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Many people want to build secure Internet services that protect their users against surveillance, or the illegal seizure of their data. When EFF is asked how to build these tools, our advice is: don't start from scratch. Find a public, respected, project which provides the privacy-protecting quality you want in your own work, and find a way to implement your dream atop these existing contributions.
So, for instance, the New Yorker's Strongbox, a dropbox for anonymous sources, uses Tor as its basis to provide anonymity to its users. If you want anonymity in your app, building your tool on top of Tor's backbone means you can take advantage of its experience and future improvements, as well as letting you contribute back to the wider community.
This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the enforcement of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), which brought new levels of Internet censorship to libraries across the country. CIPA was signed into law in 2000 and found constitutional by the Supreme Court in 2003. The law is supposed to encourage public libraries and schools to filter child pornography and obscene or "harmful to minors" images from the library's Internet connection in exchange for continued federal funding.
UPDATE 2013-04-12: Apparently as a result of this blog post, social media attention, and questions from the Australian Greens to the Australian Federal Attorney General's Department, the block has been lifted. But there has not yet been any explanation of why these 1,200 sites were blocked in the first place.
EFF has long opposed Australia's Internet censorship schemes, warning that even the voluntary filtering that has been implemented by Australia's largest ISPs, Telstra and Optus, lacks transparency and accountability, and could lead to collateral damage—accidental censorship of websites that are not violating the law in any way. A dramatic example of such collateral damage appears to be occuring at the moment.
In a shocking move, Google has recently deleted AdBlock Plus from the Android Play Store. This is hugely disappointing because it demonstrates that Google is willing to censor software and abandon its support for open platforms as soon as there's an ad-related business reason for doing so.
Until now, the Internet and software development communities have relied on Google to be safely on their side when it comes to building open platforms, encouraging innovation, and giving users maximum choice about how their computers will function. But with today's news, that commitment to openness suddenly looks much, much weaker.
What happens when a country's government censors the entirety of its domestic web, with no oversight or transparency? It turns out that politicians aren't the only ones with an interest in repressing free expression — and given a lever of control, a black market of censors quickly emerges.
A group of investigators from Chinese magazine Caixin recently uncovered the activities of Beijing's "dark PR" agencies, who take money from private companies to bribe Internet censors to delete unfavourable commentary on Chinese forums and microblogging sites, using the infrastructure that the Chinese authorities have built for political censorship.
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Pioneering rock musician/producer Nick Lowe was the featured guest for a recent installment of the GRAMMY Museum's An Evening With series. Before an intimate audience, Lowe discussed becoming a musician, his early musical influences and working with GRAMMY winner Elvis Costello. Following the interview, Lowe performed a brief set, including "Heart," a song from his 1982 album Nick The Knife.
"I figured out pretty quickly that if you want to have any kind of long-term career, you have to figure out [how] to write your own song[s]," said Lowe. "Lots of things have changed in the pop business, but that is still true."
Brinsley Schwarz severed ties in 1975, but by then Lowe had established himself as a significant figure in the development of punk rock. With a reputation as a talented songwriter, he began working as producer for artists including Dr. Feelgood, Graham Parker and the Kursaal Flyers. Lowe eventually became the first artist signed to independent label Stiff Records, where he also worked as an in-house producer. Lowe was credited for producing arguably the first British punk album, the Damned's Damned Damned, as well as Costello's 1977 release, My Aim Is True. His rough, DIY producing style earned him the moniker "Basher."
In 1978 Lowe released his debut solo album, Jesus Of Cool, which was later renamed Pure Pop For Now People for its release in the United States. Labour Of Lust was released in 1979 with Lowe's backing band, Rockpile, and featured the Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 hit "Cruel To Be Kind." Lowe shifted his music toward roots rock for his 1984 release And His Cowboy Outfit, and 1985's Rose Of England, featuring "I Knew The Bride (When She Used To Rock & Roll)," his second and last Billboard Hot 100 hit to date.
Lowe formed Little Village in 1986, a supergroup featuring multigenre musicians Ry Cooder and John Hiatt and percussionist Jim Keltner. The group earned a GRAMMY nomination in 1992 for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal for their self-titled release. Lowe released several more solo albums throughout the '90s and 2000s, including 2001's The Convincer and 2007's At My Age, both of which made the Top 40 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart. His most recent release, The Old Magic, was released in September and peaked at No. 25 on Billboard's Rock Albums chart.
Upcoming GRAMMY Museum events include An Evening With Judy Collins (Nov. 1), An Evening With LeAnn Rimes (Nov. 2), Spotlight: Colbie Caillat (Nov. 3), and An Evening With America (Nov. 4).
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With lush and intimate photography, Wojciech Staron documents his family's move from Poland to Argentina. Struggling to adapt in a foreign country, his 8-year-old son Janek finds a friend in Marcia, a grounded 11-year-old Argentinean of Polish descent. With a strength and determination well beyond her years, Marcia must help make ends meet while holding her family together. A coming-of-age story uniquely cross-cultural and universal, Janek and Marica go on adventures throughout the Argentinian countryside together finding work and exploring the beauty of nature around them. Janek's eagerness and Marcia's tenacity make them two unforgettable characters in an unconventional love story that sees the innocence of childhood surrounded by the harsh realities of adulthood.
The use of 16mm film lends The Argentinean Lesson an eternal feel, fitting with the intricate and timelessness of the aging cars and machinery of the exotic locale. As a follow up to his 1998 film Siberian Lesson where he followed his now wife as she taught Polish to immigrants in Siberia, Argentinean Lesson has won numerous awards at the Krakow Film Festival in Poland and has screened at the True/False Film Festival in Missouri.
Argentinean Lesson is part of a new era of the docudrama, blending the honesty a documentary provides and the rich texture a fiction film gives through its "vivid, dynamic, emotional and strong" visuals. (Vox Magazine) Offering a reflection on our own childhood and a focus on nature, there's no better place for viewing The Argentinean Lesson than outdoors.
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In 1976, Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (JHA) was founded on the premise that strong relationships and sound technology go hand-in-hand.DOWNLOAD NOW
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BeyondTrust, a leader in cyber security, optimized their use of Qvidian by engaging Qvidian's Consulting Services. Through this engagement, they gained huge efficiencies, alignment of leadership and valuable insight into their sales processView Now
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Globoforce is leading a movement to make employees happier at work. This results in greater employee engagement, productivity and retention. What Globoforce does for its clients, Qvidian does for their proposal team – increasing productivity and appreciating their value.VIEW ON DEMAND
Jack Henry & Associates values Qvidian's supported collaboration
Jack Henry & Associates values Qvidian's supported collaboration and how that dramatically reduces pressure on their small proposal team. Working together, the team is much better able to handle tight deadlines and has increased efficiencies across the board.WATCH VIDEO
Nuance Communications works with Qvidian
Nuance Communications is a $2B company with $1B in healthcare. They are the world leader in voice and speech recognition utilized in everyday products such as the iPhone and Bluetooth technology. They also lead the world in transcription services for physicians.WATCH VIDEO
O. C. Tanner increased user adoption of Qvidian by 200%
O. C. Tanner increased user adoption of Qvidian by 200% in less than six months. Working with Qvidian Consulting Services, they were able to fully utilize all Qvidian offers and show their sales force the tremendous benefits and ease of using the system.WATCH VIDEO
Press Ganey works with Qvidian to Smooth Processes
Qvidian's smooth processes have made the proposal team the company's "go-to" team for content and messaging.WATCH VIDEO
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Spectrum Business engaged Qvidian Consulting Services to maximize their use of the system and in doing so, realized huge efficiencies and pride of ownership.WATCH VIDEO
EKS&H Audit, values Qvidian's ability to help them build relationships
EKS&H Audit, Tax and Consulting Services values Qvidian's ability to help them build relationships with their clients and be seen as a trusted business advisor by personalizing their RFP responses and other documents.WATCH VIDEO
Fifth Third Bank maximized the value of Qvidian to optimize their content
Fifth Third Bank, a major regional bank crossing 13 states, maximized the value of Qvidian by customizing the use of the system for each person involved. They have seen a dramatic increase in use of the system and their ability to optimize their content management.WATCH VIDEO
Hope is Not a Strategy: Proposal Secrets from the Field
In many companies today, the proposal process is not as effective as it should be, or worse, it may be broken completely. It may not matter what the contributing reasons are since the outcome is the same: these companies fall into "same old, same old" thinking and habits and choose to hope thaVIEW ON DEMAND
[INFOGRAPHIC] RFP Management Past. Present. Future.
