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AKAMAIcapital necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
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AKAMAI Finance Academy
The AKAMAI Finance Academy (AFA) is a part of the non-profit AKAMAI Foundation which seeks to help Hawaii's graduates compete for careers in the high finance industry. The AFA provides practical, hands on training to students from their senior year of high school through graduation from any of Hawaii's business colleges. Of 13,000+ Hawaii high school graduates each year, the AFA selects 30 students for this free program. Comparable week long programs on Wall Street can cost over $10,000.
Funding is mostly out of pocket by volunteers, but small federal grants have been used to pay for curriculum creation. We do what we do because we believe that there are students in Hawaii that are as smart as those who attend mainland U.S. colleges. Hawaii graduates should not be discriminated against when applying for a job just because they were not fortunate enough to attend a college on the U.S. mainland.
We focus as much of our efforts on low-income communities and persons, but are not restricted to that. Any student that is interested in learning is encouraged to apply. We believe that this program has huge socio-economic impacts. By taking young people out of bad situations and placing them in a nurturing learning environment they will be able to lift themselves up along with their communities.
The target audience would range from high school students to business professionals on Wall Street. We would like something that students would be proud to show on their clothes. We would also like the logo to exude exclusivity, prestigious-ness, and professionalism. Hawaiian themed elements are also helpful to distinguish us from any other institution in the U.S. For some examples of what we are looking for, please see http://www.andover.edu.
Professional, prestigious, exclusive looking. Please see http://www.andover.edu for one example of a professional seal. We are looking to put words like "AKAMAI Finance Academy" as the name of the institution, "Ma Ka Hana Ka Ike" as the motto. It would also be good if we can have "AKAMAI Foundation" on there somewhere to denote the parent organization which administers the AKAMAI Finance Academy.
Please also visit http://www.akamaiinitiative.org for more information about our organization. You will see on this page a graphic of the Hawaiian Island chain. This may/may not be incorporated into the logo, we currently use this graphic on our other marketing materials. We just want some kind of Hawaiian tie-in.
Also, when we talk about the high finance industry, it means hedge funds, investment banking, and asset management. These are the pinnacle of the finance industry, the hardest to get jobs, the highest paying jobs. We want students to feel proud to be apart of the AFA, that they have done well to get here, and with our help they will continue to grow and succeed. Think of other prestigious institutions like Harvard, Princeton, MIT, etc.
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Hello. At school in Computing Studies I'm doing programming and the language that I have to use there is True BASIC. I have made a simple program in TB but want to try making it in C++ instead. By looking at the code you will probably see how simple the program I'm making is but since I've been working on simple C++ programs for only a few weeks I'm not quite sure what I'm doing wrong. You will probably want to see the code I've done so far:
CORRECTED THE CODE.Code://Made by <Removed following Request -- Fordy> //04/02/06 #include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { int total; int score; int percent; cout<<"What is the total score? "; cin>> total; cin.ignore(); cout<<"What is your score? "; cin>> score; cin.ignore(); percent = ( score / total ) * 100; cout<<"Your percentage mark is: "<< percent <<"\n"; cin.get(); }
The area what I've marked in bold is where the error is or at least thats what the Dev-C++ tells me. I'm not sure if I'm doing the calculation correct or if anything in that line is. If you think you can help me then please reply.
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That time Lindsey Vonn kicked it with Vanilla Ice, Tom Brady and Jordan Spieth
Go Lindsey, go Lindsey go! Go Lindsey, go Lindsey, go!
Lindsey Vonn had quite a day Wednesday. At Under Armour's 20th birthday celebration, the Olympic skier shared time on stage with '90s rapper Vanilla Ice and hung out with golfer Jordan Spieth and Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
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HONG KONG – World stock markets posted more solid gains Monday, with Hong Kong's index up more than 3 percent, as a global rally entered its fifth straight week amid hopes the worst of the economic crisis is over.
The advance came after Wall Street ended higher Friday to log its fourth consecutive week of gains. Most sectors climbed across Asia, with select Japanese exporters like Panasonic and Mazda especially strong after the dollar headed above 101 yen for the first time in months. European banking giant HSBC jumped after raising billions in capital.
Investors, determined to see the bright side of even the most dismal news of late, appeared more relieved than spooked by the most recent economic data.
Friday's U.S. unemployment report showed employers slashed a net total of 663,000 jobs last month while the employment rate jumped to 8.5 percent — the highest in 25 years. The figures were only slightly worse than expected.
Adding to investor optimism were comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that the central bank's strategy to ease America's financial crisis through billions of dollars in aid and other measures was starting to pay off. And in Japan, the government ordered more than 10 trillion yen ($99 billion) in fresh spending to rescue the world's second-biggest economy from its deepest recession since World War II.
Still, analysts warned the market was being driven higher with the help of big institutional investors who were forced to return to stocks after sitting out the start of the year. Anxiety about missing out on the rally has also spurred "panicky buying" by some investors.
Any weakness in U.S. company earnings, to be released in the coming weeks, or unexpected bleak economic data could quickly deflate confidence, analysts and traders say.
"There's no doubt that there's been some improvement in the global outlook, but not enough to justify what's going on in the markets," said Tim Rocks, Asia strategist at Macquarie Securities in Hong Kong
"Many people have been buying out of fear rather than conviction, and eventually the true degree of the difficulties the world is facing will reassert itself and markets will go back down," he said.
During early trade in Europe, benchmarks in England, Germany and France rose about 1.5 percent each.
Wall Street's rally showed few signs of easing as U.S. futures gained. Dow futures were up 55 points, or 0.7 percent, at 8,038 and S&P500 futures gained 3.7, or 0.4 percent, to 844.30.
Europe's advance followed Asia, where markets closed higher, though gains dwindled somewhat in the afternoon. Japan's Nikkei 225 stock average added 108.09 points, or 1.2 percent, to 8,857.93, while Hong Kong Hang Seng traded higher by 452.35, or 3.1 percent, at 14,998.04 to lead the region. South Korea's Kospi advanced 1.1 percent to 1,297.85.
Elsewhere, India's Sensex climbed 1.9 percent, Australia's key index gained 0.6 percent and Singapore's stock measure rose 1.3 percent. Markets in mainland China, Thailand and the Philippines were closed for holidays.
Among Asia's best performers was Mazda, which went into overdrive with the Japanese carmaker surging over 10 percent, while electronics maker Panasonic added 2.3. percent.
In Hong Kong, HSBC jumped 5.3 percent after stockholders purchased nearly 97 percent of new shares offered under a rights issue, raising nearly $18 billion for the London-based bank.
In Japan and elsewhere, North Korea's defiant launch of a rocket on Sunday appeared to have little impact on the markets.
In New York Friday, the Dow climbed 39.51, or 0.5 percent, to 8,017.59 — the index's highest close since Feb. 9. It's now 22.5 percent above its March trough and in the middle of its biggest four-week rally since 1933.
Broader measures also gained, with the Standard & Poor's 500 index up 8.12, or 1 percent, to 842.50.
Oil prices rose above $53 a barrel Monday in Asia as investors looked to U.S. corporate earnings reports this week for signs of economic recovery that could sustain crude's two-month rally. Benchmark crude for May delivery rose 64 cents to $53.15 a barrel. The contract fell 13 cents on Friday to settle at $52.51.
In currencies, the dollar strengthened to 101.37 yen from 100.29 yen. The euro traded up at $1.3549 from $1.3483.
Asian Markets Advance as Global Rally Continues
HONG KONG – World stock markets posted more solid gains Monday, with Hong Kong's index up more than 3 percent, as a global rally entered its fifth straight week amid hopes the worst of the economic crisis is over.


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Jarred Medium Salsa
How we tested
In an ideal world, we'd always make homemade salsa. In the real world, when we're pressed for time, we rely on the open-the-jar convenience of store-bought. But the sheer number of products and variations is daunting. Which tastes best?
