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Exxon Mobil Stock: Analyzing 5 Key Customers (XOM)May 12, 2016Learn more about Exxon Mobil's five key customers, including Total SA, one of the largest oil companies, to understand the ...
FIEU vs. FIEE: Comparing Leveraged Europe ETNsMay 10, 2016Discover and compare two leveraged European exchange-traded notes. Learn about their purpose, strategy, characteristics and ...
FEZ: An ETF Performance Case StudyMay 3, 2016Explore the performance of the the SPDR Euro STOXX 50 ETF since 2012, and learn the seasonal trading patterns that drive ...
3 Best Dividend-Paying Energy ETFs (XLE, IXC)May 3, 2016Find out the best dividend-paying exchange-traded funds in the energy sector, and why the best funds do not always have the ...
Total's LNG Project in Russia Fully Funded (TOT)May 1, 2016Total announced during its 1Q16 analyst call that its sanction-plagued LNG project in Russia is now fully funded with Chinese ...
Seadrill Stock: Analyzing 5 Key Customers (SDRL)April 30, 2016Learn more about a handful of important oil and gas operators that combine to account for more than 50% of Seadrill's annual ...
Seadrill Stock: Analyzing 5 Key Suppliers (SDRL)April 28, 2016Learn about a handful of key shipbuilding and offshore engineering companies that supply drilling rigs to Seadrill, a global ...
FEZ vs. IEV: Comparing Europe ETFsApril 26, 2016Discover and compare two European exchange-traded funds. Learn about their purpose, strategy, characteristics and investor ...
Europe Equity ETFs to Date 2016 Performance Review (EWN, DFE)April 25, 2016Discover how Europe exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are performing year-to-date in 2016, and learn which are the best and worst ...
Big Oil's Trading Desks Profited From Price Drop (BR, RDS-A)April 11, 2016By trading oil derivates, divisions of BP PLC, Total S.A. and Royal Dutch Shell benefited from the fall in prices, helping ...
IEV iShares Europe ETF: Top 5 HoldingsMarch 29, 2016Discover the top five holdings of the iShares Europe ETF, which come from Switzerland, the United Kingdom and France.
(EZU) iShares Eurozone ETF: Top 5 HoldingsMarch 15, 2016Learn about the iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF and its top five holdings, which include Anheuser Busch Inbev SA, Sanofi SA, Bayer ...
How Total Has Total Coverage of Oil & Gas MarketMarch 15, 2016Total S.A., one of the Big 6 international petrochemical companies, is genius in its ability to see lucrative markets before ...
Analyzing Chevron's Return on Equity (CVX, XOM)March 7, 2016Learn why Chevron's ROE has fallen in recent years as oil prices have declined and the company's large capital spending projects ...
The World's Top 10 Natural Gas Companies (XOM, OGZPY)March 1, 2016Read about the 10 companies that combined to produce about 105 billion cubic feet of natural gas in 2014, about 30% of the ...
3 Oil Companies Still Making Money with Current Oil PricesDecember 15, 2015Find out about three of the major oil companies that have continued to record profits despite low oil prices, which have ...
The Top 5 Dividend Paying Oil Stocks for 2016December 14, 2015Discover the top five dividend-paying oil companies for 2016 and what factors contribute to their ability to continue dividend ...
Who Benefits from Lifting Iran Sanctions? (TOT, RDS.B)July 24, 2015There are multiple parties that will benefit from the lifting of Iranian sanctions and the return of the country to the international ...
3 Major Changes Resulting From Iran's Nuclear DealJuly 24, 2015A deal to lift sanctions on Iran could go into effect in a couple of months. Where should investors look for opportunities ...
Industries That Will Benefit From Lifting Iran Sanctions (BA, ...July 22, 2015After sanctions related to Iran's nuclear program are lifted, a number of global industries should benefit from the opening ...
Europe's Oil Refineries Get A Second Chance (CS, TOT)May 6, 2015The European refining sector is benefiting from the drop in oil prices, but it may not last the year. Can high margins beat ...
Post-Election Opportunities For Nigerian Oil (COP, TOT)April 6, 2015Nigeria has an historic opportunity to reform and improve its oil industry now that elections are over.
Companies Affected Most by Low Oil PricesFebruary 13, 2015Low oil prices have affected many companies. Some consumers and producers who rely on oil as a key input benefit, while others ...
Oil Picks For Bulls And BearsJanuary 15, 2015Everyone thought the biggest economic news of 2014 was going to fall somewhere between the end of quantitative easing, some ...
The World's Top 10 Oil CompaniesJanuary 7, 2015Looking to invest in the oil industry? Here is a list of world's top ten companies in that sector.
3 Great Value Stocks For A Secure RetirementAugust 13, 2014With the market getting knocked around more this year, investors are understandably on edge. A recent American Association ...
The Next Hottest Shale Play Is Down UnderJanuary 21, 2014The future of shale gas could be located in the "land down under." Featuring vast unconventional reserves, a stable government ...
There's Still Room For Dividends In Your PortfolioJanuary 7, 2014When the Fed decided to begin tapering, it sent shockwaves throughout the dividend stock sector. However, those "shockwaves" ...
Ten Money Managers Worth FollowingDecember 23, 2013Generally speaking, most retail investors along with the media outlets tend to closely follow the moves of well-known investors ...
This 'Safe Oil' Stock Is Gushing Cash FlowNovember 20, 2013Here at StreetAuthority, we're constantly on the lookout for stocks worthy of our Top 10 Stocks advisory -- and a stock doesn't ...
Statoil's Turnaround Proceeding Much Too SlowlyJune 4, 2013Statoil continues to struggle, and the valuation reflects it
Barring Disaster, Anadarko Looks Too CheapFebruary 7, 2013Andarko's valuable reserve base makes it a name worth considering, even with sizable litigation risk.
The Wheel Keeps Turning In the Energy SectorNovember 14, 2012Earnings season for the Energy Sector is over and companies got busy last week with the hunt for more oil and gas resources ...
Energy Sector Recap Week Ending October 12, 2012October 15, 2012A review of important events that occurred in the energy sector for the week ending Oct. 12, 2012.
Energy Sector Recap Week Ending October 5, 2012October 9, 2012Here is a recap of important events and announcements in the Energy Sector for the week ending Oct. 5, 2012.
Petrobras Starts Up More Production At Deepwater Gulf Of Mexico ...September 24, 2012Petrobras has initiated production from the Chinook oil and gas field in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico. This field and another ...
