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We specialise in providing specialised solutions in our focus markets of ITS, Defence, Industrial Automation and Energy.
Our specialist markets demand ruggedised, reliable connectivity solutions with leading-edge features to help embrace technology for improved performance and operational efficiencies. With this in mind, we partner world-class manufacturers to bring optimal solutions which provide measurable return on investment in our customer applications, every time.
We understand technology alone is not enough. Through our Technology Enablement model we combine this leading-edge solutions portfolio with customer-driven integrated services such as custom design, product development and supply chain management.
Our customers are served by internationally located and technically enabled sales teams who are placed to provide expert application support and technology guidance. These specialist services are designed to assist our customers in successful adoption of the latest connectivity platforms, whatever the application demands.
This solutions-based, technical and commercial package is truly customer focused. It brings a valuable combined perspective which delivers real-life value to our customers and partners in the development of their business and programs.
As a value proposition, this approach is unique in the marketplace today.
From our International Technical Competence Centres, we are proud to provide end-to-end support with customer-focused services to enhance program development cycles.
Our technical sales team are industry specialists who work closely with our technical teams, partners and customers to optimise the development process. We pride ourselves on providing application optimised solutions delivered in the most efficient time-to-market possible.
Further value is added to these programs by combining our technical capabilities with a unique customer-focused, Supply Chain Management service. This forms a key part of our enablement concept and brings a unique perspective to customer project development.
At UR Group we are proud of our service culture. We strive to ensure that every action, every decision, every plan and every engagement is consistent with four key values. These values define our culture as a team.
All of the team working within our group are dedicated industry professionals committed to providing an unparalleled level of quality and service that exceeds expectation.
We understand that in a professional environment it is often not only what is delivered but how it is delivered. Partnership and trust are at our core. We are clear that they can only endure through our individual and group integrity.
Our service structure, quality systems and customer-focused mind-set are part of our organisation's culture. These ideals are encouraged throughout our organisation to realise a level of consistency that all our partners can come to rely on.
The UR Group has been founded on the very idea of adaptability. Since 1996 we have been committed to embracing change and facing the challenges it brings. Our dynamically- minded team remain dedicated to working to help our customers overcome barriers, increase technological adoption and maximise the opportunities brought by our rapidly evolving future.
We rigorously follow the requirements of the ISO9001 Quality System for Design, Distribution and Manufacture of our products.
Our quality system is one of continuous improvement in our processes to address the challenging requirements of our customers and partners. All of UR Group locations have adopted the processes and principles of the ISO9001 quality management system and are committed to maintaining our culture of quality in our design processes, manufacturing systems, products, customer service and across all areas of our daily business.
At UR Group we strive to bring efficient and effective solutions that benefit our customers through our core technologies, first-class service and expert support. However, we recognise that success in our business alone does not necessarily contribute to the well being of our employees, our communities or our environment.
With this in mind we promote a socially responsible approach to our quality systems, employee well-being, our environment and our legal obligations.
Below is a list of our key corporate events and releases:May 9th 2016
- Annual General Meeting (Shareholder Meeting) Trezzano S/M (MI). Italy.24th June 2016
- Release Annual Result Financial Year 2015 (Report)29th September 2016
- Release of Half Year Result 2016May 2017
- Annual General Meeting (Shareholder Meeting) Trezzano S/M (MI). Italy.
UR Group (UR Holding) are focused on the future and we understand communication is an important element of our business. Here we are happy to provide financial information about our company.
Presented here are our most recent documents in the form of downloadable pdf documents and reports. However, if you require further reports or clarification of any of these details please do not hesitate to contact us.
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Thousands of Filipino students from a Roman Catholic-run school for girls have joined a global campaign to free more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamic extremists in Nigeria, chanting "bring them back" and urging motorists in the Philippine capital to honk their cars in solidarity.
About 4,000 students and nuns of St. Scholastica's College spilled out of their campus Friday, lining a busy Manila street carrying placards that read "Bring Back Our Girls."
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French major Total has deepened its roots in the North Sea and shored up core positions in other parts of the world with its $7.45 billion deal to acquire Maersk Oil and Gas.
The acquisition, which is still subject to regulatory approval and other legal requirements, is expected to lift Total's output to 3 MMboe/d by 2019, making the company the second-largest operated producer and the third-largest resource holder in the North Sea. The deal is expected to close in first-quarter 2018 with an effective date of July 1, Total said in an Aug. 21 news release announcing the acquisition.
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Student guardian visa subclass 590 allows you to stay in Australia as a guardian or custodian or relative of an overseas student who is pursuing an education course in Australia. With 590 student guardian visa, You can stay with your child to take care of him/her in Australia until the course complete. Your child age must below then 18th years old before applying for a student guardian visa 590. If you're a relative then you can stay with the child by submitting written permission of a child's caretakers like a guardian or grandparents. If your child is older then eighteen years then to apply for visa subclass 590 you need to show that you have special emergency circumstances. You can apply for a 590 student guardian visa outside from Australia and acquire enrollment in alternative courses up to three months with a 590 visa. You will be authorized to take care more then one child if you have. You can do the other study or coach just for 3 months with this Student Guardian Visa Subclass 590.
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Meet Eligibility Criteria
• You must be a parent or grandparents or relative of a non-Australian child who is below 18th of age.
• If you want to apply from inside of Australia then you need to hold a substantive visa except for domestic worker, temporary work visa, transit visa, visitor visa, etc.
• If your another child who is below 18th and not coming to Australia with you then you need to give evidence that you have made welfare arrangement for the child.
• You have to account for your all healthcare expenses so make sure that medical insurance can only reduce your expenses.
• Your past immigration history must be credible like you must not have any visa cancellation history.
• Your intention should be genuine at the time of applying for student guardian visa 590 and it should be not against Australian culture and policies.
• If your family members are also applying with you then they also need to meet health policies of the Australian government
• Only a parent or grandparents or custodian or step parents of an overseas student visa 500 holder can apply for this student guardian visa subclass 590.
• If parents are not present due to any reason for looking after the visa subclass 500 holder student then any relative can apply for this 590 student guardian visa.
• You must be a guardian of an international student who must be below 18th of age except for exceptional circumstances.
• You have to give assurance to immigration authorities that you will be able to provide welfare.
• Your age must be above 21 years old before going to apply for a student guardian visa 590.
• You have to pay back any type of debt to the Australian government if you have.
• If you have another child aged 6 years old then you can bring him/her to Australia but if your child if older then 6 years then you need to show emergency condition to bring him/her to Australia.
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•Provide character certificate and other national identities.
•Submit bank documents and salary slips to prove that you will be enough capable to give welfare to the student.
•Provide guardianship documents to prove your credibility to that child.
•Translate your non-English documents into English.
•Submit legal student guardianship form.
•Provide dependent under 6 documents if you bring your child who is under 6 years of age.
2. Processing Time And Cost Of This Visa
Visa subclass 590 cost starts from AUD 560. This visa 590 may proceed in 2 to 4 months. But in case you forget to submit any documents then you processing time of visa can be increased. Your visa application processing time can be increased if you provide incomplete information.
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You need to apply online for the 590 student guardian visa 6 weeks before the student's course starts. At the time applying for the visa, you have to prove that you are genuine and legal applicant by submitting legal documents. If you submit illegal information to immigration authorities then they have the authority to cancel your visa application immediately. You and your relative which is listed in visa application will not able to get a visa for the next 10 years in case of any fraud by you. You should contact an experienced Immigration Agent Adelaide.
