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text: Good issues on using Unicode on IDN. Most of the issues raised are important such as numbers, symbols etc which I will incorporate into the next doc. However, lets focus on the requirement doc and not diverge into the implementation yet. Hopefully, we have at least version 0 of the requirement draft before the next IETF meeting in March. Kent, please refer to ftp://ops.ietf.org/pub/lists/idn* on the archives of the discussions. Thanks! -James Seng Karlsson Kent - keka wrote: > > Hi! > > Despite some initial trouble getting on this list, > I've now been able to subscribe to it. Thanks Martin! > I've tried to catch up on the e-mails so far, but I've > only browsed quickly though them. > > I've been thinking a bit about how domain names should > be internationalised, and the text below reflects my current > thinking about this. Most of this text was written before > browsing trough the e-mail archive for this list. The > formulations are sometimes as if it is a standards document, > which it of course isn't. > > Note that I'm not a DNS expert, but I have some > knowledge about Unicode. > > Kind regards > /Kent Karlsson > > ========================================================= > (Converted from a proprietary document format to plain text. > Not much touchup has been done after that.) > > Domain name internationalisation > > Draft 0.4 > > 2000-01-26 > > Kent Karlsson, IMI—Industri-Matematik International > email@example.com > > 1 Introduction > > This note is about how Internet domain names should be internationalised. > It deals with the encoding and restrictions of domain names as sent to a DNS > (Domain Name Server). Domain names can of course be stored differently > inside of documents (e.g. in XHTML documents, or e-mail messages). > > At present Internet domain names are still be restricted to 7-bit ASCII > (ISO/IEC 646) as sent to a DNS, with some additional rules on which such > characters are allowed. HTML, XML, IMAP, FTP, and many other text based > items on the Internet have already been internationalised in the sense that > a much wider range of characters are allowed, in particular using the UTF-8 > encoding of Unicode or ISO/IEC 10646-1. It is high time for domain names to > be similarly internationalised. > > That the Domain name internationalisation effort should be based on > Unicode/UTF-8 is taken as a given, as there are no contenders to global > viability and backwards compatibility with the existing DNS system. > > 2 Unicode vs. ISO/IEC 10646 > > Unicode 3.0 and ISO/IEC 10646-1:2000 allocate the same characters at the > same (abstract) code positions. They both define a UTF-8 encoding format, > with a slight difference (see below). They also both define a UTF-16 > format, but that format is not suitable for domain names as sent to a DNS > server, taking backwards compatibility into account. > > Unicode (but not ISO/IEC 10646) assigns property codes to characters. For > the purposes of this version of domain name internationalisation, both the > normative and informative general category property assignments of Unicode > 3.0.0 are considered normative. > > 3 Unicode versioning > > This version of domain name internationalisation is made with Unicode 3.0 as > a basis. When new versions of Unicode are issued, one may need to > re-examine the domain name internationalisation. Most likely, Unicode 3.0 > will be sufficient for domain name use. > > 4 UTF-8 encoding > > The Unicode UTF-8 format is limited to the first 17 planes, while the > ISO/IEC 10646 UTF-8 covers 32 768 planes. For the purposes of this version > of domain name internationalisation, UTF-8 is limited to plane 0 (the Basic > Multilingual Plane) only. > > The details of the UTF-8 encoding are not described here. Please see > ISO/IEC 10646-1:2000, Annex D, or The Unicode Standard, version 3.0, annex > ?, or RFC 2044. > > UTF-8 is compatible with 7-bit ASCII, i.e. a 7-bit ASCII string where each > octet has the 8th bit set to 0 is in UTF-8 already. > > 4.1 Malformed UTF-8 encodings > > Looked-up potential domain names that contain malformed UTF-8 sequences > shall be rejected by a DNS as unregistered or, optionally, as being in > error. > · An octet with the value FE or FF is a malformed UTF-8 sequence. > · An isolated continuation octet is a malformed UTF-8 sequence. > · A prematurely terminated UTF-8 sequence is a malformed UTF-8 > sequence. > · An unnecessarily long (for the abstract code point encoded) UTF-8 > sequence is a malformed UTF-8 sequence. > · A UTF-8 sequence for the (abstract) code points FFFE and FFFF are > malformed UTF-8 sequences. > · A UTF-8 sequence longer than three octets is considered malformed > for the purposes of this version of domain name internationalisation. > > 4.2 Surrogates > > Surrogate character codes are reserved for use with UTF-16. These are the > code points DC00 – DFFF. A UTF-8 sequence for a surrogate character code is > a malformed UTF-8 sequence. > > 4.3 Private use characters > > Unicode reserves some code points for private use characters. In plane 0 > (BMP) these are U+E000 – U+F8FF. These are intended for use only by user > agreement of some kind. > > Private use characters are inappropriate for use in domain names. A UTF-8 > sequence for a private use character code is considered a malformed UTF-8 > sequence for the purposes of this version of domain name > internationalisation. > > 5 Unicode general categories > > Unicode assigns general categories (as well as other character properties) > to characters. The Unicode 3.0 general categories and their interpretation > for domain names are discussed in the following sections. > > Unicode regards some of these properties as normative, some as informative. > For this version of internationalised domain names, all of them are > considered normative. > > 5.1 Letters, ideographs, and syllable characters > > Lu Letter, Uppercase Ok for domain names > Ll Letter, Lowercase Ok for domain names > Lt Letter, Titlecase Ok for domain names > Lm Letter, Modifier Ok for domain names > Lo Letter, Other Ok for domain names > > All of the letters, ideographs, and syllable characters of Unicode 3.0 are > appropriate for use in domain names. Note however that a difference in > letter characters need not imply a difference in domain name. Canonical, > compatibility, and case distinctions are to be ignored. Case distinctions > are ignored in domain names since the beginning. Since case is ignored, so > should the less important compatibility distinctions. See also clause 6 > below about normalisation. > > 5.2 Combining marks > > Mn Mark, Non-Spacing Must not be first, nor after a FULL STOP > (not the LEFT/RIGHT half ones) > Mc Mark, Spacing Combining Must not be first, nor after a FULL STOP > Me Mark, Enclosing Probably inappropriate for domain names > > Used with reason and in moderation, combining marks are ok for use with > domain names. Note however that character sequence distinctions that are > equivalenced by Unicode canonical equivalence do not imply a difference in > domain name. See also the clause about normalisation below. > > There are a number of script specific rules on how combining characters > should be applied. For the purposes of domain names, we note that they are > not to come first in any (FULL STOP separated) part of a domain name. See > also clause 6 below about normalisation, and clause 7 below about scripts. > > 5.3 Numbers > > Nd Number, Decimal Digit Ok for domain names > Nl Number, Letter Ok for domain names > No Number, Other Inappropriate for domain names? (comp. decomp.) > > Many "number" characters are ok for use with domain names. Note however > that that many number characters have compatibility decomposition into > letters, ideographs, or other number characters, and so are equivalent in a > domain name. [The "No" characters that do not have a decomposition??] > > 5.4 Punctuation > > Pc Punctuation, Connector Inappropriate for domain names (possibly > with some exceptions, like KATAKANA MIDDLE DOT) > Pd Punctuation, Dash Inappropriate for domain names, except for a > few characters (see below). > Ps Punctuation, Open Inappropriate for domain names > Pe Punctuation, Close Inappropriate for domain names > Pi Punctuation, Initial quote Inappropriate for domain names > Pf Punctuation, Final quote Inappropriate for domain names > Po Punctuation, Other Inappropriate for domain names, except for a > few characters (see below). > > Domain name rules have always excluded punctuation characters, except for > FULL STOP, which is given special significance within domain names. MIDDLE > DOT and HYPHEN (or HYPHEN-MINUS) may need to be considered to be allowed. > > Punctuation has been excluded from domain names proper, since some (not all) > punctuation characters in 7-bit ASCII has been used for other purposes near > domain names. E.g. @, !, /, :, and % have special meanings near domain > names in many contexts. Other punctuation is reserved for present or > possible future use near domain names. > > BiDi and FULL STOPs (and @s)?? > > 5.5 Symbols > > Sm Symbol, Math Inappropriate for domain names > Sc Symbol, Currency Inappropriate for domain names > Sk Symbol, Modifier Inappropriate for domain names? > So Symbol, Other Inappropriate for domain names (comp. decomp.?) > > As the case for punctuation, symbols are inappropriate for use with domain > names. > > 5.6 Separators > > Zs Separator, Space Inappropriate for domain names > Zl Separator, Line Inappropriate for domain names > Zp Separator, Paragraph Inappropriate for domain names > > Spaces and similar separators (like LINE FEED) have always been considered > inappropriate for use in domain names. Unicode has many more different > space characters than ASCII, and it also has new line/paragraph separation > characters. > > 5.7 Other characters > > Cc Other, Control Inappropriate for domain names > Cf Other, Format Inappropriate for domain names (mostly??) > Cs Other, Surrogate Inappropriate for domain names > Co