Energy Sector Recap Week Ending September 14, 2012September 18, 2012The oil and gas industry has resumed most of the Gulf of Mexico production shut-in by Hurricane Isaac and renewed its search ...
Petrobras Strikes It RichAugust 27, 2012Petrobras has made additional discoveries of crude oil and natural gas in offshore Brazil, extending and confirming the huge ...
Statoil - Should You Love What The Analysts Hate?August 16, 2012Statoil is spending money today for a better tomorrow.
Upcoming Week In The Energy SectorAugust 7, 2012Here's a look at upcoming events in the Energy Sector for the week starting August 6, 2012, as well as a review of important ...
TOTAL S.A. (ADR) and Other Energy Stocks Making Big MovesJuly 27, 2012On a good day for the market, the Nasdaq is up 1.4%, the S&P 500 has risen 1.1% and the Dow has climbed 0.8%. The energy ...
Total Has More To Lose With Falling Oil PricesJune 29, 2012Total's dividend yield is impressive, but the company's vulnerability to sub-$90 oil is worrisome.
Cote d'Ivoire Oil And Gas ReviewJune 27, 2012The oil and gas industry is active in Cote d'Ivoire as it explores for resources across the globe.
Angola LNG Almost HereJune 21, 2012Chevron is about to start up commerical operations at a liquefied natural gas facility in Angola.
Gabon Oil And Gas ReviewJune 19, 2012Gabon's oil and gas production peaked several years ago but should start moving higher, as many operators are exploring and ...
Angola Oil And Gas ReviewJune 13, 2012Angola is now one of the largest producers of oil and gas in Africa, and will continue to see production grow as new projects ...
Statoil - Norwegian Continental Shelf ExplorationJune 1, 2012Statoil has devoted a considerable amount of resources to an exploration program and is targeting the Norwegian Continental ...
Be Greedy In EuropeMay 31, 2012The debt crisis in Europe makes it understandable why investors have ignored it. But the region's current valuations make ...
Near Tangible Book, Teck Is Worth A LookMay 24, 2012Teck's exposure to industrial metals is worth more than just tangible book
Ensco Loves The DeepwaterApril 17, 2012Ensco plans to continue the company's strategy of upgrading its offshore rig fleet through new builds.
Pipeline Plans Are A Big Win For The Oil SandsApril 16, 2012The recent pipeline moves by Enbridge and its partners will undoubtedly benefit those producers in Canada's oil sands region. ...
Devon Energy - Oil Sands ProjectsApril 13, 2012Devon Energy is investing heavily in the development of its properties in the Canadian oil sands and is looking for rapid ...
Noble Energy Gets Ahead Of Schedule In 2012March 29, 2012Noble Energy's production for the first quarter of 2012 will be at the upper end of its guidance range. The company is ahead ...
PetroChina As Much About Politics As PerformanceMarch 21, 2012PetroChina is too dependent on government directives.
Chevron Sets Up For GrowthMarch 15, 2012Chevron expects to generate 20% oil and gas production growth by 2017, and is pursuing deepwater, LNG and unconventional ...
Chevron Starts Tengiz ExpansionMarch 7, 2012Chevron has started up the initial stage of an expansion at the Tengiz Field in Kazakhstan.
Statoil – Iffy Operations, But Serious Potential ValueFebruary 29, 2012Statoil has serious issues, but valuation nevertheless seems too low.
ETF Of The Day: Playing Europe's ReboundFebruary 14, 2012Investors looking for a broader, more liquid approach might do well to take a look at the Vanguard MSCI Europe ETF.
Total Sets Up For Future GrowthFebruary 14, 2012Total plans to spend $24 billion in capital in 2012 with the funds split across the company's vast oil and gas portfolio.
The Curse Of Foreign Investment?January 16, 2012Many pundits assume that foreign investors have terrible timing when purchasing assets in the United States, often buying ...
The Future Of Natural GasJanuary 5, 2012Demand for natural gas is expected to increase over the next 20 years. For investors, this represents an interesting value ...
Nexen And The Horn River ShaleDecember 5, 2011Nexen announced a joint venture in the Horn River Basin, and will use this to launch the development of the company's huge ...
International Shale UpdateNovember 30, 2011The exploration and production industry is going forward in the development of shale resources outside of North America.
Royal Dutch Shell UpstreamSeptember 20, 2011Royal Dutch Shell has made substantial investments in its upstream portfolio and is guiding to 11% production rowth through ...
Industry At A Glance - Large Oil And Gas ProducersAugust 30, 2011Major oil and gas companies offer an attractive mix of capital gains and income.
Investing In Africa's Oil BonanzaJuly 29, 2011Africa is quickly moving to become the next oil and gas superstar nation.
Conoco Phillips Separation - Upstream ReviewJuly 18, 2011Conoco Phillips will be one of the largest public independent oil and gas companies after the spin off of its downstream ...
A Look At Ensco InternationalJuly 14, 2011Ensco International owns the second largest offshore drilling fleet and is adding to this fleet with an aggressive newbuild ...
Statoil - Norwegian Continental ShelfJune 29, 2011Statoil needs to successfully develop various oil and gas projects located on the Norwegian Continental Shelf over the next ...
Oil States International - Accommodations Business ReviewJune 16, 2011Oil States International has seen steady growth in its accomodations business, as the energy industry continues long-term ...
Talisman Energy: Southeast Asia Oil And Gas ReviewJune 8, 2011Talisman Energy has a large inventory of development projects in Southeast Asia that it will use to generate 8% annual production ...
Power Corporation's Hidden Value North Of The BorderMay 6, 2011Power Corporation one diversified financial services holding company in Canada that may be worth a lot more than it appears.
Total Takes A Shine To SunPowerApril 29, 2011What is fueling Total's new interest in solar power?
IDT Corporation Breaks UpApril 6, 2011IDT Corporation is engaged in the spin off of two of its businesses to current shareholders. These reorganizations can sometimes ...
Conoco Phillips Explores For Future GrowthMarch 30, 2011Conoco Phillips has assembled dozens of exploratory prospects across the globe, and will spend billions over the next few ...
Royal Dutch Shell Counting On Integrated Gas ProjectsMarch 23, 2011Royal Dutch Shell is involved with three large integrated gas projects, and needs to successfully execute on these to meet ...
Exxon's International PortfolioMarch 15, 2011Exxon Mobil has an extensive and diversified international portfolio of oil and gas assets.
