access approach to providing more recent data to state or local regulatory and law enforcement agencies in the event that it determines to increase the lag before public disclosure and in the event that a state or local agency (or an exempted party such as counsel for a litigant, or an interested party in a regulatory proceeding) believes that early access would materially aid its investigation or deliberation.
23. In FTC litigated matters, outside counsel for parties often obtain access to confidential data from third parties after signing a confidentiality order issued by a judge. These confidentiality orders typically shield third party data from management and operating employees of the parties. Post-litigation confidentiality orders generally include specific periods of time for which different types of information used in reaching the decision are to remain confidential. (Commission Rule 3.45, 16 CFR 3.45 -- revised six weeks ago -- includes a rebuttable presumption that in camera treatment in administrative proceedings before the FTC should expire after three years.)
24. A concern could be that, due to new confidential treatment of data integral to existing models, computer simulation vendors would face insufficient demand for their services to sustain the complexity and sophistication of their modeling efforts. If so, agencies seeking such services could find fewer suppliers and require additional customization, both of which could increase prices.
25. The physics of electric power transmission are such that modeling of even a small section of the transmission grid requires detailed plant-level data for a large number of generators, including generators not involved in a proposed merger or other restructuring. While regulators and investigators may be able to obtain detailed plant-level information under subpoena (or through other procedures), the costs of doing so are likely to be high for both the agencies and the generators complying with government data requests. Compiling and processing this information on a one-time basis from many sources that potentially maintain it in different formats using different software is also likely to be time consuming and prone to inconsistencies.
26. If EIA were to operate such a selective access program, the program could include the requirement that all relevant personnel from a requesting agency sign a confidentiality statement before being granted access to the data. If the requesting agency sought to involve a computer simulation vendor in its use of EIA confidential data, the vendor's employees could also be required to sign the confidentiality statement. Under the FTC's LOB Program, researchers can obtain access to confidential line-of-business data (for example, annual sales, profits, and advertising expenditures of a specific line of business within a firm) on the condition that each of these individuals signs a confidentiality agreement and publishes only aggregated statistics when utilizing the confidential data.


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The number of A&E units failing to meet the Government four-hour target has almost trebled in a year.
Some 39 departments failed to meet the target of seeing 95% of patients within four hours during the period July to September, according to NHS England data.
This compares to 14 units during the same period in 2012.
The target covers all A&E types, including minor injury units and walk-in centres, and the number discharged, admitted or transferred within four hours of arrival.
The NHS as a whole across England is still hitting the target, with 96% of all patients seen within the timeframe during July to September.
But this is only because some units perform way above the target, with some consistently hitting 100%.
In August, Prime Minister David Cameron announced £500 million of extra funding over the next two years to support A&E.
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Shadow health secretary, Andy Burnham said: "David Cameron's ill-judged re-organisation has placed the NHS in the danger zone.
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"The Government cannot continue to ignore the warnings. Until ministers face up to the fundamental causes - the collapse of social care and front-line job losses - the NHS will continue to struggle.
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The Dry Creek Flood Control Plan was originally prepared in 1992. It provided the District and local governments with guidance on flood-related impacts and an approach to meeting existing and future flood control needs within the Dry Creek watershed. The watershed is located in western Placer County. The plan recommended structural and non-structural measures to correct existing deficiencies and mitigate future impacts from development. Some recommendations have been implemented, while many have not, due to environmental and/or economic constraints.
The primary purpose of the 2010 Update to the Dry Creek Flood Control Plan is to update the hydrologic analysis of the watershed, provide recommendations to reduce future flood damages, identify means to mitigate development impacts on flooding, and recommend an updated funding plan.
Over the next 30 days the District is seeking public input and comment on the Draft Final 2010 Updated Dry Creek Watershed Flood Control Plan. The Plan can be downloaded and by clicking the following link: Dry Creek Flood Control Plan. Comments to the updated plan are due by Jan. 7, 2011, and may be submitted by e-mail to Andrew Darrow or by mail at: Placer County Flood Control & Water Conservation District, 3091 County Center Drive, Suite 220, Auburn, CA 95603, attention Andrew Darrow.


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Towards Future Intelligent Green Wireless Communications Networks
Professor Qiang Ni, School of Computing and Communications, Lancaster University
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It is reported that the total energy consumed by the ICT infrastructure of wireless and wired networks takes up over 3 percent of the worldwide electric energy consumption that generated 2 percent of the worldwide CO2 emissions nowadays. It is predicted that in the future a major portion of expanding traffic volumes will be in wireless side. Furthermore, future wireless network systems (e.g., 4G/B4G) are increasingly demanded as broadband and high-speed tailored to support reliable Quality of Service (QoS) for numerous multimedia applications.
With explosive growth of high-rate multimedia applications (e.g. HDTV and 3DTV), more and more energy will be consumed in wireless networks to meet the QoS requirements. Specifically, it is predicted that footprint of mobile wireless communications could almost triple from 2007 to 2020 corresponding to more than one-third of the present annual emissions of the whole UK. Therefore, energy-efficient green wireless communications are paid increasing attention given the limited energy resources and environment-friendly transmission requirements globally.
In this talk I will overview our research work on novel cognitive and intelligent communications techniques to achieve energy-efficient green wireless communications networks.
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After I created the slopers (see previous project) the next step was to try and make something out of it. I decided to make a pattern for a simple A-line sleeveless top. Should not be that difficult, right?
So, here I will describe all the steps I took to create this top. From drafting the pattern, to basting, to making modifications. I will not go into sewing details, as the point of this project is patternmaking, but in terms of sewing this should be a simple project.
