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Alex33 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 37 diseños de 10 diseñadores freelance.
We sell Micro Niche Websites developed on Exact Match Domains.
http://www.panic.com/coda/ - simple yet professional 1 page design... we like the box in the middle of the page since it can be suitable for fitting the table of 20 websites we have.
http://www.nofrks.com/ - another creative way to fit quite a bit of data on a simple 1 page design.
http://www.iconsweets.com/ - (not the colors) - another 1 page design with a box suitable to have a table with list of websites.
The site (which doesn't exist yet) will be a 1 page website that offers simple "micro niche" websites for sale.
At any given point there are 20 websites for sale on the site, each for an extremely cheap price (e.g. $57)... All sites are built on exact match domains.
Each site will have it's relevant statistics (e.g. how many people are searching for the exact match keyword, average CPC, competition, etc...).
There will be a "by it now" link to Paypal for purchasing the site. After purchase - all site files will be instantly emailed to the buyer.
Each site is listed for 24 hours (there is a timer showing when site will no longer be available) or until someone buys it - whichever happens first.
When a website is bought or 24 hours are finished - it is replaced with another website.
The main area of the future website is a table with the 20 sites for sale (table will also include a few recently sold sites).
(other creative ideas to display the sites in a non-table manner are welcomed - but please focus on table view as first priority)
Other areas are:
- General points explaining the KEY features of all listed sites (e.g. each site is built via WordPress ; each site includes a premium ClickBump template ; each site has professionally written article, etc...).
- Email notification subscription (users can set "filters" to receive email notification each time a suitable site is listed for sale). Filters can be "keyword" "monthly traffic" etc...
- ALL the features of the sites.
- FAQ section
- Follow us on twitter
- Possible other sections - creative ideas are always welcomed
(*) Regarding email notifications: a user can save 1 or a few "filters" and receive an email notification each time a suitable website is listed for sale.
- there are a few fields for filters: keyword ; exact monthly searches ; broad monthly searches ; TLD ; CPC ; Competition
- So if a user is interested only in the "dog" niche and only in ".com" domains - he would input keyword: "dog" ; TLD ".com"
- If he is also interested in general sites with a lot of traffic and good CPC he would input another filter: exact monthly searches > 10,000 ; CPC > $1
This is a basic description of the future design of the website... The site is called "No Brainer Sites" because it's a real no brainer - the prices of the sites for sale are by far the cheapest on the internet ; all domains are exact match domains with great stats ; all content is written by native US writers ; premium customized wordpress template that costs $97 and used by top famous marketers ; no "bidding wars" - all sites have extremely cheap BIN price; no waiting time - site transfered immediately.
The websites we are selling look very simple to "newbies" but they are built based on the best practices learned through launching thousands of Adsense and Affiliate micro-niche websites.
The main 3 priorities of the design:
1. Present the websites for sale - convert to sales
2. Get users to subscribe to notifications
3. Get users to come back to the site daily to check for updates


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Three Big Money Mistakes You Could Be Making Right Now
And they're all in your head
Do you have chronic money problems? Spend too much? Give too much to your good-for-nothing kids? Keep putting off writing or updating your will?
Maybe it's all in your head. Really.
Financial advisers and therapists have identified a number of psychologically-based mistakes people make with their money.
"How you feel is how you deal…with money, that is," says New York psychotherapist Karol Ward, whose six-figure clients help other people make money but find it difficult to hold on to their own.
Here are a few of the most common psychological problems people have with their finances—and what you can do about them:
1. Overspending
Ms. Ward worked with a young woman who wanted a relationship but had "deep pain" from her childhood around trusting others. Most of the woman's evenings after work were spent wandering through stores shopping for clothes she didn't need, recalls Ms. Ward.
When she came to see Ms. Ward, she wanted to get out of debt and manage her money. During therapy she uncovered the connection between her fear and loneliness and the overspending.
Overspending usually is related to the management of emotional pain, distorted beliefs about what people feel they deserve and a disconnection between the impulse to buy and the actual results of the purchase, says Ms. Ward.
"Many overspenders don't need what they buy—they just feel they have to buy it," she says.
Financial planner Timothy McGrath has seen many clients overspend because they want to live a similar lifestyle to their neighbors or co-workers, while not recognizing that everyone's financial circumstances are different.
"Clients often don't realize how purchases outside of their means will impact long-term planning," says Mr. McGrath in Chicago.
Once clients are aware of their behavior they can work to change it, says Ms. Ward. Before buying, people might ask themselves "What am I really feeling?" or "Why do I want to buy this?" she says.
Marty Martin, a financial psychologist in Chicago, advises clients who feel the need to spend, but are in a heightened emotional state, to wait to make a decision.
"Collect yourself by distracting yourself by meditating, praying, engaging in some physical activity or doing something other than making a money decision," he says.
2. Enabling
Financial enabling is a common trap for parents who want to help their adult children who are in chronic financial trouble, says Brad Klontz, a Lihue, Hawaii, financial psychologist.
Mr. Klontz worked with a 75-year-old woman who had given her 52-year-old son a total of $150,000 over five years for various business ventures, all of which were ill-conceived and failed. She was having trouble saying "no" when the son asked for another $50,000, even though her own financial security was at risk as her savings were dwindling.
"Money for doing nothing creates more doing nothing," says Mr. Klontz.
Laura Scharr-Bykowsky has seen many grandparents rack up large amounts of credit-card debt and give away the last of their savings to fund their grandchildren's tuition or vacations.
They may have a desire to spoil their children or grandchildren, want to get their attention, don't want to renege on a promise they made when they were in a better financial situation or feel guilty for not seeing them more, says Ms. Scharr-Bykowsky, a financial planner in Columbia, S.C.
If enabling has been going on for years, it can be difficult to stop doing it "cold turkey," says Mr. Klontz. For enablers, it can be important to recognize that their efforts to help backfired or have been reinforcing dependence.
Mr. Klontz says it's also important to set up a timeline to withdraw financial support, say, in six months, and perhaps explore other ways to help such as paying for a financial plan, a career counselor or a therapist.
Ms. Scharr-Bykowsky counsels clients to reduce support to their kids and stop altogether when they are gainfully employed. Then, she says, the parents can make gifts periodically, but only if their adult child is being financially responsible.
"The most important word they need to use is 'no' or else they'll have an entitlement problem to deal with," says Ms. Scharr-Bykowsky.
3. Denying
Financial planner Peg Eddy has seen several clients try to deny the reality of their financial situation and think everything "will all work out."
"Amazingly, some folks think there is a 'money fairy' that will bail them out when they reach 65 and they only have Social Security to depend on," says the San Diego financial planner.
This form of denial combined with lethargy leads to not doing any planning but potentially becoming a burden later on to any children or family they may have.
She's also seen denial take the form of people's failures to create or update their estate plans.
That happened to a man she worked with who didn't want to update his estate plan and died suddenly at age 54. His wife and children were left struggling.
People may not have an estate plan because they find it too upsetting to think about or they don't know whom to name as their children's guardians, says Lauren Lindsay, a financial planner in Covington, La.
"The problem is that the state will have a plan if you don't and it may not follow your wishes," she says.
Namely, it wouldn't include any charitable considerations or know if there are any immediate family members who you don't wish to be involved, she says.
Often the "social taboo" around talking about money keeps family members from discussing inheritance and estate issues openly before anything happens, and while there is still a chance to hear everyone out and include them in the planning, says Mary Gresham, an Atlanta psychologist.
To make this conversation easier, a person might introduce the topic by saying, "I'd like to talk about something that is hard to talk about," so the other person knows it's not just a casual conversation, she says.
Judy Lawrence tells clients to "step up and face the numbers" of their real financial picture. That way, they can create a plan based on their true income, outline a way to gradually pay off debt and save for retirement, says the Albuquerque, N.M., financial counselor.
Ms. Eddy recommends that clients accept their own mortality and plan for what happens in the event of an emergency, disability or death. They can start by having a good estate plan, update beneficiaries on their accounts and if they own a business, continue to work on their exit strategy during their lifetime.