Other, Private Use Inappropriate for domain names > Cn Other, Not Assigned Inappropriate for domain names in this > version > > Control, format, surrogate, and private use characters are inappropriate for > use in domain names. For this version of internationalised domain names, > (abstract) code points that were unassigned in Unicode 3.0 are > inappropriate. > > Note that the class Cf includes ZERO WIDTH NO-BREAK SPACE, which can be used > as a "signature" when at the beginning of a string. This use is also > inappropriate for domain names. > > 5.8 The Plane 14 suggestion > > The "language tag" characters, that are suggested to be allocated in plane > 14, see Unicode technical report number 7, are inappropriate for use in > domain names. > > 5.9 ISO/IEC TR 10176 AMD 1 > > The technical report ISO/IEC TR 10176 (Guidelines for the preparation of > programming language standards) in its revised (soon to be AMD 1) annex > lists characters that at a minimum should be accepted in programming > language identifiers. It does so for a "level 2 implementation" of ISO/IEC > 10646. A domain name is similar to an "identifier" in a programming > language, so what 10176 lists in its (revised!) Annex A should at least be > considered. > > See PDAM text at http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc22/wg20/docs/n699.pdf. > Note that this TR (as amended in what will be AMD 1) is based on Unicode > 2.1, not Unicode 3.0. An AMD 2, etc., is promised to only extend what is in > AMD 1. Note also that compatibility forms are excluded from the lists in > AMD 1, but programming languages may of course allow both compatibility > forms and "level 2" combining marks. Nothing is said in AMD 1 about > normalisation. > > ISO/IEC TR 10176 PDAM 1 is supported by the Unicode consortium, and is their > (and SC22/WG20s) correction to the original list. The original list should > be considered defective. > > 6 Normalisation for domain names > > 6.1 Case normalisation > > Internet domain names have been case insensitive from the start. When > extending the allowed characters in domain names, it would be unwise to > either abandon case insensitiveness or restrict it to just the ASCII part. > Instead, this principle should be extended to the new characters allowed in > domain names. However, there are some problems with this. First, the case > mappings documented by the Unicode consortium are only informative, not > normative. Second, there are some known exceptions: like that for Turkish i > and dotless i. Third, for several more cases the case mapping is not 1 to > 1, e.g. sharp s (ß; U+00DF) maps to uppercase SS, mapping that back to > lowercase gives ss. There are several other such cases. [not sure exactly > what to do with these] > > Unicode Technical Report number 21 [UTR21] describes one way of doing this > [is that appropriate? Any better way of doing this?] SHARP S, YPOGEGRAMMENI, > PROSGEGRAMMENI? Map to lowercase? Map to uppercase? tolower(toupper(x))? > UTR 21 (with the associated data file CaseFolding.txt) essentially > (exactly?) implies tolower(toupper(x)) (see also below); dotless i might not > be handled the way desired (in Turkey), nor is sigma and other letters with > final forms. > > 6.2 Unicode normalisation > > Canonical distinctions, in the Unicode sense, shall be ignored. > Since case distinctions should be ignored, compatibility distinctions should > most certainly be ignored too. Compatibility distinctions can be normalised > away with the same algorithm as canonical distinctions are normalised away. > Normalisation form KC (compatibility decomposition, logically followed by > canonical composition), see Unicode Technical Report number 15 [UTR15], > should be used for domain names, at least at registration time, if not at > lookup time. Among a few other things, this maps WIDE, NARROW, and > PRESENTATION FORM characters to their nominal corresponding character. > > It is the resulting character string after KC normalisation for which the > category test above is referring to. > > Normalisation KC by itself does not imply any case normalisation. > Note that normalise(KC, casefold(x)) is not the same as > casefold(normalise(KC, x)), if casefold follows CaseFold.txt. > > 6.3 Further normalisation > > FINAL SIGMA, FINAL KAF, FINAL MEM, FINAL NUN, FINAL PE, FINAL TSADI, FINAL > SEMKATH, BOPOMOFO FINAL *? Suggestion: ignore 'finality', i.e., consider to > them be equivalent with their corresponding 'ordinary' version. > > [Funny, CaseFolding.txt maps all sigmas to final(!) sigmas; but does nothing > for other 'final' characters.] > > Map HYPHEN, NO-BREAK HYPHEN, and * DASHes to HYPHEN-MINUS? Remove * SOFT > HYPHEN and ZWSP? > > "New line function" 'normalisation' (see UTR 13) does not apply to domain > names, since no domain name is to have any such character in it. > > 6.4 A possible alternative to normalisation: collation weighting > > A possible alternative to do KC and case normalisation is to use the ISO/IEC > 14651 CTT (common template table), or the UTR 10 associated tables, with > some tailoring suitable for the DNS (no, NOT local ones). In particular, > punctuation and symbols must be significant at level 1. Then determine > equality up to and including level 2 (accents; similar), but not level 3 > (case; hira/kata, various compatibility distinctions). > > This is also based on Unicode 2.1, not yet Unicode 3.0. Also, there is at > present NO promise not to do changes that may affect, to some degree, use of > the weightings that result. In particular, for 14651 no particular weight > VALUES are assigned. That up to each implementation. For the UTR 10 > tables, the actual weight values may change at any update (or in any > suitable way by tailoring, or other implementation decisions), so different > versions cannot be used in a mix. Finally, there is no resulting "normal > form" character string from these weight tables. > > 7 One should not mix scripts between FULL STOPs > > It is not a good idea to mix scripts freely in a single "part" of a domain > name. E.g., it would be very confusing if an initial A is a Greek A, while > the rest of the name part is in the Latin script. > > However, what constitutes a script is not clearly defined, and some > orthographies (like the Japanese) normally do mix "scripts" in a single > "word". Therefore this must be left for human judgement. For an automated > service one may apply some heuristic on suggested names that may need human > scrutiny, or reject doubtful cases for registration. Note also that ASCII > digits can be used with any other script, and many of the combining > non-spacing marks are script generic, i.e. can be used with several > different scripts. > > No rigid scheme should be applied for this. It should only be a > registration time heuristic, overrideable by human intervention. > > 8 &-encoding (XML), %-encoding (URL), and =-encoding (QP) > > Any &-encoding used in XML (or HTML) documents in a string that contains a > domain name shall be decoded before sending the domain name to a DNS system. > Note that XML &-codes are character oriented and independent of the > character encoding used for the XML document itself. > Any %-encoding in a URL shall not be decoded in the domain name part, and % > as such is not legal in a domain name. Such a domain name is thus > malformed. The % character may mean something else though, so no attempt at > URL %-decoding shall be done at that point. In addition, the octet oriented > (not character oriented) %-encoding is for an unknown character encoding, > and any attempt at decoding it by the client is likely to be in error. > > Any =-encoding in an e-mail in Quoted-Printable shall be decoded according > to the charset declaration of the message. Hopefully, Quoted-Printable will > go out of use, so this should be less of a problem... > > 9 E-mail address internationalisation > > The pre-@ part of e-mail addresses should be internationalised in the same > way as domain names are internationalised. > > ====================================================================

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This list has been created to help you, the student, find money to help pay for your college education. The sources listed below have links to the appropriate section of each organization's website. If you have difficulty using the links, please cut and paste them into your web browser and go to the organization's homepage (ie: If the link to www.uberscholarship.com/scholar_23.html doesn't work, try www.uberscholarship.com instead), from which you can usually run a search for "scholarship". There is a lot of money that goes unclaimed every year, and with the amount of community involvement and commitment most Global College students have, you should have no problem finding the right scholarship source. Look for scholarships that are unique to you. Poet, artist, linguist, activist, writer, woman, minority, etc. — something that makes you stand out and be recognized for a scholarship. Try looking in your own community as well; often there are groups that want to give to people from your state alone.
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The following scholarships are organized by the current year of the student applying (i.e. if you are a high school senior right now, you would apply for the scholarships under the heading "high school senior"). Each entry is accompanied by a brief description that should help you to ascertain your eligibility for the scholarship. The last section, titled "All Students", includes scholarships that all, or almost all, prospective and current students are eligible for. This list is arranged chronologically by application deadline; though please do make sure that you apply well in advance of the deadline. This list includes both scholarships for which Global College students have regularly applied and received in the past, as well as many new additions. The content on this page will be updated periodically, so please return here to check for new additions.