Second-Generation Biofuels Ready To Take OffFebruary 24, 2011New biofuel companies hope to overcome the problems caused by corn-based ethanol by using innovative feed stocks.
Plays For OPEC's Rising ForecastNovember 25, 2010OPEC's recent oil demand forecast highlights the need for investors to have an energy component in their portfolios.
Say Oui To French ADRsNovember 17, 2010These three French ADRs may not have been your first choice, but we promise: it doesn't make you un-American to snap them ...
Forging Into Frontier MarketsSeptember 8, 2010Developing nations offer a great way to diversify a portfolio while also capitalizing on long term trends.
3 Offshore Oil Plays That PaySeptember 2, 2010These foreign-based oil companies offer great fundamentals and strong yields for value-conscious investors.
Oil And Gas In The Caspian SeaAugust 30, 2010The Caspian Sea is ground zero for the major integrated oil companies in the search for energy to meet future demand. The ...
Venezuela Betting On Heavy OilJuly 21, 2010Venezuela is hoping the Orinoco region will power the country's production growth over the long term, and it has turned to ...
Keep An Eye On BiobutanolMay 18, 2010Could biobutanol ultimately supplant ethanol as the biorenewable fuel of choice?
The Best Way To Play Oil SharesApril 16, 2010Big oil is now paying big dividends – so long as you go offshore to buy it.
Big Dividends In Oil And GasMarch 8, 2010If you are playing the recovery with commodity stocks, don't miss these oil and gas opportunities.
Let's Play The Dow Dividend GameJanuary 29, 2010These three companies are strong alternatives to Dow dividend payers.
Overall The Euro Zone Looks InterestingDecember 21, 2009Using several key metrics, European stocks seem like better investments than domestic ones.
Emerging Carbon Capture PlaysNovember 12, 2009These companies all got into carbon capture for financial reasons, and it's paying off.
Four ETFs For The Income-Minded International InvestorNovember 2, 2009These three international dividend ETFs will diversify any portfolio.
3 High-Yield Dividend ETFsJuly 27, 2009Investors interested in dividends needn't restrict themselves to American stocks.
Angola Becomes Major Player In World OilJune 2, 2009As many predict the world oil supply will fall short, this country is increasing in importance as an oil producer.
Diversification Alone Is Not EnoughApril 9, 2009Opinions on the number of stocks for a diversified portfolio vary, but locking in low expenses leaves little room for disagreement.
Suncor And Petro-Canada Seek UnityApril 1, 2009The proposed merger of two top dog companies could spark future deals among oil sands producers.
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Carmelo Anthony scores 29 as Knicks top Sixers to snap 4-game skid
NEW YORK -- Even when he wasn't hitting his shots, Carmelo Anthony delivered a shot.
Tired of losing and determined to stop it, the New York Knicks toughened up and fought their way out of their worst slump of the season.
Anthony scored 29 points, Amar'e Stoudemire had a season-high 22, and the Knicks snapped their four-game losing streak by beating the Philadelphia 76ers 99-93 on Sunday night.
"Losing games, games we think we're supposed to win, you come into a game like this, we want to win," Anthony said. "Definitely want to be a very high-intensity game, a very high-energetic game back here on our home court and we didn't want to lose this game."
Anthony was only 6 of 18 from the field, but made 16-of-18 free throws and also was called for a flagrant foul for the fired-up Knicks, who have fallen behind Indiana into third place in the Eastern Conference and whose Atlantic Division lead over the Brooklyn Nets is down to two games.
They were sharp enough to build a couple of big leads and turn away the runs Philadelphia made, handing the 76ers their eighth straight road loss.
"After losing four straight, it's never a good feeling losing games, so tonight we came out with the intensity from the start that we needed," said Stoudemire, who was 9 of 10 from the field.
All-Star Jrue Holiday had 30 points, five rebounds and five assists for the 76ers, who have lost five straight overall. Evan Turner had 21 points and Thaddeus Young added 11 points and 10 rebounds after missing six games with a strained left hamstring.
Knicks coach Mike Woodson declined to make a lineup change, and it was Stoudemire and the reserves who helped New York take control early in the second quarter, and the starters who reopened a big lead to begin the third.
Philadelphia coach Doug Collins said the difference was the Knicks' fast starts to start the second and third quarters.
"Their bench came in and I told our guys it really hurt us. They went up 13-0, had a 13-0 run with Carmelo on the bench," Collins said. "Can't let that happen."
Raymond Felton finished with 14 points despite bruising his right heel and J.R. Smith also had 14 for the Knicks.
"This was a must-win because we felt things have just not been going our way for whatever reason," Knicks center Tyson Chandler said. "We had to get out of this slump."
Collins said he expected the Knicks to be "testy" and "edgy" and that was the case with about 7½ minutes left in the third quarter and the Knicks leading by 14. Anthony appeared to hit Spencer Hawes behind the head going for a rebound, and when they began to exchange words, Chandler rushed in and shoved Hawes back. Anthony ended up being assessed a flagrant foul, and Chandler and Hawes were whistled for technicals.
Anthony said he wasn't angry and didn't mean to hit Hawes in the head, and was simply reacting after he took an elbow.
"It's part of basketball, part of the game. It gets like that sometimes," Hawes said. "I think it was a physical game. I think they were letting some stuff go early, it usually precludes incidents like that."
The 76ers rallied a bit afterward, getting within 76-67 at the end of three, but then Stoudemire scored the first four of the final quarter and Philadelphia didn't really get close again until the final minutes.
The 76ers have lost 17 of their last 20 road games and haven't won away from home since beating the Lakers on New Year's Day. The eight-game skid is their longest since also dropping eight in a row from Nov. 10 to Dec. 3, 2010.
The Knicks led 24-22 after one, then opened the second with a 17-2 run to build a 41-24 lead on Pablo Prigioni's free throws with 7:15 remaining in the quarter. New York was ahead 52-40 at halftime behind 18 points from Anthony and 11 more from Stoudemire on 5-of-6 shooting.
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Kenyon Martin didn't play in his first game since signing a 10-day contract Saturday. Though he hasn't played since finishing last season with the Los Angeles Clippers, Martin said he has kept himself in good shape and would find ways to produce until he got back into good basketball condition. "Sometimes it's mind over matter, will over situation," he said. Martin has played with a number of Knicks on other teams and his locker is next to Jason Kidd, his teammate on two NBA Finals teams in New Jersey in 2002-03. A former No. 1 pick in the draft, Martin said it was "humbling" to now be on a 10-day contract, adding he was "mad, sad, upset, confused," when he couldn't get a job after last season. But he downplayed his age on the oldest team in NBA history, saying "35, I'm young around here." The Knicks have five older players. ... The Sixers, who lost to Miami on Saturday, fell to 2-11 on the second night of back-to-back games.
