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DataZONE Corp. announced recently a partnership with Promise Technology to provide low cost, entry-level fault tolerant RAID solutions. They will combine Promise's intelligent, high-performance ATA-RAID cards with DataZONE's portable storage solutions. DataZONE's unique products combined with Promise's FastTrak ATA card are an ideal solution for users that require a secure, yet removable RAID system. www.promise.com.Capital Data to integrate DISC Inc.'s optical storage library
Capital Data, Inc. has selected DISC Inc.'s Orion Series of 5.25-inch optical storage libraries for integration into enterprise networks and data intensive vertical market applications.
Capital Data will incorporate the libraries into storage solutions which are requirement driven, and may include hardware, jukebox management and file migration software or RAID cache, with the added value and flexibility of leasing, the company said.
DISC's Orion series libraries offer both nearline and long-term storage capabilities giving customers a safe, secure place for their data that also allows them to meet long-term storage requirements.
The Orion Series is now shipping with capacities ranging from 728G Byte to 5.2T Byte and list prices as low as 3 cents per megabyte. Compatible with most server, operating system, and network environments, the products are sold through resellers, distributors and OEM's worldwide. www.capital-data.com www.disc.com.Hitachi PC servers to use Interphase SAN Fibre Channel adapter
Interphase Corp. recently announced that Hitachi, Ltd. has selected the company's 5540 PowerSAN 2000 Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter to provide storage connectivity for the Hitachi PC Server Family.
The adapter has advanced features such as fail-over, load balancing and FibreView(TM) Enterprise SAN management which are designed to provide added reliability and the management of SANs across a global enterprise from a central location. www.interphase.com/powersan www.hitachi.comQuantum Corp., DLT expand partnership
Quantum Corp. DLT and Storage Systems Group recently announced new successes and initiatives for the company's expanding government reseller program for the Snap Server product line.
Quantum's Server Appliances Division has partnered with nine new government resellers this year, with over half adding the Snap Server product family to their Government Services Administration (GSA) schedules and/or Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA).
Since April of this year, government resellers including A&T Systems, CDWG, Comteq Federal, Control Concepts, Daly Computers, Federal Network Services, iGov, Intelligent Decisions and PlanetGov have joined the Server Appliances Division's reseller program. Quantum has worked with Daly Computers, CDWG and A&T Systems to successfully include the Snap Server on their GSA schedules and/or BPAs.
Quantum is also able to offer special government pricing for those resellers without a GSA schedule with the help of distributors Ingram Micro through its Partnership America program and Tech Data through its Partner Procurement program. www.snapserver.com/government/seminar.SYNNEX ads Connex to its storage offering
SYNNEX is expanding its storage offerings with the addition of Connex's N3000 high-performance midrange NAS appliance and SANavigator SAN management software for heterogeneous environments.
In the SAN arena, IDC predicts the total worldwide SAN market will grow to $13.8 billion by 2003, including multivendor SAN solutions that require advanced management software.
The Connex N3000 NAS system is an easy-to-use, high-performance, departmental and workgroup storage solution designed for a lower total cost of ownership than similar NAS appliances, the company said. Installed in a few easy steps (in less than 10 minutes), the Connex N3000 quickly brings from 54 to 200 gigabytes of high-performance shared storage to Windows NT/2000 or Unix networks.
The Connex N3000 is managed through its LCD front panel as well as an intuitive browser-based Interface. It's "set it and forget it" mode requires no day-to-day intervention other than responding to the occasional diagnostic alert. www.connex.com/home.EMC, USA Video team up on end-to-end media solution
USA Video Interactive and EMC Corporation recently teamed up to offer a highly reliable, high speed, end-to-end media solution that utilizes EMC's family of CLARiiON storage systems.
EMC's CLARiiON storage systems will be offered as part of USA Video Interactive's product line of Internet video systems. This will improve USA Video's patented video-on-demand and streaming video technology, the company said.
Additionally, when development of USA Video Interactive's patented Wavelet technology is complete, it will be incorporated into these solutions. This will further enhance their flexibility and USA Video Interactive's ability to deliver the best possible video to home modem users and to broadband users while requiring less download time.www.usvo.com/index2.html. www.emc.com/products/systems/clariion.jsp?openfolder=storage_systems. E-mail your storage news to Kevin Komiega, assistant news editor.


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by Joshua Greenbaum
July 10, 2009
One of the major questions at SAP last winter, as the economy melted down and doom and gloom settled in, was whether it made any sense to hold the big annual SAPPHIRE user conference in Orlando. The questioning was such that an early decision had already been made to shut down SAPPHIRE Europe in favor of a series of smaller, local events, but the bigger question about SAPPHIRE 2009 Orlando in May remained unresolved.
And then an unexpected thing started to happen: Customers started to register for SAPPHIRE Orlando in quantities that tracked registration rates from previous years. As the run-up to this event gathered steam, it became obvious that the new economic climate wasn't going to affect the enterprise software market the same way it has devastated other sectors of the economy. This wasn't just an SAP phenomenon. SAP Insider conferences — including the SAP NetWeaver/BI & Portals conference and the SAP Financials event — report a similar experience.
Despite the early registrations, giving the green light to a full-fledged SAPPHIRE show didn't mean that all bets were off. And when one of the senior executives in charge of SAPPHIRE walked into the wrong part of the massive Orange County Convention Center on opening day and saw a vast expanse completely devoid of attendees, for a split second the worst-case scenario of all worst-case scenarios looked like it might actually be taking place.
Luckily for the cardiac health of the executive involved, and the SAP community in general, some 10,000 attendees were gathered in the other half of the convention center. And 8,000 more people were registered for an online, virtual trade show that SAP was hoping would keep those who couldn't afford to fly to Orlando in touch with SAP's latest products and plans.