Deadline: DECEMBER/ EARLY JANUARY Scholarship: Gates Millennium Scholarship (Varies) What: Scholarships awarded to minority students entering college for the first time. Students must be receiving Pell Grant to be eligible. Requires the submission of a personal information form, recommender form and nominator form. Where: Go to http://www.gmsp.org/default.aspx
Deadline: JANUARY 15 Scholarship: Christophers Poster Contest ($1000, $500, $250) What: Scholarships awarded to students in grades 9-12. Requires the submission of a poster on an assigned theme. Where: Go to http://www.christophers.org/Page.aspx?pid=274
Deadline: JANUARY 15 Scholarship: National Multiple Sclerosis Society Scholarship Program ($1000, $3000) What: Scholarships awarded to high school seniors/high school graduates/GED holders that have never previously attended a post secondary institution. Open to students with MS or with a parent that has MS. Applications available in October. Where: Go to http://www.nationalmssociety.org/living-with-multiple-sclerosis/society-programs-and-services/scholarship/index.aspx
Deadline: FEBRUARY 15 Scholarship: Best Buy Scholarship ($1000) What: Scholarships awarded to high school students in grades 9-12 that are high academic achievers who also have strong volunteering track records. Where: Go to http://www.bestbuy-communityrelations.com/scholarship.htm
Deadline: MARCH 1 Scholarship: Japanese American Citizens' League Scholarships (Varies) What: Several scholarships awarded to members of a JACL branch. There are several application categories (entering freshmen, undergraduates, graduates). Entering freshmen must be high school seniors when they apply. E.F. application due March 1. Where: Go to http://www.jacl.org/edu/scholar.htm
Deadline: MARCH 12 Scholarship: PFLAG National Scholarships ($5,000, $2500, $1000) What: Scholarships awarded to high school seniors that self-identify as LGBT or are supporters of LGBT people and demonstrate an interest in service to the LGBT community. Where: Go to http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=370
Deadline: MARCH 15 Scholarship: Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarships ($7500 yearly) What: Scholarships awarded to high school seniors accepted at an accredited 4 year college. Must be a US citizen and from an underserved population. Awarded based on financial need and leadership abilities. Where: Go to http://www.jackierobinson.org/
Deadline: MARCH 15 Scholarship: Kohl's Kids Who Care Scholarship ($50, $1000, $5000) What: Scholarships awarded to high school seniors that are high academic achievers who also have strong volunteering track records. Must be nominated by a Kohl's customer. Where: Go to http://www.kohlscorporation.com/CommunityRelations/scholarship/index.asp
Deadline: APRIL Scholarship: Helen Abbott Community Service Awards ($500, $1000) What: A scholarship awarded to US citizens or permanent residents of Arab descent with a demonstrated commitment to community service. Where: Go to http://aai.3cdn.net/6e045dcbc27942cebf_vxm6bxzu8.pdf
Deadline: APRIL Scholarship: Holocaust Rememberance Project Essay Contest (up to $10000) What: A scholarship awarded to high school seniors based on an essay. Where: Go to http://holocaust.hklaw.com/
Deadline: MAY Scholarship: American Fire Sprinkler Association Scholarship ($1000, $2000) What: A scholarship awarded to US citizen or permanent resident high school seniors. Must read an essay on the website and answer 10 multiple choice questions. Where: Go to http://www.afsascholarship.org
Deadline: JUNE 1 Scholarship: Freedom from Religion Foundation High School Senior Essay Competition ($2000, $1000, $500, $200) What: A scholarship awarded based on a 3-4 page essay on an assigned topic. Where: Go to http://www.ffrf.org/outreach/student-essay-contests/
Deadline: APPLICATIONS OPEN IN THE FALL Scholarship: AXA Achievement Scholarship ($10000-$25000) What: A scholarship awarded to high school seniors based on merit. Where: Go to http://www.axa-equitable.com/axa-foundation/AXA-achievement-scholarship.html
Deadline: OCTOBER 1 Scholarship: Education is Freedom National Scholarship Program ($2000 yearly) What: Scholarships awarded to high school seniors who join EIF as sophomores and juniors with financial need who have demonstrated leadership ability and a good work ethic. Awards are renewable. Where: Go to http://www.educationisfreedom.com/programs/scholarshippartnerships.aspx
Deadline: OCTOBER 30 Scholarship: Horatio Alger Association Scholarship ($2500) What: A scholarship awarded to high school seniors based on financial need, an applicant's perseverance in overcoming adversity, a good academic record, and the desire to contribute to society. Scholarship is renewable. Where: Go to https://www.horatioalger.org/SCHOLARSHIPS/index.cfm
Deadline: OCTOBER 31 Scholarship: Coca-Cola Scholarship ($20000 & $10000) What: A scholarship awarded to high school seniors based on merit. Where: Go to https://www.coca-colascholars.org/page.aspx?pid=388
Deadline: PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE FOR NEXT DEADLINE DATE Scholarship: Scholastic Art & Writing Awards ($1000, $2500, $10000) What: Cash grants awarded to 12 high school seniors based on their portfolio entry in the Scholastic Art & Writing contest. Contest information available online in September. Where: Go to http://www.artandwriting.org/awards
Deadline: JANUARY Scholarship: Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund ($10000 & $1000) What: A scholarship awarded to women that received their high school diploma or GED over 10 years ago. Based on applicant's character and financial need. Where: Go to http://www.talbotsinc.com/brands/talbots/charitable/scholar.asp
Deadline: MARCH 1 Scholarship: Jeannette Rankin Foundation Scholarships/Grants ($2000) What: A scholarship awarded to women over age 35 based on financial need and statement of goals, plans, and past challenges. Scholarship is renewable. Where: Go to http://www.rankinfoundation.org/
Deadline: FEBRUARY Scholarship: Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship (up to $30000 What: Scholarships awarded to two-year community college students that wish to transfer into a 4-year bachelor's degree program. Students must be nominated by their community college. Where: http://www.jkcf.org/scholarships/undergraduate-transfer-scholarships/
Deadline: MARCH Scholarship: Morris K. Udall Scholarship (up to $5000) What: A scholarship awarded to college sophomores and juniors with a commitment to careers related to the environment, and to Native American and Alaskan Natives with an interest in tribal policy or Native health care. Award based on institutional nomination, 800 word essay, completed application, and 3 letters of reference. Where: Go to http://www.udall.gov/
Deadline: OCTOBER 17 Scholarship: Freeman-Asia Scholarship ($5000 One Semester, $7000 Academic Year) What: Scholarship for Americans planning to study in East or Southeast Asia. Must be a US citizen & must demonstrate financial need in order to apply. Where: Go to http://www.iienetwork.org/ and search "Freeman"
Deadline: FEBRUARY 1 Scholarship: The Truman Scholarship (up to $30000) What: A scholarship awarded to college juniors to pursue graduate study in fields related to public service. Award based on the applicants desire to work for change in the public services, his/her community involvement, and his/her academic record. Where: Go to http://truman.gov/
Deadline: FEBRUARY 12 Scholarship: The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics ($5000, $2500, $1500, $500) What: A scholarship awarded to college juniors and seniors (must be a registered junior or senior in the Fall semester of the year you are entering the contest). Award based on an essay of 3,000-4,000 words. Where: Go to http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/prizeinethics.aspx
Deadline: MULTIPLE DEADLINES JANUARY-NOVEMBER Scholarship: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Scholarships & Grants What: Awards in various amounts for various exchange programs in Germany. Scholarships are available for programs including summer programs, undergraduate semester or year abroad study, and graduate level study. Where: Go to http://www.daad.org
Deadline: MARCH Scholarship: American Library Association Scholarships (Varies) What: A variety of scholarships awarded to students interested in pursuing a master's degree in library and information sciences at an ALA accredited school. Where: Go to http://www.ala.org/ala/educationcareers/scholarships/index.cfm
Deadline: MARCH Scholarship: Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship (Up to $50000) What: Scholarships awarded to college seniors and recent graduates who will be pursuing their first master's degree. Students must be nominated by their undergraduate institution. Where: http://www.jkcf.org/scholarships/graduate-scholarships/
Deadline: SEPTEMBER Scholarship: Anthony C. Russo Scholarship ($3000) What: Scholarships for human resource, labor and industrial relations, public administration or political science graduate students with an interest in labor and employee relations and the public sector. Where: Go to http://www.npelra.org/i4a/pages/Index.cfm?pageID=3332
Deadline: OCTOBER Scholarship: Marshall Scholarship (Varies) What: A scholarship for 2-3 years of graduate-level education in any field at a university in the United Kingdom. Includes tuition, travel expenses, & living stipend. Where: Go to http://www.marshallscholarship.org
Deadline: OCTOBER 5 Scholarship: George J. Mitchell Scholarship (Varies) What: A scholarship for 1 year of graduate-level education in any field at a university in Ireland or Northern Ireland . Includes tuition, travel expenses, & living stipend. Where: Go to http://us-irelandalliance.org/mitchellscholarships/
Deadline: OCTOBER 5 Scholarship: Jacob K. Javits Fellowship (Varies) What: A fellowship program open to US citizens and permanent residents with demonstrated financial need (must file a FAFSA) who will be pursuing a doctoral or master's degree in the social sciences, arts, or humanities. Applicants must not have yet completed their first full year of graduate study. Fellowship covers all tuition and fees, as well as provides a living stipend. Fellowship is renewable. Where: Go to http://www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/index.html
Deadline: OCTOBER 21 or MARCH 1 Scholarship: US Student Fulbright Grants (Varies) What: Grants awarded to students and graduates that already hold a Bachelor's Degree for study, research, work as teaching assistants, and other projects around the world. Please see websites for destination-specific information. Must be US citizen. Where: Go to http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html
Deadline: DECEMBER Scholarship: Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes What: A full-ride scholarship for participation in 8-11 week intensive summer language institutes in critical-needs languages. Institutes take place at institutions in host countries where the language is spoken. Languages include Turkish, Russia, Persian, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu, etc. Open to undergraduates, graduates, and PhD students. Where: Go to http://www.clscholarship.org
