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At first, in Japan, Nintendo seemed to have it made. While Sony could do nothing more than call the Wii an "impulse buy", Nintendo was outselling the competition by 6-1. However, nowadays, it seems as though what Sony said a few months back is ringing true. Wii sales are falling in Japan, as PS3 sales begin to rise. Currently, there are three Wiis sold for every PS3 sold, however, we could soon see a reciprocal of that figure. Source:DailyTech
There still isn't a single game worth buying the PS3 for, and it looks to stay that way well after xmas. Maybe the Japanese are just getting sick of the crap graphics the Wii has to offer, and they have too much pride to pay for American products. I just got back from my trip to Japan, and there are a lot of iPod-inferior MP3 players being used. I think it's a pride issue. However, Xbox360 has virtually no marketing in Japan - so maybe it's not so much a pride thing?
Sony doesn't make money on the Hardware. They make money on the Software, just like Microsoft. And I think that the fact that the PS3 is catching up makes total sense. All of the cheap bastards that wanted something cheap have gotten it. Now, people who are looking for a real console are stepping up.
I don't see the point of this, Nintendo is making money on every Wii they sell. They'll laugh all the way to the bank on this one, sony still loses either way. If they sell units they lose money, if they don't sell them they lose money, I mean, and it's not like the install base will change quickly. They talk of a turn around, but the Wii is still outselling 3-1, I mean, that's huge, and if it took over a year to reach that level, say another year to be 1-1, and another year for the ps3 to take the lead, the Wii will still have a larger install base. And like I said, Nintendo makes profit on every step, each console sold, each game, accessories. So they roll around in less money, no one even mentioned that the DS is still dominating everything.
Nintendo make a profit off every Wii they sell, by far the largest percentage of total game sales are that published by Nintendo for the Wii, so they don't just make license/loyalty fees from 3rd party publishers but also all/majority of the profits made by games they publish. Sony have to rely on a percentage cut of every game sold for their console, gigantic differences here, the attachment rate for the PS3 are something like 4-5 games just to break even and that was before any price cuts, now the attachment figure probably closer to 8+ games. This doesn't matter to Microsoft of course, they can absorb huge losses (as if M$ would make a loss!) on their console division over number of years without a scratch to their bank balance, having an early start advantage over the other two I think it was reported that their console division are starting to make a profit now. Not that the current profits matter to Bill, they are slowly building up the Microsoft gaming brand with the aim of total domination, nothing new here huh? The kind of profits Nintendo are making with their DS and Wii sales is what even the mighty Microsoft Corp are after!
This is proof that Sony and Microsoft are in it for technological innovation, and not just for money. Nintendo just wants to make a quick buck. The Wii isn't all that cheap to buy, but it's extremely cheap to make. Each Wii-mote costs $40 and the nunchaku costs $15. The WiiMote is a gimmick, it's got terrible lag, it's extremely imprecise, and just makes games awkward to play (mario party, cooking mama, wario ware, wii sports, anybody?). People are getting sick of these graphics that they've seen for the past 6 years. It's time for something new and amazing. Watch the Resident Evil 5 trailer if you think graphics don't improve gameplay. BTW, here's proof that graphics make games more fun. Without 3D technology, and more powerful hardware, Grand Theft Auto would still be 2d Birdseye, and you KNOW that GTA is more fun now that it's 3rd person.
Its probably because the Wii has saturated the market to a higher degree. Once a larger percentage of people purchase a Wii sales will naturally begin decrease due to decreased market. Even if the PS3 begins selling more units in a year or more they will still be way behind in total units sold.
You don't know how right you are. Nintendo has made a crappy product and they are selling it at a much higher price than it costs to make. Sony has made an incredible product and they are selling it at a much lower price than it costs to make. Nintendo is laughing all the way to the bank. But you know who they are laughing at? The consumers. Which is why we should NOT encourage what Nintendo is doing, and demand they make better hardware next time.
Actually the only reason that the PS3 sales have gone up is that Wii has a shortage problem on the markets around the globe thus the people who cant find one turn to PS3, its easy.
That doesn't really make sense. They're not even in the same price bracket. Who the hell do you know that would be like, "I can't find the $250 console that I want, so I think I'll buy this $500 console instead."?
Even better is when strong-armed game developers stand off to Nintendo and declare they're not getting involved i.e. ID Software
The cheapest PS3 is 250$ more expensive ? I see the 60GB version for 425$ and the 20GB japanese version at even lower prices.... Even so some people dont really care about the price difference when they can make their kids happy or if they themselves are crazy about gaming.
Well, I haven't taken into account the different hardware available, or the cultural differences, but I still don't think that's why the gap is shrinking.
Most of you have to realize that the PS3 isn't just a gaming console to sony, its a way to push their blu-ray format. If that works out for them the losses they're taking on the ps3 will be nothing to worry about for them.
I hate how the once great Nintendo have stooped to this all time low of consumer gimmickisim. I hate the Wii, its one of the worst consoles to date and used what could be called false advertising to reach its goal, promising the worlds end in interactive gaming and all it delivers is below average everything. Party games sure! Anything serious... No chance. Its not gaming its just toying.
i'm very sure that blue-ray is not sony. i remember reading that they wanted to stay with dvd's so that they wouldn't have to pay the royalties, but too many focus groups called them dumbshits for it. also, while the wii sucks beyond belief, it does bring some nice innovation. i would LOVE to play more light-gun games, the only issue being that they don't work above regular tv resolution, which is why as far as i know, the wii doesn't do HD tv. if they would have put more time into it, i would get a wii. edit: how hard do you think it would be to make a light-gun that would work at high resolutions? maybe, for the 1337 ppl, you could get a light-gun kind of thing, but with a giant ball thing, like for a hamster so that you could move your guy around, and stereo vision for super realism, for super-gaming? >.>
Sales go down for Nintendo? So? Christmas is nearing.. people are saving, watch Wii sales skyrocket again in another few months. I'm a big PS fan (had a PSX, PSone and PS2) yet even I think the PS3 is garbage, its just too expensive and little more than what Sony found to be a viable way to shove blue-ray down everybodys throats. Sony took a gamble, and it hasnt worked.