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• You are not allowed to do any type of work in Australia.
• You can study only for 3 months.
• With visa subclass 590 you can't apply for another visa
• At the time of leaving Australia, you must have brought the student to your country.
• If you have another child who is below 6th years of age then you can bring him/her to Australia.
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U.S. petroleum and natural gas production increased by 16% and by 12%, respectively, in 2018, and these totals combined established a new production record. The United States surpassed Russia in 2011 to become the world's largest producer of natural gas and surpassed Saudi Arabia in 2018 to become the world's largest producer of petroleum. Last year's increase in the United States was one of the largest absolute petroleum and natural gas production increases from a single country in history.
For the United States and Russia, petroleum and natural gas production is almost evenly split; Saudi Arabia's production heavily favors petroleum. Petroleum production is composed of several types of liquid fuels, including crude oil and lease condensate, natural gas plant liquids (NGPLs), and bitumen. The United States produced 28.7 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) of petroleum in 2018, which was composed of 80% crude oil and condensate and 20% NGPLs.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on International Energy Statistics
Note: Petroleum includes crude oil, condensate, and natural gas plant liquids.
U.S. crude oil production increased by 17% in 2018, setting a new record of nearly 11.0 million barrels per day (b/d), equivalent to 22.8 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) in energy terms. Production in the Permian region of western Texas and eastern New Mexico contributed to most of the growth in U.S. crude oil production. The United States also produced 4.3 million b/d of NGPLs in 2018, equivalent to 5.8 quadrillion Btu. U.S. NGPL production has more than doubled since 2008, when the market for NGPLs began to expand.
U.S. dry natural gas production increased by 12% in 2018 to 28.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), or 31.5 quadrillion Btu, reaching a new record high for the second year in a row. Ongoing growth in liquefied natural gas export capacity and the expanded ability to reach new markets have supported increases in U.S. natural gas production.
Russia's crude oil and natural gas production also reached record levels in 2018, encouraged by increasing global demand. Russia exports most of the crude oil that it produces to European countries and to China. Since 2016, nearly 60% of Russia's crude oil exports have gone to European member countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Russia's crude oil is also an important source of supply to China and neighboring countries.
Russia's natural gas production increased by 7% in 2018, which exceeded the growth in exports. The Yamal liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility, which loaded its first cargo in December 2017, can liquefy more than 16 million tons of natural gas annually and accounts for almost all of the recent growth in Russia's LNG exports. Since 2000, more than 80% of Russia's natural gas exports have been sent to Europe.
Saudi Arabia's annual average crude oil production increased slightly in 2018, but it remained lower than in 2016, when Saudi Arabia's crude oil output reached a record high. Saudi Arabia's crude oil production reached an all-time monthly high in November 2018 before the December 2018 agreement by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to extend production cuts.
In addition to exporting and refining crude oil, Saudi Arabia consumes crude oil directly for electricity generation, which makes Saudi Arabian crude oil consumption highest in the summer when electricity demand for space cooling is relatively high. Since 2016, Saudi Arabia's direct crude oil burn for electric power generation has decreased for a number of reasons, including demand reductions from a partial withdraw of power subsidies, greater use of residual fuel oil, and increased availability of domestic natural gas.
Crude oil exports account for about 60% of Saudi Arabia's total economic output. China, along with Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United States remain critical markets for Saudi Arabia's petroleum exports.
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Lady Gaga Partners With UN + Unicef, Shares Photos of Her Visits With Children
Lady Gaga loves helping others. That's why the Mother Monster and her Born This Way Foundation have teamed up with both the United Nations and UNICEF to launch a global youth empowerment program. In addition to roaming the world to perform her songs, Gaga will also make sure to visit and assist those in need, ranging from orphanages to impoverished communities, during her travels.
She has already begun that mission, as she shared photos of her recent visits with children in other parts of the world as part of this initiative. She played games with them, spent quality time with them and hugged them.
There is an adorbs photo where the children are clinging to Gaga, with her long, pink, flowing hair and her crisp (and always fashion-forward) white dress. She looks angelic and happy as she spends time with the youngsters.
We all know that Gaga is a busy woman and one of the most in-demand pop stars working today. So the fact that she carved time into her itinerary to be with these kids shows how important the cause is to her heart.
She posted the following update on her Little Monsters site:
I have teamed up with the United Nations and UNICEF to begin a worldwide Youth Empowerment Initiative. On behalf of my fans and The Born This Way Foundation i will be traveling the world to visit and assist families, orphanages, and communities in need. During each visit I seek to empower the youth to be brave in their struggles, and find strength in their ability to persevere. Here on littlemonsters.com you can follow our initiative and find out ways you can get involved.
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The NFC's dominant team over the last two years has restored interest in the shutdown defense, in an era where offense dominates. But not running the ball themselves is what may have ultimately cost them a championship, as Russell Wilson threw a pick at the 1-yard line on the Super Bowl comeback drive. This was the NFL's #1 rushing offense, led by Marshawn Lynch (1,306 yards, 13 TDs) and Wilson himself (849 yards, 6 TDs). Losing Golden Tate last offseason meant Doug Baldwin (66 rec, 825 yards) was their #1 receiver, followed by Jermaine Kearse (38 rec, 537 yards). Not exactly a powerhouse duo. To give Wilson a true #1 target, the Hawks pulled off a stunning trade of elite center Max Unger and a first-round pick to New Orleans for elite TE Jimmy Graham. Graham instantly gives Seattle their first Pro Bowl-caliber receiver in the Wilson era. The defense, first in overall yards allowed, scoring, pass yards allowed, and third in rushing yards allowed, loses CB Byron Maxwell but adds Michigan DE Frank Clark. Clark was the team's first draft pick although that didn't come until #63 overall. The defense retains KJ Wright, Pro Bowler Kam Chancellor and 1st-team All-Pros Bobby Wagner, Earl Thomas, and Richard Sherman. Those guys are all more valuable than any decent wide receiver. The Seattle Seahawks operate under head coach Pete Carroll at CenturyLink Field in the SoDo district of Seattle. Behind the loudest fan base, young, marketable stars, bold uniforms, winning ways, and dominant defense reminiscent of old school football, the Hawks are on of the NFL's most exciting franchises right now. Their season was classically highlighted by an epic comeback at home against Green Bay in the NFC title game, when it looked like their season was coming to an end. The Seahawks have won 36 regular season and six playoff wins over the last three seasons. The franchise has been highly successful since their 2002 shift to the NFC. Since then, they've made the playoffs in nine of 13 years including three Super Bowl appearances and one win. Under Carroll they've had the league's best scoring defense the last three years. All time, the Seahawks have nine division titles and 14 playoff appearances since first taking the field in 1976. 2015 home opponents include Chicago, Detroit on Monday night, Carolina, Arizona on Sunday night, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and St. Louis. Will you be there to witness in the NFL's rowdiest atmosphere? Get your Seahawks tickets from Gold Coast Tickets today!
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Letters From "Aunt Ella," Ella (Gorton) Mackenzie to Connie Gates, 1940-1943These are two letters from Ella (Gorton) Mackenzie to my mother, Connie (Gates) Markle, 1, shortly after Connie's marriage and 2, after birth of Connie's second son, Bill.
