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Earlier this year Vestas announced it had installed 50GW. By the same token, wind turbine designer Aerodyn - a company with around 50 people - has around 31GW around the world. According to company founder Sonke Siegfriedsen this is one of the things he wants to highlight on the Aerodyn stand (where, incidentally, we were offered the choice of cocktails or coffee) we went for coffee.
On a more serious note, Siegfriedsen was able to update on the progress of the 6MW SCD turbine it is producing for Ming Yang. The components for the machine are complete and en route to China for the installation of the first prototype around Shanghai. It is likely to happen in March.
Following on from yesterday's discussion with Mita Teknik about retrofitting, Gamesa said they are also experiencing an uplift in demand. This not only covers their own sub-1MW machines but also those built by Vestas.
Like Repower, Siemens is not using the event to launch a new turbine platform. However, also like Repower, it is promoting new versions of its 3MW turbine that have been developed for low wind sites. Like Repower again, it has increased both the blade length and hub height. The decision to develop low wind products was revealed by Siemens CEO Felix Ferlemann at the EWEA event earlier this year. Other news/ products it was promoting included the 6MW turbine, which it said was due to be installed in UK waters in Q4 2013.
Speaking about the row between Hamburg and Husum, Siemens was pretty unequivocal in its support for a move to the former. Not surprising when it is based in that city. But the contact I spoke to said that Hamburg was already a major city in the wind sector anyway and that Husum was just too awkward logistically and lacking high level management. Still, in spite of the criticism, I would have to say the exhibition appears to be very busy in terms of footfall.
Spoke with AMSC vice president Tim Poor about the company's battle with Sinovel and its strategy for the future. In terms of Sinovel, Poor spoke strongly about AMSC's determination to ensure Sinovel was not using AMSC-protected technology. Specifically, it was prepared to go down the legal route of forcing Sinovel to allow it access to imported turbines.
He said: "We want to make sure developers are aware of the risks if they import turbines from Sinovel."
Poor also spoke at length about the 10MW Sea Titan wind turbine, which it has been developing for a number of years. In essence he said the design was complete and AMSC is in discussions with partners about producing a prototype.
On a slightly less serious note, Dong Energy have started handing out free hot dogs throughout the event.
Summary of day 1
One of the main themes of day 1 was not the technology or the exhibitors but the exhibition. More specifically the ongoing spat with Hamburg over what is the right location to hold an event of this size. Tradition (Husum) over practicality (Hamburg). This well-run event has been held here since 1989 and the early days of the wind industry, but the fact remains that it is over two hours drive from an airport and is mostly held in tents. The argument spilled over into much of the opening ceremony with the organiser and the state president all speaking at length in defence of Husum. Moreover this has spilled onto the exhibition floor as well, and there is no room on the fence. Some said it was important to have an exhibition that was different from everything else, while others said it was inevitable it would move to Hamburg.
In terms of real news. Both Areva and Repower spoke about new product launches. The latter about new editions to its 3M turbine range and the shift towards higher hub heights in low wind locations. While Areva has acquired technology allowing it to make single blade installations offshore.
Goldwind chairman Wu Gang revealed some of the company's plans for the international market. Principally, that the US will come to its senses and restore some sort of incentive or backing for the wind industry. He is in it for the "long haul". While the company has little interest in setting up in Europe, despite reports that it was looking at building a factory in Portugal.
Also put together a video interview with control systems specialist Mita Teknik who said the company is getting increased orders to retrofit old 90s turbines.


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ED Sweden necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 150 diseños de 37 diseñadores freelance.
I want a clean logo that works well in both color and grayscale.
ED Sweden
Desired Color Scheme:
red/black (see site), maybe yellow/blue (Swedish colors)
Desired Style:
Clean (grayscale + color)
Accepted File Formats:
Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
My deadline was suddenly reduced and I feel that I maybe know better what I want now, so let´s boost up the prize from $100 to $500 for a logo!!!
The site is mainly an infosite about erectile dysfunction (ED). There will also be added an webshop with some pills in the future. Most of the online pharmacy-sites have doctors in their logo, I DON´T WANT THAT! Don´t use the "red cross logo" either, it´s heavily protected by copyright laws.
Focus on nice and clean fonts, not clipart or doctor images! Try to add a pill (round and flat like a hockey puck), maybe with a shadow or gradient. It still have to look good in grayscale (small size).
It should be a clean logo that works in small size (stickers/business cards) and also larger size for the site. The site is online (http://www.edsweden.com), but it´s under construction. You can se the colors I will work with. Can maybe change the logo to yellow/blue, if I get the right contribution for that.
If it´s possible to add http://www.edsweden.com clean in the logo that´s interesting. The logo must be delivered in Photoshop layer format (.psd). This is my first contest, so please contact me if I missed something. The right designer will definitely get more work in the future...
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.

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Our Work
The Terrorism Prevention Branch (TPB) of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is the key United Nations entity with the mandate and expertise to deliver counter-terrorism legal technical assistance to Member States for the ratification, legislative incorporation and implementation of the international legal instruments against terrorism.
Our work in preventing and countering terrorism focuses on:
- Awareness Raising and Ratification;
- Legislative Assistance;
- Capacity Building, including in the following specialized areas:
- Countering the use of the Internet for terrorist purposes,
- Support and assistance to victims of acts of terrorism,
- Tackling chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) terrorism,
- Responding to transport-related offences,
- Promoting and protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, and
- Countering terrorism financing;
Since its launch in January 2003, the Global Project on Strengthening the Legal Regime against Terrorism has provided a framework for the Terrorism Prevention Branch's delivery of technical assistance to requesting Member States for strengthening national criminal justice responses to terrorism. The Global Project functions as an ongoing project which is regularly revised and updated to ensure its continued relevance and to incorporate new initiatives in response to new requirements.
Since the Terrorism Prevention Branch began providing counter-terrorism legal technical assistance, the scope of that assistance has been constantly broadening, in terms of its geographical reach, the number of Member States assisted, and the range and substantive content of the capacity building assistance offered. This assistance includes specialized substantive training on the international legal framework against terrorism, legislative drafting assistance and legal advisory services, thematically-focused regional, sub-regional and national workshops, on-line training courses and live legal discussion forums for counter-terrorism practitioners, as well as the development and dissemination of 33 training tools and practical guides.
TPB draws on its unique field presence to ensure that all activities are tailored to the specific requirements of each region. Currently, the Branch has field experts located in Central and Southeast Asia, East and West Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa who provide the regional expertise and the necessary operational capacity to effectively implement counter-terrorism activities on the ground, tailored to the regional political, legal and institutional specificities of the recipient country. In addition, TPB has increased strategic partnerships and synergies, including with other UN entities and international, regional and sub-regional organizations with a view to strengthen coordination and cooperation in assistance delivery.


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An Interview with FieldNotes
A conversation with the team behind the undergraduate-run journal, FieldNotesRead more
Exploring the Phoenix Islands Protected Area with SEA Semester
Andrew Chin, a senior double majoring in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences and Marine Biology shares his month-long experience sailing South Pacific with the SEA Semester programRead more
Boots in the Mud: A Summer with the Alaska Salmon Program
Students fly 1,777 miles northwest of Seattle and spend a month with the Alaska Salmon Program at their field stations on the banks of Lake Aleknagik and Lake Nerka. Part of the larger Wood River system, these lakes, their creeks, and the surrounding wilderness serve as a "living laboratory" where students are immersed in one of the most valuable salmon fisheries on the planet.Read more
An overlooked carbon source to an important freshwater fishery may be under threat
By Ben Miller, SAFS student
When you first arrive at the community of Kampong Phluk, your neck cranes up bamboo stilts to meet the chatter of families in houses high above. From the top of what guidebooks call "bamboo skyscrapers," locals gaze over the tops of submerged trees, a glittering, island Buddhist temple, and clusters of floating fishing villages in the distance.