RFP Management Past. Present. Future. RFP management has come a long way. Here is a look at its evolution through time.DOWNLOAD INFOGRAPHIC
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It happens multiple times a day: you've got different members of the sales and marketing organization that all need your help with their content. It could be anything from a presentation, to an rfp or proposal, and even collateral.Register Now
Content Automation Trends Report: What's Up With Your Sales Content? On-Demand Webinar
Qvidian's first edition of the Content Automation Trends Report comes at a trying time in the selling ecosphere.VIEW ON DEMAND
Minding the Value Gap: Drive more Sales with Value Messaging, Insights, and Financial Justification. On-Demand Webinar
Why are your sales reps not making quota? The number one issue is not the lack of leads, training, social selling skills or product knowledge, but the "inability for sales reps to effectively articulate your value", this according to research from SiriusDecisions.VIEW ON DEMAND
Creating a Compelling Value Story On Demand Webinar
A compelling value proposition should demonstrate the difference between a meaningful value proposition and marketing fluff, how to identify what the customer will respond to, how to link it to corporate strengths, and how to support it with evidence.VIEW ON DEMAND
Best Practices for Implementing a Proposal Automation System On-Demand Webinar
There are many areas you need to consider when implementing a proposal automation system.VIEW ON DEMAND
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The right words in the right order: that's one definition of persuasive writing. But which are the right words? And what's the right order? Can you use your existing marketing copy in your sales proposals and presentations? Or does it need to be changed so that it will be effective?VIEW ON DEMAND
What's in the magic hat of great Sales Content?
Proposals – you know the drill. You've been here before and you know your proposal has to stand out among the rest. But how do you make that happen? Personalize it for each person on the buying committee. It's easier than you think and more important than you know.VIEW ON DEMAND
7 Habits for Highly Effective Sales Content
Inspired by Steven Covey's seminal business and self-help book, this guide is intended to present specific – and actionable – best practices today's sales content professionals can use to improve the quality of proposals, RPFs, and presentations in their organization.DOWNLOAD NOW
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ABERDEED REPORT- Sales playbooks improve performance- we have the data to prove it- but simply writing a check for your team's licenses isn't enough to move all your reps past quota.DOWNLOAD NOW
Taking the Guesswork out of Sales Enablement
ABERDEED REPORT- Understanding the best practices that will most effectively pay off in quantifiable results, and selecting technology enablers, in which they should invest, are among the many decisions facing quota-carrying practitioners seeking to meet or beat quota.DOWNLOAD NOW
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Content overload is a thing of the current and the future for organizations in 2015. Selling and marketing content, in particular, is intended to drive your organization forward through strategic customer alignment.DOWNLOAD INFOGRAPHIC
Advanced Content Analytics
Content is the backbone of sales. Companies today invest significantly in the creation of content for selling documents.DOWNLOAD NOW
Fifth Third Case Study: Efficiency and the Bottom Line
Fifth Third Bank discovered this when they embraced Qvidian's software solutions to add efficiency to their proactive proposals, RFP responses, and product documentation efforts as well as to support their critical need for data security and compliance regulations.DOWNLOAD NOW
2015 Content Automation Trends Report
Content overload is a thing of the current and the future for organizations in 2015. Selling and marketing content, in particular, is intended to drive your organization forward through strategic customer alignment.DOWNLOAD NOW
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With low user adoption, CRM systems inconsistently store prospect and customer data, not delivering the results that organizations need for successful sales execution.DOWNLOAD NOW
Views from the C-Suite Qvidian Discusses Global Rollout with Teknion
Qvidian President, Lewie Miller sits down with Teknion's Debra Bowness to discuss Teknion's global rollout of Qvidian's automated proposal solution. Learn the benefits and strategies to sharing this solution in your global company.WATCH VIDEO
Wipfli CPAs and Consultants
Wipfli has always grown by embracing new technology and they're doing it again with Qvidian. With 32 offices across the US, they decided to automate their proposals to increase efficiency, productivity and to unify their brand as they continue to grow.WATCH VIDEO
Ellucian Found a Partner in Qvidian
Ellucian found a partner in Qvidian. Qvidian helped them automate their proposal and RFP process achieving significant time savings, higher quality output and the ability to develop unique documents.WATCH VIDEO
Extend Rapid Response to Prospects from Months to Minutes.
Intergraph creates the software behind 911 systems. They needed to extend their rapid response to prospects requesting statements of work and proposals. With the help of Qvidian, Intergraph has taken that process from months to minutes.WATCH VIDEO
Hexagon Safety and Infrastructure Embraced the Efficiency and Speed of Qvidian
Hexagon Safety and Infrastructure (formerly Intergraph) embraced the efficiency and speed of Qvidian. They are now able to easily meet deadlines and have become more cost competitive able to do more without hiring additional staff.WATCH VIDEO
Qvidian Gives ARAMARK Sales Team the Time to Do What They Do Best
Aramark is an international company in the customer service industry and cares deeply about finding efficiencies. Their process was taking too much time for too little gain. They brought in Qvidian with the goal of building the best documents they could for their sales team.WATCH VIDEO
Qvidian Enables TESTAMERICA to Secure Data, as well as Improve their Proposals
TestAmerica provides environmental testing for some of the most significant agencies in the US as well as commercial and industrial clients. Their data must be rock solid.WATCH VIDEO
Creating a Winning Proposal
In today's ever competitive and complex landscape, marketing and sales need to write more (and better!) proposals than ever before. Although every proposal is different, there are specific techniques you can incorporate to ensure that your materials are effective selling documents.DOWNLOAD GUIDE
Onboarding Research from Sales Management Association
The Sales Management Organization (SMA) recently conducted a study summarizing data from over 100 organizations on the variety in onboarding program effectiveness.DOWNLOAD RESEARCH BRIEF
How Stuff Works - Creating a Killer Sales Playbook
Simply put, sales playbooks help salespeople win by providing them with the guidance and situational coaching they need to advance deals. And they can be developed for any recurring selling situation in which you want to drive repeatable behavior.DOWNLOAD GUIDE
[INFOGRAPHIC] Sales Execution Trends 2015
Organizations in 2015 are making a fundamental shift toward aggressive growth. Sales leaders must refocus on making their teams more successful by looking beyond tactical sales enablement and empowering sales forces with strategic end-to-end sales execution.DOWNLOAD INFOGRAPHIC
[INFOGRAPHIC] The Buyer's Journey Map
60% of deals end in no decision, and it boils down to this: buyers today are overwhelmed. They're overloaded with information that's vague, disconnected from their real needs, highly impersonal, and downright valueless. They're tired of being sold to… they just want to buy!DOWNLOAD INFOGRAPHIC
Sales Execution Trends 2015 Report
Qvidian surveyed executives and sales leaders from varying industries, markets, and company sizes to create a comprehensive study of the top objectives and challenges facing sales leaders in 2015.DOWNLOAD RESEARCH BRIEF
Revolutionize Selling [VIDEO]
Consumer behavior has changed and evolved and we believe sales tactics should as well. Charge forward, seize success. Be part of the Revolution.WATCH VIDEO
Revolutionize Selling: Enablement to Execution
Learn what you can do to solve some of the biggest challenges in your sales organization, while taking on a fresh approach towards empowering your sales force through an end-to-end guided selling platform.DOWNLOAD GUIDE
Revolutionize Selling: Then & Now [INFOGRAPHIC]
Sales leaders still work overtime on enabling their salesforce with repetitive maintenance strategies, while not spending nearly enough time on executing effectively to grow and scale their sales initiatives.DOWNLOAD INFOGRAPHIC
Sales Playbooks for Technology Companies
Learn how innovators in the Technology sector are succeeding in closing the gap between annual strategy & daily sales execution with Qvidian Sales Playbooks.DOWNLOAD DATA SHEET
Mid-Year Check-In on Sales Kickoff Initiatives
Mid-year is the best time for sales leaders to take a moment to re-sync and re-align sales activities to the original goals in order to stay on track for a strong second half.DOWNLOAD GUIDE
Moving the Middle On-Demand Webinar
Every sales organization can be broken down into top, middle, and bottom performers. Top performing sales reps can be counted on for hitting quota and making those deals happen that didn't look possible. But the majority of reps fall into that middle category.WATCH WEBINAR
Moving the Middle: Making Your Middle Performers Better
Download our new eGuide and learn the business impact of making your middle sales performers better. A five percent gain in the middle 60 percent of your sales performers can deliver over 91 percent greater sales than a five percent shift in your top 20 percent.DOWNLOAD GUIDE