Deadline: DECEMBER 7 Scholarship: The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics ($5000, $2500, $1500, $500) What: A scholarship awarded to college juniors and seniors (must be a registered junior or senior in the Fall semester of the year you are entering the contest). Award based on an essay of 3,000-4,000 words. Where: Go to http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/prizeinethics.aspx
Deadline: DECEMBER 30 Scholarship: Blakemore Freeman Fellowships (Varies) What: A fellowship awarded for one year of advanced-level study of an East Asian language on an approved language program in the host country. Grantees must already possess their bachelor's degree. College seniors may apply. Where: Go to http://www.blakemorefoundation.org/
Deadline: NO DEADLINE SPECIFIED Scholarship: Elizabeth Ann Bogert Fund Memorial Scholarship (up to $1000) What: Provides grants up to $1000 for the study or practice of Christian mysticism. Must mail-in for scholarship application. Mailing address available on website. Where: Go to http://fwccamericas.org/about_us/schol_grants.shtml
Deadline: MULTIPLE DEADLINES JANUARY-NOVEMBER Scholarship: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Scholarships & Grants What: Awards in various amounts for various exchange programs in Germany. Scholarships are available for programs including summer programs, undergraduate semester or year study, and graduate level study. Where: Go to http://www.daad.org
Deadline: JANUARY-FEBRUARY Scholarship: NSEP Boren Scholarship ($10000 semester/$20000 academic year) What: A scholarship awarded to undergraduate students studying in a region outside of Western Europe . Award based on merit & study proposal. Recipients must fulfill a service requirement after graduation. Where: Go to http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/Boren-Awards-for-International-Study
Deadline: JANUARY Scholarship: Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes What: A full-ride scholarship for participation in 8-11 week intensive summer language institutes in critical-needs languages. Institutes take place at institutions in host countries where the language is spoken. Languages include Turkish, Russia , Persian, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu, etc. Open to undergraduates, graduates, and PhD students. Where: Go to http://www.clscholarship.org/home.php
Deadline: JANUARY 15 (APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE IN SEPTEMBER) Scholarship: Mensa Education and Research Foundation Scholarship (Varies) What: Scholarship awarded to students enrolled as undergraduates during the following academic year. Student must reside in a participating American Mensa Local Group's area. Requires an essay of 550 words. Where: http://www.mensafoundation.org/what-we-do/scholarships
Deadline: JANUARY 31 Scholarship: OP Loftbed Scholarship ($500) What: A $500 scholarship offered by OP Loftbed. Open to US citizens only. Awarded based on the answers given to 3 short essay questions (essays 100 words max). Where: Go to http://www.oploftbed.com/scholarship/index.php
Deadline: JANUARY 31 Scholarship: Roothbert Fund Scholarships ($2000-$3000) What: Scholarships awarded annually to students "motivated by spiritual values." Preference given to those going into the education profession. Requires essay, transcripts and recommendation letters. Only open to students of select states (see website) Where: Go to http://www.roothbertfund.org/scholarships.php#process
Deadline: FEBRUARY 8 Scholarship: peermusic Latin Scholarship ($5000) What: Scholarship awarded to a student, aged 16-24, who submits the best new original music/lyrics in the Latin genre. Lyrics/composition must be the student's original work. Where: Go to http://www.bmifoundation.org/program/peermusic_latin_scholarship
Deadline: FEBRUARY 15 Scholarship: Clarence and Lilly Pickett Grants ($2500-$3000) What: Grants awarded to future Quaker leaders to undertake a service learning project. Grants are not intended to fund academic study, but to fund a service project. Where: Go to http://pickettendowment.quaker.org/index.php
Deadline: FEBRUARY 15 Scholarship: USA Funds Access Scholarship ($1500) What: A scholarship awarded to high school seniors, undergraduate, and graduate students. Award based primarily on financial need. Scholarship is renewable, provided the recipient maintains a 2.5 GPA. Applications available in October. Where: Go to www.usafunds.org
Deadline: MARCH Scholarship: Point Foundation Scholarships (Varies) What: A scholarship awarded to individuals at all levels in higher ed (high school senior-PhD) that are leaders in and plan to contribute professionally to the LGBT community. Open to non-US citizens. Application available starting January 2. Where: Go to http://www.thepointfoundation.com
Deadline: MARCH 5 Scholarship: National Italian American Foundation Scholarships ($2500-$10000) What: Scholarships awarded in two categories: 1) to Italian American students 2) to students of any ethnicity interested in majoring or minoring in Italian language/cultural studies. Minimum 3.5 GPA or equivalent. Open to US citizens. Where: Go https://www.niaf.org/scholarships/about.asp
Deadline: MARCH 7 Scholarship: NAACP Scholarships ($1500-$5000) What: Several scholarships awarded to minority students. Please check website for individual scholarships' eligibility requirements. Where: Go to http://www.naacp.org/page/s/scholarship2
Deadline: MARCH 31 Scholarship: A. Patrick Charnon Memorial Scholarship ($1500) What: Multiple scholarships awarded to students who demonstrate the values of tolerance, compassion and respect. Requires a 3-4 page essay. Open to all admitted & enrolled undergraduate students. Scholarship is renewable. Where: Go http://www.cesresources.org/charnon.html
Deadline: MARCH 31 Scholarship: KarMel Scholarship ($300-$400) What: A variety of small scholarships awarded to student who submit the best entries of written and/or creative work on "the gay/lesbian/bi/transgender topic". Where: Go to http://www.karenandmelody.com/
Deadline: APRIL Scholarship: Helen Abbott Community Service Awards ($1000) What: A scholarship awarded to US citizens or permanent residents of Arab descent with a demonstrated commitment to community service. Where: Go to http://aai.3cdn.net/6e045dcbc27942cebf_vxm6bxzu8.pdf
Deadline: APRIL 1 Scholarship: Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund (grants up to $10000) What: A scholarship awarded to a current college-bound high school senior, undergraduate or graduate student active in progressive movements (civil rights, economic justice, international solidarity, etc.) with financial need. Where: Go to http://dpsf.davisputter.org/
Deadline: APRIL 1 Scholarship: Global Solutions Flash Movie Contest ($2000, $1000, $500, $250) What: A Flash animation contest run to help raise awareness of a given issue or topic. Where: Go to http://globalsolutions.org/multimedia
Deadline: APRIL 1 Scholarship: Japanese American Citizens' League Scholarships (Varies) What: Several scholarships awarded to members of a JACL branch. There are several application categories (entering freshmen, undergraduates, graduates). Applications for all categories other than Entering Freshmen are due April 1. Where: Go to http://www.jacl.org/edu/scholar.htm
Deadline: APRIL 15 Scholarship: ASTA Foundation Healy ($2000) and Stone ($2400) Scholarships What: Healy scholarship is offered annually to a student at a 4-year college/university. 500 word essay required. Stone scholarship offered to a student at a 4-year college/university with at least one parent employed in the travel industry. Where: Go to http://www.astanet.com/education/edu_scholarships.asp
Deadline: APRIL 16 Scholarship: Free Spirit Gathering Community Scholarship Program ($500) What: Two scholarships awarded to entering freshmen, undergraduate, and graduate students. Award NOT based on academics or financial need, but rather on the demonstration of values, character, and ideals. Awarded by a Pagan organization, however, recipient may be of any or no religious affiliation. Where: Go to http://www.freespiritgathering.org/scholarship/index.html
Deadline: Monday, ARIL 30 2012 at 11:59 PM EST Scholarship: www.Frugaldad.com ($5000) What: Frugaldad.com is offering a $5,000 merit-based scholarship to be given out in June. This opportunity is available to all types of students in all majors, and is an excellent way for students to win and secure financial aid. Where: Go to http://frugaldad.com/scholarships/
Deadline: MULTIPLE DEADLINES MAY-OCTOBER Scholarship: College Prowler-Wachovia Monthly Scholarship ($2000) What: A $2,000 award which students may apply for each month. Open to non-US citizens with valid US Student Visa. Where: Go to http://campuslife.collegeprowler.com/sch_entry.asp
Deadline: MULTIPLE DEADLINES Scholarship: MoneyMatters101.com Scholarship ($500) What: A $500 scholarship offered 3 times annually by MoneyMatters101.com to students enrolled or planning to enroll at an accredited college. Awarded based on 750 word essay. Where: Go to http://www.moneymatters101.com/aboutus/scholarship.asp
Deadline: MULTIPLE DEADLINES Scholarship: Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Scholarships (Varies) What: Several scholarships awarded to high school seniors and current undergraduates. Minimum GPA 2.5, students must exhibit leadership skills. Equal opportunity scholarship provider. Where: Go to http://www.cbcfinc.org/cbcf-scholarships.html
Deadline: JUNE 1 Scholarship: Klingon Language Institute's Kor Memorial Scholarship ($500) What: A scholarship awarded to a current undergraduate or graduate student pursuing education in the fields of language study. Where: Go to http://www.kli.org/scholarship
Deadline: JUNE 2 Scholarship: National Sculpture Society Scholarship ($2000) What: Scholarships offered to students of figurative or representational sculpture. Must submit 8-10 images of the students work, letter of application, and proof of financial need. Where: Go to http://www.nationalsculpture.org/nssN/index.cfm/fa/cProg.scholarships
Deadline: ROLLING BASIS Scholarship: John Gyles Education Awards ($3000 Canadian Dollars) What: Scholarships awarded to high school seniors and/or current undergraduates with US or Canadian citizenship. Minimum GPA 2.7. Where: Go to http://www.johngyleseducationcenter.com/
Deadline: JUNE 25 Scholarship: Collegiate Inventors Competition ($25000 & $15000) What: Prizes awarded to the individuals or teams (up to 4 students) that come up with reproducible, innovative, and new inventions. A prize is also awarded to their advisor. Where: Go to http://www.invent.org/collegiate/enter.html
Deadline: EARLY JUNE Scholarship: Christophers Video Contest ($2000, $1000, $500, $100) What: Scholarships awarded to undergraduates & graduates. Requires the submission of a video (5 minutes max) on an assigned theme. Where: Go to http://www.christophers.org/Page.aspx?pid=273
Deadline: VARIES BASED ON REGION Scholarship: Korean American Scholarship Foundation ($1000+) What: Several scholarships awarded to high school, undergraduate, and graduate students of Korean heritage. Students apply by region where their college is located. Where: Go to http://kasf.org/