Coral bleaching experiment unveil effects of ocean warming on coral feeding reproduction
SAFS faculty Jacqueline Padilla-Gamino and graduate student Jeremy Axworthy just returned from a trip to Hawaii where they performed coral bleaching experiments to understand the effects of stress from heating on coral feeding and reproduction. Their study aims to find biomarker molecules to identify corals that are most likely to recover and reproduce after a bleaching event, improving predictions of coral responses to bleaching events.Read more
Ray Hilborn testifies to Senate subcommittee on the reauthorization of US fisheries act
The U.S. is weighing changes to the main act that governs U.S. federal fisheries in the planned reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Fisheries science was the focus of the fourth meeting by the Senate subcommittee on this action, and SAFS Prof. Ray Hilborn was invited to testify, pointing out that U.S. fisheries are largely successful, with most overfished stocks now rebuilding, and overall fish biomass increasing in the U.S.Read more
SAFS professors Parrish and Roberts highlighted for their open science work
To celebrate International Open Access Week, the University of Washington Libraries posted profiles and interviews with two SAFS faculty, Julia Parrish and Steven Roberts, about how they conduct their research openly. The interview with Julia Parrish focuses on her citizen science work, which involves trained members of the public identifying and pinpointing the locations of more than 10,000 dead birds on the Pacific coast each year, and making the data available openly as well as in scientific publications.Read more
Studying Sockeye Salmon
Each summer, aquatic and fishery sciences professor Daniel Schindler and his students travel to Bristol Bay, Alaska to observe one of the most valuable fisheries in the world.Read the story here.
Salmon and Grizzly Bears – Oh My!
Through the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Sarah Schooler, '15, spent six weeks in the Alaskan bush, collecting the same data in the field she'd been studying in the classroom: salmon and the hungry habits of grizzly bears.Read More
North Pacific 'blob' stirs up fisheries management
A warm water mass in the Pacific Ocean is impacting forage species and stirring up more conversations about the need for ecosystem-based fisheries management. SAFS Professor Tim Essington weighs in.Read more at Nature.com


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Saturday, November 26, 2011
Sunday, November 20, 2011
My Husband, the Baby, the Business
I've had moments where I felt angry towards my husband for starting a business at the same time as us having a new baby. He is on paternity leave for 5 weeks... 5 weeks that are given for a dad to have time with his new baby and time to help the mom. I felt robbed of that. And I was getting frustrated about being "robbed" of luxury during this time too because of having to live off my reduced salary with no help from my husband's (since it's going into the business).
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Birth Story
Wrote it the other day. Sorry for the length! No time to write a short version for the blog :p
Birth Story
I was 2 days overdue when I went to the doctor's office on Halloween for my regular appointment. We decided to strip my membranes to see if it would get things going. I was at that point 1.5 cm and 50% effaced which was the same as 2 weeks earlier when we last checked.
I didn't really want to give birth on Halloween. Not only because I wanted to go out trick or treating with Nora, but also because I feel he would always be overshadowed by this day. Every child is busy on Halloween!
I had a lot of Braxton-Hicks contractions that afternoon but there was no pain at all so I knew this meant nothing – I could still stay pregnant for days more. But by late afternoon/evening when I went out trick or treating with Nora, I was getting either strong BH contractions or early labour contractions. They didn't hurt so much as they made me feel pressure whenever I was standing or walking. I took advantage of Halloween to continue walking even if it was uncomfortable. Every time I sat down, they stopped. It was obviously not real labour… But *something* was happening.
We got home and they continued every time I stood so I decided to go to bed early in case I had to get up in the middle of the night to have my baby. I don't deal well with fatigue. I went to bed… But right away I started to get contractions – and they were real ones this time. Not very painful, but very regular coming every 4 minutes or so. After 1.5h of those, I called the hospital to see what they suggest. I wasn't ready to go there yet because they were not very strong and I was dealing with them just fine, but I wanted to see what they' say anyway. They told me to take a bath and see if that helped stop them or if they continued. Well, they continued and got stronger. By midnight which was 3h after they started, they were starting to be even closer together and were starting to be more painful so we decided to go in. Actually, my husband hadn't been with me much because I felt better able to deal with it all alone and when he came in, he threw me off my coping routine a little and I wound up panicked and vomiting. I realized then that they were actually pretty strong. I had just been dealing with them well.
After arriving at the birthing floor, they put me on the monitor for 20 minutes to see how steady the contractions were and they checked me. I was 5cm! They admitted me and put me in my birthing room. Things continued to go well. My husband left to get a few things at home that we forgot – we live 5 minutes away so it was no big deal – and I continued to deal with the contractions like I had been at home. I got information on the epidural since I knew the fatigue was kicking in (it was maybe 1am at this point) and that it meant I'd be having more trouble dealing with pain and I'd be having more pain to deal with… They called my doctor and she approved since I was far enough along in the labour. I didn't want it at that exact time though and the nurse was kind of trying to convince me not to because I was not at the point of being in so much intolerable pain yet…
I didn't really want to get there so I decided to ask for it about an hour later when things were harder to deal with but still going well. I'm so glad I did. I can honestly say that I went through the whole labouring process without ever getting to the point where I was having intolerable pain. With Nora, I was fighting every contraction, having so much trouble dealing with the pain, and I was completely stalled in my progress. I was probably fighting the contractions as hard as they were working. The combination of using good coping strategies and getting the epidural made me have the easiest most pain free birth I could have imagined!
I really respect women who are able to go through the whole process without pain medication, A LOT, and that was what I wanted for my children's births originally, but I have to say that at this point, I have no regrets whatsoever and I would want to have another epidural if I had another child.
With the epidural, I managed to take a nap and relax. When a nurse checked me a bit later, she got the impression that the baby was facing backwards, so I also spent some time on my knees rocking my hips to try to get him in a better position. I don't know who the women are who can't move at all when they have the epidural because I was not allowed to get out of bed or anything, but I could lie down in any position and as I wrote also spent time on my hands and knees.
I found it interesting that there was a nurse with me at all times after I had the epidural. She checked the contractions, checked blood pressure, told me when I needed to change positions if the heart rate was changing. They are very careful in making sure everything goes well. She also got me water and juice :P My husband was sleeping on the chair in the corner of the room that whole time until I was ready to push.
After the epidural, they checked me and I was already at 8cm. It had probably been 2-3h since the epidural. They called in my doctor and she broke my waters since the head was kinda floating up there, not right on the cervix. I have a posterior cervix. The doctor said she didn't believe the baby was facing the wrong direction from what she felt (the nurse was probably wrong). But I still went back on my hands and knees to try and get the baby to move down. It worked well and I was 10cm an hour later. And no, I didn't spend 1h on my hands and knees. Maybe 15 minutes!
My doctor is great. When I told her I didn't feel the urge to push she gave me the choice to either push anyway since I was 10cm, or delay pushing until I felt the need. I decided to wait. I knew the pushes would be more effective if I waited until I felt it. When she came back to see how it was going, I was definitely feeling the pressure a lot and getting the need to push. She checked me and the head was actually "right there". Three contractions later, he was out!
He had the cord wrapped around his neck because we'd made him turn in there with the whole hands and knees thing when he was actually probably in the right position all along, but there was no damage. He cried with a strong voice right after birth. A beautiful healthy baby boy! :D
My husband really seemed happy and proud to now be the father of two children. He wasn't there for Nora's birth so it was his first time too and I think it built a bond between them from birth that he wasn't able to have with Nora. It was beautiful to see – it was like love at first sight. He finally can understand exactly what I went through with Nora and why she became my whole world so fast. We are a happy little family.
Everything continued to go well post-birth. The way it works at my hospital is that the first 2 hours of life are spent on the mother, skin-to-skin unless there's a real reason not to. Both mom and baby are cared for by a nurse (each) while the doctor finishes up "down there" (placenta, stitches, whatever else). It really just felt like I was having one-on-one time with my baby – I didn't notice the nurses doing whatever they were doing.
I really like that they put importance on the baby-mother bond before anything else. It's only after those couple hours that they take the baby to check his reflexes, to weigh him, to dress him before giving him back. The babies spend all their time in the room with the mom. Nurses will only take the baby if he or she has problems or possibly (and they did with me) if the mom needs to sleep badly and no one else is there. They took him in the middle of the night and from what they told me they spent about 1h getting him to sleep and after that he spent the next 3h sleeping while I was able to rest knowing they'd roll him back over when he needed me.
They are strongly pro-breastfeeding. I don't think any mothers give their baby formula at the hospital. Ones who plan on not breastfeeding will mostly wait until they get home. It's not banned or anything, but they just really encourage it for all of its health benefits and I really respect that. They are not judgemental either so I think if a mom said she didn't want to breastfeed, that would be that. When I asked about the epidural, I was kind of uncomfortable asking. I asked and then added "I don't deal very well with fatigue and I'm really afraid I won't be able to go through with it without the epidural" and from two different nurses, I got the same response "You have no excuses to make. If you want it, you will get it."
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Adam 5 Days
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Had my baby
Just wanted to update that my son Adam was born November 1st. Labour and delivery went very well and everyone is healthy and happy!