"News flash—none of us are getting out of here alive," says Ms. Eddy.
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text: winja52 0 Posted August 15, 2013 Hi guys! The Spider Valve is the first tube amp I've ever owned, and I head the 100w head version. Lately, it's been making this crackling sound, even when not plugged in, and earlier, one power tube was completely glowing orange. Is it just time for new tubes? And also, how difficult is it to retube and rebias the amp yourself? One last thing: the input jack on the amp head is a tad bit loose, and I don't know if this could be causing it, but I think it's just the tubes. Any suggestions? Thanks! Nguyen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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As I was catching up on my blog reading the other day, I happened across this alert regarding my of my most near & dear gluten-free mainstream products. Prego Three Cheese Spaghetti Sauce. Oh boy. This is the sauce we have always eaten, even in pre-GF days. One of the most important aspects of this sauce is there are no big chunks of any vegetable in it, meaning that my 3 kids (yes, I am including Aaron in that) will eat it with no complaints. We all know how my kids feel about tomatoes. 😉 Does this mean that I will have to make my own sauce from scratch now? This wouldn't be a big deal once in a while, but for as much as we eat spaghetti, lasagna, pizza…..it is nice to be able to open a jar of sauce, know it is GF and get on with life. This could explain why Jon and I have felt less than stellar in the recent past few weeks. We are eating some kind of meal using this sauce at least once per week. Or, maybe it has nothing to do with it. Anyway, I have done my research and all Classico pasta sauces are GF. We use their alfredo and it is divine. I need to find one that the fam will tolerate and cross my fingers that there are no big chunks or maybe I will have to run it through the food processor before heating it up….hmmm…never thought about that before. See what blogging at 5:00 AM will do for you? I am thinking the Four Cheese will probably do the trick, though the Florentine Spinach with Cheese looks good, as does the Spicy Tomato & Pesto and Vodka Sauce! I doubt the fam would go for the last 3 that I listed. That is okay, I like Four Cheese. In fact, I am not sure that I would turn down anything with cheese.
Another idea….I did read, as I was investigating this news, that Wal-Mart makes a pasta sauce that is very close to the Prego that is GF. It is apparently only around $1, so I may give that a try. At the very least I could throw it on some pizza dough and dress it up if it is not that great.
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Investor Carl Icahn said he had dinner with Apple chief Tim Cook and "pushed hard" for the tech company to give a $150 billion stock buyback, according to reports.
Icahn, who owns a $1 billion stake in the company and is known as an activist investor, pressured Cook even after Cook already promised $100 billion in dividends and buybacks earlier this year, according to Bloomberg News. Icahn also shared that the talks will continue in three weeks, according to his Twitter account.
Icahn has made a name for himself lobbying companies to change business tactics to boost share price and profits. Apple, with its dragon's hoard of $146.6 billion in cash and investments, is an attractive target.
Under the late Steve Jobs, buybacks and dividends didn't happen at Apple, but Cook has been more willing to give investors what they want, including buybacks and dividends. Icahn said he believes that Apple stock can rise to $625 a share if it does a buyback. He also wants Apple to borrow $150 billion to buy the stock and escape taxes.
While Icahn has a lot of influence, it doesn't necessarily mean his advice is the best way to govern a business. Icahn's interest is in raising the stock price, which doesn't necessarily mean making the company or its products better. However, this event should give Apple consumers and the general public a good idea of what being a public company is about -- being at the mercy of powerful investors who want to manipulate how the business is run simply for short-term gain.


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Olympics controversies mount, from terrorist fears to stray dogs
Amid concerns about terrorism, complaints of unfinished hotels rooms, controversy over Russia's law targeting gays and reports of a last-minute roundup and killing of stray dogs, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on Monday proclaimed the 2014 Winter Olympics ready for competition.
Bach, presiding over his first Olympic Games, said "the Olympic stage is set for the athletes. The Olympic stage is ready for the best winter athletes in the world."
"We can see it in the Olympic villages, which are all of very high quality and offer excellent conditions for the athletes," he said.
But new questions about Russia's readiness to host 6,000 athletes from 87 countries and tens of thousands of spectators have arisen ahead of Friday's opening ceremonies after a series of new revelations.
Three hotels slated to house journalists near the games' mountain events aren't finished, forcing Russian Olympic organizers to scramble to find suitable lodging for thousands of people who arrived in Sochi to find that they had no rooms.
While news of the unfinished hotels may have been an embarrassment for Russia's Olympic committee and President Vladimir Putin, the driving force behind bringing the games to this subtropical city on the Black Sea, Bach said the situation wasn't a major setback for the games.
He said 97 percent of the hotel rooms had been delivered on time and that only 3 percent of the rooms had problems that made them unavailable.
"I have some travel experience, and I know how embarrassing it is when you arrive after a long flight to a place where your room is not ready. I can feel with all the people concerned," Bach said. "We were told everybody was offered a room of at least the same quality, where there was a problem. The other problems, which are technical ones, will be addressed."
From the mountain areas to the Olympics' coastal venue, it was clear that the race is on to complete the work on lodging and infrastructure before the games begin.
Even in facilities that are finished, some guests have complained about no or spotty wireless communication, televisions that don't work, faulty hot water and problems with other amenities.
Some sites near games venues are still muddy messes of land with unsightly rubble or heavy construction equipment in plain sight.
In the last week, workers have gone into beautification overdrive, planting palm trees, flowers and other assorted greenery. What can't be covered by nature is covered with wallpaperlike Olympic billboards.
IOC officials also have had to deal with a controversial cleanup effort by Sochi officials: the reported herding and killing of stray dogs in the city. Daily, thousands of dogs can be found roaming alone or in packs throughout the city and at Olympic sites.
ABC News reported that Sochi officials had hired a company to get rid of the animals before the tourists arrive. Alexei Sorokin, the head of the company, told ABC the dogs are "biological trash."
"Imagine if during an Olympic Games a ski jumper landed 130 kilometers an hour (over 80 mph) and a dog runs into him when he lands," Sorokin told the network. "It would be deadly for both a jumper and for the stray dog."
IOC officials said Monday night in an email statement that the Russian Olympic organizing committee had told them that stray dogs were being handled humanely.
"All stray dogs that are found in the Olympic Park are collected by a professional veterinary contractor for the well-being of the people in the park and the animals themselves," the IOC statement said. "The dogs are being handled by professional veterinary staff, who carry out a full health examination off-site and look to locate the relevant owner. All healthy animals are released following their health check."
Animal rights groups doubt that Sochi's strays situation is being handled with care. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wrote Sochi officials last April and urged them to handle the strays humanely.
Monday, a PETA official accused the Olympic city of animal cruelty.
"We understand Russia spent $50 billion for the Olympics in Sochi and animals are paying the price," said Stephanie Bell, casework director for PETA's Cruelty Investigations Department. "We are urging sports fans to contact the Russian embassy to demand an end to the massacre that's tainting this sports celebration."
Kelly O'Meara, the director of companion animals and engagement for Humane Society International, said: "Killing street dogs _ whether through poisoning, shooting or other means _ is not only inhumane but ineffective."
"While Russia has the world's attention more than ever with the Olympics around the corner, the current dog-killing program will only prove to rouse international outcry and taint the image of the country," O'Meara said.
During his wide-ranging news conference Monday, Bach addressed two of the bigger issues that could eclipse the games: security and gay rights.
Bach said he was pleased with Russia's efforts to protect athletes and spectators from a terrorist attack.
Two deadly suicide bombings in Volgograd in December, coupled with Chechnya's proximity to Sochi and a call last July by Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov for his followers to use "maximum force" to disrupt the games, have made some athletes nervous and prompted some Americans to rethink traveling to the Olympics.
Putin has vowed to place a "ring of steel" around the Olympics, and Russian officials have said in recent days that there have been no terrorist threats aimed at the games.