Deadline: JULY 1 Scholarship: Freedom from Religion Foundation College Essay Competition ($2000, $1000, $500, $100) What: A scholarship awarded based on a 4-5 page essay on an assigned topic. Where: Go to http://www.ffrf.org/outreach/student-essay-contests/
Deadline: JULY 31 Scholarship: Platt Family Scholarship Essay Contest ($1000, $500, $250) What: A scholarship provided by the Lincoln Forum. Must be enrolled in college to apply. Requires an essay of 1500-5000 words on a topic dealing with the life and presidency of Abraham Lincoln. Where: Go to http://www.thelincolnforum.org/scholarship-essay-contest.php
Deadline: JULY 31 Scholarship: Supercollege.com Scholarship ($500-$2500) What: A scholarship offered to help students afford attendance at "the college of their dreams". Open to US citizens and legal residents only. Awarded based on essay, academic achievements and extracurricular achievements. Where: Go to http://www.supercollege.com/central.cfm?area=13&cart=1
Deadline: SEPTEMBER 17 Scholarship: Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest ($10000, $2000, $1000, $100, $50) What: Several awards offered by The Ayn Rand Institue. Open to non-US citizens. Requires an essay on one of three assigned topics related to Ayn Rand's book, Atlas Shrugged , of between 1,000 and 1,200 words. Where: http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=education_contests_atlas
Deadline: OCTOBER Scholarship: ACLU Stand Up For Freedom Contest ($500-$2000) What: Prizes awarded in two categories, pod-cast and video Public Service Announcement. Pod-casts and PSAs should be on the given topic. Entrants must be between the ages of 17-29. Where: Go to http://www.aclu.org/standup
Deadline: OCTOBER 1 Scholarship: Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships ($23000) What: Scholarships awarded to students with 2 years of college-level course work completed. It takes about 18 months to apply & receive this scholarship. Students must apply through their local Rotary district. Applicants' commitment to academics equally as important as their commitment to fostering international goodwill. Where: Go to http://www.rotary.org/en/studentsandyouth/educationalprograms/ambassadorialscholarships/pages/ridefault.aspx
Deadline: APRIL & OCTOBER Scholarship: Gilman International Scholarship Program (up to $5000) What: Provides funding for those wishing to study abroad in non-traditional destinations. Student must be receiving Pell Grant to be eligible. Students studying a critical needs language are eligible for an additional $3000 supplement. Open to US citizens. Where: Go to http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program
Deadline: MIDDLE OF SPRING & FALL SEMESTERS Scholarship: Akademos/TextbookX.com 2007 Fall Scholarship ($2000) What: A scholarship offered in the Spring and Fall by textbookx.com. Requires an essay of 250-750 words and an application form, which you complete on-line. Where: Go to http://www.textbookx.com/scholarship/
Deadline: DECEMBER 31 Scholarship: All-Ink.com College Scholarship Program ($1000) What: Scholarships (5) awarded to students enrolled in or planning to enroll in an accredited college or university. Must be a US citizen or permanent resident to be eligible. Where: Go to http://www.all-ink.com/scholarship.aspx
Deadline: VARIOUS DEADLINES, PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE Scholarship United Negro College Fund Scholarships and Grants What: Administers a variety of scholarship and grant programs, which benefit minority students. Scholarships available for high school seniors and undergraduate students. Must have minimum 2.5 GPA & unmet financial need in order to apply. Where: Go to http://www.uncf.org/sections/forstudents/ss_scholarships/scholarships.asp
Deadline: VARIOUS DEADLINES, PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE Scholarship: Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholarships What: Administers several scholarships and grants to both high school seniors and undergraduate students. Must be Hispanic, with a minimum 3.0 GPA to apply. Applications available online August 1st. Where: Go to http://hsf.net
Deadline: VARIOUS DEADLINES, PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE Scholarship: Segal AmeriCorps Education Award ($4725) What: Educational awards made available to successful AmeriCorps volunteers after completing their term of service. Can be used towards educational expenses or applied to student loans. Award amount varies based on length of service. Award is taxable. Where: Go to http://www.americorps.org/for_individuals/benefits/index.asp
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Belize City, Belize – Friday, June 22nd, 2012 – In an effort to bring local hospitality sectors up to international standards by improving the quality of services offered in Belize, the Quality Assurance Department of the Belize Tourism Board (BTB) held its first ever, "Train the Trainers" workshops on June 18th, 2012 to June 21st, 2012 at the ITVET campus in Belize City. The four day workshop included training in Front Office Operations, House Keeping, and Food & Beverage Service Standards.
Laura Esquivel Frampton, Acting Director of Tourism said, 'These courses are to enhance the work done at the different levels where hospitality is taught, enhancing the skills of our service workers which produces greater guest satisfaction and eventually attracts more visitors to Belize." The lecturer for the courses was Mr. Carlos Cuellar, the Tourism and Hospitality Instructor at the Stann Creek Ecumenical College. Mr. Cuellar is an alumnus of one of the most prestigious training programs conducted by one of the Hospitality Industry's best trainers, Mr. Ian Maksik. Mr. Maksik is a renowned professional trainer, lecturer and motivational speaker for the hospitality industry. Mr. Maksik travels, teaching the 'Art and Science of Service' to owners of food facilities, their staff, and college students, who are interested in improving and or learning the art of the hospitality business.
Mr. Maksik also facilitated last year's BTB Hospitality Rallies in San Pedro, Placencia, Dangriga, San Ignacio and Belize City. "These exceptional training promises to teach the precise principles of service by the use of the basic, simple, hands-on, easy-to-learn techniques", said Mr. Carlos Cuellar.
The Belize Tourism Board is pleased to assist with these types of training for the industry through the continued efforts of the Quality Assurance Department as we look forward to a successful and thriving tourism industry.
About the Belize Tourism Board
The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) is a statutory body within the Belize Ministry of Tourism, and it is governed by a Board of Directors appointed by the Minister of Tourism. The BTB works in conjunction with members of the private sector – including the Belize Hotel Association, Belize Tourism Industry Association and Belize National Tour Operators Association – and is dedicated to building tourism in the most economically and environmentally sustainable manner. As a part of its responsibilities, the BTB promotes Belize as a premier tourism destination to both in-country and international consumers. Among its outreach to the international travel market, the BTB markets the country's unique attractions to travellers, members of the travel trade industry and media outlets in key markets.
The BTB is also dedicated to developing and implementing tourism programs that will help strengthen and grow the Belizean tourism industry; promote good destination stewardship; and instil high quality standards for accommodations and travel experiences. For more information on the BTB and its services, visit www.travelbelize.org.
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KFA2 GeForce GTX 560 Ti MDT x5 review
Posted by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 08/01/2011 01:00 PM [ 0 comment(s) ]
You know, when ATI released Eyefinity a year or two ago NVIDIA was taken by surprise, I mean .. pants down and everything. What I found surprising is that NVIDIA never really adapted to some sort of Eyefinity for their single graphics card solutions
Sure, they have Surround view mode, but it requires two graphics cards setup in SLI or that GeForce GTX 590, which again has two GPUs. Currently the graphics card market is slow, very slow and the board partners are eagerly looking into adding new options into their products just to differentiate themselves and offer a comparable product opposed to the competition. One of the requests from board partners was to see products like the GTX 560 and higher with some sort of surround view that can be used on just one graphics card.
NVIDIA unfortunately is not doing anything with that idea and even the recent GTX 560 release shows no new innovation whatsoever.
As such some board partners with development capacity started thinking about new options, and the reality is simple .. if you want surround view on a graphics card, then with the latest connections you can simply split high-bandwidth dual-link connections into more links. It really is as simple as that, so amongst one or two others KFA2 / Galaxy is now slowly starting to release multi-monitor graphics cards on which you can even game on up-to four monitors.
Today as such we test the all new MDT X5 (multi display technology) from them. They implemented the feature as a broad test on the GeForce GTX 560. This card as tested today actually comes with six display output connectors of which four are mini-HDMI, one DVI and one Display port connector. The card supports 2 / 3 / 4 monitors in span mode and 2x2 in stack mode over the HDMI connectors.
A great feature, but immediately the question rises .. a GeForce GTX 560 Ti can of course never drive 3+ monitors in a game as it lacks the GPU power. But perhaps Galaxy / KFA2 will bring this feature into the high-end range of products, and that would obviously be nice.
As such, today we'll be focusing on single cards - single monitor performance, but obviously we'll hook up a couple of monitors as well to see if this feature actually works. Have a peek, and then let's head into the review.
We reviwe the GeForce GTX 660 EX OC from KFA2. the product comes factory tweaked for you and has been equipped with a dual-slot dual-fan cooling solution. It doesn't make any noise and it plays games .. hard.
KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 EX OC review
Say hello to our KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 EX OC review, in this article we'll look at a really pleasant offering from KFA2. The product is a factory overclocked, custom cooled, custom designed PCB GeForce GTX 670, yes this is the EX OC edition.
KFA2 GeForce GTX 570 MDT X4 review
We review the KFA2 GeForce GTX 570 MDT X4. The card supports 2 / 3 / 4 monitors in span mode and 2x2 in stack mode over the DVI connectors. KFA2 takes that GTX 570 to the next level though, custom PCB, custom cooling and then a finger licking default overclock at 800 MHz on the graphics core.