Adam was 8 pounds 7 ounces with a full head of black hair! He has the same hairy little shoulders his sister had at birth and also has those blue spots on his bum (also like she had)!
He is a beauty and a very satisfied baby with a pretty calm temperament! Nora loves her brother and tries to help in any way she can. No real sign of jealousy yet and I'm doing my best for her not to develop any. I told her last night that for a short while Adam had to stay with me all the time and would be in my arms but that soon me and her would be able to spend more time together going out and doing things and her comment was that Adam would also come with us! :) How sweet is she, right?
Anyway, just a short update for now... I will try to type up the birth story sometime and will probably post it on here!
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It is a simple and easy method of Elephone P10 flashing and install Stock Rom. Flashing and Installation (Flash Guide) Stock Rom for Elephone P10 android Smart-Phones using SP FlashTool. This is a quick guide for Flash Elephone P10 android device.
Flash Elephone P10 device Stock Rom with SP FlashTool
Step-by-Step guidelines to Elephone P10 custom Rom or flash Stock ROM using Update SP FlashTool on your Windows xp/7/8/10 Computer/Laptop.
Step 1: Download Latest version SP Flash Tool and Download Elephone P10 device USB Driver.
Step 2: Install Elephone P10 Android device USB Driver on your computer/Laptop.
Step 3: Your Elephone P10 Smartphone Power Off ( if it is removable Battery -> remove the phone Battery).
Step 4: Elephone P10 Firmware or Stock Rom Download that you want to Flash on your Elephone P10 Smartphone. and extract it on your PC Computer.
Step 5: Extract Elephone P10 Firmware flash file or Stock Rom zip file (it on your Computer/Laptop).
Step 6: After Open Flash_tool.exe files (in SP_Flash_Tool folder).
Step 7: Once SP Flash Tool is launched, Click on the Download Tab.
Step 8: After select, now click on the scatter-loading button.
Step 9: You will find and select the scatter file in the Elephone P10 Firmware folder.
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Ceciliapanichelli needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 127 designs submitted by 23 freelance designers.
InBalance Center- Quiropraxia Orthomolecular
In Balance Center– in just 35 minutes we align your column and restore your natural hability to optimal health.
In Balance Center is a chiropractic center based on orthomolecular medicine. It treats people with a diverse array of aches from backpains to stress related issues in just 35 minutes, restoring people´s natural ability to achieve optimal health.
Logo elements:
Option 1: InBalance Center
"35 minutos para Tu Mejor Balance...
Vos, en Tu Eje…."
Option 2: InBalance Center
Quiropraxia Orthomolecular
Who we are
A team of professional chiropractors will bring you back to your core thru key back adjustments that will release all your back pains and help you feel good again.
The human central nervous system is hosted inside our spinal column, every day our system is affected by incorrect posture, bad movements, stress, at In Balance Center, we align your column allowing the central nervous system to flow without constraints bringing your mind and body into their natural balance.
- Men & women (85 % women)
- Some degree of back pain
- Middle- upper class
The design should communicate that In Balance is a chiropractic center with a medical component. It should relax you and make you feel liberated, free, without back pains.
It should communicate that it´s not a massage but rather a chiropractic adjustment in a Zen environment by a team of doctors.
We like the color green since it communicates harmony and peace. It needs to be SIMPLE.
You are welcome to provide other design elements in addition to the logo design, or apply it on a flyer (look at attachments for examples)
Logo for option 1 and 1 logo for option 2 on different formats: jpg hi and low resolution, Adobe illustrator layered file.
We had a designer present an idea but we feel it´s too commercial looking and does not have enough character for the brand.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Taupe Glam Maxi Hoojab No 11
Quick Overview
Number 11 is Taupe Glam
The Glam range is light weight cool fabric and has a sheen of silk, but not as slippery as silk and has sheen on one side only. Colours perfected to suit every skin tone.
The Hoojab was designed by Amena to enable easy and lightweight coverage, with endless styling possibilities in drapes, twists, folds and more! The "hoojab" is a "hijab" with a "hood", and was actually named in a live YouTube video! The Hoojab will enable you to create lots of folds and draping with ease, without needing bulky hijabs. With a plethora of tutorials made on YouTube and the Pearl Daisy blog by Amenakin and other Daisies, you can either browse for ideas or (like most Hoojab lovers) make up your own custom style!
Material: Top Quality 50% Viscose 50% Polyester
Size: Both sides of the the hood 180cm x 45cm
Our policy lasts 30 days. If 30 days have gone by since your purchase, unfortunately we can't offer you a refund or exchange.
To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original, unopened packaging.
UK customers who received free delivery for shopping over £40 would get £2.95 deducted from your refund if the value of returns goes below the £40 benchmark as this would mean you no longer qualify for the incentive.
To complete your return, we require a receipt or proof of purchase.
Please do not send your purchase back to the manufacturer.
There are certain situations where only partial refunds are granted.
Any item not in its original condition, is damaged or missing parts for reasons not due to our error.
Any item that is returned more than 30 days after delivery.


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Both my boys are living away from home now and I am finding it hard to get motivated for the Christmas season. This used to be such a huge holiday for me. I have been so busy this fall with working and taking classes at college that the fall has zoomed by. The other thing that has happened is that I have fallen back into some pretty bad habits. I am not eating as well as I should since junk food and fast food drive ups seem to fit my schedule better. This is not good.
Every now and then I get that little nudge from that little voice that reminds me that I can't take my health for granted. Breast cancer survivors know what I mean. We had our warning and we need to heed it. Especially now that I am a half century old, my health matters. Although I have not been eating that well or exercising, I have been making sure I get plenty of sleep. That is my one thing in life; I get my sleep. In fact, I have been warding off all kinds of viruses and sniffles that seem to be plaguing everyone around me and I am sure it is because of the usually 8 hours of deep sleep in a dark, cool, quiet room. I am gaining weight though and I feel sluggish. That is because of the lack of vegetables and more sugar and fats and fast food.
If I tell you this I think it will shame me into taking better care of myself. The truth is that I tend to study better with a bowl of chips to munch on and cola has become a guilty pleasure. Chocolate seems to make me happy and the occasional piece of fried chicken makes life worthwhile. Do you think there is any hope for me?


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Obama Not as "Green" as He Would Like You to Think
But now, Obama's committment to being Green is being challenged by environmentalists on both sides of the aisles (Washington Post article here). In a Grist article entitled, "Even Stevens?" reporter Amanda Griscom Little descibes the problems environmentalists have with the "Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act of 2007" co-sponsored by Obama and Kentucky Senator Jim Bunning. According to the article, "Coal-to-liquid (CTL) technology uses a highly energy-intensive process to convert coal into diesel fuel for cars or jet fuel for airplanes -- an appealing prospect to the coal industry in Obama's home state of Illinois, but not to [environmentalists] and others concerned about global warming." Little goes on to explain the problems with CTL technology:
David Doniger, policy director of the Natural Resources Defense Council's Climate Center, has supported coal gasification as a viable alternative to coal-burning power plants, but explains that CTL is not as promising an alternative to conventional gasoline or biofuels. "Coal-to-liquid is, in the best-case scenario, no worse for the climate than oil-derived gasoline -- and no better," he says. The best-case scenario assumes that CTL producers find a way to capture their carbon emissions. Problem is, none of the current CTL projects actually involve carbon capture. Without that step, the climate impacts of CTL fuel are far worse than those of gasoline. According to an NRDC analysis, a 35-mpg car powered by the CTL fuel that's currently available would generate as much carbon dioxide pollution as a far less efficient 19-mpg car that runs on conventional gasoline.The Bunning-Obama bill "which would expand tax incentives for CTL and help jumpstart the industry with public-private partnerships, was first introduced by the senators in spring of last year." It appears that for Obama, regional politics trump environmentalism. It will be interesting to see how many of his Democratic collegues will support the bill and undermine the Dems climate control promises. One thing is for sure: Obama's "100 percent approval rating from the League of Conservation Voters for his environmental voting record in the Senate last year" is certain to decrease this time around.
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The Obama administration is refusing to make his final year in office as uneventful as Republicans would like. In fact, lawmakers expect executive action on everything from terrorist detention to campaign finance to environmental issues.
One possibility is an executive action setting up a carbon cap-and-trade system, says Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman James M. Inhofe, R-Okla. President Barack Obama "has legacy things and he doesn't have as much time as he would like to have," Inhofe said in an interview. "Cap-and-trade and closing Gitmo, those are the things he wants to do."


