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(Reuters) - Sprint Corp posted a decline in third-quarter revenue on Wednesday, losing more subscribers than expected following the shutdown of its older network, and warned that customer defections would remain high in coming quarters.
But investors shrugged off the results because they do not expect big improvements at the No. 3 U.S. mobile operator until the second half of 2014 and the company did not change its financial targets for full-year 2013. Shares rose 1.5 percent.
Sprint, which is 80 percent owned by SoftBank Corp, is revamping its network after years of customer losses.
Sprint reported net subscriber losses of 360,000 for the quarter. Six analysts contacted by Reuters expected losses of roughly 313,000, on average.
By comparison, Sprint's biggest rival, Verizon Wireless added 927,000 subscribers in the quarter, and No. 2 U.S. mobile provider AT&T Inc added 363,000. Smaller rival T-Mobile US Inc is due to report results November 5.
Sprint said it suffered from service problems in the quarter due to its work on the network as well as the expected loss of corporate customers due to the June shutdown of its iDen network, which was used mostly by business customers.
The iDen shutdown will hurt Sprint's subscriber numbers to a lesser extend in the fourth quarter, according to Chief Executive Dan Hesse. But he told analysts on a conference call that Sprint's customer defection rate, known as churn, would continue to be at high levels into the middle of 2014, when the company expects to complete much of its network overhaul.
Sprint, whose churn rate was 1.99 percent in the third quarter, is working on raising data speeds and adding capacity from spectrum previously used by the iDen network and from spectrum from Clearwire Corp, which it bought out in July.
Sprint did not give any timetable for when it could return to net customer growth.
Roe Equity Research analyst Kevin Roe said Sprint's results were mostly in line with his low expectations.
"This is a very challenging transition period for Sprint and so the focus is on 2014," Roe said.
Investors hope Sprint will compete better after the network upgrade and with financial backing from Japan's SoftBank, which bought a controlling stake in Sprint for $21.6 billion in July. SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son has been praised by analysts and investors for quickly turning around his company's Japanese mobile operations.
One hope is that Sprint will eventually massively boost its network and offer customers far more capacity than its bigger rivals at a cheaper price because of its Clearwire deal, which brought vast amounts of wireless airwaves.
Analysts have been especially anxious for Sprint to reveal its plans due to concerns it could spend a lot more than expected on integrating the spectrum.
Sprint said on Wednesday it expects to integrate the Clearwire spectrum into its network in markets with a population of 100 million people by the end of 2014.
It's an indication we'll continue to maintain our discipline on capital spending," Chief Financial Officer Joe Euteneur told Reuters after the earnings conference call, without revealing Sprint's spending plans for 2014.
CEO Hesse said the company, which is well behind bigger rivals in upgrading its network, was on track to install higher-speed Long Term Evolution technology in markets with 200 million people by the end of 2013.
Hesse also promised to give investors details of "groundbreaking" advances in network and handset technology at an event later on Wednesday at a company research laboratory near San Francisco.
Sprint reported a third-quarter profit of $383 million, compared with a loss of $767 million in the year-ago period, before its SoftBank and Clearwire deals.
The company said the latest quarter was helped by a one-time, non-cash, $1.4 billion gain, net of taxes, related to its previously held investment in Clearwire. It did not report earnings per share because of the SoftBank deal.
Revenue fell to $8.68 billion from $8.76 billion.
Sprint still expects 2013 adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of between $5.1 billion and $5.3 billion, including the dilutive effects of the SoftBank and Clearwire transactions. It also stuck by its target of 2013 capital expenditures of about $8 billion.
Sprint shares were up 10 cents, or 1.5 percent, at $6.78 in late-morning trade on the New York Stock Exchange.
Reporting by Sinead Carew in Kinsale, Ireland; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe


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ATLANTA _ Residents and business owners in the Memorial Drive neighborhoods will have the opportunity to help plan the future of the Corridor at a public design studio Sept. 27-29 for the Imagine Memorial LCI plan.
We're trying a different approach with community engagement with this plan. Rather than hosting a handful of weeknight meetings over a few months, we're hosting a design studio over three days, including day and evening hours and a Saturday. Some people can't attend weeknight meetings, so we want to give more options for stakeholders to participate.
A team of planners and urban designers from Lord Aeck Sargent will be available the entire time to listen to your ideas, and actually sit down with you to sketch out designs in real-time. We hope it's a more interactive and creative approach to planning that reflects the unique character of our part of the City.
- Thursday, Sept. 27, 10 am to 8 pm
- Friday, Sept. 28, 10 am to 5 pm
- Saturday, Sept. 29, 10 am to 2 pm
Media Center at Alonzo A. Crim Open Campus High School, 256 Clifton St SE, Atlanta, GA 30317.
MARTA route #21 stops in front of the school on Memorial Drive. Bikes may be locked to the signs at the north end of the campus. Parking is available on the back (east side) of the campus. Enter the driveway on Clifton Street nearest to Memorial Drive and follow the signs for "Public Meeting."
You may drop by any time that's convenient for you, but we are also seeking groups to schedule specific blocks of time to focus on certain areas. For example, leaders from the East Lake neighborhood may schedule a time to visit together for a work session to focus on their specific concerns. Any group can schedule a time by contacting Eboni Brown at 470-234-5323 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Friday, November 12The Walking Dead Friday - "Guts."
Season 1 – Episode 2: "Guts."
Another Walking Dead Friday is upon us. We have much to discuss.
You know, for as much as I was expecting The Walking Dead to be cinematic and epic, I am still blown away by the fact that this is a television show. With this week's episode focusing on non-stop action, gore, car chases and zombies by the hundreds, one could easily argue that they're equaling the emotion, disparity and grandeur of any zombie movie, ever.
One of the main setbacks for a zombie-based television show was basically the lack of budget, too much censorship and not an engaging enough storyline. However, thanks to AMC, basic cable and Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead is already in a class of its own. What we saw this week was edgy, raw, brutal (I damn nearly gagged at one point) and perfectly indicative of what so many people loved in the comic book to begin with.
The stage is set for a tense reunion once Rick gets back to his wife, kid and (former) best friend. Racist redneck Merle Dixon will have a score to settle with the survivors when he eventually catches up to them. Oh, and did we mention the thousands of brain-eating zombies roaming about? Trust me, for as much as The Walking Dead will have to hang around the house in order to create character development and subplots, there will always be a Roamer lurking around the corner to spice things up every now and again.
Now, let's marinade ourselves with corpse gore and attempt to blend in, with THE THICK & MEATY!
At the survivor's camp on the outskirts of Atlanta, Lori and Shane get weird in the underbrush. Considering that they probably haven't had a decent shower in months, this is the ickiest moment of the episode, adultery notwithstanding. Believe me, I'm totally on board with Lori looking for a protector and object of affection in old friend Shane (they think Rick is dead, after all), and I'm also cool with Shane capitalizing on his chances to be Alpha Male. It's merely a sanitation issue for me at this point. Scrub up, kids.
Oh, and Lori's totally getting pregnant. Between her jawline and Shane's forehead, the cranium of this infant alone is guaranteed to split her in two once she gives birth out on the prairie.
Back in Atlanta, Rick is still stuck in the tank, surrounded by Walkers. Over the radio, Glenn guides him to safety, as he jumps out and makes a break for it. Together, they climb a ladder and enter a sealed department store. The survivors inside are pissed that Rick led the Walkers to their front door, but tensions subside and they all climb to the roof to get a better signal on their walkie. Outside, the dead are beating on the locked doors like crazed housewives the Saturday before Christmas.