We focused on the red Tex-Mex style, which dominates U.S. sales, and on a medium level of heat. Medium salsa outsells both mild and hot versions two to one, according to commercial salsa makers and among our own readers. Sales figures compiled by Chicago market research firm IRi gave us the seven top selling national jarred products.
We tasted them plain and with tortilla chips. And when all was said and done, just one salsa was left standing. Tasters had reservations, or worse, about the other six. How did that one product get it right?
To begin, while many of the other salsas were marred by "mushy," "slimy" vegetables, "with no textural contrast," our top pick included firm, crunchy, evenly diced vegetables. Moreover, where other salsas were out of whack—overdoing the tomatoes or hot peppers or onions—our favorite got the ratios right.
No question, the heat level mattered, too. Salsas that used bell pepper were too mild. At the other end of the spectrum, we knocked points off one product that was too hot. Is it too much to ask that medium salsa be medium? We preferred medium heat from chile peppers, specifically the jalapeño chiles that our top three products used.
When we scrutinized labels, we discovered that our top three contained more sugar per serving than the bottom four. Not granulated sugar, mind you. Two products used granulated sugar to sweeten the salsa, an addition our tasters considered misguided. The better salsas derived complexity from naturally sweet tomatoes. Products with less natural sugar seemed unbalanced—too hot or too sour (the acid, incidentally, came from vinegar, not lime juice, which is used in many homemade salsas). A few salsas tasted too salty. But beyond that observation, salt levels didn't illuminate much about our likes and dislikes.
While it pains us to find fault in six of the seven products in our lineup, we prefer to focus on the positive: our winning salsa is balanced, fresh-tasting, and has a nice level of heat. It's still not homemade, but it's the next best thing.


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It's a big week for a lot of state employees. On Wednesday the California Supreme Court will hear arguments as to whether or not Governor Schwarzenegger's order for work furloughs is legal.
The unpaid days off began in February 2009 when Schwarzenegger ordered two furlough days each month for some 200,000 state employees. Those furloughs continued until June of this year. That was round one.
Then came round two in August when he upped that number to three. Three unpaid days off each month equates to a reduction in pay of 14 percent per employee.
This has put the governor at odds with (among others) State Controller John Chiang who believes that it's up to the Legislature to determine the pay of state employees and how many days they should work. Chiang has already threatened to start issuing i.o.u.'s if a budget deal doesn't get done soon.
Professional Engineers in Government is leading the charge with these three lawsuits challenging the legality of Schwarzenegger's furlough orders. Last month Alameda County Superior Court Judge Steven A. Brick issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Governor from imposing the unpaid furlough days on state workers. Siding with the Employees, Brick cited economic hardship in his decision.
If the state wasn't more than $19 billion in the hole, or even if a budget was in place none of this would likely be happening. According to Lynelle Jolley of the State Department of Personnel Administration, the 17 months of furloughs added $1.6 billion to the state's general fund. Cool. Only $18 billion to go. Will these state employees have to wait that long?
It's easy to get caught up in the numbers in a situation like this. But it really comes down to people. 200,000 of them. People with families, mortgages and bills. Many state employees aren't getting the hours or the pay they signed up for when they took their jobs. Sure, it would be nice to work a shorter week, but in a tough economy that shows no signs of letting up, that 14 percent is a big hit to the pocketbook.
On Wednesday the court's seven justices will hear arguments in the case and it could take as long as 90 days for a decision to come down. Want to watch it? You can at www.calchannel.com. Plan on carving about an hour and a half out of your day.


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- Serves 8
- 3 pounds russet (baking) potatoes (about 6)
- 6 leeks (white and pale green parts only), chopped, washed well, and drained
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, minced
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- In an 8-quart kettle combine potatoes with cold water to cover by 2 inches. Bring water to a boil and simmer potatoes until tender, 35 to 45 minutes.
- While potatoes are cooking, in a heavy skillet cook leeks in 4 tablespoons butter over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until softened. Stir in thyme and salt and pepper to taste.
- Drain potatoes in a colander and return to kettle. Dry potatoes over low heat, shaking kettle,1 minute. Cool potatoes just until they can be handled and peel. While potatoes are still warm, force through a ricer into a large bowl. In a small saucepan heat milk and cream until mixture just comes to a boil. Stir leeks and milk mixture into potatoes and season with salt and pepper. Spread potato mixture in a buttered 4-quart shallow baking dish. Chill potato mixture, covered, 1 day.
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- Dot potato mixture with remaining 2 tablespoons butter and bake, covered with foil, in middle of oven until heated through and butter is melted, about 15 minutes.
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- Calories318
- Carbohydrates41 g(14%)
- Fat15 g(24%)
- Protein6 g(12%)
- Saturated Fat10 g(48%)
- Sodium44 mg(2%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
- Fiber5 g(20%)
- Monounsaturated Fat4 g
- Cholesterol46 mg(15%)


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Having a mug of tea is relaxing as it is, but the thought of drinking out of one of these buddha bowls just seriously upped the tranquility factor for me. Don't these just look like the most cozy vessels you could possibly drink tea or coffee out of? I came across them while perusing one of my fav blogs – EXPRESS-O. Thanks Diana for another fun find! I definitely have a crush as well and can't wait to have one of my own. Now I just have to decide which color…
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"Vivid, passionate and shedding, as true love does, a brilliant, revealing light on the world beyond itself."–The Sunday Telegraph (London)
"Epic. . . . Soueif is at her most eloquent on the subject of her homeland, her prose rich with historical detail and debate. Ultimately, Egypt emerges as the true heroine of this novel."–The Independent (London)
"Ahdaf Soueif has a talent for blending the personal and political and getting under the skin of each one of her characters."–Independent on Sunday (London)
"A magnificent work, reminiscent of Marquez and Allende in its breadth and confidence."–The Guardian
"A bold and vibrant novel. . . . This is political fiction that is also unashamedly romantic–. A triumphant achievement."–Penelope Lively, Literary Review


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Never been on a cruise before so just wondering what is a good cruise line? Im planning on taking one some time most likely in mid March. I have tried looking through cruise forums but they werent really helpful and a lot of them have no recent activity. What I am looking for:
*Caribbean out of either Miami or Fort Lauderdale. Prefer not to do the Cozmel, Grand Cayman one been to those places before
*Good food and must have a Sushi bar
*Kick ass night life. Best bars and clubs that stay open until I cant see straight. Dont want lame Jazz or Old people bars though. I want a high energy, fist pumping atmosphere
*Decent amount of people age 20-30. I dont wanna get stuck on a cruise with a bunch of families and kids or old people.
*Best Suites. Jacuzzi would be great as well as multi floored and balcony and also a full bar if thats possible
Been looking at Carnival and Royal Caribbean but they have so many damn ships its just confusing. So if anyone has experience cruising help me out.


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Well that explains everything
It's all about the beginning. We all remember our first.
What if your first was Shauna Sand? Would that send you off the pussy forever?
Shauna has revealed to Star Magazine that she plucked Chace Crawford when he was 18 and that they used to f-ck in her apartment. According to the article he couldn't get enough of her fake tits and nasty ass lips and she in turn gushes about how he parlayed his pretty until some kinky wild sexy times.
I guess it was so memorable, Chace doesn't feel any woman can match Shauna's abilities. At least not in the city. She's ruined him for the girls.
Remember when Chace pretended to date Carrie Underwood? Country Bitch followed up Shauna Sand? You know what it is. This is a Fried Rice Day.
Am attaching photos of Shauna at the pumpkin patch last month because, well, what else do you wear at the pumpkin patch? And Chace at an event in New York last week. The prettiness is overwhelming.
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Among recent enforcement actions by the SEC were an emergency freeze order in a Ponzi scheme that involved companies in the U.S. and New Zealand, charges against a municipal issuer and others in the Wenatchee, Wash., area for misleading investors on a bond offering and an asset freeze to shut down a California-based real estate investment scam.