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Tulo's cap, jersey bound for Cooperstown
Troy Tulowitzki's unassisted triple play Sunday afternoon against the Braves has landed him in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Or, at least, the hat and jersey the Rockies shortstop wore will be going to Cooperstown, N.Y.
"It's an unbelievable honor,� Tulowitzki said this afternoon. "To be part of the Hall of Fame in any way is amazing.�
One item that won't be going to the Hall of Fame, at least not right away, is the baseball. Tulowitzki threw it to first baseman Todd Helton at the play's conclusion and Helton tossed it into the stands.
"We're hoping to find out who caught it so we can get it back,� Tulowitzki said.
Tonight's first pitch: 8:15 p.m.
AT&T Park
Rockies lineup
CF Willy Taveras .268
SS Troy Tulowitzki .205
3B Garrett Atkins .261
1B Todd Helton .390
LF Matt Holliday .394
RF Jeff Baker .242
C Yorvit Torrealba .269
2B Jamey Carroll .183
RHP Josh Fogg 1-1, 5.79
Giants lineup
RF Randy Winn .263
SS Omar Vizquel .224
1B Rich Aurilla .281
LF Barry Bonds .368
2B Ray Durham .289
C Bengie Molina .280
3B Pedro Feliz .235
CF Todd Linden .222
LHP Noah Lowry 2-2, 3.38
Dugout chatter
"I feel great, but I've just had some swings where I haven't been able to throw any base knocks out there, but I'm eager to get out there and play.�
— Jeff Baker, who starts tonight in right field ahead of Brad Hawpe. Baker has just one hit in his last 23 at-bats to fall to a season-low .242.
Numbers of note
Tonight's game features three of baseball's hottest hitters. Since April 13, Giants left fielder Barry Bonds is hitting .500 (16-for-32), Rockies first baseman Todd Helton .481 (25-for-52) and Rockies left fielder Matt Holliday .462 (30-for-65).


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Farmingdale, N.Y. – The Farmingdale State men's soccer team tied 0-0 in double overtime to The Sage Colleges today in a Skyline Conference game in Farmingdale, N.Y. Today marked the final regular-season home game for five seniors, midfielder Renato Ipince (Lima, Peru), midfielder Matt Kirby (West Islip, N.Y.), defender Joe Lipsky (Plainview, N.Y.), forward John Popovic (Baldwin, N.Y.) and goalkeeper Angelo Viteritti (Huntington, N.Y.).
In the first half, both teams took four shots each but it would be scoreless at the break. In the second, Sage held the edge in shots 5-2 and a 5-3 advantage on corners, but the 90-minutes of regulation would be 0-0 and force overtime.
In the second overtime, Farmingdale State had the only scoring chances. A shot by Kirby with 3:31 on the clock, which headed towards the right post was saved by sophomore goalkeeper TJ Zehner (Beacon, N.Y.). With less than 10 seconds to play, the Rams final shot from sophomore midfielder J.T. Famularo (Levittown, N.Y.) was saved by Zehner to secure the tie.
Zehner finished with six saves, while Viteritti finished with two saves.
The Rams will close out the regular-season with an away game at the College of Mount Saint Vincent on Tuesday, October 29th at 8:30 p.m. at Tibbetts Brook Park (355 Midland Ave. in Yonkers, N.Y.).


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Alternative therapies are different from complementary therapies. They are used instead of conventional medical treatments. They may claim to actively treat or even cure cancer. But there is no scientific proof to back up these claims.
No alternative therapies have ever been proven to cure cancer or slow its growth.
There have been cases where false claims about alternative therapies have led some people to refuse conventional treatments that could have helped them. No reputable alternative therapist will claim to be able to cure cancer.
Alternative therapies are sometimes very cleverly marketed. This means that when you read about them or are told about them, they sound very effective. Therapists may use scientific language to make their claims sound more convincing. But many are based on unproven or disproven theories of how cancer begins or stays in the body.
Claims may be based on the therapy's results when it is tested on cancer cells in a laboratory. But this can differ greatly from how the therapy will affect a person with cancer. Claims that an alternative therapy has an anti-cancer action in the laboratory do not mean it will have any effect on someone with cancer.
Very few suppliers of alternative medicines have carried out scientifically-controlled clinical trials for their products. Many alternative therapies rely on individuals' stories or testimonials as evidence that they work. This is called anecdotal evidence and is the least reliable type of evidence. This is because it is usually not possible to check whether the effect described is due to the treatment or something else. It is also not possible to check that the person's story is true, or that the person even existed or had cancer.


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Madam Speaker, I rise this morning to speak to Bill C-16, an act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code by expressly including gender identity and expression as prohibited grounds of discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act.
Over the last number of years there has been increased awareness about issues concerning transgendered Canadians. As result there is greater understanding of and sensitivity to transgendered persons.
There is no doubt that it was not long ago in Canada that it was difficult to be transgendered, and I would submit that there are many challenges that transgendered Canadians face today. Quite frankly, I think the vast majority of Canadians stand in opposition to discrimination against transgendered persons. I certainly oppose discrimination against transgendered persons. In the context and the spirit of opposition toward discrimination against transgendered Canadians, I support the underlying intention of Bill C-16.
That said, while I support the underlying intention of Bill C-16 and will be supporting the bill so it can at least get to committee, I acknowledge there are legitimate questions about whether the bill is necessary from a legal standpoint. I want to emphasize that I say this from a legal standpoint, because I am not suggesting and am not talking about discrimination against transgendered persons, because we are opposed to that. Rather, I am talking more broadly about whether Bill C-16 would add anything substantively at law to protect transgendered Canadians. I would suggest that the answer to that is likely not.
Sex and sexual orientation are prohibited grounds of discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act and under various provincial human rights codes. Sex and sexual orientation have been broadly interpreted by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, by provincial human rights commissions, and by the courts. As a result of that broad interpretation, today in Canada discriminating against transgendered Canadians constitutes a prohibited ground of discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act. In that regard, Bill C-16 would not add or take anything away. Really, at law, it would maintain the status quo.
The fact that transgendered Canadians are protected under the Canadian Human Rights Act is demonstrated by a number of decisions by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. Here I am talking about Kavanagh and the Correctional Service of Canada case; Montreuil and the Canadian National Bank case; Montreuil and the Canadian Forces case; and the Nixon case out of the British Columbia Court of Appeal, which upheld a ruling of the British Columbia Human Rights Commission in 2005. All three Canadian Human Rights Tribunal cases dealt with alleged discrimination on the basis of gender identity. All of the cases were in the context of federally regulated workplaces and therefore engaged the Canadian Human Rights Act.
In all three cases, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal determined that sex, which constitutes a prohibited ground of discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act, included transgender Canadians. Bill C-16 does not really add anything substantively at law. Therefore, it begs this question. What does Bill C-16 actually do? I would suggest that Bill C-16 is symbolic. I recognize that this is important to a number of people. I certainly know that some in the transgender community would say that words have meaning and that they take comfort by the express inclusion of gender identity and expression in the Canadian Human Rights Act. I acknowledge that. However, while I acknowledge and am sympathetic to it, I would also state that legislating on the basis of symbolism is not a good way of going about crafting legislation.
What is more, I would submit that Bill C-16 is inconsistent with the way human rights legislation has been drafted across Canada. Human rights legislation, in terms of the broad prohibited grounds of discrimination, is crafted broadly. They are broad torts. We are talking about prohibited grounds, such as sex and sexual orientation, which I have already discussed, and age, disability, race, and ethnicity. There are many groups and subgroups that could fit into any one of those expansive terms. However, we do not list every single group or subgroup because it would be impractical to do so. It would be legally unnecessary to do so because those groups and subgroups are already protected by those broad categories, and in some cases it might even be legally problematic, as there might potentially be unintended consequences from creating a laundry list of various groups. Therefore, Bill C-16 is not consistent with how how human rights legislation has been drafted.
That said, I reiterate my earlier point that there are many in the transgender community who say that this would be meaningful to them. From the standpoint that I oppose discrimination against transgender Canadians and to the degree that the inclusion of gender identity and expression would remove any ambiguity that potentially exists, which I do not believe there is, but to the degree that there might be, I am prepared to support Bill C-16 because I support it in principle so we can get it to committee. As a member of the justice and human rights committee, I look forward to the opportunity to look more closely at the bill when it gets to committee.


