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Bringing the Speed of Flash to Your Software-Defined Storage Infrastructure
Do you run a mix of virtualized and diverse workloads, including block storage? Are you looking to increase density and maintain blazingly fast speeds? If so, this webinar is for you!
In this webinar, speakers from DataCore and SanDisk will discuss the performance and economic advantages of combining software-defined-storage with all-flash storage. We'll also share two customer stories on how they were able to:
- Achieve effortless and non-disruptive data migration from magnetic to flash storage
- Prevent storage-related downtime
- Dynamically control the movement of data from flash to high-capacity storage
- Strike the right economic balance between fast performance and low cost
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SAP HANA on Steroids: Hosting Provider Achieves 75% Reduction in Storage Delays
Mar 6 2019
7:00 pm
60 mins
Jeremy Schulthess, Infrastructure Admin. - 1st Basis, Taylor Grove, Sr. Account Mngr. & Mark Kuffel, Sales Mngr. – MNJ
Join us to hear the story of 1st Basis Consulting and MNJ Technologies. 1st Basis Consulting offers technical managed services and IT consulting in support of SAP and VM solutions. As a company providing hosting services for customers worldwide, 1st Basis Consulting needed a solution to maximize the performance of their SAP HANA test/dev environment and reduce their storage costs.
With the help of MNJ technologies and DataCore Software, 1st Basis Consulting found a high-performance solution that helped them reduce storage delays by a massive 75% and cost savings of 50% during their hardware refresh while also decreasing their hardware footprint by 42% and increasing their VM density.
Learn how 1st Basis Consulting transformed their SAP HANA environment from a traditional-SAN storage design to a modernized 2-server Hybrid-Converged solution with HA, plus the ability to present virtualized storage to external VMware hosts.
In this webcast you will discover how 1st Basis Consulting:
· Massively cut their SAP HANA databases' load up times from 20 minutes to just 5 minutes
· Saved $100,000 on storage costs by choosing a Hybrid-converged design
· Consolidated from 12 VMware hosts to 7 hosts while increasing their VM growth
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Data Protection, Disaster Recovery & DRaaS Megacast
Feb 13 2019
26 mins
Hosted by ActualTech Media & Presented by Augie Gonzalez, Director of Product Marketing - DataCore
The "new normal" is an expectation of 100% uptime of applications and long-term retention of data. Coupled with massively growing data sets, IT organizations are struggling to meet these expectations.
As an IT professional, you are looking for innovative data protection and disaster recovery solutions to overcome these hurdles, but where do you start? You simply don't have time to research and compare the latest software and hardware solutions available for enterprise data protection.
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Architectural Nexus Achieves Fast Application Performance On-Time & On-Budget!
Jan 29 2019
60 mins
Steve Hunsaker, Dir. Systems Engineering- DataCore, Kent Hansen, CIO- ArchNexus, Johnathan Kendrick Tech. Account Exec. - USI
Join us to hear the story of Architectural Nexus, Inc. and Universal Systems Incorporated (USI). ArchNexus provides customized architectural, landscape and interior design services. As a company with over 100 power user engineers and architects, ArchNexus needed a storage solution to meet the company's high demand for performance. With the help of USI and DataCore Software, ArchNexus found a smart and affordable storage solution.
In this webcast you will discover:
- A business problem & how it was solved
- The business impact
- The on-time and on-budget solution
- The ROI achieved
- How the customer would change the process or outcome
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Protect Patient Data & Achieve 100% Uptime for Your Mission-Critical Apps
Jan 16 2019
45 mins
Sander Puerto, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, DataCore Software
Did you know that unplanned downtime at a healthcare organization can cost an average of $7,900 per minute? This is a fact reported by the Ponemon Institute.
Join our webinar, which also includes a live demo and audience Q&A to learn:
- How to keep patient and systems data accessible, even during a natural or unexpected disaster
- How to keep mission-critical applications running 100% of the time, even if there is a hardware failure
- How to protect the privacy and security of patient information against cyber attacks
- How to easily migrate and consolidate data due to mergers and acquisitions
- How to accelerate high I/O workloads without spending your budget on expensive All-Flash storage appliances
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How to Easily Migrate Data Without Downtime
Dec 12 2018
60 mins
Alfons Michels, Sr. Product Marketing Manager & Alex Best, Dir. Technical Business Development - DataCore Software
Are you forced to replace your hardware? Are you thinking about different deployment models for your IT infrastructure, e.g. hyperconvergence?
Well, any change to your IT infrastructure is a major challenge, and typically requires complex data migrations, resulting in service downtime, overtime and more money to spend - but are the results worth it?
Before you start your next project, think about an alternative approach to rip-and replace, like software-defined storage. You may ask yourself, why should that help me? And there are many good reasons, but an essential one are the unrivaled chained migration options.
If you're wondering what these benefits can mean to you, just join our brief webinar, which also includes a live demo and audience Q&A so you can see how simple it is to bring software-defined storage into your IT environment and leverage chained migration. Among others, you'll be able to discover:
• How to integrate software-defined storage into your environment
• How to migrate data between totally different types of storage
• How to change towards hyperconverged during regular business operations
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Need-to-Know Benefits of Having Continuous Data Protection in Your Storage
Nov 29 2018
46 mins
Steve Hunt, Dir. Product Management - DataCore
IT organizations require a data protection solution that can combat against the ever looming threat of malware or ransomware, and data corruption, which can have a significant effect on day to day operations. When that data protection capability is included in their storage solution, it allows IT organizations to reduce their overall costs, while maximizing their ability to protect all data they are responsible for.
This is why DataCore Software created Continuous Data Protection (CDP), or the "undo button" for your data. In this webinar we explain and show how DataCore Software's CDP feature can deliver one-second restore granularity and provides the best Recovery Point Objective (RPO) of any data protection solution.
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NVMe and Flash – Make Your Storage Great Again!
Oct 24 2018
59 mins
Alfons Michels, Sr. Product Marketing Manager & Alex Best, Dir. Technical Business Development - DataCore Software
NVMe and all-flash systems can solve any performance, floor space and energy problems. At least this is the marketing message many vendors and analysts spread today – but actually, sounds too good to be true, right?
Like always in real life, there is no clear black or white, but some circumstances you should be aware of – especially if you intend to leverage these technologies.
You may ask yourself: Do I need to rip and replace my existing storage? What is the best way to integrate both? What benefits do I receive?
Well, just join our brief webinar, which also includes a live demo and audience Q&A so you can get the most out of these technologies, make your storage great again and discover:
• How to integrate Flash over NVMe in real life
• How to benefit of some Flash/NVMe for your entire applications
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How to Avoid Disasters via Software-Defined Storage Replication & Site Recovery
Sep 25 2018
41 mins
Augie Gonzalez, Director of Product Marketing, DataCore Software
Shifting weather patterns across the globe force us to re-evaluate data protection practices in locations we once thought immune from hurricanes, flooding and other natural disasters.
Offsite data replication combined with advanced site recovery methods should top your list.
