text:
It's hard to imagine, but the California electricity crisis has gotten even uglier of late. "They are the biggest snakes on the planet Earth," Governor Gray Davis recently said of the state's power suppliers, adding not long after: "If they do not cooperate I'll have no choice but to sign a windfall-profits tax or seize plants." California Attorney General Bill Lockyer adds that he may file a price-gouging suit against the state's power producers in the next few weeks. More ammunition came on June 5, when one producer, AES Corp. (AES ), revealed that the Justice Dept. is investigating allegations that the company conspired to gouge customers. On June 6, the Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate said it's considering new legislation to impose price caps on California's wholesale-electricity rates.
Power companies are hardly taking the threats lying down. Increasingly, they seem intent on making sure state officials know there's a limit to how much they can be pushed around. On June 1, Mirant Corp. (MIR ), a major producer recently spun off from Atlanta's Southern Co. (SO ), confirmed that it will not begin construction of a newly permitted plant near San Francisco until the investment climate in the state improves. Duke Energy Corp. (DUK ), another major California producer, says it might adopt a similar position with its proposed plant on Morro Bay in the central part of the state. "Our members are asking themselves: `Is it safe to build in California?"' says Gary Ackerman, executive director of the Western Power Trading Forum.
As the California electricity crisis enters its second summer, the situation seems to be disintegrating into a giant game of chicken. Politicians are trying to pressure producers to cut prices and lower the roughly $5.5 billion tab they claim they're owed from previous power sales. The generators want to avoid being hit with wholesale price caps or dragged into court for price-gouging, a prospect that seems more likely every day. The result is continued uncertainty--and the distinct possibility that many new power plants might not get built. "We're looking at another summer of blackouts, high prices, and a tremendous amount of discord," says Lawrence Makovich, an electricity analyst at Cambridge Energy Research Associates.
It's no mystery why Governor Davis and other California officials are upping the pressure. The state is already on the hook for more than $7 billion in power purchases, and the prospect of another summer price surge could spoil the governor's plan to sell bonds to pay off the state's power debts. Since polls show that most Californians believe producers are to blame, bashing those businesses just as major rate hikes begin to kick in might also score points with voters. "It plays well at home," says a legislative aide in Sacramento.
The risk, though, is that the poisoned atmosphere could persuade power producers to shun the state just when California needs new plants the most. The state has approved new plants that will produce more than 11,000 megawatts of power, a 22% increase over current production capacity. That should be enough, according to a recent report from Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown, to balance California's supply and demand by 2003. But earlier this year, the California Energy Commission projected that 5,000 megawatts of new plants would be online by July. Now, the agency says only half that will be ready by then.
Noticeably absent from the list of new plant developers are Dynegy (DYN ) and Reliant Energy (REI ), two companies that have increasingly come under fire for alleged price-gouging. Both are active developers in other markets. "Stability is probably the biggest concern we have about making any new capital investment," says Dynegy Inc. President and Chief Operating Officer Stephen W. Bergstrom. "The rules keep changing even as we speak."
Therein lies the rub. Even if power companies are overcharging or otherwise gaming the market to their own benefit, as many have alleged, the state's politicians and regulators have little choice but to work with them to solve the state's power problems. Producers, too, clearly have little long-term interest in exiting what remains one of the country's largest power markets. This is a game of chicken neither side can win.


text:
Rattlebacks are stones (in this case, carefully made plastic reproductions) with a surprising property: they only spin one way. Try as hard as you can, spin as hard or as gentle as you can, you'll find that it will actually change direction and spin the one way it likes. Seems to violate the laws of physics! A great brain baffler for kids 5+. Rattlebacks can also be used as magnifiers! See if you can figure out the explanation for its spin!
© Copyright 2017 Kidstructive Fun
Ecommerce Website Design by Off the Page Creations

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Indie development team NVYVE Studios today announced that P.A.M.E.L.A., the first-person, open world, utopian, sci-fi, survival horror game, will launch on March 9th on Steam Early Access.
In P.A.M.E.L.A. you must survive against all odds by wielding unconventional technology as you explore Eden, an unforgiving paradise that explores the unforeseen consequences of humanity's craving for technological and biological advancement.
"Several years ago, we formed NVYVE Studios with the goal of creating a game that took the survival genre, and built upon it with a hand-crafted sci-fi setting to create a wholly unique experience. The Steam Early Access launch is a culmination of those years, and will form a base for P.A.M.E.L.A., challenging players to explore and survive within the fallen utopian city of Eden", said Adam Simonar, Studio Director of NVYVE Studios. "We are looking forward to working with the community as we continue to evolve P.A.M.E.L.A., adding new features and content in the run-up to a full commercial launch".
"P.A.M.E.L.A. represents a bold step for us. Having previously utilised Unity in our architectural practise, we're excited to bring those skills into game design. I am very proud of our incredible team - It's been a dream come true for everyone involved. A lot of sacrifices, sleepless nights, long days, sweat and tears went into making the game and we hope the gaming community enjoys it", said Marvin Maalouf, President and CEO of NVYVE Studios. "We see P.A.M.E.L.A. as the first in what will hopefully be a long line of quality titles to come out of the studio and want to show the world that a small team with a huge amount of passion can create beautiful, immersive and fun worlds for players to explore."


text:
**edit -- Special Fanks to Attie Cattie & Audrey Cake fur our Christmas in July toys we love thems!!!!!
I'll help you opens it Luna... ok ok you cans use your claws but I'll put the bitey on it!
ZULU gimmie that back, the purple one is mineee! MAUUUMMM Zulu has mah toy!
HEY LUNA the Humom gave MEEE the blue one now, you can has your purple back /swat.
Miss Mercy goes in for a bitey on her pink toy! MOL - NOMMMM
These toys are SO COOL! Not to mention adorable and YUMMY!
Each toy has its own fortune! Zulu has the top, Luna the middle and Mercy the bottom one. They fit us purrfectly =^_^= Thank you so much fur these pawsome kitteah cookies, we love evfurry bit about thems!