Ella (Gorton) MacKenzie Ella calls herself "Aunt" Ella even though she wasn't really an aunt to Connie. She was aunt to Connie's mother--Frances Lenore (Myers) Gates, our grand-mother. Ella was Mary Augusta Gorton's (our great grandmother) younger sister, younger by 11 years.
Ella married Eugene C. MacKenzie and lived in Lima, Ohio with her two Mackenzie children, Kathryn and Jim, growing up together with their Myers cousins, Harry, Bert, Bill, Frances (our grandmother) and Ralph, until the Myers family moved to Hartwell in 1906, when Frances was 19 and Ralph was 14.
Since Mary, Frances' mother, had died in 1917, Ella perhaps felt that, as Mary's sister, she should take on the role of mother to Frances, and grandmother to Frances' children. Ella also shows a great closeness to her Holland grandchildren since their mother, Ella's daughter, Kathryn, died in 1931, at age 50.
Eugene had died in 1921, age 65, almost 20 years before the first letter.
The names in the letter: Kathryn, Fred, Eugene, Laddie (Rolla B.), and Louise are Kathryn's children, (Ella's grand-children). Kathryn, the younger, had two sons and had moved west.
By the second letter, the war has begun, and Louise is married to Jim who is in the army.
"Pals." Kathryn Holland, the younger, Ella's grand-daughter, and her father, Rolla B. Holland, an oil man in Iola, Kansas, photo abt 1927.
Below the images of the letters is the text. Ella says some quite beautiful things in these letters, and infers much, about marriage, widowhood and the war. Her family news illustrates the traditional way that letters held a family together. What a wonderful family of artists on the Roberts/Gorton side: painters, writers, poets, and musicians!
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January 5, 1940
Monday January 5, 1940
Connie dear,
It was indeed a great pleasure to hear from you again -- after such a long time -- and, while the news contained
in your letter was not altogether a surprise, I was happy to hear that news from you -- for somehow it brought
you nearer, for, as you already know you and all that concurred, you have been dear to me.
Now that you have taken this step -- I can only say from the very depths of my heart that I wish you all the
happiness and success that can come to you and I congratulate the one who has won for himself the love of a
girl as dear and sweet as you. And I feel sure, despite the little "rift within the lute," your combined efforts to
make your wedded happiness and success will bear fruit and your home life the beautiful thing it was meant to be,
and so I say God bless you.
The handkerchief you enclosed was certainly lovely. And I thank you.
My Christmas was a happy one, although as you know, there is always the vacant chair --but I have so many
blessings that I try not to let my feelings influence or mar others' happiness.
One thing that always adds much to my pleasure is to hear from them all in Iola, a custom that has existed
for the eight years they have been away. Even Kathryn's little boys were able to wish me "Merry Christmas"
in their little childish voices, which were so good to hear.
They are all well and Kathryn seems to be growing so much like Helen-devoted to her husband and family.
Fred lives in Flora, Ill. At present, is doing well and they have a dear little girl about a year and a half old.
Eugene is in Boulder, Colo. University and Louise is at home- is a senior and next year expects to enter the same school.
She is a fine student- much interested in journalism and at present is editor of their school paper.
She has always spent her vacations with me, and we are very companionable and I love to have her.
"Laddie" or Rolla B. is located in Sedan, Kan.
Uncle Jim and Frances are well and join with me in love.
And I hope sometime we will have the pleasure of seeing you both.
And now, as I seem to have filled my letter with news of my own [life?], I hope I have not worried you.
Wishing this New Year may bring you success and great contentment. And with this little shot I will leave you-
"Today well lived makes every [day?] a day of happiness and every tomorrow a dream of hope."
Write me again soon,
Loving you always, Aunt Ella
June 15, 1943
Connie dear:
The news of the arrival of your little son was a pleasant one and I thank you for sending it.
From Emma I had learned such an event was expected but not at what time.
That you have proved how nobly you can go down into the valley of shadow and
give to the world another son shows what a lovely woman you are and fortunate are they who can call you Mother.
Perhaps, you may have wished for a little girl, but to my way of thinking, two brothers growing up together,
sharing the same joys and childish troubles, is a most pleasant sight.
When Kathryn visited me two summers ago, it was so noticeable, for her two boys now eight and six,
were always together and happy in each other's company; and so to you and your husband,
my love and sincere congratulations.
I am quite alone now, as Louise is near her husband, who is, and has been for some time,
stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C. , and she is in Fayetteville, only a few miles away.
They are pleasantly situated and Jim is able to be with her frequently.
And I might add, they are supremely happy- a great comfort to me.
If your dear mother is with you, give her my love and remind her a letter from her would be very welcome.
Again dear, my very deep love to you and yours -
Always, Aunt Ella


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What makes Steve Jobs such a charismatic leader? It could be that he's good at hiding what he does.
That's the finding of new research that shows that the most charismatic leaders)) often achieve their mystique by adding an element of mystery and magic to their management activities.

In one of the researchers' studies, subjects judged two executives — one who succeeded through vision and the other who succeeded through hard work. The results show that, compared to the hard-working executive, the visionary executive was judged to be more creative, curious and charismatic.

"The research results suggest that charisma is sometimes an illusion," the researchers said. "While managers can establish a reputation as a transformational, charismatic leader in a number of valid ways, managers can also gain the mystique of charisma by veiling how they accomplish what they do, like a stage magician."

While the organization may benefit from the establishment of a new executive as a leader in the eyes of the followers, such theatrics can also backfire, the researchers said, pointing out that they limit theCONLINK|973| transfer of skills from the "mysterious" manager to others.
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A 200 p: Brilliant Headphone Sound Supercharger for On-The-Go
beyerdynamic introduces the A 200 p at the International CES – a truly high-end DAC and headphone amplifier with an incredibly compact design.
Brilliant Headphone Sound Supercharger for On-The-Go
beyerdynamic introduces the A 200 p at the International CES – a truly high-end DAC and headphone amplifier with an incredibly compact design.
Heilbronn/Germany, January 3, 2014: An audio chain is only as good as its weakest link. This is also true for mobile headphones that are used with smartphones, tablets or laptops. Top headphones such as the beyerdynamic T 51 p cannot be used to their full potential with these mobile devices. That is because the digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and analog output levels of mobile audio devices seldom meet genuine hi-fi standards. The A 200 p from beyerdynamic is a solution to this problem.
Together with the digital specialists from Astell&Kern, the Heilbronn audio and headphones experts have developed an exceptionally compact DAC with an integrated headphone amplifier. This high-end technology meets demanding audio requirements and provides you with significantly improved sound on-the-go. Previously unheard detail, better contoured and deeper bass, as well as more natural instrument and vocal reproduction transform standard portable sound into a true hi-fi experience.
The core of the A 200 p is a Wolfson DAC with up to 24 bit resolution at a sampling frequency of 96 kHz (HD audio). Its circuit design circumvents the internal signal processing of the connected player and receives the pure digital music data from a number of mobile playback devices such as the iPhone, iPod, iPad via Lightning connector, Android smartphones or tablets with Android 4.1 or higher via Micro-USB, as well as Mac and Windows laptops. The A 200 p is currently the smallest mobile DAC and amplifier that can work with all of these devices on the digital level. After converting the digital data to analogue music signals, a high-quality amplifier with analogue output stage controls the output to the connected headphones. All of this results in a level of audio quality that was previously not possible for travelling audiophiles.