In this webcast and live demo, you'll learn about:
• Software-defined storage services that continuously replicate data, containers and virtual machine images over long distances
• Differences between secondary sites you own or rent vs. virtual destinations in public Clouds
• Techniques that help you test and fine tune recovery measures without disrupting production workloads
• Transferring responsibilities to the remote site
• Rapid restoration of normal operations at the primary facilities when conditions permit
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Zero Downtime, Zero Touch Stretch Clusters from Software-Defined Storage
Aug 22 2018
53 mins
Augie Gonzalez, Director of Product Marketing, DataCore Software
Business continuity, especially across data centers in nearby locations often depends on complicated scripts, manual intervention and numerous checklists. Those error-prone processes are exponentially more difficult when the data storage equipment differs between sites.
Such difficulties force many organizations to settle for partial disaster recovery measures, conceding data loss and hours of downtime during occasional facility outages.
In this webcast and live demo, you'll learn about:
• Software-defined storage services capable of continuously mirroring data in
real-time between unlike storage devices.
• Non-disruptive failover between stretched cluster requiring zero touch.
• Rapid restoration of normal conditions when the facilities come back up.
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Modernizing Healthcare IT with Software-Defined Storage
Jul 17 2018
25 mins
Scott Lowe, CEO at ActualTech Media & Dave Brown, Sr. Solutions Architect at DataCore Software
If you're working in a technology role in the healthcare field, whether you're in a hospital or clinic, working in a company producing the latest breakthrough treatment or working in an organization helping patients on the financial side of their health, you know that you have unique technology needs that many other companies may not. You also know that you need technology that enables rather than hinders you, and you may be wondering how some leading-edge healthcare organizations are making this happen right now.
ActualTech Media is partnering with some of today's leading enterprise IT vendors to bring you a very special EcoCast focused exclusively on healthcare IT. Audience members that have an affiliation with any area of healthcare, medical, life sciences, or similar areas will be treated to a very special healthcare-specific presentation from data center technology provider DataCore.
Join this webinar to learn how today's leading healthcare organizations are using software-defined storage to tackle the top challenges in Healthcare IT by delivering uninterrupted data access, massive architectural scale-out, and game-changing application performance.
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Can a single Virtual Volume (VVol) span different physical arrays/devices?
Jun 27 2018
54 mins
Alwin Kohl, Sr. Solutions Architect & Alfons Michels Sr. Product Marketing Manager - DataCore
If you were to pose this question to your storage vendor or VMware support today, you would be likely to receive the answer: "No. vSphere does not support this."
Nevertheless, with the VMware certified, universal vSphere APIs for Storage Awareness (VASA) provider from DataCore you can easily achieve that with full VMware support and without VVol certified hardware today. Use of local discs alone or in combination with other storage arrays as part of the Virtual Volumes datastore would even be sufficient.
Join our brief webinar and Q&A to learn how to make this happen.
Discover in our expanded live demo:
O How to setup such a solution in real life
O How to implement auto-tiering across different arrays
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Hyperconvergence 101 - Getting Started with Hyperconvergence
Jun 20 2018
59 mins
Steve Hunt - Director, Product Management DataCore Software & David Davis - Partner & vExpert, ActualTech Media
While hyperconvergence aims to make the datacenter more efficient, hyperconvergence can also be confusing at times, due to the numerous forms of HCI, the different approaches, and the varying levels of efficiency that can be gained.
In this exclusive educational event, we'll cover what hyperconvergence really is, how it works from install to administration, and how it can help your company. We'll take questions from you, our audience, on this registration form and answer those questions during the live event.
Join hyperconvergence expert Steve Hunt and moderator and vExpert, David Davis to get all your HCI questions answered on this live event!
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From Disaster to Recovery: Preparing Your IT for the Unexpected
May 30 2018
49 mins
Alfons Michels, Sr. Product Marketing Manager - DataCore Software
Did you know that 22% of data center outages are caused by human error? Or that 10% are caused by weather incidents?
The impact of an unexpected outage for just a few hours or even days could be catastrophic to your business.
How would you like to minimize or even eliminate these business interruptions, and more?
Join us to discover:
• Useful and simple measures to use that can help you keep the lights on
• How to quickly recover when the worst-case scenario occurs
• How to achieve zero downtime and high availability
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How to Integrate Hyperconverged Systems with Existing SANs
Apr 24 2018
40 mins
Augie Gonzalez, Director of Product Marketing - DataCore Software
Hyperconverged systems offer a great deal of promise and yet come with a set of limitations.
While they allow enterprises to re-integrate system components into a single enclosure and reduce the physical complexity, floor space and cost of supporting a workload in the data center, they also often will not support existing storage in local SANs or offered by cloud service providers.
However, there are solutions available to address these challenges and allow hyperconverged systems to realize their promise. Sign up to discover:
• What are hyperconverged systems?
• What challenges do they pose?
• What should the ideal solution to those challenges look like?
• A solution that helps integrate hyperconverged systems with existing SANs
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Maintaining Mission-Critical Levels of Availability in Healthcare
Apr 18 2018
58 mins
Bob Strachan & Giovanni Greci, Solutions Architects - DataCore Software; Gabriel Sandu, CTO - Maimonides Medical Center
Running mission-critical applications and providing continuous access to data are the lifeblood of any healthcare organization. That's why a business continuity plan is uniquely important to the healthcare sector.
Hear directly from Maimonides Medical Center's CTO Gabriel Sandu as he shares how their organization uses software-defined storage as a strategic solution to achieve their business continuity plans.
DataCore has been assisting many hospitals and healthcare organizations throughout the world in building upon their continuity planning efforts.
During this webinar, our technical business continuity experts will walk you through real-life healthcare disaster incidents. They will share how major hospitals have survived hurricanes, floods, power outages and building failures by using software-defined storage to provide uninterrupted operations to applications and critical medical data systems during crisis events.
Join this session and learn how DataCore's software empowers business continuity for healthcare organizations such as New York-Presbyterian, Mount Sinai, Maimonides Medical Center, and Englewood Hospital and Medical Center.
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All-Flash Relationships: Love 'Em or Leave 'Em?
Mar 29 2018
46 mins
Alex Best, Dir. Technical Business Development & Alfons Michels, Senior Product Marketing Manager - DataCore Software
Flash storage technologies will continue to be a front-runner in 2018 for storage vendors and consumers, however why is it that only 2% of data centers have gone all flash? What are the challenges that storage providers and data center infrastructure managers are still facing with flash, despite it's importance in the marketplace?
In the age of digital transformation, IT Infrastructure must embrace new technologies and software-defined storage systems, while still maintaining server and data center performance.
Join this webinar with Flash gurus Alex Best and Alfons Michels to learn the essential steps to take to ensure the perfect coupling of Flash. Sign up to discover:
• 3 reasons why only 2% of data centres have gone All Flash
• Ideal coupling scenarios where All Flash can help vs Challenging environments for Flash
• 2 essential steps to take before you invest more
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All-Flash Relationships: Love 'Em or Leave 'Em?
Mar 21 2018
44 mins
Alex Best, Director, Technical Business Development. Alfons Michels, Senior Product Marketing Manager
Is there such a thing as the Perfect All-Flash Relationship?