SEC Charges Royal Bank of Scotland Subsidiary for Misleading Investors
The SEC charged RBS Securities Inc., a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Scotland plc, with misleading investors in a 2007 subprime residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS) offering. RBS agreed to settle the matter and pay more than $150 million, which the SEC will use to compensate investors for harm suffered as a result of RBS' conduct.
RBS, without admitting or denying the SEC's allegations, has agreed to a final judgment that orders it to disgorge $80.3 million, plus prejudgment interest of $25.2 million, and pay a civil penalty of $48.2 million.
The SEC alleges that RBS said the loans backing the offering "generally" met the lender's underwriting guidelines even though nearly 30% fell so short of the guidelines that RBS should have excluded them from the offering. Stamford, Conn.-based RBS, then known as Greenwich Capital Markets, quickly reviewed a very small portion of the loans and was paid approximately $4.4 million for its work as the lead underwriter on the transaction, the SEC said in a complaint filed in federal court in Connecticut.
"In its rush to meet a deadline set by the seller of these loans, RBS cut corners and failed to complete adequate due diligence, with predictable results," said George Canellos, co-director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement.
In its complaint, the SEC said RBS gave investors a misleading impression of the quality of the loans backing the offering and the likelihood of their repayment.
SEC Freezes Assets in Ponzi Scheme Reaching from U.S. to New Zealand
An emergency asset freeze helped the SEC put a stop to a Ponzi scheme that stretched to the other side of the globe, involving companies in the U.S. and New Zealand that offered phony investments in everything from a bank trading program to kidney dialysis clinics.
According to the agency, Christopher Pedras, who has residences in Turlock, Calif., and New Zealand, misled his initial investors into believing they were investing in a profitable trading platform in which his company served as an intermediary between global banks. He promised them returns of 4%–8% monthly.
Pedras brought in more than $5.6 million from at least 50 investors in the U.S. since July 2010 by selling securities in two phases. Pedras, his business partner Sylvester Gray II and lead sales representative Alicia Bryan first solicited investors for their Maxum Gold Small Cap Trade Program, in which Pedras's company Maxum Gold supposedly serves as the intermediary between banks that can't legally trade directly with one another.
Maxum Gold's trade platform was supposed to provide an intermediary means for them to do business and was also supposed to share portions of the trading profits with investors.
However, when his companies had trouble delivering a return to investors, they began steering those investors to a different investment program that was supposed to increase the value of their investment by 80% by funding kidney dialysis clinics in New Zealand.
That was the FMP Renal Program, which was characterized as an investment in a New Zealand company called FMP Medical Services Ltd. that would be publicly traded and operate kidney dialysis clinics in New Zealand. Maxum Gold investors who bit and converted their investment into the FMP Renal Program were supposed to instantly realize an 80% increase in the value of their investment.
Gray and Alicia Bryan helped Pedras solicit investors for that scheme, too, but of course nobody ever invested the money they got. Instead, they paid earlier investors with $2.4 million out of later proceeds, with Pedras stealing more than $2 million for cash withdrawals, car and retail purchases, and spending another $1.2 million on commissions to sales agents who sold the scheme to U.S. investors.
Pedras, Gray, Bryan and the Maxum Gold and FMP entities have all been charged by the SEC.
SEC Fines Municipal Issuer for Misleading Bond Investors
A municipal issuer in Washington State has been charged by the SEC with misleading investors in a bond offering that financed the construction of a regional events center and ice hockey arena. The underwriter and outside developer of the project and three individuals involved in the offering have also been charged.
The Greater Wenatchee Regional Events Center Public Facilities District is a municipal corporation formed by nine Washington cities and counties in 2006 to fund the Town Toyota Center, located in the city of Wenatchee. The primary disclosure document, the "official statement" that accompanied the issuer's offering of bond anticipation notes in 2008, stated there had been no independent reviews of the financial projections for the events center.
That wasn't true. An independent consultant twice examined the projections and raised questions about the center's economic viability. The official statement also failed to disclose that financial projections had been revised upward based in part upon optimistic assurances by civic leaders that the community would support the project. In addition, the document also omitted key information about the possibility that the city of Wenatchee's remaining debt capacity of $19.3 million would limit its ability to support any future long-term bonds.
The Greater Wenatchee Regional Events Center Public Facilities District issued $41.77 million in bond anticipation notes in 2008 and defaulted on its principal payments in December 2011.
The developer Global Entertainment and its then-president and CEO, Richard Kozuback; the underwriter Piper Jaffray & Co. and its lead investment banker Jane Towery; and Allison Williams, a senior staff member for the Greater Wenatchee Regional Events Center Public Facilities District who certified the accuracy of the official statement, were charged along with the issuer.
While the respondents neither admitted nor denied the charges, Piper Jaffray and Towery agreed to be censured and pay penalties of $300,000 and $25,000 respectively as part of the settlement. Global Entertainment and Kozuback each agreed to pay penalties of $10,000. Williams consented to a cease-and-desist order, and the issuer agreed to pay $20,000 and take remedial actions, including training for personnel involved in the offering and disclosure process. This is the first time the SEC has imposed a financial penalty on a municipal issuer.
The issuer also agreed to adopt written policies for disclosures in municipal offerings and continuing disclosure obligations, and to designate an individual responsible for ensuring compliance with those obligations. The SEC also imposed additional conditions. SEC Charges Fraud, Freezes Assets in California Real Estate Scheme
A group of Pasadena, Calif.-based companies at the center of an ongoing real estate investment scheme saw their assets frozen by an emergency order obtained by the SEC and face fraud charges brought by the agency.
Yin Nan (Michael) Wang and Wendy Ko, according to the SEC, have raised more than $150 million from approximately 2,000 investors by selling promissory notes issued through Velocity Investment Group, which manages a series of investment funds, the Bio Profit Series. The money has been coming in to Wang and Velocity, of which he is the sole owner, since at least 2005.
Wang and Ko, who both control the Bio Profit Series fund accounts, told investors that each of the Bio Profit Series funds is primarily in the business of making real estate-related loans in California, but the pair instead, in Ponzi style, used newer investor money to pay quarterly interest to earlier investors. Wang admitted as much.
Not only did the pair deceive investors, but Wang also instructed one of the Bio Profit Series funds to provide its outside accountant with inaccurate financial information. Otherwise, it would be obvious that the fund would never get the accrued interest on more than $9.8 million of mortgage loan income shown in its financial statements, and Wang told the accounting manager that investors would run the other way if the truth were known, preventing him from raising more money.
Another strategy used by Wang and Ko was the use of transactions between the Bio Profit Series funds and another company, Rockwell Realty Management, that was also charged in the complaint. The whole purpose of the transactions was apparently to hide the fraud by obscuring the number of transfers among the funds.
The temporary asset freeze is against Velocity, Bio Profit Series I, Bio Profit Series II, Bio Profit Series III, Bio Profit Series V and Rockwell Realty Management.
Check out SEC's White: 'Unnoticed' Enforcement Actions Can Have Big Impact on ThinkAdvisor.


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As a Retail Pro development partner, eMobilePOS can now offer Retail Pro customers and resellers its industry-leading mobile solution — fully integrated with the Retail Pro system.
Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) October 08, 2013
e-Nabler Corp., developer of the award-winning mobile POS software eMobilePOS®, today announced a development partnership with Retail Pro International that will enable Retail Pro® customers to add the e-Nabler eMobilePOS solution to their existing Retail Pro retail management platform.
Through the partnership, Retail Pro customers can use the eMobilePOS software to turn Apple iOS and Android handheld devices into mobile cash registers that can process sales transactions from any location ― essentially eliminating checkout lines and so-called abandoned shopping carts. eMobilePOS seamlessly integrates with the Retail Pro software, making sure that inventory, sales data, price and customer information are always up to date. eMobilePOS has a modular interface and is offered as an easy-to-install plug-in. A broad selection of certified peripherals such as payment sleds and mobile printers allows for customization. eMobilePOS is highly scalable, making it an ideal fit for boutique retailers as well as multi-store operations.