With dimensions of 55 x 55 x 13 mm, the A 200 p is extremely compact and lightweight. It fits easily in your luggage and can be stored together with your headphones in their carrying case. The integrated battery provides you with up to 11 hours of uninterrupted listening pleasure; enough even for long-haul flights.
In addition, the A 200 p also makes it easier for you to control playback using its buttons for play/pause, as well as for skipping between tracks. You can easily adjust the volume using the large aluminium volume knob with locking function. Furthermore, the A 200 p comes with a leather case that you can use to attach the amplifier to your belt or directly to your smartphone.
The A 200 p will be launched at the International CES in Las Vegas:
7 to 10 January 2014 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, South Hall, Stand 21442 (Central Hall, lower level).
The A 200 p is available starting mid of January 2014. You can find more information at www.beyerdynamic.com/A200p.
A 200 p features:
- Crystal-clear sound for mobile devices
- Volume control with 135 levels
- LED display for charging, operation and volume
- 3 buttons for music playback/pause and skipping forward and backward
- On/off switch with locking function
- DAC with up to 24 bit resolution at 96 kHz sampling frequency
- Integrated rechargeable battery with up to 11 hours operating time
- 1/8" (3.5 mm) mini stereo jack headphone connection
- Leather case, USB cable and Lightning/Micro-USB cable included
- Weight without cable and accessories: 51 g
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7-19-09 PNC Park
Awful day today. I hate Sunday games. I shouldn't have gone. The plan was to drive down, peek in through the gates and see if the cage was set up. If it was, I would go for BP. If it wasn't, I would just leave, rather than running all over the stadium trying in desperation to get a ball.
The cage was set up. Nice!
I entered the park around 11:15 or so – the Riverwalk gates open at 11:00 AM on Sunday. All fans are confined to the outer open air concourse between right and center field for the first 30 minutes. At 11:30, fans are allowed into the seating bowl. It's been that way every Sunday for the last three years.
So 11:30 rolled around, and no one from the security guard came to open the gate by the bullpen. It was already unlocked, so when 11:30 came, I followed two ballhawks into the seating bowl. Inexplicably, after about three minutes in left field, we were approached by two security guards. They told us we had to leave because the gates open at noon. We tried explaining that it was 11:30, and always had been, but he said, "No, they told us noon."
As we were being ejected, one of the ballhawks managed to get a ball tossed by Ross Ohlendorf, and another ballhawk got a ball from John Grabow. I got nothing. I realized that I would miss most of BP, and was livid.
Today (Monday), I checked the Pirates website for the official policy on gate times:
Gee, all fans shall be admitted to the park 2 hours early on weekends (Saturday and Sunday). So, 1:30 minus two hours is…. 11:30!
What else would you expect from such an inept organization that hasn't had a winning season in 17 years. ******* ridiculous! One season ticket holder who comes every Sunday was on the phone with his account rep. The account rep said that we should be allowed in at 11:30, and would call security to straighten it out, and then call back. The season ticket holder said he never got a call back from his rep. Figures.
The backhanded move had many fans speculating that the Pirates wanted to save having to pay all of the ushers, security guards, and concessions workers 30 minutes of pay – by having them begin a half hour later.
I spent the next 30 minutes out on the riverwalk in right field waiting for a possible home run ball that never came.
Luckily, Tim Lincecum threw a ball to the crowd gathered outside of the seating area.
Game: 1 ball (1 thrown)
Season: 235 balls (124 hit, 76 thrown, 35 device)
Games: 48 Games (5 didn't have BP)
Average: 4.90 balls per game
Career: 401 balls
Attendance: 24,842


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Acupuncture is not new to England, the first known British acupuncturist being John Churchill who, in 1821, published a series of results on the treatment of tympany and rheumatism with acupuncture. John Elliotson, a physician at St Thomas' Hospital, also use acupuncture widely in the early part of the nineteenth century. In 1823 acupuncture was mentioned in the first edition of the Lancet and in 1824 Dr. Elliotson began to use this method of treatment. In 1827 he published a series of results on the treatment of forty-two cases of rheumatism by acupuncture, and came to the conclusion that this was an acceptable and effective method of treatment for these complaints.
Ear Acupuncture
Those who traveled to China brought back information about body acupuncture. Ear acupuncture has been developed largely outside China. It is quite clear that there are some ancient Chinese manuscripts that mention the use of the external ear for acupuncture, but classical Chinese acupuncture applies to the body rather than the ear. The detailed ear map that is now being used by most acupuncturists was developed by Dr. Paul Nogier in France in the early 1950's.
Ear acupuncture was known to the ancient Egyptians. Ear cauteries have been found in the pyramids; these were used for burning or scarring specific ear points for conditions like sciatica. Hippocrates also mentions that the external ear could be used to treat conditions such as impotence.
In 1637 a Portuguese doctor, Zactus Lusitanus, described the use of auricular cautery for sciatica, and in 1717 Valsalva demonstrated the use of ear acupuncture for toothache. These early European and Middle Eastern experiments with ear acupuncture are a completely separate discovery; they have nothing to do with the growth and development of acupuncture in China. Sciatica seems to have been a disease that was particularly amenable to this crude form of acupuncture, and studies in the mid-nineteenth century indicate that 56 per cent of people who were treated with ear cautery for sciatica, obtained relief from their symptoms.
It was this crude form of acupuncture that interested Dr. Nogier in the early 1950's. Some of his patients had received ear cautery and obtained relief from pain, and therefore Dr. Nogier began to develop and investigate this form of treatment. He soon produced an ear map and since the early 1950's he has refined and developed this technique. One of his earliest findings was that if there was pain in the body then the equivalent part of the ear also became painful.
If the hand is painful then the part of the ear representing the hand also becomes painful when slight pressure is applied to the relevant part of the ear. If the painful ear point is punctured with a needle then the hand pain will be relieved. The picture of a pirate with a gold ear ring through his ear lobe is a well remembered childhood image; according to folklore the gold ring is supposed to increase the visual ability of the pirate, so that he can see ships to plunder before he is seen by them! Strangely enough, the ear ring usually seems to be placed in the eye point on the ear lobe.


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So, what do you do when the sky caves in, as it has in the last week for Savannah culinary personality Paula Deen? What do you do when the past comes knocking in a most unfavorable way? What are the steps for digging out from under a public relations disaster?
Without speaking directly to the still-unfolding Deen contretemps, Jennifer Abshire, of the Savannah public relations firm that bears her name, said there are three basic rules for dealing your way out of any PR crisis.
"If you're looking at a crisis, I think dealing with it directly is extremely important," Abshire said Monday. "I do, however, believe that a simple statement is sufficient. And I think the most important thing for anyone who has dealt in crisis PR is to immediately get as much good news out as possible of the wonderful things the client or person has done to help the community."
Robert Baugniet, a public relations expert now retired from Gulfstream and Rolls Royce, gave Deen credit for rising quickly to address the crisis that erupted when she admitted in a deposition for a civil lawsuit to using racially charged language in the past, including the N-word.
"The rule of thumb usually in a crisis situation is that if you can answer two questions, you can be helped if you answer them properly," Baugniet said. "The questions are: When did you find out you had a problem and what did you do about it?"
Baugniet said he believes Deen is taking the proper strategic course by going on national television this week to tell her side of the story because that gives her the best opportunity for putting her own words into context, while also speaking to the uniquely American doctrine of innocent-before-guilty.