"Every organizer has to make sure that the games are as safe as possible," Bach said. "And here we have every confidence in the Russian authorities. They are cooperating with other services internationally. They are doing their utmost to have a safe and secure games."
Bach also expressed confidence that Russia's anti-propaganda law – widely regarded as an anti-gay measure – won't affect the games. Approved last year, the law prohibits individuals from promoting "homosexual behavior" and spreading "propaganda of nontraditional relations" among minors.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights groups say they aren't sure how Russian officials will react if groups or individual athletes or spectators protest the law.
"We have made it clear we stand against any kind of discrimination for whatever reason, be it gender, race, sexual orientation or whatever," Bach said. "We have assurances from the Russian government and the president of the Russian Federation that the Olympic Charter and its principles will apply during the Olympic Games."


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Faculty Profile: Jess Perlitz
August 01, 2013
The following Q&A is part of a series created by the Office of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences to introduce new faculty. Get to know Assistant Professor of Art Jess Perlitz, who joins the faculty this fall, in the interview below.
Education: M.F.A. 2009, Tyler School of Art, Temple University; B.A. 2001 Bard College.
Research and teaching interests: Sculpture—and within that, drawing, performance, community-based practices, and collaboration.
What most excites you about joining the Lewis & Clark community?
Lots of things excite me about joining this community, including the students and my new colleagues. It's clear that L&C is about an education that is engaged with the world around us and that's the way I teach. I had a wonderful experience attending a small liberal arts college for my undergraduate studies. Since then I have attended and taught at much larger universities. I'm thrilled to be back in an environment where there is a close-knit community. It lends itself to the kind of learning, teaching, and cross-discipline conversations that make sense to me.
Describe the current trajectory of your scholarly research.
I make large sculptures that are objects that can be used (climbed, activated by the viewer, spoken through, etc.). They address ownership over space and the ways we communicate about those places. I am as interested in how the artwork can be used and engaged with as I am in the pageantry of participation and the symbolic aspects of that. Recently I have been making more performance-based work as I consider various histories of art-making dedicated to political use-value, such as constructivism, productivism, and the more recent turn in art towards the social. This trajectory has taken me from playgrounds and open fields to clown training, marching bands, and an upcoming trip to the arctic circle.
What kind of hobbies or special activities do you enjoy outside of work?
I have been learning how to play ice hockey for a long time and I play some instruments, though I am remarkably terrible at both of these things. I think my hobbies are a way for me to actively practice humility.
What were your childhood goals/aspirations?
I wanted to be a poet and at the same time I wanted to be the first woman to play major league baseball.
What are you listening to in your car right now?
I keep switching between an Arthur Russell album (Another Thought) and the radio (NPR). Arthur Russell was an American singer-songwriter and avant-garde composer. It's hard to describe his work—somehow it manages to be equal parts classical music and disco.
What was your favorite childhood story?
That if you ate Fizz Wiz and drank a Coke at the same time, your stomach would blow up.


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PARK CITY, Utah—AvantGuard recently held its fourth PERS Summit here. Included here is a day-by-day overview from Security Systems News' managing editor, Spencer Ives, who attended the event.
Tuesday, Sept. 26
To kick off this year's PERS Summit, AvantGuard hosted a tour of its recently remodeled Ogden, Utah, headquarters. Small groups of about eight people each were shown each department. Veronica Smith, account executive with AvantGuard, led my tour group.
The remodel was extensive, and involved moving entire departments across the building's three floors.
Certain aspects of the remodeled building stand out. All employees have similar workspaces in a very open floor plan; no one has a separate office. The updated building also includes a new lounge for employees. Additionally, every workstation is outfit with a convertible desk for sitting and standing.
Rich Watts, VP of information technology, gave and overview of the IT department. Watts also detailed the levels of redundancy, between the company's Ogden, Utah, and Rexburg, Idaho, and locations, for alarm communications.
Madison Barlow, company director of training and quality assurance, outlined the training process for new employees, including a written exam to in-call center training. This process is followed by quality assurance audits. The company also has coaches, she pointed out, which work with the operators and hear feedback and ideas.
Cindy Miller, dealer care supervisor, introduced the company's team of account representatives and account executives.
Spencer Dean, operations manager working in AvantGuard's Idaho facility, met with the tour to talk about culture and finding the right people. Dean pointed to a company saying to illustrate AvantGuard's culture, that AvantGuard cares F.I.R.S.T., meaning the company cares, it is Fun, it is Innovative, it values Relationships, focuses on Service, and builds Trust. He also highlighted that both of AvantGuard's facilities are close to universities, allowing the company to bring in college students with new ideas.
Suzie Nye, AvantGuard's VP of operations, discussed the company's monitoring center. A big difference following the remodel was bringing the monitoring from the first floor to the third floor. When the monitoring center was on the ground level, windows needed to be blocked as a requirement for UL certification. Now, the monitoring center is just about surrounded by windows that can let in natural light. Troy Iverson, AvantGuard's vice president, commented on an increase in productivity after the move.
Rich Slater, the company's VP of human resources, talked about his team's approach within HR, as focusing on the employees as well as the company as a whole.
The first day ended with a networking reception at The Chateaux Deer Valley, where the conference is being held.
Wednesday, Sept. 27
Justin Bailey, AvantGuard president and COO, presented Wednesday's first session on "The Future of PERS Monitoring."
Bailey first started by taking a look back at the predictions he made about the PERS industry and where it was headed in 2013.
He warned of the demise of the landline. In the last two years, he said, there are more homes with only cellphones than those with landlines.
Next he took a look at VoIP and how that's progressed. AvantGuard has seen massive growth in non-traditional communication, according to Bailey.
MPERS has also grown greatly since 2013. In 2013, AvantGuard's medical monitoring was 3 percent mPERS, it grew to be 36 percent in 2015 and now—the majority—55.3 percent in 2017.
Another prediction Bailey had in 2013 was toward the advancement and use of location services, and noted significant growth in that area. While there is cell ID and GPS, "What we're seeing now in the industry is the use of Wi-Fi location," he said.
Additionally, at this year's PERS Summit he highlighted IPS—or indoor positioning system—technologies, and predicted more of those in the future.
Not all of his predictions came true; Bailey also discussed some that missed. In 2013, he predicted a large PERS and Telehealth convergence. While that hasn't happened, Bailey expects that it will come in the future.
Similarly, the obsolescence of equipment refurbishment was another 2013 prediction from Bailey that wasn't seen in the last four years, but he still predicts it's coming up down the road.
Bailey then showed a short video to illustrate AvantGuard's work with PERS, a true story of when an AvantGuard used the proper procedures after receiving a PERS alert. The operator, after speaking with the user and dispatching paramedics, contacted a family member who informed him of certain doctors the PERS user should be taken to. By then contacting the paramedics, the user was able to get the help she needed.
AvantGuard refers to its operators as "heroes" and following the video, Bailey asked all of AvantGuards heroes in the room to stand up and be recognized.
Times are changing, according to Bailey, with increasing Internet and social media usage as well as the number of smart phones and cell phones. One demographic that he highlighted was those 50 to 64 years old, 97 percent of who have a smartphone or cell phone.
Bailey looked at the process of the call list on an alarm, which hasn't changed much in a while; calling a home number for one contact, then calling their cell, then moving on to the next contact. He shared that when a landline rings now, a person may not answer, thinking if it's important they'll receive a call on their cell. Likewise, some people are not inclined to answer a call on their cell phone from a number they don't know. The process of reaching someone can take time.
This process could be changed if AvantGuard's sent a text message to several people on a call list. The message would include a link to a browser-based chatroom, where members of the call list can discuss the alarm. Bailey called the model "Interactive Parallel Monitoring," and said it could result in improved notification and response times, meaningful caregiver involvement, increased subscriber retention.
Enhanced caregiver engagement is the future of PERS, according to Bailey.
Technological advancements can disrupt and industry. Bailey gave the example of the taxi industry, disrupted by Uber's capabilities with a smart phone. "I want to challenge each of us to not be the taxi industry," Bailey said.