text:
You may perhaps come across variety of reasons concerning homeschooling your child. Even when, deciding onto a proper homeschool curriculum is advised with this respect, for parents who're new to homeschooling, some popular homeschool curriculum alternatives have been talked about below for them to search out the ideal homeschool curriculum for their kid.
Ever heard about Charlotte Mason's Methodology? – Charlotte Mason is identified as one one of the most renowned educator in the twentieth century. She kept her interest devoted towards a few certain elements known as environment, discipline and most importantly, lives. All books associated to lifestyle and home's surroundings are integrated in such a specific curriculum. Despite the fact that the practices adopted by Charlotte Mason were strict, she inculcated a intelligent process in the route of educating by devising examples for each lesson in place of mundane details. This curriculum just isn't complicated to find and is obtainable very easily in all book outlets.
You will also come across Montessori and Waldorf educational institutions. These are accounted for being followed on an sophisticated level and can be relatively a tricky experience for homeschooled children. Still, you might easily seek out homeschool platforms where these types of courses are taught. Not just would this curriculum hold your kid lively, he can be fairly lively even though learning. If you plan on homeschooling your kid, away from TV or laptop or computer, this will be the superb homeschool curriculum for your little one.
You can find subject-focused homeschool curriculums as well such as math, English, conceptual understanding etc. Kids mostly possess their own continuum of positive aspects and weaknesses. In these kinds of conditions, it is always proposed to search for a curriculum which will best improve your kid's present skills and improve the weaknesses. Generally take into account the recommendation of an expert homeschool consultant who can wonderful guide you with the overall approach. In this fashion, your child would be in a position to perform better in his studies and afterwards, in his career run too.
Parents are mainly endowed with free option of picking out their unique blend of homeschool curriculum. This is referred to as customized homeschool curriculum where several methods and books are amalgamated by parents when they aim their kid's focus mainly. Not merely would you be able to learn numerous aspects of lives with your children, you would even be prepared to teach them completely as per their talent. You could possibly also desire to add some reasonable strategies to the immense collection you might have to make the learning activity extra interesting for your kid.
Don't overlook that homeschooling curriculum could be somewhat costly. Therefore, you can get started with used homeschool curriculum to save the costs. You may also seek on the net for all homeschool offering with significant discounts on such curriculums.
Homeschooling is somewhat beneficial for the kids as well as the parents. Thereby, a lot of consideration is given to this approach nowadays. Although, the home curriculum is chosen on various stages like preschools and high school, discussing with your child's pals' parents, tutors, and online search can assist you filter some pertinent home curriculum which will greatly contribute to your kid's tutorial trend.


text:
I figured I would share some interesting tech tidbits. Actually I am going to try and share these each week on Tuesday, so check back for good techie tuesday news and thoughts.
My first one is about CADIE - Google's newest artificial intelligence creation: http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/landing/cadie/
Well actually this was really their latest April fools joke. Which makes it now 2 years running that it has taken me most of the day to figure out that they were trying to trick me with their april fools jokes! b@st@rds!
Does anyone remember the send it in the past Gmail trick? Yeah that one got me, oh it got me good. I was so excited last year that i actually blasted it out to everyone i know as a good example of how google's engineers just really understand US, the people who use their products.
OK, but I digress, I am actually hear to talk about the would-be CADIE and whether such a thing could be possible. Well the truth is maybe, but maybe not in the way you think.
According to Google the make-believe CADIE (who actually says a whats up to an old professor of mine Dr. Norvig - no seriously his name is Peter Norvig and he is the head of research at Google) is based on "a significant breakthrough" in how to approach "reinforcement learning" problems. People may not realize just how close to reality some of these topics really are - so I thought I would write a short spot on some current topics in AI and more importantly how it relates to our lives.
What the heck does that mean? Essentially it means that they have a way of taking data and learning what about it, then reinforcing what they have just learned by studying a similar set of data again.
Its kinda like slapping your kids wrist everytime they reach for the candy jar. Except that kids usually learn - most kids usually learn (*cough* Jarod... ) - to stop reaching for the candy jar. Whereas most computers reach for the candy bar A LOT - they just really want to make sure you are going to hit them before they decide it is a good idea to truly stop trying to get that candy.
The goal is to create algorithms which can figure out this whole candy jar business in just a couple of wrist slaps - and better yet extrapolate that since your mother told you not to eat candy and she told you not to drink soda that you might get a similar wrist slap for drinking too much soda as eating too much candy.
Well I am not going to get into a discussion about the meaning of intelligence. I will leave it up to you guys to decide if this would truly constitute intelligence. But one thing that is interesting, is to think about how good computers can be at faking intelligence. One of the classical tests (the Turing Test) of intelligence for a computer was whether or not it could converse with a human being and fool the human into thinking it was a human as well.
Then, of course, right after we decided that it was a test worth beating, we went and solved the darn problem and in less than 250 lines of code (if you are not a developer just read - very very little work)!
This is all important because we want to think about what a CADIE-like program might be able to do for us.
Well here are a few things, if a computer were able to learn in the way that CADIE is, it might be able to figure out what food products stores like yours were purchasing and recommend which products you should be looking at. If it were REALLY intelligent it might suggest to a food manufacturer just which food buyers they should market a given product too, it would be like the perfect marketer playing match maker between buyer and seller (in fact these are a couple of the crazier things we are working on at Findood).
In fact we all get functionality like this today from Amazon (people like you bought this product, don't you want to buy this product too?). However, what would be truly revolutionary about CADIE would be that reinforcement and extrapolation part. The part where the program doesn't just look at people like you, but also looks at people that are a little bit like you and other people who are also a little bit like you but in different ways, and then learns and extrapolates what applies to you, because after all we are all at least a little bit special. Seroiusly there really isn't anyone else out there quite like you or me, and it would be amazing if the next time your support call were routed to India it was actually routed to a computer that treated you as unique as you actually are... just an april fools, or is it?
thanks for reading.
PS Do you have questions about how to use technology in the work place? If so, send me an email elliot AT findood.com and let me know what questions you have, I will be happy to discuss them here.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Techie Tuesday (on Wednesday)
Posted by Elliot Cohen at 5:52 PM
No comments:
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Checkpoint Digital Solutions is looking for a skilled full-stack Python Developer/Architect to join his German partner's team in Stuttgart. There you will work on an amazing service used by more than a million customers across 30 locations, from Europe to North America.
Blue Card - VISA Support
Free coffee, drinks and fruits
Conference tickets
Flexible working hours
A product used by over 1.000.000 people
You will:
Build new services and applications via Python
Work with other software engineers in a self-organized Scrum team
Identify and solve real world challenges
Elaborate with your team and your Product Owners about technical improvements
Constantly improve our system architecture and work self driven to make an impact
Main requirements:
Full-stack Developer
Several years of experience with Python and it's common web frameworks like Django
Passion for Math and Big Data
Good skills in test-driven and behavior-driven development
Knowledge of Javascript and fluency with SQL and No-SQL Databases like PostgreSQL or MongoDB
Experience with RESTful APIs and queues like RabbitMQ
Knowledge in Hadoop, Docker and Kubernetes is a plus
In addition to these core skills, you:
Have good English skills (spoken and written)
Have an eye for design patterns and well documented as well as refactored code
Enjoy learning new things and are willing to improve yourself, the team and the workflow
Please fill in the form below to send us brief details about you. We will use this information to get in touch to process your application in full.