On the roof, Merle Dixon is picking off Walkers with a rifle. The survivors plead with him to stop drawing attention to the building, but he just says the N-word a bunch of times and beats the crap out of T-Dawg (an unfortunate moniker for a black dude, but whatever). Hey, wasn't T-Dawg the guy that prank-called that Public Access Bible study show?
Rick's had enough, so he cuffs Dixon to a pipe, tosses his c-c-cocaine off the roof and assumes a leadership role. I understand the significance of this action, but the idea of giving cocaine to zombies seems like the last mistake one may ever make. With the outside surrounded, they make plans to escape through the sewer. This idea fails, as the sewer is gross. There's like, poop down there and stuff.
Back on the roof, Rick spots a van he thinks they can use to get back to safety. With the Walkers everywhere though, he gets the bright idea to smother Glenn and himself with zombie gore in order to avoid scent detection. Dragging a dead Walker into the store, they hack him to bits and lather up. Before they leave, Rick gives T-Dawg the key to Merle's handcuffs. Then everyone throws up. Everyone.
Outside, Rick and Glenn shuffle through crowds of walkers, unnoticed...until it starts raining and cleanses them of their unimaginable filth. Fighting off Roamers, they make it to the van and speed off back to the store. Glen jacks a sports car and rodeo-clowns the zombies while Rick heads off to save the day.
While everyone in the Department Store prepares for escape, T-Dawg heads upstairs to save Merle's ass, but accidentally drops the key down a drain. Making a (somewhat) difficult decision, he apologizes and leaves him to die. I'm sure that's the end of this storyline.
Outside, with the walkers lured away by Glenn's car alarm, Rick pulls the van up and the group piles in. They head back to base camp, while Glen speeds out of Atlanta on his own, no longer hindered by the negative stereotype about how Asians drive.
Great, action-packed episode. Now get comfortable, it's time to PICK YOUR BRAIN!
1. For my money, the scene where they hacked up the dead Roamer was about as gory as network television has ever gotten. I'm no stranger to gross stuff, but I cannot remember the last time I've seen something so gagworthy on television (not counting last week's interview with George W. Bush).
Furthermore, kicking off the episode with a sex scene is about as edgy as last week's decision to kill a little girl. It's almost as if they're attempting to drive off casual viewers and reinforce unpredictability in the devotees. And while I thought the racially-charged stuff was there for controversy's sake more than anything, I still understand the significance. After all, when the dead start to rise, there can be no more room for racists and xenophobes. We're all in this together, chopping up corpses and popping caps into brainballs like a family.
2. While I don't expect The Walking Dead to snag many Emmys for acting and screenwriting, I do think they're a shoe-in for an armload of technical awards. The cinematography, understated music, and the (phenomenal) makeup and special effects are in a class of their own right now. The mere idea of making sure that there are plenty of flies buzzing around tends to reinforce the depravity and discomfort of the situation; you can practically smell the decay.
3. Bit of a nitpick, here. So, they send Glenn, T-Dawg, Andrea and a couple others into the city for supplies, putting their lives in serious danger (at this point, Andrea doesn't even know how to use a gun). However, they leave Shane back at base camp. Shane, the Police officer with the most weapons and combat experience. I don't know about that one. I'm going to assume that Lori threw a fit and made him stick around.
4. Considering that this is downtown Atlanta, I must say that I expected more minority zombies.
5. In defense of Shane and Lori, I see little-to-no problem with their newfound relationship. I mean, Rick was nearly fatally shot, and was in a coma when the apocalypse hit; why on Earth would they think he's still alive? What's going to be a problem is Shane's unwillingness to step aside once Rick rolls back into town.
It's this personal opinion that leads us into the HYPOTHETICAL ZOMBIE SCENARIO OF THE WEEK!
So, the Zombie Apocalypse hits. You survive, but it doesn't look like your significant other did. I mean, you cannot prove they're not dead, but the odds aren't in your favor, and you haven't seen or heard from them in three months. How long (if ever) do you wait before pursuing a new relationship? And also, what would happen to this newfound relationship if your significant other suddenly showed up from out of the blue?
Think about it, won't you? Thank you.
Well, there you have it. Another Walking Dead Friday in the books. Sound off in the comments section, enjoy your weekend, an check out last week's Walking Dead Friday if you need to catch up. Thanks much.
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2. Based on the success of The Walking Dead Friday (as well as the show itself), the recap will once again arrive at the end of the week. Reports indicate that Sunday's premiere was the biggest airing by any show in AMC history, nearly a full two points ahead of anything Mad Men or Breaking Bad has done. I hope you're watching the show, and I hope you're checking out the recaps; come on back to the CDP at the end of the week to see what the fuss is all about.
3. Conan premieres tonight on TBS!
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China's commerce ministry said on Monday it will launch an anti-subsidy probe into imports from the United States of some chemical products originating from the United States used in industries such as food packaging and pharmaceuticals.
U.S. manufacturers of the products in question, propanol and ethylcarbinol, have received extensive government subsidies, the ministry said. The probe starts on July 29 and will typically last for a year, it said.
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GCHQ Certified Social Engineering Awareness Course
PASS/SI Supplemental Instruction Supervisor
mySAP ERPInstructor E-Business Software Integration
Doctor of Education (EdD) University of Sheffield
PGCE post-16 University of Plymouth
BSc(Hons) Computing and Informatics
Professional memberships
External appointments
2017 - 2018 BCS Education Portfolio Reviewer
2017 - 2019 Chair of BCS South West Branch
2017 - 2019 STEM Champion, High View Primary School, Plymouth
2017-present Member, IFIP TCP WG 3.3 Research into Educational Applications of Information Technologies
2016-present Member, IFIP TCP WG 11.8 Information Security Education
2016-present Membership Secretary, BCSLearningandDevelopmentSG
2015-present CommitteeMember, BCSWomen
2015-2019 Chair of STEM SIG International Academic Peer Learning Leadership group
2015-2017 Secretary, BCSSouthWestBranch
2013-2015 Barefoot Computing Workshop Curriculum Leader for Teachers
Grants and other income
- KTP Lead Academic: To develop a tool that manages medical device standard compliance for agile-style software development, £60,000
- KTP Lead Academic: To develop a dynamic software analysis tool using large data to predict the impact of new chemicals and compounds upon the environment and to enable certification testing to be optimized, £50,000
- Vasileiou, I. 2017. Peer Assisted Learning for Mature students in STEM, Plymouth University, £2,500
- Vasileiou, I. 2011. PeerAssistedLearningScheme (PALS), PlymouthUniversity£25,000.
Journal papers
Security education and awareness: just let them burn?
Blended Learning: the transformation of Higher Education curriculum
2 Journal papers
Conference papers
Value of Smart Data for Supply Chain decisions in a rich uncertain world
Student-centred analytics: Putting analytics into the hands of students
The Cyber Security Degree Apprenticeship: An Academic Route to Embedding Professional Skills
An evaluation of Accelerated Learning Degrees
Enhancing Security Education Recognising Threshold Concepts and other influencing factors
iPads in Education: Positive Pedagogy versus Problematic Practicalities
What is to be a Teacher in Higher Education: The relationship between Teaching and Research
Integrating PDP (Personal Development Planning) and the e-portfolios in Accelerated Learning courses emphasising on employability
Can ICT support learning and teaching in Computing courses? How do we choose and use?