Accelerating New Salesperson Productivity: Strategy and Best Practices Webinar Replay
With many organizations anticipating to hire more sales reps in 2014, its more important than ever to bring those new reps to productivity faster.WATCH WEBINAR
Accelerating Sales Rep Ramp-Up Sales iQ Guide
Check out our Sales iQ Guide and learn more about accelerating new sales reps to make an immediate impact on your organization.DOWNLOAD GUIDE
On Demand Webinar: Sales Execution Trends
Two-thirds of companies surveyed indicate they expect to grow their sales team in 2014. With this anticipated growth in sales organizations, the burden of onboarding and ramping new sales staff as quickly as possible becomes paramount to sales leaders.WATCH WEBINAR
From Enablement to Execution
This guide offers perspective on the key principles on shifting from sales enablement to sales execution combined with a fresh approach that challenges the way Sales has traditionally been equipped.DOWNLOAD GUIDE
The Sales Execution Challenge: How Do You Measure Up? [INFOGRAPHIC]
INFOGRAPHIC: see how you measure up in The Sales Execution Challenge. In 2014, top sales organizations are looking beyond sales enablement and towards sales execution to meet their goals. Where do you stand?DOWNLOAD INFOGRAPHIC
Annual Sales Kick-offs: A Strategic Approach
Many organizations start the year with positive momentum at their sales kick-off meeting. This guide takes a look at practical tips on how to start the year off right with a successful sales kick-off meeting.DOWNLOAD GUIDE
Improving Sales Productivity: An End-to-End Approach
Today's sales leaders have to align their firms' selling activities with the way customers buy, insure the sales force communicates value, and make sure deals and opportunities are addressed efficiently.WATCH WEBINAR
The Mobile Workforce & Why You Should Care [INFOGRAPHIC]
When was the last time you armed your reps with something they liked instead of enforcing a new policy? Check out our new infographic that highlights the rise of the mobile workforce and what it means for businesses.DOWNLOAD INFOGRAPHIC
Streamline Sales Complexity with Qvidian Sales Playbooks (demo)
Learn how Qvidian can help you streamline sales complexity into a repeatable process with Sales Playbooks & Analytics.WATCH VIDEO
Putting Change to Work in Sales Organizations
Change happens. And in today's business environment, it happens more quickly than ever.DOWNLOAD GUIDE
Research Update: Sales Process Adoption & Usage
This Sales Management Association webcast examines how large sales forces are using defined sales processes, their impact on performance, and factors contributing to sales process adoption and effectiveness.WATCH WEBINAR
Research Update: Managing Sales Force Change
This Sales Management Association webcast details new research findings on managing changing initiatives in business-to-business sales organizations.WATCH WEBINAR
Prove the Power of Content Marketing: 6 Ways Playbooks Can Bridge the Sales Gap and Tie Back to Revenue
Download this new E-book to learn how progressive companies are addressing this disconnect by closing the loop and creating the right content assets for key points in the sales funnel.DOWNLOAD EBOOK
How Best-in-Class Companies Use Sales Playbooks to Align Sales and Marketing, Increase Revenue & Win More Business
New research by the Aberdeen Group concludes that "Best-in-Class" companies are deploying sales playbooks to better align sales and marketing--and drive additional revenue.WATCH WEBINAR
Aberdeen Research Brief: Sales Playbooks
Sales Playbooks: How the Best-in-Class Connect Marketing & Sales through the Entire Selling Lifecycle. This Research Brief focuses on sales playbooks as an effective solution which both marketing & sales executives can deploy toward optimal corporate results.DOWNLOAD RESEARCH BRIEF
The Seven Deadly Sins of Proposal Writing
Sales proposals are an integral part of complex sales processes. A poorly executed proposal can undercut months of excellent sales effort. Unfortunately, most sales training ignores them completely.DOWNLOAD GUIDE
How to Write a Winning Proposal
Why do customers want proposals? What goes into a winning proposal? Tips for maximizing your win ratio.DOWNLOAD GUIDE
How to Create Killer Sales Playbooks: Four Steps for Designing Sales Playbooks that Win Deals
Discover the best practices for creating sales playbooks for any reoccurring selling situation. You'll learn the ABLE methodology—the four steps for designing sales playbooks that will help your team move deals toward wins.DOWNLOAD GUIDE
Eight Best Practices For Improving Collaboration in the Proposal ProcessDOWNLOAD GUIDE
Art and Science: It Takes Both to Develop Great Content
All of this adds up to an important question: What really makes a good proposal? How can you improve how you develop and manage content to produce more effective proposals?DOWNLOAD GUIDE
Secrets to Killer Sales Proposals
In many companies today, the proposal process is not as effective as it should be, or worse, broken completely. Not only does this lead to inferior sales proposals, but it can hurt a company's reputation and result in lost deals.DOWNLOAD NOW
Teknion: Setting the Bar for RFPs
In the world of RFPs, competition is fierce. If you are not winning, you're losing – in more ways than one. Teknion wanted to improve their results and embraced Qvidian. They chose Qvidian for efficiency, accuracy and speed.DOWNLOAD NOW
Rehmann Case Study: A Driving Force
In order to live up to that identity, Rehmann realized they needed to look for a way to build consistency, accuracy and speed into their proposal development activities. After several mergers, Rehmann had grown to encompass 19 offices where more than 400 proposals are prepared each year.DOWNLOAD NOW
How Stuff Works - Have Your Best Sales Kick-off Meeting Yet
So what can you do differently to have a truly successful sales kick-off meeting? Here's a breakdown of the strategic stuff needed that will help you improve and more importantly prolong the effects of sales kick-offs.DOWNLOAD GUIDE
Digital Playbooks
A sales process isn't a methodology, it's a step-by-step process from initial prospect engagement until a decision is made, good or bad. Everyone has a sales process whether they know it or not. But is it consistently used by your sales team?DOWNLOAD DATA SHEET
Content Automation
Winning business requires laser focus on portraying value in every interaction with prospective clients. The complexity, volume and response time of proposals, RFPs and other sales documents requires a significant amount of time and valuable resources.DOWNLOAD DATA SHEET
Quickly Create Personalized Sales Content with Qvidian Proposal Automation
Qvidian Proposal Automation empowers you to spend less time writing and more time closing business by streamlining the creation of personalized sales documents.WATCH VIDEO
Beeline Success Story
"Qvidian has probably cut RFP response time down, at a minimum, 5 to 6 hours a week, and some weeks, 10 to 12. So that's a huge -- it gives you your life back."WATCH VIDEO
OpenText Success Story
Qvidian Makes OpenText's Proposal Team 50% Faster. "I recently talked a former coworker who is now just using a separate database. They said, 'I miss Qvidian like crazy.WATCH VIDEO
Bright Horizons Success Story
"A task that may have taken one and a half to two days has now taken half a day. That is 8 to 12 hours saved on my part so that I'm able to move forward with the customizing or to start responding to a new RFP as it comes in."WATCH VIDEO
Alexander Group on Qvidian Sales Playbooks
"Playbooks are a good way to teach our old-school sales organizations, feature-benefit organizations, to try to mold behaviors into something that our customers are interested in."WATCH VIDEO
Covance Success Story
Qvidian Helps Covance Drive Sales Collaboration Across the Globe. Covance wanted to drive Salesforce.com adoption further, and using the integration with Qvidian, they've been able to do just that.WATCH VIDEO
The Perfect Pitch - Presented by Tom Sant
Watch our webinar for a look at how we can break the cycle with presentations that engage the customer and establish immediate relevance. Using actual case studies and examples, we look at poor examples and then replace them with successful approaches.WATCH WEBINAR
CBRE Boosts Internal Productivity and Sales Effectiveness with Qvidian Proposal AutomationDOWNLOAD CASE STUDY
QPA Foundations
In just one week, by attending a series of online classes, users can learn the basics of generating documents, populating and managing their library and designing the structure of new custom documents.DOWNLOAD DATA SHEET
Sales Playbooks for Financial Services
Learn how innovators in the Financial Services industry are succeeding in closing the gap between annual strategy & daily sales execution with Qvidian Sales Playbooks.DOWNLOAD DATA SHEET
BDO USA Success Story
Qvidian took BDO from good to great, streamlining their proposals and increasing brand consistency across the country.Watch Video
Guardian Life Insurance Success Story
Qvidian allows Guardian Life Insurance to quickly search and find their best content to feature in their proposals.Watch Video
Optimizing Sales Performance - Sales Playbooks Solution Sheet
Download this solution sheet to find out how Qvidian Sales Playbooks can help you optimize sales performance and close the gap between complex sales and actionable insight.DOWNLOAD DATA SHEET
Capturing New Business - Sales Playbooks Solution Sheet
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Accelerating Sales Ramp Up - Sales Playbooks Solution Sheet
Download this solution sheet to find out how Qvidian Sales Playbooks can help you accelerate sales ramp up and close the gap between hiring and quota attainment.DOWNLOAD DATA SHEET
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It was an eerie and unsettling reprise of George W. Bush's embarrassing post–Hurricane Katrina interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer when he infamously declared, "I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees."