Flash storage technologies will continue to be a front-runner in 2018 for storage vendors and consumers, however why is it that only 2% of data centers have gone all flash? What are the challenges that storage providers and data center infrastructure managers are still facing with flash, despite it's importance in the marketplace? In the age of digital transformation, IT Infrastructure must embrace new technologies and software-defined storage systems, while still maintaining server and data center performance.
Join this webinar with Flash gurus Alex Best and Alfons Michels to learn the essential steps to take to ensure the perfect coupling of Flash. This session will cover:
• 3 reasons why only 2% of data centres have gone All Flash
• Ideal coupling scenarios where All Flash can help vs Challenging environments for Flash
• 2 essential steps to take before you invest more
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Leveraging Hyperconvergence for Databases and Tier 1 Enterprise Applications
Mar 2 2018
60 mins
Scott Lowe, Data Center Technology Expert, ActualTech Media; Sushant Rao, Sr. Director - Product Marketing, DataCore Software
We live in a data-driven and application-driven world in which application performance and business outcomes are king. We're also in an era in which organizations are seeking new ways to leverage IT, which often includes tearing down the constructs that have defined IT for so long and rebuilding on a newer foundation. Hyperconverged infrastructure has emerged as a key driver in these efforts, but it's not a perfect challenger, at least not yet.
Join us for this webinar as we take an application-centric journey through the data center where you will discover how DataCore's Parallel I/O technology revolutionizes application performance outcomes in a hyperconverged world, while helping you drive down costs, and improve business agility, all key components in modern digital transformation efforts.
On this webinar you'll discover:
- The primary concerns regarding traditional hyperconverged infrastructure performance and scale
- Key reasons that all-flash isn't always the answer to addressing performance challenges
- How an affordable software approach to hyperconverged infrastructure performance can revolutionize your business
- Key business and performance outcomes that come from DataCore's Parallel I/O technology
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How To Avoid Downtime While Using 100% Commodity Hardware
Feb 28 2018
35 mins
Sander Puerto, Sr. Technical Account Manager DataCore Software
Businesses lose productivity, revenue and resources during unplanned outages. To prevent unexpected downtime, many organizations are searching for solutions that can provide business continuity without breaking their budgets.
What if you were able to achieve both goals while utilizing your existing commodity hardware? How would this benefit your customers and improve productivity?
Join this webinar and we will show you:
- How to keep 2 active copies of your data, even if your disks are from different vendors
- An economical way to deploy existing x86 servers for business continuity
- Ways to keep your hosts and applications running, even if you lose one of your SANs
- How to cluster your preexisting Hypervisors using local disks for high availability
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Feb 22 2018
39 mins
Paul Nashawaty, Director of Product Marketing, DataCore Software
Technological innovation is increasing and expanding at an exponential rate. In response, digital transformation has become an established objective for many enterprises, and the adoption of digital initiatives is now widespread. Docker, Kubernetes and other technologies related to containers are being leveraged to access and deploy systems of engagement. But before you go adding these technologies to your digital transformation road-map, you need to evaluate whether they're the best fit for your needs.
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• Use containers for digital initiatives
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There are certain things our dads wore better than anyone. Corduroy isn't one of them. But these softer, lighter versions don't bring to mind key parties or shag carpeting. You can go from errand to gallery to dinner in this jacket and never feel stodgy or underdressed.
Sports jacket, $295, by Perry Ellis. Sweater, $98, by J.Crew. T-shirt, $12 (for three), by Hanes.
If there was ever a shirt made for the weekend away, this is it. Stuff it in your bag and it will come out looking exactly how it's supposed to. The more rumpled the better.
Shirt, $168, by Steven Alan. Pants, $235, by Gant. Shoes (on ground), $550, by Allen Edmonds Seven. Cap by Worth & Worth. Watch by Omega.
Wear lighter, more fitted rugby shirts that hug, rather than slouch off, your shoulders.They'll look good on any guy whether or not he knows the difference between a line-out and a scrum.
Rugby shirt, $475, by Michael Bastian. Pants, $275, by Nice Collective. Sneakers, $50, by Adidas Originals.
A lot of guys see all-white sneakers and they think Jerry Seinfeld. Doesn't have to be that way. Try old-school lace-ups with a pair of gray flannel pants—it's a way to dress up the kicks while dressing down the pants.
Hoodie (cashmere blend), $3,800, and pants $1,230, by Marc Jacobs. Shirt, $228, by Engineered Garments. Sneakers, $60, by Adidas Originals. Hat by Nom de Guerre.
A V-neck is about as foolproof as a sweater can be. Warm without being hot, it's easy to layer. Go for a navy one, over a white collared shirt, to accentuate what's left of your fading summer tan.
Jacket, $780, by Diesel Black Gold. Sweater, $228, by Elie Tahari. Shirt, $78, by J.Crew. Jeans, $46, by Levi's. Desert boots, $450, by John Varvatos. Sunglasses by Salt Optics.
Cable-knit sweaters provide enough heft to be worn on their own, even as daylight starts dwindling. Camel hues look good with any skin tone and will set you apart from those who think winter must mean black.
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If you've resisted khakis because they're too yellow/pleated/high-waisted, here's a reason to reconsider. Cement-toned slim-fit khakis are the perfect pants to add to your weekend routine of all-jeans-all-the-time. And like denim, they don't require ironing and can be worn with just about anything.
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Lanterns united! Green, yellow, red, blue - soldiers from every Lantern Corps stand shoulder-to-shoulder against an unthinkable enemy: the Guardians of Oa! It's the New Guardians vs. old in a battle that will forever change Kyle Rayner's standing in the Green Lantern Corps! Plus: If the lone Orange Lantern ring is with Kyle Rayner, then what happened to its owner, Larfleeze? Finally, the answer revealed!
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Southwest Texas received more than twice the usual long-term average rainfall in May and the region moved to 125 percent of the year-to-date cumulative average.
But, even this rainy spring is not enough to make up for almost two years of drought.
"The Southwest Texas region remains dry in relation to long term cumulative rainfall and in terms of the impact severe drought has had in degradation of pastures and ranges," says Jose Pena, Texas Extension economist/management at Uvalde.
The May rainfall helped "green-up the region," he says, with improved forage availability. It also boosted corn, cotton and grain sorghum. Clear weather in late May and early June also spurred crop progress throughout the area.
"The agricultural production outlook has improved significantly," Pena says.
Improvements give producers hope. But they are not out of the danger zone yet.
Farming operations are expected to recover with the recent rainfall, he says, but pastureland and ranges may not get back to normal for years. "Some may not recover without major improvements. Livestock operators may have to delay re-stocking until 2008."
The Uvalde area began this drought cycle in November, 2005, "and has remained in severe drought (75 percent of average annual rainfall) since then. Even with close to 6 inches of rain in May, the last 19 months (November, 2005 to May 30, 2007) marked the driest period on record, with cumulative rainfall at about 62 percent of long term average."
He says the 365-day average cumulative rainfall since November, 2005 is 11.55 inches, "53 percent below the long term annual average of about 24.34 inches."
The shortage exists in an ecosystem that was created by and depends on average rainfall patterns.