The day's second session looked at PERS cases in court, and what business can do before, during and after potential litigations. Philip Kujawa, attorney with Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, opened by saying that this presentation is not legal advice.
Specifically, Kujawa looked at what a PERS company could do to prepare for or prevent a lawsuit, such as a wrongful death suit following the death of a PERS user.
The PERS user is not a medical alarm company's enemy, Kujawa said, and the people who get PERS to help a loved one are not either, typically. The potential problem is with people who buy a PERS for a family member out of guilt. Kujawa said that he finds plaintiffs in wrongful death cases against PERS companies don't have a great relationship with the deceased.
"Try to evaluate who it is that's purchasing the product from you," he said. "Put high caution on those customers." If a person is paying for the PERS unit but doesn't want to be on the call list, that can be a sign of potential trouble.
Litigation in this arena is new, according to Kujawa. Unfortunately, alarm companies don't have the greatest reputation, which can make them a target, he said. Additionally, some states are more litigious than others, he said, pointing to Louisiana, Missouri, Illinois, California, and Florida as the five worst states.
"Unfortunately, you have to think about being defensive," Kujawa said, and the best defense is a good offense. In order to offensively protect a company, attendees should do a good job with their businesses, he said, adding that attending an industry conference is a good sign. Company's that want to be defensive can develop, adopt and implement best practices in all facets of the business.
Contracts are critical, not having one is very helpful to the plaintiff's lawyer, Kujawa said. "I want the person wearing the pendant to sign that if they can," he said; family members bringing a suit would not have better rights than the deceased. After the user themselves, the next best thing would be to have the person who is most responsible and involved in the user's life as the signatory. "What I don't want is somebody completely remote to the end user signing the contract; [such as] the hospital, the nursing home."
In preparation before a suit, those on the frontline should be aware of when they receive complaints after an event—such as a user's death—and get the facts, do an internal investigation. Kujawa also encouraged attendees to save any media coverage related to the event, as it might be helpful. He stressed that companies should be careful regarding requests for information. Freely sharing information that the company isn't required to—like an alarm history—may appear helpful but can create more problems in a lawsuit, he said.
Laurie Orlov, founder of Aging in Place Technology Watch, presented the last session of the day, "Key Technology Trends for the Aging Beyond 2017."
Orlov began by pointing out four key technologies needed in the aging in place market: communications and engagement, safe and security, learning and contribution, and health and wellness. From there, Orlov examined the ways these technologies fit around aspects of aging in place.
She started with home care, which is a space that sees a lot of turnover—at least 64 percent, according to Orlov. Potential reasons for this are that the work is labor intensive compared with other low wage occupations. Home care is a space that needs partners, devices and services, she said.
One technology that Orlov highlighted was voice interactions. This is the opportunity for virtual assistants, she said. For example, a senior could repeat questions with a virtual assistant, and the response would be the same, not annoyed or frustrated.
Currently, there are 9 million devices like this in homes, Orlov said, and by 2018, 30 percent of interactions with technology will be through conversations. Examples of this category would be Amazon's Echo, Google Home, and Siri with Apple.
Orlov also addressed risks and concerns in the voice market, such as the cost of broadband, language support, and difficulties implementing the system through an app.
Another technology Orlov examined was wearables. Wearables are relevant because older demographics have pets and have to walk their dog; one third of the 65+ population has a dog, she said. While some wearables appeal to a users interest in fitness, that will give way to their interest in safety, said Orlov. She listed Phillips wearable, Freeus belle+, Unaliwear, FallSafetyApp and Kytera among examples for wearable technologies.
Wearables have changed, Orlov noted, becoming more mobile, accurate in terms of location services, and can be voice activated. One of the problems with safety wearables is that people forget to wear them, she said.
Virtual reality technologies also have potential among seniors because it can be used to show them different areas, outside of their facility, Orlov noted.
Thursday, Sept. 28
Jason Hewlett, the speaker giving the day's first keynote presentation, gave lively impressions of various singers, including Michael Jackson, Diana Ross and Stevie Wonder. He pointed out how recognizable he was by simply copying one or two signature pieces of their stage presence.
Performers need to meet expectations by doing what their known for—their signature; MC Hammer had "Cant Touch This," Billy Joel had "Piano Man," Michael Jackson had his moonwalk. These are expectations—promises that each performer needs to fulfill when they take the stage, according to Hewlett.
"Have you thought recently about the unspoken promises inside of you?" Hewlett asked at the beginning of the session. "Each of us are performers in our line of work," he said later.
Hewlett went on to discuss how, as performers, people have promises they need to fulfill in various aspects of their life, such as with customers or an audience, at work, at home and for themselves.
When it comes to delivering on the promise to a person's audience, they need to consider whether the reality of their offering meets "the commercial"—their promise. "We just want to exceed expectations," he said.
People can look at work differently, as a family, Hewlett said. Additionally, everyone has a part that they play, and relying on others specialties can be a good thing.
Hewlett asked attendees whether they are consistent on and off the stage as performers. While work requires energy, so does home life, according to Hewlett; at the end of the day, he still needs energy to play with his kids.
He asked attendees to think about promises they have for themselves. These are promises that people break a lot, he noted.
He asked attendees to write down what they think they're good at, pointing out that its more difficult than finding personal faults. A core theme of his presentation is that people need to recognize their gifts and share them.
Eric Allen, managing attorney with Allen, Mitchell & Allen based in Salt Lake City, presented the fourth session of this years PERS Summit, "New regulations for Texting and Automated Calls."
Allen started by saying that he wouldn't be focusing on state laws, but instead, talking more about federal.
Allen explored why this matter is important. FTC fines are now over $40,654 per individual violation, he said. TCPA—the Telephone Consumer Protection Act— plaintiffs can sue alone or in a class action for up to $1,500 per call. There are over 130,000 telephone numbers identified as being owned by individuals who sue telemarketers, and career plaintiffs or "serial litigators" on the rise.
While that seems daunting, some basic principles can offer hope, Allen said. "One, don't auto dial or auto text cell phones without consent," he said. "For anything other than an emergency call, you need some level of consent to text."
Allen added that, "you better know which numbers in your data base are cell phones."
Don't send recorded messages without consent and be able to prove you had consent, he said—"have documentation."
One point that Allen highlighted a few times—something particularly relevant for the PERS industry—is that emergency calls are a big exception, though, companies should be sure not to include and marketing or upselling during that call. Allen also advised honoring opt-outs here as a best practice.
Allen covered new technologies in telemarketing, such as ringless—where a voicemail can be left without a calling seeming to go through—and avatar—where a person, regardless of their natural speaking voice, can use small recordings of someone else to sound more natural.
Henry Edmonds, president of The Edmonds Group, and Hugh Van der Veer, attorney at Buchanan Ingrersoll & Rooney, looked at "Best Practices for Buying and Selling a PERS Business," by each taking a different side; Edmonds presented the seller's perspective and Van der Veer presented the buyer's perspective.
Edmonds opened the session with the seller's perspective. Companies should be able to outline their strategy as well clearly articulate their strategy and tell the story of their business, he said. They should also be organized, and have good financial and operational reporting, he said.
Businesses looking to sell should consider their monitoring and make sure that customers could be moved to a different central station of monitoring service, Edmonds pointed out.
State and local taxes are an emerging issue, according to Edmonds, and companies that aren't paying tax in every state where they have customers are going to encounter problems.
Van Der Veer added: "Be proactive, because the buyer is not going to let your problem become the buyer's." Additionally, companies that approach the state before it becomes and issue may be in a better position in working to resolve an issue.
Van Der Veer said, "Two things that will kill a deal: speed—trying to rush—and surprises."
Edmonds ended his portion of the presentation by covering relevant metrics—such as creation cost and attrition rate—as well as other value drivers—such as the company's reputation and the size of the transaction.
Van der Veer began by looking at some of the traits that would make up the idea buyer: a company already in the PERS space, well financed, one that is opportunistic but patient.