9 Conference papers
Cybersecurity Education for Awareness and Compliance
1 Books
Contributions to edited books
"A Holistic View of Cybersecurity Education Requirements", in Cybersecurity Education for Awareness and Compliance
Personalising Security Education ‐ Factors influencing individual awareness and compliance
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14 publication(s) - all categories.
Editorships / Refereeing for journals
- Elsevier Heliyon
- Elsevier Computers and Security
- Emerald Information and Computer Security
- Neural Computing and Applications Journal
- HorizonComputerScienceandInformationTechnology
- JournalofComputerScienceinHigherEducation(JCHE)
- JournalofLearningDevelopmentinHigherEducation
Conference Committees and Reviewing
- Technical Programme Committee, The Ninth International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications DEXA 2019, Linz, Germany, Austria, August 26-29 2019
- Programme Committee, The 12thWorld Conference in Information Security Education WISE 2019, Lisbon, Portugal, June 25-27, 2019
- Technical Programme Committee, The Ninth International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications DEXA 2018, Regensburg, Germany, September 3-6, 2018
- Associate Editor, ECIS: European Conference on Information Systems, Portsmouth, UK, 23-28 June 2018
- Reviewer, HAISA: 11th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance, Adelaide, Australia, 28-30 November 2017
- ProgrammeCommittee,28thInternationalConferenceonDatabaseExpertSystemsApplications (DEXA), LyonFrance, 28-31 August2017
- Technical Programme Committee, The8thInternationalConferenceonInformationTechnologyinEducation(CITE2017) February26 to28, 2017 inGuilin, China
- ProgrammeCommittee, 10thWorldConferenceonInformationSecurityEducation(WISE10), Rome Italy, 28-31 May2017
- Technical Programme Committee, The Ninth International Conference on Advances in Databases, Knowledge, and Data Applications DBKDA 2017, Barcelona, Spain, May 21 - 25, 2017
Conferences organised
- 'Women in STEM: Inspriring the Next Generations' Plymouth University, 23rd March 2017
- Programme Committee 28th International Conference on Database Expert Systems Applications, LyonFrance, 28-31 August 2017
- Programme Committee, 10th World Conference on Information Security Education (WISE 10), Rome Italy, 28-31 May 2017
- TCP The Ninth International Conference on Advances in Databases, Knowledge, and Data Applications DBKDA 2017, Barcelona, Spain, May 21 - 25, 2017
- TCP Member for The 8th International Conferenceon Information Technology in Education (CITE 2017) Guilin, China, 26th to 28th February, 2017
- 'Women in STEM: Celebrating Science and Engineering' Plymouth University, 10th March 2016
- 'Women in STEM: Celebrating Science and Engineering' Plymouth University, 10th March 2016
- 'International Women's Day' Plymouth University, 8th March 2016
- TCP Member for The 7th International Conference on Information Technology in Education (CITE 2016) February 28th to March 1st, Beijing, China
- Guinness World Record Attempt 'App-A-Thon', Plymouth University, June 2015
- BCS South West Branch "Women in IT", 19th March 2015
Current MPhil/PhD Supervisions
- Mr Craig Banyard, Learning Analytics
- Mr Zinnar Ghasem, A framework for tailored cyber security training
- Mr Ganesh Sankaran , Business Value of Smart Data
Completed MPhil/PhD Supervisions
- Dr Martin Dorigo, DOKY: A Multi-Modal User Interface for Non-Visual Presentation, Navigation and Manipulation of Structured Documents on Mobile and Wearable Devices (2018)
Examination of research degrees
2018 Dr Najem Mahmood "An evaluation of targeted security awareness for end users."
Invited Presentations, Lectures, etc.
- "diversITy – Promoting e-skills training for a diverse tech workforce", Expert Panellist, London October 2018
- "Social Engineering", Workshop, Secure South West, Plymouth February 2018
- "Peer Learning in STEM",Workshop, RAISE Conference, Manchester September 2017
- "Diversity in Tech: Recruitment, Resillience, Retention", Invited Panellist Bristol July 2017
- "Peer Learning in STEM", Workshop, European Forum of Peer Learning, Lund June 2017
- "Unconscious Bias: Confronting the Stereotypes", TEDx Plymouth, March 2017
- Unconscious Bias Training for ICESouthWest, December 2016
- "TheGeekculture, socialinteractionandflippedclassroom", VC'sTeachingandLearning Conference, Plymouth, June2016
- "PeopleLikeMe: ConfrontingStereotypes", VC'sTeachingandLearningConference, Plymouth, June2016
- 'PinkorBlue: ConfrontingtheStereotypes' InvitedtalkforGo4SETAwardsevent, PlymouthUK, May2016
- 'EmpoweringSTEM' InvitedtalkforGo4SETLaunchevent, PlymouthUK, February 2016
- "TheGeekCultureandPeerLearning", VC'sTeachingandLearningConference, Plymouth, June2015
- Invited Keynote Speaker,STEMAwards,PlymouthUK,21May2015.
- "WomeninSTEM: CareerProgression", WomeninSTEMeventpartoftheBritishScienceWeekatPlymouthUniversity,20March2015
- "WomeninIT", invitedtalk, BedfordshireBCSStudentChapter, LutonUK, February 2015.
- InvitedKeynoteSpeaker, WomeninSTEM, PlymouthUTCUK, December2014.
Other professional/academic activities/roles/duties
- Chair of Equality and Diversity Commitee for the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Plymouth University
- Chair of STEM SIG International Academic Peer Learning Leadership Group
- Athena Swan Champion for School of Computing, Electronics and Mathemtics, Plymouth University
- Mentor for women in STEM (in Greek)
- Member of the Plymouth University Women's network advisory group
- Shortlisted for the WISE Advisor Award 2012 and 2014
- Winner of the Plymouth University 2012 SSTAR Award 'Most dedicated project supervisor'


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A Boynton Beach couple said they left Florida – a state they loved – because they could not get adequate health care for their ailing 5-year-old daughter through Medicaid.
CNN's series on health care refugees started this week with Kim and Richard Muszynski. The couple in September packed their bags and took their ailing 5-year-old daughter, Abby, to Colorado.
Abby was born with a missing a piece of her brain and is subject to violent seizures.
Like Abby, nearly early half of all children in Florida get their health care through the state-run health insurance Medicaid. Abby ended up on Medicaid when Kim Muszynski left her job – and lost the health insurance that came with it – to care for her daughter full-time.
Abby ended up on Medicaid when Kim Muszynski left her job – and lost the health insurance that came with it — to care for her daughter full-time.
Florida Medicaid refused to pay for lifesaving medicines and initially denied payment for a wheelchair. CNN reported. Sometimes Medicaid took so long to pay some of her health care providers that they refused to treat Abby, CNN reported.
Sometimes Medicaid took so long to pay some of her health care providers that they refused to treat Abby, according to the cable news network.
The Agency for Health Care Administration, which runs Medicaid for Florida, disagreed with the CNN report. "The state has done everything in its power to support this family," said Mallory McManus, spokeswoman for the agency.
A federal judge ruled in a civil suit that 2015 that Florida had violated the law by underpaying doctors. The state later reached a settlement.