KFA2 GeForce GTX 560 Ti MDT x5 review
Connecting three or four monitors to one GeForce GTX 560 Ti is not possible ? Well sure it is. Check out the latest MDT x5 offering from KFA2, allowing you to game with multiple monitors on just the one card. thee or four monitors to one geForce GTX 560 Ti is not possible ? Well sure it is. Check out the latest MDT x5 offering from KFA2, allowing you to game with multiple monitors on just the one card.


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Medical Billing and Coding
Begins October 2013!
Instructor: David Martinez
Days/Times: Wednesdays 6-9pm & Saturdays 9am-12pm
Dates: October – December 2013 (Dates: To be announced)
Location: New Mexico State University Alamogordo
Cost: $2,995
Course Description:
Students will learn how the billing process works, how to file insurance claims and how the collections process works. Properly using and applying the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Code format in both diagnostic and procedural coding is critical in today's medical offices and clinics. Special attention is given to medical terminology.
Students who successfully complete this course will be registered for the NHA certification exam for Certified Billing and Coding Specialist (cost of exam included in tuition). Students who successfully complete this course are also awarded a Certificate of Completion by NMSU Alamogordo. This is a non-credit course.
Course Outline:
Billing, Insurance and Collections
(6 hours):
- Filing insurance claims
- Insurance terminology
- Benefits terminology
- Fundamental concepts of diagnosis and procedural coding
Medical Coding
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- Learn to use the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Manual
- Accurately code procedures
- Accurately code services
Course Details:
- Tuition – $2,995 which also includes all materials, textbooks, and certification exam. Tuition assistance and payment plans are available for those who qualify.
- Classes start October 2013 and end December 2013. Certification exam scheduled for December 2013.
- Classes will meet on Wednesday evenings from 6-9:00pm and Saturday mornings from 9am-12pm.
- 54 hours of classroom study.
- Classes are held on the NMSU Alamogordo campus located at 2400 Scenic Drive.
Admission to the program is based on a review of the application and interview with the student. In order to complete the application and be considered for admission, students must:
- Complete all registration, enrollment, and student agreement forms.
- Provide high school transcripts, GED scores, or college transcripts.
- Submit to a complete background check (Applicants who have been convicted of any felony or drug related crime will not be considered).
Additional prerequisites include:
- Basic algebra, computer, and typing skills of 25-30 WPM.
- Commitment to a rigorous 9-week course schedule, which includes approximately 12 hours of study time and work outside of class per week.
This course has been approved by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA). Once a student successfully passes the 54 hours of classroom training, he or she will be registered for the NHA certification exam for Certified Billing and Coding Specialist. The cost of the certification exam is included in the tuition amount. For more information, please visit the NHA website at www.nhanow.com.
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Developed specifically for Kinect, Mini Ninjas Adventures lets you become the ninja! Get ready to swipe, kick and battle your way through intense ninja action as you help Hiro rescue his master and fellow ninjas from the clutches of the evil Samurai Warlord.
Ninjas can look forward to taking on 21 different levels and a range of boss battles armed with physical and magical attacks that will have the evil samurai running in fear, all supported by the incredibly responsive game engine.
So pack your ninja stars, sword and more and get ready for adventure...a Mini Ninjas Adventure!
- 21 Different Levels - All packed with multiple different enemies, and environments.
- Mini Games – Put your Ninja skills to the test across a range of mini games.
- Boss Battles – Take on the ultimate Ninja challenge with fiendish boss battles.
- Gesture Driven Combat – Put your body through the full Ninja workout, controlling multiple weapons with movement and voice-activated attacks.
- Physical and magic attacks – Easy to learn, tricky to master.
- Character upgrade system – Customise your character to suit your Ninja style.


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READ THIS: Sometimes Imitation is NOT the Most Sincere Form of Flattery
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Mather Zickel (a super awesome improviser/actor I kinda know) has a new show on Adult Swim: Newsreaders with Louis LaFonda. Conceived of by the twisted minds behind Children's Hospital (*coughCorddrycough*), birthed by Mather & an all star cast (including Ray Wise, a Theatre Kent alum!) Watch it, watch it now - it's HILARIOUS! Then share it, share it often!
You can also fan Louis LaFonda on Facebook and follow him on Twitter.
I've talked about "The Great Doctor Who Re-Watch" for about five years now without actually doing it. Since 2013 is the 50th Anniversary of my beloved Doctor (and my own 40th Anniversary of being alive) I think that this is the year. Make sure to check back here and on GeekNation for weekly updates as to my progress, viewing guide (for those of you who who want to watch along with me) and other assorted Whovian funness (such as how to make a Cybermartini or Dalek Shots to exterminate your brain cells… all coming soon, I promise!)
Are you sitting comfortably? Alright, let's begin…
The Great Doctor Who Re-Watch
Week 1 Watching Guide:
Given that everyone is likely still recovering from the hols, I'm going to start you off easy with 15 contemporary episodes to get you into the habit of watching the great Time Lord on a daily basis. Hold on, pretend it's a plan…
Week one down, 51 to go - 755 episodes left to watch!
*It's important to note that not all episodes which are complete are available via DVD or streaming. I'll post updates as I discover episodes which are missing or un-view-able.
Here are some cool Who resources to help you on your journey:
Guide to Watching Doctor Who in Order (by Nathania Johnson)
Doctor Who TV 50th Anniversary News
Week 1 Question: Do you think David Tennant will return for the 50th Anniversary? And, if so, how will Moffat and crew accomplish this return?
With exception of a few really bright spots (having a great time at SDCC w my friends/getting my podcast onto GeekNation, meeting some exceptionally awesome folks), on the whole 2012 has been tough and kind of sucked the wind out of my sail. Instead of leaving the year on a down note, I'm looking forward to the beginning of 2013 with 10 New Year's Resolutions to start the year off right.
The fabulous Bonnie Burton is my guest on this week's Comix Chix — we talk about everything from crafting -to- the beauty of drag queens -to- Grant Imahara's inseam -to- what happened when Bonnie Vandaleyes-ed the condiments in Wil Wheaton's fridge -to- being married to a 'droid -to- drinking and vlogging with Felicia Day -to- just listen… it's good fun stuff. I have to say, I love love LOVE having members of the "Geek Girl Mafia" (or League of Extraordinary Ladies) on the podcast, always so much fun!
Plus, of course, my comics pics for the week of December 12. And, a mini-rant about how ridiculous and terrible DC Comics is for shit-canning Gail Simone off of Batgirl. Next week: Jenny Frison and I talk comics, wearing a bathrobe or PJs to work and what it's like to be the only girl in Chicago's 4-Star Studios.
Due to family and health stuffs, no blog post for the podcast this week. But, none the less this is a really great episode with Nancy Oey and Axe Cop co-creator, Ethan Nicolle. Please give it a listen, it was a ton of fun to record and I think you'll all be really stoked to hear about the progress the Axe Cop documentary is making. Speaking of which, CLICK HERE to find the Axe Cop Doc Kickstarter page where you can make a donation towards helping finish the project.
The much referenced demo episode of Comix Chix with guest Joan Hilty… In which we talk about geeky gate keeping and other feminist issues. Funny how it's as relevant today as it was in August when we recorded it. Not funny, sad, really… Oh misogynist men folk, what would I talk about if you all went away?
Thanks CJ for making this hilarious image for me… <3 <3 <3 <3
(Your welcome.)
If you didn't see it on Wednesday, here's this week's podcast. I'm chatting with Corrina Lawson, senior editor of WIRED magazine's GeekMom blog about raising geeky kids, all ages comics and the new book the GeekMoms have out in stores right now. Plus my comic picks for the week. Check it out!


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May. 30, 2013
"Effective Unit Testing"
Stone Huang, Senior Java Developer and Team Lead at Quote Media Inc.
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Apl. 25, 2013
"The 5 Best Practices of the Modern Meeting"
Balraj Basi, IT Security Compliance Consultant, TELUS Information Security Solutions : Enabling Your Business
Download Presentation: 5 Best Practices of The Modern Meeting, The Modern Meeting Best Practices
Mar. 28, 2013
"Leveraging Science to Support Critical Decisions on Projects"
Jim Brosseau, Principal, Clarrus Consulting Group
Download Presentation: Leveraging Science
Feb. 28, 2013
"Process Performance Baselines and Process Performance Models for Software Testing"
Mikhail Pavlov, SQA manager and engineer
Download Presentation: Process Performance Baselines and Models
Jan. 31, 2013
"Quality Contracting"
Brig Henry, PEng, CCMP, Contract and Business Management Executive QA Testing and Project Management Consultant
Download Presentation: Quality Contracting
Nov. 29, 2012
"QA Positive Communication Messages & Productive Cooperative Mindset"
Jackson Lee, PMP, MBA, MASc, BASc, QA Testing and Project Management Consultant
Download Presentation: Positive Communication Messages & Productive Cooperative Mindset
Oct. 25, 2012
"Best Practices are Social Practices"
Download Presentation: Best Practices are Social Practices, VanQ Social Practices experiences
Jun. 28, 2012
"Learn About Automation Challenges And How Our Team Overcame Them"
Joana Chis, Team Lead Automation & Carson Wilson, Senior QA Automation, Western Union Business Solutions
Download Presentation: [Coming Soon]
May. 31, 2012
"Selenium in the real world (or where are the tests and how do I run them?)"