While Edmonds discussed where a seller's reputation can come in, Van der Veer advised looking at that buyer's reputation. Selling owners likely want to protect their employees and their customers.
Van der Veer outlined some key initial steps, including NDAs for the buyer and the seller, conducting due diligence and gaining exclusivity from the seller.
Common problems that can come up are legacy problems, or lacking critical third party consent, according to Van der Veer. There are also common solutions: sharing some risk, or the fact that the seller and buyer have come too far to walk away.
Ahead of both the 2015 and the 2017 PERS Summit, attendees were given a survey about their experiences in the PERS industry. John Brady, owner of TRG associates, shared the results of this year's survey and how some of the responses differ from 2015's survey results.
Included here are a few of the survey questions and some of their findings.
One question asked attendees for the number of subscribers they currently service, with answers ranging from less than 100 to more than 10,000. Some notable differences: the 5,000 to 10,000 category jumped from 7 percent in 2015 to 13.79 percent in 2017. The category of less than 100 accounts, was 21 percent of respondents in 2015 and now 17.24 percent in 2017.
Another question asked ho many PERS manufacturers attending companies support. Results showed 2.8 on average, slightly fewer, than in 2015.
Attendees were also asked about the number of customers expect to add in 2017? The average number of subscribers was 4579, with revenue ranging from $20,000 to $90,000.
What is the cost to create an account? Figures given by respondents dropped more than 100 dollars on average between 2015 and 2017.
Aron Ralston, author of Between a Rock and a Hard Place and subject of the movie 127 Hours, delivered the 2017 PERS Summit's last session and second keynote.
Ralston was hiking in southern Utah when he came to a canyon where boulders were lodged. He described the experience of watching a boulder come lose above him, ricochet between the canyon walls on the right and left side of him, and trap his right arm from his fingertips to his wrist. "And that's where I reach for the pendant I always wear around my neck," he joked.
Ralston introduced himself as the guy that cut his arm off, but said he'd tell the story of being the guy who cut his arm off while smiling.
Metaphorically, everyone faces boulders in their lives, according to Ralston. "Whatever your boulders are, we get to make choices," he said. Later in the session, he pointed out that he had made some big choices that impacted him: going alone and not telling anyone where he was headed.
Ralston was trapped under the boulder for more than five days, attempting various means of freeing himself—using ropes to move the boulder, chipping away at the area around his arm—before using a pocket knife to amputate his arm. "I felt every bit of it, and yet I was still smiling," said Ralston.
"Boulders, obstacles—they can also be our stepping stones," Ralston said. While the experience was extreme, it brought him clarity of what was important to him: his family.
"What we are capable of is a lot more than what we believe we're capable of. ... We're only able to find that out because of the boulders," Ralston said.
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y.—Announced earlier this month, Tunstall Healthcare Group, through its subsidiary Tunstall Americas, acquired Providence Lifeline Medical Alert Service. Tunstall Americas provides healthcare monitoring services throughout the United States.
"For us, we were looking at really filling in geography and covering pockets that we hadn't really had good distribution in," Ryan Fix, VP and general manager for Tunstall Americas, told Security Systems News. "We've been in discussions with them … for about two years now. So, it was a long process of really getting to know both organizations and coming together to find the right solution."
Providence Lifeline Medical Alert Service is a business unit of Providence Health & Services, with a presence in the Northwest U.S, as well as in California, Texas and New Mexico. Tunstall will be maintaining the offices and the staff, expanding its regional presence.
"We service the same customers. I think we've got a broader service offering as far as product portfolio. So, we'll be able to bring that to the customers out of the gate," Fix said.
"One of the synergies that we had—that both organizations believed in—was really that service aspect. Instead of mailing units out, we have feet on the ground and field technicians that go out and actually go to the customers homes and do the installation and do any of the service calls that are required," Fix said.
Providence's accounts, which were previously monitored through Phillips Lifeline, will be brought into Tunstall's HIPAA compliant call centers in New York and Rhode Island.
Tunstall completed one other acquisition this year, a smaller purchase in the Midwest, Fix said. "Behind the scenes, we've been making investments into expanding technology, upgrading platforms and doing things that … we think, separated us from anybody else in the industry.
Tunstall Americas was formed in 2012, after Tunstall Healthcare Group purchased the American Medical Alert Corporation. Tunstall Americas currently has 500 employees.
In addition to medical monitoring services, Tunstall also manufactures a range of medical alert, telehealth, and medication management solutions including traditional telephone based systems, cellular systems, and mobile safety devices to meet the needs of all individuals.
Survey results from Unisys show a trend away from traditional on-premises data centers toward cloud-based hosting. Survey respondents indicated that use of on-premises data centers will decrease from 43 percent now to 29 percent in 2019, while private cloud use will increase from 20 percent now, up to 28 percent in two years. Over the same period, public cloud use will rise from 18 percent to 21 percent, hybrid cloud from 11 percent to 13 percent, and use of community cloud (a private cloud shared by multiple organizations with a common mission) will hold steady at 9 percent.
"The results of this survey show that government decision makers understand the importance of embracing the cloud to help achieve their modernization goals," Venkatapathi "PV" Puvvada, president of Unisys Federal, said in the survey report. "But it also showed that nearly two-thirds are encountering unanticipated difficulties as they move to the cloud. Fortunately, those respondents who are actively working with industry partners to facilitate their cloud transitions reported a much easier road to cloud adoption by a two-to-one margin."
The respondents show widespread agreement on the benefits enterprises expect from the cloud. At least 94 percent cite improved disaster recovery/business continuity, agility and flexibility, more efficient storage, reduced capital costs and standardization of IT as being at least somewhat important. Improving agility—the capability to deploy IT resources nimbly in response to quickly changing business conditions and the factor most closely aligned to gaining competitive advantage—is the top driver overall, with 78 percent of respondents saying it is critical or very important.
In addition, many respondents report encountering unexpected roadblocks, with 60 percent saying those impediments slowed their cloud migrations and 17 saying that the roadblocks brought their migrations to a standstill.
While nearly two-thirds of respondents (62 percent) rated cybersecurity as the top priority for agency modernization projects over the next year, nearly the same percentage (59 percent) reported that they think their agency's IT modernization efforts have resulted in an increase in the IT security challenges they face. And when asked to grade their agencies' modernization efforts, 43 percent graded those efforts at "satisfactory" or lower when it comes to improving cybersecurity.
"The results of this survey tell us that many federal agencies may not have adequate staff and resources to manage security challenges in today's more complex and modernized IT environments, which in our view explains the feedback about modernization efforts exacerbating security challenges," said Puvvada. "To achieve successful digital transformation, agencies must make security a priority and embark on projects that enhance security at the core, as well as boost operational efficiency to meet mission-critical goals."
Here at Security Systems News, we feel also feel that cloud will continue to play an increasingly influential and disruptive role in security, transforming how we look at physical security in today's digital world. For others who share this view, or are just curious about the role of cloud in security today and in the future, SSN invites you to attend our Cloud+ conference, which is Nov. 28-29, 2017, in Austin, Texas. Click here for more on the education program and to register.
Back in March I talked with a software company, OneEvent, that showcased its cloud-based predictive analytics engine, OnePrevent, at ISC West. The company started by focusing on predicting fires through monitoring environmental sensors and now it is rolling out a new humidity and temperature sensor which will bring information into its OnePrevent platform.
"When we rolled out the product in February, it was very much around the smoke alarm, the motion alarms, door/windows, and answering the questions of 'Where's the fire? Where did it start? Where is it going? And, where are the people?'" Dan Parent, OneEvent's chief operating officer and VP of engineering, told Security Systems News.
"The algorithms that we put into place around those sensors are extremely flexible, especially around the temperature measurements that we're reading from our smoke alarms," he said. This lead the company to develop the new temperature sensor that also measures humidity. Specifically, the company was looking for "a very accurate, repeatable, resilient, economical sensor that can give us capabilities in other areas."
OneEvent was rolling out a prototype for the temperature and humidity sensor around ISC West 2017 and now the sensor is fully available.