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There's a Time Limit and 4 More Pediatrician SecretsMadeline Holler
Picking a pediatrician isn't as straightforward as one might expect and, in fact, can be one of the more frustrating items on the pre-baby checklist (or post-baby checklist, if you're a procrastinator like me). Does he come highly recommended? Is she in-network? Are there Saturday hours and/or an on-call nurse? Does he come across as trustworthy and kind or pompous and indifferent? And how will you know before the well-baby visit?
You won't. And if you're picky like me, you can expect to do some records transferring until you finally find someone you like.
In the meantime, it's important to keep in mind the somewhat universals of pediatric doctors, according to Reader's Digest's "13 Things Your Pediatrician Won't Tell You." These are the habits and realities of most kid doctors, which, if you keep them in mind can (1) help in the search and (2) make your doctor/patient's-parent relationship better.
Here are the Top 5 pediatrician secrets:
1. There's a time limit — just around 10 minutes. Doctors recommend you prioritize your concerns and start with the most pressing. Make a follow-up appointment if the list is a long one.
2. Even though studies have shown that many ear infections for those 2 and older will clear up with time and rest, the doctor is still likely to prescribe antibiotics. Says the doctor in the Reader's Digest piece: "We want to feel like we're doing something. If I prescribe an antibiotic and a few days later your child feels better, I look like a genius."
3. Go ahead and treat your child's symptoms even if you can't get an appointment until the next day or after the weekend. The doctor will believe you about a fever or red ears or a wheezing cough and your child won't have to suffer unnecessarily.
4. Pediatricians would prefer you not undermine their doctor-patient relationship. So, if the doctor's pulling out the otoscope and you say "he doesn't like it when you look in his ears," well, naturally, the kid won't like it when the doctor looks in his ears! If you say nothing and let the events unfold, the doctor may be able to get a quick peek.
5. Well-baby visits are for making sure your child is growing and developing on target. For other issues and concerns, such as recurring headaches, doctors want you to make a separate appointment where the doctor focus the short appointment on investigating the symptoms. One doc told Reader's Digest, "I literally won't get paid if I investigate the headaches while you're here."


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First Stop for New Hires
It's a warm summer afternoon at the Joyner Visitor Center, and the guests smile as they climb into the air-conditioned comfort of two tour buses idling in front of the building's glass rotunda. These aren't prospective students checking out recreation and dining opportunities or parents assessing transportation and housing options. They're two dozen of the university's newest faculty and staff, and they're in the middle of new employee orientation.
As the buses pull out of the parking lot and head toward Centennial Campus, video screens come alive with a slideshow describing the nearby landmarks. As we move along, a GPS system cues the part of the video that corresponds to our location in real time. It's a nice touch for a technology-rich university.
At the front of the lead bus, Amy Grubbs augments the video with additional information about NC State traditions, places and people. There's a murmur of admiration as the bus stops on Main Campus Drive, balanced between Lake Raleigh's placid waters to the right and the sleek glossy profile of the Hunt Library's modern façade on the left.
As the bus continues, Grubbs touches off a passionate discussion of Howling Cow Ice Cream. Isn't it time to stop for lunch? Grubbs, manager of NC State's new Onboarding Center, agrees. Soon she's handing out tickets for a free lunch at Fountain Dining Hall as the bus motors down Sullivan Drive.
Welcome to the Pack
Over lunch, Grubbs shares her vision for the new center and talks about the challenges of helping new employees navigate their first few weeks at the university.
"The first month is information overload for them," she says. "It will be so much easier for them to come to us. They'll know exactly who to talk to and we'll be available as long as they need us."
Not only will the staff in the Onboarding Center handle new employee orientation, they'll also create employee ID cards on site, verify employment eligibility and help with issues like parking, tax forms and benefit selection. And they'll introduce new faculty and staff to an online checklist that automates many of the common steps involved in beginning employment.
The overarching goal, Grubbs says, is to help employees feel that they are part of an amazing organization.
"We want to help start that sense of Wolfpack pride," she says. "Welcome to the Pack. That's our motto."
It helps that the Onboarding Center shares space in Joyner with Enrollment Management and Services, which operates the facility as a front door to the university, complete with informative kiosks, publications and programs for visitors and prospective students. The enrollment management staff generously agreed to share its conference rooms and tour buses for onboarding activities.
Service is Top Priority
Grubbs is joined in the endeavor by staff members she recruited from across campus: onboarding specialists Chelsea Nuzum from the Friday Institute, Angela Nicholson from HR and Emily Harrell from Campus Enterprises. The three are valued both for their warm personalities and their years of experience on campus.
"The biggest thing I was looking for was people committed to customer service," Grubbs explains. "Service is our No. 1 priority."
Grubbs and her team have the distinction of standing up the university's first Business Operations Center – the first of seven centers focusing on particular human resource and finance areas.
"It's been exciting to develop and fine tune the processes we're going to follow in the center," Grubbs says. "And it's been fun building our team."
The team is led by Nikki Price – the division's human resources director – who worked with several volunteer committees of HR professionals, information technology experts and representatives of numerous campus offices to shepherd the complex project to completion. Organizational development professional Stephanie Kelber spearheaded the process improvement effort for more than a year. She'll continue to provide assistance with training at the center.
More Consistent Experience
The reorganization had a lot of moving parts, but the payoff is a more consistent onboarding experience for employees, Grubbs says. Still, she's leaving nothing to chance. Although her team now handles new employee orientation for everyone, for the first three months they'll provide onboarding services on a pilot basis to just three entities on campus: the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Office of Information Technology and the Facilities Division.
That will give the team a chance to refine processes and work out bugs without impacting the entire campus. Beginning in September the center will open its doors wider, providing onboarding assistance to all departments at NC State.
"We're definitely monitoring our processes closely to make sure they work the way they're designed to," Grubbs says. "So far we're getting very positive feedback."
That sentiment is echoed by John Craig, the center's first client, who started a new job in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology this week. As a recent graduate with a Master of Fine Arts, he already knows a lot about the culture at NC State. "But there were quite a few benefits I didn't know about," he says. "I'm really interested in the tuition waiver."
