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Karachi, Oct 18: About 4,200 candidates appeared in the entrance tests for admission to the Dow Medical College (DMC) and Sindh Medical College (SMC) for the MBBS and BDS courses. The tests were held smoothly at the Ojha campus of the Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) on Sunday.
According to the chairman of the DUHS admission committee, Dr Idrees, elaborate arrangements were made for the test conducted by the National Testing Service for the 2010-11 session at the Ojha campus, located in the vicinity of Dr A.Q. Khan Centre in KDA, Scheme-33.
Sources in the DUHS said that the results would be posted on the NTS website - www.nts.org.pk - on Monday.Your Comments
Admission test held at medical university
Hyderabad: The pre-admission test for 375 seats of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences was held in Jamshoro on Sunday.
Of the 4,221 candidates declared eligible for taking the test, 4,192 turned up.
A large tent was set up for students to solve multiple-choice questions in seven different zones. About 600 students were accommodated in each zone after they gone through security gates. They were given seats in random order.
Their parents waited at a place away from the venue and no vehicle was allowed in the area.
LUMHS Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Noshad A. Shaikh, Professor Dr Faisal Ghani Siddiqui, Professor Dr Sattar Memon and Registrar Saleh Rajar supervised the arrangements.
About 300 personnel supervised the test and one invigilator was deputed by the National Testing Service for 30 students. Over 700 police and Rangers personnel had been deployed for security.
Many KU teachers working without remuneration
Karachi: Karachi University's drive to "rationalise" the number of contractual teachers has so far failed to produce desired results. Rather the initiative has added to the miseries of ad-hoc teaching staff, most of whom have not received their salaries for three months while others work under stress as appointment letters have not been issued to them so far, it was learned.
Sources said that the drive, which was aimed at reducing varsity expenses in view of the budgetary cuts, was initiated three months ago with the issuance of a notification to all department heads asking them to get maximum work from regular teachers and forward a request for a temporary lecturer only when genuinely needed.
While there had been no significant decline in the number of contractual teaching staff since July when the notification was issued, the university administration also failed to attend to the weaknesses in the flawed system of hiring cooperative teachers that promoted nepotism and exploitation, they added.
In a fresh notification issued by the university's director finance recently, all ad hoc teachers have been asked to mark their attendance in register so that their monthly salaries are released after verification of their attendance.
However, senior university teachers see the directive as an attempt to exploit ad hoc teachers as it would cause further delay in release of their salaries.
A number of contractual teachers said that they had been not been given their salaries for last three months. They said the administration did not show "mercy even on Eid".
"Our salaries are always delayed for at least two months. More time than ever has lapsed during this semester, which began in July. No measure was taken by the university administration to release salaries even on Eid," an ad hoc teacher said.
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There are around 300 ad hoc teachers (150 part-time and 150 full-time) and 600 regular teachers working at the KU. The university code does not recognise the status of cooperative teachers, although it does mention that a selection board should be constituted as soon as there are vacant posts available, and that these posts should be advertised in newspapers.
However, the sources said, this didn't happen in practice and the institution of a selection board for newcomers was often delayed, sometimes for years. They said this had resulted in an increase in number of cooperative teachers, some of whom were working as ad hoc staff for 10 years despite the fact that the contractual period was of six months after which a candidate was selected afresh.
Currently, the sources added, the number of cooperative teachers surpassed that of regular teachers at many departments, including that of Chemistry, Physics (15 to 17 ad hoc teachers) and Applied Chemistry. Agriculture department had only one regular teacher, while Visual Studies department had visiting faculty only for many years, the sources said.
They also cited instances where cooperative teachers were hired without considering needs of the respective department. One such case related to the Institute of Marine Sciences, where reportedly six cooperative teachers, had been hired for one course, the sources added.
Although exploitative in nature and one of the biggest sources of nepotism on the campus, the cooperative teachers' policy has been retained by the university administration in its present form because it helps in saving funds, according to the sources.
A university teacher said: "Instead of giving an advertisement in the newspaper, a notice is placed on the department's notice board for some days. This has encouraged favouritism on a large scale in the university. Besides, there is no rule for firing. A cooperative teacher's stay on the campus solely depends on his or her relations with the department chairperson," the teacher added.
The sources also cited some instances where ad hoc teachers' contracts were not renewed without giving any reason despite the good performance certificates which they had been awarded.
One such case related to Saira Saleem who lost her job last year when special education department did not recommend to the university administration to renew her contract. She said: "I worked for four years at the university during which I completed my MPhil. I also received a certificate on good performance from the department. But neither my service nor the certificate issued by the department was given any value," she added.
Saira Saleem, who is visually impaired and won first prize in a workshop organised for physically challenged persons in India in 2007, claimed she had been pursuing her case for the last one year but had not received a positive response from any university official so far.
The special education department reportedly doesn't have a single lecturer these days and all the four posts for lecturers are vacant. Moreover, no physically challenged person is employed at the department, where students study about the educational needs and learning problems of handicapped people.
Commenting on the issue, Karachi University Teachers' Society President Dr Abid Hasnain said: "There are laws but no one is bothered to follow them, because the administration is not willing to take action against any violation."
He also criticised the ongoing exercise to "rationalise" contractual teachers, calling it futile. He was of the opinion that the role of the dean office should be activated to make the process transparent.
Prof Dr Shahana Urooj Kazmi, pro-vice chancellor of the university, said that formalities related to ad hoc teachers' service were causing a delay in payment of salaries. She explained: "Delays occur both at the department and administration levels. That's why I am trying that the process of hiring cooperative teachers for the next year is completed by the end of this year."
Most cases of cooperative teachers had been approved while some cases might be pending, she said.
About the hiring and firing policies of the university, Prof Kazmi admitted flaws in the system and said that advertisement should be printed in newspapers. "It is also beyond common understanding that a teacher continues to work on an ad hoc basis for years. In fact, many issues related to cooperative teachers are in the hands of department chairpersons and we are bound to follow their advice under rules," she said, adding that she would look into Saira Saleem's case. Dawn
KU opens admissions to Pharm-D programme
Karachi: Director Admissions, University of Karachi (KU), Prof. Dr Saleem Shehzad, on Sunday announced that the applications for admission to Pharm-D (morning and evening) programme on a combined form would be received from October 18 to October 27.
The forms can be obtained from the UBL booth at the Silver Jubilee Gate of KU, he said. Duly filled in forms along with the required documents can be submitted latest by October 27, he said.
It is pertinent that the candidates from the flood affected areas can apply without documents but their admissions will be confirmed on the production of original documents. The minimum eligibility criteria for admissions are at least 60 per cent marks in HEC or equivalent examination, he added.
Prices of school stationery items on the rise
Karachi: The rates of school stationery and textbooks are on the rise, causing immense problems for students and their parents. A sharp rise in the prices of school stationery, particularly copies and notebooks, has baffled parents from
low-income families. This price hike is well-timed with the beginning of new academic session. It is learnt some booksellers are openly cheating the innocent students by artificially increasing prices of textbooks of private publishers.
These days, classes of first year intermediate are just beginning in the colleges of Karachi and students are rushing to markets for purchasing their syllabus, particularly to "Urdu Bazaar" which is the main market of Karachi for educational items.