Last Friday, in the wake of another cataclysm — this one man-made — the world was treated to the president telling CBS anchor Bob Schieffer that Hamas's victory in the Palestinian elections was a "lightning bolt" that "caught everyone by surprise."
Actually, there were some precursors to the geopolitical earthquake in the Palestinian territories that saw Hamas win more than 70 of 132 seats in parliament — including a prescient June 9, 2005, New York Review of Books essay chronicling Hamas's rising political fortunes and a prophetic page-one Boston Globe photo on the day before the balloting, showing a sea of green-capped Hamas supporters rallying in Hebron. In Palestinian as well as US politics, field organization and campaign "visibilities" can be a true predictor of ballot-box strength.
But the fact that Hamas's big win managed to catch politicians, policymakers, and the media by surprise offers several lessons. One is the fallibility of those damn exit polls. Another is the short attention span and strained resources of a Mideast press corps that, over the past two and a half years, had shifted focus from the Palestinian intifada to the Iraqi insurgency.
But the biggest lesson of all — what is most worrisome and ominous about the expressed will of the Palestinian people — is that the vote casts doubt on the principles of US foreign policy and the Bush administration's competence to carry it out.
The competence problem, which Bush exemplified with his "who knew?" admission to Schieffer, reared its ugly head again on Monday. A front-page story in the New York Times included the damning admission by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that the US — which traditionally acted as the primary broker between the Palestinians and Israelis but dramatically downgraded that role during this administration — was asleep at the switch on a matter central to its foreign-policy interests. "I've asked why nobody saw [the Hamas win] coming," Rice told the paper. "It does say something about us not having a good enough pulse."
An even broader concern is that the Palestinian election revealed a fundamental flaw in the nation's neocon-driven post-9/11 foreign policy. The Bush White House has pushed the idea of exporting elections as a panacea for the world's ills. So in getting just what it wanted — free and fair balloting in the Palestinian territories — the president has unwittingly illustrated the problem with foisting so-called democracy on places with no such traditions.
YOU ASKED FOR DEMOCRACY read the ironic headline in a Slatestory analyzing the Hamas win. Now everyone across the globe is wondering whether the prospects for Mideast conciliation just got knocked back a generation or two.
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Maybe Bibi?Former Israeli prime minister and current Likud Party leader Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu was quick to try to capitalize on the Hamas victory, dubbing the new Palestinian entity "Hamastan." Israeli elections are scheduled for March 28 and the conventional wisdom is that Hamas's win could be good news for hard-liner Netanyahu, whose party was badly trailing Ariel Sharon's new centrist Kadima faction - now led by Ehud Olmert - going into last week's Paelstinian balloting. According to one Israeli poblication, a new poll released this week after the Palestinian election showed Likud winning 16 seats (up from 13 last week) in the 120-member Knesset.
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100% of the trip cost
Provides reimbursement for non-refundable trip payments and deposits if a trip is interrupted for illness, death or other unforeseen circumstances.
Benefits will be paid, up to a) the Maximum Benefit Amount shown in the Schedule of Benefits; or b) 100% of the total amount of coverage You purchased, to reimburse You for the Prepaid Payments or Deposits for unused non-refundable land or water Travel Arrangements plus the Additional Transportation Cost paid:
a) to join Your Trip if You must depart after Your Scheduled Departure Date or travel via alternate travel arrangements by the most direct route possible to reach Your Trip destination; or
b) to rejoin Your Trip or transport You to Your originally scheduled return destination, if You must interrupt Your Trip after departure, each by the most direct route possible.
Trip Interruption must be due to:
1. Your or a Family Member's or a Traveling Companion's or a Business Partner's death, which occurs while You are on Your Trip;
2. Your or a Family Member's or a Traveling Companion's or a Business Partner's covered Sickness or Injury which: a) occurs while You are on Your Trip, b) requires Medical Treatment at the time of interruption resulting in medically imposed restrictions, as certified by a Legally Qualified Physician, and c) prevents Your continued participation on Your Trip;
3. For the Other Covered reasons listed below;
provided such circumstances occur while coverage is in effect.
"Other Covered reasons" means:
a) You or Your Traveling Companion being hijacked, quarantined, required to serve on a jury (notice of jury duty must be received after Your Effective Date) served with a court order to appear as a witness in a legal action in which You or Your Traveling Companion is not a party (except law enforcement officers);
b) Your or Your Traveling Companion's primary place of residence being rendered uninhabitable and remaining uninhabitable during Your scheduled Trip, by fire, flood, burglary or other Natural Disaster; The Company will only pay benefits for Losses occurring within 30 calendar days after the Natural Disaster makes Your destination accommodations uninhabitable. Your destination is uninhabitable if: (i) the building structure itself is unstable and there is a risk of collapse in whole or in part; (ii) there is exterior or structural damage allowing elemental intrusion, such as rain, wind, hail, or flood; (iii) immediate safety hazards have yet to be cleared such as debris on roofs or downed electrical lines; or (iv) the rental property is without electricity or water. Benefits are not payable if a storm, snow storm, blizzard or hurricane is named on or before the Effective Date of Your Trip Cancellation coverage;
c) You or Your Traveling Companion being directly involved in a traffic accident, substantiated by a police report, while en route to Your scheduled point of departure;
d) unannounced Strike that causes complete cessation of services for at least 48 consecutive hours of the Common Carrier on which You are scheduled to travel;
e) Inclement Weather that causes complete cessation of services for at least 48 consecutive hours of the Common Carrier on which You are scheduled to travel;
f) You or Your Traveling Companion is in the military and called to emergency duty for a national disaster other than war;
g) involuntary employer termination or affecting You or a Traveling Companion. Employment must have been with the same employer for at least 1 continuous year;
h) a Terrorist Incident that occurs within 30 days of Your Scheduled Departure Date in a city listed on the itinerary of Your Trip. This same city must not have experienced a Terrorist Incident within the 90 days prior to the Terrorist Incident that is causing Your interruption of the Trip. Benefits are not provided if the Travel Supplier offers a substitute itinerary;
i) Bankruptcy or Default of an airline, or cruise line, tour operator or other travel provider (other than the Travel Supplier, tour operator or travel agency, organization or firm from whom You purchased Your Travel Arrangements) causing a complete cessation of travel services more than 14 days following Your Effective Date. Benefits will be paid due to Bankruptcy or Default of an airline only if no alternate transportation is available. If alternate transportation is available, benefits will be limited to the change fee charged to allow You to transfer to another airline in order to get to Your intended destination;
j) felonious assault of You or Your Traveling Companion traveling with You within 10 days of the Scheduled Departure Date;
Additional Trip Interruption Benefits:
If Your Traveling Companion must remain hospitalized, benefits will also be paid for reasonable accommodation and local transportation expenses incurred by You to remain with Your Traveling Companion up to $150 per day, limited to 10 days and a maximum of $1,000.
If You cannot continue travel due to a covered Injury or Sickness not requiring hospitalization and You must extend Your Trip due to medically imposed restrictions, as certified by a Legally Qualified Physician, benefits will be paid for additional hotel nights, meal(s) and local transportation expenses up to $100 per day, limited to 10 days and a maximum of $1,000.
The maximum payable under this Trip Interruption Benefit is the lesser of 100% of the total amount of coverage You purchased or 100% of the Maximum Benefit Amount shown in the Schedule of Benefits.
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Benefits will be paid, up to the Maximum Benefit Amount, for the additional cost incurred as a result of a change in the per person occupancy rate for Prepaid Travel Arrangements if a Traveling Companion's or Family Member's Trip is interrupted for a Covered reason and You do not interrupt Your Trip.
These benefits will not duplicate any other benefits payable under the Policy or any coverage(s) attached to the Policy.
"Accident" means a sudden, unexpected unusual specific event that occurs at an identifiable time and place, and shall also include exposure resulting from a mishap to a conveyance in which You are traveling.
"Actual Cash Value" means current replacement cost for items of like kind and quality.
"Additional Transportation Cost" means the actual cost incurred for one-way Economy Transportation by Common Carrier reduced by the value of an unused travel ticket.
"Air Carrier" means any air conveyance operating under a valid license for the transportation of passengers for hire.
"Baggage and Personal Effects" means luggage, personal possessions and travel documents taken by You on Your Trip.