Parent highlighted data centers as a potential market opportunity for the new temperature and humidity center, "One of the biggest problems in an IT data center—other than cybersecurity—is the health of their equipment. … They want to maintain a particular humidity level, and they want to maintain a particular temperature level."
Other potential markets include Residential properties worried about moisture, indoor pool areas, apartment complexes, restaurants and walk-in coolers and freezers, OneEvent's announcement noted.
The temperature and humidity sensor has capabilities in OneEvent's fire detection analytics. "In all NFPA regulations, you have to maintain a particular distance between the cooking apparatus and where the smoke alarm is," Parent said. "We want to put the temperature/humidity [sensor] right over the stove." This would help the analytics engine understand whether smoke could be related to cooking.
"It's incredible; the power of measuring the data and being able to couple that measured data to the individual who impacts the building to create the data," Parent said. OneEvent's also has a multi-sensor smoke/temperature alarm, door/window sensor, multi-sensor presence detector and water sensor.
Honeywell announced today that it has appointed Richard (Rich) Lattanzi as the president of Honeywell's global security business and Dino Koutrouki as the president of Honeywell's global fire business.
In their new leadership roles, Lattanzi and Koutrouki will drive greater customer focus, the press release read, and both will continue to report to Michael Flink, president of Honeywell Security and Fire.
"Serving our customers and growing our business are at the core of everything we do in our security and fire businesses," Flink said in the announcement. "Having two independent teams focused on their business will bring us closer to our customers, maximizing our core strengths and enabling increased efficiencies. I am confident that Rich and Dino will drive performance in their respective businesses to better serve our customers."
As the new president of security, Lattanzi will be responsible for all operations, business strategy and growth for the global security business. He previously served as the vice president and general manager for Honeywell Security and Fire Americas, and prior to that held the position of global vice president and general manager for buildings within Honeywell's Environmental & Energy Solutions (E&ES). Lattanzi joined Honeywell through the acquisition of Elster, where he was president of the global thermal solutions business.
As the new president of fire, Koutrouki will be responsible for all operations, business strategy and growth for the global fire business. He previously served as the vice president and general manager for Honeywell Security and Fire EMEA, and prior to that held the position of vice president and general manager for the Honeywell Scanning and Mobility APAC organization. Koutrouki joined Honeywell as part of the EMS Technologies acquisition, and held a variety of leadership roles across the company.
Honeywell Security and Fire is part of the Home and Building Technologies strategic business group.
Each year, Security Systems News features notable women throughout the industry and we'd really like to hear from you about women we should feature this year.
This has been a great way to highlight women making a name for themselves, to hear about their businesses and focuses, and learn how far the industry has come in terms of diversity and including women in key roles through the physical security space.
One woman is typically featured in each section of our publication—General News, Commercial and Systems Integrators, Monitoring and Residential. If you have a woman in mind, please nominate them by emailing our editor, Paul Ragusa, at [email protected].
By clicking here, you can read about the women featured last year.
BOCA RATON, Fla.—Red Hawk Fire & Security, a provider of fire, life safety and security services based here, is providing resources and integrated systems expertise as a charter donor for the command and control center at the new National Sport Security Laboratory (NSSL) at the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg.
The lab officially opened on Sept. 1, bringing to life NCS4's vision to be the world's foremost academic research institution to address sport safety and security risks and threats. Since its inception in 2006, the NCS4 has worked to address the evolving security challenges of the growing $60-billion U.S. sports industry through quality training, research, technology assessments, certifications and professional development.
The new lab is designed to test, evaluate and showcase vendor neutral safety and security solutions as well as to assist the training, research and development needs of venue operators and security professionals at sports settings globally.
"Red Hawk is well-equipped to bring our practical, hands-on experience integrating systems at several prominent stadiums and arenas to enhance the efforts of NCS4 as they do the important work of responding to this significant community safety concern," Rick Tampier, Red Hawk's senior director of sales and product strategy, said in the announcement.
Daniel Ward, the director of the National Laboratory and Training Center, describes the new facility as a living laboratory that gives students, academia, industry and government a place to research and learn.
"The center incorporates cutting-edge technology which provides the university with capabilities to gather, process, analyze, display and disseminate planning and operations data for research and training," said Ward.
The NSSL's new center now connects to the numerous sport facilities on the University of Southern Mississippi's Hattiesburg campus allowing researchers and solutions providers to immerse themselves in a real-life sports safety and security environment.
"Connecting our athletic facilities as part of our laboratory provides amazing opportunities for our students," Dr. Lou Marciani, NCS4 director, said in the announcement. "They will be able to work with professional, intercollegiate, interscholastic and marathon sports organizations and facilities to test theories, translate lessons learned and best practices into real-world solutions while also building the sports safety and security profession for the future."
NCS4 recently earned accreditation for its Certified Sport Security Professional (CSSP) certification program from the American National Standards Institute Personal Certification Accreditation Program (ANSI). CSSP is the nation's first professional security credential designed for those responsible for the planning and overall security operations of sports venues and events.
Demand for security cameras in the U.S. is projected to increase 7.2 percent annually through 2021 to $2.8 billion, according to a new report entitled Video Surveillance Equipment Market in the U.S. from The Freedonia Group, a Cleveland-based research firm.
The company found that gains will result from a variety of factors that support replacement demand and sales of higher value, upgraded versions, including:• Ongoing product advancements in camera technology.• Increasing affordability of cameras with expanded features, such as internal recording capabilities.• Continued shift toward upgrading existing legacy analog systems to either IP or HD analog systems in order to utilize more feature-rich cameras and systems.• Rising interest in higher value, more niche camera types—such as thermal or explosion resistant—as their prices continue to come down, which will work to expand the base of installed cameras.
In 2016, dome cameras accounted for the largest share of video surveillance camera demand with 42 percent, the report found. "Sales of these products have benefited from developments over the past decade, such as increased durability and higher resolutions," the press release read. "This has allowed for broader use of dome cameras in both indoor and outdoor applications. Dome camera sales have also gained from the rising use of cameras indoors, where these constructions are still highly popular due to their discreet appearance."
Through 2021, sales of all video surveillance products are projected to increase 5.6 percent annually to $4.9 billion, according to the Freedonia Group, which noted that growth "will be driven by the increasing affordability of feature-rich systems that incorporate enhanced capabilities, which will work to expand the base of end users that choose to install video surveillance systems and spur replacement and upgrade demand among existing users."
KANSAS CITY, Kan.—Earlier this week StoneLock, a biometrics company focused on designing and manufacturing access control and identity management solutions, announced that Jim Trani is the company's CTO.
"My job, basically, is to create that vision of what we need to do to take us out of our advanced startup mode into a full-blown, high-tech producer, and to implement that," Trani told Security Systems News.
StoneLock's readers use near-infrared light to see multiple layers of a persons face. "We process a near-infrared image, and from that, we derive our biometric data that is used for match on subsequent verification," Trani said. This process is completed at an edge device, as opposed to leveraging surveillance cameras and servers, he noted.
"[Biometrics] has never really made the inroads that I think it could make. And, I think our introduction of near-infrared, and the performance we get from that, and bringing it out to the edge like we do, really allows facial recognition to emerge as the gold standard for biometrics," Trani said.
He continued, "I believe that over the next three to five years, with the way we've structured ourselves, biometrics can be in every household, and it can affect your life in many more ways than just being a mechanism to get you through a door at some institutional facility."
Trani has "40 years of experience in research and development of engineering solutions," the announcement noted. Trani previously worked with Tyco, Pelco, Infographic Systems and Compass Technologies/Wheelock.
StoneLock was started in 2012. The company, based here, has about 40 employees globally.
I am very excited to announce Security Systems News' Cloud+ 2017 conference education program, which can be found here. The show is Nov. 28-29, and back at the beautiful and relaxing Lost Pines Resort in the tech-savvy city of Austin, Texas.
This year's education program is expanded, as we strive to be the education destination for those who are pioneering within the cloud community, which is revolutionizing security today.