Then things got really interesting. As the show progressed through the week and presentations and parties came and went, the scuttlebutt about a "decent" show turned into a regular drumbeat of positive activity. It turned out that the customers who could find the budget and time to come to Orlando did so not to take the kids to see Mickey Mouse and Pluto — which was a common rationale for attendance in the boom years — but because there was a specific business or technical problem on the table that needed to be solved. And if these customers could find a solution at SAPPHIRE, they were authorized to start the buying process.
This made the relative year-to-year drop in attendance look very different. While SAPPHIRE Orlando drew one-third fewer attendees in 2009 than the previous year, those who did attend had a specific purpose in mind for coming, and that purpose made it possible to justify the trip. Arguably, the drop in the overall number of attendees was offset by the increase in the value of attending for those who did make it. From the standpoint of SAP's partners and SAP itself, this meant that the cost of SAPPHIRE was well justified based on the conference's net positive impact on the pipeline.
Based on my conversations with customers, SAP's pipeline dreams had a strong basis in reality. Customer after customer told me about a key decision point at the company that required in-depth research, the kind that is best done person-to-person at a "classic" big trade show.
And here's the bottom line for all this activity in the midst of one of the worst recessions in our lifetimes: when millions of corporate dollars are at stake, it's still a good idea to meet up in person, kick some tires, schmooze with your fellow customers, and otherwise see and be seen at a major trade show for the SAP market.
This wasn't just a phenomenon for SAP customer events, by the way. I also attended a conference earlier in the year for Microsoft, and the independent Oracle user group hosted an event in Orlando the week before SAPPHIRE. In all cases, the outcome was similar to the results found at SAPPHIRE and the SAP Insider conferences: while there were fewer customers, a higher percentage of them were ready to buy — or at least engage in some serious conversations about buying.
The unexpected success of the old model — based on a gathering of the customer base in Orlando — was, ironically, paralleled by the similarly unexpected success of the new model: an online, virtual trade show. This model, which was also launched this year for the SAP Insider conferences, broadens the base of potential attendees. SAPPHIRE Online, in terms of registrations, made the combined virtual and "reality-based" conference a bigger hit than any previous SAPPHIRE.
A virtual show has two important effects. It provides a valuable, real-time connection to the conference experience for the travel- and budget-challenged who want to see and hear the latest at these events without making the pilgrimage. And it helps those who missed the conference — but see something they like — to start making their case for going to the next show.
Ironically, you almost have to wonder if the de facto limit to attendance caused by the recession was possibly the best thing that could have happened to events like SAPPHIRE and similar conferences. The lower attendance of less focused and less ready-to-buy customers and prospects helped provide a greater focus to the wheeling and dealing at these events because those not really ready to buy weren't getting in the way of those who were.
I've always wondered, with 20-plus years of attending giant industry trade shows and conferences under my belt, if less might not be more. While the tendency has always been toward creating bigger and bigger events, largely due to economies of scale, it may be that super-sizing conferences isn't always in everyone's interest.
And that's not just SAP's interest I'm talking about. My conversations with customers at this year's downscaled SAPPHIRE revealed a similar thinking: Many attendees said they were getting more access and more focus from SAP than ever before. Of course, the initial low expectations backfired on some units of SAP — there were several that sent relatively few from their sales and marketing teams to SAPPHIRE, only to find that they were short the necessary staff to meet all the attendee demands for their time and attention.
Nonetheless, this more-business-as-usual SAPPHIRE made it clear that there's still a lot that SAP can do to help its customers even — or especially — in an economic downturn. The fact that SAP has been saying this since October is a given, but the fact that customers responded with their T&E dollars — euros, pesos, and yen — says that this opinion isn't just self-serving vendor speak.
So, it's a recession, perhaps one of the worst we've endured. And yet the success of SAPPHIRE Orlando and the SAP Insider conferences says a lot about the relative impact of the downturn on enterprise software, SAP, and those who toil in this industry. A healthy event full of interested customers doesn't make the recession go away, but it does help make sense of what the next year — the recovery year that we're promised — is going to look like. What we all do in the enterprise software space will continue to be important, though a little less so than before.
And, as the example of events like SAPPHIRE 2009 have proven, sometimes less is actually more.
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Louisiana drivers will start seeing new license plates on private cars and trucks next year commemorating the series of skirmishes during the war of 1812 commonly known as the "Battle of New Orleans."
House Concurrent Resolution 67 sponsored by state Rep. Nick Lorusso, R-New Orleans passed 92-0 in the state House Thursday.
The plates will have a design commemorating the battle in place of the pelican on current license plates. The words: "Battle of New Orleans Bicentennial 1815-2015" will appear at the bottom of the design replacing "Sportsman's Paradise" that appears on most plates now.
The state Department of Public Safety and Corrections will issue the plates between Jan. 2, 2014, and Dec. 31, 2015.
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We celebrated Singapore's 48th birthday at Pulau Semakau on National Day! And it was an awesome field trip because of the many spectacular finds.
Galloping sea star (Stellaster equistris) that has only been sighted here and Sentosa. This was the top of my wish list... thank you Pei Yan for finding it so quickly after we landed on the shore.
Common sea stars (Archaster typicus) on Semakau and this particular one has only four arms. Can you also spot the many tiny gobies swimming around?
Knobbly sea stars (Protoreaster nodosus). It is my first time seeing them at this stretch of Semakau.
Laganum sand dollar (Laganum depressum) that has also been sighted here before.
Synaptic sea cucumbers that has banded patterns on its body.
Giant carpet anemones (Stichodactyla gigantea) to be anchored on. These carpet anemones are abundant on this part of Semakau.
Fire anemones (Actinodendron sp.) where this particular anemone has its tentacles well extended out.
Upsidedown jellyfish (Cassiopea sp.) that prefers to be upside down because they harbour microalgae on their tentacles to photosynthesize.
Green penaeid prawn (Family Penaeidae) is very well camouflaged with the green from seagrass and seaweed. If not for its movement, I wouldn't be able to spot it.