"Bankruptcy or Default" means the total cessation of operations due to insolvency, with or without the filing of a bankruptcy petition by an airline, or cruise line, tour operator or other travel provider provided the Bankruptcy or Default occurs more than 14 days following Your Effective Date for the Trip Cancellation Benefits. There is no coverage for the Bankruptcy or Default of any person, organization, agency or firm from whom You purchased Travel Arrangements supplied by others.
"Business Partner" means an individual who a) is involved in a legal general partnership with You and b) is actively involved in the day to day management of Your business.
"Common Carrier" means any land, sea, or air conveyance operating under a valid license for the transportation of passengers for hire.
"Complications of Pregnancy" means conditions (when the pregnancy is not terminated) whose diagnoses are distinct from pregnancy but are adversely affected by pregnancy or are caused by pregnancy. These conditions include acute nephritis, nephrosis, cardiac decompensation, missed abortion and similar medical and surgical conditions of comparable severity. Complications of Pregnancy also include non-elective cesarean section, ectopic pregnancy which is terminated and spontaneous termination of pregnancy, which occurs during a period of gestation in which a viable birth is not possible. Complications of Pregnancy does not include false labor, occasional spotting, Physician-prescribed rest during the period of pregnancy, morning sickness, hyperemesis gravidarum, preeclampsia and similar conditions associated with the management of a difficult pregnancy not constituting a nosologically distinct complication of pregnancy.
"Covered Accident" means an Accident that occurs while coverage is in force and results in a loss for which benefits are payable.
"Covered Vehicle" means a private passenger vehicle (including mini-vans, pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles) which is registered or rented to You during Your Trip, which is rated ¾ ton in weight or less, not used for racing, dealer services, dealer loaners, taxi, limousine, shuttle, delivery, hauling, towing, road repair service, construction service, snow removal, or as a public livery vehicle, or any other commercial use.
"Domestic Partner" means an opposite or same sex partner who, for at least 12 consecutive months, has resided with You and shared financial assets/obligations with You. Both You and the Domestic Partner must: (1) intend to be life partners; (2) be at least the age of consent in the state in which You both reside; and (3) be mentally competent to contract. Neither You nor the Domestic Partner can be related by blood to a degree of closeness that would prohibit a legal marriage, be married to anyone else, or have any other Domestic Partner. The Company may require proof of the Domestic Partner relationship in the form of a signed and completed affidavit of domestic partnership.
"Economy Transportation" means the lowest published available transportation rate for a ticket on a Common Carrier matching the original class of transportation that You purchased for Your Trip.
"Family Member" means any of the following who resides in the United States, Canada, or Mexico: Your or Your Traveling Companion's legal spouse (or common-law spouse where legal), legal guardian or ward, son or daughter (adopted, foster, step or in-law), brother or sister (includes step or in-law), parent (includes step or in-law), grandparent (includes in-law), grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew, Domestic Partner.
"Home" means Your primary place of residence.
"Hospital" means a) a place which is licensed or recognized as a general hospital by the proper authority of the state in which it is located: b) a place operated for the care and treatment of resident inpatients with a registered graduate nurse (RN) always on duty and with a laboratory and X-ray facility: c) a place recognized as a general hospital by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals. Not included is a hospital or institution licensed or used principally: (1) for the treatment or care of drug addicts or alcoholics: or (2) as a clinic continued or extended care facility, skilled nursing facility, convalescent home, rest home, nursing home or home for the aged.
"Inclement Weather" means any weather condition that delays the scheduled arrival or departure of a Common Carrier.
"Injury" or "Injuries" means bodily harm caused by an Accident which: 1) occurs while Your coverage is in effect under the Policy; and 2) requires examination and treatment by a Legally Qualified Physician. The Injury must be the direct cause of loss and must be independent of all other causes and must not be caused by, or result from, Sickness.
"Insured" means a person(s) who is booked to travel on a Trip, and for whom the required premium is paid, also referred to as You and Your.
"Intoxicated" mean a blood alcohol level that equals or exceeds the legal limit for operating a motor vehicle in the state or jurisdiction where You are located at the time of an incident.
"Legally Qualified Physician" means a physician: a) other than You, a Traveling Companion or a Family Member; b) practicing within the scope of his or her license; and c) recognized as a physician in the place where the services are rendered.
"Maximum Benefit Amount" means the maximum amount payable for coverage provided to You as shown in the Schedule of Benefits.
"Medically Fit to Travel" means based on assessment a Legally Qualified Physician has advised You, a Traveling Companion, Family Member or Business Partner booked to travel with You in writing that there is no medical condition, illness, Injury or Sickness that would likely interfere with a Trip at the time of purchase of Coverage for a Trip.
"Medically Necessary" means a service which is appropriate and consistent with the treatment of the condition in accordance with accepted standards of community practice.
"Medical Treatment" means examination and treatment by a Legally Qualified Physician for a condition which first manifested itself, worsened or became acute or had symptoms which would have prompted reasonable person to seek diagnosis, care or treatment.
"Natural Disaster" means a flood, hurricane, tornado, earthquake, mudslide, tsunami, avalanche, landslide, volcanic eruption, fire, wildfire or blizzard that is due to natural causes.
"Payments or Deposits" means the cash, check, or credit card amounts, actually paid for Your Trip.
"Pre-Existing Condition" means an illness, disease, or other condition during the 60 day period immediately prior to the date Your coverage is effective for which You or Your Traveling Companion, Business Partner or Family Member scheduled or booked to travel with You: 1) received or received a recommendation for a test, examination, or medical treatment for a condition which first manifested itself, worsened or became acute or had symptoms which would have prompted a reasonable person to seek diagnosis, care or treatment; or 2) took or received a prescription for drugs or medicine. Item (2) of this definition does not apply to a condition which is treated or controlled solely through the taking of prescription drugs or medicine and remains treated or controlled without any adjustment or change in the required prescription throughout the 60 day period before coverage is effective under this Policy.
"Published Penalties" means any published cancellation penalties levied by Your travel agency or travel supplier that apply to all clients of the travel agency or travel supplier and can be documented at time of Your purchase of Travel Arrangements from Your travel agency. The maximum amount reimbursable for travel agency published penalties is 10% of the total trip cost excluding taxes and other non-commissionable items.
"Scheduled Departure Date" means the date on which You are originally scheduled to leave on Your Trip.
"Scheduled Return Date" means the date on which You are originally scheduled to return to the point of origin or the original final destination of Your Trip.
"Sickness" means an illness or disease of the body which: 1) requires examination and treatment by a Legally Qualified Physician, and 2) commences while Your coverage is in effect. An illness or disease of the body which first manifests itself and then worsens or becomes acute prior to the Effective Date of Your coverage is not a Sickness and is considered a Pre-Existing Condition as defined herein and is not covered by the Policy.
"Strike" means any organized and legally sanctioned labor disagreement resulting in a stoppage of work: a) as a result of a combined effort of workers which was unannounced and unpublished at the time travel services were purchased; and b) which interferes with the normal departure and arrival of a Common Carrier.
"Terrorist Incident" means an act of violence, that is deemed terrorism by the United States Government other than civil disorder or riot (that is not an act of war, declared or undeclared) that results in loss of life or major damage to property, by any person acting alone or in association with other persons on behalf of or in connection with any organization of foreign government which is generally recognized as having the intent to overthrow or influence the control of any other foreign government. The Terrorist Incident must be documented in a Travel Warning issued by the United States' Department of State advising Americans to avoid that certain country.
"Third Party" means a person or entity other than You or the Company.
"Transportation Expense" means the cost of Medically Necessary conveyance, personnel, and services or supplies.
"Travel Advisory or Travel Warning" means U.S. State Department communication advising caution in traveling to specified destinations due to reasons such as armed violence, civil or political unrest, high incidence of crime (specially kidnapping and/or murder), natural disaster or outbreak of one or more contagious diseases.
"Travel Arrangements" means: a) transportation; b) accommodations; and c) other specified services arranged for Your Trip
"Traveling Companion" means a person or persons whose names appear with Yours on the same Travel Arrangements and who, during Your Trip, will accompany You. A group or tour organizer, sponsor or leader is not a Traveling Companion as defined, unless sharing accommodations in the same room, cabin, condominium unit, apartment unit or other lodging with You.
"Travel Supplier" means any entity or organization that coordinates or supplies travel services for You.
"Trip" means a scheduled trip for which coverage for Travel Arrangements is requested and the premium is paid prior to Your actual or Scheduled Departure Date of Your Trip, a scheduled trip of 90 days or less and a trip of 100 miles or more from Your primary residence for which the premium is paid.