Let me know what you think, what I missed, what I did wrong…
Oct 11, 2011, 03.16 PMby woman
thank you for posting this too! added to my favourites! :D
Jun 19, 2011, 09.28 PMby sarsaparilla
Thanks for adding this! I've been looking for a simple sleeveless pattern for a while now :)
Jun 18, 2011, 04.21 PMby elisana
thank you for posting this!!!!
Jun 17, 2011, 10.09 PMby modernvintageworkshop
sooooo… could i just extend the length and have a pattern for a simple a-line dress?
Jun 18, 2011, 06.08 AMby zrinka
Yes, you should be able to to that. Adding length should not affect the fit in the bodice. However, it will be wide at the hemline, obviously, the longer the dress, the wider the hemline. If you wish to narrow it a bit, without affecting the overall design, you could take in 2 cm at each side at the hemline – the pattern hemline, not the new one after lengthening.
Jun 17, 2011, 01.32 PMby marylisa
This is so lovely, thank you. I was actually searching for a simple pattern for a dress!
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How many out-of-state and international students attend WSU?
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After all the holiday hoopla, it's nice to sit back, relax and enjoy a hot, family friendly libation. Since we're in the midst of cold and flu season, here's an enjoyable hot sipper that has no age limit.
2 qts. apple cider, 1/4 cup white sugar, 10 whole cloves, 6 whole allspice, 4
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Best Buy Co. BBY -0.69% Best Buy Co. Inc. U.S.: NYSE $40.23 -0.28 -0.69% Dec. 12, 2013 4:03 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4.89M AFTER HOURS $40.06 -0.17 -0.42% Dec. 12, 2013 6:50 pm Volume (Delayed 15m): 40,722 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap $14.02 Billion Dividend Yield 1.69% Rev. per Employee $271,230 11/29/13 Morning MoneyBeat: Black Frida... 11/28/13 Shoppers Gobble Up Thanksgivin... 11/27/13 Black Friday is Back Again...i... More quote details and news » 's third-quarter financial results, which came in even weaker than the company had warned, underscore how difficult it will be to turn around the consumer electronics giant and suggest its holiday selling season will be gloomy indeed.
The news prompted a selloff of the Richfield, Minn., retailer's shares, which touched a 10-year low of $11.74 before closing off 13%, at $11.96 on Tuesday. The stock is down almost 50% so far this year.
Retail experts said investors were particularly spooked because the company lowered its forecast of annual free cash flow by as much as $500 million, to a range of $850 million to $1.05 billion. Just three months earlier, it predicted it would have $1.25 billion to $1.5 billion in free cash flow.
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For retailers, dwindling cash flow is a problem because it can rattle suppliers, who may worry that they won't get paid. But Best Buy said suppliers haven't changed terms and that it has a $2.5 billion credit line it hasn't touched. The company said it wasn't yet considering cutting or canceling its dividend payments, which analysts asked about in a conference call.
"I was surprised at the magnitude of the cash flow decline," said Michael Pachter, an analyst at Wedbush Securities, adding that he thinks the situation may get worse because the company will be using up cash in its efforts to boost sales this holiday by giving workers cash incentives and matching rivals' prices.
The dwindling cash flow may also complicate efforts by founder Richard Schulze to move ahead with his plan to take the company private. He is trying to line up private-equity investors, who will want healthy cash flow available to pay down debt and make a return.
The company is open to making a deal with Mr. Schulze, according to a person familiar with the situation, but any deal would be unlikely until after the holidays.
Best Buy has been struggling with declining sales at its big-box stores, which some consumers are using as a showroom before they buy products elsewhere online. Last month, the new chief executive, Hubert Joly, unveiled a management shake-up and organizational restructuring. It warned that third-quarter adjusted earnings would be "significantly below" the prior year period—but they came in worse than expected.
For the quarter to Nov. 3, Best Buy reported a loss of $10 million, or three cents a share, versus a profit of $156 million, or 42 cents a share, a year earlier. The latest period included a $36 million restructuring charge related to store closings and other items.
Excluding charges, per-share earnings plunged 94% to three cents versus 47 cents a year ago. Revenue slid 3.5% to $10.75 billion. Gross margin narrowed by more than 1 percentage point, to 24% from 25.6%, reflecting a shift to sales of smaller-screen TVs and smartphones, which carry lower margins.
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Sales fell 4.3% at stores, call centers and websites operating for at least 14 months, in line with its October guidance for a drop in the range of 3.2% and 5.3%. The company attributed the decline in part to consumers delaying purchases ahead of product launches such as Windows 8.
There were a few bright spots. Best Buy said its online business in the U.S. grew more than 10%, recording revenue of $431 million. Sales grew for mobile phones, appliances and tablets and e-readers. However, that growth was more than offset by comparable-store sales declines in notebooks, gaming, digital imaging and televisions.
Calling the results "clearly unsatisfactory," Mr. Joly, who is less than three months into the job, said Best Buy was urgently trying to turn itself around. "I know this will be a hard road," he said in a conference call with Wall Street analysts.
Last week, Mr. Joly presented investors with a slate of broad strategic goals. While outlining some initiatives he gave only sparse details about how Best Buy will move beyond problem solving into more profound change.
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I'm about to start my D-pol/endo/erase stack and previously I've literally wanted to stop taking DAA (solo) because it makes my whole face break out badly.
I've heard alot of people just increase their water intake or get a facial wash but maybe the endo will help the skin? It's a bit of a hassle and I know not everyone gets that specific side effect