The successful launch of this first BOC, Grubbs emphasizes, won't be a single division's accomplishment. Success, in this case, truly has parents all over campus, from central HR and finance to the many divisions, departments and colleges that make up NC State.
"For the Onboarding Center – and for the BOCS as a whole – the key is partnering with other campus units," she says. "We don't own all these processes but we partner with the people who do. Those partnerships are going well and we appreciate how open people are to collaborating and sharing services."


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Bold, bright, and colorful, this 3-D animated confection from the makers of the Ice Age movies turns south to explore the misadventures of a rare blue macaw and his motley assortment of friends.
Captured by exotic bird traders in a Brazilian jungle, a baby blue macaw ends up in the hands of a very protective, bookwormish, little Minnesota girl named Linda. Growing up with Linda, the macaw receives the name Tyler Blu Gunderson, Blu for short, and lives a pampered and routine-oriented life. A clumsy, bespectacled Brazilian ornithologist shows up at Linda and Blu's front door one day with an earnest plea that they accompany him back to Brazil so he can mate Blu, supposedly the last known male blue macaw, with his last known female blue macaw, Jewel, in order to save the species.
Wary at first, Linda eventually relents and takes Blu to Rio de Janeiro. Once there, the matchmaking attempt does not go as planned, and both Blu and Jewel find themselves in the sights of bird traders with dollar signs in their eyes.
As voiced by Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network), Blu is brainy, socially awkward, and completely domesticated, to the point where he does not even know how to fly. Eisenberg's vocals are a bit grating at first, but they end up serving the character well. Anne Hathaway does a fine job with Jewel, a tough, independent-minded bird who cannot stand the thought of life in a cage. A wild toucan (George Lopez) adds some comedic spice to the proceedings, as does a dimwitted, drooling bulldog (Tracy Morgan).
The film is rated G, though there are a few mild double-entendres and suggestive comments that will almost certainly go over kids' heads. All in all, Rio is an entertaining film that all ages should enjoy.


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Nearly two-thirds (64%) of smartphone owners are now using their mobile devices to shop online, a number that has quadrupled since June 2010, according to the latest research results from eDigitalResearch and Portaltech Reply.
The study also found that 84% of smartphone owners have used their devices to browse websites, with one-third (33%) doing so on a daily basis, whilst three-quarters (77%) are using their smartphones to research products.
Derek Eccleston, head of research at eDigitalResearch, said: "These results confirm that mCommerce has fundamentally revolutionised the way in which we shop and browse. The growth of mobile is completely unprecedented and the rate of change that we've tracked over the past two years is alarming.
"Back in June 2010, we predicted that smartphones were likely to play an increasingly significant part in consumer's busy lifestyles, and whilst in 2011 we found that great strides had been made towards this, these latest set of results demonstrate that this trend is now irreversible. It is therefore essential that all retailers and brands make their mobile channels as accessible as possible to maximise the potential that mCommerce has to offer".
The results also show that growth of mobile shopping shows no signs of slowing down. Almost half (44%) of the smartphone owners surveyed said that they would use their devices to browse more in the coming months, with one third (31%) claiming that they would then go on to make a purchase.
Shopping through an online mobile site has remained more popular than shopping on a mobile app, although it has to be taken into consideration that transactional retail apps are still a key future development for some retailers. The results also seem to suggest that there appears to be preference between shopping online and via an app for some users.
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Banking on the phased deregulation of diesel pricing, the government proposes to cap subsidy on this fuel at R6 per litre in 2013-14 to insulate itself from volatility in global crude oil prices which could potentially upset its fiscal math. The average under-recovery on diesel this fiscal is estimated to be R10/a litre and this is made good by subsidy, the burden of which is borne by the government and upstream oil companies in a 3:2 ratio.
The move to cap diesel subsidy could help government to lower the overall subsidy burden on the fuel, including the share of upstream oil companies, by almost 40%, if crude prices and the rupee remain at current years levels. Supposing the subsidy sharing formula is not altered, this means the governments share of the subsidy (about R60,000 crore in 2012-13) will come down by around R24,000 crore.
The cap would force a revision of subsidy calculation by adopting the export-parity formula against the current trade-parity system, besides successful implementation of the plan started in January to hike diesel prices every month by 45-50 paise a litre.
If the plan materlialises, it would indeed be a spectacular feat for the policymakers given that diesel, the single biggest head on the governments subsidy spending, accounts for 65% of the current fiscals fuel subsidy bill of close to R1.55 lakh crore.
A Rs 6 per litre cap on diesel subsidy is considered prudent as it would help oil marketing companies revise the product price hike schedule in consonance with movement of international oil prices, said a government official privy to the development. Finance minister P Chidambaram may hint at the capping of subsidy while presenting the budget proposals for 2013-14.
Current global crude oil price is around $113 per barrel, while international petrol price (also known as MS price) is at $128/barrel. Government fears that further upward movement in oil prices during 2013-14 would extend the goalpost for diesel de-regulation, due to the increase in under-recoveries of oil marketing companies.
Capping subsidy would, therefore, come to the governments rescue as it would warrant steeper monthly hikes in diesel prices.
The finance ministry wants to keep its subsidy bill to less than 2% of GDP so that is able to check fiscal deficit that is expected to be around 5.3% this year and projected at 4.8% in 2013-14.
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- It takes longer for water to heat.
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- Your hot water heater makes cracking and popping sounds when it's heating.
- There's a metallic taste in your hot water.
- Rust is forming on the outside bottom of your water heater.
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The Civil War didn't truly end in 1865. The battlefield part ended, but the antigovernment, white-supremacist insurgency continues, damaging us in the present and putting our future at risk.
If that seems an odd idea, it is because we seldom talk straight about that history or the issues left unresolved by the hot war. But they burn beneath our feet like magma, showing on the surface periodically like steam venting from a sleeping volcano.
The latest hissing comes from Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy from Bunkerville (really, no one made that up). Bundy slipped from asserting his right to take federal resources without paying for them to expounding on the state of "Negroes," lost without cotton to pick.
He'd become a sort of hero to folks on the right end of the political spectrum, including some prominent Republican politicians, but they did a hotfoot dance away when he spoke candidly on race.
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Let's remember what he said before moving on to why it shouldn't be surprising that he said it, and to why it's not just the spouting of an isolated oddball.
"They abort their young children, they put their young men in jail, because they never learned how to pick cotton. And I've often wondered, are they better off as slaves, picking cotton and having a family life and doing things, or are they better off under government subsidy?"