"Us", "We", "Our" means United States Fire Insurance Company.
"Usual and Customary Charges" means those comparable charges for similar treatment, services and supplies in the geographic area where treatment is performed.
Benefits are not payable for any loss due to, arising or resulting from:
1. suicide, attempted suicide or any intentionally self-inflicted injury of You, a Traveling Companion, Family Member or Business Partner booked to travel with You, while sane or insane;
2. an act of declared or undeclared war;
3. participating in maneuvers or training exercises of an armed service, except while participating in weekend or summer training for the reserve forces of the United States, including the National Guard;
4. riding or driving in races, or speed or endurance competitions or events;
5. mountaineering (engaging in the sport of scaling mountains generally requiring the use of picks, ropes, or other special equipment);
6. participating as a member of a team in an organized sporting competition or participating as a professional in a stunt, athletic or sporting event or competition;
7. participating in skydiving or parachuting, parasailing, hang gliding, bungee cord jumping, extreme skiing, skiing outside marked trails or heli-skiing, mountaineering, any race, speed contests not including any of the regatta races, spelunking or caving, hot air ballooning, or scuba diving if the depth exceeds 120 feet (40 meters) or if You are not certified to dive and a dive master is not present during the dive;
8. piloting or learning to pilot or acting as a member of the crew of any aircraft;
9. being Intoxicated as defined herein, or under the influence of any controlled substance unless as administered or prescribed by a Legally Qualified Physician;
10. the commission of or attempt to commit a felony or being engaged in an illegal occupation;
11. normal childbirth or pregnancy (except Complications of Pregnancy) or voluntarily induced abortion;
12. dental treatment (except as coverage is otherwise specifically provided herein);
13. amounts which exceed the Maximum Benefit Amount for each coverage as shown in the Schedule of Benefits;
14. due to a Pre-Existing Condition, as defined in the Policy. The Pre-Existing Condition Limitation does not apply to the Emergency Medical Evacuation or return of remains coverage;
15. any amount paid or payable under any Worker's Compensation, Disability Benefit or similar law;
16. a loss or damage caused by detention, confiscation or destruction by customs;
17. Elective Treatment and Procedures;
18. medical treatment during or arising from a Trip undertaken for the purpose or intent of securing medical treatment;
19. an assessment from a Legally Qualified Physician advising You in writing that You, a Traveling Companion, Family Member or Business Partner booked to travel with You are not Medically Fit to Travel, as defined in the Policy, at the time of purchase of Coverage for a Trip.
The Company will not pay for any expense as a result of any illness, disease, or other condition during the 60 day period immediately prior to the date Your coverage is effective for which You or Your Traveling Companion, Business Partner or Family Member scheduled or booked to travel with You : 1) received or received a recommendation for a test, examination, or medical treatment for a condition which first manifested itself, worsened or became acute or had symptoms which would have prompted a reasonable person to seek diagnosis, care or treatment; or 2) took or received a prescription for drugs or medicine. Item (2) of this Exclusion does not apply to a condition which is treated or controlled solely through the taking of prescription drugs or medicine and remains treated or controlled without any adjustment or change in the required prescription throughout the 60 day period before coverage is effective under this Policy.
The insurance provided by this Policy shall be in excess of all other valid and collectible Insurance or indemnity. If at the time of the occurrence of any loss there is other valid and collectible insurance or indemnity in place, the Company shall be liable only for the excess of the amount of loss, over the amount of such other insurance or indemnity, and applicable deductible. Recovery of losses from other parties does not result in a refund of premium paid.
Economic or Trade Sanctions. Any payments under this Policy will only be made in full compliance with all United States of America economic or trade sanction laws or regulations, including, but not limited to, sanctions, laws, and regulations administered and enforced by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC"). Therefore, any expenses incurred or claims made involving travel that is in violation of such sanctions, laws and regulations will not be covered under this Policy. For more information, You may consult the OFAC internet website at www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/.


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I am getting ready to purchase a collar for my dog and am leaning toward the TT line. Just wondering if I need a mile or is the 1/2 mile sufficient. I plan to hunt waterfowl and upland and try the Hunt Tests but not likely the FT series other than some local club training. Are those who use TT getting a true 1/2 mile out of the "sport" models?
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I pushed a bunch of releases on Tuesday, trying to catch the Fedora-9 train (I nearly missed it, it led to a not so fun curl_is_failing_to_upload debug session which led to nss3 for firefox3 is not compatible with nss3 for fedora8 curl), thanks to everybody who helped catch that train !
The releases are mostly bugfixes, libvirt-0.4.2 leading the pack, but libxml2-2.6.23 has a lot of fixes too thanks to various people reporting bug and giving patches, notably the Huawei team. Libxslt-1.1.23 includes the dozen or so fixes since last summer.
Clearly libxml2 and libxslt are in maintance mode, the focus is on libvirt, maybe I will just add support for the latest Proposed Recommendation of XML-1.0 in libxml2 before the Summer.
For libvirt, clearly we need to extend the number of hypervisor supported, maybe update and clean up the OpenVZ support too. IBM is actively contributing the Linux Container driver, I just commited a second set of patches today, you can expect good support in Fedora 10 I guess. On the high end side Sun just posted the patches for the lDOM virtualization on their Niagara based machines, lot of patch reviews those days. I also want to get a complete set of bindings for Java integrated, and now that Fedora java packaging guidelines are out, this is a good opportunity to add this.
History meme
that one is interesting, here is my contribution, as you can see I'm an old fashionned old fart, main workstation at home:
paphio:~ -> history | awk '{a[$2]++ } END{for(i in a){print a[i] " " i}}'|sort -rn|head 319 vi 257 ssh 255 cd 156 cvs 130 make 125 ls 79 svn 60 scp 48 su 43 ping paphio:~ ->
and on my second workstation in Annemasse:
wei:~ -> history | awk '{a[$2]++ } END{for(i in a){print a[i] " " i}}'|sort -rn|head 362 vi 263 cd 262 make 136 cvs 115 svn 105 ssh 78 ls 67 scp 40 xmllint 38 grep wei:~ ->


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JT, i like that picture of Soundwave, thats another figure i will be getting. I think his look fits in with Starscreams too. Im just hoping that in future figure releases they include more of his little comrades.
JT, i like that picture of Soundwave, thats another figure i will be getting. I think his look fits in with Starscreams too. Im just hoping that in future figure releases they include more of his little comrades.
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Yeah, I enjoy the look. Conceptually, it's not perfect, but it IS really neat. And I agree with kool-aid: I would love to see more of his minions.Originally Posted by kool-aid killer
Does that pic show the mini-TF fitting in his chest? Oh, that's too cool.
All Hail Darth Schmitsky!
Whatever floats yer boat.Originally Posted by Vyn
'Cause of the long legs?he looks like a gundam.
Yeah, I saw him that way as well. And someone made the argument that this Soundwave is supersonic so that counts, but the F-117a he's based off of is a subsonic fighter.i don't understand the stealth fighter version, either. i could understand maybe an SR-71 (super-sonic spy plane. faster than the speed of sound, and picks up soundwaves from the enemy...) but i always saw soundwave as more passive, non-combat support material.
With the addition of Minicons to Transformers, I cannot imagine them NOT doing more of them, but the US has been burned on Soundwave's little buddies before.Originally Posted by KAK
Well, it shows Soundwave's chest open, and the little buddy looks like he transforms into something rectangular, so I'm hoping...Originally Posted by Chaddy
After writing my mini-review (well, mini compared to my usual review sizes) of Vector Prime last night, I got to thinking about the fact that he appears to be the only TF:CY figure in the line so far who has a Cyber Planet Key that doesn't do any sort of physical gimmick, and the electronic audio gimmick it does is really minor as well.
Then I started looking more carefully at the key and the slot it plugs into, it covers the figure's concave dish chest, in the center of that dish is a round, red dome, and the key slot itself has that isosceles-trapezoidal cut-out which most of the other keys have but VP's key in fact does not - other keys also seem to be the same diameter across as the chest dish. This might be because originally Vector Prime was supposed to have another gimmick which was abandoned, possibly that the red dome in the middle of his chest might have originally been intended to be a light, and when you plugged a key into his chest (besides his own which isn't see-through in the middle, unlike all the others), the chest would illuminate the key. That would have been a much more worthwhile Planet Key gimmick I think.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
Looks like the rumored Starscream (small version) vs. Vector Prime two pack is true.. damn! Now I wished I hadn't bought VP and waited for this.
Skids looks sweet in person! Can't wait for him.
I also confirmed with the Hasbro rep that the Alternators line is not dying out with Skids, but due to the licensing they're not at liberty to divulge specifics.