"As a Retail Pro development partner, eMobilePOS can now offer Retail Pro customers and resellers its industry-leading mobile solution — fully integrated with the Retail Pro system," says Mike Bishop, vice president of Business Development at Retail Pro International.
"The integration with Retail Pro validates our goal to enable clients to extend the ROI from their existing POS systems by equipping them with cutting-edge mobile technology at the minimum investment possible," says Joel Vazquez, CEO of e-Nabler. "Using the integrated eMobilePOS system, retailers will have a reliable and resilient platform that works right out of the box with their Retail Pro system and can scale with their needs."
The eMobilePOS software is listed in the Retail Pro App Market, and the solution will be demonstrated at the 2013 Retail Pro Global Conference in Barcelona, Spain, Oct. 18-22.
About e-Nabler Corp.
Founded in 2001, e-Nabler, the company behind the award-winning eMobilePOS software, is one of the pioneers in mobile POS solutions and cloud-based software-as-a-service. eMobilePOS was the first full-featured POS app on iTunes and has, to date, processed more than 1.3 billion transactions. The company was recognized with the "Best New Mobile App" by AT&T during CTIA in 2008 and was awarded RSPA's Innovative Solution Award at RetailNOW 2011. eMobilePOS is available through the Apple App Store, and a version for the Android market is also available. Wow your customers with eMobilePOS, one sale at a time!
For more information, please visit http://www.eMobilePOS.com.
About Retail Pro International
Retail Pro International LLC is a global leader in point-of-sale, store operations and back-office software applications for the specialty retail industry. Through its highly specialized provider network, Retail Pro is delivered locally and supported regionally through over 90 offices worldwide. More than 52,000 retail stores in 87 countries using 18 different languages trust Retail Pro to manage their operations; from single stores to prestigious, multinational retailers, Retail Pro is the proven global solution for serious retailers worldwide. For more information,visit http://www.retailpro.com.


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Maybe you have been hunting for a copy of an old family history that several cousins have mentioned and finally find one online. Or maybe you are browsing a used book store and find a county history in the area in which your ancestors lived. Congratulations! You buy the book, or get in the mail, gleefully open it and start to sneeze. You mutter to yourself, "Book dust!" and gamely continue turning the pages, coughing and blowing your nose. That may be dust, but it may also be mold or mildew. For some, this is a nuisance, but others are violently allergic to this mold. You have your treasure, but you have some less pleasant stuff along with it.
We also receive books that have mold and mildew, and occasionally, our own volumes develop mold, as you can see in the attached photo. Mold and mildew is cause by a damp environment and poor air flow. Books in basements, in closets or along outside walls are more vulnerable to mold. Being a fungus, mold sends out spores, so other books will be infected. Mildew often follows mold and imparts a dank smell to your library. If you discover mold or mildew on any of your books, separate the book from the rest of your collection, preferable in another room. For more valuable books, a professional conservator may be hired to clean the volume, but Biblio.com has detailed instructions on cleaning you can do at home, including removing mold and mildew, drying wet books, and removing the musty smell.
Once you've removed an infected volumes and cleaned those that you can, be sure to keep a sharp watch in the future to nip any mold in the bed!
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Continuation of Investigating Silhouettes
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Our patron wants to know more, and his inquiry leads to a number of logical questions: How does one dig deeper? What do the silhouettes tell us about the couple and the date of the silhouettes? Might we identify the artist who made them? How should our patron best preserve them?
We know that William and Margaret were married by the Rev. Mr. Spring on 28 December 1814 at the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City (see Shepherd Knapp, ed., Personal Records of the Brick Presbyterian Church in the City of New York, 1809-1908 NY: Brick Presbyterian Church, 1909], p, 135; 974.402 N422n). We also have access to one of the best available guides for identifying silhouettes: Blume J. Rifken's Silhouettes in America, 1790-1840: A Collectors' Guide (Burlington, VT: Paradigm Press, 1987). Rifken shows many examples of silhouettes of the period, offers tips on dating clothing and hair styles, and presents photos of many silhouettes of the period by various artists. While we don't find an exact match to the clothing, we believe the images are of the Regency period and date from 1815 to 1825. Perhaps William and Margaret had the silhouettes made soon after their marriage.
Rifken shows an image in his book with a very similar painting style to the Leggett images and in a nearly identical frame. The silhouette was painted by the renowned silhouettist, William Bache (1771-1845). Might the Leggett portraits have been painted by Bache, who was based in New Orleans and Philadelphia but also worked as an itinerant? They have a similar relief style, but all we can say is, maybe. We recommend that the patron share digital scans of the images with museums such as the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Center in Williamsburg, Virginia, and the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., for a more extensive identification. The National Portrait Gallery has an album containing more than 1,800 silhouettes by Bache from a slightly earlier period.
How should the patron best preserve the images? We noticed that they are turning brown and that there is obvious damage to the back of one of the two images. The frames are original and part of the artifact of the silhouettes, and so the frame and image should be preserved together. We recommend taking them to a professional framer who can install new backing with archival-quality paper, which will prevent further deterioration. We also recommend affixing some identification of the subjects to the back of the frames. Doing so will insure that when the silhouettes are handed down to future generations, the identities of the subjects will not be lost.
Be sure to join us for Preservation Week, April 24-30, and learn some skills for identifying and preserving your genealogical artifacts and heirlooms.
Monday, Apr 18, 2016
One of our patrons presented us with two early 19th century silhouettes, which he believes depict his third-great grandparents, William Haight Leggett (1789-1863) and his wife, Margaret Peck (Wright) Leggett (1794-1878), both of New York City. He has graciously allowed us to digitize them for our collection. Our patron knows that the provenance of the pictures descends through his Leggett ancestors, but he was not absolutely certain about the attribution, and he wondered whether we could confirm their identities. It proved to be an interesting request and dovetailed nicely with our forthcoming observance of Preservation Week, April 24-30.
While the Genealogy Center staff sees many historical photographs, we seldom have earlier images, such as silhouettes, to study. The Leggetts were a prominent family in New York City. William and Margaret's son, Augustus Wright Leggett (1816-1885) and his wife, Elizabeth (Seaman) (1815-1900) lived in New York and later became pioneers of Oakland County, Michigan. For a time the family lived next door to William Cullen Bryant on Long Island and considered the poet Walt Whitman among their friends.
Doing an Internet search for "William Haight Leggett" brings up a wonderful, well-documented website in which the family's genealogy is extensively traced.
The site also includes images of oil paintings of William and Margaret made later in life. They allow us to compare the faces with those in the silhouettes, and they provide what we believe to be a positive match. Our patron's family tradition appears to be confirmed.
Our patron wants to know more, and his inquiry leads to a number of logical questions: How does one dig deeper? What do the silhouettes tell us about the couple and the date of the silhouettes? Might we identify the artist who made them? How should our patron best preserve them?
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We have some new family resources available for you to use!
We have Documentation for Nancy Kerr/Carr (1809 to after 1838), donated by Curtis L. Older. Nancy was born in Ohio, migrating with her parents to Indiana where she married Thomas Gouty. She was the mother of Elias B. Gouty (1833-1915) and she died before 1840. This material provides information on her birth and married family, court cases and references to prove her lineage, and an SAR application by Curtis Lynn Older. This is an excellently researched proof document!
Pragoff Progenitors: Rogers Line, Lewis Extensions, compiled by Eleanor Trapnell Kloman Wallace, deals extensively with the Rogers family of Virginia and Kentucky, adding to her works that deal with other Pragoff progenitors, including the Gorin and Franklin families.
The Robert Laurie Lamont Bible includes both images and transcriptions of the Robert Laurie Lamont-Susanna Aikins family covering 1835 to 1989, from Scotland to Iowa.