Not true. Sony went and developed their own in-house blue-ray. The problem is, they had massive problems with it, lost countless ££££ in development of it, then lost even more because they had to go back to the drawing board and redo the blue-ray because they messed it up bigtime. Now stickup priices on the consoles are purely Sony trying to get the money back for their development of their own blue-ray and the first failed attempt at it.
To put it simply, Sony are one of the biggest investors and developers of the companies in the "Blue Ray Union". Just like Beta-Max, they put the most in, and they stand to get the most out because they own a lot of the shares. Much like Beta-Max, Blue-Ray is more expensive but holds more data. Much un-like Beta-Max, Blue-Ray has the PS3 to highten it's sales. It was pure genious on Sony's half to promote Blue-Ray via the PS3. The PS3? It's not too happy about it because now it's too expensive. Hopefully that explains it all.


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A total of 102 reports have been registered on the Conference, 13 of which were presented by students. The presented reports were from 10 countries (United Kingdom, Greece, Sweden, Poland, Slovakia, Italy, Hungary, France, The Netherlands, Latvia).
The conference demonstrated different types of collaboration and cooperation in research work. The distribution of reports by categories is as follows:
- Reports of lecturers from EPU – 35
- Reports of mixed teams (EPU and other Bulgarian universities) – 22
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115 participants took part in the conference and they were grouped as follows:
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- 22 foreign participants
- 2 representatives of the business
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The conference provided opportunities for colleagues to present the results of their research, share lessons learned, and look forward to the future by experiencing a wide array of new ideas through the Conference Streams. Тhe authors submitted papers on the following area:
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The topic "Innovations in Education" becomes a tradition for the Conference.
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Program Site: Nanjing University campus in central Nanjing. The study abroad program in which USC students participate is run by CIEE, which has staff and office space at Nanjing University.
Description: Several times the capital of China, Nanjing holds a prominent place in Chinese history and culture. In Nanjing one can experience China's rapid development and a slower pace of life (compared to Beijing and Shanghai) at the same time. The city prides itself on maintaining the traditional Chinese city atmosphere while welcoming urban development in designated areas.
Academics: The program aims to increase students' proficiency in Mandarin and provide a rich context for learning about China. Students generaly take Readings in Chinese (6 units), Spoken Chinese (6 units), and Contemporary Chinese Studies (3 units). The language courses are offered at intermediate, advanced intermediate, and advanced levels. The Contemporary Chinese Studies is taught in both Chinese and English, and a select group of Chinese students participate in discussions.
Superior-level language students who test above the advanced level take all content language coursework at Nanjing University's Institute for International Students and the CIEE area studies course. Examples of these courses, all of which are taught in Chinese, include Chinese History, Classical Chinese, Contemporary Chinese Economics, History of Chinese Film (Post-1980), History of Diplomatic Relations of China since 1949, New China International Relations, and Tang Poetry Appreciation.
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In the spring semester the program offers a Northwest China module. Students spend a week visiting places such as Dunhuang, Turpan, Urumqi, and Kashi (Kashgar). Students learn about the intersection of economy and culture relevant to the historical Silk Road as well as modern times and about ethnic groups such as Uighurs, Kazakhs, and Mongols.
Extracurricular classes in Chinese calligraphy and taijiquan are held on weekday afternoons.
Course Load and Credit: Students earn a maximum of 15 USC units per semester.
Activities and Other Program Features: A three-day orientation session introduces students to the academic program, Chinese culture, and gives practical information about living in Nanjing. Ten day-long outings are integrated into the academic curriculum reflecting the weekly topics covered in classes. The city trips include visits to museums, a home for the elderly, a population management training institute, and various neighborhoods and historical sites in Nanjing. In addition to the extended trip to Southwest China (fall) or Northwest China (spring), CIEE also takes students on a two-day trip to a nearby city such as Wuxi, Suzhou or Hangzhou.
Accommodation: Students may live with a Chinese host family or in the international student dorm with one Chinese roommate. The homestay option is highly recommended for students who want to live in an entirely Chinese language environment and are motivated to make rapid progress in Chinese language outside of class. Chinese family members speak Chinese only. Studnets have their own bedroom. Most homestays are located within 30 minutes from campus by bus or bike. Homestay families provide breakfast and dinner on weekdays and most weekends. A homestay orientation is offered to students prior to moving in with host families. Students choosing the dorm option will live in a double room with one Chinese roommate studying in the Chinese Department or Institute for International Students. The Chinese roommates are also CIEE peer tutors. Each room contains a bathroom and small closets. dormitory with a Chinese roommate. Meals are not included.
Dates: Fall, Spring or Year. The fall term runs from late-August to mid-December and spring term begins after Lunar New Year and typically ends in early June.
Eligibility: Minimum 3.0 GPA and two semesters of college-level Mandarin Chinese (or the equivalent).
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Additional Expenses*.............$9,095
Cost Updated: 11/20/12
Text Updated: 07/09/12
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Philip Gladman, Diageo's white spirits director for Western Europe, once commented that because of digital marketing and consumer empowerment, marketers had to become multi-faceted like 'Swiss army knives'.
What Gladman was describing is what I like to call marketing agility. It's a topic that has garnered interest with most if not all marketers confronted with the fast-changing digital media landscape (Chris Lake recently covered the topic).