And the huge red semi-truck. . . Hasbro folk say it's a red herring to build up hype. I doubt it. I think after the Hasbro presentation today, that tarp's coming off.
If you get by the con, be sure to check out his mud-flaps. There's a silhouette of Elita One vamping it up
That's my jacket!
Hasbro also said they WILL be introducing larger Alternators.
Yeah, I saw that in the figures.com photos and on tformers. I studied the box, Starscream gets no electronics (packaging says 2 AAA batteries required, which is what VP needs, and on the back only VP gets mention of electronic features) or any other changes from the Japanese GF Starscream though except for that metallic paint (which does look pretty nice in the photos, but I've been burned on Hasbro prototype paint jobs way too many times now). I just bought VP obviously, and since I bought GF Starscream months ago, I really have no use for this pack.Originally Posted by Adam
It's a pretty crummy 2pack IMO, if it had something more special or unique in there than a just-released figure, they probably could have pried money out of my hands, and it certainly won't feel good for collectors who just bought VP.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
Well, Starscream IS new to American shores, just like the miniprime and megs from Energon were new. They got my cash for that exclusive and they'll get my cash for this one. Mostly because I didn't get VP yet and this release looks to be free of the bent-wing issue. wootini!Originally Posted by JediTricks
All Hail Darth Schmitsky!
If they had packed Starscream alone or Starscream with another non-US figure, they likely would have gotten my money too, but Vector Prime is really my breaking point since I own him already, GF Screamer or not.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
I talked with Hasbro today on Transformers for quite a while.
They also swapped me out my Hound with the broken door for their display model of him. I almost got a rare production model of him during the process. But we noticed the headlights were a different color, etc. So I had to Transform mine into the Jeep and trade them for their showcase Jeep so as to keep their showcase consistent with showing each character in robot and vehicle mode. Well I was getting stumped a little without the instructions - like on how to do his feet and what moves without breaking him (by forcing anything) A 3rd guy (just another collector / customer) had to help both myself and Jeremy from Hasbro out. Another dude from Hasbro was laughing saying we'd failed the time-test.
They asked me (with no reason I'd prompted it) if I bought the repaints (ie. Grimlock, Wheeljack). I told them I did not. That I've bought 1 of each sculpt. Skids might be re-released as Ironhide in the future, and I'd been honest with them: I love the design (as Chuxter indicated - it's cool!) but I may wait and get it as Ironhide instead. (They said they are going to add flame decales to Skids in the final production piece. However the mold will not represent Rodimus Prime.)
They basically interviewed me a bit. I said I was after G1 primary characters that were featured in the cartoon show prominantly: Ironhide, BumbleBee, amongst others I forgot to mention (like Mirage, who I totally should have brought up). Volkswagon is still not budging by the way.
I told them I would buy repaints of Decepticon Jets for the Alternators line. They want to do them and they said they don't need a special occasion to do Starscream at that size in a special collectors' issue that might cost more if it's going to be on scale with the regular Alternators line.
There's more but I'm so tired. These conventions get really exhausting.
I'll post more soon.


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A Ray of Sharapova
Posted By Steven Keys On Jun 7 2012 @ 4:00 pm In Tennis | No Comments
Not a tennis fan, you say? A tad too tame for your taste? Find the strawberries & cream at Wimbledon a bit on the haughty-taughty side?
Maybe you prefer the roar of the raceway where speed is the elixir.
Perhaps it's the steady cadence of 9 baseball innings, punctuated by the call of the umpire and crack of the bat that floats your boat.
Perchance hockey's your thing. You thrill at the sound of steel cutting ice, stick, puck & pads crashing and co-mingling in a fast & furious battle of bodies.
If that's you, you're in the majority. Like youth soccer, recreational tennis has a huge following in the USA (Atlanta's wild for it), but TV ratings for the US Open will never come close to the NBA Finals or Selection Sunday on CBS.
No matter. Not everything need be a YouTube virus to warrant a look-see.
And tennis is worth a look-see. Only a few minutes in and even the most skeptical observer will discover just how competitive and engaging the back 'n forth can be.
With the French Open getting air-time on ESPN this week I did a fly-by Monday of the clay-court cotillion. Excluding MMA, spelling bees, Dancing with the Stars and poker, I'll watch just about any competition for a time.
Just by chance I caught the Maria Sharapova v Klara Zakopalova 4th-round clash.
I'd be remiss if I didn't admit to the draw Maria's good looks has on keeping my eyes fixed to the screen and away from the remote. She's a looker, alright. But then her Czech opponent in this particular battle was / is very easy on the eyes herself.
Sharapova survived her 44th ranked but determined opponent, 6-4, 6-7, 6-2.
The fact the French is a major tourney works as bait. What reels-me-in, though, has little to do with sex-appeal. If that base-urge was major motive for my viewership I would've dumped sport long ago and taken up stamp-collecting. Not a bad idea anyway, the stamp thing. Damn the naysayers, besides a few grumps, USPS does a pretty nifty job.
What's turned me onto Maria's game involves more than a beautiful backhand.
For age 25 she's well-decorated from the tennis wars, having won 3 majors and 26 WTA titles. Garnering a champion's laurel at Roland-Garros this week would complete the career grand slam, a nice feather in any tennis star's cap.
Maybe it's her humble beginnings that puts me in her court.
While in-utero, her parents (Yuri & Elena) re-located from Belarus (Chernobyl zone / '86) to Nyagan, Russia. No silver-spoon for this young lass who probably learned to hold a racket before riding a bicycle. Upon professional advice and a chance at the good life, Dad and 7-year old daughter moved to Florida in '94, though red-tape and money prevented Mom from joining them for two years. I get choked-up thinking about it. Seriously.
Looking like one more in a recent long line of terrifically talented Eastern Europe tennis players when she hit the scene in 2001, Maria has separated herself from the pack. And how, pray tell? Just listen to one of her post-match interviews. Either she's one fine actress or this woman genuinely enjoys playing tennis. Imagine that?
"Play" seems a funny word to use for a job she and many of her peers have been working at for most of their walking-lives and longer than many folks' careers by age forty.
In contrast, the Williams sisters (Venus & Serena), with more hardware than you can shake a stick at, give the impression that the phrase "be happy in your work (Saito)" ain't part of the equation. If true, I could understand their malaise, given the long travel, over-zealous fans and endless grind of the game.
Not that Sharapova is a constant ray of sunshine. Like everyone, excepting the always upbeat Tebow, Maria's sunny days can be intermittent. The Zakopalova match showed as much. With sore wrist and tender temperament, the always expressive Parisian crowd let her know their displeasure with her moody, albeit victorious play.
When you cut your tennis-teeth watching guys like Jimmy Connors, John "Super Brat" McEnroe and Boris Becker, occasional testy displays today are tantamount to a tempest in a teapot. Just don't ever direct a veiled-threat towards an umpire (Serena). That's a big bright line you should never cross.
There was a time when some compared young Maria to Anna Kournikova, another Russian prodigy of the mid-90s. Both turned heads with their youth, beauty, high-skill (Anna made 4R of the '96 US Open at 15, losing to titlist Steffi Graf) and mental preparedness.
But while AK became template for what some feel you don't do with a promising tennis career, Maria helped set-the-bar by winning Wimbledon at 17 (v Serena / '04).
With her 6-3, 6-3 semifinal win over Petra Kvitova (Czech) on Thursday, Maria's on the brink of something special in the world of tennis, positioned to win her first French and thereby complete a career grand slam (all four WTA majors). On Saturday, Sharapova (2) faces Italian Sara Errani (21) for the 2012 French Open Women's Singles Championship. Ms. Errani is looking to breakthrough for her first major title since turning pro one year after her opponent (2002).
Though a handful have done it before, a win would put her in that rarified-air of tennis greats. Many have mastered the game, only a select few have mastered the profession in all its venues.
Champion or runner-up on Saturday, you've come a long way from Belarus, Maria.
Ahead of the Curve
Photo Credit: Maria Sharapova / 6-30-10 / UNDP / WC
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Nano Reef tank
I really want to set up a nano reef tank, but I have never done anything with saltwater before. I want to use my ten gallon and make it into a nano reef, is that possible?
It certainly is possible
Marine set-ups that small can be a pain in the back side to keep stable, but as long as you are willing to do your homework before setting it up you should be OK
I would, however, recommend a larger sized tank for your first marine aquarium only due to the fact the larger water volume is far more forgiving should you make a mistake.If you take your time to do the research FIRST, you can successfully set-up and keep ANY type of aquarium with ease.