text:
- Join over 1.2 million students every month
- Accelerate your learning by 29%
- Unlimited access from just £6.99 per month
- Level: AS and A Level
- Subject: Classics
- Word count: 1143
Examine and compare the motives and actions of Orestes and Electra. To what extent will an Athenian audience admire and approve of them?
Extracts from this document...
Examine and compare the motives and actions of Orestes and Electra. To what extent will an Athenian audience admire and approve of them? Electra is the central character in the play. Her main purpose in this play is to achieve the motive of a typical Greek person, which is to be noble to the gods, family and cherish their homeland. This is why tries as much as possible to kill the murderers of her father and why she thinks by doing this, she is obeying the gods. These murderers happen to be her mother and her lover; Aegisthus.This makes her hate her mother without considering the circumstances to which she was subjected to before killing Agamemnon. Electra describes her as 'the queen of falsehood". Pg 77. And a "worthless slot". Pg 77. She expresses the hatred for her mother freely. She also hates Aegisthus as he has taken the place of her father. "Aegisthus sitting in my father's chair, wearing the clothes he wore, pouring the same libations at the altar where he killed him'. ...read more.
She lacks patience and is unable to consider the consequences of her actions before she does them "Prepare fit punishments and turn their pomp to ashes!" This portrays her aggressiveness' Pg 75. On the other hand we have Orestes who is one of the main male characters. He is the son of Agamemnon and his main aim is also to revenge the death of his father who has been killed by his mother and her lover, Aegithus as explained earlier, as he feels it his responsibility to the gods, which he is trying by all means not to disobey. "I would not have come back but in the gods' good time; they brought me back to you". Pg 108.It is important I note that Orestes expresses a bit of doubt after killing Clytaemnestra. "All right...if Apollo was right". Pg 114. Also, unlike Electra, Orestes is a more calm and reserved. He does not pour out all his emotions and is more cautious in his actions. He is coordinated and plans his actions before carrying them out. ...read more.
Pg 85 In conclusion, I personally think that the Greek audience would have sympathised with both Electra and her brother, Orestes as they both present the actions of a Greek person if he or she was in a similar situation, though it might be in different styles. In Electra, I think the audience would have loved the way she cherished the main priorities of a typical Greek person which, is to be loyal to your family and homeland. They would also have admired this in Orestes as he also does the same. The Greek audience would have also loved how she portrayed the regular tradition and culture through her mourning. In Orestes, I think the Greeks would have admired his ability to think of good ideas and his ability to make good use of his sense, as it was regarded as a very important characteristic in the society. They would also have loved the use of irony used by the two characters. The main shortcoming of this play is that the intrigue and suspense is limited, as it would have been more if the audience did not know the story.. ...read more.
This student written piece of work is one of many that can be found in our AS and A Level Classics section.
Found what you're looking for?
- Start learning 29% faster today
- 150,000+ documents available
- Just £6.99 a month
- Join over 1.2 million students every month
- Accelerate your learning by 29%
- Unlimited access from just £6.99 per month