The government is providing textbooks to new students of higher secondary education studying in government-run institutions. However, the "profit mafia" has devised another innovative method of fleecing students through raising the rates of notebooks. A raise of Rs5 to Rs10 is made in each notebook, depending on its size. Those mainly affected by this situation are students of government colleges belonging to lower middle class, whose parents have already been facing acute problems due to inflation.
Yousaf, a first student, told PPI at Urdu Bazaar that the ongoing situation was making it very hard for his family to bear his educational expenses. He said that he had purchased a journal for Rs55, whereas he had purchased for Rs35 just a few months ago.
Ayesha Bibi, mother of a student, said that she has purchased notebooks at very high prices for her son as she had no choice. "We parents cannot compromise on the education of our children".
Yousaf Ahmed, who came there along with his son for purchasing text and notebooks, said that he was searching notebooks of standard quality at affordable rates but he did not find any. He said that rates of notebooks have been increased but their quality decreased. Paper used in most of the notebooks available in the market is of very low quality, he added.
Sohail, a notebook vendor in Urdu Bazaar, told PPI that the prices of copybooks were being raised because of the hike in the prices of paper. He said that the profit of vendors and retailers had also decreased as ongoing prices were going far out of the reach of middle classes.
Responding to a question about reaction of customers in the ongoing situation he said, "Though people are purchasing items because they have no other option, incidents of exchange of harsh words between customers and shopkeepers is becoming a routine. "Sarfraz, owner of a bookstall told PPI that wholesale rate of notebooks had increased by 25 per cent over the last few months. Consequently, the school stationery business is becoming less lucrative. He said that people were moving to the trend of using low quality paper because purchasing power of the people in Pakistan was half of what it was in the past.
A student said he purchased a notebook which shopkeeper claimed had 500 pages, but on actual count it has 400 pages. He said this type of cheating was also rampant in the market.
Mr. Mumtaz manager of a prominent wholesaler of notebooks at Urdu Bazaar said that the only reason behind the price hike of notebooks was the rising prices of paper in Pakistan.
Talking about number of leaves in notebooks, he said that some influential elements are involved in this nefarious practice.
Newly elected Chairman of All Pakistan Paper Merchant Association (APPMA) Chaudhry Pervez Raza Ibrahim, when contacted, said that the monopoly of a sector of paper mills was behind the raising the prices of paper. He said that matter of paper is directly connected to the education sector so the rates of paper should be decreased in Pakistan to facilitate the students who are already facing a lot of miseries due to poverty and inflation. Pakistan imports paper from Indonesia, China, Finland, UK, Belgium and other countries.
Oxford launches book
Karachi: The Oxford University Press (OUP) and Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers (SPELT) have launched the book Perils, Pitfalls and Reflexivity in Qualitative Research in Education edited by Fauzia Shamim and Rashida Qureshi.
Speaking at the book launching ceremony Managing Director Oxford University Press Ameena Saiyid said that the book went beyond the usual dry, statistical route to provide a subjective and very insightful view in educational research. She said that the book showed how cultural realities were different in different societies, and researchers and teachers needed to take them into account and adapt their research methods accordingly.
This collection of papers presents the experiences of educational researchers working within the qualitative paradigm in countries in the South.
Associate Professor Department of Community Health Sciences Aga Khan University Kausar S Khan, Director Pakistan Study Centre University of Karachi Prof. Dr Syed Jaffar Ahmed, Director Institute for Educational Development IED-PDC Aga Khan University Prof. Dr Muhammad Memon were the speakers at the book launching ceremony which was held as a part of the activities of the ongoing SPELT Conference. The news


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Brazil builds its own fiber optic network to avoid the NSA• http://www.sovereignman.com, by Simon Black
What's more, they announced that not a penny of the $185 million expected to be spent on the project will go to American firms, simply because they don't want to take any chances that the US government will tap the system.
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Recently our ballistician had some extra time in his schedule, and asked what he should work on next. We said, "Just for the heck of it, see how many times you can fire our .308s before you experience failure." So that's what he set out to do.
He took five casings out of inventory and loaded them at SAAMI max pressure, which is the pressure we use for all of our longevity testing. It is a hot load, and he did the firing out of our Universal Receiver. This way he could measure pressures and velocities each shot. He shot all five, 20 times. (It takes a long time to do that. Load five casings. Shoot five times. Back into the lab to reload, back into our indoor range to shoot, back into the lab, and so forth.)
After 20 firings with no sign of case deterioration he asked if he should keep going. We said, "Sure, let's see how long these can go." So he shot them five more times. Same result. All casings still in good shape. We told him to keep going. He shot each of them six more times. At this point each of the five casings had been fired 31 times. After several days of this the casings were still in good shape but we were experiencing "ballistician fatigue."
Finally he said, "Let me take these cases to an outdoor range and see how they do for accuracy." We agreed.
For the 32nd firing the cases were loaded with a somewhat lighter load. The gun we used was a Tikka T-3 bolt action, 20 inch barrel with a 1:11 rate of twist. After 32 firings the primer pockets opened about 0.002 of an inch but were still tight enough for further use. There were no cracks or signs of head separation. He put five shots in three holes at 100 yards. The group was 1 ½ inches for the five shots, on a somewhat windy day.
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Sunday, 4 December 2016
Abend Gallery Miniatures Show
The 26th Annual Holiday Miniatures Show opened on the 2nd December at the Abend Gallery, Denver Colorado. It runs to the 31st December and I have six paintings in the show, all are 12" x 12" oil on board:
It's Time For Your Bath!
Battersea Sunrise
Born Under A Bad Sign
Duck O' War
High Over Madurai
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Tags: Capitol Bass, Fine Grains, Moscow bass, Moxie, NTS, NTS Radio, OL, RAD, Uraki Riddim
On Wednesday 6th November, Fine Grains Records' Uraki Riddim covered for Moxie on NTS Radio. The show included a bunch of unreleased material from upcoming producers TAM, Sert One and Inkke, plus a first play for a brand new Cain track on Fine Grains. In Hour 2 Uraki Riddim was joined by Moscow based artist OL who supplied a live mix of strictly his own tracks.
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Mission to Europa will test Jupiter moon's friendliness to life
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IS Europa habitable? That's the question NASA hopes to answer in a mission to Jupiter's icy moon, slated for sometime in the 2020s. On 26 May, NASA revealed the nine scientific instruments it has chosen to chip away at Europa's mysteries.
Europa is the best candidate for hosting extraterrestrial life in the solar system, thanks to suspicions that an ocean lies beneath the moon's crust of ice, which could be several kilometres thick.
The spacecraft will be solar-powered, and its three-year orbit of Jupiter will give it 45 fly-bys of Europa.
"We're trying to answer the big questions," said NASA science administrator John Grunsfeld in a press conference. "Where did we come from? Where are we going? And are we alone?"
We're trying to answer the big questions: Where did we come from? Where are we going? Are we alone?
"The instrument suite they picked looks fabulous," says Cynthia Phillips of the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California. "It has everything you would want."
The instruments will be able to examine Europa's surface, its subsurface, and the plumes the moon is thought to vent into space, but there will be no instrument designed to look for direct evidence of life.
Looking sharp
Our best existing pictures were taken by the Galileo spacecraft, which photographed about 10 per cent of Europa's surface at high resolution. The new mission aims to get pictures of up to 90 per cent of the surface at 50-metre resolution, far higher than that of Galileo.