"Florida's Medicaid program is currently operating at the highest level of quality in its history," McManus said.
AHCA and CNN also have clashed in the past.
AHCA criticized the cable news network for its story on the pediatric heart surgery program at St. Mary's Medical Center.
AHCA characterized the June 2015 story as "sensationalized reporting."
St. Mary's program closed down shortly after the story ran.
The network is currently being sued for defamation by the surgeon who established the program.
Now CNN is back in South Florida reporting on the Muszynskis.
In February, the family got word she was being kicked off Medicaid by the state of Florida until state Sen. Joseph Abruzzo interceded, CNN reported.
The couple was told by the state Abby was dropped because of a computer glitch but still the family had trouble getting coverage for her. So, they decided it was time to leave Florida.
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Monday, August 23, 2010
Edition 28: Mahadev Chavan
Working in a area full of city hustle bustle has it perils. For a policeman, that is more true. Area coming under the Chatushrungi police station is one of the main centres of business as well as eduaction. The University of Pune, with its long history and vast compass, is just stone's throw away from the police station.
Immediately in front of the station is Raj Bhavan, which houses Governor of Maharashtra whenever he is in city. Senior Police Inspector Mahadev Chavan heads the police station for last two years. The approximate population under the jurisdiction of the police station is 6,00,000. The areas under the station mainly comprise of coprorate offices, educational institutes etc. Some slums also fall in the area. The police station controlls five police chowkys in Pandavnagar, Janawadi, Poona Gate, Pashan and Aundh.
About a week ago, the Chatushrungi police hit headlines when they arrested one person and seized 32 barrels carrying 9,800 kgs of hydrogen peroxide, an explosive material, that was being transported in a truck without any precautionary measures. One A Jayraman (35) of Shivgangai in Tamilnadu was arrested. The seized chemical, which the police say is explosive was kept in the truck parked near the Chaturshringi police station, which is located on the premises of University of Pune.
According to Chavan, the sample of the chemical is sent for analysis. "We are waiting for the chemical analysis report to come. Hydrogen peroxide is an explosive material. Its intensity depends on the percentage of hydrogen in the chemical mixture. Further decision would be taken only after the chemical analysis report becomes available."
The main problems in this area is theft and burglary in housing societies. Sinch Pashan, Aundh and Baner comprise one of the posh societies in city, many burgalaries take place there. According to Chavan, night patrolling in the area has begun.But we cannot be everywhere all the time, so citizens too need to be alert. Each bungalow should have a watchman, at least when the residents are away, Chavan said. He pointed out that citizens must also install CCTV cameras so that burglars can be nabbed after the incidents. Three police vans patrol the areas of Panchavati,Aundh, Pashan, Athashree Society and Balewadi frequently throughout the day, distributing pamphlets and urging residents to take precautions to avoid thefts. With 11 cases of dacoity reported in last two months in these areas, the police have stepped up the security.
"Besides patrolling, we have two constables assigned at key locations 24X7. In addition, we have also appointed 10 securityguards from a private security agency. They will randomly check vehicles and keep a watch on strangers in these areas," informed Chavan, senior inspector with Chatushringi police. Vrindavan Society in Pashan, where the biggest robbery took place about a month ago — robbers stole cash and gold worth Rs 17 lakh from a bungalow—had only two security guards, for day and night duties, till
June 26. Urging the citizens to be cautious, the police department has distributed
about 3,000 pamphlets in various societies here. A video for creating awareness has also been aired on the local cable channel," said Chavan.
The police have been advising the residents to cross check the identity and whereabouts of the watchmen on duty. "This area has been marked as robbery-prone zone since the last 10 years. And May-June is the time when most of the families leave for vacations. It has been observed that most robberies have followed this trend. The dacoits kept a watch on the homes before robbing them. Some incidents of chain snatching have also been reported. We have been making announcements asking people to appoint security guards
from reliable agencies, not to keep valuables at home and to wear imitation jewelry. Every since we took up these measures, there has been a significant drop in the number of robberies in the past seven days," said Chavan.
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1/ Spain: From Dictatorship to Parliamentary Democracy. Regime change and institutional configuration
Readings for tutorials
Gunther, R., Montero, J.R., Botella, J. (eds.) (2004). Democracy in Modern Spain. New Haven: Yale University Press, pp. 79-107.
Maurer, L. M. (1999). Parliamentary influence in a new democracy: The Spanish congress. The Journal of Legislative Studies 5(2): 24-45.
Share, D. (1987). Transitions to democracy and transition through transaction. Comparative Political Studies, 19(4), 525-548.
Van Biezen, I., Hopkin, J. (2005). The presidentialization of Spanish democracy: sources of prime ministerial power in post-Franco Spain. In The presidentialization of politics. Oxford University Press, pp. 106-127. JF251 .P75 2005
2/ Who Governs in Spain? Elites, elections, social order and crisis
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Barreiro, B, Sánchez-Cuenca, I. (2012). In the Whirlwind of the Economic Crisis: Local and Regional Elections in Spain, May 2011. South European Society and Politics 17 (2): 281–294. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/...
Mújica, A., Sánchez-Cuenca, I. (2006). Consensus and Parliamentary Opposition: The Case of Spain. In Journal Compilation of Government and Opposition Oxford: Blackwell.
Barberá, P. et al. (2012). The Electoral Consequences of Political Scandals in Spain. In XXIInd World Congress of Political Science, July 2012.
López, I., & Rodríguez, E. (2011). The Spanish model. New Left Review 69: 5-28.
3/ Trade unions, civil society and social movements in Spain
Readings for tutorials
Fishman, R. M. (2012). On the significance of public protest in Spanish democracy. Democràcia, Política i Societat: Homenatge a Rosa Virós, pp. 351-366.
Juris, J. (2008). Networking Futures: the Movements against Corporate Globalization. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, pp. 61-92. JZ1318 .J865 2008
Romanos, E. (2013). Collective learning processes within social movements: some insights into the Spanish 15M movement. In Fominaya, C. F., & Cox, L. (Eds.). (2013). Understanding European movements: new social movements, global justice struggles, anti-austerity protest. Oxon: Routledge, pp. 203-219.
Vázquez, R. (2007). Creating social capital and civic virtue . Historical legacy and individualistic values – what civil society in Spain? In Purdue , Derrick (ed.) Civil Societies and Social Movements . Potentials and problems , Oxon: Routledge, pp.166-184.


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|St. Patrick's Day Leprechauns we did last week sure turned out CUTE!
|We did some OPINION WRITING since it is on our report card. What is YOUR opinion? Do you believe there are real Leprechauns or not? Hmmm?
|It was 18 to 5 in favor of believing in Leprechauns, of course.
|Here is some of our great kindergarten writing! Gotta love it.
|Do you Believe?
|Then they had to write what they would do if they found one. Most of them would trap it with something.......
|This kindergartener did NOT believe in Leprechauns.
|Cute little Leprechaun beards and glittery hats.
|A poem we read about Looking for the Leprechauns. Lots of the kids had already
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|Some of the books we read about St. Patrick's Day leprechauns.