And the Tremper Family Bible also includes images and a transcription of the Allan Tremper-Martha Bell Hilts family from 1832 to 1920 in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Thanks to the donors for contributing these great resources!
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Have you heard about the new Schedule D? I first learned of the change from a table-mate at the recent NJ-NATP Annual Meeting.
For as long as I have been preparing 1040s (since February of 1972) individual capital transactions were reported on Schedule D. Part I was for short-term gains and losses and Part II was for long-term activity. A supplemental Schedule D-1 was later created if more room was needed to list transactions.
Individual transactions, short-term and long-term, will now be listed on a new Form 8949 – Sales and Other Dispositions of Capital Assets. The new Schedule D will be a summary of the Form 8949 entries. There is no more Schedule D-1.
The change comes because, as per "The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008", beginning with tax year 2011 brokers must report on Form 1099-B the cost basis of any common or preferred stock, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) purchased on of after January 1, 2011.
For future reference, effective January 1, 2012, information about mutual funds and dividend reinvestment plans will also be recorded and reported, and effective January 1, 2013, options, fixed income, and any other security otherwise not included in the previous tax years must be recorded by the brokerage and reported to the IRS.
This is a great new requirement. When fully phased in it will save tax preparers lots of time during the season. I have always said that one of the biggest problems I face in preparing returns is determining a cost basis for investments sold by clueless clients.
It is also good for the IRS to have this information provided by the broker. In my 40 tax seasons I have never seen the Service question the cost basis for a stock sale.
I hope that the regulations for satisfying this requirement, and the brokerage software programs, will make sure that 20 years from now, when a taxpayer sells a stock purchased in 2011, the cost basis reported on Form 1099-B will correctly reflect the effect of all subsequent mergers, spin-offs, etc.
In addition to short and long term, capital transactions reported on Form 8949 will also be broken down into three categories –
(A) gains and losses with the cost basis reported on Form 1099-B,
(B) gains and losses with no cost basis reported on Form 1099-B, and
(C) gains and losses for which no Form 1099-B was received.
A separate Form 8949 must be completed for each of the above categories.
While a draft of the forms are available, there are no draft of the instructions available yet – so I could not learn more about the Form 8949, such as what is the "Code" that goes in box (b).
I have several clients whose capital transactions for the year take up as many as 50 pages of a supplemental Profit and Loss report included in the brokerage firm's Consolidated Year-End package. In such a case I create my own supplemental schedule, which I attach to the return, by "cutting and pasting" the P+L, with the totals carried forward to the Schedule D.
I wonder how the new 2011 Consolidated Statement will deal with the changes. Will Form 1099-B report the cost basis for all sales for which the broker has the information in their system, or just for investments purchased in 2011? Will the Profit and Loss report identify and summarize transactions in the above three categories?
I am worried that the new procedure may add hours to the prep time for clients with already time-consuming multi-page "cut and paste" Schedule D (and now Form 8949) schedules.


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There are many flower fragrances in Best Perfumes For Her in South Africa used in perfumes but no fragrance can beat the smell of Rose which is known as the 'Queen of Flowers'. Roses are known for not only their beauty but also for their delicate scent and fragrant oil. Rose oil is one of the valuable ingredients in most perfumes for women. Rose Perfumes are feminine and classy and favorite with most women. Given below are some popular rose fragrances.
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It is an unwritten law, when it comes to women fragrances, body massage lotion or care products, women are always looking for something special and unique. Naturally, the qualities of such products must be exquisite, so that all of the five senses are satisfied, being, at the same time, at a good price. It is because of this that so many new products come into the market, women are never satisfied and products can always evolve to be better. What is more, many products make the perfect present for an anniversary or any special occasion, in the form of a bath and body gift basket. Whether for you, or for someone else, going online is a great place to look.
Using pure extracts of plants, vitamins and different minerals, care products designed for a wide area of preferences can make the perfect gift for that choosy individual you just can't seem to satisfy. Going one step beyond that, and if you have a budget to match, some boutique online providers are now offering personalized products to cater for specific tastes. Let's say that you are buying a gift for your girlfriend, but perfume won't do the trick because she is allergic to many ingredients contained within standard products; now there is a solution. That solution is a custom product that contains the smell that she likes, and active components that won't interfere with her skin.
Bath and body gift baskets offered by online providers can be the perfect present for anyone, being, in many cases, the sort of gift that you wish to keep for yourself. From the purifying bath and body gift basket to the Earth scented products, organic certainly seems to be the way that beauty care is headed in the future. Whether you choose to take advantage of these products as a gift, or even as a bit of personal indulgence, you can rest assured that anything available anywhere will also be available online.
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The House of Creed makes 200 different scents for both women and men; their long rich history is a testament to the fine quality perfumes and why they are so famous for today. Mostly every man that has ever purchased a bottle of a Creed fragrance continues to buy forever because of all the natural ingredients and care put into each scent.
Some of the most famous actors today take great pleasure in wearing their favorite scents that are earthy and sensual or warm and sexy with a fresh scent that is perfect for men. However, out of the many fine fragrances created by the House of Creed, five Creed Fragrances stand out in particular as being some of the most intriguing and always in demand.
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There seems to be no doubt that Green Irish Tweed is the most popular of the men Creed fragrances. The secret recipe is composed of lemon verbena, violet leaves, ambergris and a dash of sandalwood. This particular fragrance is a favorite of top celebrities in the industry.
It has been characterized as fresh and aromatic with several people enjoying it for daytime use. This scent is particularly long lasting and most people feel it offers a good value with a unique scent that could be worn to work, and also special occasions.
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Tabarome has been considered the perfect scent for the really masculine sexy silent type. This highly aromatic scent is laced with combinations of patchouli, sandalwood and a blending of lemon, mandarin and several other herbs with a touch of tobacco scent and ginger. It is favored by connoisseurs of fine cigars and most people think it is a good value and best worn during the evenings or days. Now you know about the top five Creed scents for men; you decide which is the right one for you!


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If it seems nearly impossible to get a good night of rest, it may be time to consider a new mattress. Unfortunately, most people don't even think twice about spending money on a new dining room set or perhaps lawn and garden furniture. However, they don't like the idea of investing in a high-quality mattress.
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Consider the amount of time that is spent in bed. Most people spend 8 hours in bed which is one third of their lifetime. They won't invest in a mattress yet they will spend $1,000 on a dining room set that is only used for occasional family dinners. Treat yourself to a good night of rest and purchase a quality mattress today. Order online and have it delivered directly to the house. You are finally going to get a well deserved night of sleep.


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New Zealand food exporters will struggle to crack one of Australia's biggest supermarket chains unless they do something different as parochial Australian consumers demand locally-made items lining their grocery aisles.
Supermarket chain Coles, one of the major two players across the Tasman, won't stock kiwi products if they're indistinguishable from Australian-sourced suppliers, the retailer's general manager of meat, dairy and deli, Allister Watson, told New Zealand manufacturers and suppliers last week.
"The opportunity for New Zealand companies is to come to Australia and talk to Coles about what do they do differently," Watson said. If New Zealand firms come with undifferentiated products, "you may as well stay at home."
Watson, an ex-pat New Zealander, was speaking at the Food and Grocery Council annual conference in Melbourne on Friday, in a presentation titled 'Growing your business with Coles'. The FGC represents the interests of New Zealand grocery retailers, suppliers and firms linked with the supply chain.
Australian consumers want to back locally-made products, which feeds into their buying decisions and sets a higher threshold for New Zealand products, Watson said.
Where New Zealand suppliers can compete with their Australian rivals is in taking better and more inventive products across the Ditch, he said.
"There's a lack of innovation in a lot of categories in Australia - there's much more innovation in New Zealand which I believe could come over," Watson said. "If you have something new and unique, something compelling, then certainly, we're all ears."
That means New Zealand companies will have to latch on to their competitive advantages, which include being able to manufacture products 25 per cent cheaper than in Australia due to the exchange rate and cheaper labour costs, he said.