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Vera Pless was an undergraduate at the University of Chicago and received her Ph.D from Northwestern in 1957 with a thesis on "Quotient Rings of Continuous Transformation Rings." Parts of this work was published in the Duke Mathematical Journal in 1958 [Abstract]. After ten years at the Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratory, she spent a few years at M.I.T.'s project MAC. She joined the University of Illinois-Chicago's department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science as a full professor in 1975 and taught there until her retirement. She is a University of Illinois Scholar. She is author of the well-known text An Introduction to the Theory of Error-Correcting Codes, and has published over 100 papers.
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The Maltese Falcon
Article in Adult Fiction, Big Read, Historical, and Mystery categories.
About the Author
Dashiell Hammett based his "hard-boiled" detective fiction on personal experiences. Leaving home at 13 and working a variety of odd jobs, he was employed by the Pinkerton Agency from 1915 to 1922, except for a tour as an ambulance driver during the Great War. He quit detective work partly from disillusionment from the agency's participation in strike-breaking.
Sam Spade's office was modeled on Hammet's own apartment in San Francisco.
Other Works by Dashiell Hammett
- Bedside Tales: A Gay Collection includes "Two Knives" a short story funny enough for Peter Arno to choose it.
- The Continental Op, a selection of short stories featuring the unnamed protagonist of Red Harvest and The Dain Curse.
- The Dain Curse
- Dashiell Hammett: Five Complete Novels
- Nightmare Town selected stories.
Film Adaptations
A scene from the 1931 movie starring Ricardo Cortez and Bebe Daniels.
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Art Theft
The Los Angeles Police Department's Art Theft Detail hosts a site with news, summaries of real cases, and even puzzles allowing you to guess whether a work is real or fake.
- Loot: The Battle over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World by Sharon Waxman
- Mistress of the Elgin Marbles: A biography of Mary Nisbet, Countess of Elgin by Susan Nagel
- The Napoleon of Crime: the Life and Times of Adam Worth, Master Thief by Ben Mcintyre
- Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures by Robert K. Wittman
- The Rape of Europa: the Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War by Lynn H. Nicholas
- Vanished Smile:: the Mysterious Theft of Mona Lisa by R.A. Scotti
Some Other Works in the Hard-Boiled Style
- The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
- Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
- Bangkok 8 by John Burdett
- Huge by James Fuerst
- Classic noir as interpreted by a 12-year-old. For high school/adult readers.
- The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
- Anonymous Rex by Eric Garcia
- Hard-boiled, but with more than a grain of salt in the water.
Hammett's Legacy
The International Association of Crime Writers (North American branch) awards the yearly Hammett Prize for "literary excellence in the field of crime-writing, as reflected in a book published in the English language in the US and/or Canada." See past winners here.


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Exactly one year after the initial announcement of the Sirius and XM merger, exactly nothing has happened, so it's no surprise that Sirius has decided to go ahead and extend its partnership with Chrysler. The deal will make Sirius the exclusive satellite radio provider in Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge model through 2017. By then I hope to have a satellite radio chip implanted in my brain. Or hell, maybe those wacky Chrysler concepts will be available by then.
If you're still curious about the damn merger that would among other things make features like à la carte programming possibly available—well, the Department of Justice and Federal Communications Commission are still sitting on their hands trying to decide whether or not this merger would be badass (the answer is yes). Lately, the keen, savvy and fortune-telling analysts have been quick to say an end is in sight, but now that we are passing the one-year mark, who knows, really. [Orbitcast, CNN Money]


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Canopy 1.2 is out! The release of Mac OS "Mavericks" as a free update broke a few features, primarily IPython, so we held the release to try to make sure everything worked. That ended up taking longer than we wanted, but 1.2 is finally out and adds support for Mavericks. There is one Mavericks-specific, Qt font issue that we are working on correcting which causes the wrong system font to be selected so UI's look less-nice than they should.
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Dover, fall 2011: Jimmie Johnson leading Kurt Busch...until those final restarts (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
By Mike Mulhern
DOVER, Del.
When Brian France, the NASCAR boss, was asked last weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway about boring racing on the stock car tour this spring and drivers complaining that the playoff points system had forced them to become less aggressive, France curtly dismissed the issue: "Drivers complaining? Like we've never had that before."
However Sunday's arch-rival event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway – a brilliantly played out Indy 500 – has put the NASCAR Sprint Cup tour's dilemma in exceedingly sharp focus.
NASCAR racing is suddenly boring?
Ya think?
Kasey Kahne, the 600 winner, in yet another less than thrilling stock car race this spring, says the real issue is clear: "You have to be consistent in this sport. It's how the points are. You have to finish races. If you're crashing, you're not finishing – you're losing points.
"The 'chase' is what it's all about.
"If I was to keep crashing, and keep having issues, there's no way you're going to finish – or make the chase."
Blame it on Tony Stewart.
In last fall's NASCAR playoffs Stewart showed that the regular season's 26 races – from February through mid-September – are virtually meaningless. As long as a driver and team can limp into the playoffs, they've got a chance to win the championship. Which Stewart did so spectacularly.
Even five-time champion Jimmie Johnson worries drivers may be "gaming the system," in not racing hard, hoping more not to make mistakes that might take them out of the playoffs.
If it's Dover, keep an eye on Martin Truex Jr. (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Las Vegas, Kansas, California, Texas, Bristol, Richmond, Darlington, Talladega, now Charlotte: all less than thrilling events, to be honest.
NASCAR keeps track of many stats but not one of the most important – passes for the lead on the track under green.
Those passes have been few.
Much may be made of the 'official' lead changes, but they include all those green flag pit stops.
And much more should be made of the few cautions seen this season for anything other than debris on the track.
Consider the Coke 600, nearly four hours of it, and only one minor scrape?
Denny Hamlin's take: "Everyone is so concerned with points. You know if you wreck and finish in the 30s, it's going to take 10 races to get that back.
"So everyone's just a little bit more patient on restarts…as crazy as that sounds.
"It's just not as wild on restarts as it used to be a couple years ago. Everyone is minding their p's and q's, trying to get the best finish…knowing the one thing you can't overcome in a race is a crash."
And now Dover, one of the tour's meanest tracks, where Friday morning practice runs are typically thrilling, at least for the drivers barreling off downhill into the turn one concrete.
Think North Wilkesboro Speedway, just twice the size, and much faster uphill into turn three.
This is usually a great track for Jack Roush men, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, and Sprint Cup leader Greg Biffle, who continues to show one of the strongest cars on the tour.
But Dover is more than just high-speed concrete; it's also a very tight pit road.
"Darlington and Dover are probably two of the toughest we go to," Biffle says. "They are really super-hard to get on, because it's so flat and the track is going away from you because the corner is tightening up.
"It's sandy, and it's just hard to get down there and get slowed down to get on pit road, because you've got to have the right speed before you get on the apron because on the apron you can't slow down and you can't turn -- so if you're not going the right speed, you're going to miss it, period."
Indy 500 drama king Takuma Sato. Wonder if he can drive a stock car? (Photo: IRL)
Maybe it\'s just a coincidence but I swear the more Brian France is involved in any sort of decision making, the more boring racing becomes. Not to mention, his attitude stinks. Attendance & tv viewership is down (no matter what kind of spin NASCAR tries to put on it) yet he either sticks his head in the sand or gets annoyed at fans who actually care about the sport & its history.
That being said, maybe NASCAR should tweak the new points system a bit. Award 10 bonus points for a win, 7 bonus points for P2 & 5 bonus points for P3. Drivers would be a little more prone to race hard. I have to admit tho, it does sadden me to see that winning for the thrill of winning isn\'t enuf for drivers anymore. What happened to the pure adrenaline rush of intense competition? I don\'t think The King or the Allisons or Buck Baker or The Intimidator would be content to ride around for \"a good points day.\"
To me it was more the PEOPLE than the race itself. The ABC crew was really good, but the Waltrip brothers nad Larry MacScreech ruin any race!!
I really don\'t see a real problem with the idea of the Chase. The \"idea\" is okay, it\'s the structure that\'s bad. I\'d fix it thusly:
1. Winner gets more points (5 or more)
2. Points from 11th (inclusive) on back to position 20th get 3 points, 21st to 30th get 1 point, 31st on back get zero.
3. Points from 2nd to 5th place drop as follows: 2 points for each position, from 6th the drop is 5 points per position.
4. I\'d do away with the Top 35 and make it the Top 20 guaranteed starting spots, everybody else races their way into the field on speed.
5. And speaking of the field, I\'d shorten the field(s) based on length of track. 43 cars at 2 mile plus tracks, 1 mile plus tracks 40 cars, and shorter tracks the field drops to 38 or less cars.