text:
Villas Tranquilas is a great place for family vacation with any age kids (there is lots of room to run around), family reunion or girlfriend getaway.
As we turned down the dirt road that looked like it led to Nowhere, I could feel the angst building in Sand Hater's body. When we turned right after the Villas Tranquilas sign down a rock and boulder dirt road, I thought he was going to tell the driver to turn around. Luckily he waited 10 more seconds and the dirt road gave way to a gorgeous compound of 16 contemporary condos. Sand Hater actually smiled. Might have even chuckled a little. Or maybe that was the kids when they saw the pool. Either way, the 3/4 mile drive down the Highway was worth it.
Villas Tranquilas offers 16 split-level condos with all the usual American amenities: W/D, dishwasher, fully furnished kitchen (including band aids and flashlight), fridge, TV, internet access and comfy beds. The only thing we needed to add was food and sunscreen. The cleaning ladies came everyday to exchange the beach towels and tidy up and the property manager was available to assist with all nearby tour bookings.
The swimming pool is big enough for the kids to have fun and the wading pool is shallow enough to sit in to soak up sun or just hang out. The day's fresh catch can be enjoyed poolside at the grill – with plenty of tables to accommodate a large group. Each condo is privately owned and only slightly different from the others. You can choose from a pool view or forest view. My husband discovered the best internet access poolside, under the ceiling fans and shade. Management said they were working to improve access thoughout the compound.
We loved the villas and would definitely return. My husband, who enjoys his creature comforts and who is not keen on my definition of adventure, was able to relax comfortably at the Villas. And now that he found a great pasta restaurant in Quepos, he will go back without hesitation.
The price was right, the location was perfect for us – not in the center of town but only a 5 minute, $5 taxi ride away. The condo is spacious and we saved money on food by eating in our villa.
Thanks to an incredibly compassionate sales manager, Villas Tranquilas is practicing sustainable tourism by offering guests an opportunity to bring school supplies with them to donate to a nearby needy school in an area of Quepos known as Pasqua. Currently, they have no books or supplies. Donations from future guests are gladly accepted! For a list of requested items go to www.villastranquilas.org. You can ship your donation to Penny Williams at P.O Box 301510, Escondido, CA 92030. Penny will bring the supplies with her to Costa Rica in June when she returns with 30 students to paint and make improvements there.


text:
Production Credits:
Song for the Man Click for Lyrics
First Appearance: Hello Nasty LP, 14 July 1998
Written by: Beastie Boys
Performed by: Beastie Boys, Brooke Williams (vocals), Nelson Keane Carse (trombone), Paul Vercesi (alto sax), Mark Nishita (keyboards)
Production Notes: Produced by Beastie Boys and Mario Caldato. Engineered by Mario Caldato. Recorded at G-Son Studios (Los Angeles, CA), The Dungeon (New York, NY), The Tree House (New York, NY), Ted Diamond's House of Hits (New York, NY), Soho Music Studios (New York, NY), Dessau Studios (New York, NY), RPM Studios (New York, NY). Second engineers: Steve Revitte and Sue Dyer at RPM Studios, mixed at RPM Studios (New York, NY). Mastered by Howie Weinberg and Andy van Dette at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
Behind the Beats and Lyrics...
- Miracle Whip - a namebrand mayonnaise/salad dressing
Beastie Boys
"It would have been nice for her (Adam Horovitz's mother) to be alive and to see some of the stuff that I've learned. She always knew there was more going on with me than just being a fuck-up. And it would have been nice for her to see that she wasn't just dreaming that up." - Adam Horovitz, in August 1998 on the anti-sexist song "Song for the Man" that he wishes his mother could have heard
"But I think we've all learned a tremendous amount since Licensed to Ill and are all kind of more aware of what we're saying and what we're doing. You might take note of [this] song in which Adam [Horovitz] is going out of his way to talk about men being disrespectful of women." - Adam Yauch, 1998
"...[a] Sixties-soundtrack-flavored [track]" - Rolling Stone, 1998
"...a joyful take on Sixties psychedelia" - The Face, July 1998
"Horovitz supplied some of the most surprising elements on Hello Nasty. He was behind the feminist lyrics on the album's most pointed track, [an] antisexist psychedelic jam" - Time Out, August 1998
Released Versions:
Performed in 55 known Concerts.
First known Performance:
05-Jul-1998 : , Werchter, Belgium
Last known Performance:
21-Aug-2007 : Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Previous Next


text:
Thursday, 6 March 2014
One day (short story)
4 comments:
Hi. I'm Kathleen and I accidentally saw your link as I was searching tips on writing a short story. I read your writings and I noticed no one has ever leave a comment yet, so perhaps I am the first one to comment here. Anyway, I think you are intelligent and creative. Every word I read is like music on my ear. Did anyone has ever compare you to Helen Keller? You know, I'm reading the book of her titled, The Story Of My Life and I just love reading the book that I still don't want to finish it. While reading that book I imagine trees sparkling like diamonds under the sun, a bird flying freely in the blue sky, and brown golden eyes that makes you remember home. She only writes beautiful and inspiring things, like you. :)ReplyDelete
I know you want to be a writer. Can you keep a secret? In fact, I'm also dreaming to be a writer. But my mom doesn't want me to be one. She said there is no living in writing but writing is my life, not for living. So, I'll still follow my dream and one day I'll prove to her she's wrong. Anyway, I want to say that keep on writing and dreaming. Never give up. It is a common advice but not so common to do. I hope we'll meet each other sooner.
Hi Kathleen, thank you so much for the kind words! I figured putting up my writings would be the hard part not waiting for someone to notice:) thank you for taking the timeReplyDelete
I stumbled upon your story by accident. The 20 minutes or so it took me to read it, were well worth it!ReplyDelete


text:
If you're a Sydney University student planning to study overseas, you may be able to access financial support through the New Colombo Plan or Endeavour grants.
In partnership with the Australian Government, we offer a variety of funding opportunities to support students wishing to undertake credited short-term or semester-long studies abroad.
You must apply directly to the project coordinator listed below. If you are successful, depending on the project and its duration, you could receive between $1,000 and $7000 to put towards the cost of your program, travel and incidental costs.
Please note that places are limited and project coordinator will make the final decision regarding your eligibility to participate
These are offered under two schemes:
Considering an overseas study experience? The Endeavour Mobility Grants include the following programs for undergraduate and postgraduate students:
For information on eligibility and how to apply, contact our Sydney Abroad team.
The New Colombo Plan offers Australian undergraduate students new opportunities for prestigious scholarships and mobility grants for study and internships/mentorships in the Indo Pacific region.
Two streams of funding are available:
The New Colombo Plan Mobility Program provides mobility grants for annual University project submissions that support undergraduate students to undertake semester-long or short-term mobility programs. This includes short-term study, practicums, clinical placements, internships/mentorships and short-term research.
The mobility study undertaken overseas needs to be a mandatory course requirement or study you can credit towards your degree.
Please contact email@example.com for more information.
If you are currently enrolled at the University of Sydney, and you're looking for funding to study overseas (on exchange), the following scholarships and loans are also worth investigating:
Level 4, Jane Foss Russell Building, Darlington Campus
9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday