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The Stata module "Raschtest"
Raschtest estimates the parameters of a Rasch model. The estimation method can be chosen between conditional maximum likelihood (CML), marginal maximum likelihood (MML) and generalized estimating equations (GEE). raschtest offer a set of tests, to valuate the fit of the data to the Rasch model, or detect non homogeneous items (Andersen Z test, First order test (Q1, R1c, R1m, or Wright Panchapakesan), U test, Split test) and indexes (OUTFIT and INFIT per items or per individuals). Several graphical representations can be easily obtained: comparison of the observed and theorical Item Characteristic Curves (ICC), Map difficulty parameters/Scores, results of the split tests, and information function. raschtestv7 is a version of raschtest for Stata 7.
Type "findit raschtest" or "ssc install raschtest" directly from your Stata browser.
Syntax (version 8.7)
raschtest varlist [if expr] [in range] [, method(cml/mml/gee) test(R/Q/WP) meandiff detail group(numlist) autogroup dirsave(directory) filessaves pause replace icc graph information splittest fitgraph genlt(newvarname) genscore(newvarname) genfit(newvarlist) comp(varname) trace dif(varlist) nold id(varname) time difficulties(vector) iterate(#) covartiates(varlist[, ss1 ss3]) genres(string ) ]
This program requires an access to the following program(s):
Raschtestv7 is a version of raschtest for Stata 7.
You can see here an exemple of outputs produced by raschtest.
- method(cml/mml/gee): specifies the used method to estimate the difficulty parameter among CML (cml - by default), MML (mml) or GEE (gee).
- test(R/Q/WP): specifies the tests to use among R (by default, for the R1c or the R1m test), WP (for the Wright-Panchapakesan test) and Q (for the Q1 test).
- meandiff: centers the difficulty parameters (only with method(cml): by default for the CML estimations, the difficulty parameter to the last item is fixed to 0. With meandiff, only the diagonal elements of the covariance matrix of these parameters are estimated.
- detail: displays for each group of scores a table containing the observed and expected number of positive responses and the contribution of this group to the global first-order statistic
- group(numlist): specifies groups of scores, by defining the superior limits of each group (note that the nul score (0) and this one corresponding to the number of items (number of items) are always isolated)
- autogroup: automatically creates groups of scores (with at least 30 individuals per group)
- dirsave(directory): specifies the directory where the graphs will be saved (by default, the directory defined in c(pwd))
- filessaves: saves all the graphs in .gph files (by default, the graphs are not saved)
- pause: makes a pause between the displaying of each graph
- replace: specifies that the existing graphical files will be replaced
- icc: displays, for each item, the observed and expected (under the Rasch model) ICC in a graph
- graph: (not available with raschtestv7) represents in the same graph the distributions of the difficulty parameters, this one of the scores, and [with MML or GEE] the expected distribution of the latent trait, as a function of the latent trait
- information: represents the information function for the set of the items in function of the latent trait
- splittest: represents, for each item, the CML estimations of the difficulty parameters for the others items in the two sub-samples defined by the individuals who have positively respond to the splitting item for the first group, and by the individuals who have negatively respond to the splitting item for the second one
- fitgraph: represents four graphs. The first one concerns the OUTFIT indexes for each item, the second one, the INFIT indexes for each item, the third one the OUTFIT indexes for each individual, and the last one the INFIT indexes for each individual
- genlt(newvarname): creates a new variable containing, for each individual, the estimated value of the latent trait
- genscore(newvarname): creates a new variable containing, for each individual, the value of the score
- genfit(newvarlist): creates several new variables. newvarlist must contain two words. The first one represents 'outfit' and the second one 'infit'. This option generates two variables with this names for the OUTFIT and INFIT indexes for each individual, and the variables 'outfitXX' (by replacing 'outfit' by the first word) for the contribution of the item XX to the OUTFIT index (Note that the new variables contain unstandardized OUTFIT and INFIT indices, even the program displays standardized statistics in the results table and with the fitgraph option).
- comp(varname): tests the equality of the means of the latent trait for two groups of individuals defined by a binary variable (only with method(mml) or method(gee)).
- trace: displays more outputs during the running of the module
- dif(varlist): tests the Differential Item Functioning (DIF) on a list of variables by likelihood ration tests. For each variable defined in the list, the items parameters are estimated in each groups defined by this variable, and the test considers the null assumption: the estimations are the same in each group. The statistic of the test follows a chi-square distribution under the null assumption. The variable defined in the dif option must have 10 or less modalities, coded from 0 or 1 to an integer k<=10. This option is available only if method(cml).
- nold: Avoids listwise deletion (LD) of the individuals with missing data: all the observed responses are kept for the estimation process (except for meth(gee)). Nevertheless, the individuals with missing data are omitted for computing fit tests.
- id(varname): (required) defined an identifiant variable of the individuals
- time: displays the number of seconds to run the module
- difficulties(vector): allows fixing the values of the difficulties parameters of the items. The vector must be a row vector and must contain as many values as items. This option is available only with method(mml)
- iterate(#): allows defining the maximal number of iterations of the maximisation algorithm. By default, this number is fixed to 200.
- covartiates(varlist[, ss1 ss3]): allows introducing covariates on the model. The ss1 and ss3 options allows computing the type 1 and type 3 sums of squares to explain the variance of the latent trait by these covariates. This option is available only with method(mml).
- genres(string ): creates new variables containing, for each individual, the value of the residuals. This option defines the prefix to these new variables which will be followed by the name of each item.
raschtest itemA*,id(id)
raschtest itemA* itemB2, id(id) method(gee) information icc dirsave(c:\\graphs) filesnames(graphs)
raschtest itemA1 itemA2 itemA3-itemA7 itemB* ,id(id) group(2 3 4 5) test(WP) split graph


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Crews will install two objects at the National Museum of African American History and Culture on Sunday.
The museum said the Southern Railway Car and Angola Prison Tower are too big to install when the museum is finished. So both objects are being placed now and the construction will continue around them.
The museum is on the National Mall near the Washington Monument. The objects will be part of the segregation permanent exhibit.
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Hotels like Prime, Sense and Villa Italia restoring South Beach real estate market
In fact, the hotel market is actually expanding not only in South Beach, but elsewhere in South Florida, says the Miami Herald. But it is particularly of note in South Beach where boutique (ie., small and sometimes expensive) hotels are opening their doors.
Along or near Ocean Drive, tourists can find such new lodgings as the Prime Hotel, the 18-room Sense, and the 14-room Villa Italia (opening in the fall). At Prime Hotel, (roughly $450 a night) you can even take some time away from your sun worshiping to keep up with those frisky Kardashians, who reportedly like to hang out at the very trendy Prime 112 restaurant, which happens to be right next door to the hotel (and owned by the same guy).
But as much as their egos would like to make them think so, new hotels aren't opening in South Beach just to house the various Kardashians.
Some figures from Smith Travel Research may help explain why developers continue to --well---develop in South Beach: In January, "Miami-Dade hotels saw their first gain in per-room revenue since August 2008..."
It's too early to tell if we are seeing the start of a sustained turnaround for the South Beach hotel-tourist industry. Only this past summer, for example, bookings at the high-profile Delano hotel in South Beach dropped by some 20%. Another pricey hotel, the Shore Club, had its per room revenue take a 40% dive.
Although there is yet another spring-summer cycle to get through, the architect who designed the Prime, Sense and Villa Italia projects, Luigi Vitalini, has his sights set on the winter solstice, when all three of his babies will be up, open and running.
Hotel developer Gregory Gerasimov tells the Herald, "I'm encouraged. Otherwise, I wouldn't be building anything."