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On Tuesday, I posted a first half summary of the Econsultancy Hangout I participated in with Jim Sterne and Tom Cunniff (moderated by Econsultancy's Stefan Tornquist) on Measurement, Analytics, and Attribution.
Rather than summarize the entire second half of the Hangout, I wanted to focus part two on a great discussion we had on changing incentive structures to create an organizational culture of integrated digital marketing and attribution.
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Last Wednesday, Stefan Tornquist (VP Research, US at Econsultancy) moderated a lively discussion on Measurement, Analytics, and Attribution that quickly maxed out the attendance capacity of the Hangout.
I was joined by digital analytics gurus Jim Sterne (founder of eMetrics Summit & Digital Analytics Association) and Tom Cunniff (founder of Cunniff Consulting) to discuss what marketers need to do beyond gathering information, and how to apply measurement and analytics to strategy across the business.
A lot of important points on the current state of attribution and what's in store for the future were discussed during the first half of the hangout, which are summarized here...
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Whilst the discussion was ripe with technical tongue twisters, the overall message was clear. Big Data, and its implications on Big Marketing, remains a mystery for many.
There is an endless stream of Big Data platform providers clamouring to prove that only they provide the most verifiable and cleanest solutions.
What is vital here is to not become fixated by promises but instead challenge the vendors' capabilities to provide specific, applicable data which allows you to achieve the true purpose of engaging with data.
This purpose is to make more informed, Big Marketing decisions.
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In a world of buzzwords, perhaps the most over-used and under-explained term that marketers will be coming up against this year is "Big Data".
Big data, as we've learned from actually working with the stuff is realistically only the first part of the jigsaw when it comes to upping your game and marketing in a more agile manner that's responsive to the market you're serving.
We believe that it takes Big Marketers to unlock big data. People who are willing and able to look beyond the now bygone era of a "campaign" that has a start and end point and realise that digital marketing has become about responding to the fast pace of the internet itself, with equally fast and relevant decision-making.
In this piece, we discuss the kind of attributes a marketer needs to take themselves to the next level and employ a big marketing strategy that will not only set them apart from their peers, but help them to build knowledgeof how to take the rough diamond that is rawdata, and transform it to work best for your brand.
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Washington is allowing 34.5 points a game, the second-highest in school history behind only the 38.5 allowed by the 2008 team that went 0-12 and prompted the firing of Sarkisian's predecessor, Tyrone Willingham.
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A Buttonwood Drive resident is upset that a construction company is using vacant home lots on Neptune and Triton Drives as a staging area for large black plastic pipes being used for the town's water pipeline upsizing project.
Thomas Jendrysik, a Buttonwood Drive resident, sent a letter to the Town Commission dated Jan. 11 in which he states loud truck noises coming from construction vehicles are heard every morning from the staging site.
Wrote Jendrysik: "It is bad enough that the Town Commission has permitted the destruction of the pleasant wooded area for a development which has leveled the area, but now, you are permitting it to be used as a storage area for trucks and material."
Town Manager Bruce St. Denis and Public Works Director Juan Florensa, however, said Palmetto-based Westra Construction Corporation reached an agreement with Collier-Walker Development to use the site as a staging area for the upsizing project.
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How to recognize: Biplane; bungee landing gear; compact fuselage.
Claim to fame at airshows: Since 1949, when Betty Skelton performed in her Pitts Special Little Stinker, the Pitts has been a pilot's favorite, flying more aerobatic displays than any other light piston aircraft. Jacquie Warda has picked up the baton in her red, white, and blue Pitts S-1T Red Eagle.
Claim to fame in service: The original Pitts Special S-1 introduced by Curtis Pitts in 1945 helped to enable the modern generation of piston-powered aerobatic airplanes, with its high maneuverability and simple instrumentation.
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Bangkok Thai Restaurant
Bangkok Thai restaurant is the premier Thai taste in Central Illinois. They offer signature Thai dishes such as Pad Thai, along with authentic Thai drinks. You won't want to miss this authentic experience into Bangkok Thai.
CITY: Effingham
Teutopolis Monastery Museum
See displays of early life in this German Catholic community, founded in 1838. The first Franciscans arrived in October 1858, and the three priests and six brothers quickly set about building a parish and friary.
CITY: Teutopolis
Best Western - Effingham
Best Western offers free breakfast, pool & spa, non-smoking and smoking rooms, and is pet friendly. If you want to go out diner you don't have to travel to far, because the Raintree Restaurant is located next door and it is owned by the same family.
CITY: Effingham
The Thomas Shoppe
The Thomas Shoppe has homecoming dresses, prom dresses, an everyday causal outfit or dress and more to pick from for any occasion.
CITY: Effingham
The Irish Comedy Tour
The Irish Comedy Tour- For one night, the EPC becomes an Irish pub, its party atmosphere defined by a boisterous, belly-laugh band of hooligans who will have you "Dublin" over in laughter. They're Irish, they're American and they're not holding back! Be sure to catch them from 7:30-10 p.m.
CITY: Effingham
Village Wine & Gifts
Village Wine & Gifts is a great setting to enjoy some wine with friends or family. They offer wine tastings, samples of cheese and people may buy bottles of wine for a great price.
CITY: Effingham
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Holly Jolly Christmas
Singer Burl Ives (a.k.a. Sam the Snowman in Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer) recorded Holly Jolly Christmas, which has inspired his hometown to plan this event every year. Puppet shows, carriage and wagon rides, carolers in period dress and Santa Claus are just a few of the activities. On Fridays, leading up to Christmas.
CITY: Newton
Lexington Inn & Suites - Effingham
Offers meeting rooms, non-smoking & smoking rooms/suites, pet friendly, free breakfast, pool & spa, and free internet.