text: FPA Attends SustPack 2017 FPA President & CEO, Alison Keane, Esq., recently attended SustPack 2017. The conference theme focused on the Inputs, Outputs and Impacts of Packaging in Supply Chain Sustainability. The agenda featured the latest innovations, progress and thinking in the field of sustainable packaging; reviewed the end of life debates across recycling and composting; and assessed the commercial, environmental and societal impacts of improving packaging sustainability. Keane attended sessions on Sourcing Sustainably, Mainstreaming Biopolymers, the intersection of alternative technologies and packaging; Factoring in Sustainable Packaging in the E-Commerce Channel and Packaging for Food waste mitigation. Back to news


text:
The Sentinel Leader. (Sentinel, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, December 6, 1918
Description: Weekly newspaper from Sentinel, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 6, 1918
Creator: Fields, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Newspaper
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society


text:
Cindy Spake is a recognized massage therapist and wellness advocate in the tri-state region. Her focus today is to provide on-site massage and educational services to regional worksites through their employee wellness programs.
Additionally, Cindy specializes in touch therapies to those facing life-threatening illnesses, end-of-life care, and eldercare in nursing facilities. She maintains a private massage therapy practice and contributes her time to community volunteer opportunities and serving the American Massage Therapy Association Illinois Chapter.


text: Brand MarketingBrands Try Insurance PlansBy Elaine Wong|July 18, 2009ShareBy Elaine Wong|July 18, 2009ShareAs consumer confidence continues to hit all-time lows, more marketers are getting into the insurance business.Last week, for instance, Hewlett-Packard began offering a "printing payback guarantee" which promises consumers a check if its printing solutions don't deliver the recommended cost savings in a year. Earlier this month, Sears launched its "Buyer Protection Program," which lets buyers keep an appliance purchased for more than $399 with a Sears card if the consumer loses his or her job."Get a new appliance. Get peace of mind," the program's landing page proclaims, adding, "The Sears Blue Appliance Crew has got your back."Kevin Brown, CMO for Sears' home appliances division, said the incentive was necessary to get consumers to buy. "It really came from listening to our customers who have been telling us that…they're worrying about their jobs and the economy," Brown said, noting that consumers are "deferring much needed appliances and bigger ticket purchases."Sears and HP aren't the first to try to address consumers' sagging confidence. Brands ranging from Virgin Mobile to men's clothing retailer Jos. A. Bank have been running similar offers in recent months. The catalyst appears to be Hyundai, which trumpeted the idea the loudest with its Super Bowl "Assurance" spot, which outlined a program in which the automaker offered to buy back consumers' cars should they lose their jobs within a year.Addressing consumers' concerns about their jobs is an unusual marketing tack. Jack Trout, president of Trout & Partners, said he has never seen anyone making such offers before in previous recessions. "It just shows you how tough it is out there," he said. "It shows you how people's minds have changed."Yet programs essentially telling consumers, "We've got your back," have emerged in large numbers. Since Hyundai's introduction, buyer protection programs have become hot, with about 100 similar deals following the Korean carmaker's promotion, said company rep Lori Scholz. "Consumers have been listening and our message is resonating," she said, adding that Hyundai's market share, ad recall levels and online shopping activity have all increased in the last several months. (The company reported a 3 percent increase in June vehicle sales units, or 37,943 cars sold.)Will the other programs work as well as Hyundai's apparently did? The answer is, it's too early to tell if most of the programs are successful. Virgin Mobile, for instance, is still waiting for official July numbers, but so far, approximately 6,000 out of its 5 million subscribers have signed up for the Pink Slip Protection program.One potential hitch is that many consumers sense that such deals have loopholes. After Hyundai advertised its offer, for instance, General Motors and Ford jumped in with their own protection plans, making it hard for consumers to determine who covers what. Auto blog Jalopnik noted that "all three plans on their own are pretty confusing. Combined, all three are just a mess of different offerings."Analysts say the programs are worth a shot. Mary Brett Whitfield of the market research firm Retail Forward said that at best, these types of offers have "the potential to pull those who are on the sidelines because they are worried about the future," though they are unlikely to work with consumers who are unemployed and don't have the extra cash.Trout said fostering the perception of some type of assurance to jittery buyers is valuable, even if few consumers ever actually cash in on the programs: "It's a 'What if?' move…if something happens, I'm covered…But how many people fall over and die the next day after buying insurance? Not too many." Sharehttp://adweek.it/2l4spY3 copy Adweek Adweek