(Image: JPL-Caltech/NASA)
Hidden lakes
The spacecraft will carry an ice-penetrating radar to scan the ice shell and determine its internal structure, perhaps revealing hidden lakes like those seen in Antarctica. Europa is dotted with so-called chaos terrain (left), which may once have been lakes that froze with icebergs at jaunty angles.
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Mystery Gunk
An infrared spectrometer will be able to determine what materials sit on the surface of the ice. Mysterious reddish-brown gunk seen in older images of the moon will be first on the list. Some scientists have proposed that it might be irradiated sea salt or even frozen chunks of bacteria.
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Ocean down below
A magnetometer will map the moon's salty oceans, deep beneath the ice. It will "essentially take an MRI of the interior structure of Europa", said project scientist Curt Niebur, determining how deep and how salty the water really is.
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Disappearing plume
In 2013, the Hubble Space Telescope spotted a geyser spurting from the south pole, but nothing has been seen since. An ultraviolet spectrograph will hunt for plumes and assess what materials they contain. A thermal imaging system will search for hotspots on the ice – a sign of plumes erupting nearby.
(Image: Lorenz Roth (SWRI))
This article appeared in print under the headline "Europa mission to seek hints of life"
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Legend: Moonshine - Limited Papersleeve Edition
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- Bestellnummer: 8419514
- Erscheinungstermin: 13.3.2007
Mickey Jupp is one of the legendary heroes of the 1970s rock scene. His band Legend was aptly named, as they were born out of the early British rock'n'roll scene and were avowed favourites of the late, influential British D. J. John Peel. 'Moonshine' was the third album by the lads, originally released on the Vertigo label in 1972. It nicely blends their homegrown mixture of rock, blues and country. That was the kind of music that inspired 'Juppy' when he started his career as a singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter in Southend On Sea. A contemporary of fellow rockers Gary Brooker, Lee Brilleaux and Ian Dury, the singer went through many adventures, which he relates in an exclusive new interview for the informative CD liner notes. 'Moonshine' was produced by Tony Visconti and includes 11 Juppy originals, together with two bonus tracks. An enjoyable slice of nostalgia and rockin' good fun!
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- 2 Another guy
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You love the fabric and you're going to love the shape. Easy fit with grown on shoulder and chevron detail. A gorgeous top you can dress up or down.
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Liked everything about it but the size
Really like this top, especially as a sale item. Very flattering and a lovely fit.
I typically wear a medium in long tall sally and a medium or large in other brands. I read that this blouse ran large so I ordered a small and it's the right size. It's a nice light with blouse that can work with jeans or dress pants. I think I will get a lot of wear out of it.
This top is suited better to the more busty ladies. Yet, I ordered my normal size and it was too big. I exchanged for a size smaller and now it is perfect. It will be a nice summer top. The fabric is a sort of crinkled blue. I am keeping this one!
Happy i got it on sale, maybe will wear one day ....
LOVE. So nice and lightweight. Have just been sweltering through 40 degree Celsius days and it was lovely. Light enough still be comfortable and nice and loose. Got one for my mother and I've ordered a second onefor me.
Very pretty and subtle print.
From the photos I thought the chevron pattern was printed on the shirt, but the fabric is actually "crinkled" (chevrons creafed by tiny accordion folds in the fabric). Shirt was way too big and way too long, but was not worth returning since I bought it on sale and would have received almost no refund after the return shipping. Luckily I found a friend who liked it enough to take it off my hands.
Really nice navy top
Really nice navy top
Please make this shape in other colours, flatters a fuller bust The sleeves are very flattering x True to size
It does not look like how it fits on the model. It was huge on my shoulders, and I have broad shoulders. Anything smaller would have been too small on my body. Plus it 'sagged' around the neckline. So I had the shoulders and neck modified to fit better. Still so disappointed. It no longer falls off of my shoulders, but if the neckline was altered any more, I would not be able to put my head through the opening. But now I have altered it, so I cannot return. So disappointed.
I like the flattering direction of the lines of this fabric. The boat neck falls easily and shows bra straps if I don't do something to keep them up. Comfortable for work and not clingy in the summer humidity.


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Khaled Abdel-Bari, President of Zagazig University in the east Delta governorate of Sharqiya, announced the opening of the third phase of the Child University, a programme at Zagazig University where special courses are arranged for children to explore and research specific topics in various fields.
Dr Abdel-Bari was accompanied by his deputy Mervat Asskar, dean of post-graduate affairs and researches; Dr Atef Amer, coordinator of the child university; as well as the newly-enrolled and former children students with their parents.
Dr Abdel-Bari welcomed the new students, and referred to the role played by the Child University in promoting culture and enhancing the scientific capacities of children, also enhancing their creativity in the fields of music, art, and literature. He said the university ranked first among Egyptian universities as regards innovative projects by students during the previous two phases.
Sunday 15 October, the university conducted an orientation tour for the new students, during which they visited the premises, including the science laboratories, the electron microscopy unit, and the scientific museum.
This is the third year in succession for the Child University, Dr Amer noted, and it has witnessed great demand. According to Dr Abdel-Bari, 296 girls and boys enrolled this year, up from 204 last year, and 79 during the first year.
Watani International
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This Toddler Runs Away From His Own Shadow. It's Funny and Cute at the Same Time.
Can you remember a moment when you were running away from something you are afraid of but no matter how hard you run, it stays? Well, this is how this toddler feels about his shadow. His innocent face was very much surprised and scared of his own shadow. It is cute how the boy keeps on running trying to go away from his shadow. He was even happy when he was saved by a large shadow casted on the ground.
His facial expression is just so cute! I think, he would wish he lost his shadow just like how Peter Pan did!
Source: berge95
A child's innocence can be really be funny sometimes but for them, it is a serious thing. So, when your kids encounter strange things, explain it well to them just like how this dad introduced the shadow to his son. Got a friend who find toddlers a real cutie? Share this video to them!
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Slim implant
- The 3.0 implant is a Ø 3.0 mm "2-piece" dental implant designed for the restoration of narrow spaces in the incisor area. The implant has been designed to optimise the management of the peri-implant tissues despite the small amount of space available.
- Designed on the same principle as the In-Kone®, the recommended subcrestal positioning of the shoulder encourages bone crimping of the implant.
The strong, slim prosthetic components enable the formation of a thick, protective mucosal joint meeting the aesthetic requirements of the indicated area.
Acti-Lock® Concept
- The 3.0 implant is equipped with the Acti-Lock® Concept, an innovative concept that locks the prosthetic components permanently in the mouth without any transfixation screws. This locking system is based on a traditional, proven mechanical principle, the application of which is to date unique in dental implantology. The abutments are "activated" quickly and easily, with no shock for the patient, using an "activator".
The activated components can also be unlocked and removed at any time using an extractor, just as easily and with the same comfort for the patient.
- The implant can be used with the existing ULTIMATE surgical kit. Alternatively, it can be used with its own specific kit, thus giving users freedom of choice.


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Perry L. Holloway
July 11 2018
US Ambassador Perry Holloway says Guyana is one of the safest countries he has lived in but if it wants to stop crime from ramping up the Government has to spend more money.
"None of us like paying taxes. I don't like paying taxes but you can't have police or GDF (Guyana Defence Force) or other officials going after 21st century criminals with 19th century equipment and institutions. It just can't be done."
In the feature address yesterday at the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association business lunch at the Pegasus Hotel, Kingston, Holloway said, "I haven't done the exact math but when I look at the amount of spending Guyana does, on a per capita basis on security it is one of the lower ones in the region."