CITY: Effingham
World's Largest Golf Tee
The World's Largest Golf Tee measures 30ft and 3/4" and weighs 6,659 lbs! It is constructed of yellow pine boards and over 60 gallons of glue and 120 pounds of screws. This is a site you don't want to miss!
CITY: Casey
Mattoon Welcome Center & Historic Railroad Depot
Mattoon Tourism & Arts Welcome Center is located in the historic Illinois Central Railroad Train Depot, which also still serves as the Amtrak Station for the Community. The original Railroad Depot was constructed in 1918 by the Illinois Central Railroad, and it was then remodeled in 2011. The Depot is still an active Amtrak Station with 3,000 passengers boarding and un-boarding per month. The welcome center offers a host of information: state-of-the-art schools & colleges, a growing economy, beautiful parks, lakes and sports amenities round out the more favorable quality of life found in Mattoon.
CITY: Mattoon
Mattoon Mural Arts at Progress Square
Residents are encouraged to visit the mural, "Civility," and relax in the new surroundings at Progress Square. This mural by artist D.S. Gordon embraces the landscape, history and people of Mattoon. For years after the completion of the rail, many trains a day would meet at the intersection of the tracks at the center of town and determine right of way in polite fashion. This symbolizes the civility of a community with a 150-year history of working together, which the mural captures. One of many mural projects sponsored by the Mattoon Arts Council and the City of Mattoon.
CITY: Mattoon
Thelma Keller Convention Center
Central Illinois' premier meeting destination, the Thelma Keller Convention Center, offers today's meeting/event/wedding planners a relaxed atmosphere, quality service and tempting cuisine designed to make every event impressive and productive. No matter what size event you are planning, they have room for your needs. Deluxe conference facilities. Impeccable service. Dedicated staff. On-site technical and meeting planning resources. The Convention Center offers over 20,000 square feet of space with a grand ballroom measuring 10,500 square feet. Perfect for your next meeting or a beautiful wedding here.
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The American Library Association has released its list of the top 10 books the censors are going after, in recognition of Banned Books Week, which ended Saturday.
The ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom puts together the list based on "reports on book challenges from librarians, teachers, concerned individuals and press reports," according to a news release.
No. 1 on the list is a book series called "Captain Underpants," which is geared for young people and which some people think should be yanked from libraries because of the language and mature content. "Fifty Shades of Gray," the sexually charged runaway best-seller, is No. 4, and, to my pleasant surprise, Toni Morrison's classic 1987 novel, "Beloved," is No. 10. For me, it's a compliment for authors to be on the list because it means their work is still relevant.
It's tempting to be amused by book-ban advocates - that grown adults would, for instance, spend their limited time on this earth challenging something called Captain Underpants. But we should remember that banning books, and attempts to do so, is serious business.
Fortunately, we have a library in Cumberland County run by folks who treat busybody book-ban advocates with the stiff resistance they deserve. The administration and trustees intuitively understand that the Constitution our Fort Bragg soldiers pledge to defend includes the First Amendment. They also know the value of information and intellectual freedom: With both concepts, more beats less.
Of course, all 10 books on the censors' hit list are available in the county library system.
Brian Manning, the library's deputy director since 2008, said he has not seen in his time a formal challenge to any of the system's books.
I don't believe there has been any serious challenge for some time. In the early 1990s, a group tried to have "Heather Has Two Mommies" and another book about a gay relationship removed, but then-library director Jerry Thrasher stood strong, with the board of trustees backing him all the way.
Thrasher left a long shadow when he retired in 2007, but his successor, Jody Risacher, has proved capable, as the system continues to offer extensive resources and good hours in a time of austere county budgets. Recently, the library announced it would be able to add to its collection, thanks to a new endowment established in the name of late patrons Charles, Claudette and Claire Fitzgerald.
Meanwhile, and appropriately for Banned Book season, the Headquarters Library downtown is continuing through May 22 an exhibit, "Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings." A traveling exhibit of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, it details how Nazi book burnings became a symbol in the United States' battle against Hitler's fascism.
Such evil is clearly not the motivation behind efforts to ban books in this country. The vast majority of our would-be book-ban advocates are well-meaning but misguided parents.
They should remember, however, that the idea of suppressing speech does not come from America, but from less open societies.
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Due to a number of citywide events being held in Washington, DC during the AACC meeting dates, it was more economical to move the fall meeting to Arlington, Virginia. On the metro-line, the Ritz Carlton Pentagon City is only a hop, skip, and a jump away from all that Washington, DC has to offer. It is also only 5 minutes from the airport, which will allow meeting attendees to get in and out of the city fairly quickly.
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If you've always wanted to get your passport stamped you'll be happy to know Elizabethtown College encourages all of our students to study abroad for a month, a summer, a semester, or a year.
Elizabethtown College students can participate in several type of overseas experiences. Globe-trekking students can choose from more than 50 academic programs offered by our nine affiliates, go on a faculty-led program or even work, volunteer or intern overseas.
The Office of Study Abroad Programs is here to help you through every step of the process, from finding the right location to fit your education, career and personal goals to helping you plan and finance your trip, to helping you adjust back to life at Elizabethtown. The Study Abroad office can be found in Nicarry Hall 120. Our office hours for the 2013 spring semester are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 11 to 3:30 and Tuesdays and Thursdays by appointment.


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Canadian Health Research Awards 2013
On December 2, 2013 CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) held its Canadian Health Research Awards hosted by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, at Rideau Hall, Ottawa. The celebrations formally recognized Canada's best and brightest health researchers and lead supporters of health research for their outstanding contributions to improving the health of Canadians, our health care system and the knowledge-based economy.