When I was in college, too long ago to remember, I used to journey down from my frozen perch in New York City to the warm embrace of the Florida sun. In those days, though, South Beach was where mostly old and mostly very poor folks lived in the rundown hulks of what used to be luxury hotels.
Some of those old hotels have been rebuilt and have a new lease on life; others were knocked down to make way for the new (but made to look Art Deco old) hotels that crowd even the side streets of South Beach.
If South Beach is really, truly making a comeback from the cold of the deep and dark recession, I say all power to it and let the sun shine in.
Charles Feldman is a journalist, media consultant and co-author of the book, "No Time To Think-The Menace of Media Speed and the 24-hour News Cycle." He has written about real estate related issues for several years.


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20 Things You Should Throw Out Now for Better Health in 2019
It's time to get healthy, and we're not talking about joining the gym or quitting smoking. There are tons of everyday items in our lives that hold the key to a healthier, or unhealthier, existence. Spring clean your life by throwing away these 20 things — your health and happiness will be better for it.
Antibacterial soapsMost antibacterial soaps and detergents contain a preservative and antibacterial agent called triclosan. This small word has a big impact on our health, and has been linked with negative health implications such as thyroid dysfunction, asthma, eczema, and altered fetal development in pregnant women. Triclosan is so nasty that the FDA and European Union have both banned it in soaps and hand washes, and the Canadian Medical Association has requested a ban on antibacterial consumer products. So, stick with warm soapy water - it's all you need to get squeaky-clean hands.
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Plastic water bottlesJust because a bottle claims to be BPA-free, doesn't mean it's free of all toxic materials. Avoid plastic bottles and instead, opt for a healthy and durable reusable water bottle made out of stainless steel.
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Air fresheners and room deodorizersWhat's the big deal with air fresheners? Surely something that makes the room smell pretty can't be bad for you, right? Wrong! Unless they're all-natural essential oils, air fresheners contain numerous cancer-causing and endocrine-disrupting chemicals, including phthalates and fragrance. These smelly concoctions can have serious health implications, such as early puberty, allergies, and breathing difficulties. Skip the toxic chemicals and open the windows for a few minutes a day and spritz an essential oil mixed with water instead.
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Old brasYou'd never think that old, stretched out bras could be bad for you, but they are. When bras lose their elasticity, they can impact your posture, making larger chested women experience back and shoulder pain. The lack of support can also accelerate sagging of the breast tissue.
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Ill-fitting, worn out clothesNot only do your old clothes take up physical space, but they take up emotional space in your life too. People often lose or gain weight, but hold on to their larger or smaller sizes 'just in case'. Keeping these clothes around can put an enormous amount of pressure on you, so do yourself a favour and get rid of clothes that don't fit or that you haven't worn for a couple of years.
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Kitchen spongesKitchen sponges and cloths can contain more harmful bacteria than toilet handles - ew! E. Coli is just one of many bacteria that can lead to illness if it finds its way into your system, and sponges can carry and spread this all over your kitchen if you're not careful. Be sure to rinse your sponges and cloths really well after each use and air-dry thoroughly. Disinfect them every day, or every other day, by placing the wet sponge in the microwave for one to two minutes - keeping your eye on it to ensure it doesn't catch on fire - and only microwave sponges with no metal scrubby bits, of course. Throw out and replace once a month.
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NegativityNegative thoughts and emotions can really impact your health and well-being. If you feel hostile, angry or overly cynical, it may be time to replace these feelings with more positive, constructive ones. Pessimism, or negative feelings and thoughts, can increase stress levels, making your body produce more cortisol. Increased cortisol has a negative affect on your immune system and can make you more susceptible to disease. Try mindfulness meditation, yoga or simply change the tone of your thoughts – instead of "I won't be able to do that." think, "It might be challenging, but I can figure it out."
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Makeup spongesYou should wash your makeup sponge with warm soapy water after each use and allow it to dry completely before using again. You'll cut the chances of breaking out and reduce the risk of skin infections too. Ideally, you should throw out makeup sponges every month, but if you're using expensive ones, like a Beauty Blender, you may try to extend its lifespan to three months. If your sponge is starting to deteriorate or is badly discoloured, you may have to part with it sooner than you want to.
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Old makeupCosmetics have a shelf life that you can usually determine from the packaging. Look for a little image of a tub with a number in it. You'll often see the number six or 12 or 24 – this refers to the number of months the product is good for after being opened. Once past its best by time, not only will the product not work as well as it should, but it may become rancid and smelly, increasing your chances of skin irritation, rashes and infection. Get rid of old, smelly, goopy, or broken makeup.
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LeftoversEat leftovers within three to four days. After this period, listeria can grow and cause food poisoning. If you're lucky enough never to have had food poisoning, keep it that way by chucking out or freezing leftovers before they go bad.
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Electronic devicesOK, we're not advocating for you to throw out your devices (how would you read this, afterall?), but it is vital to unplug and take time away as often as you can. Device-usage has been shown to increase depression and anxiety, and can disrupt sleep (partiularly if used in and before bed). Try to implement a device remission when you're not working and choose a time each night, say nine p.m., to turn it off.
Loofahs and shower glovesLoofahs and shower gloves don't get much of a break – they get used to lather up your favourite body wash and scrub off dead skin cells, and often don't even get a chance to dry out before they're being used again. This moist and creviced environment is the perfect breeding ground for bacteria, fungus and germs, which can enter your system through small nicks and scratches in the skin. To avoid skin infections, like the yeast-related rash found at the corners of the mouth called perleche, ensure you dry out your loofahs and gloves in a cool, dry place (not in the shower) and replace every three to four weeks. And, don't share!
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Furnace filtersFilters exist to sift out dust, mites, bacteria and mold making air quality fresher and healthier. After some time though, the filter can only hold so much and starts allowing the nasties back into the air. Replace furnace filters every 90 days, not just for better air, but for energy efficiency too. If you smoke or have pets you'll want to replace filters every one to two months.
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ClutterEveryone has it and everyone hates it. Surrounding yourself with clutter - the pesky things that you keep 'just in case you might need them' – can hold you back and waste your time and energy. Throw out or donate the objects that irritate you every time you see them, you'll feel better about yourself and your life, and you'll make room for the things that make you happy. A good place to start is the kitchen junk drawer (don't we all have one?).
Commercial cleaning productsDitch the chemical cleaners you use on surfaces around your home and opt for a gentler and less harmful cleaner instead. Vinegar and three per cent hydrogen peroxide sprayed one after the other has recently been deemed as effective, if not more, than using chemical bleach on surfaces. Do your health a favour and replace harsh store-bought cleaning products with natural ones for better air quality, non-toxic surfaces, and a cleaner environment.
Old plastic containersLook at the old plastic take out containers you've been using to store leftovers. Any clear, firm plastic containers stamped the number seven should be thrown out. These containers are made from miscellaneous plastic products and most likely contain BPA (bisphenol A), a toxic chemical that can leach into your food. Any chipped or cracked plastic containers also need to be thrown out. Replace as many plastic containers as possible with glass ones – they'll last longer and are way healthier for you too.