However, he added, that both the previous and current governments have spent a lot on security.
With revenue to increase with oil production, he said, "you are going to have a lot of money and a lot of people coming into Guyana. With more people and more money, the bad guys will want to profit. Now is the time to get everything right, so when the increase comes, you will be ready to deal with it."
Oil and gas do not attract crime but more people and more money, he said, whether it comes from agriculture or gold. "The criminals out there are also business people," he said, and they want profits, too.
Holloway, who served in Afghanistan, Colombia and Guatemala said he "readily" tells people that Guyana is the safest country he has lived in over the last 30 years. Not trying to minimise the problem, he said, Guyana should do everything to keep it from happening.
Fighting crime, especially in Colombia, he has learned, "is always three steps forward and two steps backwards."
"These guys aren't scared of any of us. They are not scared of the police. You are going to do wonderful actions to stop them and you will succeed but they are going to do counteractions. You have to be prepared", he warned.
From the regional perspective, transnational criminal organisations (TSOs) such as money launderers, gold smugglers, human smugglers, drug traffickers all of which Guyana has as other countries, he said, are a serious threat to the rule of law and basic way of life.
"They are self-perpetuating machines. They are smart. They are well-funded. They do not have to play by the rules", he stated. Guyanese may not be as well-funded as the criminals, he said, but Government and the people will have to decide whether they want to spend more on security or not. All institutions, and not only security services, he said, will have to work together.
It is fine for the American and British to have security programmes and want to assist but if the government and the people do not want to commit to them, all the programmes are going to fail.
The US Government over the last 10 years, he said, invested close to US$80 million in security in Guyana, and a couple of hundred millions in the region with significant results.
"We, the US Government, are going to continue to put in millions of US dollars here in security in Guyana and tens of millions in the region, but again our money helps, only if there is political will and everyone else is willing to invest their time and energy", he cautioned.
One great concern, Holloway said, is Guyana being a transshipment route for cocaine due to increased production of coca in Colombia. It is easy to transship to Venezuela and from Venezuela to Guyana.
There is much crime going on and while people may think they are victimless, he said, they are not as they are being robbed through the loss of revenue via crimes like gold smuggling and even human trafficking. "When the gold smuggler does not pay taxes on that gold, the whole country suffers," he said.
Guyana has made strides in recognising human trafficking and in trying to deal with it, he said. "As your economic base increases, there is more money here. There are more people, you will likely see more people being trafficked. We have already seen a few cases of Venezuelans and Haitians being trafficked to Guyana."
Holloway said trust has to be built between the people and security services. "They (criminals) have lots of money and money is very tempting. When an ounce of cocaine is worth more than an ounce of gold, it is a very tempting thing", he asserted.
Noting that more than half of the population of Guyana is under the age of 26, he said, programmes and employment have to be put in place to guard young people against the temptations as many want instant gratification. "There are very few aged super criminals out there."
Asked about the safety of Guyana's ports, Holloway said, the US Coast Guards do ports assessments every year and Guyana has achieved "very high on port readiness and security." More could be done to improve, he said.
On the piracy involving Guyanese fishermen in Suriname and Guyanese waters, Holloway said that after the most recent incidents, he spoke with the US Southern Command and they said, "maybe in the next year or two we can find ways to help Guyana and Suriname" and how to deal with piracy.
Asked about the negative travel advisory about Guyana when he said that the country was relatively safe, he said, the current advisory system was less intrusive than before. It is now based on a lights system. Guyana is ranked among 195 countries and appears in the same category as about 150. "There are some worse. There are very few that are green lights in the world. If we are to rate the United States which we do not have to do, I suspect many parts of it would not be a green light."
On Guyana being a focus for the US, he said, it was not in recent years in terms of law enforcement, intelligence agencies, and satellites among other things.
"There is a lot of focus on a neighbour that you may have, whom I won't name, that sometimes contribute to more information about Guyana." This was a clear reference to Venezuela.
On talk of the Dutch Disease hitting Guyana, he said jokingly, "I cannot find an American outside of a Harvard-trained economist who knows what the Dutch Disease is."
Guyana in terms of Dutch Disease is in a great position as the country will "get a tremendous revenue streams" from oil to do what it wants, he added.


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Providing a great customer experience is an important part of business. But as the world continually develops, the expectations of that experience develop too. Knowing its importance, Merck asked if we could help them learn more about multi-channel marketing and how to better connect with their customers.


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A state representative who didn't have the support of his party leadership and a Lodi town board member who did have support won the Republican nominations in two special legislative primaries Tuesday.
State Rep. Andre Jacque defeated Alex Renard in the 1st Senate District primary, which includes the Door County peninsula. He will face Democrat Caleb Frostman in the June 12 general election.
If Jacque wins the seat, Republicans would hold a three-vote margin in the Senate should it convene again to vote this year. If Frostman wins, the margin would be down to two votes. The Legislature is not scheduled to reconvene until next year.
Jacque is one of the Assembly's most conservative members. Renard, the operations manager at his family's Green Bay machine shop, had pledged to work for free this year if elected.
Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke, of Kaukauna, and Joint Finance Committee co-chairman John Nygren, of Marinette, had backed Renard.
As of May 1, Renard had raised $146,560, which includes a $75,000 personal loan, and had spent $112,700, according to recently filed campaign finance reports. Jacque had raised $52,290, which includes a $15,000 personal loan, and had spent $27,935.
Jon Plumer, a karate school owner who received hefty financial backing from Assembly Republicans, bested three other Republican contenders — Colleen Locke-Murphy, Darren Schroeder and Spencer Zimmerman. He faces Democrat Ann Groves Lloyd on June 12 for a south-central Wisconsin Assembly seat that includes part of Dane County.
Plumer raised $43,679 — $16,600 of which came from 24 Republican Assembly lawmakers' campaigns.
The winner of both special elections will stand for re-election in November.
The seats came open last year when Gov. Scott Walker appointed Sen. Frank Lasee, R-De Pere, and Rep. Keith Ripp, R-Lodi, to his administration.
Walker resisted calls from Democrats to call the special elections, saying they were a waste of money and redundant, even though initially they could have been held concurrently with the spring election. He finally called the elections as required by law in late March after three judges ordered him to do so.


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A talk on the life and work of William Leiper and some of his contemporaries, followed by a presentation on the challenges faced by owners of heritable homes.
Set within a backdrop of Wester Millig House Ewan Kennedy, a retired Glasgow solicitor will present a short history on the life and works of renowned architect William Leiper and some of his contemporaries. Ewan will identify some well known architectural examples of Leiper's work and the relationships that forged his career, especially Daniel Cottier.
Wester Millig House, formerly RedHome, was built by William Leiper in 1870 in the Victorian French Gothic style featuring windows by Daniel Corrier the world famous glass artist. Wester Millig House is situated in upper west Helensburgh overlooking the Clyde estuary and just a stones throw from Terpersie where William Leiper ended his days.
Henri Van der Stighelen, the owner of Wester Millig House returned from the City of London to his passion in Helensburgh to dedicate much of his time to completing the restoration of 'Millig'. His is as close as you can get to a professional DIY'r and will present a provocative perspective of the challenges of his owning, restoring and maintaining a heritable property. Attendees will appreciate that until you have raised the ransom you remain a Hostage to Heritage.