Even with above average rainfall this year, Pena says forage supplies are low. "Even with minimum livestock stocking rates, degradation of forage production as a result of the extended drought will continue to have serious implications on agricultural production in Southwest Texas."
Wildlife populations also suffer.
"Population densities are down significantly," Pena says. "But the improved forage situation could mean an improved fawn crop this year."
That's good news for many ranchers who depend on wildlife resources management for a good percentage of their income. '"It has become the economic lifeline for many ranching operations," Pena says.
Short term rainfall excess is not a long term solution. "In the final analysis, the real effect of any drought is the influence on vegetation and the vegetation's ability to recover. That means the vegetation rootstock or seed must survive the drought. Seed/rootstock must be protected during periods of reduced rainfall."
Reducing grazing pressure helps preserve seed/rootstock, he says.
"But recovery also depends on abundant and timely rainfall," not just occasional periods of wet weather. Reduced stocking rates need higher than average rainfall for several years to assure recovery.
"This appears unlikely," Pena says. "And even with above average rainfall, recovery may be difficult."
Ranchers have cut back on major range and pasture investments and improvements they were making in the 1990s.
"As a result, it appears that the ecosystem in a large portion of Southwest Texas will be significantly altered and become even more economically dependent on wildlife management."


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Is the People's Bank of China's decision to cut the reserve ratio required of commercial banks a signal for investors to head off to the races?
Not so fast, some say.
BofA Merrill Lynch economist Ting Lu says it's not a turning point in the monetary policy stance, but merely another instance of policy fine-tuning. And while it's unambiguously positive to markets, one shouldn't expect interest rate cuts to follow. On the contrary, he thinks a "popular call" for a simultaneous rate hike and reserve requirement ratio cut as "reasonable" and sees the PBOC raising rates once more in the second half of next year, by 0.25 percentage point on 1-year deposits and by 0.15 basis point on 1-year lending rates.
Whether or not the timing indicates the PBOC was on board with other major central banks which, in a move announced about two hours after the PBOC decision, joined forces to inject liquidity into the system is a matter of speculation. But the message was meant to be heard loud and clear, says Standard Chartered economist Stephen Green. Read more on Fed, ECB action to lower costs on dollar swap lines.
Green says the PBOC announcement suggests Beijing now thinks slowing growth is more of a risk than inflation now. But unlike Lu, he thinks it signals China is now in the loosening mode. And although he doesn't expect any interest rate cuts in 2012, he sees the liquidity injected into the system will lower the de facto lending rates, which have been much higher than the administered interest rates.
Stock markets certainly liked the news. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA surged 416 points, or 3.6%, to 11,972. The SPDR S&P China ETF GXC rallied 5.7%, while the more liquid iShares FTSE China 25 Index Fund FXI jumped 5.8%.
The PBOC's timing now shifts investor focus to the purchasing managers' index for November, due to be released Thursday. The data will be bad, if HSBC's preliminary report released last week is any indication. The question is, was the PBOC trying to front-run the PMI with a little bit of good news?
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G-Floor Customs: Mighty Fine MatPosted in How To on July 1, 2012
We know that most of you love to wrench and work on your own rides, so we've started a new series called Tool Shed. We'll tell you about a neat or new tool or product each month that we use and like, and tell you where to get it and what it costs. And since we are beginning with the basics and at the bottom, we figured the G-Floor garage mat would be the first product to showcase.
Plenty of garage mats and coverings are available, and we even showcased the G-Floor in our May '09 issue ("Vinyl Garage Flooring"). We love how the stuff stays put, is durable, and cleans up easily. But when the company came out with the new G-Floor Graphic product, it just floored us—literally! The mat is a polyvinyl material and comes in either flexible 75mm or stiffer 95mm thicknesses, making it heavy and durable. It comes in a coin or diamond-plate pattern, and also ceramic, Levant, woodgrain, or ribbed. Since it's made to order, you get to supply the artwork, which the company applies in a second surface printing for true durability. As for the price, mats are quoted on a project-specific basis. Check the website for current pricing info and quotes.
The mat is available in almost any size up to 48 feet long and 10 feet wide. We figured that our 4-Wheel & Off-Road logo on the mat would be way too cool, especially if we used it at events and we parked our rides on it. Flexible and durable, this mat is the hot ticket. The biggest problem is that once rolled up, it takes more than one person to move it around! In the meantime it will reside inside our garage as soon as we make room for it on the floor. We will bring you more projects done on top of this flooring.


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Cowboys Fans Have A Lot To Look Forward To
I've been asked by several friends how far I think the Cowboys will go this year. I honestly think we can go all the way. Of course as a Cowboys Fan I'm supposed to say that, but I truly believe it now.
One reason I believe this is true, going into the draft this Saturday, we have no desperate needs. I know that all of our starters are great players and there are no concerns in any particular area. I'm pretty sure Wade and Jerry are going to draft players for the future but right now we are "locked and loaded".
Our weaknesses last year have been strengthened this offseason. A completely reconstructed coaching staff and the players signed in the offseason were great moves by the Cowboys. You will see major improvement in our offensive line with Leonard Davis. Then there is Ken Hamlin, who along side Roy Williams will be monstrous.
Not to mention our young players who learned so much in the past year. Tony Romo has more experience under his belt, including the crushing last play of the season. Believe it or not, that play will make him a greater player. Then of course what about our big 06 draft pick, Bobby Carpenter. He is going to be huge this year. He only played a few games last season and we got a taste of what he has to offer. Tyson Thompson is well and ready to play. He was very exciting to watch on returns last season until his ankle injury cut his season short. I could go on and on listing players who have matured since this time last year.
Our veterans will shine as well. Greg Ellis should be back on the field and as good as new. I think Terell Owens will thrive more this season if he remains a Cowboy. Now that he has been in Dallas for a year, the hype will die down and plus the surgeries on his finger should have him catching more passes in those crucial situations that were missed last season. Don't get me wrong he had great numbers last year, but imagine what he can do when he is at 100%.
We certainly have alot to look forward to as Cowboys fans this year. There is no reason anyone should doubt that this team will be anything less than spectacular.


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MACON, Ga. – In the lead up to the beginning of the 2011 General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Championship, the conference announced its end-of-year awards.
ETSU's Mike Smith became the third Buccaneer to win the Player of the Year. Jacksonville's Ayron Hardy joined Gardner-Webb's Tim Jennings as the only players in A-Sun history to win multiple Defensive Player of the Year honors. Torrey Craig won the first A-Sun superlative award in USC Upstate history and Belmont head coach Rick Byrd won his second Coach of the Year honor.
Lipscomb's senior teammates, Adnan Hodzic and Josh Slater, represent the only school with multiple players on the First Team. Hodzic becomes only the eighth player in league history named to the First Team three times. He needs only seven points to become the fifth player in league history to reach 2,000 points. Slater, who also made the FirstTeam in 2009-10, has recently moved into top five in the country in steals per game, thanks to turning a triple double of 10 points, 12 assists and 10 steals against USC USC Upstate on Feb. 17.
"I think those are great for both of those kids who have been first team all-league for two years in a row," Lipscomb coach Scott Sanderson said. "I think those are tremendous compliments to those guys, but I think if you ask both of them, they would turn both of those things in for an opportunity to go to the NCAA Tournament."