text:
[Video] BlackBerry Security: Protecting and Connecting the World
At BlackBerry, security is what drives us – it's in our DNA. Our dedication to helping our… / Read More
At BlackBerry, security is what drives us – it's in our DNA. Our dedication to helping our… / Read More
Joel Geleynse has the uncommon ability to take a variety of interests and experiences, then blend them… / Read More
When the BlackBerry Classic was released, reviewers called it the best BlackBerry in years. It was a… / Read More
Gia Gardner-Orr's entire career has been focused on advocacy for others. She's presently working for an Illinois… / Read More
It takes a lot of confidence to step out of your comfort zone, to look beyond the… / Read More
BlackBerry 10 developers dedicate their time to providing the millions of BlackBerry users the freedom of choice… / Read More
We're working to make BBM your social hub. That's why we recently launched the new channel BBM LIFE… / Read More
I've never lost a phone or had it stolen. Ever. Mind you, I've "misplaced" a silenced BlackBerry… / Read More
For those celebrating Easter, you're probably preparing to get together with family and friends for big meals,… / Read More
Ever since PRIV by BlackBerry's Australian launch in early February, we've been hearing great news about the… / Read More
PRIV, our first smartphone powered by Android, is a multi-tasking powerhouse. It packs in all the productivity… / Read More
In our fast, connected world it's always nice to take a break and enjoy some much needed… / Read More
Sometimes, to close a crucial deal or finish off a key implementation project, your career takes you… / Read More
When it comes with collaborating with coworkers, what's your preferred method of communication? Does that align with… / Read More
Strong reviews for PRIV have created strong demand for BlackBerry's first Android smartphone, and wireless carriers, online… / Read More
The roads are busy, parking lots are full and you still have a few people that need… / Read More
Happy Holidays sale! We have partnered with some amazing application developers to bring you some great discounts… / Read More
Originally posted on the QNX Auto Blog. CES 2016 opens in less than a month, and on… / Read More
One of the biggest privacy challenges in modern smartphones is how best to handle user authentication. Common… / Read More
(Updated Dec. 10 with a gift guide from CRN) If you need a little help narrowing down what to… / Read More


text: Meet Floyd! He's a 2 1/2 year-old black lab mix. He's an active guy that loves going for walks and playing games like fetch and ball. He's a happy dog that loves making friends. He already knows how to sit on command and walks great on a leash. He's available for adoption at the Houston Humane Society, 14700 Almeda Rd. You can find out more info about Floyd and see hundreds of pets available for adoption at www.HoustonHumane.org.


text:
Definition of deliquescence
n. - The act of deliquescing or liquefying; process by which anything deliquesces; tendency to melt. 2
The word "deliquescence" uses 13 letters: C C D E E E E I L N Q S U.
No direct anagrams for deliquescence found in this word list.
Words formed by adding one letter before or after deliquescence (in bold), or to ccdeeeeilnqsu in any order:
s - deliquescences
List all words starting with deliquescence, words containing deliquescence or words ending with deliquescence
All words formed from deliquescence by changing one letter
Other words with the same letter pairs: de el li iq qu ue es sc ce en nc ce
Browse words starting with deliquescence by next letter
Previous word in list: deliquesced
Next word in list: deliquescences
Some random words: enamel omophagies ngultrum hellenization trabeate oidia emir
This is not a dictionary, it's a word game wordfinder.
- Help and FAQ - Examples - Home
Privacy and Cookies Policy - Share - © Copyright 2004-2019 Morewords.com - 11.546mS


text:
It's just started raining here, but nothing too bad. Thought I heard thunder, but it was just a plane or a truck. The plane noise is standing out a lot to me now! Jack and I live by the local airport, and Air Force 1 seems to use it a lot. Almost every time I notice a plane, I will later notice pictures/news of President Obama somewhere in NH. Most recently it was his visit to Nashua.
Which also reminds me- one of my favorite things about New Hampshire is that you can register to vote on election day. This is super exciting for me, as I did not get the paperwork needed to establish residency here until very recently, and I was not sure if I'd be able to vote on 11/6. But! I will be able to. Jack got our local polling place, so I will be going with him.
I have never felt politics quite like I do here before. Being in a swing state makes me feel like some kind of courted princess haha. I can only imagine what people in Ohio feel like! There was a great skit about this on the Daily Show:
|The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
|Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
|Experts Critique the Presidential Debate
In other parts of my life- I have a job interview today! I am very excited about this one and have been preparing non-stop haha. I will not let this Hurricane get in my way today!


text:
The term Algae Harvesting refers to concentration of diluted algae suspension until a thick Algae Paste is obtained. Harvesting of microalgae from algae cultivation pond or photobioreactors employ several techniques to concentrate the algae followed by harvesting.
Normally harvesting of microalgae can be a single step process or two spep process which involves harvesting and dewatering. Harvesting microalgae is difficult because of the small size of the algae.Choosing the effecting harvesting process for a particular strain depends on size and properties of algae strain.
Techniques for harvesting microalgae include settling or flotation, Centrifugation and filtration. These processes are aided by cell flocculation, either through the addition of chemical Flocculants or through culture autoflocculation. Flocculation causes the cells to become aggregated into larger clumps which are more easily filtered and/or settle more rapidly. The ease in harvesting the algae depends primarily on the organism's size, which determines how easily the species can be settled and filtered.
The most rapidly growing algal species are frequently very small, and often motile unicells, These are the most difficult to harvest. Thus, it is necessary to maintain an effective interaction between the development of harvesting technologies and the selection of algal species for mass culture.
See the following Pages on Algae Harvesting:
Related Blog Posts
- Microalgae Membrane Harvesting Project of Prof Harry Gregor - 1978
- Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation seeks to raise up to $30m
- Microalgae: Biotechnology and Microbiology By E. W. Becker - Book Review
- Algal Cell Harvesting - 1982 Patent
- Method for Harvesting Algae - 1986 Patent
- Algae Cell Growth, Modification & Harvesting - A 1984 Patent
- Microalgae separator apparatus and method - US Patent details
- Method of Rupturing Algae Cells - 1999 Patent
- Oregon State University develops biodiesel from algae


text:
Radar Technology Specialist
For one of our clients, in the vicinity of The Hague, we are continuously looking for specialists in the field of radar technology hardware, software and intelligent imaging. The client is a leading European R&D center working on RF sensor suites. They develop radar concepts and architectures for the industry and government on topics such as radar, communication, navigation and electronic warfare systems. The department consists of experts from different backgrounds, including (radar) system engineers, information experts, (embedded) software specialists, hardware developers, MMIC experts, EM/antenna and signal processing experts. We are looking for specialists in all these different areas and at all ranges of experience.
Do you have:
- a Masters, PhD or Bachelor's degree in e.g. Electrical Engineering, Physics or Computer Science?
- experience in one of the above mentioned fields?
- past experience working with Radio Frequency systems?
- nationality in one of the NATO member states? As the work is on defense projects, a NATO security screening must be requested.
Then apply quickly!
Besides technical expertise, we also value soft skills including communication skills and drive, in order that you can work effectively in teams towards the desired result.