Dog-faced water snake (Cerberus rynchops) that can be found near mangroves. It is not surprise to find this snake as the shore is right beside the regenerated mangroves.
Masked burrowing crab (Gomeza sp.) and as its name suggests, it can burrow very quickly into the sand.
Polka-dot jorunna nudibranch (Jorunna funebris).
Before the start of the trip, we saw a person holding torch light in the dark on the shore near where the driftnet was laid. However much later, this person went up the seawall and disappeared.
Do read more about Ria's thought on this drift net on the Project Driftnet blog: http://projectdriftnet.blogspot.sg/2013/08/driftnet-traps-sharks-horseshoe-crabs.html
It is sad to see many of these animals trapped and left alone to die because they probably are not wanted by the person who laid the drift net.


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Welcome to Day 10 of 10 Days of Math Games & Activities! Although this is the final day of the series, I will continue sharing lots of fun, hands-on math games and activities to utilize with your children or students! This last post is a collection of "math" games that you could use for a family game night!
The first set of "math" games are from our own collection of games and the second set includes math games we WANT to own!
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Day 2: Number Line Addition & Subtraction Math Game
Day 3: Guess the Coins Math Game
Day 4: Roll Hundreds & Roll Thousands {Place Value Math Game}
Day 5: Living Math Books: Reading as a Math Activity
Day 6: Circle Subtraction Math Game
Day 7: Grid Multiplication Math Game
Day 8: Making it Whole {Fractions Game}
Day 9: Off the Grid {Addition & Subtraction Game}
Day 10: Math Games {Family Game Night}
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Westland Lynx HAS.3
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On the basis of their previously released German Lynx Mk.88A (reviewed here) , Revell came up with a first British version of this kit.
Anything said in the first review does also apply for the HAS.3. This issue has the ordinary nose without 360° radar and sensors, passenger benches, new tailboom with foldable tailfin and the smaller tail rotor. All other sprues from the previous issue like sonar equipment, Super Lynx nose, clock-wise turning bigger tail rotor etc. are not included in this boxing.
Despite of the neat level of detail, the kit has also its flaws. The complete absence of any raised rivet detail gives the fnished model a rather "naked" appearance. It's a pity that Revell didn't take up the opportunity (like Airfix did) as rivet lines are so typical for the Lynx. Furthermore, the horizontal stabilizer is too long for a modern HAS.3 - it's actually the one for AH.1s and HAS.2s. Funny thin: There are decals for Mk.11 depth charges which are also mentioned in the decal placement instructions, but they are actually missing in the kit.
The nicely printed decal sheet allows the representation of the attractive "Black Cats" display team scheme and one of the Lynx' deployed on the icebreaker HMS Endurance.
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Well done conversion of the good kit from Revell. Good starting point for other conversions, although there is still (kitbash) work to be considered for other export operators of the Lynx.
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After a recent article that my firm has published on our blog, we have gotten quite a bit of attention on best practices and changing the face of law firm identities online. So we've decided to share some of our best practices that we've learned through our 15 years in business.
It can sometimes be said that the greater the legal eloquence, the more convoluted, wordy and confusing the law firm website. But that does not have to be the case. There are some brilliantly clear, compelling and user-friendly sites out there for those law practices that understand the dos and don'ts of creating a powerful and professional online presence.
Pixelcarve had the pleasure of producing a new high-performance website for the firm Fogler, Rubinoff LLP that is now serving the practice very well. In fact, partner Michael Slan was so delighted with the results of the new foglers.com that he distilled some key best practices that went into its creation to assist other law firms looking to achieve the same great web outcomes. His presentation was recently recapped in Zen and the Art of Legal Networking – and here are some highlights:
Mr. Slan began by outlining several of the challenges they had with their pre-existing website, which included overall complexity, inefficient layout, text heavy pages, visually dull, and a design that looked too much like everyone else.
He took note that when Fogler, Rubinoff engaged us to rebuild their website we had as many questions for them as they did for us. This is an important part of the process and determines a good vendor/client fit that will ensure the values, timeline and budget of a project are adhered to. Once both parties were comfortable with each other Foglers took some steps within their firm as part of the process:
- Establish website committee: They established a committee led by a senior associate (now a partner) and a young partner, who were designated as the sole points of contact.
- Appoint one Executive to committee: While they recognized that they wanted to keep most of the executive committee off of the website committee, they did appoint one Executive member, whose role was to champion the project at the executive level and keep the "stirrers of the pot" at bay.
- Review redesign: Foglers was also going through a rebranding process, which is the ideally done prior to the launch of a new website.
- Establish schedule: They worked with us to decide on a deliverables schedule and timeline, to coincide with the firm's move to new offices.
- Launch meetings/discussions: A kick-off launch meeting with all of the key stakeholders from both sides of the table ensure that all requirements and needs are considered right from the get-go.
Keeping the process highly organized and run by a minimal number of decision makers on both sides allowed for a highly complex, innovative and unique website to be produced in a relatively short period of time.
As with much of our work, we believe that distilling a company to its essentials and presenting a clean interface is the key to success. That premise became the very essence of the new Foglers website – built and designed with a modern user interface to resemble that of a tablet, the gesture based navigation is augmented by an uncluttered homepage with real-time search. As a user types in the information they are looking for, name, practice area, etc – only the things that are relevant pop up. This makes it easier for people to navigate, and improves the client experience. Far too often websites, especially home pages, become a dumping ground for words. Content is certainly important, but it's more important to have less content that users will actually find and read, than more that they won't.
In addition, the website also automatically scales proportionately to fit all types of computers and tablets, and is adaptive to mobile devices, thus maintaining the brand and design integrity of the site.