New online tool opens doors to some of Canada's top research facilities
November 27, 2013 - Creating new and innovative products and services for global markets is a constant challenge for Canada's businesses. Research can help if companies know where to find it. A new online directory, launched today by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), will help companies identify, locate and connect with research expertise and cutting-edge facilities at universities, colleges and research hospitals across the country.
Funding Available! Science & Technology Internship Program
Are you (or do you know of) an organization, business, university or community college that could benefit from funding to support an internship in the area of natural sciences? Do you know a post-secondary graduate who is looking for practical experience to support his/her career development in the natural sciences? The Science and Technology Internship Program (STIP) provides funding to organizations, businesses and institutions to support recent graduates in the natural sciences to gain relevant and meaningful work experience within their field of study. If you, or someone you know, could benefit from this opportunity, please visit our website.
Driving innovation into Canada's mining supply chains
November 21, 2013 - The development of cost-effective technical solutions to economically mine remote and lower grade ore is critical to increase existing mineral reserves and ensure the competitiveness of Canada's mining sector. The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) is tackling this challenge through a new High Efficiency Mining program designed to help companies introduce innovative technologies into every stage of the mining process.
Ocean Science in Canada: Meeting the Challenge, Seizing the Opportunity
November 6, 2013 — A new expert panel report, by the Council of Canadian Academies, on ocean science capacity in Canada has found that, with no single organization responsible for managing ocean research in Canada, scientists face challenges in coordinating activities and pooling resources.
Canadian discoveries pivotal to the science of toxins and illness associated with E. coli
October 29, 2013 - Many Canadian scientists and clinicians were unsung heroes during the early years (1977–1983) of research unfolding around verotoxigenic E. coli (VTEC).
Statement by Minister of State Rickford on National Science and Technology Week
October 21, 2013 – On the occasion of National Science and Technology Week 2013, the Honourable Greg Rickford, Minister of State (Science and Technology), today issued the following statement: "On behalf of the Government of Canada, I am pleased to recognize the efforts of Canada's scientists, researchers and entrepreneurs who contribute to innovation and whose ideas go from labs to the marketplace to improve the lives of Canadians.
Reconfiguring aircraft for a sustainable 21st century
October 16, 2013 — The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) announced its Aeronautics for the 21st Century (Aero21) research program, which will help develop and advance critical technologies for existing and new aircraft configurations. This research program is in response to the economic and financial pressures to improve the fuel efficiency and performance of commercial and passenger aircraft currently faced by the global airline industry.
Consultation document on the Draft Tri-Agency Open Access Policy now live
October 15, 2013 - The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) are seeking your input on the draft Tri-Agency Open Access Policy.
The Health Effects of Conducted Energy Weapons
The use of conducted energy weapons (CEWs) by law enforcement agencies around the world has grown rapidly in recent years. CEWs are devices that use electrical energy to induce pain or to immobilize or incapacitate a person. To better understand the health-related effects of CEWs, Defence Research and Development Canada requested an independent, evidence-based assessment of the state of scientific knowledge regarding the medical and physiological impacts of conducted energy weapons.
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In Canada, an estimated area of 200 000 square kilometres, or about 2% of the country's area is covered by glaciers and icefields.
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NEW YORK (MainStreet) While the credit union footprint isn't large, this could be a step in the right direction.
Last week Edwardsville, Illinois-based Scott Credit Union offered help to members who are furloughed federal employees that aren't being paid because of the government shutdown. The plan could help those with student loans who are about 24 hours away from their first payless payday. Scott, in partnership with Sallie Mae, offers the Smart Option Student Loan for undergraduates with variable interest rates from 2.25% to 9.37% APR, and fixed interest rates from 5.74% to 11.85% APR.
"We are offering a six month, 0% APR Government Shutdown Loan to members who are government employees and will be without pay during the Government shutdown," Scotts said in a press release on Friday. "We have developed a loan program that will help our members during this financial hardship."
Scott, which calls itself the official credit union of the St. Louis Rams, will let furloughed members borrow up to 100% of their most recent two-week net pay at 0% on a loan term of six months. The first payment is not due until 30 days after the loan closes.
"Members will need to have had their government payroll directly deposited into a Scott Credit Union account or provide a current paystub," Scott said in the statement. "To qualify, you must be a current member of Scott Credit Union in good standing."
For example, if $1,000 is borrowed and the rate is 0% APR for 6 months, the monthly payment would be $166.67, with a payoff amount of $1,000.02.
It was not clear if other credit unions were making similar offers or planned to in case the shutdown goes beyond this week. John Fairbanks, a Washington-based spokesperson for the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), which was not affected by the government shutdown, could not comment on similar loan programs from other credit unions.
NCUA has been down this road before. In a letter to federally insured credit unions written four months before the government's near-shutdown of 2011, NCUA chairman Debbie Matz advised credit unions to "take steps to prudently work with members affected by shutdowns, including providing advances to individuals who received direct deposits from the federal government." There were 6,681 federally insured credit unions as of the second quarter 2013.
NCUA's Fairbanks did not disclose the number of student loans that are currently held by members of federally insured credit unions. The credit unions themselves are small players in the private student loan market. However, Fairbanks provided NCUA data indicating that the number of student loans made by its members in the last two and a half years went from 1,485 in December 2011 to 2,277 in June 2013, an annualized increase of 26%.
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Bed-blocking is back to worst in country
10:30am Friday 30th August 2013 in News By Tom Jennings, covering Witney and West Oxfordshire. Call me on 01865 425403
OXFORDSHIRE has regained its position as the worst place in England for bed-blocking, new figures reveal.
Last month, 148 people were bed-blocked in the county, a rise from 128 in June and the worst figure for the month since records began in August 2010 – last July it was 115.