Every Sunday 1.00pm - 4.00pm
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This past week a few of us residents met at the University of Delaware for a regional residency meeting. University of Pennsylvania, Georgetown, Rutgers, Towson and UD were all represented. It was so good to meet other residents and hear about some of the challenges that residents face as well as discussing the benefits and issues in the ongoing resident programs. I'll admit that even though I feel a lot of camaraderie with my fellow librarians and I work and rely on their input constantly, it is a lot of pressure to be not only the only resident, but the first at the University and Maryland. There is a ton of pressure to do a lot of things well, and I found that I'm not the only resident that feels this way. I think that by in large we are all a group of overachievers and balancing what one wants to do and what one can do, is something I and the others are probably working on constantly. So, it was nice to be in the same room with people in the same boat.
A couple of the residents were nearing the end of their tenure. And, even though I am only 8 months into my residency, I often think about where I will be in 16 months when my residency ends. So, it was really good to talk about how to incorporate the myriad experiences acquired through various projects, on our CV's/resumes. And, it was great to talk with a resident nearing the end of her residency that has already acquired a great position. In addition to the meeting, the RIG (Residency Interest Group) Blog posted about a former resident that was promoted in 2009 to Associate University Librarian.
But, even though I'm thinking about what opportunities might be out there in a year or so when I'll be looking again, I'm still happily knee deep in the opportunities I'm creating and coming across in my time right now. And, it's really good to know that some of my fellow residents have gotten through all this and it has launched them into successful careers. Phew!


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For over two decades, Kurt Carr has been blessing the household of faith with modern day hymns such as "The Presence of the Lord is Here;" "For Every Mountain;" "I Almost Let Go;" "In the Sanctuary," and "God Blocked It." In due course, the maestro's earned an RIAA Certified Gold CD; a Grammy Award nomination and a gaggle of Stellar Awards. As he unveils his seventh CD, Bless This House (Verity Gospel Music Group), the gifted songwriter, conductor and producer says his new music doesn't diverge from his masterful work of the past but merely builds upon it. "It's a continuum of who I am," Carr explains. "I believe I've come into what my niche and what my purpose is - to make music that edifies the Body and blesses the church of Jesus Christ."
There are 17 new soul-stirring songs of encouragement and gratitude that comprise the double disc, Bless This House. The title track was a last minute addition that came to Carr while he was in Los Angeles to record the final songs for the CD. "It's really a prayer asking God to bless and cover his people,"
The CD opens with the lush, fully orchestrated "Let Everything That Has Breath Praise," featuring praise & worship leader extraordinaire Dr. Judith McAllister. Gospel fans voted in an online contest and chose the testimonial driven "I've Seen Him Do It" to be the first single off of the CD.
For those who appreciate the traditional old school experience, Carr delivers a handful of numbers like "We Cannot Be Silent (Psalm 34)" – which opens with veteran artist Lorraine Stancil-Lawson's meteoric soprano dancing over a simmering organ. He challenges her to take it to "the valley," where she shows off her deep contralto notes, and then commands her to take it back to the mountain top where she hits a crystal-shattering note before the ensemble launches into a harmonious refrain of "I will bless the Lord at all times." The organ squeals on the riveting hand clapper "Amen" (dedicated to the late queen of gospel, Albertina Walker) and the soul-stirring, "Between Here and There" that showcases the dynamic Kathy Taylor on the vamp.
For those who love the praise and worship genre, Carr brings that into the house too with such soaring ballads as "There Is A Sound" featuring Yvette Williams; "Praise and Worship" featuring Nikitta Foxx and "Touched By The Fountain of Grace" featuring Troy Bright – all which, in true Carr form, possess the pomp, majesty and classical ceremony of light opera.
BLESS THIS HOUSE also has high energy songs surely to become praise & worship team favorites, such as "Oh Magnify The Lord" and "Great God Great Praise." The pop-infused "We Gotta Put Jesus Back," featuring 7 year old Myles Caton, speaks of society breaking down as a result of taking Jesus out of Christmas and removing prayer from public schools. The solution: Put Jesus back! There's a feel good vintage R&B vibe to "It's A Good Day" which proclaims "every day you wake up…it's a good day."
Carr branches off into real dance territory on "Always Covering Me," featuring Michelle Prather. The song boasts wailing vocals and a fusion of House music with a nod to the orchestrated beats of the `70s disco era.
BLESS THIS HOUSE is rounded out by such songs of gratitude as "I've Got So Much" that opens with Brandon Winbush's soaring tenor and closes with Vonnie Lopez' gutsy alto; and "I Want to Be True" where Timiney Figueroa sings about remaining true to her calling regardless of any accolades that may or may not come her way. A militaristic drum line filters the powerful anthem "Soldier On" in which Carr sermonizes, "For every Christian soldier who's ever gotten weary from the battle of life…let me remind you that Jesus is your captain and because he's your captain you cannot fail."


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AliceX - This site is not the same like before
Date: December 21, 2017
Written by: Fred (Male, 26)
When I first heard of this site, it was based on Virtual Reality experience. However, that is not the case anymore. The site has changed completely and now it looks really similar to some other site. I just can't remember which one.
For starters, there are much more models online than before. I remember seeing 1 or 2 models online before, but now, you can find even 1500 online models at once. That is a big difference and I like it a lot. There are even more registered models on the site and I don't know the exact number.
You can most definitely find something for your taste on this site because there are enough models for girls, guys and pretty much anyone. Finding something specific is hard to do when you only scroll through the main page. There are just too many models online and it would take a lot of time to find that someone. However, if you want to use one of available features, you will have much better time. The first thing I used was the advanced search. I used it on all other sites and I was never disappointed. I could select many tags in 10 different sections. You can't imagine how little models are left on the display if you select all the right tags. I was just surprised. There are categories also, but I didn't want to use them after seeing the advanced search. It would just be waste of my time.
Free shows are available here. Most models here have free shows if they are not in a private one at that moment. You can't see much in there really. The best thing I found out in there was some info about a private show. Models will tell you what they do in a private show and how much it costs. You can also find that out from model's profile. Basically, you shouldn't spend much time in free shows because you won't gain pretty much anything from it.
Once you decide to open a private show, you need to have credits. The store has a couple packages and you can find an affordable one really easy.
Private shows can be really good and not so much in some cases. I was kind of disappointed when I saw that some models won't do all kinds of things in their shows. They are still shy and you won't see most things in there. On the other hand, most of other models will do whatever it takes. That means they will listen to all your requests and most likely fulfill them. I prefer those shows in which models don't have boundaries. They like to do some role play, play with sex toys and do all kinds of things. I don't regret spending money there at any moment.
Prices of private shows can also vary. You can find cheap shows and also expensive ones. There are differences in most shows, but the price doesn't tell if the show is good or not. That is up to you to decide. Some cheap shows can be as good as those expensive ones. You can find shows for per minute and even per minute. That is a big difference between the cheapest one and the most expensive one, but the difference in quality of those shows is not that high. The average price is around per minute which is affordable for most users.
Besides free and private shows, you can also find gold shows. Just a few models have them and they are pretty nice shows. Although they cost a bit more, they are worth that money. There is a limited number of how many users can watch that show. Only the fastest ones can enjoy a show that last 15 minutes or so.
I was glad that most shows had HD cameras. They were all in fluid motion so it was quite pleasant to watch all these shows. Of course, you can find some shows that are not in HD, but they are at least in medium quality.