The Fogler, Rubinoff LLP website is a great example of website best practices working effectively. In many ways it's become the antithesis of a typical law firm website, while setting a new bar for how professional firms can engage with their clients. It was a great pleasure to work with the team at Foglers on this project, and we wish them much success with it in the future.


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Like it or not, voice control on mobile devices is back, and this time it may be here to stay.
That's a more complex introduction than it seems. I want to dissect it a little, piece by piece, and I want to do it out of order, just to keep you on your toes.
The first prerequisite we need to cover is that voice control on mobile devices came about in the first place: for something to be "back," it needs to have first existed. For decades, talking to a piece of technology that was intelligent enough to understand you was the stuff of science fiction. 2001: A Space Odyssey's docile-then-deadly HAL 9000 is probably the most famous example, closely followed by the countless instances of voice-interface technology in the various incarnations of Star Trek over the years. Even Star Trek didn't envision much voice-control capability in field devices, though; the handheld communicators were basically glorified walkie-talkies, and only the more recent incarnations of the series showcased any verbal intelligence in the various bits of gadgetry being wielded by our heroes. The rest of the time, if something was smart enough to be talked to, it was built into the Enterprise or it was the size of a refrigerator.
As tends to happen in real life (because sometimes it's awesome), real-science came to the rescue and absolutely blew apart what we thought we were capable of back in the '60s. My first mobile phone, an SCH-3500 from Samsung, came with ten programmable slots for voice dialing. I could set the phone to start listening the minute I opened the flip, and it would dial literally whoever I told it to. And this was in 2001.
But up above, I said voice command "is back." Which implies it went away for a while.
Well, it didn't go away, per se, but it definitely took a step into the shadows for a good bit of time there. Most dumbphones actually continued to incorporate the feature over the next few years, and the technology improved. Just two years after I bought that first mobile phone, I upgraded to Samsung's SPH-A600, which featured speaker-independent voice dialing: instead of relying on a library of pre-recorded sound clips, the phone was able to voice-dial anyone in my address book. No recording cues, no slow recitation of "Dad Cell;" just a few minutes of one-time training were required to unlock the magic.
But even though the feature had improved, its cachet had diminished. Voice-dialing wasn't a big selling point anymore, as the feature set of mobile phones had quickly expanded far beyond the humble voice call. Over the years, voice dialing and voice interface in general gradually diminished in importance in the mobile space. In the smartphone world, devices built for power users still often incorporated the feature, but not all of them: the original iPhone launched without voice dialing, as did the Palm Pre.
The feature experienced a gradual resurgence between 2009 and 2010, as Cupcake brought more voice-interface features to Android and several voice-controlled apps gained prominence in the Apple App Store, notably Nuance's Dragon Dictation. But it wasn't until Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and Apple's iOS 5 launched only days apart last October that the true new chapter in voice interface began. On Android, this manifested in continuous, real-time speech dictation alongside the existing voice-search feature set. On iOS, it was Siri.
Siri has been talked about ad nauseam over the course of iOS5's tenure, with sharp divides forming in user camps over her relative usefulness. Useful or not, though, she's gotten a lot of attention. Whether you feel that attention is deserved or not probably depends on how badly you're afflicted with fanboy disease, but there's one thing even the most brutally anti-Apple or fawningly pro-Apple folks must acknowledge: the advertising and marketing buzz surrounding Siri has changed the landscape. It's brought voice control back into the limelight. You don't need to believe me; you just need to look as far as Samsung's and LG's imitators to see it for yourself.
Does that mean everyone uses it? Absolutely not. So many people don't use Siri or its equivalents that we even titled our video tour of voice command on iOS 6 "You Didn't Use Siri on the iPhone; Will You Use It On The iPad?"
But if you ask me, a big reason for that reluctance is that even the new voice offerings haven't done a terribly good job so far. Sure, Siri is a fun gimmick, and she's clever in her replies to off-beat questions, but she's still not capable enough to really make the experience of using a phone or tablet easier overall. And she's the best of the bunch; compared to her, S Voice is a joke, and LG's offering isn't even out yet. It remains to be seen what Google's voice interface offerings will mature into. I don't think the version shipping with Jelly Bean is even close to what we'll eventually see from the project formerly known as "Majel."
Whoever's providing the voice-interface software, though, it won't go anywhere unless it follows the five steps our own Jaime Rivera listed in his recent article on doing Voice Control right.
There's more to voice control than a personal assistant, though; I use the non-Siri dictation feature on my iPad constantly, and it works brilliantly for knocking out a quick email. Even more handy (because it's on my phone) is Android's speech-to-text dictation, which I use very often for text messages, tweets, and the like. The reason I use it so often: it's performance is oustanding, and sometimes I prefer to enter text via voice because it's faster, or because I don't have both hands free to get up to full speed on the keyboard. Sometimes I just do it to
alienate myself from my social circles impress chicks.
Really, what it all comes down to is choice. The entire case for voice control on mobile is preference. You should have the option of as many input methods as you want on your communications devices. And voice is finally getting good enough to be a valid one; with dictation, it's essentially already there. Voice input is the victimless crime of the wireless world; it doesn't hurt anyone, it doesn't irreparably impair the usefulness of devices, and it provides a feature that some people find useful. Yet it gets hate from a lot of corners of the internet calling it a useless gimmick.
Is voice control a gimmick? Maybe. It definitely has some more growing up to do overall. But is it useless? Absolutely not. And as it grows smarter and more capable, there's no reason it shouldn't be included on mobile devices.
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The England team had a disappointing Euro 2000 where they were knocked out after leading all three group games. Out of these, England only managed to win one, against Germany, who they will plan again in qualifiers for the World Cup 2002. At the end of tournament, Alan Shearer, who has scored many goals for England, retired. Many commentators have thought that England needs to replace its ageing line-up even more. This part of the site profiles the English national team now and what it will be in the future.