Smith joins former teammate Courtney Pigram and Buccaneer all-time leading scorer Tim Smith as the Buccaneers to garner the top individual honor. Only four other schools in A-Sun history have ever produced at least three Players of the Year, Centenary, College of Charleston, Georgia Southern and Mercer. Smith won four Player of the Week honors during the season and won the award by a unanimous vote. One year after playing only four games because of knee injury, Smith finished second in scoring in conference play, averaging 17.7 points per game while ranking sixth in rebounding. Smith's teammate and 2010 Tournament MVP Micah Williams landed on the Second Team.
Belmont, the regular-season champion, featured a total of four student-athletes on the postseason All-Conference teams. Ian Clark earned First-Team honors a year after earning Freshman of the Year. Bruin post players Mick Hedgepeth and Scott Saunders each made the Second Team and J.J. Mann landed on the All-Freshmen squad. Clark finished the regular season as the Bruins top scorer while Hedgepeth and Saunders combined to average better than 20 points and 10 rebounds per game. Byrd, who won his 500th game at Belmont and 600th game overall during the 2010-11 season, led the Bruins into the A-Sun Championship as the No. 3 team in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major top 25, the conference's first team in the top five in seven years.
In addition to winning his second Defensive Player of the Year award, Ayron Hardy earned First-Team All-Atlantic Sun honors for the first time in his career. He scored a career-best 12.6 points per game and joins Morehead State's Kenneth Faried, Virginia Tech's Jeff Allen and Duquesne's Damian Saunders as the only active players to have accumulated 1,000 points, 200 steals and 100 blocks. His freshman Dolphin teammate, Keith McDougald made the All-Freshmen Team, becoming the fifth Dolphin to make the team in the six-year tenure of head coach Cliff Warren.
USC Upstate's Torrey Craig made program history as he captured the Freshman of the Year accolade. He earned the first superlative award for the Spartans' men's basketball team since joining the conference in 2007. He paced A-Sun freshmen in scoring and rebounding. His scoring average, 14.4, ranked among the ten best in the nation. Craig, and fellow unanimous All-Freshman choice Christophe Varidel ranked among the nation's 10 most prolific freshmen 3-point shooters. Varidel closed the season with the second-most 3-point field goals by any freshmen and by averaging 14.6 points per game over his final 18 games.
Mercer's Brian Mills rounded out the First Team, becoming the 23rd All-Atlantic Sun performer in Mercer history. He boasted the highest scoring increase in the conference from a season ago. After averaging 7.8 points per game in 2009-10, he more than doubled his production, netting 15.7 points per game. The Bears' Langston Hall earned All-Freshmen honors. He enters the A-Sun Championships ranking eighth in the country, among freshmen, in 3-point field goal percentage, having connected on close to 41 percent of his attempts.
A pair of sophomores, Kennesaw State's Markeith Cummings and FGCU's Anthony Banks, rounded out the Second Team. Cummings, the conference's leading scorer, surpassed the 1,000-point in February and closed out the season averaging 20.8 points per game in his final 13 games. Banks finished the season with 106 offensive rebounds, becoming just one of seven players in the country to have grabbed at least 100 offensive rebounds in each of the last two seasons.
Two members of Stetson's acclaimed freshmen class, Corey Walden and Luis Jacobo, made the All-Freshmen team. Walden, a unanimous choice of the coaches, averaged close to 14 points and collected 2.5 steals per game in league play while Jacobo averaged 11.4 points and connected on 38 percent of his 3-point tries in A-Sun games. The Hatter teammates become just the third pair of teammates to make the All-Freshmen team in the last seven years. Jacksonville' duo of Ben Smith and Lehmon Colbert made the five-man squad in 2006-07. One season later, Hodzic and Slater made the team from Lipscomb.
The Atlantic Sun Conference is an 11-member league committed to Building Winners for Life. The A-Sun stands for achievement with integrity in both the academic and athletic arenas, with a focus on the balance between the two for our student-athletes. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun boasts five of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun includes a blend of the most prestigious and dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.


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Mining: Labour unrest comes full circle
When rock drill operators downed tools at Lonmin's Marikana mine in North West in August, few could have foreseen that it would spread like wildfire, with high wage demands and hardened stances spilling over into other sectors.
Protests over the past eight weeks have seen the number of striking workers reach between 80 000 and 100 000 at any given time. As wage agreements were reached at some mines such as Lonmin and Impala Platinum, disputes reared their heads at others. Workers at Xstrata and Kumba Iron Ore mines have added to the numbers and the 28 000-member strong South African Transport and Allied Workers' Union has stood firm on its wage demands.
Johnny Goldberg, chief executive of Global Business Solutions, said the strikes paralleled those of the late 1980s and early 1990s in terms of violence.
"The cause then was different – there was an expectation to break free from apartheid," Goldberg said. "Here, there is an expectation for a better life."
But the violence is unprecedented. "Typically, violence escalates when democratic processes are at their weakest," said Gavin Hartford, an independent strategy consultant. "Employees have felt unrepresented and have taken matters into their own hands."
On Wednesday, 12 000 dismissed Anglo Platinum workers marched on the National Union of Mineworkers' (NUM) offices in Rustenburg to revoke their membership and express their outrage, despite having participated in an unprotected strike not organised by any union.
Investec group economist Annabel Bishop said there was a changing profile of union membership, namely "younger, more militant individuals who are deemed to have had a loss of faith and respect with traditional wage negotiation processes".
Union representivity
This week Impala Platinum – which recently completed a recount of union representivity in its workforce – found that the NUM membership had dropped from 70% to 13%. The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union is said to represent the largest share of the Impala workforce.
The current strikes in some ways echo the 1973 Durban strikes when workers organised themselves and rose up against their employers. Starting at a textile company in January 1973, the strike mushroomed into other sectors until all of Durban's major industrial complexes faced strike action.
These Durban strikes have often been described as a turning point in the confrontation between South Africa's minority rulers and the worker majority, resulting in the re-emergence of the labour movement, which had been suppressed by the government.
It is expected that the recent strike action will also transform the labour landscape as wage negotiations continue and investigations attempt to find the cause of recent protests.
Since August there have been at least 51 deaths related to strike violence. The death toll reached 48 at Marikana after two shootings were reported last weekend. Workers at Anglo Platinum buried a colleague who died after clashes with police. At Petmin's Somkhele mine in KwaZulu-Natal, a security guard was hacked to death and on Tuesday one transport worker died after suffering a blow to the head.
According to a workers' survey conducted by trade union federation Cosatu and released in August, about half of its members involved in a strike thought violence was necessary.
So far, more than 15 500 employees – at Gold One, Atlatsa Resources and Anglo Platinum – have been dismissed as a result of illegal action. In an unprotected strike, employers reserve the right to dismiss striking workers. But labour analysts say the number of unprotected strikes at the moment is unusual and indicates a growing disenchantment with unions. The Cosatu survey found that, for most aspects of union work, between 50% and 60% were satisfied with services.