Iain Rose, Software Engineer in Test, xMatters
Download Presentation: VANQ-SeleniumWithVideo.pptx, Code Samples
Apr. 26, 2012
"It's Raid Night! Gamification for Software Test Teams?"
Trevor Atkins, Principal Consultant, PQA
Download Presentation: Its Raid Night! Gamification for Software Test Teams?
Mar. 29, 2012
"Performance and Reliability 101"
Brent Cromarty, Senior Performance Engineer, Ping Identity
Download Presentation: PerformanceReliability101.pptx
Feb. 23, 2012
"The Importance of Single User Performance Testing"
Gihan Madawala, Senior System Engineer, Modular Mining Systems Canada
Download Presentation: SingleUserPerformance_Ver2.ppt
Jan. 26, 2012
"Vancouver IT job market 2012: what is the outlook and opportunity?"
Glen Murray & Victoria Atkinson
Nov. 24, 2011
"xBTM: Taking Full Advantage of Exploratory Testing"
Christin Wiedemann, Tester, Trainer, Presenter
Download Presentation: xBTM_VanQ_Nov24_PDF.pdf
Oct. 27, 2011
"Where ego's collide - How flawed decision-making can sink your project"
Robert Goatham, Principal, Calleam Consulting
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Sep. 29, 2011
"Formal Verification of Real-Time Data Processing of the CERN LHC Beam Loss Monitoring System"
Naghmeh Ghafari, Research Associate, Critical Systems Labs
Download Presentation: VanQ-NGhafari-Sep29.pdf
May. 26, 2011
Panel Discussion: "What is the biggest challenge that you have faced as a quality practitioner?"
Mike Day, Director of Software Quality Engineering, Ping Identity; Paul Vasak, QA Lead, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers; Robert Goatham, Calleam Consulting
Download Presentation: PanelDiscussion-110526.zip
Apr. 28, 2011
"Performance Testing using HP LoadRunner"
Larry Ng, Technical Manager, Optimus Information
Download Presentation: Performance Testing Tips And Tools
Mar. 31, 2011
"Cognitive Biases: Can It Really Happen to Me?"
Download Presentation: Cognitive Biases with notes.pdf & VanQ results.pdf
Feb. 24, 2011
"Role of Outsourcing: Finding Your Vision"
Trevor Atkins, Principal Consultant, Professional Quality Assurance (PQA)
Download Presentation: Role of Outsourcing: Finding Your Vision
Jan. 27, 2011
"Tune the Agile Process using Systems Engineering"
Mike Day, Director of Software Quality Engineering, Ping Identity
Download Presentation: TuningAgileProcessUsingSystemsEngineering.ppt
Oct. 28, 2010
"Continuous Testing Improvements in Enterprise Software" & "All Pairs Testing Methodology"
Roy Budhai, Senior Software Testing Manager, SAP Amrit Kumar, Software Test Team Lead, SAP
Download Presentation: ContinuousTestingImprovements.ppt, AllPair.zip
Jun. 24, 2010
"Project Management Processes (PMI) and Quality Management"
Grace Shi, Project Manager, Coast Capital Savings
Download Presentation: VanQ-June2010-PMIQM.pptx
May. 27, 2010
"Analyzing Performance Test Data"
Carles Roch-Cunill, Test Lead for System Performance, McKesson Medical Imaging Group
Download Presentation: analyzingperformancetestdata.ppt
Apr. 29, 2010
"Usability 101 Testing Primer"
Elizabeth Snowdon, Business / Web / Usability Analyst, Consultant and Contractor
Download Presentation: Usability Testing 101 - An Introduction
Mar. 25, 2010
"Automated Testing of Web Services with SOAPUI"
Paul Vasak, QA Lead and Chris Clarke, Sr. DBA, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers
Download Presentation: RBA_SOAPUI.pdf
Jan. 28, 2010
"Inter-cultural Issues in the Workplace"
Nov. 26, 2009
"Applying Dynamic Content to Quality Courses"
Dan Zrymiak, CSSBB, CMQ/OE, CSQE, IT OpEx Lead, Accenture AUBPOS
Download Presentation: Dynamic Content (14-AUG-2009).ppt
Oct. 29, 2009
"Test Automation: Building Your Business Case"
Trevor Atkins, Principal Consultant, Silverpath Technologies
Download Presentation: Silverpath-TestAutomationBusinessCase-091101.pdf
Sep. 24, 2009
"Formal Task Management Process Using Group Estimations Based On Time-Boxing"
Gihan B. Madawala, Test Lead, Modular Mining Systems
Download Presentation: EstimationsBasedOnTimeBoxingVer2.ppt
Jun. 25, 2009
"Leading and Managing QA Testing Teams - A Panoramic View"
Jackson Lee, MBA, MASc, BASc, QA Testing and Project Management Consultant
Download Presentation: VanQ_2009_06_25_JacksonLEE_version2.PPT
May 28, 2009
"The Benefits of Automation"
Justin Hollander, QA Developer/Analyst, Squirrel Systems of Canada
Download Presentation: Automation at Squirrel.pptx
Apr. 30, 2009
"The Essence of Performance and Load testing"
Download Presentation: Essence of Performance and Load testing VanQ 30 April 2009.ppt, Tool Evaluation process and requirements VanQ 30 April 2009.doc
Mar. 29, 2009
"Ways to Deal With Stress in the Current Economic Volatility"
Dr. Yaya de Andrade, Registered psychologist with the B. C. College of Psychologists (#613), and a listee with the Canadian Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology (# 04667)
Download Presentation: Stress.pdf
Feb. 26, 2009
"Metrics - Thinking In N-Dimensions"
Download Presentation: Silverpath-MetricsThinkingInNDimensions-090226.pdf
Jan. 29, 2009
"Making Health IT a Team Player"
Ken Wong, Senior Systems Analyst, McKesson Medical Imaging Group
Download Presentation: Making.Health.IT.a.Team.Player.pdf
Nov. 27, 2008
"Beyond Agility - Are There Gaps In Our Thinking?"
Robert Goatham, Calleam Consulting
Download Presentation: A.first.principles.look.at.Agility_v2.pdf
Oct. 30, 2008
"Capturing Wild Requirements for Testing"
Download Presentation: Silverpath-CapturingWildRequirementsForTesting-081030.pdf
Sep. 25, 2008
"Maximize Your QA Team's Contribution to Successful Project Delivery"
Grace Shi, PMP, MBA, MEng
Download Presentation: Maximize QA's contribution to successful project deliveries.ppt
Jun. 26, 2008
"Write Your Quality Story"
Download Presentation: VanQ_Write.ppt
May 29, 2008
"Increasing Test Effort Estimation Effectiveness"
Download Presentation: Silverpath-TestEffortEstimates-080529.pdf
Apr. 24, 2008
"Testing the Extreme"
Jay Marino, Eclipsys Corporation
Download Presentation: Testing the Extreme.pdf
"A Match Made in Heaven", "GO Recruitment"
Raymond To and Maryann Boychuk, Martyne Lacoste, GO RECRUITMENT, Ventyx
Download Presentation: A Match Made in Heaven.ppt, 22080327VanQPresentation.ppt
Feb. 28, 2008
"The Value of Web Application Security Testing"
Rodrigo de Carvalho, Rational Technical Specialist, IBM Software Group
Download Presentation: VanQFeb282008.pdf, IBM Proof of Technology.doc
Jan. 31, 2008
"Actually, It IS All About You!"
Download Presentation: All About You.pdf
Nov. 29, 2007
"The Day You'll Look Forward to Receiving/Conducting a Quality Audit"
Rob MacNeil, Manager Quality and Regulatory Affairs, McKesson Medical Imaging Group
Oct. 25, 2007
"QA the EA Way. It's in the game because we made sure it was!"
Mike Butler, Matt York, Kayla Kinnunen, Edwin Yiu, Tamara Sciamanna, Electronic Arts (EA)
Sep. 27, 2007
"Sharepoint 101"
Medhat Elmasry, Instructor, British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
Jun. 28, 2007
"Patterns in the Decision Engine"
Robert Goatham, Project Manager, IBM
Download Presentation: VANQ_25Jun07_Patterns in the Decision Engine.ppt
May 24, 2007
"Quality Attributes Primer"
Jim Brosseau, PMP, Principal, Clarrus Consulting Group
Download Presentation: Software Quality Attributes.pdf, Quality Attributes.xls
Apr. 26, 2007
"Borland's Strategy For Quality Management Lifecycle"
Erik Schultz, Senior Solutions Engineer, Borland
Download Presentation: BORL_OviewUse.ppt
Mar. 29, 2007
"Software Safety: An Oxymoron?"