The FGC used the annual meeting to announce a new programme to help its members tap international export markets.
Board member Andrew Smith will head up a new council initiative looking at ways the lobby group can leverage its membership to make it easier for them to reach international markets.
"In the short-term, we'll look at reducing barriers to entry for FGC companies to get into export markets," Smith said.
Michelle Templar, New Zealand Trade & Enterprise regional director Australia Pacific, told the conference exporters couldn't just simply turn up across the Tasman and expect sales growth.
"The challenge is not about whether your product's unique, it's who will buy it and how to get to that person consistently," Templar said.
The FGC's increasing focus on ramping up export numbers for its membership comes as the government looks to triple food and beverage exports to some $65 billion by 2025.
The aspiration seeks to reach that target by not only increasing the volume of products made, but also by adding to the value of the goods produced.
Disclaimer: BusinessDesk writer Paul McBeth travelled to Melbourne courtesy of the FGC, which covered his airfares and accommodation.


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Pilotware, the March 2011 release, encapsulates creative freedom. It was built with both the Creative Professionals and Management Teams in mind by offering a powerful "collaboration portal" for the entertainment industry. Since its inception in 1999, Pilotware leads as the marquee tool for creative professionals, network executives and entertainment companies worldwide with such notable features as the Media Vault Asset Management System, Tape Library, Logging, Playback and many more. Pilotware is a ground-breaking, feature rich product for today's entertainment professionals.
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In addition to paper/pencil testing, NCCCO also offers computer-based testing (CBT) for Written Exams (both initial and recertification) in most NCCCO certification programs. Exams are the same in content and length, but are converted from paper/pencil format to computer-based format. Although exams are electronic in format, they are not "online" (i.e., candidates are not allowed to test from their own computers; candidates must still visit a secure testing facility). However there are significant benefits to CBT exams, including quicker scheduling and same-day result reporting.
The application is completed and submitted online. Please review the Step-by-Step Instructions, CBT Fees, and the CBT Application to apply.
CBT written exams are currently available for the Mobile, Tower, Overhead, and Articulating Crane Operator programs as well as Digger Derrick Operator, Rigger, Signalperson, Crane Inspector, and Lift Director programs. Recertification exams for all of these programs except for Signalperson may also be taken on the CBT platform.
Yes. Find the closest PSI CBT Testing location by entering your ZIP code.
CCO written exams are administered via computer at PSI's over 300 test centers located throughout the nation.
CBT testing centers are available nationwide. To locate a PSI CBT exam test center near you, enter your ZIP code and you will be presented with a list of location options.
You should apply to take your CBT exam(s) as soon as possible, but no later than five business days before your preferred exam date. Please note that site availability is not guaranteed on your preferred exam date, and availability can only be confirmed when scheduling the appointment. (You can check testing center locations and general availability, but do not contact these sites directly. You'll need to wait until your application is processed before you can schedule a test). You may be able to test in as few as three business days; however, it depends on the availability at your desired location and/or your ability to travel if your desired location is not available on your preferred exam date.
The computer-based testing application must be submitted via an online form. Your completed candidate application along with the required fees for the CCO written examination(s) you wish to take. After you have submitted your application, you will receive a scheduling authorization email from PSI (firstname.lastname@example.com) within two business days confirming your eligibility to test. Find step-by-step registration instructions here.
The scheduling authorization email you receive from PSI/AMP will include a link for you to setup your appointment online and a toll-free number should you prefer to schedule over the phone. To find a center, visit the PSI website and enter your ZIP code.
You will need your valid photo ID and the schedule confirmation sent to you by PSI. You will not be allowed to take materials such as cell phones, calculators, hats, coats, bags, or any other items that might compromise the integrity of the test into the testing facility. If a calculator is permitted for your exam, an on-screen basic computer calculator will be made available.
NCCCO's Testing Services Department office is open 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET; for assistance, please call 727-449-8525 ext. 2.
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You will pay by credit card at the time that you fill out the online application.
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You will receive your test results at the computer-based test center immediately following the completion of the exam(s).
The same calculator policies apply to CBT as to paper/pencil exams. An on-screen calculator is provided for Rigger Level II Exams, Mobile Crane Operator Specialty Exams, and the Mobile Crane Inspector Specialty Exam.
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Calling yourself a geek, eh. Hoped to cache today but didn't feel well and the weather got ick.
So glad you're feeling better. :)
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Consumer Reports, a nonprofit review magazine, has named AT&T the worst cell phone carrier in the United States, according to a survey of 58,000 of its readers. The survey is one part of a larger annual report on the cell phone industry.
"Consumer Reports data, reflecting all versions of the phone, found that iPhone owners were much less satisfied with their carrier and rated data service (Web and e-mail) lower than owners of smart phones on other carriers that, like the iPhone, have a host of apps to encourage heavy data use," the magazine said on its blog.
AT&T ranked last out of five carriers, scoring a 60 out of 100 from readers. More than 50 percent of those who used AT&T owned a version of the iPhone. The score is a six point drop from the same survey last year. The carrier got almost unanimously horrid ratings for service and customer support. Verizon, which also has a fleet of iPhone-like Android devices, was the second highest ranked carrier with a 74 percent.
"We take this seriously and we continually look for new ways to improve the customer service," said an AT&T spokesperson.
"Our survey suggests that an iPhone from Verizon Wireless, which is rumored, could indeed be good news for iPhone fans," said Paul Reynolds, Electronics Editor for Consumer Reports. Verizon has taken a hit this year as well. In most years since 2003, the carrier was ranked number one, but this year U.S. Cellular handily defeated it and Sprint nearly tied. Could heavy data use from Android phones be hurting Verizon as well?
Consumer Reports made news a few months ago when it refused to endorse the iPhone 4, citing reception issues with the devices's internal antenna, a hot talking point when the device hit shelves in June.
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SP&S: The Northwest's Own Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway is a permanent interpretive display that reaches beyond the walls of the Clark County Historical Museum and is housed in Vancouver's 1909 Train Depot (Amtrak Station).
This exhibit was made possible through years of work and generous support grants from the Transportation Enhancement Program, U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, Washington State Department of Transportation, and the BNSF Railway Foundation.
Families, travelers, train enthusiasts, and more will marvel at how our county was transformed by railroads over the past 200 years. From the dawn of the steam engine to how trains are the backbone our modern society, this slice of homegrown history is free to the public with plenty of parking.


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Crucial m4 256GB SATA 6G SSD Preview and Next Gen 2x0+ GB Shootout (Page 1)
The Crucial m4 needs little introduction since it is one of the two most anticipated SSDs of 2011. The truth is that most of you are planning on skipping the next handful of pages to get right to the benchmarks. Don't do that! Take everything you've already read about the Micron C400 / Crucial m4 and toss it out of your mind, because mumble - mumble - mumble isn't exactly accurate. Let me explain with swollen tongue.
The Crucial RealSSD C300 was based on the Marvell 88SS9174-BJP2 controller. To my knowledge the C300 was the only SSD based on this controller and it was available with both Marvell and Crucial branding. Fast forward to June 2010; at Computex we were given the ADATA S501 to play with for a couple of days, another SATA 6G Marvell controlled drive that used the 88SS9174-BKK2 controller. The BKK2 is now being used in the retail ADATA S501 that is available in very limited quantities, the new Intel 510 Series, Plextor PX-xxxM2S and Corsair Performance 3 Series.
The new BKK2 revision of the 88SS9174 is very different than what was found in the RealSSD C300. Both controllers have their strengths and weaknesses, something we will talk more about in the conclusion of this preview.
The latest version of the 88SS9174 controller is the BLD2 and that is what Crucial has employed for the new m4. We've had just two days to try and unravel the new 88SS9174-BLD2 with a single example of this controller. Our sample drive is not a retail product and comes in the form of an OEM style Micron C400 with a Crucial label attached. The M400 is the exact same hardware, programming and firmware as the Crucial m4 and our testing has indicated that this will be the first retail m4 drive that will hit the market in April.