text:
Sorry, an error was encountered while loading comparison.
Sorry, an error was encountered while loading the book.
Sorry, you don't have permission to view that book.
No matches.
Sorry, an error was encountered while loading part of the book.
An error occurred while marking the devotional as read.
An error occurred while accessing favorites
Sign in with your Logos.com account
or Create A Free Account
You have not started any reading plans.
Sign in or register for a free account to set your preferred Bible and rate books.
Add this verse to your website by copying the code below.
22 zA good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children,
but athe sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous.
Read More
Ezr 9:12 Ps 37:25
Pr 28:8 Job 27:16 Job 27:17


text:
|John Adams
Meanwhile, the Richmond, Va., agency moved forward with a "multitiered campaigning" approach for Geico -- with all three iterations finding themselves spoofed on "Saturday Night Live," punch-lined by David Letterman or uttered as slang phrases by just about everyone in America.
Martin firmly thrust marketers into pop culture, often using little more than top-quality traditional media. For example, within the first three months of the TLC "Life Lessons" campaign, 30,000 personal life lessons were shared on MySpace.com.
The losses of Miller Genuine Draft and Olympus made for a flat to small growth year for the agency, but as one of the final two in the Wal-Mart review, Martin is poised for a second shot at the $580 million account.


text:
Joe Swanberg has been a staple in the indie film community as a writer, director and actor for the better part of a decade. His pinnacle of success came in the form of Drinking Buddies, a 2013 dramedy in which a pair of brewery co-workers, Jake Johnson and Olivia Wilde, wonder if their flirtatious behavior will ever develop into something more. Swanberg makes his return to SXSW this year for the world premiere of his newest collaboration with co-writer and star, Jake Johnson, in the indie dram, Win It All.
Eddie Garrett (Johnson) works odd jobs throughout the week to fund his late night gambling addiction at an illegal basement casino. But when a loan shark from his past returns with a simple proposition, Eddie agrees to watch a duffel bag while he goes to jail for 6 months. However, Eddie's curiosity gets the better of him as he searches through the bag's contents only to discover a huge collection of money. Things go south quickly when he burns through an insurmountable sum of the money and receives a surprising call that the loan shark is getting out of jail early due to a clerical error.
There's humor, tenderness and conviction embroiled all throughout Joe Swanberg's latest work. Jake Johnson is clearly the heart and soul of the feature, and the star of The New Girl delivers with a knockout performance. Addiction is a disease and it becomes painful to witness Eddie Garrett's relapses into darkness, but Johnson does such a fantastic job of creating an affable and kind-hearted character that the audience becomes invested in his quest for a changed lifestyle. Win It All relies on organic humor to keep its story engaging and it does so effectively, even through all of the monotonous casino scenes where we see Eddie experience his ups and downs with the luck of the cards. In conjunction with Jake Johnson's exceptional turn, performances from co-stars Joe Lo Truglio and Aislinn Derbez, who plays Eddie's love interest in the film, can't go unnoticed. It's a complete team effort as Joe Swanberg's direction continues to progress as well, making Win It All a new career best for the indie filmmaker.
Stars: 3 stars out of 4
Grade: B
Giancarlo Esposito may not be a household name, but for millions of Americans and fans of AMC's Breaking Bad all over the globe, he will forever be known as "Gus Fring". Yet, Esposito is far from a one-dimensional artist. His second directing credit belongs to This Is Your Death, another 2017 SXSW selection recently experiencing a world premiere at the festival.
After a deadly rampage is captured live on a reality tv show finale, the network head (Famke Janssen) and show host, Adam Rogers (Josh Duhamel), create a twisted new series where people take their own lives on air for the betterment of those they care most about in their lives. But as the fame and success of the show grows wildly out of control, Adam starts to lose a handle on why he wanted to go through with creating the show in the first place.
This Is Your Death begs to unveil a poignant message about the savage nature of our society and our fixation on exploitative reality television. Instead, Esposito's muddled tale goes off the rails with illogical plot points and melodramatic writing. As a filmmaker, Esposito delivers fine direction that's nothing spectacular, but completely adequate. Yet, the character development surrounding host Adam Rogers is both perplexing and drastically artificial. While the fault clearly belongs to co-writers Noah Pink and Kenny Yakkel, Josh Duhamel's performance does nothing to improve the situation. Futhermore, Giancarlo Esposito steps out from behind the camera and offers a major supporting turn as well. While his role is executed slightly better than the film's leading star, flawed writing once again tears down this emotional dynamic to the story. Due in large part to an influx of over-dramatization where you're constantly being told how to feel rather than actually being made to do so, This Is Your Death serves as a classic example of when a film's premise far exceeds the overall delivery.
Stars: 1 and a half stars out of 4
Grade: C-


text:
June 17, 2012
From The Vault: New Old Car
Anyway, they came over and traded cars and this is the car our friend Leslie rolled up in fresh off her cross country road trip from California. She crawled into the driveway with her hair down and fedora on, and I seriously wanted to be her. She had purchased the car while living in California and had it worked on while she traveled to New Zealand. When she got back it was road ready for the long haul to Maine. I'm so glad this beauty got to sit in our driveway for a little while. I have spent a lot of time staring and drooling over it.
Everything is perfect and dreamy. From the color to the neat pattern of charming rust and paint, from the aging leather interior to the straw hat and leather boots sitting teasingly in the back window, from the handmade wooden cup holder and makeshift tool turned door lock apparatus to the leek sitting carelessly on the front seat. Man, it was so perfect.
Posted by Megan Ta Da at 6/17/2012
Labels: vault
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text: If you understand statistics and possess the intestinal fortitude to examine a ranking methodology, you will recognize that it involves ingredients that have to be recombined, repackaged and renamed. It's messy, like sausage-making. This is not to say that the end product — hospital rankings — are distasteful. Patients deserve valid, transparent and timely information(...)