Ken Wong, Senior System Analyst, McKesson Medical Imaging Group
Download Presentation: VanQ March 2007.ppt
Feb. 22, 2007
"How Requirement Management Can Impact Product Quality"
Grace Shi, PMP, MBA, MEng,
Download Presentation: Requirement Management and Product Quality.ppt
Jan. 25, 2007
"SW Quality Assurance in CMMI"
Josip Pajk, BScEE
Download Presentation: CMMI_2007.ppt
Nov. 30, 2006
"Effective Software Testing - Tools And Strategies For Project Success"
Rodrigo de Carvalho, Rational Technical Sales Specialist, IBM Software Group
Nov. 16, 2006
"A Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas"
Linda Rising, Consultant
Download Presentation: Myths.pdf
Oct. 26, 2006
"Attacking Code Quality Issues"
D'Arcy Smith, Instructor, British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
Download Presentation: DarcyS_Presentation.zip
Sep. 28, 2006
"Quality Assurance across the Software Development Lifecycle"
Chris Strand, Subject Matter Expert, Compuware
Jun. 29, 2006
"Team Driven Automation Using Commercial And Locally Developed Tools"
Ken Creamore, Senior QA Manager, Simply Accounting Group of Sage Software (Canada)
Download Presentation: Automation-TheGreatHope2.zip, AutomationBuilderforWinrunnerTraining2.zip
May 25, 2006
"Why Safety-critical Software needs more than Software Quality Assurance to Manage Safety Risk"
Jeff Joyce, President and Co-founder, Critical Systems Labs
Download Presentation: CriticalSystems_VanQ.pdf, Joyce.J_2.Final.pdf
Apr. 27, 2006
"Are IBM's New Test Tools Worth Considering?"
Brian Pidcock, Computer Science Technology Instructor, British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
Download Presentation: IBMTestTool.ppt
Mar. 30, 2006
"Test automation and metrics in multi-site development environment"
Roy Budhai, Software Testing Manager, Enterprise Reporting Group of Crystal Decisions
Download Presentation: Test Automation and Quality Metrics.zip
Feb. 23, 2006
"Building a test automation system incrementally using Mercury's tools"
John Smith, President, MAR Computer Systems
Jan. 26, 2006
"Software Quality Assurance with VSTS"
John Bristowe, Developer Evangelist, Microsoft Canada
Download Presentation: [Presentation Filename], http://www.vstsrocks.com, http://weblogs.asp.net/jsemeniuk/
Nov. 24, 2005
"Optimize Your Defect Lifecycle - Philosophy of Resolution"
Trevor Atkins, VP Operations, QA Labs
Download Presentation: QALabs-VANQ.zip
Nov. 3, 2005
"Lessons in Incremental Improvement of a Quality System for Developing Medical Image Management Systems"
Rob MacNeil, Manager of Quality and Regulatory Affairs, McKesson Medical Imaging Group
Download Presentation: Lessons_in_Incremental_Improvement_of_a Quality_System_for_MIMS.zip
Sep. 29, 2005
"Testing of Web Applications: HTTPUnit and JUnit - An Introduction to Open Source Tools"
Jay Marino, IT QA Engineer, CityXpress
Download Presentation: WebAppTestingHTTPUnit.zip
Jun. 23, 2005
"Implementing a prototype keyword library as a first step toward automated testing"
Veronika Smolik and Brian Pidcock, Active Community Solutions (Class Software) and BCIT
Download Presentation: ActiveAutomation.zip
May 26, 2005
"Come Play Project Manager"
Robert Goatham, IT Manager, VCS
Download Presentation: comeplay_project_manager.zip
Apr. 28, 2005
"Rocky Path To Test Automation"
Ken Creamore, Simply Accounting Group of ACCPAC International
Feb. 24, 2005
"Testing Web Services"
Ajay Sidda, CypressLogic Systems
Download Presentation: testingwebservices.zip
Jan. 27, 2005
"Establishing a Quality Culture in an Organization"
Lisa Toth, QA Labs
Download Presentation: sellingqatomanagement.ppt
Nov. 25, 2004
"Problems or Challenges? A look at our shared experiences"
Robert Goatham, and panelists
Download Presentation: 20041125VanQ.zip
Oct. 27, 2004
"Awards Presentation"
Dan Zrymiak
Download Presentation: VanQ_Awards_Presentation.zip
Sep. 30, 2004
"Quality Is Dead(?)"
Robert Goatham
Download Presentation: Quality_is_Dead_Summary.zip
Jun. 23, 2004
"Improving Software Quality with Six Sigma"
Dan Zrymiak, Neoteric Technology
Download Presentation: Six Sigma Presentation.zip
Mar. 31, 2004
"General Automated Test Result Checking with Log File Analysis"
Jamie Andrews, Associate Professor, University of Western Ontario
Download Presentation: General_Automated_Test_Log_Analysis.zip
Feb. 18, 2004
"Testing of UML Driven Systems"
Miroslav Novak, Systems Engineer, Borland Canada
Jan. 13, 2004
"Right Up Front: Strategies for Prioritizing Test Activities"
Jim Brosseau, Clarrus Consulting Group
Download Presentation: Test_Prioritization_Strategies.zip
Oct. 28, 2003
"Automated Build and Test with the .NET Framework"
Mark Allen, Director, Architech, Pangaea Systems
Download Presentation: Automated_Build_and_Test_with_DotNet.zip
Sep. 26, 2003
"Advanced Modeling, Model Based Test Generation and Abstract State Machine Language"
Keith Stobie, Test Architect, Microsoft
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According to Soap Opera Uncensored, Stephen Nichols has taped his last episode as Tucker McCall on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS. Will Nichols return to DAYS OF OUR LIVES and his signature role, Steve "Patch" Johnson? Or to GENERAL HOSPITAL as Stefan Cassadine? Stay tuned.
Jessica Heap is also reportedly leaving Y&R and the role of Eden Baldwin.
Meanwhile, Soap Opera Digest is reporting Michael Graziadei's last airdate as Daniel Romalotti is January 2.
- Michael Graziadei Leaving THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
- CBS Daytime Holiday Schedule
Monday, December 17, 2012
Stephen Nichols Leaving THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
Days of our Lives,
Jessica Heap,
Stephen Nichols
7 comments:
- Meren said...
Go Back to Days and make it watchable again.
- December 21, 2012 at 3:38 PM
- zyxwvuts said...
I enjoy the actor but not this character. I would like to see him on Days again.
- December 21, 2012 at 4:05 PM
- jkebeans said...
No, go back to General Hospital! please!
- December 21, 2012 at 4:31 PM
- Judy said...
Yaaaaaa!! I didn't like him as Patch, and I liked him even less as Tucker. Arrogant control freak!
- December 21, 2012 at 4:36 PM
- Madison said...
Go back to Kayla, Patch!
- December 21, 2012 at 5:47 PM
- Nicki Singleton said...
Yes I agree wit u on tha and he is sexxy:);)
- December 22, 2012 at 1:59 AM
- Karen Loos said...
Go to Days!
- December 22, 2012 at 2:48 AM
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As many industries are shifting toward a focus on services and solutions as opposed to products, major changes are occurring in manufacturing. Companies able to navigate this evolution successfully will find that they have to manage an entire value chain ecosystem, providing complete solutions to customers.
Indeed, according to a recent whitepaper from technology research firm Gartner (News - Alert), manufacturers in every industry are now positioning themselves as solution providers. This challenges the traditional product-network supply chain focus, leaving a lack of clear ownership of the model, known as original solution orchestrator (OSO). This is to be expected, though, as the OSO model is still in its infancy and is, according to Gartner, at least five to 10 years away from maturity.
For now, Gartner recommends that manufacturers identify stakeholders in the company that will enable the OSO model and form a small group of though leaders, or a center of excellence, with sales, services, IT, supply chain and product experts. It is also crucial, before executing an OSO model, for OEMs to decide on either developing a capability in-house or outsourcing.
An OSO leverages the right combination of hardware, software, human capital and services to solve unique customer problems comprehensively. Examples from device manufacturing include remote services, device monitoring and "smart" products. Other industries with successful OSO models include process manufacturing, healthcare/life science and industrial equipment.
The OSO model can be split into four categories: physical supply chain, moving a product or service from the supplier to the customer; extended customer value cycle, the end-to-end customer experience; digital supply chain (DSC), the delivery of digital media by electronic means; and process manufacturing solutions, in which oil, gas, chemical, vehicle and agricultural manufacturers have started to attach value-added services to product offerings.
Companies identified by Gartner as employing an OSO model include Axeda (News - Alert), Emcien, Flexera Software, GT Nexus and PTC, which recently acquired Servigistics.
For a more in-depth look at OSO, be sure to check out Gartner's whitepaper here.
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April 13, 2012; Vancouver, BC, CANADA; Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo (1) during the second period against the Los Angeles Kings in game two of the 2012 Western Conference quarterfinals at Rogers Arena. The Los Angeles Kings won 4-2. Mandatory Credit: Anne-Marie Sorvin-US PRESSWIRE
The Vancouver Canucks were ushered out of the Stanley Cup playoffs in the first round. Just a few days later, their starting goalie has apparently requested a trade.
Just days after the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference was unceremoniously ushered out of the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs in the first round, there are reports that their goalie is looking for a different team.
The Vancouver Canucks were hoping to make another deep run at the Cup after falling just short last season, but the Los Angeles Kings made short work of the Presidents' Trophy winners. Now it appears that goalie Roberto Luongo has asked for a trade.
Nick Kypreos of Sportsnet reports that Luongo has personally informed the team that he wants out and that he will waive his no-trade clause and submit a list of teams to which he would agree to be traded.
James Duthie of TSN reported that Luongo's short list of approved teams will be submitted to the team next week. Duthie reports that the Toronto Maple Leafs are one of the teams on the list. Dan Murphy of Sportsnet reports that the Tampa Bay Lightning are another team that will appear on the list.
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