The sections of this part of the site are
Euro 2000 Review: also found in the Soccer News section
25 Players for the World Cup 2002 Campaign (written in late 2000)
International matches for England in the second half of 2001
International matches for England before the World Cup in 2002
Players for the future: also found in Stars of the Future section
The Platinum Group (a PFA program for youngsters)
Click here to go back to the English Football page


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Public relations is a fantastic way to garner exposure to your business. As a premium member of Independent We Stand, this guide will give you tips on who to contact, what to contact them about and when to contact.
Finding reporters to cover your story can be easy if you know whom to contact. When you read the newspaper, etc., look for stories relevant to the story you're looking to pitch. Take note of the writer and find their contact information either in the publication or on the source's website.
Local reporters are the most likely to cover your story so keep track of your local news stations, radio stations, newspapers and community magazines. Another great resource is the internet. On the web, you'll find hyperlocal news websites as well as blogs.
Chances are, your business has a story to share. Here are a few ideas:
Here are the average lead times for different publications:
Newspaper: 3-4 weeks | Magazine: 3-4 months | Radio: 2-3 weeks | TV: 3-4 weeks
If you're pitching breaking news, feel free to pitch ASAP to everyone but magazine writers.
While there is no magic formula for when to send a pitch, try to avoid Fridays, particularly in the afternoon as writers are looking to wrap up for the weekend. Mornings and late at night are best. These reporters get tons of emails, so you want your email to be at the top of the stack when they arrive at work in the morning otherwise it will get lost in a sea of emails that sometimes go unread.
If you're sending a press release to a lot of reporters, send in groups of less than 20 and make sure to BCC everyone so that the reporters don't know who else is receiving the press release.
If you're only sending to a few reporters, send an individual pitch with press release. Example:
Hi NAME:
Please see the below press release for more information. Looking forward to your thoughts!
Following up – feel free to follow up with writers about two weeks after you send your press release. In this email, you can provide more information or an update and should end with something along the lines of "Looking forward to your thoughts on including BUSINESS/STORY SUBJECT in PUBLICATION. Here are some previous stories that have run about Independent We Stand.


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One Chelsea Outcast May Have Saved His Career During Pre-Season
Most Chelsea fans would have considered the suggestion that Victor Moses could have a future at Stamford Bridge as one of madness before pre-season, but after watching the winger, and viewing Jose Mourinho's transfer moves so far this summer, the suggestion is no longer as impossible as it once seemed.
Moses has been impressive, with some people even going as far as calling him one of the stars of the whole North America tour, not only finding the back of the net against PSG, but also slotting his penalties home in both shootouts, and being lively during his time on the field.
Moses moved to Chelsea back in 2012, and has spent the majority of that time away from the club, going to Liverpool on loan and struggling to make an impact there before excelling at Stoke last season.
Now back at Chelsea, he looked a dead on cert to leave this summer, but looking at not only his performances, but the fact that Jose Mourinho has lavished praise on him and gone as far as to include him in his comments when talking about his options next season, that may not be the case.
Juan Cuadrado has been abysmal when handed a chance to show what he can do, and looks a leading candidate to leave – should the right offer come in for him of course – and that is without even mentioning Mohamed Salah, who has not even featured at all, moving closer to sealing a move away from the club.
No matter what you think of Mourinho, he is fair manager and will hand players a chance if they show enough about them – and this season he is willing to do so with some of the Chelsea starlets, with Ruben Loftus-Cheek tipped for big things, not to mention Bertrand Traore and new kid on the block Kenedy, so it is not out of the question that Mourinho will stick with what he has until the January transfer window at the very least.
Following the winger's performances, Mourinho claimed:
I see him fitting in. He's strong, he's experienced, he knows the Premier League well, he's fast, he's aggressive.
Okay, he has to play with us. But I'm happy with his week. But Victor has had an evolution in the last couple of years
People forget that Moses is an African Cup of Nations winner with Nigeria and has produced in the Premier League before – but much like other young wingers, he ran the risk of ending up on the scrapheap at Stamford Bridge and may well still do so.
However, after showing glimpses of why Chelsea purchased him in the first place, all is not lost for the Nigerian star, and Chelsea fans may well find him used in the role of an impact sub next season – something Mourinho knows how to do to devastating effect.
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If you were driving through downtown LA at night recently, you would have been forgiven for thinking an alien luxury condominium complex had descended from outer space and perched itself atop the Exchange Building. The gleaming, 4-story cube -- the first of two Red Bull At Night showcases in 2015 -- existed for one night only, a crazy blip in the history of the universe, but long enough to draw the ultimate compliment from guests in attendance:
"I can't believe they actually pulled this off."
The overwhelming experience was spearheaded by designer Heather Shaw, whose production company, Vita Motus, has transformed concert stages into futuristic landscapes at festivals from Coachella to Bangalore. Her goal with this project was simple: use interactive displays and live performances tell the entire story of how the transformation from analog to digital has changed humanity forever. Okay, maybe simple isn't the right word.
Called "The Circuitry of Life," the endeavor invited guests to ponder the meaning of their modern, information-enabled life. But it also...
... used four stories of performers including the Zadonu African Dance Company, UCLA Chamber Ensemble, The Reflections and Jamie Lidell with Paul Taylor to show that pondering the meaning of modern life can be fun as hell.
Shaw, who rose out of the festival scene with a vision for constantly reinventing the ways in which mass gatherings can strengthen community, brought in state-of-the-art equipment she couldn't possibly have imagined using at her first Burning Man back in the '90s.
But even though her event briefly transformed the Los Angeles of 2015 into the Los Angeles of 2067...
... the timeless humanity at the heart of her work means that no one who experiences it will feel homesick. Even more than the epic structure itself, that is something that's damn hard to pull off.


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There has been a fundamental shift from paper to electronic-based
systems to perform processes that support GxP decisions. Electronic
systems generate, manipulate, store, and retrieve this data.