"To drop her, I believe some of those shows and networks and sponsors could have made a grievous mistake," Baugniet said. "She has been guilty of the pillory of the media, and I find that offensive. In this country, to the best of my knowledge, you are innocent until proven guilty."
'What could go wrong, has'
Abshire and Baugniet aside, Savannah's public relations professionals have, for the most part, been reluctant to comment, even in general terms, on Deen's situation.
The national media and large crisis management firms, however, have been more than willing to weigh in with critiques and advice for Savannah's celebrity chef.
So far, what could go wrong pretty much has, said Larry Kopp, president of The TASC Group, a communications firm for sports figures and celebrities with experience in high-profile, racially charged cases.
His current clients include the family of black teen Trayvon Martin, whose shooter, George Zimmerman, is on trial for second-degree murder.
In celebrity terms, where do Deen's troubles land her in the crowded hierarchy of misbehavior?
"I think it's right up there with Mel Gibson (who landed in hot water for his tirade against Jews, then offered a weak apology)," Kopp said. "One of the first rules of crisis is to apologize thoroughly and completely and immediately. She didn't follow Crisis 101."
Deen, 66, and her brother, Bubba Hiers, are being sued by Lisa Jackson, a former manager of Uncle Bubba's Oyster House, a restaurant they own in Savannah. Jackson accused them last year of sexual harassment and a hostile environment of innuendo and racial slurs.
According to a transcript of Deen's deposition, an attorney for Jackson asked Deen if she has ever used the N-word.
Yes, of course," Deen replied, though she added: "It's been a very long time." And she said she doesn't use the word anymore.
She bailed on the "Today" show on Friday, instead posting a series of criticized YouTube apologies. She was dropped by the Food Network the same day and has since lost her sponsorship with Smithfield Foods.
An apology, at this point, isn't enough, said Dara Busch, executive vice president and managing director of Rubenstein Associates in New York, a PR company specializing in damage control.
"It will take years for her to fix how she will be viewed by the African-American community. She has to find ways to prove that she's not that way any longer," said Busch.
Kopp, Busch and others say Deen has been her own worst PR enemy in the fallout from her deposition, which also included her seeing the "beauty" in a Southern-style wedding she once considered for her brother, complete with formally dressed black waiters.
Calling Olivia Pope
Writing in The Daily Beast Tuesday, reporter Kevin Fallon speculated on how fictional TV "fixers" Olivia Pope of ABC's "Scandal" and "Ray Donovan" of Showtime's new series would handle Deen's problems.
"Honestly, perhaps no PR team ever has handled a situation so poorly," Fallon wrote.
"Amid the initial uproar over her usage of the N-word, Deen's company released a baffling apology on her behalf saying that it's OK that she used the word because she did it a long time ago and, besides, she's old and from the South, where that used to be OK.
"Then she released three successive apology videos in which, done up in almost cartoonishly awful makeup, she mutters about being sorry in her heart while sitting in what appears to be the reception area of a dentist's office.
"Olivia Pope, Ray Donovan, me, you, my 5-year-old cousin - pretty much anyone would've been smart enough to, if in charge of her PR, simply say, "Just keep your mouth shut and maybe it will blow over."
Instead, Fallon said, "Deen's crisis-management strategy was a model disaster."


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IBM today announced vulnerability-management capabilities available with its security information and event management (SIEM) product, called QRadar, that will let security managers identify network assets and prioritize network vulnerabilities for remediation.
The QRadar Vulnerability Manager, which resides on top of the SIEM, can scan the corporate network and can also take in data from third-party scanners, including those from Qualys, Rapid7, Nessus, nCircle, McAfee, according to Kevin Skapinetz, program director of product strategy at IBM Security Solutions. "It provides actionable intelligence about vulnerabilities based on the context of assets," he says.
A SIEM is used to centralize and correlate alerts from security equipment such as firewalls and intrusion-detection systems, as well as corporate computing assets such as servers.
[MORE SECURITY:Cisco-Sourcefire union raises many product overlap questions]
In addition to the QRadar Vulnerability Manager, which is licensed at a price that starts at $15,000, IBM also announced a new version of its IBM Security zSecure Suite that will work with the SIEM. IBM's zSecure product is auditing and alerting software for IBM mainframe security, and the new version of it can share information with the QRadar SIEM to provide visibility of mainframe security events.
IBM also said its intrusion-prevention system, the IBM Security Network Protection XGS 5100, is integrated into the security platform for QRadar so that ongoing feeds can identify attacks via SSL.
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Modern Photography
Modern Photography is a set of four experimental cameras designed to explore the way people use photography in their everyday lives.
Modern Photography is designed to challenge the three pillars of modern camera technology; immediacy, functionality and clarity. By setting aside current technological trends, the cameras prompt the user to focus on creating a fundamentally different experience than typically found in modern photography practices.
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Modern Photography is a set of four experimental cameras designed to explore the way people use photography in their everyday lives.
Modern Photography is designed to challenge the three pillars of modern camera technology; immediacy, functionality and clarity. By setting aside current technological trends, the cameras prompt the user to focus on creating a fundamentally different experience than typically found in modern photography practices.
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This is the information on Paati Vaithiyam in Tamil Nattu Maruthuvam
Paati vaithiyam for cold: Mix thumbai poo in 100ml of milk, boil for five minutes and drink every day to get rid of cold. Take 25gm thumbai poo mix with sesame oil, boil for 5 minutes and apply for your hair to get rid of headache.
Paati vaithiyam for cold: Mix thumbai poo in 100ml of milk, boil for five minutes and drink every day to get rid of cold. Take 25gm thumbai poo mix with sesame oil, boil for 5 minutes and apply for your hair to get rid of headache.
2. Paati vaithiyam for pregnancy: Kashayam is prepared in paati vaithiyam for pregnancy. Prepare drumstick leaves juice to cure leg and feet swelling during pregnancy. Take Murungai keerai and boil with water for 15 minutes. Drink Kashayam soap every day during pregnancy.
3. Paati vaithiyam for weight loss: The best Paati vaithiyam for weight loss treatment is drinking kollu horse gram juice. Soak 50gm Kollu in the previous day night and boil next day by adding little water. Drink the Horse gram juice in empty stomach for 3 months to loose weight.
4. Paati vaithiyam for hair loss: The best Paati vaithiyam for hair loss treatment is application of fenugreek seeds. Grind fenugreek seeds with hibiscus leaves and make a past. Apply this before taking your hair wash. Follow y paati vaithiyam for hair tips regularly to stop hair fall and promote hair growth.
5. Paati vaithiyam for asthma: Take a bunch of Tulsi leaves boil by adding water. Extract the juice, add 2 pinch of pepper, 1 tsp of honey and drink before going to bed. This will relieve your asthma trouble permanently.
6. Paati vaithiyam for babies: Vasambu is a medicinal herb which protects babies. Vasambu paati vaithiyam for babies in tamil Nadu is still in practice. Small squire pieces of Vasambu tied in a thread should be put around the babies wrist to cure stomach infections.
7. Paati vaithiyam for dry cough: Take 2tsp of dry ginger powder and 2tsp of pepper powder mix with 1tps of honey. Make small pellets and have three times a day after your food. This will cure cold and dry cough problem.