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text: Suggestion: Ender dragon drops elytraSo I was sit here thinking with the 1.9 emc update so close, I want a elytra. Then I was also thinking how am I gonna get an elytra, all the "end cities" are most likely all raided and it going to be hard getting one. Xisumavoid uploaded a way to drop elytra from an ender dragon as they were having trouble on the hermit craft server, which doesn't have many players. On emc if I were to get a elytra id have to become superman without an elytra and travel 10000+/- or so blocks, which is impossible, but if the ender dragon dropped elytra it wouldn't be so impossible. It also gives a reason to fight the ender dragon multiple times.Pros:- easy to get elytra- makes it not impossible to get elytra- makes the ender dragon more importantCons:- may cause influctions to the economy (in my opinion it'll stable out)What do you guys think? use the poll and or reply to this tread thoughts(I'm not the best writer in the world so excuse mistakes)


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Putting together a catered event is no easy feat. It requires a lot of work, organisation and skill. If you're in the catering business, there are always new things you can learn or adopt to make your business run more effectively. And if you're looking for tips, it's always a good idea to learn from the best.
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Today is the day for the trailers of games tied in to summer blockbuster movies. We've already seen the clip for Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and now the good people at Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have come forth with the first trailer for Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters.
Though the clip is entirely gameplay-free, it does answer at least one question potential players may have had about the game: Ryan Reynolds appears to be lending his likeness and voice to the project. No doubt that will help to create a nice bit of continuity between the game and the Green Lantern film, which are otherwise not directly related.
Scant new information has been revealed alongside the rendered trailer for Rise of the Manhunters, which is being billed as "inspired by the feature film." The quote offered by Warner Bros. at the time of the game's announcement -- "...players will utilize over a dozen constructs and take flight across the deepest parts of the Universe to restore intergalactic order by wielding the ultimate weapon: the Green Lantern power ring" -- remains the sole description of the game so far. Though the trailer ends with a URL, www.greenlanternvideogame.com, entering it merely redirects to the game's Facebook page.
Take a look at the first trailer for Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters.
Double Helix Games, most recently responsible for Front Mission Evolved, has apparently been at work on Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters since 2009. That we have yet to see a single screenshot from the game proper is frankly a bit alarming. With the movie due in just four months, and the game expected to launch more or less simultaneously, it seems that the developers might have a little more to share.
The stakes have been dramatically raised for superhero games, and no one should be more aware of that than Warner Bros., parent company of DC. After the masterful Batman: Arkham Asylum, Warner Bros. purchased Rocksteady Studios so that the highly anticipated follow-up Batman: Arkham City could be brought in house. Just as the Green Lantern feature film will ultimately be judged against the pillar of the genre, arugably Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, so too will Rise of the Manhunters be judged against Rocksteady's Batman games. Here's hoping Green Lantern can measure up, on both counts.
Ranters, what do you think of the Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters trailer? How do you think the game will compare with Batman: Arkham City?
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters is currently in development for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, and DS. It is expected to launch near the release of the Green Lantern feature film.


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Officials Wanted For ASP Adelaide Hills Tarmac Sprint
The Adelaide Hills Tarmac Sprint Rally to be held on the 29th June 2008 in the McLaren Vale/Willunga area is seeking officials for the event.
As well as a cap and lanyard, one lucky official will receive a FREE vehicle window tint from Southern Vales Tinting & Accessories.
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The term Super is classified by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) as a system where money is put in a fund to provide for your retirement. The more you set aside, the more you can spend during your retirement. The problem comes when you cannot keep track of your accounts.
If you have been switching jobs, addresses or your name; there are high chances that you will have more misplaced accounts that you are not aware of. Besides being an administrative problem, having several reports can mean that you are paying multiple charges which will reduce your final retirement income. It would be best to start a lost super search process to keep track of your funds.
If you have previously switched jobs, you may be susceptible to unclaimed super whereby the institution cannot contact you. Being unable to find lost super account could mean that it could be held as lost superannuation.
So, how can I find my lost super? Start by getting registered for the myGov services, get an account and link it to ATO. To answer your question on how to find my super, use the lost super search services and excellent super.
How do I find my superannuation from the ATO records? Linking your myGov account will help you search through their files of unclaimed superannuation where you can locate your missing funds. Since you were working for several companies, your employer must have been paying money to an account in your name hence making it less hectic to locate.


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Han Bao Le commented on the post, Tech Giants vs. Anti-Vaxxers, on the site Information Systems Integration 8 months, 2 weeks ago
This is an interesting take on a dilemma that social platforms have to deal with. I think it's not an easy decision as giant platforms such as Facebook, Youtube, etc. are intertwined deeply in our society and their userbase is the mainstream population so it will be damaging for their brands to receive the backlash from not removing anti-vaccine…[Read more]
Han Bao Le commented on the post, Instagram… The New Marketplace?, on the site Information Systems Integration 8 months, 2 weeks ago
This is an interesting opportunity for Instagram and although it is reasonable to think that user experience could be weakened, in my opinion, users will gradually accept more ads and the fact that Instagram becoming a marketplace. We have seen several examples of this: when YouTube first made users watch ads before videos, people were…[Read more]
Han Bao Le wrote a new post, Is Tesla overhyped and overvalued?, on the site Information Systems Integration 8 months, 4 weeks ago
Tesla has been a poster child of disruptive innovation when the company is the only automotive company that successfully entered the auto industry after WWII. There hasn't been a brand that excites and inspires […]
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I think you propose a great question regarding Tesla but are guilty of "spotlight thinking" on the approach for answering it. Although their sales and revenue fall short compared to Ford and GM their strategy is not designed merely on "Electric Vehicles" nor is it focused on the middle class (value/cost). Tesla is doing something all consumers want and hold high expectations towards. They're evolving the car industries "services" by proving that brand loyalty has to be earned, as well as, appreciated to sustain. Quality in their products and their services are what allows them to be disruptive. As they refine their manufacturing processes to be more efficient, their sales and revenue will follow because they're already performing better when it comes to servicing customer. Implementing programs like their resale value commitment and commission free sales locations is just more reassurance to purchasers looking for a decent automobile.
Anecdotally speaking, I feel like Tesla's strategy is working. This isn't based off of any statistics, but I know in my case that as a millennial growing up in a world where climate change is the biggest threat to my generation, I am sure that I want my next vehicle to be an EV. In the same line of thinking, I know that the EV that I want to drive is the Tesla. I am aware the Chevy has an electric car, but my opinion of it is probably the same opinion that I'd have of a Prius, it's not a fun car to own. So, the Model 3, Tesla's affordable model, is really the only car that I've only ever envisioned myself driving in the future. Thus, anecdotally speaking, if the Tesla is targeting late millenial males, their strategy is working, at least in my case.