Regulators now expect companies to demonstrate that their data is
authentic, to establish controls to prevent and detect falsification of data,
and to validate their systems for their intended purpose.
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Restaurant Week 2010, or, The week-long food coma (part 1)
I turned in this week's column late because I was laying in my bed on Friday night, unable to move even my fingers to type, and contemplating never eating again. I thought the feeling of hunger was going to become a distant memory. I managed to drag myself out of bed this morning to go for a much, much-needed run and felt the last two weeks of food course through my arteries as my heart tried to pump blood through them. I'm recovering from Restaurant Week.
Every year for two weeks, Bostonians celebrate Restaurant Week, when restaurants all around the city offer fixed-price menus: two-course lunches for $15.10, three course lunches for $22.10, and three-course dinners for $32.10. This means that you get to try restaurants that you'd normally never walk into because their food looks more like art than something you want to ingest, or you can have a three-course meal (minus alcohol, and tip, of course) without falling into poverty for the following few weeks.
Being a new Bostonian and generally overzealous about food, I planned three different meals for Restaurant Week. One lunch, two dinners. And I accidentally ended up at another lunch, too. Salad, dinner, dessert, repeat, repeat, repeat. Seafood. Pasta. Tapas. Steak. Even writing this is making me feel a bit disgusted with myself.
Although I'm a little concerned about making rent, I don't regret eating a single thing. I do regret the money, but I'm young enough to pretend the tiny percentage of my paycheck going into my 401k is less important than a $40 bottle of wine. I got to eat four meals at four- and five-star restaurants and learned some things about etiquette.
For example, when the heavy menus at the dimly-lit Italian restaurant light up with LEDs when you open them, do not squeal with delight. People will look at you. If you are being seated in a busy outdoor patio and a bird happens to shit on your head, do not yell "A fucking bird just shit on my head!" People will stare and your friend will slink to your table and cover her face. The hostess will apologize profusely, as if it's her fault the bird released its bowels at that particular second. When the waiter pulls the chair out for you, do not try to pull it in yourself as you're sitting down, even if you're doing it out of habit. You will almost yank your shoulders out of your sockets and make him uncomfortable because your timing was off. Do not giggle when the waiter snaps the cloth napkin in the air and sets it on your lap, even if you can't help but laugh at how absurd the idea is. They do not appreciate it.
Because my menu for the week was so extensive, I won't recount all sixteen plates. I'll stick with the most memorable. I took my friend Allison, who was visiting Boston for the first time, to Top of the Hub, a restaurant on the 52nd floor of the Prudential Center with a great view of the city. She and I both ordered a chicken and pasta dish with a creamy garlic sauce and peas. I can't say why I chose this, because I hate peas. It must have sounded good enough to be worth picking around them.
(There is a family story about an incident when I was an 8-year-old, and my mother would not let me leave the table until I finished my peas. I was usually a well-behaved child and hated to displease my parents, especially my mother, but I did not want the peas. I did not see why I had to eat them. So I sat at there by myself while my family left the table. The peas got cold. Darkness fell. My little sister went to bed. And I was not going to eat those peas. Finally, it was my bedtime, and my mom decided to just put me to bed. The moral of this story: I won. Attention kids everywhere: You do not have to eat that.)
When the pasta dish arrived, it was shockingly similar to a dish I had had there a few weeks before. The chef had simply switched out the gnocchi for pasta. It had been three weeks. For such a top-tier restaurant, you would think they could have at least switched to a red sauce. I chose not to tell my friend, and picked around my peas and felt gypped.
We both ordered the strawberry shortcake for dessert, and while I was pleased that it was fresh strawberries and not that disgusting pie-filling slime, I've had better shortcake at the tiny ice cream parlor in my hometown. And at Cracker Barrel.
Restaurant week was not stepping up. But I was willing to give Restaurant Week one more chance to try and convince me. Would I have a battle with onions? Would I cry because a dessert was that delicious? Read next week and see.


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The largest city of Gujarat, Ahmedabad has earned a reputation and recognition for its textile industry. Due to rapid growth in textile industry, it has earned a tile as the Manchester of the East. There are quite a few interesting places in and around Ahmedabad.
Budget Hotels in Ahmedabad
There are good budget hotels in Ahmedabad. Some of them are DRH Regency (Tariff – Rs.1500), Hotel Madhuvan (Tariff – Rs.1,000), Hotel Damjis (Tariff – Rs.1700) and Hotel Marshall (Tariff –1900).
The official language Ahmedabad is Gujarati. The other languages spoken include Hindi and English.
Events in Ahmedabad
One of the Important Festivals of Ahmedabad is Uttarayana (January).
Places to See in Ahmedabad
There are several places of tourist attraction in Ahmedabad. Some of the places include Lake Kankaria (4 kms from Ahmedabad),Bhadra Fort (7.5 kms from Ahmedabad),Dada Hari Vav (18 kms from Ahmedabad),Shaking Minarets (8 kms from Ahmedabad),Akshardham Temple (7 kms from Ahmedabad),Sidi Sayed Mosque(18 kms from Ahmedabad) and Kankaria Lake (3 kms from Ahmedabad).
How to Get There
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport is located 15 kms away from the city. The airport is situated 8 km from Ahmedabad railway junction.
Ahmedabad railway junction is also called as Kalupur Station. The railway line connects to major destinations of Gujarat. The other stations in Ahmedabad include Maninagar,Vatva, Gandhigram, Asarva, Chandlodia, Kali gam, Vastrapur, Sabarmati, Sarkhej, Naroda and Aaml.
Ahmedabad has buses well connected to all the major destinations of Gujarat. Some of the best bus operators that offer good experience for passengers are Shrinath Travel Agency, Angel Tours & Travels and Jay Bhavani Travels. Avail of bus ticket offers from Ticketgoose.com when you book your tickets online.