This site worked on a phone also. I didn't do anything special there really. I just tried swiping though the main page a bit and that is it. Everything was placed almost like on a pc so I knew where to look for what.


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The Ballistic Stake was a weapon used by Fay Løren during Van Helsinki: What If. The weapon was concealed in one of Fay's trouser pockets and, when a lever was moved and a button depressed, the device shot a stake from one end. The weapon was used to kill Geoff Vampire in the fanfic, and presumably discarded afterwards.
- Fay Loren (What If?)
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- This weapon is probably modelled after the Ballistic Knife, a weapon which performed a similar function with a blade instead of a stake.
- Fay never uses or mentions such a weapon in the film, though her offer to lend Van Helsinki her stake, with no obvious backup stake, could support the existence of such a device.


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It happened after I woke up in the morning and allowed myself to turn inward to see if I was available for a journey outside my body. Quickly I left the resting body and went to a place where the feelings of peace and an expanded state were present. After the part of me, away from my body, realized I was in an altered state there was a resource in the form of a voice made available to me. Any questions that I had, responses came back without hesitation. When I asked what was the source of this voice, I was told it could be defined as the collective consciousness or viewed as my higher Self aligned with the wisdom of the universe. Higher Self or collective consciousness were presented as one in the same.
With the voice offering answers, I began to ask lots of questions. (If you know me at all, you know asking questions in one of my strengths.) I wanted to know if we are here to learn lessons and become a better person? The response was we are here to enjoy life as a human being and to express who we are as fully as we can. The lesson part is not our purpose but may happen as we pursue our fullest expression. There is no transmigration of the soul through lifetimes because each lifetime is unique. However, in a lifetime, we may connect to the past, present or future journey of others through the collective consciousness.
Each person is totally unique and the spark of life in each of us is part of the ocean of consciousness that exists in oneness. In other words, the life force in us has no karma, is not determined by the past, and is totally free to express itself free from any judging of any so-called God force. The voice clearly stated that there is no judging God, that is a human invention as are all religions. These ideas of a judging God (beginning early in human life with Santa and "naughty or nice') and religions (filled with judgment of self and others) are invented by humans for self-regulation but serve no greater purpose and in fact are not necessary. There is no such God the way religions would have us believe. There is however a very enlightened intelligence not in any physical form we could identify with that could be said to be the source and guide force of the universe. We can make contact with that Intelligence only through our inner channels of silence and other contemplative practices. There is each of us the full ability to choose a way of living that we enjoy and that expresses our uniqueness. Every person is infinitely unique. Happiness is available to everyone.
As I write this I am wanted to state that these ideas in the post are responses to my questions, not ideas I came up with. I am becoming a more conscious human being but these ideas have come from a wiser source then myself.
The truth is that we all come from the same collective life force/ consciousness. We are not here to live up to any belief systems but to be ourselves. We don't have to suffer if we allow ourselves to step into the bigger picture of what is possible in us. All the stories and drama we get caught up in are unnecessary because we don't need to use them to make us better human beings. We can be as free and happy, as we want to be. We can choose to live life any way we want to because there is no destiny or greater plan or judging force. It is up to us.
As I got up and moved around after this mind expanding experience I noticed that I was feeling outside of my ordinary limited sense of self. I took Pax and we walked on the beach and for a while I sat on a log and enjoyed feeling connected to everything around me. This connection is the true state of our relationship with the world.
These ideas may cause reactions in us and that is ok because they may disrupt belief systems and ideas we hold on to. Maybe it is time to more closely exam how we are choosing to live our life and what we think is true?
This passage way through the ocean at very low tide makes me think of journeying to places outside of the ordinary.


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California residents may recall media stories from early 2016 about drunk driving charges against a New York woman being dismissed despite clear evidence that she was behind the wheel with a blood alcohol level of .40 percent. The case was widely reported because the woman suffered from a rare medical condition that essentially turned her body into a brewery. While the case provided fodder for the nation's late-night talk show hosts, auto-brewery syndrome is no laughing matter for those who suffer from the condition.
The disease, which is also called gut-fermentation syndrome, affects people with digestive systems that are unable to process yeast very effectively. When the fungus accumulates in the stomach, it can turn carbohydrates into ethanol through a chemical process called endogenous fermentation. This means that auto-brewery syndrome sufferers can become highly intoxicated after eating meals containing starches like pasta, rice or potatoes.
Medical science has yet to develop a cure for auto-brewery syndrome, but the condition can be treated with anti-fungal medication and kept in check by adhering to a diet low in carbohydrates. While the disease is not fatal, alcohol poisoning is possible if sufferers consume extremely large quantities of carbohydrates. The condition is so rare that cases have gone undiagnosed for decades, and this is a problem as a serious risk sufferers face is being involved in a drunk driving accident.
Experienced criminal defense attorneys are likely familiar with medical conditions far more common then auto-brewery syndrome that could lead a police officer to conclude that a motorist has been drinking, and they may ask detailed questions about their clients' medical histories when developing defenses to DUI charges. Millions of Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes, and blood sugar abnormalities resulting from this disease can both make individuals appear drunk during roadside sobriety tests.


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WASHINGTON, Friday—The meeting in Philadelphia last night was very impressive. Thousands of people do not gather together for an evening meeting of speeches unless they are really interested in the topic discussed. It is evident to me that our people are really deeply interested in the subject of winning the war and winning the peace.
However, it is possible that we shall do what we did before. I am old enough to remember with some bitterness, the assurances of many people that they believed in an organization for world peace. Certain people believed in many of the international agreements which had been proposed on a nonpartisan basis. But when it came down to the the final analysis, domestic issues controlled their votes.
In the long run, there was no compromise and no organization for peace was achieved. The thirty-one eminent gentlemen who believed in the League of Nations never could persuade the members of their own political party that there was any basis on which we, in this country, could effect a compromise and go to work for peace in the world.
So we turned around and concentrated on domestic issues and felt very virtuous, because all we asked was payment by the other nations of the money we lent them during the war. The net result was that we put them in a position where they could not recover prosperity themselves, and in time our ephemeral prosperity disappeared also.
I listened to Governor Stassen last night with great interest. I do not question his sincerity, for he is a fine person. I hope that in the course of events the similarities which are apparent in this situation may not come to fruition in the future.
I have no particular formula for the way we shall function after the war. I only feel sure that we must function together and I am glad that we are preparing now for work as the United Nations. It must be real work and real unity must exist. We must all have an opportunity to express ourselves freely and to lay the plans for what we feel will be a solid foundation for world peace. It won't be enough if only Great Britain and the United States feel that the plan is good. It must be a plan which Russia, China and all the United Nations subscribe to wholeheartedly and which they feel we all mean to carry through.
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My Day by Eleanor Roosevelt, March 13, 1943
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Cape ivy -- Delairea odorata
This sub-section is still under construction.
As can be seen in the macro-photograph above Cape ivy flower is not an ugly plant. It is a vine much like English ivy except it grows much more rapidly. It loves moisture and consequently is often found in riparian habitats. It also is partial to coastal oak forests including the Elfin Forest.
In riparian areas on the Central Coast, where the winters are mild, a few years after invasion often all that is visible Cape ivy. It has no known controlling pests outside of its original home in the cape area of South Africa.