6. The schedule: 26 points races and 6 \"all-star\" format type races that offer double bonus points. 32 races in all.
7. I\'d also give bonus points for most laps lead, pole position, most positions gained from starting spot, and bonus points and money for certain laps being lead.
8: I\'d have a regular Season champ and a Chase champ.
9. Once the Chase started points would be re-set to \"0\" but the seeding would be done by regular season points and everyone would be eligible for the Chase Cup - points to be awarded only to the top 10 finishers per race.
Finally, I\'d adopt a new format for qualifying: an elimination - knock out type based on speed and with the top 12 moving forward for extra bonus points.
OKAY so if the chase didn't exist, they would still say the same thing about how important finishing is. Apparently a lot of people don't have good memories but that is ALWAYS how it was. You never wanted to do something that could make you have a DNF unless you were racing for the win. The Chase is not the problem..... but the overly aero-dependent cars are. Now tell me, if you want the drivers to race aggressively how are you supposed to do that when as soon as they get within 10 car lengths of the car in front of them they come screetching to a halt due to a barrage of aerodynamic problems? Aero push isn't so much a problem anymore, but it's still there. What's more the problem is the lead cars now a days have less turbulence to deal with than the cars following them. Turbulence doesn't just make the car feel off, but it also slows them down. It used to be the cars in the draft had aero push, but at the same time they were faster if they could get the car to still handle. Now it's like there is so much downforce that the leader cuts through the air so well all the cars behind have to deal with that air rushing back into the pocket.
They need to reduce spoilers, trim the side skirts more, and get rid of the splitter. None of which are rules that we need to wait until the end of the season to see changed!
Why do people like MadCowRacing never get it that the 5&5 Rule Myth of Auto Racing doesn't work?
"The Chase is not the problem." MCR is grossly underestimating that the mentality of the racers did change with the advent of the Chase - it escalated the points-racing mentality to a new level - and this new points system has escalated it even more.
As for the racecars, MDR betrays almost belligerent ignorance. "They need to reduce spoilers....." STOP! Did you not notice that NASCAR reduced spoilers NUMEROUS times in the last 15 seasons? Just since 2004 NASCAR mandated at least three spoiler reductions, several tire changes, and at least two swaybar changes. They also raised the airdam of the cars before going with that godawful gapped airdam in the COT for 2007-10, which made aeropush worse. Now they're cutting the side skirts.
And what is the net result of these changes you recommend? Aeropush ONLY GETS WORSE. There is NOT ONE example in the last 15 seasons (or any other time for that matter) where aeropush was reduced by reducing downforce. Not one example.
He also ignores that in the days when the draft worked trailing cars did not have aeropush - they were sucked forward in the draft. What changed was how air was being displaced and what it was now doing behind a lead car - the draft vacuum not only shrank (Eli Gold in 2000 made the key point in noting how the cars weren't doing anything to the air to get noticed, whereas the Trucks were causing the turn announcers to get buffeted by air), it changed to a wall effect (Dale Junior has called it a beach ball effect) even at Daytona.
The sport has not figured out how to change it back; all it's done is adhered to the 5&5 Myth of Auto Racing like MadCowRacing recommends - and people wonder why the racing is uncompetitive.
This article -- http://indy.st/K2wG2B --probably explains the NASCAR fans' disappointment with the lack of crashes this season better than anything written so far.
The crashes (for most folks) aren't applauded for the destructive act itself. But they appreciated for what they represent, an extra effort (even if a failed attempt). The effort, itself, of going to the edge is appreciated and then over the edge is acknowledged.
Most people are conservative in measuring the risk-reward balance. Those who take greater risks than themselves are considered daredevils. Daredevils are respected and idolized for taking on those risks. Lewis & Clark, Charles Lindbergh, Chuck Yeager. You get the picture.
Most people recognize they can't take risks without the occasional failure. A failure in racing translates into a spin/crash or mechanical failure. With the lack of crashes/spins/DNFs there is the perception of the lack of effort.
Connecting that to the IndyStar story, people are impressed by Taku's attempted Hail Mary. People who probably had never heard of him until last Sunday. It seems in some regards that Sato's failed pass got more attention than Dario's measured, tactically calculated third win (Sound familiar to how Jimmy Johnson won his titles?)
One driver example I can think of is Colin McRae. It was said he knew more ways to destroy a car than anybody else.
His trail of destroyed cars was the result of his constant effort to find the limit of his ability and the machinery. Learning he very rarely made the same (car destroying) mistake twice. (There are plenty of the wrecks on Youtube)
So when he got it right the results and legend came. Since his death he has been canonized as WRC drivers have become more like NASCAR drivers and less like to take the risks chasing championships.
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Modules for course N500 | BA/MK
BA Marketing
These were the modules for this course in the 2018–19 academic year.
You can also view the modules offered in the years: 2019–20; 2020–21.
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Year 2 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1
- ASB-2103: Principles of Marketing (10) The global marketplace; Marketing information and research; Segmentation, targeting and positioning; Customer relationships and value; Products; brands, product developments and life-cycles; Pricing strategies; Promotion and marketing communication; Public relations, personal selling and sales management; Place, marketing channels.or
ACB-2103: Egwyddorion Marchnata (10)Y farchnad fyd-eang; Gwybodaeth ac ymchwil marchnata; Segmenteiddio, targedu a lleoli; Perthynas â chwsmeriaid a gwerth am arian; Marchnata gwasanaethau; Cynnyrch, brandiau, datblygiad cynnyrch a'u cylch oes; Strategaethau prisio; Cyfathrebu ar gyfer hyrwyddo a marchnata; Cysylltiadau cyhoeddus, sgiliau gwerthu'r unigolyn a rheoli gwerthiant; Lleoliad, sianeli marchnata.
- ASB-2104: Princ.of Organisation & Mgmt (10) Introduction to management and organisations; The 'big picture' external environmental context, PESTLE framework; Organisational structure; Influence of technology and work systems; Management strategy; Organisational culture; Organisational democracy, employee voice, teamwork; Employee motivation and work orientations; Conflict: competing frames of reference, conflict resolution, power and politics.
- ASB-2110: Statistical Methods (10) Constrained optimisation; Hypothesis tests; Type I and Type II errors; Level of significance; Correlation and causality; Linear Regression model; Ordinary Least Squares estimation; Testing the significance of a regression.or
ADB-2110: Dulliau Ystadegol (10)
- ASB-2113: Marketing Communication (10) Integrated marketing communication; Application of contemporary communication theory and research methods; Marketing communications strategies and planning; Advertising and media planning; Sales promotion and online marketing communication; Public relations and exhibitions; Packaging and field marketing; Implementation and evaluation of integrated marketing communications strategy.or
ACB-2113: Cyfathrebu Marchnata (10)Cyfathrebu marchnata integredig; Defnyddio theori cyfathrebu a dulliau ymchwil cyfoes; Strategaethau a chynllunio dulliau o gyfathrebu marchnata; Hysbysebu a chynllunio yn y cyfryngau; Hyrwyddo gwerthiannau a chyfathrebu marchnata ar-lein; Cysylltiadau cyhoeddus ac arddangosfeydd; Gwerthu'n bersonol a marchnata uniongyrchol; Gweithredu a gwerthuso strategaeth cyfathrebu marchnata integredig.
Semester 2
- ASB-2107: Consumer Behaviour (10) Introduction to consumer behaviour and module; Theories of learning and the role of memory in consumption; The influence of values on consumers and motivation theory; Personality and lifestyles; The fundatmental role of attitude: forming and changing attitudes; The complex process of making decisions; The role of others in consumption; Culture and consumption; The dark side of constumption.
- ASB-2109: Marketing Research (10) The role of marketing research; Defining a research problem, research question and objectives; Questionnaire design, measurement and scaling; Sampling; Quantitative analysis; Collecting secondary data and use of databases; Qualitative methods including interviews, focus groups and observation; Qualitative analysis; Writing a research report; Causal research and an introduction to experiments.