Lanja is a census town in Ratnagiri district in state of Maharashtra. It's a taluka head in Ratnagiri district. Lanja is located on Mumbai Goa highway, 350 kms from Panvel, 200 kms from Panjim, 651 kms from Mumbai and 42kms away from Ratnagiri. Lanja Taluka is bounded by Rajapur taluka towards south, Ratnagiri taluka towards west, Sangmeshwar taluka towards north, Shahuwadi taluka towardseast.
Places to Stay
Accommodation is available in the nearest city of Ratnagiri. Some of the good budget hotels are Vihar Deluxe Hotel (Tariff – Rs. 1000), Landmark Resort (Tariff – Rs. 1000), Prabha Hotel and (Tariff – Rs. 500).
Marathi is the local language here. Some people also speak Daldi.
During the Magha month (Jan-Feb), on the full moon, a festival is attended by people of different communities from various villages around Lanja. This festival is held in honor of a local Muhammadan saint, Syed Chand Ali Bukhari Faqir, at his grave.
Places to Visit
A few near by tourist destinations include Ratnagiri (42 kms from bus stand) Vijaydurg (80 kms from bus stand), Dajipur Wildlife Sanctuary (102 kms from bus stand), Panhala (88kms from bus stand) and Kunkeshwar (91kms from bus stand).
How to Get There
The airport nearest to Lanja is the Ratnagiri Airport (29 km). The Pune airport (approx.200 km) is the closest international airport.
The Adavali Railway station on Konkan railway (15 kms) is the nearest railway station to Lanja.
Rajapur and Ratnagiri are the neighbouring towns that are connected to Lanja by road. Some of the best bus operators that offer a good experience for passengers traveling to Lanja include Neeta Travels, Atmaram Travels, Konkan Tours & Travels, and Kalbhairav Travels. There are several bus booking portals that provide bus booking online offers from time to time.


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Paul A. Ross
Paul A. Ross, Ed.D., is a recognized leader in human resources. He brings a particular expertise in management education — specializing in diversity and inclusion, executive coaching, organization development and workforce effectiveness.
Paul has a broad background in government and the corporate world, including positions with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, The MITRE Corporation and Digital Equipment Corporation (Hewlett Packard).
In 1994, he established Paul A. Ross Associates, a consulting practice dealing with paradigm shift to help meet today's business needs, given an increasingly diverse workforce and customer base.
His current work is varied and very often done through alliances and collaboration. This honors his original intent of maximizing human potential in ways that make sense to individuals and their respective businesses or organizations. His Fortune 500 client base includes technology, communications, government systems, and financial services firms.
Paul has often been a speaker on the professional conference circuit.
- Ed.D. – University of Massachusetts – Amherst
- Board member – Victory Programs
- Board member – Community Research Initiative of New England
- Board member – Lexington (MA) Historical Society


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BlackBerry is all in with BlackBerry 10
Yesterday was a big day for RIM. The company officially changed its name the BlackBerry, which honestly makes much more sense than RIM. That name change took effect immediately and the company also launched BlackBerry 10. BlackBerry has everything riding on its new operating system and major carriers around the world plan to offer smartphones using the new operating system.
The two new smartphones that will be the first run the BlackBerry 10 operating system include the BlackBerry Z10 and the BlackBerry Q10. Both of the smartphones are very similar featuring 1.5 GHz dual core processors, 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal storage. Both the devices also have a memory card slot for storage expansion.
Both the new smartphones also feature micro HDMI outputs and integrated NFC sensors. There will be versions of both smartphones available on multiple carriers supporting 4G LTE and HSPA+ networks. The phones will be available in white or black colors with prices around $149.99 with a new two-year contract for the Z10. The Q10 will launch in April with pricing announced closer to launch.


text: In the post 9/11 world, many urban areas in the United States received Homeland Security Grant Funds. In order to prioritize the investment of those funds on the most critical gaps in their security strategy, the San Diego urban area created an advisory council with a balanced approach between fire services, law enforcement and emergency managers. This Regional Technology Partnership Advisory Council (RTP) further identified a need to provide project management to support implementation of large complex regional projects. In order to fill this need for project management, the San Diego urban area, through the City of San Diego Office of Homeland Security, acquired consulting services through a competitive procurement to support the implementation of regional technology projects. L.R. Kimball was awarded the contract to provide these services. Consulting services include overall program management, GIS project management, Computer Aided Dispatch interoperability project management, interoperability communications planning and an emergency fire communications center study. The ability to acquire on-board consulting services in cooperation with the RTP through an approved contract allows regional UASI projects to move forward more quickly compared to the often long and complex procurements.


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This simple craft will bring a smile to any Mother's face. No need to water.
- green chenille craft sticks
- colored paper
- green foam
- scissors
- tiny hole punch
- a vase
- ribbon
1. Trace hand prints on colored paper.
2. Carefully cut around the hand print.
3. Layer colored paper and use the original hand print cutout at a template.
4. Repeat as many times as you wish depending on desired bouquet fullness. Punch a small hole in the bottom of each flower.
5. Cut leaf shapes out of the green foam and gently poke the chenille through the leaf. Then, attach the chenille to the hand print through the punched hole.
6. Neatly arrange in a beautiful vase and adorn with a pretty ribbon.
Happy Mother's Day


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For many ranchers, conservation easements are a way to obtain needed cash for their operations without selling pieces of land.
About 40,000 acres of open space are protected by conservaton easements in Routt County. The easements are held by nonprofit organizations such as the Yampa Valley Land Trust, The Nature Conservancy, the Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and the American Farmland Trust.
The Yampa Valley Land Trust holds conservation easements for almost 25,000 acres. About 90 percent of the land the organization works with has some agricultural component.