Halt in production
In 1987 Cyril Ramaphosa led the NUM on a three-week strike after a wage deadlock with the Chamber of Mines. The strike resulted in a halt in production at half of South Africa's gold mines and at least one-fifth of the coal mines, and cost the industry millions of rands a day.
Ramaphosa is credited with growing the union's membership from 6 000 in 1982 to 300 000 in 1992. But those days are behind him. His Shanduka Group owns the controlling share in Incwala Resources, Lonmin's black economic empowerment partner, and the NUM is fast losing ground.
The Cosatu survey also reported that a third of union members believed there was corruption in their unions – the highest levels being in the NUM. Of those who claimed to have personally witnessed this, the main accusation was that members accepted bribes from management.
Analysts say any wage increases will undoubtedly lead to long-term job losses and the adverse effects of strike action on the economy are becoming clearer with each passing day.
"With close to four times as many low-income earners compared to those in the middle class, it is crucial for South Africa's future stability that more low-income earners get drawn into a level of employment that provides a decent wage," said Bishop.
"Equally important is more, as opposed to less, labour flexibility. More labour flexibility will improve hiring rates; less will make firms think twice about anyone they were thinking of taking on."
Goldberg said: "You can only see the bigger picture if you have effective leadership and that's what's missing here."
Dependence on labour
In its latest employment index, released this week, Adcorp said South Africa's mines were responding rationally by reducing their dependence on labour. Since 1986 employment in the mining sector has declined by 37.7% – from 839 000 to 523 000 – in a period in which production levels were roughly flat. Adcorp said since the mid-1960s the ratio of capital to labour (a measure of mines' capital intensity of production) had increased by 959%.
The reality of the international market and the domestic economy meant the average worker was getting poorer in light of rising costs, Goldberg said. Ironically, the effects of the strike, prompted by financially stretched workers, may hit them the hardest.
The prolonged strike provoked a reaction this week from the economy when the rand on Monday dipped to its lowest level in three-and-a-half years at R9 to the dollar.
"With food prices already on a sharp upward trajectory due to high international grain and edible oil prices and transport costs climbing due to high oil prices, the rand's weakness will exacerbate the cost of living for the remainder of this year, coming at a time when tensions are already high over wage demands," said Bishop.
A weaker rand also means inflation will be pushed up and will likely end the South African Reserve Bank's rate cut cycle.


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More States Move to Tax the Cloud
Businesses have found out that using online software services can help them cut their technology costs, but many companies are now discovering it can also increase their tax bills. George Stahl joins digits. Photo: Getty Images.
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Dr. Raymond S. Greenberg joined The University of Texas System as Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs on September 9, 2013. He provides oversight and guidance for the six UT System health institutions, one of the largest networks of academic health institutions in the country with an aggregate annual operating budget of more than $12.9 billion.
Before coming to the UT System, Dr. Greenberg served for 13 years as president of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) – the state's preeminent, research-intensive academic health institutions. Prior to that, he served for five years as vice president for academic affairs and provost of MUSC.
Under Dr. Greenberg's guidance, MUSC successfully competed for a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center and a National Institutes Health Clinical and Translational Science Award. In addition, Dr. Greenberg provided leadership in the design and construction of a variety of education, research, and clinical facilities including a state-of-the-art hospital, and completed a record-breaking fundraising campaign.
After receiving his undergraduate training from the University of North Carolina, Dr. Greenberg earned a medical degree from Duke University, a master's of public health degree from Harvard University, and a doctorate in epidemiology from the University of North Carolina. Dr. Greenberg also holds honorary degrees from the College of Charleston, Simpson College and The Citadel. Following his training, Dr. Greenberg served for 12 years at Emory University, where he held several leadership positions, including chair of the medical school's Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Deputy Director of the Winship Cancer Center and founding dean of the Rollins School of Public Health. Nationally recognized for his research on cancer, Dr. Greenberg has served on many scientific advisory boards.


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Handwriting is getting to be a lost art. It needs to be regarded as a significant activity. Drawing is an excellent method to practice handwriting. Practicing handwriting is hard work and may be rather boring for children. There are a couple things you can do to assist your student learn how to write. Then students are shown how to earn a triangle in addition to their square. Older pupils ought to take advantage of the cursive design units whom I have prepared.
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When the Lincoln Southwest High School marching band is parading through the streets of London, England New Year's Day, family and friends back home will be able to watch it live on 21 Educational Access (Time Warner Cable channel 21 in Lincoln). The 24th annual parade will be sent via satellite beginning at 6 a.m., Friday, January 1, 2009. The parade will be re-aired on channel 21 numerous times during the month of January.
Bill Luxford, operations manager for 21 Educational Access and 5 CITY-TV, said the channel carried the Lincoln Southwest High performance at the same parade four years ago, the Lincoln High performance two years ago, and the Lincoln East performance last year. He said Nebraska Educational Telecommunications (NET) is again helping with the satellite feed.
Southwest High Band Director Terry Rush said 155 students will march in the parade, and 47 others will accompany the band on the week-long trip.
Marching in the New Year's Day Parade is a great honor for our students," Rush said. "We are honored to be representatives of Lincoln Southwest High School as well as Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln, Nebraska and the United States. The London New Year's Day Parade has become the largest parade in the world with over 40 countries from around the world participating.
Students in the school's Wind Ensemble, Chamber Choir and Chamber Orchestra also will perform at one of London's largest cathedrals. In addition to the performances, students will have the opportunity to tour many of the historical aspects of London including museums, the Tower of London and Windsor Castle along with the City of Bath and Stonehenge.
The parade features more than 8,500 performers, and about 550,000 spectators turn out in London to watch. The parade route includes such landmarks as the Parliament building, Westminster Abbey, 10 Downing Street and the National Gallery.
For a channel 21 program guide, visit the City Web site at lincoln.ne.gov and click on the 5 CITY-TV icon.


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Kids Read 160 Million Minutes to Give 1 Million Books to Kids in Need This Holiday Season
Nadia Almahdi
New York, NY — January 4, 2013 — Students from schools nationwide joined together to read more than 160 million minutes to help donate 1 million books to kids in need this holiday season. It is all part of the Scholastic Book Clubs' Paws For Reading, a program that encouraged teachers to sign up and have their students log reading minutes for either the cats or dogs team. For every 20 minutes a student read and logged, a book was donated to Scholastic Book Clubs' ClassroomsCare literacy partners including Paws for Healing, Reach Out and Read, Save the Children, and The Lisa Libraries, up to 1 million books.
"We were so impressed by how quickly kids reached the initial goal of 250,000 books in early October, that we decided to raise the donation to 1 million books," said Judy Newman, President of Scholastic Book Clubs and E-Commerce. "With the Common Core State Standards shifting how students learn in school, it is more important than ever for kids to establish good reading habits at home and practice reading every day. Congratulations to both the dogs and cats teams, who are both winners for their reading and giving this holiday season."
With the final tally in, team dog trampled the competition with 95,096,927 minutes read, while team cats logged 65,327,508 minutes. More than 200,000 kids and 22,000 teachers nationwide participated in the Paws for Reading program. Teachers encouraged their students to keep reading using the online reading logs, hanging posters where kids could sign up for a team, and using printable downloads of activities from the website including bookmarks, pledge cards, locker posters, word searches and crossword puzzles.