While the variety that is in our area is close to sterile -- its seeds are difficult to germinate at best -- it propagates very readily from its segments and stolons. Break off a piece and drop it somewhere with a little moisture and you have a new plant. Pull up a vine and 10++ more plants will spring up from the stolons left behind. Besides humans, birds and mammals are thought to be the principle spreaders of Cape ivy. This is strange because it is generally considered to be poisonous
Controlling Cape ivy with a mix of mechanical methods and herbicides has proven to be very labor intensive. Several promising biological controls from South Africa have been identified. The appropriate studies have been done, but the approval for their use has apparently disappeared into a black hole in the Federal process.
Below are several papers on Cape ivy.Click on the button for Cal-IPC's summary sheet for Cape ivy -- Delairea odorata.
Cal-IPC's latest state of biological control research on Cape ivy.
The Golden Gate National Recreational Area is using the "nuclear" option on their Cape ivy -- sterilize the acreage infested and then replant. Not a good option in the Elfin Forest.
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Archive for January, 2011|Monthly archive page
Getting Cloud Computing right
Few technologies have received as much hype in the past couple of years as Cloud Computing. Virtually every major IT provider such as Amazon, Google, HP, Intel and IBM is now aggressively promoting their new CC services. Despite the excitement, business adoption has been slow for mission-critical production applications within traditional large IT buyers like financial services, healthcare and manufacturing.
Simply defined, CC is a range of enterprise-level technologies that enable organizations to draw their computing power and data from a centrally managed internal or external pool of compute resources including servers and software licenses. Acting like an electrical utility, a Cloud can supply users (Companies, operating units and individuals) computing resources as needed, when needed. In an ideal situation, CC enables organizations to reduce or defer the purchase cost of expensive hardware and software assets, accelerate application performance at peak load periods and drive up overall IT utilization – which for most firms languishes at around 25% of potential capacity. Importantly, CC also enables companies to move to a more flexible, scalable and efficient IT pay per usage model also known as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).
CC and its predecessor Grid computing have been around for over 20 years. If the Cloud is going to move beyond niche applications into the mainstream of business computing, it will need to overcome some important adoption challenges, as follows:
Standards confusion
Although slowly emerging, there are still a plethora of competing standards that inhibit a quick and low risk adoption of CC. For example, there are competing standards in the critical areas of IT infrastructure components, security, identity and system interfaces. CIOs need to ensure their CC adoption plans and technologies are readily aligned with standards as they are set, even if they do not represent the best technology at this moment. One simple step would be to follow the Open Data Center Alliance, an independent consortium comprised of leading global IT managers who seek to provide a unified vision for long-term data center requirements.
Organizational challenges
CC adoption continues to be stymied by (often hidden) organizational barriers such as who controls IT resources and how is IT linked to business priorities. Furthermore, ongoing concerns around computing resource availability, external cloud viability and data privacy often make CC a difficult to sell to the business unit owners. Because of its revolutionary nature, organizations must treat CC like it would any other transformational project. This requires using change management methodologies, right sizing the organizational structure to reflect new mandates & roles and using pilot projects to build internal support and generate key learnings. Gary Tyreman, CEO of Univa a leading Cloud Computing provider, says: "While Cloud looks like an easy way out, one needs to begin by connecting the project to a strategic imperative, orderly define a starting point, identify low hanging fruit and create the white space for the team to make this happen."
Market confusion
Given its short history, its no surprise that there is considerable market uncertainly and bewilderment over what is CC, how are solutions best deployed and who really can deliver on its promise. In fact, almost every IT provider of consequence now promotes a CC and SaaS capability. This market clutter has created an adoption barrier for many firms. Despite this clutter, there are more than enough success stories for firm's study. "There is now a compelling business case for the Cloud and enough proven case studies across many industries to speed implementation and reduce business risk," says Tyreman.
Lack of IT transparency
Many CIOs lack sufficient visibility into their IT infrastructure and operating units to understand which business applications and cost centers represent the best opportunities to deploy CC. One of the most important first steps to moving to the Cloud is to understand what IT assets firms have, how they are used and where is the cost (hardware, software and operating).
Given its transformational value and record to date, CC is on the cusp of crossing the adoption chasm in 2011. Although they need to do their homework, CIO's should look deeper into how CC can reduce their cost and improve business performance.
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Can RIM regain its mojo?
Attacked on many front by well-capitalized and innovative foes, RIM is facing what many consider an existential threat. A year ago, RIM was the smartphone market share leader with a lock on the lucrative corporate sector. How times have changed. Over the past 2 quarters, RIM has been steadily loosing market share to Apple and Google. Apple's iPhone has set the consumer standard for smartphone innovation and design while Google's Android platform is gaining traction with powerful functionality, an open-source operating system and zero cost to channel partners. Consumer polls that measure Product Desirability consistently favour the iPhone and Android platforms over RIMs. If RIM did not have enough to worry about, Apple's new iPad has outflanked the market by creating an entirely new product category, forcing RIM and others into catch-up mode.
Despite these worrisome signals, it is too early for RIM to wave the white flag. The firm still maintains significant corporate capabilities, a strong brand and a large (and still growing) customer base. What RIM's management needs to do is to return to the strategic principles that made them category leaders in the first place.
Protect their lucrative corporate niche
First and foremost, RIM must retain the high margin and device-loyal business user that propelled BlackBerry dominance. To do this, the company must quickly improve enterprise level functionality in areas like system interoperability, stability and security as well as continuing to develop winning channel programs to lock up distribution. RIM will need to move fast. Sooner rather than later, Apple will begin aggressively targeting the corporate segment. Moreover, the days where firms handed out free Blackberries and stipulated that the device was the corporate standard are over. Increasingly, employees are allowed to use their personal iPhone or Android handsets for work. As a result, there is a risk that RIM's appeal may be diminishing.
Expand the consumer franchise, RIM's way
RIM's prospects will come in large part from their ability to penetrate deeper into the growing yet fickle consumer market. To date, RIM has appealed to consumers primarily with their BlackBerry Messenger functionality. While important, this strategy is insufficient by itself to win in today's consumer market. RIM must build consumer appeal beyond BlackBerry Messenger the same way they tackled the business segment. In particular, the firm needs to develop a consumer-focused functionality around mobile productivity similar to what worked with business users while providing enough useful apps to satisfy the majority of users. This feature set would attract soccer moms scheduling practices or a group of teens planning a party. As well, the company needs to combine product excellence with newer, more compelling marketing campaigns that plays to its core strengths and consumer needs, namely people who primarily use the phone for different kinds of communications.
Avoid Apple envy
With the BlackBerry Torch, RIM introduced a product that incorporated features that Apple pioneered, such as touch screens and mobile apps. Despite good reviews, the Torch did not deliver product superiority or stem share losses. Yet at the same time, RIM was ignoring key weaknesses and opportunities with their operating system and hardware that were more fundamental to their value proposition and core segments. Going forward (especially with their iPad targeted PlayBook), RIM runs the risk of focusing too much time and resources on aping Apple and not enough on understanding and leveraging their own unique business franchise. Management should realize that RIM will never be Apple, nor should they.
There is nothing pre-ordained about Apple or Google's success. Each company has had its share of setbacks. For their part, RIM has enjoyed an excellent string of product successes and retains some impressive capabilities. RIMs' strategic challenge will be how to get back to their earlier winning formula without taking their eye off of a rapidly changing consumer and technological landscape.
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Do genes influence consumer choice?