As you look through this year's program it will quickly become apparent that "Selling the Cloud" is an underlying theme for the conference, as sessions will look at how integrators, specifiers, dealers, suppliers—anyone looking to increase revenue and profits while providing cost-effective solutions with a high ROI—are leveraging cloud technology and computing with great success. Some of the leading integrators in the industry will uncover how they are transitioning from the traditional sales model to a more managed services model that increases RMR and lowers creation cost.
And subject matter experts from the leading cloud solution and services providers in the industry will not only be there on panels to share best practices and the latest advances and research, but also many will be exhibiting, so you can dive in deeper and get face to face with the top cloud companies working in security today.
There are also cloud-centered sessions looking at the rise of smarter, safer cities and the potential there for the security industry; cybersecurity in the cloud; how to hire IT-savvy employees who can talk cloud; and much more!
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Master of Orion—the 4X sci-fi classic released for MS-DOS and Mac OS back in 1993—is being revived thanks to World of Tanks publisher Wargaming. Rather than continue the series following the less-than-well-received sequel Master of Orion III, Wargaming is rebooting the franchise and basing its effort entirely on the original Master of Orion.
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For the uninitiated, Master of Orion was an incredibly deep turn-based sci-fi strategy game. The aim of the game was to lead one of ten races to total domination of the galaxy through diplomacy, conquest, technological development, exploration, and colonisation. The reboot promises to stick the original's roots, while also gently bringing the gameplay up to date. While Master of Orion isn't the first 4X game (games like Civilization and Reach for the Stars predate it), it is the game that inspired the coining of the term: Alan Emrich, writing for Computer Gaming World, called it an "XXXX" game, or eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate.
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Wargaming picked up the Master of Orion IP in 2013 following Atari's bankruptcy proceedings. By that point, the IP hadn't been touched for nearly a decade, and many were keen to see the game revived. A few years earlier, developer Stardock expressed an interest in reviving Master of Orion, pitching a sequel to Master of Orion 2. Stardock ended up losing out to Wargaming in the bid for Master of Orion, but did manage to acquire the similarly celebrated Star Control, a reboot of which is in the works.


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Here's some gossip I'm seriously questioning. Days after Reggie Bush publicly denied dating Kim Kardashian and weeks after she said she had no interest in getting married for a third time, a new report is claiming the ex-couple is not only back on, but Kim is willing to give up her "career" to marry him right away!
In Touch Weekly is claiming that Kim is prepared to do anything to convince Reggie to give her another chance. "Reggie wants Kim to completely disappear from the public eye," an insider reveals. "Kim thinks Reggie is the one so she's going to try her best."
Reggie, who was notoriously uninterested in being a famewhore, reportedly dumped Kim because she was too enamored with the paparazzi and being on a fake reality show to care about him. But now Kim is willing to leave "reality" TV behind and be the wife she promised Kris Humphries she would be – except with Reggie!
Multiple reports have speculated the two are secretly dating and allegedly Reggie told Kim he did not want to be photographed together in public! In fact Kimmie has reportedly paid Reggie a secret visit in Miami early this month, during which, they were both holed up in a private residence for several days. Kim, a notorious fame-seeker, intentionally avoided the paparazzi. "She didn't go out once," a source adds. "And they weren't seen in public together per his request." Dang, she is really desperate. That's called 'I'm embarrassed to be seen with you but we can hook up', Kim!
Apparently, now that Kim is willing to leave Keeping Up With The Kardashians and her other umpteen reality shows behind, Reggie has agreed to marry her once her divorce is over. "She's insisting that she wants to run off with him to marry," a friend of Kim reports. "It'll be very private." Kim did say she regretted her made for TV wedding! Of course, Reggie has some serious conditions: "stop seeking publicity, give up her reality TV career, and finalize her divorce with Kris quietly." Sadly, Kris doesn't want a quiet, quickie divorce – he wants to expose Kim for the pathetic famewhore she is!
Why do I not believe this for an instant? Like Kris Jenner would let her number one meal ticket fall idly by the wayside for something as trivial as love! Mama has bills to pay!
Moving right along, Ray J is getting his comeuppance by revealing low-down dirty secrets about Kim, oh excuse me – I mean "KK." Ray J is on a rampage and he is letting everyone know just how Kim keeps a man – and it's not her personality! "We were like animals; sexually free to try anything and we did," he reveals in his new book Death Of The Cheating Man. "The first 30 days with Kim seemed to put me in a trance" he describes, "and the wilder the sex, the more my feelings got stronger."
Kim was allegedly still married when the two started going at it, and it was the affair that ended her marriage. And while she was cheating she was reportedly a "straight freak who was down to do whatever, whenever and that she seriously hypnotized me." He explains, "There are certain things that a woman can do to hypnotize a man and Kim knew them all." I'm guessing her freak number is a 10!
Ray J describes their sex life as "buck-wild; we would get sexual at any time and then she would do certain things that most women just don't seem to do." Sadly, we know all too well what sort of sex life these two had, since an unexpected sex tape the two created was inexplicably leaked. Gee, I wonder just how that happened?! #krisjenner.
Ray J says he initially panicked when he learned the tape had gone public, but it's done nothing but help his image! It has, cause he's famous for what exactly? "I thought [my career] was literally over as I saw it," he writes. "At the time, I thought my life and money might be over because you can't be respected once you go into a certain world that involves sex." I love these two, Kim and Ray J, the way the liberally throw around the word "career." So funny, isn't it?
Ray J claims instead he "literally became a sex object" and he was more than willing to take advantage of his status as the man who gave Kim a golden shower. "'Mo money — mo problems,' but I prefer 'mo money — mo women,'" he revealed. "No matter where I went, it became normal to have two girls that were down. Every man has wanted to be Hugh Hefner at some point and time in his life. I just happen to get the chance to do it." Ugh. These two totally deserved each other.
Now, for some happier news related to the Kardashian clan, days after it was reported that Lamar Odom's father Joe was rushed to the hospital and was said to be "gravely ill", TMZ can confirm that Joe has left the hospital and was only suffering from a stomach virus. Joe is grateful that Lamar was at his side instead of playing in a scheduled NBA game. "[Wednesday] night [Lamar] stayed with me all night … just kickin' it and whatnot … but everything is good now I feel a lot better."
Finally, Kendall Jenner who is planning to skip college to be a supermodel, just released some photos from her newest modeling gig. The sixteen-year-old posed in swimwear for White Sands Australia.
"This was my first professional swimwear shoot and I got to wear the most gorgeous bathing suits and cute coverups… what do you guys think of the pics," Kendall asked fans via Celebuzz. Actually, surprisingly tasteful and far more conservative than I would expect from a Kardashian-Jenner! See the photos from Kendall's modeling shoot below!
[Photo Credit: FayesVision/WENN.com]
Is this appropriate for a 16-year-old? [Photo Credit: Celebuzz]
[Photo Credit: Celebuzz]


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Nature is a balance of forces, the elements all in perfect harmony, whose energy beats in all of us. The Harmonics Collection is inspired by the elemental balance of Lake Tahoe, where I live.
Featuring turquoise and baby blue topaz set in sterling silver with 22k gold vermeil highlights, these pieces resonate with the energy of the elements.
Lake Tahoe is a place where the turquoise waters meet the blue topaz sky, while silver boulders adorn the shoreline like delicate beads, balanced to perfection, highlighted by shadows to provide the perfect accent.
This gorgeous collection is intended to be part of your everyday look, comfortable yet bold. Response to this collection has been enormous keeping our master artisans quite busy.
I also have a bunch of new designs in the Poseidon's Treasures collection that feature all sorts of sea life with white freshwater pearls, pink and teal topaz, aqua chalcedony and other stones that are perfect for summer.
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The head of an Egyptian Islamic group reiterated his appeal for an end to confrontational actions and called on Saturday for the release of more of its imprisoned members, reported Reuters.