text:
Written by: Abdul Malik & William Fuentes
Type: Short Film
Genre: Horror Thriller
Logline: After diagnosing a seven year old child as an intelligent psychopath, a noted psychologist is pushed over a second story railing; before she could formally recommend committing the child to an institution for the rest of its life. After two years in a coma and five years of physical rehabilitation, the psychologist fears for her life as the child, now a teenager, has returned to try and kill her again.
Interested in this logline, please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com and we'll forward your email to the writer.
Have a logline? Submit your logline to https://storypitches.com/.


text:
Saving Money on Networking Infrastructure Tip #12: Buy peripherals from your hardware supplier: Use a one-stop-shop
By: David Mayberry
In tip #12 in his series, David Mayberry of Go Communications Systems Ltd provides some advice on using IT suppliers as a one-stop-shop.
When buying network devices, which approach is best – entrusting the entire purchase to a single IT supplier or shopping around for the best deal on each component?
There are, of course, pros and cons to the one-stop-shop approach to general IT purchasing. Buying a complete system from a single IT supplier has the significant advantage that should something go wrong, that IT supplier has to sort it out. You don't find yourself dealing with various IT suppliers, each denying responsibility for rectifying the fault. On the other hand, shopping around for IT suppliers can often result in savings on individual system components.
For network systems, the situation is rather clearer. Broadly speaking, networks break down into hardware, software and cables. Cables are a specialised area, and the majority of network managers have a preferred, tried-and-tested cable supplier, able to supply not only standard, off-the-shelf cables and harnesses, but also bespoke items to meet very specific needs.
Don't go it alone
When it comes to network hardware and software, however, I would advise that, in almost all circumstances, you buy both from the same IT supplier, especially when purchasing refurbished products.
It's a matter of making use of your IT supplier's expertise and experience. When redecorating your house (or perhaps your comms room) you can take one of two approaches. Option one is to go it alone, fumbling through colour choices, buying undercoats and top coats, and trying to make sure the paint looks good against your perhaps dubious choice of flooring and woodwork finish.
That's fine if you're a DIY guru. For the rest of us mere mortals, the sensible way to go is to get an expert in to advise on colours, supply the right materials and finish the job to a professional standard. Their reputation is at stake – referrals and testimonials mean new customers for them – so they're going to make every effort to get the job done as well as possible.
You don't have to be Brain of Britain to know that your chances of impressing your friends and family with your newly decorated room will be significantly higher if you get the expert's input, than if you shop around yourself.
Hardware and Software Compatibility
Coming back to network purchasing, the issue at hand is the tricky matter of hardware/software compatibility. Many products remain on the market for several years, during which time the manufacturer updates both hardware and software several times. One result of these updates is that earlier versions of the hardware may not support later versions of the software. This can cause end users purchasing refurbished hardware no end of problems, especially when early revision devices are specified with later software versions.
In fact, I would take my recommendation a step further: as well as buying hardware and software from the same IT supplier, make it an IT supplier that was in the network systems business when the hardware was available new. That way, you get the benefit of the IT supplier's experience with the device. If there were compatibility issues with the device you're ordering, the IT supplier will remember them, and will be able to flag them up at the quotation stage. If your IT supplier does this, hang onto them – it's a sure sign that they're up there with the best.
Don't forget memory
Memory is worthy of particular mention. Shopping around for a memory upgrade may make sense on paper, as there is no doubt that savings can be made. However, complexities can and frequently do arise. The memory may be the wrong type for the device, the firmware revision in use may not support the level of memory being installed, or the memory may simply be the wrong physical shape to fit the space available in the chassis.
The resulting wasted time, multiple phone calls and to-ing and fro-ing between IT suppliers each blaming the other for the problem add up to significant cost and delay. Such costs and delays need not arise. Purchase your memory upgrades from the same IT supplier as the hardware devices for which they are intended, and the responsibility for ensuring that the two are compatible rests fairly and squarely with that IT supplier.
When buying network devices, memory, peripherals and software, always use the one-stop-shop approach. Have your IT supplier analyse the products you are ordering and ensure that everything works as it should do.
You'll save time, money and stress. You'll reduce the risk of compatibility issues arising, and should end up with a reliable network with fewer problems, as well as the added bonus of no sideways glances and comments from your colleagues or friends about your network configuration. Or the colour of your comms room walls!


text: On Friday 06 October 2006 17:55, Diego Biurrun wrote: > Add portability to this list. ?AFAIK GIT is Linux-only. Works fine on FreeBSD ;) But I suppose you meant to non-Unix systems.. Windows should have it working (on commandline) through MingW32. And Solaris, *BSD and OSX are working of course (my own GIT server is running on Gentoo/FreeBSD). -- Diego "Flameeyes" Petten? - http://farragut.flameeyes.is-a-geek.org/ Gentoo/Alt lead, Gentoo/FreeBSD, Video, Sound, ALSA, PAM, KDE, CJK, Ruby ... -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/attachments/20061006/c05ace97/attachment.pgp>