Perhaps, according to a new study coming out of Stanford's Graduate School of Business. The research, the first of its kind, studied the link between genetics and consumer decision making. Conventional marketing wisdom says that consumer choice is unpredictable and can be influenced through advertising, packaging etc. The new findings suggest that consumer choices are in fact very stable, if not genetically pre-determined.
The authors, Itamar Simonson and Aner Sela, explored the impact of genetics on consumer decision making by studying the behavior of identical and fraternal twins. Each set of twins were subjected to a number of questionnaires in order to analyze their choices and opinions on a variety of issues. Where they found a greater similarity in behavior or trait between identical rather than between fraternal twins the authors concluded that the phenomenon or choice in question was likely to be inherited and therefore predictable.
While the researchers found no iPad gene, they did note that people seem to be genetically predisposed to one of two alternatives when making choices. For example, people either: make compromises or take more "extreme" options; select sure gains or take gambles; prefer easy but non-rewarding tasks or pursue challenging but more rewarding ones; and chose utilitarian items or hedonistic ones.
Simonson and Sela also found that people's preferences may be genetically hardwired towards liking specific products such as chocolate, mustard, and hybrid cars. As well, there is a genetic predisposition towards certain musical forms such as opera and jazz, and in the case of films, science fiction movies. Of note, the study was not able to determine genetic influence on a host of other behaviors including the tendency to choose attractive over unattractive items, and the preference for larger rewards later versus smaller rewards sooner.
Simonson himself issues a few cautions about his research. "People are not born with a Prius gene, a compromise gene, or a jazz gene," he notes. "Instead, these tendencies probably reflect a yet unknown combination of genetics, and gene expression characteristics, which, in turn, are influenced by an interaction between nature (genes) and nurture (environment)."
This research has interesting implications for companies. For one thing, genetic considerations could in the future inform firms which new products and technologies could have a better chance of being well-received by particular genetic segments. According to Simonson, "genetic research could potentially reveal that a video game that uses a motion-sensitive remote is likely to benefit from certain genetic predispositions, perhaps even suggesting the most promising target consumer segments."
Although these findings are a good first start, further research is needed to establish a direct link between specific genetic characteristics & clusters and preferences, traits and behaviors.
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The ten commandments of germinating innovation
Increasing innovation is now the mantra of many executives as they seek to address key developments like sustainability and regulatory change or boost performance in areas like cost reduction or service levels. Considerable attention and resources is now being paid to identifying and implementing organizational strategies that cultivate product, operations and workflow innovation.
My experience over the past 20 years – which is now buttressed by ample scholarship – is that it is easy to make innovation a corporate priority but it's a lot harder to germinate it within the organization. Typical barriers include an inhospitable culture, lack of leadership and sub-optimal management practices.
Fortunately there are now best practices to fostering innovation in organizations regardless of industry. Some of these include:
1. Enable the employee
Innovative enterprises like 3M and Google require employees to spend a specific amount of time on "creative" projects even at the expense of their daily responsibilities. These firms also design performance measurement and reward systems that reinforce innovation goals.
2. Break down organizational silos
Innovation flourishes when there is a rich exchange of data, learnings and technologies between business units, people and functions. A variety of approaches including knowledge management tools and departmental transfers can help facilitate this cross-pollination.
3. Encourage diversity
To avoid groupthink and shared bias, innovative firms focus on hiring and cultivating diversity within their staff, project and management groups. Diversity, in terms of intellectual approach, is also encouraged in critical areas like analytics and problem solving.
5. Create shared values
To take root within a company, innovation must become embedded within the cultural norms and practices. This requires strong and consistent, top-down executive support as well as a solid business case and company-wide alignment.
6. Use stretch goals
Management can trigger innovation by setting aggressive stretch goals around revenue and profit. When properly used, stretch goals harness a team or individual's stress and anxiety to look beyond existing strategies towards breakthrough thinking.
6. Evaluate realistically
Not surprisingly, typical short-term financial measures like payback and ROI are not suitable to evaluate unique innovations, particularly when key information like market size is unavailable. At an early stage in the innovation project, other metrics like consumer appeal should carry more weight. To avoid expensive failures, companies also need a gating process that quickly kills off poor innovations.
7. Aim for home runs but welcome the small wins
Home run innovation like Apple's iPad can deliver major rewards but so can a number of smaller improvements, which together, can increase product value, streamline operations or reduce delivered cost. Small wins also have the benefit of building internal momentum and nurturing organizational learning.
8. Engage outsiders
Given the speed of technological change and globalization, virtually no company can innovate by themselves anymore. Savvy innovators like P&G engage academics, suppliers and customers around the world for good ideas. As well, emerging open innovation models like crowdsourcing are bringing the ideas and thinking of the masses into the firm.
9. Focus on Commercialization
For many firms, innovation is only about R&D. Insufficient attention is paid to getting the innovation to market in a timely, effective and cost-efficient manner. Truly successful innovators like Apple and GE fully leverage their ideas by being expert at commercialization including marketing, sales and product management.
10. Be patient
Innovation usually does not happen overnight. The innovation process is often unpredictable and false starts are inevitable. Furthermore, it often takes a long time to refine the idea and commercialize the innovation.
Getting these elements right will create the right conditions for innovation to flourish. However, some firms could still under-perform because of a variety of institutional biases and strategic misconceptions. These will be discussed in an article next week.
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Blogging with style and substance, May Contain Nuts is a blog about reading, writing, fatherhood, movies and pretty much anything else that pops into my head. All material, copyright ©2014 Michael Malone. All rights reserved. Material here may not be used in any medium without the permission of the author. His latest book, written with Bashir Saoudi is, The Guillotine Choice
Tuesday, 3 August 2010
The week after the week that was...
So after our exertions in Blackpool the wee man and I are having a quiet week.
Do you want to go out?
Fancy going to the movies, I ask him. I'm a wee bit huffed that he went to see The A-Team with his mum and trying to hide it.
How about we go down the beach?
He's now wearing a face that suggests I'm an idiot several points north of his village.
Dad, when will you people realise I'm happy to just hang out at home?
You people? That would be me and your mum?
Are you going to get out of those pyjamas any time soon?
What time is it?
Three pm.
Cool, he grins, I've always wanted to have a day in my p.j's.
This, to be fair works well with my cunning plan. Keep him entertained in a way that allows me to catch up on some writing. Nice one.
So yesterday I got torn into my latest book. It's crime. It's low-down, dirty and nasty and I'm loving it.
The wee fella came over to see what I was doing. And of course, on a page full of words he happened to see the one that spelled out F-U-C-K.
Daaad, I can't believe you're swearing in front of me.
That's not me swearing, I say, it's one of my characters.
He just looks at me - And who puts the words in their mouths?
That would be me, yes. But in this occasion his friend has been attacked and the swearing is justified.
So if I come home from school and my pal has been bullied I can say the f-word?
Not a chance, buddy, I say thinking, here we go another hour's debate about swearing.
But you just did it, dad.
That wasn't me...
I get it, it was your – he makes the speech comma sign with his fingers in the air – character.
Oh look, I point at the TV, Kim Kardashian's not wearing very many clothes.
Oh – he says, she's hot.
And I'm momentarily off the hook.
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- AnonymousTuesday, August 03, 2010
You are so totally corrupting him in your image. Isn't manipulation the key to raising either a child or a parent?ReplyDelete
Absolutely, Marley - just a pity that kids take to manipulation so easily.ReplyDelete
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