The county overtook Birmingham with 131 and Hertfordshire 140, which it had been behind, to regain its place as the worst of 154 NHS hospital trusts.
In the 36 months since the Department of Health began recording the figures, Oxfordshire has been the worst in England on 19 occasions.
Bed-blocking happens when hospital patients are well enough to be discharged but cannot be because social care arrangements have not been put in place.
Historically, bed-blocking is worst in winter, although Oxfordshire saw a fall at the start of last winter before the numbers rose again in January.
Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (OCCG) and Oxfordshire County Council brought in measures earlier this year to tackle the problem.
But Jacquie Pearce-Gervis, chairwoman of Oxfordshire watchdog Patient Voice, said: "I don't think the measures are working. They are working really hard to do it, but it has obviously had no impact. I think they ought to call a public meeting to get new ideas.
"The big worry is that winter has not started yet. Let's hope we have a mild winter this year."
In April, OCCG, which commissions healthcare, and the county council, which runs adult social care, launched a 'discharge to assess' policy to tackle bed-blocking.
It involves assessing patients for social care in their homes rather than when they are still in a hospital bed.
Two years ago OCCG chief executive Dr Stephen Richards, appointed as the leader of a taskforce for bed-blocking, vowed to tackle the issue "head-on", but he admitted in June the situation was still unacceptable.
Ann Tomline, from Long Wittenham, was bed-blocked at the John Radcliffe Hospital after suffering a fall and damaging her ligaments in February.
She spent a "very depressing" 36 hours in the Headington hospital because there were no beds in a community hospital.
She said: "It is worrying because another couple of months and winter will be upon us."
The OCCG referred the Oxford Mail to a statement in June, when it said the work of NHS and social care bosses was "not yet reflected" in the numbers. "Detailed plans" were being put in place for winter and managers said they were "confident the extra effort and resources would make a real difference".
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Mike Cox best friend is a Tight end. Sorry fellas I just couldn't help it !
" Success is never final, but failure can be " B.P.
Ok ok ok, we all know mike cox only has one functioning eye,therefore it takes him a little bit longer picking the appropriate hole.....But when mike cox hits the hole, he hits it hard....after the he finds his lane he has no problem lowering his head & busting someone in the face......
This just in Mike Cox is dating Mikela Hunt "Mike" Hunt for short. haha
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2nd- Xavier Su'a-filo OG UCLA
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There is a Reggie Bush joke in here somewhere.....
Hopefully Mike Cox doesn't lead with his head to get penetration or he could get in trouble or then again he could break one up the middle.


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6.1 Introduction An important aspect of decision making which crosses all three perspectives is making decisions about risks. Risk is all-pervasive in organisational life and many decisions require us to weigh up and choose between different kinds of risk. Thus any account of decision making would be incomplete without examining how our perceptions of risk affect our decisions. In this section we will examine risk from the three different perspectives we have identified: rational-economic, psychological and s
5.5.1 Coercive pressures
Coercive pressures come from the social sanctions that can be applied if we do not act in socially legitimate ways. The law is one source of coercive pressure, but so too is the knowledge that you will get promoted only if you act in ways which fit accepted ways of doing things in your organisation.
4.6 Post-decision evaluation For most normally functioning people, maintaining self-esteem is an important internal goal. This can cause us to filter out or discount information that might show us in an unfavourable light. This is what lies behind the fundamental attribution bias. This is the tendency to attribute good outcomes to our own actions and bad outcomes to factors outside our control. While such defences against loss of self-esteem can be helpful to the extent that they help us persist in the face of adv
1 Barriers to a strategic view Marketing communications is not always accepted as having strategic importance in organisations. This unit examines some of the reasons for this, before exploring some recent arguments in favour of a strategic role for marketing communications. One reason for seeing marketing communications as tactical rather than strategic is that much of its development and execution has been outsourced to marketing services agencies offering a range of specialisms (such as design, creative consultanc
1.2 The relationship between stakeholders and the organisation Public and voluntary sector organisations do not have the same shareholder obligations as those in the private sector. However, as the distinction between public and private sector organisations becomes blurred, there are concerns that the ethical role of public service organisations – defined as acting in the public interest through a public service ethos – is being undermined. As public service and non-profit organisations are increasingly expected to achieve targets and become more '
3.2 CSR reporting We mentioned earlier three reasons for environmentally friendly behaviour, effectively deriving from personally held values, niche marketing or regulatory pressure. To a large extent the same holds true for ethical behaviour. Some organisations have a long tradition of good citizenship, ranging from the UK social housing of Bourneville or Port Sunlight, through to community involvement schemes from such as Xerox and IBM. Financial sponsorship of good causes, whether that be artistic end
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2 Entrepreneurial qualities It is now widely accepted that, apart from the start up phase, most small firms in Europe are more concerned about survival rather than growth and relatively few are especially entrepreneurial (Gray 1998). Consequently, a lot of research in this field has focused on finding the characteristics that set entrepreneurs and their firms apart from others. Elizabeth Chell (1985, 1999), a social psychologist, has examined numerous psychological trait-based approaches and concluded that, whilst psych
Learning outcomes After studying this unit you should: understand the nature of entrepreneurship; understand the function of the entrepreneur in the successful, commercial application of innovations; confirm your entrepreneurial business idea; identify personal attributes that enable best use of entrepreneurial opportunities; explore entrepreneurial leadership and management style; identify the requirements for building an
2.2 Closure tasks The closing stages of a project need as much, if not more, attention as the early stages. Many of the final tasks in a project may seem rather tedious 'housekeeping' once the project's main purpose has been achieved. Nevertheless, there are a number of actions that must be taken to close the project and ensure that any necessary maintenance arrangements have been made. Make sure that all project staff actually stop work on the project.