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I started out with a biocube 14 and moved up to a 37 gallon tank. I can't begin to tell you how much easier it had been to maintain the larger tank. With the smaller tank I was constantly monitoring and fighting minor (and major) changes in water quality. This larger tank has required very little attention to the water quality.


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Videography by Rachelle Cagampan. Editing by Mitos Briones.
Close your eyes and listen for a moment as Jackie Evancho sings. Most people would picture an adult belting out those high notes. But they'd be wrong. Jackie, who sings opera and classical crossover music, is just 10 years old. As the runner-up on Season 5 of NBC's popular show America's Got Talent, Jackie shocked the judges, and millions of viewers, with her big voice. Her first performance on the show was Giacomo Puccini's "O Mio Babbino Caro" (which means "Oh My Dear Papa" in Italian). She received a standing ovation. "I'm going to prove to America that the best things come in small packages," she told TV viewers at the time.
She accomplished her mission! On November 16, Jackie's new Christmas album/DVD set, "O Holy Night," debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 list. On December 16, she is scheduled to perform at the PBS National Christmas Tree Lighting in Washington, D.C. TFK Kid Reporter Veronica Louise Mendoza spoke to Jackie about her journey to stardom.
How did it feel to have your album debut at No. 2 on the Billboard 200?
It feels very special, and I feel very happy.
How has your life changed since you appeared on America's Got Talent?
I don't really see a significant change, but I do notice that people recognize me.
How do you find time to still be a regular 10-year-old?
[My parents try to balance my schedule], so that way, I can still enjoy the life of a normal little girl.
Why did you decide to sing classical crossover music?
I chose to sing classical crossover because it isn't any ordinary style [of music]. It is a very special kind, and it's easier to show a lot of emotion in the songs. Plus, you don't see a lot of kids singing it.
What other hobbies do you have?
Sewing, playing the piano, playing violin and playing with my friends, family and pets.
Why is singer Sarah Brightman your idol?
She isn't afraid to be herself, and she is a very great singer. She has the correct techniques, and she is a good person.
Where do you see yourself 10 years from now?
I see myself singing for the Pope, for the President and at Simon Cowell's wedding.
What is your message to fans who aspire to be like you?
If you have an outrageous dream, follow it no matter what people say.
What's your Christmas wish?
This is my major Christmas wish: I really want to help baby seals and help the world.


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EPA Takes Action to Protect San Francisco Bay:
First Phase of Cleanup Removes 4,100 Pounds of MTBE
EPA learned in 2006 that fuel oxygenates had leaked from a refinery storage terminal and begun to migrate towards the San Francisco Bay estuary. EPA, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, and the responsible parties mobilized immediately to control the flow and find the source.
While reviewing monitoring reports in July 2006, EPA noticed high levels of MTBE in groundwater at the Amorco Terminal in Martinez, California. MTBE was used widely as a fuel additive to gasoline during the 1990s, and had been stored at the Amorco Terminal site. EPA is evaluating the possible cancer-causing effects of MTBE, and is also concerned about its potential impact on the ecosystem. High levels of this chemical were found approximately 175 feet from the Bay at an elevation of 20 feet, and appeared to be flowing underground toward the Bay. Groundwater in this area is not used for drinking water, but EPA is concerned that MTBE could discharge into the Carquinez Straight and potentially affect the San Francisco Bay estuary system. MTBE readily dissolves in water, can move rapidly through soils and aquifers, is resistant to microbial decomposition and is difficult to remove in water treatment. MTBE concentrations at the site were hundreds of times greater than EPA's ambient water quality criteria for this contaminant.
The Carquinez Strait is a critical link in the San Francisco Bay estuary. The waters which flow through this eight-mile-long channel provide the fresh water needed to host a diverse array of flora and fauna, including the birds which migrate through the Pacific Flyway and the salmon which migrate hundreds of miles upriver to spawn. The channel has also been a crucial link in shipping for the Bay Area since the Gold Rush. Petroleum crude oil is shipped through the Strait to the Amorco Terminal for delivery to adjacent refineries.
At the time the MTBE release was identified in July 2006, the Amorco Terminal had been acquired by Tesoro Refining and Marketing Corporation. Since Tesoro did not store or manufacture MTBE at the terminal, the problem was identified as having been caused by a prior owner. Although MTBE has not been sold in California since its phase-out in 2003, MTBE contamination from historical releases is still a concern.
All parties took immediate action to address the release. EPA requested that the responsible parties install an operating cleanup system within 180 days. The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board made the same request, and also issued a Cleanup and Abatement Order on January 4, 2007. The responsible parties responded immediately, installing a groundwater extraction system which began operation on January 29, 2007. Almost immediately, the system was capturing significant amounts of MTBE. In the first 150 days of operation, a total of approximately 282,000 gallons of groundwater were removed by the extraction system. As a result of this process, approximately 4,100 pounds of MTBE were removed. The extraction system continues to operate effectively, capturing the highest concentration portions of the plume and blocking the source area from reaching Carquinez Strait.
Future efforts will assess the partially-submerged tidal lands at the edge of the Straight. Tesoro and the regulatory agencies intend to evaluate whether any MTBE actually reached the Carquinez Straight, and identify any necessary remedy. Meanwhile, the groundwater extraction system will continue operating into the future, and the groundwater monitoring program will continue.


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I'm planning to run a single LED at varying voltages (and presumably light intensities). Is this possible, or are LED's simply on or off (without varying intensities)? Thank you all in advance. MP
A series resistor/led network can be driven at various brightness levels by wiring it to an arduino pwm output pin and sending different duty cycle values to vary the average brightness displayed.
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Do you remember Kailey and the astronomy question about earth? This was presented in Use Mental Math to Multiply Whole Number Powers of Ten Concept. When Kailey finished with her first astronomy dilemma, she was on to the next one. This one is going to involve dividing by whole number powers of ten. Take a look.
What would the diameter of the earth be if it were 100 times smaller?
The diameter of the earth is 12,756.3 km. Kailey knows that she will need to divide, and she thinks that she can use mental math to do it. Do you think that she is right? Pay close attention during this Concept and you will understand how Kailey can solve this problem.
Previously we worked on how to use mental math when multiplying, you can use mental math to divide by whole number powers of ten too.
See if you can see the pattern.
What is the pattern?
When you divide by a power of ten, you move the decimal point to the left according to the number of zeros that are in the power of ten that you are dividing by.
Once you have learned and memorized this rule, you will be able to divide using mental math.
Notice that division is the opposite of multiplication. When we multiplied by a power of ten we moved the decimal point to the right. When we divide by a power of ten, we move the decimal point to the left.
Now it is your turn to practice. Use mental math to divide the following decimals by using powers of ten.
Example A
Solution: .45
Example B
Solution: .00678
Example C
Solution: .874
Now you are ready to help Kailey with her problem about shrinking the earth.
Kailey's question asks if what the diameter of the earth would be if it were 100 times smaller. To complete this problem, Kailey needs to divide the diameter of the earth by 100. She will move the decimal point two places to the left.
Wow! The earth went from being in the ten-thousands to being in the hundreds. Think about how much smaller that is!
- Power of ten
- 10, 100, 1000, 10,000 - you can think of them as multiples of ten.
- Scientific notation
- a way to write decimals and numbers by writing a number sentence that shows a power of ten using an exponent.
Guided Practice
Here is one for you to try on your own.
To divide by a power of ten, we will need to move the decimal point in the dividend. Here we are dividing by 1000, so we move the decimal point three places to the left.
Video Review
James Sousa Dividing by Powers of Ten
Directions: Use mental math to divide each decimal by a power of ten.


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I haven't logged SWG hours in awhile. But I will be online tonight so keep an eye out for Alura!
I'm all for an SSG PA. I'll donate whatever I can to get one going.
The problem lies in that we need someone who is an architect and can build a PA. If it comes down to it, I'll make Alura go for an Architect profession and work my *** off getting to the point of building a PA.
As for the place, I like Tattooine. On another server, I had a char on Naboo and it doesn't seem all that great. Maybe I just haven't gone out far enough or something.
But either way, we'll get a vote going and that will decide location.
Hope to see some familiar faces online tonight


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Happy Saturday! We have some Springtime flowers to show you today! We are proud to give you all a bouquet of tulips, in the form of an adorable row! Our final Bee in My Bonnet Row Along rows are finally done, and we have all began putting our quilts together! We can't wait to show you on the blog!
Debbie is using 1930s fabric from her stash for her row along!
Cheryl is rowing along with Sew Stitchy, LakeHouse fabric and Sweetwater fabric for a sweet, colorful combination!