How'd he come by all this deep understanding? Well, one day he drove past a housing project in North Las Vegas and saw some black residents sitting out front.
I used to help my Uncle Will do yard work. We usually would take a short break to drink a Dr Pepper sitting in front of a little store. One afternoon, a car pulled up to the curb and the white men inside yelled something to the effect that we should get off our lazy rear ends and do some work for a change. They used more colorful language including some choice labels. My uncle told me to just ignore them, but I think we need to pay some attention to the context from which they and Bundy arise.
When the fighting ended in 1865, federal troops remained in the states that had been in rebellion to facilitate Reconstruction, including the integration of formerly enslaved people into a new South. That effort lasted only a dozen years before Southerners were able to make a deal to get federal troops out and to rebuild the South in their own way through terrorism and Jim Crow (segregation) laws that amounted to an American apartheid. Jim Crow lasted until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
We just marked the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and next month will be the 60th anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education, but we are still struggling against the inequality those government actions were meant to eliminate. Some people never let go of the ideology that made those laws necessary, though their language and tactics continue to change to fit the times.
It is no surprise that a man who says the federal government has no legitimate authority over him would also believe black people would be better off picking cotton for pennies, or maybe for free. He got into trouble because he said what he meant straight up rather than referring to the ills of the "urban" population as some do.
Before that error in judgment, Bundy was praised by many on the right for his principles.
Look at what's happened to the Republican Party since the Civil Rights Era. The party has supplanted the Democrats as the party of the white South and in so doing has taken up old battles of Southern segregationists.
An informative analysis of voting patterns in the deep South, by Nate Cohn, in The New York Times, shows that from the Texas Panhandle to the coast of Georgia, voters are strictly divided by race with the overwhelming majority of white voters supporting Republicans and every other group supporting Democrats.
We are still divided even as, or perhaps especially as, the nation becomes more diverse than ever. The division keeps us fighting battles that should have been left in our past when we should be marching toward a better future.
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Water in Motion
This collection of Black & White photographs with the binding theme of water movement, tries to capture what the eye cannot see, generally using longer exposures from 2 seconds up to 10 minutes. The time element adds unpredictability as I could only assume what the overall effect would be.
A selection of the photographs have words to complement them, I hope this slows down your viewing and increases your enjoyment, maybe enticing you to think of your own words or thoughts with other photographs.
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Members of the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) and the 72nd Czech Republic Battalion move into position to preform a squad attack during a multinational readiness exercise, Nov. 17, 2013, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany.
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If you're not planning on going to the game, I wanted to give you a heads up that the Keg Stand in West Des Moines will have it on the TV's there. Remember that this game is a Cyclones.tv broadcast only but Ryan and the crew will be hooking it up to the big screens.
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Rosco keen to hit back at Coventry (From This Is Wiltshire)
Rosco keen to hit back at Coventry
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ALUN Rossiter believes his Swindon riders will have extra incentive to beat Coventry this evening following the events of the two teams' first meeting this season.
The Robins went down 36-26 to the Bees at Blunsdon on April 3 in meeting abandoned after 10 heats due to wet weather, with Rossiter angered at the Bees insistence the meeting continued despite conditions being unfit for racing.
The two teams meet again tonight and Rossiter believes his riders will be keen to put things right at a track they are all confident riding.
"I'm confident the boys like the track so we should be in with a good chance," he said.
"I think we owe them one from last time to be honest because their attitude really wasn't ideal considering the conditions we ended up racing in, so that should give them a bit more of an incentive.
"Coventry have a fairly steady side and hopefully we can get the better of them because it's a track we like.
"Our heat leaders are certainly as good as, if not better than them, so I am sure it will be a good contest.
"Hans (Andersen) and Bomber (Chris Harris) are really good riders who we know all about but I have faith in my riders.
"We're hoping for better things from Dan (Greenwood) tomorrow and hopefully he's got his gremlins out of his system."
The Robins were denied action once again last night as the weather claimed the scheduled clash against Lakeside at around 11am yesterday morning, with Rossiter insisting there is nothing the club could have done to get the meeting on.
"It didn't start raining until the morning and then carried on raining, with more due in the afternoon, so there was no chance," he said.
"We didn't want a repeat of Monday night either because that wasn't fun for anyone.
"We're all frustrated but there really was nothing we can do to beat the weather.
The Robins are at full strength this evening while the Bees have Aaron Summers in for Kyle Howarth who is riding for Premier League side Workington Comets at Somerset Rebels.
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bobbinalong wrote:I think speedway seems to have gone into crazy mode also noticed Poole were about to sign Benji Compton until his injury recently to replace Lee Smart surely Compton is higher up the draft than Smart so how does that work. Poole have stated they will still sign him when he is fit.
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The Mint Hill Police Department announced its annual National Night Out to take place Tuesday, August 7. The event "will involve over 14,625 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities and military bases around the world" to raise awareness about crime and drug prevention. The event also intends to get the community involved in the fight against crime.
Residents are invited to join the police department at the Mint Hill Park on Fairview Road from 5-7 pm.
The press release reads, "There will be police demonstrations, crime prevention information, safety tips, a representative from the District Attorney's Office, and officers on hand to listen to any concerns that you may have."
Fun activities are planned, too, including a dunking booth and kids games. Chick-fil-A, Big Guy's Pizza, Edy's Ice Cream, and Sam's Club of Matthews will provide free hot dogs, chicken sandwiches, snow cones, and ice cream.
"Once the event has concluded, residents will be asked to return to their neighborhoods and get out and meet your neighbors. Additional officers will be patrolling the neighborhoods this evening in an attempt to meet neighborhood leaders and gather any information that can be useful in responding to specific neighborhood concerns."
For more information about National Night Out, contact the Mint Hill Police Department at 704-545-1085.


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IOWA CITY - University of Iowa defensive tackle Mitch King has been named to the 2008 Lott Trophy Watch List, it was announced today. The Hawkeye senior-to-be is among 42 of the top collegiate defensive players in the country on the watch list.
King is a 6-3, 264-pound senior from Burlington, IA. King was credited with 58 total tackles, including 14.5 for 77 yards loss and 4.5 sacks a year ago. His 14.5 tackles for loss tied for 38th nationally. King, who was a first team all-Big Ten selection last season, has amassed 174 total tackles, 39.5 tackles for loss, 13.5 sacks and four forced fumbles his first three seasons. King is one of six Big Ten student-athletes on the watch list.