"The teams helped support each other to read chapter books and to push each other to read MORE!" said Tera Nadolski, fifth grade teacher at Walnut Creek Elementary in Papillion, Nebraska. "I saw an amazing increase in my student's desire to read this year due to the Paws for Reading program! My class of 20 has read 296 books!"
Scholastic Book Clubs started the ClassroomsCare program as a way for students to give back through reading. ClassroomsCare partners with charities to give children in need access to quality books. Scholastic Book Clubs' ClassroomsCare has donated over 10 million books to kids in need since 2001. Kids who participate in ClassroomsCare learn the value of giving. They develop reading skills through activities that promote literacy. And they are empowered by the knowledge that their actions can impact the world in positive ways.
Visit http://www.scholastic.com/paws to learn more about Paws for Reading, and for more information about Scholastic, visit our Media Room.


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Microsoft delivers a late Christmas present to Xbox 360 owners, discounting Castle Crashers by more than 50% for one day only.
The Behemoth's Castle Crashers is still one of the best things going on Xbox Live Arcade, and an excellent introduction to the service for folks who found a shiny new Xbox 360 under their Xmas tree this year. It's a bargain at 1200 Microsoft points, but at 560, or $7, it's simply too good to pass up. If you've yet to partake in the frantic 2D fighting action, now would be a good time. You have until the clock strikes midnight.
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After more than 30 years of hosting a late-night television show, David Letterman announced that he will retire in 2015 during a taping of "The Late Show" on Thursday afternoon, according to CNNMoney.
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Some are already speculating about his replacement. Chelsea Handler, the only female host on late-night television, recently announced that she would be leaving E! once her contract expires this year.
Letterman began his career as the founding host of "Late Night" on NBC, before moving to CBS to host the "Late Show" in 1992 after being passed over by NBC to succeed Johnny Carson on the "Tonight Show."
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Hudson's Bay-Saks Deal: About Fashion and Real Estate
Retailer Saks agreed to be bought by Hudson's Bay for $2.4 billion, in an all-cash deal that is probably as much about high-end real estate as luxury clothes. Sharon Terlep joins MoneyBeat. Photo: AP.
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"Buford is a great guy with extensive first hand experience in the jumps and sprints," says head coach Bill Taylor. "He is a terrific addition to our coaching staff. In particular, Steven Lindsey, our freshman high jumper, is really benefiting from Buford's knowledge."
Williams graduated from Tennessee State University in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in Exercise Science. As a standout jumper and sprinter for TSU, Williams won Ohio Valley Conference titles in the long jump or high jump five times.
He placed third or better in the long jump, high jump, triple jump or 100m eleven times, was named the OVC Male Athlete of the Championships in 2006 and was awarded as the Tennessee State University Male Athlete of the Year in 2007.
Williams also qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Regional Championships three times and served as team captain from 2007 to 2008.
Buford Williams Personal Records:
High Jump: 7-1
Long Jump: 25-8
Triple Jump: 48-10
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text: It looks like the United States will get a Volkswagen midsize sedan of its own, rather than the Passat available in the rest of the world. VW has released some sketches of the NMS, which stands for New Midsize Sedan. Let's hope the company expends a little more energy and imagination on the car than it has on the working title. VW calls the styling "progressive"-whatever that means. Word is that it will be made at VW's spanking-new plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and will go on sale in the second half of 2011.


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JackLine needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 175 designs submitted by 25 freelance designers.
Verity Commercial, LLC
Verity Commercial, LLC is a new name for an existing Commercial Real Estate business located in the Washington DC area. We specialize in Commercial Real Estate, construction, and development with emphasis on technology clients. The curent business name is JackLine Realty, LLC. You can learn more and see our current logo at http://www.JacklineRealty.com.
Verity is Latin for "acting in a truthful manner"
Commercial Real Estate in Washington DC area. Emphasis on technology clients.
Looking for a proffessional logo to that represents our business. We are in the COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE business, not RESIDENTIAL so no references to houses or "peaked roofs".
I very much like the logo we have for the current name, JackLine Realty, LLC (view at http://www.JackLineRealty.com), color & design, but I certainly encourage other ideas.
The tagline under the Logo should say:
Logo: Verity Commercial, LLC
Tagline: Integrated Real Estate Services
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Place the fine meal into a bowl. With a fork make a hole in the meal. Pour the ice water in the hole and gently mix the water into the fine meal. Continue this process until the fine meal has the consistency of play dough.
Flour your board and rolling pin, and then roll out the dough. Divide the dough in half and roll out dough for a 2 crust 9-inch pie.
For the filling: If using frozen fruit, measure first, then thaw and drain fruit.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine the flour, sugar and cinnamon, stir with fork. Place 1 crust into the pie pan. Spread 1/3 of the sugar mixture on the bottom and add fruit. Top the mixed berries with the rest of the sugar mixture. Wet the edges of the bottom crust by dipping your finger in the ice water and rubbing it around the edge of the crust. Place the top crust on the pie and gently press the top crust to the bottom. Trim with a knife and roll under. Press together with the thumb and forefinger to make a scalloped edge. With the knife, place 8 1/2-inch slits on the top of the pie. Bake for 45 minutes. When checking the doneness of the filling, insert a knife into the center of the pie. If there is little or no resistance, the pie is done.


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Fleet maintenance software is a fleet management application targeted specifically toward companies that manage large fleets of vehicles. This could include semi-trucks, aircraft, field service trucks, delivery vehicles, limousines, construction equipment or just about anything else with an engine.
However, with dozens of products to choose from, selecting the right one can be a challenge. This buyer's guide, along with our fleet maintenance software reviews, cover the essential information a fleet manager needs to make a savvy purchase.
In this guide, we'll cover the following topics:
What Is Fleet Maintenance Software?
Common Features of Fleet Maintenance Software
What Type of Buyer Are You?
Market Trends to Understand
Fleet maintenance solutions are designed to help you cut costs associated with maintaining vehicles by streamlining your workflow. It will help you quickly and easily identify over- and underutilized vehicles, eliminate unnecessary inventory, track your assets, schedule preventive upkeep, predict potential hazards, manage risk and warranties and support the operations of your facility.
At the heart of most fleet maintenance software is a robust reporting mechanism. This supports users in identifying usage and repair trends to minimize unnecessary costs.
Altogether, fleet maintenance systems help you extend the life of your equipment, reduce downtime and get the most out of your assets.
Common functions of a fleet maintenance system include:
|Maintenance management
|Manage preventative task schedules, work orders and vehicle repair histories, based on timelines or custom triggers. Some systems also include predictive maintenance, which raises flags based on physical parameters like noise, vibration, temperature or emissions.
|Inventory and equipment control
|Manage preventative task schedules, work orders and vehicle repair histories, based on timelines or custom triggers. Some systems also include predictive maintenance, which raises flags based on physical parameters like noise, vibration, temperature or emissions.
|Vehicle and asset tracking
|Track the vehicles in your fleet as well as any other related assets. Vehicle maintenance software (or truck maintenance software) is a valuable feature of these systems. This starts at purchasing and runs all the way through resale or disposal, including along the way regulatory compliance, fuel and tire usage, warranties, lifecycle costing, driver history and more.
|Accident and claim governance
|Proper upkeep goes a long way toward mitigating risk, but accidents do happen. These systems help you manage claims and monitor incidents and driving habits to further reduce adverse events.
|Vendor and customer interfacing
|Depending on your industry, you may need some way of interfacing with vendors or customers. For example, a dedicated fleet maintenance company may want a Web-based reporting engine that allows clients to enter requests electronically. Web portal applications are designed to fill this need.