- ASB-2112: Business Information Systems (10) Information systems and competitive advantage, including the value chain, and the nature of data, information and knowledge; Business systems concepts, business processes and business systems; Communication, networks, software, models for effective virtual communication; Keeping records, including databases, structures, forms, reports and searching; Interacting, including the basics of interface design, and workplace ergonomics; Impact of technology on working life, and new modules of working; Developing and chaning technology, including stages in systems development projects, such as analysis, specification, design and implementation; E-business and e-commerece; Learning with information systems, including innovation, decision making and knowledge management; Control and security, in networked environments, including intranet and internet.or
ADB-2112: Systemau Gwybodaeth Busnes (10)Systemau gwybodaeth a mantais cystadleuol, gan gynnwys y gadwyn werth a natur data a gwybodaeth; Cysyniadau systemau busnes, prosesau busnes a systemau busnes; Cyfathrebu, rhwydweithiau, meddalwedd, modelau ar gyfer cyfathrebu rhithwir effeithiol; Cadw cofnodion, gan gynnwys cronfeydd data, strwythurau, ffurflenni, adroddiadau a chwilio; Rhyngweithio, gan gynnwys cynllunio rhyngwyneb sylfaenol ac ergonomeg y gweithle; Effaith technoleg ar fyd gwaith a modelau gweithio newydd; Technoleg sy'n datblygu a newid, gan gynnwys camau mewn projectau datblygu systemau, megis dadansoddi, manyleb, cynllun a gweithredu; E-fusnes ac e-fasnach; Dysgu gyda systemau gwybodaeth, gan gynnwys datblygiadau newydd, gwneud penderfyniadau a rheoli gwybodaeth; Rheolaeth a diogelwch mewn amgylchedd wedi'i rwydweithio, gan gynnwys y fewnrwyd a'r rhyngrwyd.
Optional Modules
50 credits from:
- QXS-2001: Integrated English Skills 1 (10) (Semester 1) This course is only available to students whose native langauage is not English. Optional for second year students on any course. This module is a wide-ranging topic-based course which utilises a multi-media approach to language learning. Various techniques and materials are used, including video & audio recordings and authentic reading texts. The course places particular emphasis on Listening skills, Communication skills, Grammar and Idiomatic English. The six broad topics around which this language work takes place are Health, Homes, Travel, Culture, Work and People & Relationships. Handouts of materials are provided for students.
- QXS-2002: Integrated English Skills 2 (10) (Semester 2) This course is only available to students whose native language is not English. Optional for second year students on any course. This module is a wide-ranging topic-based course which utilises a multi-media approach to language learning. Various techniques and materials are used, including video tapes and authentic reading texts. The course places particular emphasis on Writing skills, Reading skills, Vocabulary development and Communicative grammar. The six broad topics around which this language work takes place are the Media, Learning & Teaching, Science & Technology, Entertainment, Crime & Punishment, and Stranger and Fiction. Handouts of materials are provided for students.
- QXS-2003: Business English 1 (10) (Semester 1) This course is only available to students whose native language is not English, who would like to improve their skills in Business English. (QXS2004 can be taken as a follow up course but is not a co-requisite). This single module course provides practice in the skills required to work or do business effectively in an English-speaking environment. International business interaction, customs and etiquette are covered as well as British business culture. Students also work on improving their presentation skills and gain confidence in telephoning in English. Business writing is an important element of the course including business letters, reports, memos, faxes and email. Studnets also work on improving their business vocabulary, in particular areas of international trade and the internet. The module uses a communicative approach and by the end of the course, students would be expected to be at the level of ALTE Level 4 (Cambridge Advanced English), corresponding to 'Competent User' in the Council of Europe Framework.
- QXS-2004: Business English 2 (10) (Semester 2) This course is only available to students whose native language is not English. (QXS2003 can be taken as a pre-course but is not a co-requisite). Ths course is recommended for all non-native speakers of English who would like to improve their skills in Business English. The single module course provides practive in the skills required to work or do business effectively in an English-speaking environment. This course focuses on cross-cultural issues, advertising, sales, marketing, interview skills and finding a job as well as job selection procedures. Report writing is also dealt with during this module. Writing, speaking and listening skills for business are an integral part of the course and the course also covers teamwork, travel and hospitality in addition to meeting and negotiation skills. The module uses a communicative approach and by the end of the course, students would be expected to be at the level of ALTE Level 4 (Cambridge Advanced English), corresponding to 'Competent User' in the Council of Europe Framework.
- ASB-2115: OrgLearn&Innov in Knowledge Ec (10) (Semester 1) Module content will be research led and incorporate high quality historical and current research scholarship on a number of important theories and contemporary themes in organisational learning and knowledge management. The module is likely to incorporate the following topics: • Introduction to key terms including Learning and Knowledge • Historical/ theoretical overview of Individual Learning • Group, Collective and Social Learning • Organisational Learning and Learning Organisation • Knowledge Management, Knowledge Workers and the Knowledge Economy • Designing, Delivering and Evaluating Organisational Learning • The role of e-learning technologies and social media • The role of HRM in OL and KM • Future directions, challenges and opportunities • Personal Learning and Personal Knowledge Management
- ASB-2202: Finance (20) (Semester 1 + 2) Present value and the opportunity cost of capital; Net present value and alternative methods of investment appraisal; Project analysis; Financial planning, and analysing financial performance; Investment risk and return, and portfolio theory; The Capital Asset Pricing Model; Short-term and long-term financing; Capital structure, and market imperfections; Weighted average cost of capital; Dividend policy; Financial and real options.
- CCB-2202: Ymdrin â'ch Pwnc yn Gymraeg (10) (Semester 1) Edrychir yn fanwl ar gyweiriau iaith ac egwyddorion Cymraeg Clir a cheir cyfle i arbrofi ag ysgrifennu gwahanol ddarnau yng nghyd-destun amrywiol feysydd academaidd ar gyfer gwahanol gynulleidfaoedd. Rhoir arweiniad ar sut i ymgyfarwyddo â thermau penodol gwahanol bynciau. Ceir gyfle i ymarfer sgiliau a fydd o ddefnydd i'r myfyrwyr wrth ddilyn cyrsiau trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg e.e. ysgrifennu nodiadau cydlynnus, crynhoi, trawsieithu a chyfieithu deunydd a defnyddir yn eu meysydd cwricwlaidd. Rhan bwysig o'r modiwl yw'r gwaith paratoi tuag at y cyflwyniad llafar (40% o'r marc terfynol) lle ceir cyfle i gyflwyno elfen benodol ar eu maes academaidd o flaen cynulleidfa o ddarlithwyr a chyd-fyfyrwyr.
- ASB-2305: Economics for Managers (10) (Semester 2) Part 1: Nature of Markets Part 2 :Production and Cost Part 3: Market Structure and Simple Pricing Strategies Part 4: Sophisticated Market Pricing Part 5: The Strategic World of Managers Part 6 : Government action and Managerial Behavioror
ACB-2305: Economeg i Reolwyr (10) (Semester 2)
- ASB-2400: Law for Business (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- ASB-2406: Work Placement (10) (Semester 1 + 2) Preparatory tutorials; Compilation of a CV; Job application letter writing; Ten days at a placement provider's workplace. Debriefing session.or
ACB-2406: Lleoliad Gwaith (10) (Semester 1 + 2)Tiwtorialau paratoadol; Llunio CV; Ysgrifennu llythyrau i wneud cais am swyddi; Deg diwrnod yng ngweithle darparwr lleoliad;
- ASB-2414: Management: Planning & Control (20) (Semester 1 + 2) The two principal tasks are as follows: 1) A crisis management scenario, completed over the course of a two-day field trip. You will respond to a series of simulated events that unfold over the course of a match day. 2) Development of a proposal for an affinity product partnership, linking the football club's brand to the marketing of another product.
- ASB-2415: Personal Finance (10) (Semester 2) The lecture programme will outline the principle areas of content with specific skills honed within seminars. The lecture programme will be introduced through considering the importance of personal finance education, the need for financial literacy and how this relates to the student and graduate experience. Following this introduction areas of income, expenditure and taxation are considered. The module also provides consideration as to the form and use of different financial services encountered in life including debt, pensions, insurance, savings and investments, Lastly there is also discussion of how to financial customers make decisions in financial services markets and can be prey and mislead by current sales techniques employed by the financial services industry.or
ADB-2415: Cyllid Personol (10) (Semester 2)
- ASB-2416: Operations Strategy (10) (Semester 1) Operations Strategy is the highest level of Operations Management that deals with plans and decisions that shape the long-term capabilities of any organisation in the course of designing, producing and distributing products and services. Themes that will be explored in the module include: • Introduction to Operation Management • Competitiveness • Operations Strategy • Linking Operations Strategy to Competitiveness • Innovation, Design & Technology Strategy • Production Strategy & Lean • Total quality management • Logistics & Location strategies • Supply chain Strategy
- ASB-2507: Management Accounting 1 & 2 (20) (Semester 1 + 2) Costings, budgets and pricing; Target costing, life-cycling costings, back-flush accounting and throughput accounting; Linear programming with multiple scarce resources; Budgetary systems; Advanced standard costing; Performance measurement; Working capital management; Application of advanced management accounting techniques in organisations.