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François Boucher (artist)
French, 1703 - 1770
The Bath of Venus, 1751
oil on canvas
overall: 107 x 84.8 cm (42 1/8 x 33 3/8 in.) framed: 132.1 x 110.2 x 7.6 cm (52 x 43 3/8 x 3 in.)
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Painted for Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, marquise de Pompadour [1721-1764] and installed in the appartement des bains in the Château de Bellevue, outside Paris; removed c. 1757; recorded 1764 in the vestibule of the ground floor of the Hôtel d'Evreux, Pompador's Parisian residence; by inheritance to her brother, Abel François Poisson, marquis de Ménars et de Marigny [1727-1781], Château de Ménars, Paris; installed in the gallery of Marigny's residence, rue St. Thomas du Louvre, Paris, by 1777;[1] (his estate sale, at his residence by Basan and Joullain, Paris, 18 March-6 April 1782 [postponed from late February], no. 21); purchased by Jean Baptiste Pierre Le Brun [1748-1813], Paris and London.[2] Baron Alfred Charles de Rothschild [1842-1918], Halton House, near Wendover, Buckinghamshire, by 1884;[3] bequest to Grace Elvina Hinds Duggan Curzon, marchioness of Curzon [1879-1958], Kedleston Hall, Derby, Derbyshire; (her sale, American Art Association-Anderson Galleries, New York, 22 April 1932, no. 80); Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York; gift 1943 to NGA.
[1] The painting was recorded there in 1777, when the marquis had them cleaned by Hoogstael. The documents, in the Archives de la Ville in Paris, Fonds Marigny, NA 102, fol. 90 verso, were discovered by Alden Gordon, and his notes from them were sent with a letter to David Rust dated 15 March 1983, all in NGA curatorial files.
[2] Paul Matthews, of the Dulwich Picture Gallery, kindly brought to the Gallery's attention a Boucher Venus and Cupids that appeared in the 1785 sale of Noël Desenfans (d. 1807), a dealer who was one of Le Brun's business partners (sale, Christie's, London, May 11-14, 1785, 2nd day, no. 53; e-mail to Curatorial Records, May 6, 2004, NGA curatorial files). There is no description of the painting in the sale catalogue, so it is not possible to say with certainty that this was the Gallery's painting. The purchaser at the 1785 sale was recorded as "Dillon," who also purchased two other lots. Marijke Booth, of Christie's Archives Department, suggests that this could either be Charles Dillon-Lee, 12th viscount Dillon (1745-1813) or Edward Count Dillon (1751-1839), both collectors during this period (e-mail to Anne Halpern, August 9, 2007, NGA curatorial files).
[3] Alfred did not inherit the painting from his father, and the painting is not included in Alfred's 1884 catalogue, so he must have acquired it himself at a later date (e-mail from Michael Hall, curator to Edmund de Rothschild, to Anne Halpern, August 3, 2008, NGA curatorial files).
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Baton Rouge, La. (10/29/05) - In the matchup that was originally scheduled for Sept. 3, the Mean Green (2-4, 2-1) takes on Louisiana State (5-1, 4-1) today at 7 pm. The game was rescheduled due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina.
North Texas' final non-conference game can be heard on the Mean Green Radio Network.The game will also be offered as part of the ESPN GamePlan package and can be seen live in Texas. It will only be available if you subscribe to GamePlan or you can buy it as a pay-per-view if you have satellite or digital cable TV.
Senior running back Patrick Cobbs broke North Texas' career rushing record earlier this year at Kansas State and continues to set the new mark with every carry. Cobbs has rushed for 513 yards this season and his current career mark stands at 3,409, ranking him the sixth on the NCAA Div. I-A active career rushers list. Cobbs broke the school's career rushing record which was held by Ja'Quay Wilburn who played for the Mean Green from 1997-2000. Cobbs also did it in three fewer games than Wilburn, setting the mark in his 40th game, while Wilburn did it in 43.
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Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal on Monday said that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in wholesale was the best form and was beneficial to both farmers and traders. He also stated that the Congress-led UPA government was running away from a vote in Parliament on the crucial issue of FDI in the retail sector as it fears that even its allies wont support it on the issue.
Addressing the media after visiting a METRO Cash and Carry India wholesale distribution centre at Amritsar, which is scheduled to open on November 28, Sukhbir said: NDA and all opposition parties have been demanding a vote under section 184 on this crucial issue impacting our economy but the UPA government wanted to rush through the decision while ignoring the Parliament.
The deputy chief minister, accompanied by Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia, added that the Shiromani Akali Dal as well as NDA was a of the firm view that on the issue of FDI in retail, all stake holders, retailers, farmers, political parties and traders, should have been taken into loop by the UPA government.
He further said that the Shiromani Akali Dal had supported FDI in wholesale as it felt that it would be beneficial to the retailers, farmers and traders removing the middlemen from the cycle but in the case of FDI in retail there was a question mark as crores of retailers are dependent on their neighbourhood shops.
Meanwhile, responding to a query on whether he had ordered a review of security of all protectees
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Rubbishing reports of a coal shortage, the deputy chief minister said that Powercom was reviewing the situation on a day-to-day basis and he had already requested the Railway Minister to allocate more wagons for bringing coal from Jharkhand and Chattisgarh.


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Posted: Thursday, November 15th, 2012 9:01 AM HST
Yoshimoto to head new council
By Ken Hupp - 67AM KPUA News
Veteran Hilo council member J. Yoshimoto will chair the new County Council that takes office next month. Yoshimoto was selected during a closed door session on Sunday attended by most of the incumbent and incoming members who also tapped
North Kona councilwoman-elect Karen Eoff as Vice Chair. The new council will have six new members and Yoshimoto, who served as chairman from 2008-2010 told KPUA News he believes that bodes well for the coming term.
I think the new council members, especially bring a lot of different ideas and positive energy to the council, Yoshimoto said. And I am very hopeful and optimistic that we are going to get a lot of positive things done over the next two years.
Newcomers were named to head two high profile and powerful committees with Valerie Poindexter in charge of the Finance Committee and Zendo Kern chairing the Committee on Planning. Dru Kanuha will chair the Committee on Public Works, Eoff will head Human Services and Social Services, Margaret Wille will lead the Committee on Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainability, and Greggor Ilagan will chair the County Housing Agency. Among returning council members Dennis Fresh Onishi will chair
The Intergovernmental Relations Committee and Brenda Ford will head the Committee on Mass Transit and Public Safety.