8. Paati vaithiyam for gas Problem: Take 1 tsp of omum carom seeds and 2 garlic boil for about 10 minutes in sim flame. Drink the juice to get rid of Stomach gas. You can also boil garlic in fresh milk and drink if you have gas problem.


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==Late summer fun for Kids! @ Your Library®==
Were you in the audience at the Authors Readers Theatre program in Chicago at ALA hosted by the ALSC public awareness committee?
If you were, then we hope you're charged up about doing a readers theater program at YOUR library after seeing the performance by Avi, Pam Munoz Ryan, Brian Selznick, and Sarah Weeks. If you weren't at ALA Annual, no worries because new toolkit additions are online!
Take a look at the Kids! @ Your Library headquarters to find the following FREE resources:
- Readers/Story Theater scripts from "The Library Card" and "Bud, Not Buddy" plus a Readers Theater How-To Guide
- "Summer at the Library" Mad Lib download
- Fabulous new campaign artwork from children's illustrator David Diaz featured on bookmarks and a poster (PDFs)
- Plus much more!
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Mike Walker and Lou Sutterfield's Amie's Dini, runner-up in the Honeybee (Grade III) and Fantasy (GII) at Oaklawn Park for trainer Ron Moquett, galloped 1 ½ miles under Laura Moquett during the 15-minute period following the renovation break from 8:30-8:45 a.m. (all times Eastern) when the track is reserved for training by Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum Brands (GI) and Kentucky Oaks (GI) contenders.
BELIEVE YOU CAN – Fair Grounds Oaks (GII) winner Believe You Can galloped a mile after the morning renovation break under trainer Larry Jones.
Believe You Can is owned by Brereton Jones, who won the 2008 Kentucky Oaks with Proud Spell, who was trained by Larry Jones.
Rosie Napravnik, who has been aboard the Proud Citizen filly in her past three starts, has the riding assignment in the Kentucky Oaks.
Believe You Can is scheduled to work Sunday.
COLONIAL EMPRESS – Bluegrass Hall's Colonial Empress worked a half-mile in :48.40 after the renovation break over a track labeled as "good," under jockey Ramon Vazquez.
Working on her own, Colonial Empress posted fractions of :12 and :24 in the move that was the third fastest of 35 at the distance.
The daughter of Empire Maker is winless in three career starts, but picked up $22,500 in graded stakes money with a third-place finish in the Honeybee (GIII) behind On Fire Baby.
Those earnings place Colonial Empress 15th on the list of fillies under consideration for the Oaks that is limited to the top 14 graded money earners that pass the entry box.
"We are not in yet," trainer D. Wayne Lukas said. "She will run in either the Oaks or the Eight Belles."
The Eight Belles Presented by Xerox (GIII) will be run on Oaks Day, May 4, at seven furlongs.
EDEN'S MOON / JEMIMA'S PEARL / MAMMA KIMBO – Kaleem Shah's Eden's Moon, winner of the Las Virgenes (GI) in March at Santa Anita, galloped 1 ½ miles after the renovation break under exercise rider George Alvarez.
Trained by Bob Baffert, who won the Oaks last year with Plum Pretty and also in 1999 with Silverbulletday, Eden's Moon will be ridden in the Oaks by Martin Garcia.
Baffert has two other Oaks hopefuls in Jemima's Pearl and Mamma Kimbo, both of whom worked Tuesday. The trainer said both came out of their works fine and will return to the track in the morning.
Jemima's Pearl, owned by Gillian Campbell, R. Group Management and Greenwood Lodge Farm, had worked five furlongs in 1:01.60 while going in company with Arkansas Derby (GI) winner Bodemeister. Joe Talamo will have the mount in the Oaks.
Mamma Kimbo, owned by Peachtree Stable, worked five furlongs in 1:01.80 on Tuesday. Mike Smith has the Oaks riding assignment.
KARLOVY VARY – Alex Campbell Jr.'s Karlovy Vary, winner of the Central Bank Ashland (GI) in her most recent start, galloped 1 3/8 miles under exercise rider Marty Metcalf early Wednesday morning.
Trained by Rusty Arnold, Karlovy Vary had arrived here from Keeneland on Tuesday afternoon. The Dynaformer filly had been here last fall when she ran seventh in the Golden Rod (GII) behind probable Oaks rival On Fire Baby.
James Graham will have the Oaks mount on Karlovy Vary, who is scheduled to work Saturday.
OAKS LILY – Jonathan Rey, Javier Sarmieto and Dante Zanelli Jr.'s Oaks Lily galloped 1 ½ miles after the renovation break under exercise rider Patricia Eldridge.
ON FIRE BABY – Anita Cauley's On Fire Baby, winner of the Pocahontas (GII) and Golden Rod (GII) last fall, visited the paddock before galloping 1 ½ miles under Joe Johnson early Wednesday morning.
Trained by Gary Hartlage, On Fire Baby is scheduled to work Friday or Saturday depending on weather.
SUMMER APPLAUSE – Gillian Campbell, R. Group Management and Greenwood Lodge Farm's Summer Applause galloped 1 ½ miles under Jeff Lopez shortly after the track opened at 5:45.
Winner of the Rachel Alexandra (GIII), Summer Applause is scheduled to work Friday. Garrett Gomez will have the mount in the Oaks on the Bret Calhoun trainee.
YARA – Peras International's Yara galloped 1 ½ miles prior to the renovation break at Churchill Downs' Trackside Training Center under regular exercise rider Mario Diaz. Trainer Jose Garoffalo plans to bring Yara to Churchill Downs on Friday to breeze beneath the Twin Spires following the renovation break.
Churchill Downs, the world's most legendary racetrack, has conducted Thoroughbred racing and presented America's greatest race, the Kentucky Derby, continuously since 1875. Located in Louisville, the flagship racetrack of Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ: CHDN) also operates Trackside at Churchill Downs, which offers year-round simulcast wagering at the historic track. Churchill Downs will conduct the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 5, 2012, and its Spring Meet is scheduled for April 28-July 1. The track has hosted the Breeders' Cup World Championships a record eight times. Information about Churchill Downs can be found on the Internet at www.churchilldowns.com.


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The chorus' members sing and dance come rain or shine. This fall is no different. The Prelude will perform "Garden Variety — A Song for All Seasons," a revue that is sure to warm your heart on even the chilliest of days.
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Last night on Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Brody Jenner threw a tantrum which may or may not have been warranted. Kim Kardashian got her bridezilla on. Kylie Jenner became a blue haired martian/skittle/punk rock barbie. Kendall lost her eyebrows and became homesick and Kourtney Kardashian dropped a bombshell that sent Scott Disick off into an emotional tailspin.
Things kick off with Kimmie Kakes and Bruce Jenner enjoying a father daughter lunch. Kim is on a mission to drop the post pregnancy pounds so she can squeeze into a skin tight wedding gown. Kim decides to talk Bruce through the logistics of giving her away. Apparently Kim wants a solo walk for the first leg of her aisle walk and for Bruce to collect her after she passes the first fountain. Bruce likens the whole thing to a relay race. I think he was looking for the word circus. Tom-ay-to, Tom-ah-to. Changing gears, Bruce feels like all the embellishments on Kim's crazy shoes looks similar to his a$$ when his hemorrhoids are acting up… yep when it comes to this family nothing is off limits. I think 'dangleberries' may have been used in this sentence but I was too busy vomiting to be entirely sure.


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A national dirt racing tour will make a stop at Fayette County Speedway this Friday night.