I think the difference between the other companies' EV products and Tesla's is that the Tesla brand is built around solely EV, whereas the other manufacturers have other priorities that hurts their brand loyalty in the EV realm. Tesla has built up a huge brand presence, and although Elon Musk makes some questionable decisions socially, he always manages to keep himself at the forefront of the news and replies directly to customers regarding their complaints for the company. He has set the company up extremely well to appeal to a society that lives in the digital era, from the electric car, to remote software updates, to utilizing Twitter to listen to their customers. I'm not sure I would buy a Tesla at this point as the future is still a little uncertain, but I think it is looking promising for them/
Han Bao Le commented on the post, How VR and AR Create a Competitive Advantage for IT, on the site Information Systems Integration 9 months ago
Great post! AR & VR will definitely create a huge opportunity for e-commerce, employee training, marketing, etc. for businesses that know how to use these technologies to their advantage and it's great to see that some well-known brands are riding on this wave to create more value for customers. As you have pointed out, AR & VR give remote…[Read more]
Han Bao Le commented on the post, Disney Investing Further into VR Entertainment, on the site Information Systems Integration 9 months, 1 week ago
This is a great example of VR business application! This reminds me of the success of 3D movies with the 3D glasses in that people are looking for more realistic film experience. However, it has some risks that unlike going to the theater to see a 3D movie is a social experience, watching a movie with a VR set is more of something you do alone.…[Read more]
Han Bao Le commented on the post, "Alexa, play Despacito and get me some Advil", on the site Information Systems Integration 9 months, 2 weeks ago
This is a great application of voice-enabled technology! However, I also agree with Davis that hospital IT department has a lot to think about the cyber risks that this implementation poses: a lack of encryption, lacking evidence capture and forensic logging capabilities, etc. As the advent of smart devices in the medical field is inevitable,…[Read more]
Han Bao Le wrote a new post, Amazon Go – IoT Technology Business Application, on the site Information Systems Integration 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Amazon Go has been one of the most prominent examples of successful business applications of IoT technologies. Computer vision and machine learning are at the core of this technology.
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I actually did a project on Amazon Go for MSOM and I can confirm that they don't use facial recognition. The store has Bluetooth beacons that identify what mobile device accounts are closest to the items being picked up by interacting with the user's Amazon go app that is running on their phone. They use shelf cameras, AI, and weight sensors to determine what has been selected or put back by the user. These stores are great for convenience shopping because there are no lines, orders are short and non-complex. However, this doesn't seem like a technology that can expand into a full grocery store since there is no way to accept government welfare assistance such as WIC checks or Food stamps and in a large scale there will likely be too much traffic to accurately asses who is grabbing what.
As a previously long time Supermarket employee I could agree that Amazon's technology will be immensely difficult to implement into a full grocery store. Yes , the current experience they have created is amazing and in terms of convenience shopping may be top of the line, but this is really small scaled locations. In my opinion growing to the point of bigger locations such as a Walmart sized location for instance would be so difficult that even if they were capable of doing so the negatives would outweigh the positive. They would have to account for families all under one device for instance where they would be in separate parts of the store picking out products. There are also times when babies in strollers when close enough pick up the first item they see without the parent seeing or even children who under the excitement of seeing so much candy cant help but put a few in their pocket. To account for these small two scenarios among millions and millions of unpredictable events is just too much to handle without physical , actual employees. Having actual cashiers and employees in store plays an important role in noticing the last couple items a parent has no knowledge the rest of their family has snuck into their cart, bag, etc. To me the technology is not there yet made obvious by the fact that my fellow student states "During a test phase, children placing items on incorrect shelves proved an unanticipated challenge." To me the technology for this is quickly advancing and growing but might never really get to the point past a small convenience store.
This is another great example of IT creating value for the business. By implementing their technology for bluetooth, cameras, and the app they are improving the customer experience, reducing the friction of checking out and reducing labor costs. While I haven't experienced first hand amazon go, I did get to experience something similar in Switzerland on a much smaller scale. They have what appears to be a mixture between a cold case you would find in a convenience store and vending machine. A local company prepares fresh grab and go options that are healthy and stocked every morning with seasonal variety and regular popular items. Essentially, if you want to use this machine you have a key fob that you swipe which unlocks the machine, you open the door, take what you want, and close it. The food is on a weight sensor and your have an account linked to the fob which allows you to pay for what you've chosen. The people there seemed to really like it and were excited to show me how it worked. I would imagine having this kind of experience at the store would be even better. I wonder though if the savings from reducing headcount is enough to out weigh the potential for lost or unaccounted for merchandise as you mentioned children were moving items around.
This was a very interesting post, and kind of gives us a preview of what the future may look like. Everyone always kind of jokes about robots taking our jobs, and this is a prime example of a way that this is actually happening. It also provides a great example of how technology can be leveraged to give yourself a competitive advantage, as this gives customers a completely unique and easy shopping experience using a bunch of different technologies working together. The biggest concern is how well this technology works. If it is buggy or inaccurate, it can end up costing customers a lot of money and scare them away from entering these types of stores. It will be interesting to see how Amazon executes this and customers begin to use it.
Han Bao Le wrote a new post, Business Process Aligned IT Organization, on the site Information Systems Integration 10 months, 2 weeks ago
The structure of an IT organization is integral to the types of values it can provide to the company. According to the article "The Built-to-Purpose IT Organization" by Colleen Young, there are three main […]
Han Bao Le commented on the post, Discussion Question #7: So how did it go?, on the site INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE IN MIS-SUM18 1 year, 4 months ago
I had an amazing experience at Campbells! I loved almost everything about it: the culture, the people, meaningful work for an intern. I'm very grateful for this internship and the impact it has had on me – as well as the opportunity for me to make an impact at the company.
I will stay on part-time during the year to lead a project that I've…[Read more]
Han Bao Le commented on the post, Discussion Question #6: You can't learn everything in the classroom…., on the site INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE IN MIS-SUM18 1 year, 4 months ago
One thing I've learned from working at Campbells, the same thing as a lot of previous comments mentioned, is the importance of tracking and following up – taking ownership of something until it is done. Before, I was used to the thinking that as long as I do my part well, others' parts are their responsibilities – however, working in the real…[Read more]
Han Bao Le commented on the post, Discussion Question #5: Classroom Knowledge…., on the site INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE IN MIS-SUM18 1 year, 5 months ago
In my opinion, the MIS program has done an amazing job preparing me for this internship.
I used most of what I have learned in MIS classes in this internship. I have been in two WordPress projects, which using the community site and taking MIS3501, 3502 definitely helped. 3506 gave me the understanding of business analysis, which is a critical…[Read more]
Han Bao Le commented on the post, Discussion Question #4: How do you do it all???, on the site INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE IN MIS-SUM18 1 year, 5 months ago
It is hard to maintain the balance since my primary responsibility in my job is project management, there are a million little things that I need to keep track of on top of school work, One approach I found very effective is create a to-do list every day and write it down on the whiteboard at my desk so I can see clearly what needs to be done and…[Read more]
Han Bao Le commented on the post, Discussion Question #3: What is the most important…………?, on the site INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE IN MIS-SUM18 1 year, 5 months ago
Before my internship, I didn't pay too much attention to email and I try to keep them as short as possible, sometimes to the point of sounding a bit blunt. When I started working, I discovered that email communication is very important because the majority of communication is done via email. My colleagues' emails are not only short but also…[Read more]
Han Bao Le commented on the post, Discussion Question #2, on the site INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE IN MIS-SUM18 1 year, 6 months ago
I have an amazing boss who is very welcoming and helpful; he showed me pretty much everything I needed to know at Campbell's and introduced me to everyone in the company. He tries to include me in a lot of meetings and events in the company, even events that only include very senior managers. I'm very grateful for these opportunities and I met so…[Read more]
Han Bao Le commented on the post, Question #1: Internship Discussion, on the site INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE IN MIS-SUM18 1 year, 6 months ago
I'm working at Campbell Soup Company this summer and my position is Marketing and R&D IT Services Assistant.
I'll be suporting R&D IT team and Marketing IT team with mainly IT project management, along with operational tasks, insights development, research, and day-to-day execution in support of deliverables required for these IT service areas.
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