Yoshimoto also nominated Stewart Maeda, a 17-year veteran with the State Department of Human Services to serve as County Clerk. Council members will vote on his nomination, when they meet after being sworn in on December 3rd.


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Valve co-founder Gabe Newell says that Microsoft needs to relax the terms and conditions of Xbox Live to allow other platforms onto Xbox Live. Newell made his comments related to the upcoming Counter-Strike: Global Offensive release, which features Steamworks integration. Newell said that Microsoft would do well to emulate Sony, whose decision to allow Steamworks support in the PlayStation 3 release of Portal 2 resulted in better experience on that platform.
"We certainly can deliver a lot of value to customers to the degree to which we have those capabilities," Newell told Eurogamer. "The PS3, obviously, we made a lot of progress with that. The PS3 customers of Portal 2 are going to start to see the benefits of that with DLC coming out in September. So we'd really like to be able to do that for Xbox customers as well."
"The main thing is having Microsoft get comfortable with it and let us do it," he continued. "Right now, there's a huge amount of updates and free content that we've been able to deliver to people who have The Orange Box that we haven't been able to deliver to the Xbox because of the restrictions that have been placed on us on Xbox Live.
"We'd love to see those relaxed. Hopefully that will help Microsoft see that's a good strategy for making customers happy, that the barbarians won't tear down the walls of Xbox and turn it into some chaotic wasteland."


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Critical Path
This demo was obviously running on a LAN...
First: nope, the demo wasn't running on a LAN. Grady Cofer from Industrial Light & Magic actually went out to their server farm and made adjustments to the Avengers and Battleship footage on the fly.
Fair enough. What kind of WAN connection was he using? 100Mb/s? 10Mb/s 5? More importantly, what was the latency?
If you're streaming an FPS* game, the maximum tolerable latency (just for the video) would be 33ms (that would give you 30fps** - a rock-bottom standard in FPS* gaming.) I've seen worse (by an order of magnitude) on 10Mb/s connections. You can't buffer the video, because it's (ostensibly) interactive -- you don't know what the next frame will be until you've processed the user input.
For commercial render farms, yes, this is definitely a game changer. But for online gaming? The GPU->NIC path isn't the critical path.The WAN is.
* first-person shooter (not frames per second).
** frames per second (not first-person shooter).


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In 2005, at the same time James Cameron announced "Avatar," he also proclaimed his intentions to make "Battle Angel" — a futuristic love story thriller about a 26th-century cyborg" that he also envisioned as a trilogy in 3D, based on Yukito Kishiro's 12 popular Japanese graphic novels (titled "Battle Angel Alita") about a nymphette who morphs into an action heroine.
In June 2010, the Wall Street Journal, speculating what could come next for Cameron said that "Avatar 2" was a few years off and that "some other big film that uses that same technology" could trump it. We speculated that "Battle Angel" could be that project. Obviously, Cameron has since announced "Avatar 2" and "Avatar 3" will be next with the films hitting in December 2014 and December 2015 respectively, but "Battle Angel" is still very much on his radar.
Speaking with Collider during press rounds for the forthcoming underwater thriller "Sanctum" which Cameron produced, the director revealed he still intends to direct "Battle Angel" but that it pretty much won't happen until the "Avatar" films are finished. "I'm obviously going to be pretty busy for the next five years [with Avatar 2 and 3]. And so I had to consider, do I hand this project off to another director? And then I thought, 'No, I love it too much,'" he said. And if manga fans are wondering how Cameron will approach the material he already has some ideas saying, "It's such a rich world. What I'm going to do is take the spine story and use elements from the first four books. So, the Motorball from books three and four, and parts of the story of one and two will all be in the movie."
So, will James Cameron still be interested in "Battle Angel" five or six years from now? It remains to be seen but clearly he's still invested in the project and is not ready to let it go just yet.
As for the upcoming "Avatar" sequels, Cameron insists that the 3D this time around is going to be even more.....3D-ier, and less aggravating on the eyes. "For 'Avatar 2,' what I'm most interested in is getting theaters to up their light level," Cameron told the Wall Street Journal Speakeasy blog. "And we want to shoot the movie at 48 or maybe even 60 frames a second, and display it at that speed, which will eliminate a lot of the motion artifacts that I think are causing some people problems."
Whatever, guy. When you invent 3D where we don't have to wear those dumb glasses and pay a premium price for the privilege, give us a ring.


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Social networking sites provide a unique opportunity for users to engage in broadcast online file sharing and collaboration. In this study we examine the usage of Docs.com, which integrates Microsoft Office web documents with Facebook. In reviewing the content of Docs.com documents, we found they were equally created and shared for work, personal productivity, and play. Users actively employed relationship levels in their Facebook networks to define access to their documents. However, we also found the most viewed documents were those shared to the entire public, with Facebook notifications driving most of the traffic to these public documents. Finally, through a factor analysis of user activity four primary types of usage emerged – sharing, creating, collaborating, and consuming. Those who created and collaborated around documents had higher levels of engagement than those who just shared or consumed documents, interacting with more documents and returning on more unique days.
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Kenya Premier League kick off date changed yet again to Feb 24th
The Kenya Premier League(2013) new season kick off has been pushed yet again from February 16th to February 24th.
The decision was reached after league sponsors Supersport felt they
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of their time close to the start of the campaign.
Subsequently. the SuperSport/DSTV Super Cup match scheduled for
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preliminary rounds.
Gor Mahia will host the side in any date between 15-17 February 2013
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Tallahassee, Florida - May 16, 2012 - 2:45pm -
A truck smashed into the CarQuest Auto Parts store located off of Capital Circle NE in Tallahassee. The incident happened around 1:30pm. Eyewitness News is being told that the brakes went out.
No injuries were reported.
There has been a single vehicle accident at 1830 Capital Circle NE, CARQUEST. A male driving a tan GMC truck drove into the building. The preliminary investigation suggests faulty equipment. There were no injuries reported on scene and the investigation is still on going.


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Please contact us and we'll do all the work for you–we'll pick up your car, running or not, and help you with the necessary DMV paperwork. We also accept donations of RVs, boats, trailers, motorcycles, jet skis, buses and snowmobiles.
How do I inform the DMV and IRS that I donated my car?
Click on the DMV and IRS links below to download the required forms.
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Who will determine the value of my car for tax purposes?
The IRS allows you to claim a tax deduction of:
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