So, what makes the Crucial m4 different than the Intel, LiteON + partners BKK2 drives? That is what we are here to find out. Let's go!
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As a member of the comedy troupe known as Broken Lizard, Kevin Heffernan has been making movie audiences laugh since playing Grogan in the group's debut: the 1996 film, "Puddle Cruiser." (No, it wasn't "Super Troopers." That didn't hit theaters 'til 2001.) Although their comedic sensibilities are perhaps an acquired taste, we here at Bullz-Eye have certainly acquired it, and it's nice to see that Broken Lizard's latest film, "The Slammin' Salmon," remains up to the standards the group has set for themselves…even if we're not entirely sure what those standards are. We had a chance to chat with Heffernan on the occasion of "The Slammin' Salmon" hitting DVD, and we asked him how the film came to fruition, what it was like taking the directorial reigns from the group's usual director, Jay Chandrasekhar, why you might find "Club Dread" better now than you did the first time you watched it, and when we we're finally going to see the oft-rumored "Super Troopers" sequel.
Kevin Heffernan: Hey, Will, it's Kevin!
Bullz-Eye: Hey, man, how are you doing?
KH: Good, how's it going?
BE: Good. I just finished watching "The Slammin' Salmon" this morning, actually.
KH: Nice. But…wait a minute, you can't laugh in the morning time!
BE: You know, you wouldn't think so, but I've got a 4-year-old daughter who's been sick, so I needed a good laugh, and I got it. So thanks!
KH: (Laughs) Okay, all right. What do you have going on there? Stomach flu?
BE: Pollen attack. I'm in Virginia, and it's awful.
KH: Really? 'Cause my pollen thing hit today, and it's terrible. But I have a 5-year-old and a 7-year-old, and they got the stomach virus, and they just passed it back and forth between each other.
BE: Nice. So I watched the bonus feature on the DVD, where the group is reminiscing about their real-life experiences as waiters, but I can't seem to recall you saying anything. Were you never a waiter?
KH: I never was a waiter, no. I washed dishes for a couple of nights in a restaurant, and that's as close as I ever got. I was always an office-temp guy. I never worked waiting tables.
BE: Should I ask why you only washed dishes for a couple of nights?
KH: Uh…it wasn't for me. (Laughs) It just wasn't. And I wasn't much of an office temp, either.
BE: So how do you guys come up with the premises for your films? Do you just have a hatful of ideas, and you just pull one out once in awhile?
KH: A lot of times. For this one, for example, it was based on the experiences of these guys. It's hard, because you have to find a world or an idea that can accommodate five guys and have equal parts in the movie for them. We're like a basketball team. So, yeah, it's hard. You've got to sift through these different worlds, then you've got to get five guys to agree on something, which is never easy. But the waiting thing, enough of the guys had done it, and I think everyone who's waited tables has got funny stories, and everyone thinks that they'd make for a great movie. (Laughs) So these guys collected their ideas and put them all together.
BE: So how is it that the one guy who wasn't a waiter ended up directing the film?
KH: I don't know. It was lucky I had all of these technical advisors with me. (Laughs) But, no, it was kind of a weird confluence of things. You know, we shot this movie with private financing, and it was a script that we had written a couple of years earlier, knowing that, if we wanted to, we could go raise some money and shoot it for low budget. So when the writer's strike approached a couple of years ago, everything started drying up, and it was, like, "Okay, this is the time." So we went out and found money very quickly, and when we did, Jay Chandrasekhar, who had directed our previous movies, at the time he was obligated to a Warner Brothers movie, so he couldn't do it in the window that we had. So I said, "I'll do it!" And, luckily, the other guys agreed. But it was a very collaborative kind of thing. We all started together and learned how to do this together, so I'd been always involved in pre-production, production, post-production, editing, and all of that kind of stuff, so I felt like I had a good background to do it.
BE: Were you hazed at all, since you'd never directed the other guys before?
KH: (Laughs) It was a little rough, because you've got Jay as well as Paul Soter, who had directed an independent film previously also, so you had guys who were already directors looking at you from the corner and whispering to each other.
BE: Did you enjoy the experience enough that you'd be willing to helm something else?
KH: Oh, I'd love to. I thought it was great. It was a lot of fun. It was a little hard. The part that was harder than I thought was the acting and directing stuff, just because you don't realize how many things you have in your mind when you're acting a scene. So, yeah, maybe it'd be nice to try it while not acting, but, yeah, I'd love to do it again. I had a great time.
BE: So who was the inspiration for the character of The Slammin' Salmon himself? Was it a takeoff on Joe Frazier, or…
KH: It was actually Mike Tyson. It's funny, 'cause we started writing the script, and we were, like, "Who's going to be the owner?" And we went through all of your usual things. "It's the mafia boss!" or whatever. I dunno, it was probably that Mike Tyson did something stupid that was in the news, or something like that, and we were, like, "Hey, imagine that guy is your boss! He's insane, he can kill you, yet there's something loveable about him…" (Laughs) And we just kind of went off on that riff, and we started writing the character in that voice, in that Mike Tyson high-voice-for-a-tough-guy kind of thing. The problem was that we got down the road and then we realized that we had to cast it. And then you're, like, "How many guys out there can play the former boxing guy who's terrifying yet at the same time is hysterical?" We were lucky to find Michael Clarke Duncan to come in and do it. It was a very fun character to write, and then Michael had a lot of fun doing it.
BE: It seemed like, at least from the clips during the closing credits, that he did at least some ad-libbing.
KH: Oh, yeah, he did, and it was surprising, because…Mike, first of all, had never really done an independent film before. He's always kind of done the big-studio movies, and he'd also basically done action and drama, but he hadn't done a lot of comedy. So I think we weren't sure, he wasn't sure how it was all going to work out, but he came in the first day, he was prepared, he nailed it, and then he started improvising and it ended up being a very fun, funny experience for him and, I think, for us, to see him come alive like that.
BE: How did Cobie Smulders come on board the film? I know you'd worked with her before, on "How I Met Your Mother."
KH: Yeah, I did an episode of her show, and that's where I met her. It was a short time right after that where we put our movie together, and we were very lucky because the writer's strike had shut down all of the TV shows, so all of these actors weren't doing their shows and we were able to get Cobie to come in. She was looking for a movie to do right in that gap, and it worked out quite perfectly because… (Laughs) …we started shooting our movie the day the strike started, and we finished the day the strike ended! And she was able to come in and do the movie in that time period, which was great because, you know, she's really incredibly talented. Like, she's one of these actresses who's beautiful but at the same time can do comedy. I think people see her on that show and know that she's got a huge movie future ahead of her if she wants it.
BE: You know, Joss Whedon said he wanted her to play Wonder Woman.
KH: Oh, yeah. God, I would work with her again in a heartbeat. As a director, she was a dream, 'cause, y'know, from a logistic point of view, she comes in, she hits her mark, she delivers her line, and she's confident.
BE: She's really good at getting laughs with the way she delivers lines that are clearly not supposed to be very funny…if you know what I mean by that.
KH: Yeah, it's that delivery she has, and the look she'll throw in with it.
BE: Sidebar question: how was it playing a porn star on "How I Met Your Mother"?
KH: (Laughs) It was okay. You know, those things are uncomfortable because the shows are such a family amongst their casts, and you're walking into this family and doing your one episode and leaving, but those people couldn't have been nicer. That's what was so nice about Cobie. She's, like, "Hi, how are you?" And she'll give you a hug. She doesn't know who you are… (Laughs) …but they embrace you coming in on that show, so it was a lot of fun coming in. What was weird about it was playing a porn start at 8 PM in prime time television. (Laughs) You're not really a porn star. You're a TV porn star.
BE: Was "Curb Your Enthusiasm" as enjoyable an experience?