Ossama Ayyoub, leader of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, said in a statement that the group was re-stating an earlier message of peace.
The announcement came after Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, the spiritual leader of Egypt's main armed Islamic group Jamaa Islamiya, withdrew support for his group's ceasefire with the government, said AFP.
"Regarding the initiative on stopping operations in Egypt which was announced in July 1997, we confirm our call for the stopping of confrontational actions that was announced in February 2000," Ayyoub said.
He added that the decision had widespread support from members of the group both in Egypt and abroad, said Reuters.
Ayyoub stressed that following the release of 840 of the group's members for the first time since 1990 and the stopping of bloodshed, the group had a right to request the release of more of those imprisoned, especially those who played a major role in supporting the peace initiative, said AFP.
The Egyptian Islamic Jihad group is one of the country's militant groups that was part of a six-year armed struggle in Egypt between 1992 and 1997, according to Reuters – (Several Sources)
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When beeping codes are heard, refer to (Table 1) to help troubleshoot the issue with your computer.
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|BIOS ROM checksum in progress or failure
|System board failure, covers BIOS corruption or ROM errors.
|No Memory (RAM) detected
|Memory or Memory slot failure
|System board failure
|Memory read / write failure
|Memory failure
|Real Time Clock (RTC) power fail
|CMOS battery failure
|Video BIOS test failure
|Video subsystem failure
|CPU Cache test failure
|Processor failure
|LCD failure
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In November 1942, a US Coast Guard plane set forth on a daring rescue over the frozen tundra of Greenland, in search of a US Army Air Forces crew who had crashed during a search mission.
In a single-engine Grumman Duck aircraft, Lieutenant John Pritchard Jr. and his radioman, Petty Officer 1st Class Benjamin Bottoms, a Massachusetts-based airman, made an unprecedented landing on the forbidding ice cap to rescue two stranded members of the B-17's crew. But the next day, after trying to save a third man, the plane crashed in whiteout conditions, leaving no survivors. Their bodies were never recovered.
Seven decades later, an expedition has discovered debris from the lost plane, buried in a glacier near Greenland's remote southeast coast, the Coast Guard said Monday.
In August, using ground-
penetrating radar and metal detectors, the 17-member expedition team found black cables consistent with wiring from the aircraft nearly 40 feet below the surface. Additional wreckage was later discovered, confirming the find.
The discovery culminated years of painstaking search for the legendary rescue plane.
"The three men aboard this aircraft were heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country," said Commander Jim Blow of the Coast Guard Office of Aviation Forces and a member of the expedition. "By finding the aircraft, we have begun to repay our country's debt to them."
The team consisted of service members, explorers, and scientists from the Coast Guard and North South Polar Inc., which specializes in aircraft recoveries.
Blow said that military records, which included drawings by witnessess, provided only a general sense of where the plane went down. But through radar surveys, the team narrowed the search, then melted 6-inch-wide holes deep into the ice. Lowering a camera into the frigid depths, specialists were able to see bits of wreckage far below the desolate expanse.
"You don't realize how vast that area is until you're out there," Blow said.
Since the discovery, the military has begun coordinating efforts to recover and repatriate the men's remains, Blow said.
Bottoms, a Georgia native, was based at the Coast Guard Air Station in Salem and in early 1942 became radioman of the aircraft as part of the wartime Greenland patrol. He was married to Olga Bernice Bottoms, the daughter of a Gloucester fisherman, according to an official Coast Guard biography.
Bottoms's son, Edward Richardson of North Carolina, said Monday that the discovery would bring a measure of closure. "I think it's wonderful, after all this time," Richardson, 78, said.
Richardson, who grew up in Salem and Gloucester before he moved to Virginia, has fond memories of his father and said his death was hard on him and his mother. For a while, she clung to hope that he was alive and would one day return. His mother, who died in 1984, would be elated to know that his plane had been discovered, he said.
At the time of the crash, no one had ever successfully landed a plane on the tundra, but Bottoms and Pritchard were confident they could do it, the Coast Guard said. A 1943 news story reported that when Bottoms messaged the men they were ready to land, the stranded men warned them not to. "Don't try it," they said, according to the Associated Press. "You'll never make it."
Pritchard chose to land on a long downslope where heavy snow blanketed the ice, the AP story reported.
He then hiked 4 miles to the survivors, who were "seriously weakened by lack of food and suffering terribly from cold," the story stated.
After picking up two injured airmen, Pritchard took off from the ice without wheels, using the plane's pontoons to slide and bump along the tundra before soaring into the air.
One of the rescued men, in describing the takeoff, said "I can only explain it by saying God was with us."
"We bumped from hill to hill, each time bounding a little higher, until suddenly we had the old, familiar, smooth sensation of being airborne," Private Alexander Tucciarone told the news service.
The next day, Pritchard and Bottoms again reached the stranded men and took off successfully. But they encountered a heavy snowstorm and crashed. In his last radio message, Bottoms said he needed weather reports.
Pritchard and Bottoms, who volunteered for the perilous rescues, were Coast Guard crew members.
"The Duck story is a big part of Coast Guard lore," said Mitchell Zuckoff, whose forthcoming book "Frozen In Time" details the 1942 rescue and the recent discovery of the plane's remnants. "These guys are giant heroes."
Zuckoff, a former Boston Globe reporter who is a journalism professor at Boston University, was one of two expedition members to melt the last hole in the glacier and make the discovery, which he likened to finding a "dust speck on an ice skating rink."
"We threw our arms around each other like a pair of new fathers," he said. "We knew they were coming home."
Jeremiah Manion of the Globe staff contributed to this report. Peter Schworm can be reached at email@example.com.


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Manet's board of directors announced today the appointment of John J. Holiver as the nonprofit company's fifth CEO in its 35-year history. Holiver, 57, a Holbrook native, will lead a growing health center that offers a range of urgent and primary-care services and provides outreach to patients with limited access to health care.
Manet Community Health Center has hired a new CEO with more than 20 years of experience leading several Greater Boston hospitals.
Manet's board of directors announced today the appointment of John J. Holiver as the nonprofit company's fifth CEO in its 35-year history. Holiver, 57, a Holbrook native, will lead a growing health center that offers a range of urgent and primary-care services and provides outreach to patients with limited access to health care.
Major health care reforms, both on the state and federal level, have increased grant funding for health care groups like Manet, which this year opened a sixth practice in Taunton and started a major overhaul of its North Quincy location.
"I'm excited I'm jumping on a great team at a time when health centers are getting a lot of attention," Holiver, who resides in Mansfield, said.
Manet's other Quincy branches are in Houghs Neck, Snug Harbor and Quincy Medical Center, and it also operates a branch in Hull. The health center serves about 14,500 patients with 52,000 patient visits each year, and Holiver said expansion projects at the North Quincy and Hull branches will increase visits by about 50 percent.
Holiver, who starts his new job on Wednesday, worked as an independent consultant in the health care field for the past two years. Before that, he spent a year as president of Norwood Hospital.
Dating back to 1991, his other roles included: two years as president of St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Boston; five years as president of Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton; three years as senior vice president and chief operating officer at St. Elizabeth's; and 10 years as vice president of administrative and clinical support services at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth.
"I've worked in hospitals where demographics have been all over the place," Holiver said. "At the end of the day, it comes down to meeting and exceeding the expectations of our patients and their families."
Holiver succeeds Henry Tuttle, who resigned as Manet's CEO in June to take a job in California. Cynthia Sierra, the company's senior director of public policy, served as interim CEO for the past two months.
Hank Rittal, president of Manet's board of directors, said seven people were interviewed for the job. He said the board was impressed by Holiver's experience in the health care industry as well as his personality.
"He has a presence about him," Rittal said. "It's very personable, but it's also very professional."
Holiver, who will work out of Manet's new administrative offices in Milton, said he has already identified three goals he'd like to accomplish: to expand Manet's public relations and marketing operations; to continue getting more patients to go to Manet before making unnecessary, and potentially costly, visits to emergency rooms; and to enhance the company's community outreach efforts.