- ASB-2511: Evolution of Mgmt Thought (10) (Semester 2) Introduction: academics, top executives, consultants and management gurus; The power of ideas to explain organizational change; The diffusion of management ideas (business education, management consultants, knowledge management within the firm); Great contributors to management thinking (e.g. o Scientific organization of work: Taylor o The role of directors and entrepreneurs: Fayol o Managers in organizations: Drucker); Management gurus and their contributions to management (Presentations); Conclusion: What lies ahead?
- Students may choose from the above list of modules subject to pre-requisites. QXS modules are for international students only.
Year 3 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1
- ASB-3103: Marketing Strategy & Man. (10) Introduction and course organisation; Relationship Marketing; Entrepreneurial Marketing; Branding; Creating a Marketing Strategy; Marketing Audit and Tools 1 & 2; Formulating Marketing Strategies; Choosing a Case Study/Small Group Formation; Case study preparation and presentation.
- ASB-3112: Advertising Strategy (10) Theoretical advertising models; The advertising management process: messages, media and measurement of advertising effectiveness; Advertising campaign development, with emphasis on planning and analysing advertising media; Internet advertising, mobile and ambient media; Branding and globalisation of advertising; Promotion management, marketing-oriented public relations, sponserships and trade promotions.or
ADB-3112: Strategaeth Hysbysebu (10)Modelau hysbysebu damcaniaethol; Y broses o reoli hysbysebu: negeseuon, y cyfryngau a mesur effeithiolrwydd hysbysebu; Datblygu ymgyrch hysbysebu, gyda phwyslais ar gynllunio a dadansoddi cyfryngau hysbysebu; Hysbysebu ar y rhyngrwyd, cyfryngau symudol ac amgylchol; Brandio a globaleiddio hysbysebu; Rheoli hyrwyddo, cysylltiadau cyhoeddus gyda phwyslais ar farchnata, noddi a hyrwyddo masnach
- ASB-3114: e-Marketing (10) Defining the field: Introduction to the module and e-marketing as a strategic tool; E-marketing strategy and the e-marketing environment; Social media marketing; The e-marketing mix; The consumers perspective; The marketers perspective; Online retailing; Mobile marketing.
- ASB-3530: Brand Management (10)
Semester 2
- ASB-3107: The Marketing of Services (10) Understanding and framing service experiences; Measuring Service Quality; Role of technology in service quality; Service setting and participants; Price/Value/Quality; Communication - more than promotions; Managing demand and customer confidence; Service delivery globally.
- ASB-3108: Customer Insight Project (10) Issues in undertaking market research activities; Development and administration of fieldwork for quantitative customer survey; Analysis of quantitative survey data; Reporting and presentation of strategic recommendations.
- ASB-3439: International Marketing (10)
- ASB-3513: Advanced Consumer Psychology (10) Module content will reflect current thinking on a number of specialist topics within consumer behaviour literature. Below gives an indication of the topics that may be covered. These topics are discrete in nature and therefore are not therefore linked. Introduction and moving beyond ASB2107: How have we got here? Attitude and Attitude Strength Emotions and Consumer Behaviour Personal and Social Identity Goals and Self-Regulation The dark side of consumption Consumers and Brands Hot topics presentations Social and Media Influences and Consumer Behaviour
Optional Modules
40 credits from:
- ASB-3101: Human Resource Management (10) (Semester 1) History and development of the HR function; Strategic HRM; Human resourcing: recruitment and selection, human resource planning; Human Resource Development; Reward and performance management; Employee relations, employment law, industrial relations; The flexible firm; Globalisation and international HRM; HRM issues in practice.
- ASB-3102: International Business (10) (Semester 1) Globalisation and international business; Challenges of operating in an international environment; Culture in the global environment; Role of governments in international business; Economic and behavioural explanations of international business; Range of transaction modes, export/import, joint venture, licensing and other cooperative modes, wholly-owned direct investment; Creating a Global Value Chain; Selecting countries and modes of entry; Challenges of implementing international business strategy.
- ASB-3104: Entrepreneurship Cap & Firm (10) (Semester 1) Introduction to entrepreneurship; Evolution of the Concept of Entrepreneurship; Characteristics of the entrepreneur; Creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship; The role of entrepreneurs in the economy and society; Entrepreneurship in large firms; Types of entrepreneurship; Defining small businesses; Entrepreneurship in the future.or
ADB-3104: Entrepreneuriaeth Cyf & Cwmni (10) (Semester 1)Cyflwyniad i entrepreneuriaeth; Esblygiad y cysyniad o entrepreneuriaeth; Nodweddion yr entrepreneur; Creadigrwydd, arloesi ac entrepreneuriaeth; Rôl entrepreneuriaid yn yr economi a chymdeithas; Entrepreneuriaeth mewn cwmnïau mawr; Mathau o entrepreneuriaeth; Diffinio busnesau bychain; Entrepreneuriaeth yn y dyfodol.
- ASB-3109: Strategic Management (10) (Semester 2) The concepts of strategic management; the vocabulary of strategy; prescriptive and emergent strategies; Strategy, the organisation and the environment; strategic capabilities; The core processes: strategic analysis; strategy formulation; strategic choices; Directions for strategy development, product and market development, diversification; Methods of strategy development, internal development, mergers and acquisitions, joint developments; Corporate-level versus business-level strategy, the corporate strategy and diversification; business strategies; Strategy in action: evaluating strategy, organising for success.
- ASB-3117: Globaliz'tn & Multin'tl Corp'n (10) (Semester 2) Globalisation and its discontent; Engines of growth; Business and the state; Big Business; The Chandlerian firm; Business groups, mutuals and co-operatives; Technology and the digital economy; Business and business schools; Excellent firms - a longitudinal analysis (Presentations).
- CCB-3202: Ymdrin â'ch Pwnc yn Gymraeg (10) (Semester 2) Edrychir yn fanwl ar gyweiriau iaith ac egwyddorion Cymraeg Clir a cheir cyfle i arbrofi ag ysgrifennu darnau gwahanol yng nghyd-destun amrywiol feysydd academaidd ar gyfer gwahanol gynulleidfaeodd. Rhoir arweiniad ar sut i ymgyfarwyddo â thermau penodol gwahanol bynciau. Ceir cyfle i ymarfer sgiliau a fydd o ddefnydd i'r myfyrwyr wrth ddilyn eu cyrsiau trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg e.e. ysgrifennu nodiadau cydlynnus, crynhoi, trawsieithu a chyfieithu deunydd a defnyddir yn eu meysydd cwricwlaidd. Rhan bwysig o'r modiwl yw'r gwaith paratoi tuag at y cyflwyniad llafar (40% o'r marc terfynol) lle ceir cyfle i gyflwyno elfen benodol ar eu maes academaidd o flaen cynulleidfa o ddarlithwyr a chyd-fyfyrwyr.
- ASB-3400: Law for Business (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- ASB-3412: Dissertation (20) (Semester 1 + 2) There is no set syllabus. The subject matter can be drawn from any area of accounting, banking, economics, finance, business studies, management or marketing, provided that there is suitable and sufficient reading material available, and a member of staff is available to supervise in the chosen area of study. You should choose your topic in consultation with the module organiser and other members of staff at the start of the academic year.or
ACB-3412: Traethawd (20) (Semester 1 + 2)Nid oes maes llafur penodedig. Gall y testun ddod o unrhyw faes astudiaethau busnes, rheolaeth neu farchnata, ar yr amod bod deunydd darllen addas a digonol ar gael a bod aelod staff ar gael i oruchwylio'r maes astudio a ddewiswyd. Dylech ddewis eich testun mewn ymgynghoriad â threfnydd y modiwl ac aelodau staff eraill ar ddechrau'r flwyddyn academaidd.
- ASB-3500: Britain and the EU (10) (Semester 1) Elements of a governmental system; Relationship between the legislature, executive and judiciary, constituions and the rule of law; The British state and its institutions, the executive, the prime minister and monarch; The nation state and the EU; Sovereignty, legitimacy, subsidiarity and multi-level governance; History and evolution of the EU; Consultative and legislative processes of the EU; The EU as an experimental, evolving and unique model of multi-level governance.
- ASB-3509: Corp. Social Responsibility (10) (Semester 2) This module involves a visit to an organisation, during which emphasis will be placed upon its CSR strategies. An opportunity will also be available to relate CSR theory to its practical applications.
- Students may choose from the above list of modules subject to pre-requisites.