KH: Oh, that was one of the best things ever. It was very intimidating, you know, because you hear a lot of stories about it. The way they operate is that they don't have a script, so you walk in and they essentially give you a sentence. "Here's what happening. Go!" That kind of thing. So that's the way you audition for the part, and you audition with Larry David, so you go in there and they say, "You are this guy," you do it, and you're, like, "Ah, I totally screwed it up!" But, luckily, I got the part. Again, it's a family they have there, and they're so comfortable with each other because there's no script and it's just them being their characters, but it's a very cool way to work, and you wonder why every show doesn't do it that way. (Laughs) And you realize that it's because not every show can pull that off! But it was very fun. I just did a day shoot with them, but you're just in the room with Larry and making stuff up, and they'll say, "Yeah, keep that," or, "Dump that," and by the time you're done, you have a scene. It was very funny.
BE: Did you hear anything back from TiVo?
KH: No! I was expecting maybe a lifetime supply of TiVo or something.
BE: That would've been nice.
KH: That would've been really nice. But they didn't give me anything. And I was expecting my character to recur, but that didn't happen, either. Damn!
BE: Okay, back to "The Slammin' Salmon." With Will Forte's character, I knew there was going to be some sort of punchline to offset the sentimentality, but I have to say that I didn't expect the one you delivered. It struck me as very Python-esque.
KH: (Laughs) Yeah, I think he was concerned, because, y'know, the way we shot it…I think we shot his punchline stuff on a different day from the stuff at his table. I won't give anything away, but it's a very slow burn, and I think he was concerned that it wasn't quite pedal-to-the-medal enough for him, that it was too reserved. But I think that was all part of it, and I think it ends up playing really great.
BE: I thought the pairing of Sendhil Ramamurthy and Olivia Munn was a great one…and I hope I pronounced Sendhil's name right, because I've never actually had to say it out loud before.
KH: Yeah, you got it right. He always said to me, "You say it like 'sandal.' Like you wear on your feet."
BE: What made you think of him for the part? Because he's certainly not considered a comedic actor. Not particularly, anyway.
KH: He actually is a cousin of Jay Chandrasekhar.
BE: I did not know that.
KH: Yeah, and it was very funny because when his show ("Heroes") came on the air, I was watching it, and one day I went into our offices and said, "Jay, there's a hot, new, dashing Indian on the scene. You're out, man." And he said, "Oh, are you talking about Sendhil?" "Yeah, the guy on 'Heroes.'" "Yeah, Sendhil. You know Sendhil." And then he reminded me: when we were living in New York City, we were sharing an apartment, and Jay's 18-year-old cousin came and lived with us on our couch for, like, three months one summer. And that was Sendhil! (Laughs) I didn't even remember him…and he lived with us for a couple of months! So, anyway, we were doing this movie, and we were looking for a dashing guy to play the part, and, again, it was the strike, so his show wasn't shooting, so Jay just called him up and said, "Can you come do this for a day?" And he came down, and he was great. And it's funny, because Olivia Munn apparently had a crush on him, so the fact that she got to hang out with him was pretty awesome for her.
BE: She's just, like, the coolest woman ever, by the way.
KH: Oh, she's phenomenal. She's so gorgeous and yet so funny. You turn the camera on her, and she's so natural and starts improvising jokes and funny lines. It was nice, because she was a fan of "Super Troopers" and had us on her show a couple of times, and then when we shot this movie, we asked if she would do that part, and she came down and it was great
BE: How was the challenge of filming Paul playing twins, and was he up to that challenge consistently?
KH: (Laughs) Yeah, I think so. It was fun, 'cause it was kind of a cheap way that we came about it. We had started writing the script, and we liked the two characters, but neither of them were substantial enough, so we said, "Okay, so we'll just combine them." Suddenly, it becomes a very juicy thing to do, because as an actor, you get to play the submissive guy and kind of an asshole guy. So he had a great time doing it, getting into a fight with himself. I think those kind of things ended up maybe tiring him a little bit, 'cause he had to shoot everything twice… (Laughs) …but it was fun for him, I think, to do that kind of "Freaky Friday" kind of thing.
BE: Was Conor's plotline about losing his job at all based on a real event? Because it really felt like one.
KH: Oh, yeah. That's a true story, and that happened to Steve Lemme, the guy who played the part of Conor. After we made our first movie, "Puddle Cruiser," we sold the idea as a network show, and we were going to write the show for…well, I can't remember which network it was for, but, anyway, Steve was still waiting tables at the time and literally quit and walked out in a blaze of glory, throwing the food around, telling everyone to piss off, and then walking out the door. And then about three months later, after he'd racked up all of this credit card debt because he was going to be a big TV star, the whole deal fell apart, and he ended up having to go back and ask for his old job back… (Laughs) …'cause he had so much debt. It was one of the low points in his life. He went back and waited tables for a couple more years, actually. But he always thought it would be a funny thing to put in there, so, yeah, it was a true story. Not the nose part, though. The nose part wasn't true.
BE: Actually, within that plot line, Lance Henriksen was great.
KH: Yeah, he's awesome. He's a guy that we've always loved, and we had tried to get him in a few other movies earlier, but it never really worked out. Finally, it worked out for him to come do this part of a slimy TV producer, and he was great. He loved it, and we had a great time with the guy.
BE: Who do I talk to about getting an MP3 of "Cry of the Cougar," the song that plays over the closing credits?
KH: (Laughs) I know, right? I was hoping we could manage to release it somehow.
BE: That'd be awesome.
KH: It was funny, because we had cut that whole scene together to "Eye of the Tiger," but then we couldn't get it because it was too expensive for our little independent film budget, so we said, "Ah, screw it: we'll just write 'Cry of the Cougar' and do that." So we did. It was a lot of fun.
BE: I'll start wrapping up here, since I'm sure you've got another interview behind me, but what do you think is the most underrated Broken Lizard film?
KH: I don't know. I guess we should wait 'til people see this one and see how they feel. "Club Dread" is always a little bit underrated to me, because I really do love that movie. But it had a problem in the sense that I think that, being as it was the second big movie of ours that people saw, they wanted it to be the same kind of thing as "Super Troupers," but it was in a different vein. So I think it kind of took a hit in the beginning. Now, a lot of people I'm talking to are rediscovering it and realizing how much fun it is when you get out of the context of "Super Troopers," so I always thought it was underrated. But I also hope people check this movie out, too, 'cause I think of it as being in the same food group as all of our other movies, so I think people will like it.
BE: And what's your favorite project – not necessarily with Broken Lizard – that didn't get the love you thought it deserved?
KH: I dunno. I'd probably say "Club Dread" again. It'd probably still be more Broken Lizard stuff. We've done a lot of stuff in terms of scripts we've written. We've written a couple of fun scripts for Warner Brothers that haven't gotten made. We wrote one about an NFL player who turns to ballet to hone his skills, and it was called "Nutcracker." (Laughs) I always thought that was kind of a fun thing. It was fun to write. But, you know, you have a lot of little babies that don't quite make it.
BE: Lastly, what's the status of "Super Troopers 2"? It gets talked about a lot by people who aren't actually in Broken Lizard, but is it really happening?
KH: Yes! We're very gung ho about it, and we're working pretty hard on it now. We've written a couple of drafts of the script…four or five now, I think…and we're just kind of honing it and revising it. I think that, in a couple of months, we'll have something done that we're really happy with, and then we'll go out and try to put it all together. You know, it's the kind of thing where we wanted to make sure we did it the way we wanted to do it and made the script feel good to us before we went anywhere with it. So I think we're just going to play with the script for a little while longer and then hopefully try to shoot it maybe in the next year or so.
BE: Excellent. Well, man, it's been a pleasure talking to you.
KH: Yeah, great, thanks! Hope your daughter feels better!
BE: And here's hoping your kids are completely done with the stomach flu.KH: (Laughs) Thanks! Later!
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