The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour returns to Brownstown at 7 p.m., and racers in the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals will be also be racing.
For local racers, all races will be worth double points.
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Lately the historical Interwebs has been talking about the new Grant bio by H.W. Brands. I read his life of Andrew Jackson several years ago and thought it was pretty good, even if the availability of Robert Remini's one-volume abridgment version of his multi-volume work made another popular Jackson bio seem a little superfluous.
The Grant and Jackson books are both part of a series of biographies which will constitute a complete history of the United States, with Brands using each individual exemplifying a particular era. It's a pretty interesting idea.
I wonder if you could do the same thing for a survey course, organizing each lecture around the life of some historical figure. Could students learn history just by getting acquainted with individuals whose life stories reflect their respective time periods or subjects? Here are a few possibilities:
- Pocahontas for early colonial Anglo-Indian relations with her first encounters with the Jamestown colonists, her capture, baptism, marriage, and eventual death
- Jacob Leisler for the evolution of the colonial-English relationship in the late seventeenth century
- Jonathan Edwards for the intellectual/religious developments of the early eighteenth century
- John Adams for the Revolutionary and Federalist eras, with the emergence of his commitment to independence and the development of his ideas on government
- John Sevier for the trans-Appalachian frontier, with his career as Indian fighter, leader of a dissident separatist movement, land speculator, and state governor


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While the workstation version may get all the adoring fans and award show appearances, the server edition of Apple's OS will be getting its customary update this October as well. And the upgrade does include several new services such as a wiki server and and Podcast Producer. The later—which hopes to simplify the entire process of creating and audio or video podcast—is going to be a great option for non-technical educators trying to embrace podcasting and can even leverage nearby Macs for Xgrid-based encoding.
Apple also hopes to take a tiny bite out of Exchange server with iCal Server. Based on the CalDAV standard supported by iCal and Mozilla Sunbird, iCal Server hopes to allow users "to coordinate events, schedule meetings and track time more effectively." Spotlight also makes a move to the server environment with Spotlight Server, which will index network resources and deliver the results to your local Spotlight searches.
For lab managers, the most anticipated feature is surely the new System Imaging Utility that "uses a workflow-based editor to create customized images that can include Boot Camp® partitions." As the guys over at MacEnterprise can tell you, imaging a Mac lab with a Boot Camp partition is pretty much a one-way trip into the ninth circle of hell.
And of course let's not forget all the little updates, such as new versions of Quicktime Streaming Server, Apache, and an up to date installation of Ruby on Rails. And just as with its more famous sibling, there are no surprises on price, with a suggested retail price of $499 for a 10-client edition and $999 for an unlimited-client edition.


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Puncture, pedal, pedal, pedal, hit back of car, get up, all alone, pedal some more.
So basically after going into the back of another car in the convoy (not very hard, no injuries etc I got to spend a few hours on my lonesome in the Thai heat today! Talk about going a bit bonkers. Anyway, after 4 hours and still a possible 2.5 to go I pulled the pin. Not much to write about now other than just eating my way to heaven via the BEST street food market going round in Mukdahan. Offal, bugs, entrails, you name it, it was there and it tasted good.
Off to bed.
Moral of the story: When in the race convoy, eyes forward at all times. Because if you turn your head for .0001 seconds, Murphy's Law of Cycling #37 states that it is exactly in that moment that the car in front of you will slam on the brakes.


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State of the World 2005: Redefining Global Security
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"We need a policy of 'preventative engagement': international and individual solidarity and action to meet the challenges of poverty, disease, environmental degradation and conflict in a sustainable and nonviolent way."
--Mikhail S. Gorbachev, Green Cross International Chairman and former Soviet president, in the Foreword to State of the World 2005.
In State of the World 2005, Worldwatch researchers explore underlying sources of global insecurity including poverty, infectious disease, environmental degradation, and rising competition over oil and other resources. Find out why terrorism is just symptomatic of a far broader set of complex problems that require more than a military response.
Symposia on State of the World 2005: Redefining Global Security
On Feb 28 and Mar 1, 2005, the Institute for Environmental Security and Worldwatch Institute co-organized symposia on State of the World 2005: Redefining Global Security at the Peace Palace in The Hague and at the European Parliament in Brussels. The proceedings of the two events with links to a media kit, program agendas, speeches and discussion, and lists of participants can be found at the IES Web site, through the link below.
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- Trends, Facts, and Discussion Questions
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- Post-Tsunami Aceh: Is the World Watching?
- Peacemaking in Kashmir: From Physical Tremor to Political Earthquake?
- Upcoming World Summit Offers Rare Opportunity to Redesign the U.N. for the Future
- Promoting Environmental Cooperation as a Peace-Building Tool
- Water Can Be a Pathway to Peace, Not War
- Weapons of Mass Destruction and Nonproliferation-The Need for Global Engagement and Threat Reduction
- Climate Change Poses Greater Security Threat than Terrorism
- Youth Bulge, Underemployment Raise Risks of Civil Conflict
- Oil Price Surge Threatens Economic Stability and National Security
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100 Free Tools to Write, Publish and Promote Your Own Book
Sometimes the only way to get what you have to say out to the world is to just do it yourself. Luckily, the web is full of tools that can help make every step of the writing process a little easier and cheaper. Here are 100 of the best free tools out there that will help you take your book from an idea to a published, marketable text that you can promote around the net.
These tools will help you get your ideas, schedules, and documents organized and easy to keep track of.
- EssentialPIM: Organize appointments, to-do lists, contacts, ideas and email messages through this personal information manager.
- Evernote: This tool can be an easy way to jot down and store story ideas, to-dos and anything else you wish.
- Tellico: Using this tool you can track just about anything, from inspirational images to chapters in your book.
- Wridea: Here you'll find a service to help you manage your ideas and brainstorm new ones.
- Google Calendar: Google Calendar is a great free tool for organizing all of your appointments and deadlines.
- Teamspinner: This site makes it easy to collaborate on work and build your own wikis.
- PingMe: Need reminders in order to keep yourself on task and up-to-date with meetings? This tool will alert you when important things are coming up.
- FreeMind: Use this mind mapping software to get all your ideas down and organized.
- Project Status: If you're working with others who will be editing or publishing your work, this can be can easy way to let them know how you're coming on the project.
- Toodledo: This to-do list software makes it easy to get all your tasks organized and written down in one place.
- Celtx: If screenplays or comics are more your style, then this tool will help you organize and format your work with ease.
- StoryBook: This open source software will help you write and organize your novel.
- Lyx: This great tool will help you format and organize what you're writing as you go.
- Vizual Einstein: If you need help bringing together a lot of research into a form that will let you write your book around it, this tool can be a big help.
Word Processors
Check out these free tools that will let you type out your work without having to spend anything on a program to do so.
- Google Docs: Use this tool to write your work right on the web. Better yet, it's saved as you go so you'll never lose your writing.
- Zoho Writer: Part of the larger Zoho suite, this program is comparable to Microsoft Word only free.
- OpenOffice: Check out this office suite to get free access to a fully-featured word processor.
- AbiWord: This free word processor has all the features you'll need to write a book.
- ThinkFree OfficeWrite: Use the internet as your office with this writing tool.
- picoWrite: This web-based product is similar to Microsoft Office and will let you work on the web.
- Adobe Buzzword: Newly purchased by Adobe, you can use this tool to write and format your text.