5.2 Using political skills In particular, a project manager needs to employ good political skills in order to maintain the support of senior management, without allowing them to undermine or take over the project. However, this can raise questions about the ethics of their behaviour. Read the following account that was given by a member of an external consulting team working on a project for a local authority in Scotland. The project's objective was to revamp the structure of the council which had operated in much the
4.2 Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of a project team Those involved in a project may have skills that fulfil more than one aspect of the project agenda. This is likely to be particularly important in small-scale projects, where management of the content, process and control agendas are just as important to the project's success, but where fewer people are involved. Introduction The aim of Managing Projects through People is to demonstrate the importance of managing people for the success of a project, to identify groups and individuals whose appropriate involvement in a project is important for its success, and to consider ways in which their contribution might be maximised. This material is from our archive and is an adapted extract from Fundamentals of Senior Management (B713) which is no longer taught by The Open University. If you want to study form 4 Project inputs and outputs A project involves the transformation of inputs into an output or product. For example, people's mental and physical efforts, bricks and mortar, equipment or materials might be transformed into a new road, a municipal park or an advertising campaign. Or perhaps transformed into a stream of outputs or products, for example, attendances at a conference or exhibition, state school places or data from a new in-house costing system. The output or outputs might be used within the organisation 3.2.1 To draw a mind-map (manually) Put your paper (ideally a large sheet) in landscape format and write a brief title for the overall topic in the middle of the page. For each major sub-topic or cluster of material, start a new major branch from the central topic, and label it. Each sub-sub-topic or sub-cluster forms a subsidiary branch to the appropriate main branch. Continue in this way for ever finer sub-branches. You may References 1.8.2 Summary A variety of factors will decide the future of Europe, including the success or otherwise of EMU, the results of expansion, and the evolving global situation. 1.3.2 Summary The shifting character of European geographical boundaries is illustrated by Turkey and the other twelve countries from Central and Eastern Europe which are currently negotiating access to the EU. The boundaries of Europe change depending on whether Europe is defined in terms of institutional structures, historical geography or observed patterns of social, economic and political interaction. Learning outcomes After studying this unit you will: recognise that 'European identity' is a socially constructed attribute; appreciate the basis for the unities as well as the divisions amongst Europeans; understand the ways European identities are assessed and measured; appreciate the key role of 'culture' in the organisation of a common European identity; see that European identity could be a bottom-up process as well as a top 1.12.1 Contestation and power The metaphors of 'discursive space' and 'argumentative texture' bring a number of points to our attention. First, we can note the emphasis on contestation. There is usually in social life a struggle over how things are to be understood and for that reason it makes sense to talk of a politics of representation. Second, power is at issue here. Social scientists who study discourse have been interested in how people, groups and institutions mobilize meanings. How have some


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Dedicated by the Jacobs and Chill Families in Memory of Harold and Pearl JacobsDora Bas Rivka Silver O'H
Two Types of Blessing
Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir
Despite the remarkable uniformity of this single expression, the Zohar on our parsha explains that the word "barukh" or "blessed" in this phrase has a radically different meaning depending on whether we are saying a blessing or a prayer.
The Zohar states that it is a profound insight "to know that all blessings on commandments, enjoyments and praises of this world come to pour out blessing from on high to the lower world. Unlike the blessings of prayer, which have their effect first in the direction from lower to upper, and only afterwards from the upper to the lower". (Zohar Ekev, III:271a.)
Here is one way of understanding this insight: The word "barukh", "blessed", expresses the fact that HaShem is the source of all berakhot - not like any earthly source of blessing and plenty which today gives forth and tomorrow may fail, but rather the Creator and Emanator of blessing itself. In this case the "passive" construction doesn't indicate something which is acted on but on the contrary something which is inherently possessed of a certain quality. (Similar to the word "chasid", meaning a pious person also a passive construction.)
When we apprehend the Divine aspect of some material experience, we "pour out blessing from on high to the lower world". By reciting a berakah, we testify and bring about that lighting Shabbat candles is not a mundane act of providing light at nighttime; it is an act which is infused with holiness because it is a mitzva. When we recite a blessing on food, we testify and bring about that we are not merely experiencing animal, material enjoyment; our souls are experiencing a special benefice from the Creator.
This is all well and good when the object of our blessing is before us, as it must be before we say any benediction of this type. Indeed, it is a grave transgression to say a vain blessing, one in which the object of blessing is not present as the blessing is recited.
But in our prayers, we specifically relate to what the world lacks from a physical point of view! We ask HaShem to send healing, rain, redemption, and so on. It is not possible to "pour out blessing from on high to the lower world" because the aspect of the lower world which the blessing relates to is presently lacking. In this case, we are first relating to HaShem as the Provider of material blessings, and secondly as the One Who infuses these blessings with sanctity.
Our prayers have their effect first in the direction from lower to upper, and only afterwards from the upper to the lower. During prayer, we need to elevate the world, to testify that the material needs of the world are of spiritual importance, so that His providence will provide them. At the same time we need to acknowledge that these sought-for blessings indeed have their source in G-d.
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Friday, November 27, 2009
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I had a bunch of reasons all jumbled up in my brain, and I didn't sort it out as to the real reason I was such a grinch until the other day. Here's my main reason. More and more I see people in society all plugged in and earbudded into isolation and in their own little worlds not interacting with the people in the present and around them. I guess I want my students to see and be with the students around them at the current time and learn to interact with them - whether it's talking with them about what they're doing, chatting about various things, or learning to focus with the outside noise potentially disturbing them. You know, being part of our community.
And also because I'm a grinch.