In our experience, the majority of fleet maintenance software buyers fall into one of the following categories:
Vehicle rental and maintenance organizations. These are companies that specialize either in maintaining vehicles owned by other companies or in loaning vehicles out to other companies. These businesses will want a system that supports detailed preventative tasks and work orders, flexible inventory control, a good customer interface and strong integration with billing and customer relationship processes.
Service companies. Companies that use their fleet for field service activities (e.g., cable companies or landscapers) may want their fleet maintenance software to integrate with a dispatching system to ensure maximum efficiency in scheduling routes. Depending on the size of the organization, you may also want to pay close attention to helpdesk and CRM systems, as well as billing and accounting.
Third party logistics (3PL). Like with service companies, these businesses will want excellent dispatch capabilities to ensure maximum efficiency in scheduling routes. They'll also want their fleet maintenance to integrate with their distribution and/or warehousing software to help keep track of all the products going in and out.
Transportation industry buyers. Buyers who transport people need to keep excellent records, tying customers to the vehicle and going that next step to make sure the vehicle and driver are safe. This requires a top-notch tool along with fleet/asset maintenance and often customer relationship management.
Heavy machinery users. Buyers in the agriculture or construction industries often have large vehicles that double as heavy machinery. This requires software that's specialized to that industry's tools, or else easily customizable to fit those needs.
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After my father died in September, 1982, I found these three photos, some notes, and some letters. He had obviously been working on his ancestry, but I have no memory of him talking about it. I think he must have received them about the time he started to get sick in February of that year. Otherwise I'm sure he would have put them on display or at least have shown them to me. All three photos appear to be originals and are mounted on heavy cardstock with pencil and pen annotations on the back in 3 different handwritings. It's only been the last few years that I can bear to look at these notes and treasures.
Great-Great Grandfather John Richardson
This is the father of Margaret Lavina Richardson, which makes him a grandfather of Benjamin Theodore Hegwer and Raymond Dudley Hegwer. He was born 9 Feb 1829 and died 27 Oct 1908, both in Morgan County, Missouri.
The outside measurements are 13.5 cm x 16.2 cm. On the back, at the top, is a pencil 'John Richardson.' Below that in pencil but in a different hand is 2 lines: 'J. D. Richardson / Missouri.' At the bottom, in pen in my father's printing are 6 lines: John D. Richardson / Father of Ben T / Hegwer's mother / Margaret / Lavina / Richardson
Cousin Daisy V. Richardson
I believe that Daisy is my first cousin, twice removed. I believe that she is another of John D. Richardson's grandchildren but through his eldest child James Patrick Richardson and wife Margaret Jane Kindrick. Daisy was probably born about 1877 in Missouri. She may have become a nun and it appears that she died fairly young.
The overall measurements are 11 cm x 16.6 cm. The photographer's mark is embossed in a dark blue. [Sedalia is in Pettis County but not far from Morgan County]. At the back top, in pencil is 'Daisy Richardson.' Next to it in pencil but in a different hand is '-- deceased.' Immediately below that in the same hand is 'Cousin to BTH.' At the bottom in pen by my father are 2 lines: 'Daisy Richardson / cousin to Ben T. Hegwer.'
Lila Hegwer and Mabel York
Who are these lovely young ladies?
The overall measurements are 7.5 cm x 10.8 cm. The embossed photographer's mark is very hard to read. I believe it says "Castor's / 1131 13th St, Denver COLO." The only marking on the back is at the top in pencil in one hand: Lila Hegwer / Mabel York.
Given the 'Hegwer' and the Colorado location, I thought they were part of Raymond Dudley Hegwer's family, but I don't have a 'Lila' there at all. Also, I kind of think the photos came to my dad through Raymond's daughter Toots. If so, then she would have annotated them more specifically. Now, my best guess is that this is Henry Hegwer's daughter Lila by his second wife Flora Wallace. The family was living in Denver in 1913 and he did have a daughter Lila, who I believe married a 'Hibbert.'
As always, more information will be greatly appreciated! Have a great day!


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Bend, OR – Bend Research Inc. , a leading independent drug-formulation development and manufacturing company, has announced that John McLeod has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer.
McLeod was formerly Director of Business Development with Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort for six years, where his strategic vision is credited with improving many different parts of the organization, including new information technologies and streamlined financial systems.
"John is the perfect person to join Bend Research at this time," said Rod Ray, Chief Executive Officer of Bend Research. "Over the last few years we've been changing our business model to one that works with multiple clients. Now that the transition has been successfully completed, we have turned our attention to strategic growth. John has the financial management skills and insights we need to move the company forward."
In addition to being a member of the management team, McLeod will be responsible for oversight of all accounting and information technology functions within the company.
McLeod is originally from Sydney, Australia, and lived in Europe and Asia before moving to the United States. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Macquarie University and a master's degree in business administration from the University of New England (both in Australia). McLeod is a certified public accountant and is active in community organizations. He currently serves on the board of Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC), and was formerly the tourism representative to Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO).
"Bend Research is at a very exciting point in its history and I am looking forward to contributing to the success and growth of another great Central Oregon company," said McLeod. "And the view of the Cascades from my office in Tumalo is almost as good as it was from Mount Bachelor."
About Bend Research Inc.
For more than 35 years, Bend Research has worked with clients to create value to solve their most difficult scientific and technical problems and advance new medicines that improve human health. This success is based on the company's ability to develop, advance, and commercialize pharmaceutical technologies, which grow from a solid base of scientific and engineering fundamental understanding.
Bend Research advances promising drug candidates from conception through commercialization by providing formulation and dosage-form support, assisting in process development and optimization, and manufacturing clinical-trial quantities of drug candidates in its cGMP facilities. Bend Research is a leader in novel formulations, including solubilization technologies such as spray-dried dispersions and hot-melt extrusion formulations, as well as controlled-release, inhalation, and biotherapeutics technologies.
Bend Research has more than 240 employees based in four state-of-the-art facilities in Bend, Oregon, USA.
For more information about Bend Research, please contact Phoenix Ivers at email@example.com or by phone at 541-382-4100 or 800-706-8655.


text: I just returned to work within the last 4 weeks and since then I have had back ups in the exact same area almost every day - it has been miserable. I pumped almost exclusively with the same pump for about a month prior to returning to work. I spend so much time getting rid of the back up and I know I can't keep going on like this. Luckily, I work from my home office. Has anyone had this problem or done anything to help? I'm taking Lecithin and nursing at night and in the morning but I get back ups during the day and when I pump after my son has gone to bed.


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