- Bean: If you have a Mac not to worry. This free word processor is made to work on OS X.
- Gnome Office: This office suite uses Abiword and Evince to let you create and edit documents.
- Yeah Write: If you need something that will fill in the blanks of things you write often, this document editor could be for you.
- yWriter5: This document editing software is created just for writers and has tools designed to help in the writing process.
- Scribus: Made to be used on just about every OS, this tool can be a big help in writing and laying out your work.
- RoughDraft: This software was created with writers in mind and it offers several features that will make it easier to write and organize your work.
- Kword: Check out this open source suite to get access to a free word processor.
- WordIt: This ultra-light word processor prides itself on being speedy and reliable.
Collaboration and Feedback
Through these tools you'll be able to talk with other writers and editors and get some help honing your work.
- Coventi: Use this free site to collaborate on your work with an friend or editor.
- WriteWith: With this tool you can share your work with others for feedback and help.
- SynchroEdit: This tool will make it easy for both you and your editor to make changes to a document at the same time.
- Glypho: If you just want to play around with writing, this multi-user story builder can help get the juices flowing.
- Novlet: Through this tool you can collaborate on work, share your own work and get feedback from others.
- Portrayl: Use this tool to showcase your work and get reviews and comments from other users.
- Writeboard:Check out this tool for an easier way to make collaborative edits to a story.
- LooseStitch: The free version of this site lets users publish their work to the site, brainstorm ideas, get feedback, make outlines and more.
- Writer's Helper: Use this site to get a free edit of a short piece of your work.
- AutoCrit Editing Wizard: This tool can instantly expose some of the weaknesses with your writing before you ever submit it for someone else to look at.
Formatting and Design
To make your work the complete package, you'll need to lay it out and create a cover as well. These tools will help you to do so.
- Twisted Brush: Create totally new designs or editing existing photographs with this great software.
- GIMP: This free software is a budget-friendly alternative to Photoshop.
- Inkscape: If you need to create vector graphics, check out this open source tool to do so.
- eBook Template Source: If you've never created an ebook before you can find templates and instructions to help you do so on this site.
- Book Form 1.0: This tool makes it simple to take your existing document and format it so it can be printed as a book.
- HTML Book Maker: If you want to publish your book online, this tool makes it simple to put it all into HTML format.
- Top Style Lite: Use this free web development tool to create CSS websites.
- ColorPic: Find a great color palette for your design with this color picker tool.
- Blackman's E-Book Converter: You don't need to buy fancy tools with this free alternative that will help you format your text as an ebook.
- Paint.net: Design and create a variety of graphics with this free tool.
Visit these sites for advice and tools that will help you to publish your work on your own. Keep in mind that some services do come at a cost, however.
- CreateSpace: This online community will give you the tools to edit and publish your work right on the web.
- WordClay: While many of this site's services come at a fee, you can get help and advice on publishing for free.
- Sonar: If you're submitting your book to publishers this tool will let you track who you've sent to it to and who has responded.
- SAMM: This site offers submission trackers for just about every OS.
- Self-Pub.net: Here you will find a host of resources that can help you along the path to publishing your own book.
- Lulu: Lulu offers low cost self-publishing as well as some helpful guides and a community to get you started along the process.
- Fast Pencil: With this site you'll be able to write, edit, share, publish and promote your book.
- Blurb: While not everything on this site is free, you will get access to free bookmaking software.
- CafePress: Through this site you can create and sell your own books.
- WeBook: This site is an all-in-one resource, with tools to write, edit and publish your book.
- Xlibris: Not everything on this site is free but you will have access to a number of helpful services and informative articles.
Blogging and Microblogging
Blogs can be great places to promote your work or to keep your thoughts organized into one place. These sites offer budget friendly ways to get blogging.
- TypePad: Use this blogging service to create a blog and publish your ideas to the web.
- Blogger: One of the more popular services, this site offers you the chance to spread the word about your work.
- WordPress: This flexible platform can be a great way to develop a blog– even on your own domain.
- Moveable Type: Check out this software to build a great promotional blog.
- SquareSpace: Through this service you can create a site for your own ideas or to promote your book to the world.
- Twitter: Loads of authors are now using Twitter and you can make the most of it's marketing power as well.
- Thingamablog: Help yourself get recognition on the web by creating a blog through this site.
- Pebble: If you want to let others out there know what you're doing and how your work is coming, consider creating a blog through this site.
- PowerBlog: Don't miss out on all that blogs have to offer your marketing and writing process. Create a blog here to cash in on free web real estate.
Social Networking
Social media is becoming more and more a great tool for marketing and promoting just about everything– including your book. Check out these tools to connect with other writers and readers.
- Red Room: This social site is focused on writers and can help you highlight your work and meet others who are more experienced.
- Writing Room: Polish your writing skills, get feedback and talk with other writers on this site.
- LinkedIn: No professional should be without an account on this business networking site.
- Writing.com: Connect with both writers and readers on this site.
- Book Marketing Network: Join this network to get in touch with other authors and publishers who can offer advice on your work.
- Professional on the Web: Check out this site to create a professional portfolio and find publishers who might be interested in what you've written.
- Edit red: Here you can publish your work, get peer critiques and talk with a range of other authors out there.
- Critique Circle: Use this site to submit your work and get helpful feedback on how you're writing and marketing it.
- Booksconnect: Lovers of books can connect here and you can add your work into the mix as well.
- My Writer's Circle: This site is a great place to find advice and guidance for new writers.
- Facebook: Create a profile or fan page for your work here to easily keep in contact with readers and supporters.
Marketing Tools
Use these free tools to market and promote your work online.
- NetRead: Here you'll find a great collection of web-based marketing tools for publishers.
- RankTracer: Use this tool to figure out how well your book is selling on Amazon and what you can do to better promote it.
- Emarketing101: Learn all about what it takes to be good at emarketing from this site.
- MailChimp: If you want to start email marketing this service makes it fast and simple– better yet it doesn't cost a thing.
- WriterFace: This site is a social networking and marketplace for writers of all kinds.
- Inked In: This online community of writers and publishers can be a great place to promote what you're writing.
- Digg: Link to your blog posts and web articles with this social bookmarking tool to increase the number of people who might see what you're working on.
- PBwiki: Create your own wikis and manage your marketing projects with this free tool.
- Campaigner: This email marketing software offers a free 30 day trial.
- Mailman: Here you'll get access to a free program that can help you manage your mailing list.
Miscellaneous Help
These tools will help you write, organize and get inspired.
- WordWeb: Download this tool to always have a great dictionary and thesaurus on hand.
- Dictionary.com: This site offers a free dictionary, thesaurus and more to help you create the best work possible.
- McGill Dictionary of Rhyme: Those writing poetry, songs or children's rhymes will appreciate this tool that can tell you all the words that rhyme with a chosen one.
- WordCounter: Find out just how long or short your work really is with this helpful tool.
- WriteThis: This tool is a great way to get yourself inspired and working even when you don't feel like it.
- Paypal: Unless you plan on giving your book away for free you'll need some way to collect payments for it. Paypal can make that fast and easy.
- Seventh Sanctum: Those having trouble naming their characters can get help from this site.
- Lazybase: Create a free, organized database of all your important book research and information here.
- KTouch: Don't spend forever just typing out your manuscript. If you're a slow typer you can get free lessons here.
- Joomla!: This open source software makes creating and editing a website for your book easier than ever.