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(Sen) - An innovative inflatable heat shield that could protect future returning space missions has been successfully tested after being launched from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility yesterday.The Inflatable Reentry Vehicle Experiment (IRVE-3) is a large heat shield that was developed by NASA's Space Technology Program as part of the Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (HIAD) Project.
The test was performed in order to prove that an inflatable outer shell can be utilised by a spacecraft when it is re-entering the Earth's atmosphere - for example returning cargo from the International Space Station. The inflatable shield acts to slow and protect the craft travelling at hypersonic speeds up to 12,200 kilometres per hour.
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Six minutes after being launched, the inflatable heat shield and its payload separated from the launch vehicle. The separation from the launch vehicle's 56 centimetre nose cone occurred 450 kilometres over the Atlantic Ocean. Nitrogen was pumped into the aeroshell until its shape resembled a mushroom nearly three metres in diameter. The IRVE-3 then fell at hypersonic speeds back through the Earth's atmosphere. Four onboard cameras were used to confirm that the aeroshell held its shape despite battling the intense heat and forces of re-entry. In addition, temperature and pressure were also recorded by onboard instruments. The data gathered from the test will help to develop the technology further."It's great to see the initial results indicate we had a successful test of the hypersonic inflatable aerodynamic decelerator," said deputy director of NASA's Space Technology Program James Reuther. "This demonstration flight goes a long way toward showing the value of these technologies to serve as atmospheric entry heat shields for future space."The entire flight lasted twenty minutes, before IRVE-3 splashed down in the Atlantic. A U.S. Navy Stiletto boat will try to retrieve the heat shield. "A team of NASA engineers and technicians spent the last three years preparing for the IRVE-3 flight," said Lesa Roe, director of NASA's Langley Research Center. "We are pushing the boundaries with this flight. We look forward to future test launches of even bigger inflatable aeroshells."
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Atheist leaders welcomed Pope Francis' comments that God has redeemed atheists, saying that the new pontiff's historic outreach is helping to topple longstanding barriers.
"The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the Blood of Christ: all of us, not just Catholics. Everyone," the pope told worshipers at morning Mass on Wednesday. "'Father, the atheists?' Even the atheists. Everyone!"
Francis continued: "We must meet one another doing good. 'But I don't believe, Father, I am an atheist!' But do good: we will meet one another there."
Roy Speckhardt, executive director of the American Humanist Association, said that although he has been skeptical of Francis' outreach to the nonreligious, he welcomed Wednesday's comments.
"I gather from this statement that his view of the world's religious and philosophical diversity is expanding," Speckhardt said. "While humanists have been saying for years that one can be good without a god, hearing this from the leader of the Catholic Church is quite heartening."
He continued: "If other religious leaders join him, it could do much to reduce the automatic distrust and discrimination that atheists, humanists, and other nontheists so regularly face. "
Francis' comments received a great deal of attention on social media, with a number of people asking whether the Catholic leader believes that atheists and agnostics go to heaven, too.
On Thursday, the Vatican issued an "explanatory note on the meaning to 'salvation.'"
The Rev. Thomas Rosica, a Vatican spokesman, said that people who know about the Catholic church "cannot be saved" if they "refuse to enter her or remain in her."
At the same time, Rosica writes, "every man or woman, whatever their situation, can be saved. Even non-Christians can respond to this saving action of the Spirit. No person is excluded from salvation simply because of so-called original sin."
Rosica also said that had "no intention of provoking a theological debate on the nature of salvation," during his homily on Wednesday.
Although the pope's comments about salvation for atheists surprised some, bishops and experts in Catholicism say Francis was expressing a core tenant of his faith.
"Francis was clear that whatever graces are offered to atheists (such that they may be saved) are from Christ," the Rev. John Zuhlsdorf, a conservative Catholic priest, wrote on his blog. "He was clear that salvation is only through Christ's Sacrifice. In other words, he is not suggesting -- and I think some are taking it this way -- that you can be saved, get to heaven, without Christ."
Chad Pecknold, an assistant professor of theology at the Catholic University of America, agreed with Zuhlsdorf, pointing out that the pope's comments came on the Feast of Saint Rita, the Catholic patron saint of impossible things.
"The remarks about atheists show that there is even a saint for atheists," Pecknold said. "Including all of humanity, on this day especially, remarks like that are almost called for."
"To stress that the gospel redeems all people, including atheists, is the teaching of the church," he added. "This is an objective fact that the church believes."
Greg Epstein, the humanist chaplain at Harvard University, said Francis' comments reflect "the interfaith and inter-community work many of us nontheists are dedicated to."
That said, Epstein hopes that lay Catholics are listening.
"I hope Catholics, and all people hearing the pope's statement, will recognize that his words about atheists need to symbolize much more than just a curiosity or an exception to the rule," Epstein said. "If someone thinks there are only a few atheists out there doing good just like Catholics do, that's a major misunderstanding that can lead to prejudice and discrimination."
The pope's comments come a few months after he told worshipers that Catholics should be close to all men and women, including those who don't belong to any religious tradition.
"In this we feel the closeness also of those men and women who, while not belonging to any religious tradition, feel, however the need to search for the truth, the goodness and the beauty of God, and who are our precious allies in efforts to defend the dignity of man, in the building of a peaceful coexistence between peoples and in the careful protection of creation," Francis said shortly after his election as pope in March.
Even atheists, like David Silverman, president of American Atheists, who has had an antagonistic relationship with the Catholic church, welcomed the pope's remarks.
"While the concept of Jesus dying for atheists is wrong on many levels (especially given that Jesus himself promised hell for blasphemers), I can appreciate the pope's `good faith' effort to include atheists in the moral discussion," Silverman said. "Atheists on the whole want no part in Catholicism, of course, but we are all interested in basic human rights."