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Kensington is a sought after inner city community in northwest Calgary, located just across the Bow River from downtown. Sunnyside…
- borders the very popular shopping district of Kensington
- is well within walking distance to downtown and amenities
- is home to Sunnyside LRT station
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LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - TUI said on Tuesday its underlying loss had widened in its first quarter of trade, days after the tour operator slashed its full-year guidance due to an unusually long and hot summer in northern Europe.
TUI's underlying loss was 83.6 million euros in the three months to Dec. 31, widening from 36.7 million euros in the comparable period the previous year, and in line with the company's own expectations.
On Wednesday, the travel group cut its earnings guidance and warned that underlying earnings before interest, taxes and amortisation (EBITA) for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30 would be broadly flat from the 1.177 billion euros ($1.34 billion) it made in the 2018 fiscal year.
The company added it could no longer uphold its previous guidance for at least 10 percent annual growth in underlying EBITA at constant currencies during the three years to fiscal year 2020.
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Thu, 27 March 2014
Talk Timbers talks with defender Michael Harrington, goalkeeping coach Mike Toshack and play-by-play man Keith Bleyer.
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Thu, 20 March 2014
Joining Fletcher Johnson and Ross Smith in this episode are Timbers midfielder Darlington Nagbe, assistant coach Cameron Knowles plus a look ahead to the Rapids with radio analyst Marcelo Balboa. Back from USWNT duty, Thorns defender Rachel Van Hollebeke also stops by to talk preseason.
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Thu, 13 March 2014
Talk Timbers with midfielder Steve Zakuani, head coach Caleb Porter, new Ring of Honor inductee Mick Hoban, and Thorns head coach Paul Riley
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Thu, 6 March 2014
Fletcher Johnson talks about the 2014 MLS season with Timbers GM Gavin Wilkinson and Will Johnson. Plus we hear from the Union's Conor Casey as well as soccer announcer John Strong. The Timbers Army's Jeremy Wright talks about the funding of community soccer park Bless Field
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text: Durban - The Sharks have slammed a newspaper report which indicated that there was a 'coach row' in the team following head coach Robert du Preez's reluctance to pick Springbok hooker Chiliboy Ralepelle.Ralepelle, who featured on the bench for the Springboks in their final two Rugby Championship Tests, was unable to crack a nod in the Sharks' Currie Cup match-day squad upon his return to provincial duty for the latter stages of the Currie Cup.Du Preez picked Franco Marais as his starting hooker, with Akker van der Merwe on the bench.According to the Sunday Times, Ralepelle was unhappy with his omission and took up the issue with Du Preez, before a high-level meeting took place to address the matter.The newspaper reported that there is apparently also unrest over certain aspects of Du Preez's management style and the manner in which he addresses players.The Sharks released an official statement on Monday where they strongly denied what was reported in the newspaper, labelling it as 'sensational'. The statement reads as follows:In response to a disappointing article that appeared in the Sunday Times yesterday titled: Coach Row at Sharks, we believe it is important to advise the public of the facts that were presented to the newspaper in response to their allegations, which they chose to publish only parts of, in order to sensationalise a story that has no merit.The Sharks have nothing to hide; therefore we would like to share with the public, our full response to the newspaper, as well as other facts regarding the non-selection of Chiliboy Ralepelle for the Currie Cup playoffs and the alleged unhappiness amongst 'certain players' according to an unnamed 'source'.During the 2017 rugby season Chiliboy Ralepelle played the most minutes at hooker during the Super Rugby campaign and also received sufficient game time when he was available during the Currie Cup. In our final pool match against Western Province, Chiliboy's performance was below standard and this was addressed with the player.Going into the playoffs players were given an opportunity to prove themselves and team management selected the strongest team on merit. Based on Chiliboy's performance, the decision was made to go with Franco Marais and Akker van der Merwe for the semi-final, who were consistent performers throughout the campaign.Only 23 players could be selected for the playoff matches and naturally there will be players who will feel aggrieved. This situation is not unique to just The Sharks. At this point we must also state that we are under no obligation to select our non-contracted Springboks, as was the case with other South African teams who opted against this.Should a player who is in line for selection not make the team, the coaching team will call that particular player to a meeting and advise him of their decision directly. At this meeting Chiliboy had concerns about his non-selection for the semi-final and upon management's request a meeting was set-up with Chiliboy. The purpose of this meeting was to engage with him regarding his concerns. Chiliboy was given clear reasons for his non-selection and was given an opportunity to ask any questions he had.The above is exactly what transpired with Chiliboy and there is nothing further to add.Our policy is always to be open and transparent with our players. Our environment demands a strong work ethic, respect for each other and our jersey.There is a vision that our young team is working towards and discipline is paramount to our success. The environment created has taken us to the Currie Cup Final in year one and this is just the beginning of where we want to be, as a group.Players who view discipline and a strong work ethic as a negative and who cannot bring themselves to work within a structured environment, will find it difficult to fit into our family moving forward.We have a loyal group of players who have bought into a strong vision and this is none more so evident than the fact that 27 of our current players have re-signed, within the last few months, and have committed their long-term futures to The Sharks. If players were unhappy, like the accusation suggests, then why would they recommit?Our management and players remain focused on the vision we are working towards and this vision will be achieved by building and maintaining a strong team culture. Our performance in the 2017 Currie Cup shows that we are heading in the right direction. The development of our players is also important to us and we want to give them opportunities, with which they can make a case for higher honours. In 2017, there have been eleven players that have either played for the Springboks or who have spent time in the Springbok set-up.It is disappointing that an incident which was addressed and resolved by the parties concerned is being highlighted to push personal agendas.Our players know that there is an open door policy at The Sharks and should there be any grievances they are most welcome to address those concerns with our senior management who are always willing and available to engage constructively. Therefore if there were any concerns on the part of players, it is perplexing to understand why they would remain anonymous rather than approach management with their concerns.Management would respect such an approach rather than choosing to use public platforms to address matters of concern.We remain a family at The Sharks, and as is the case with most families, we may have differing viewpoints at times, but nothing is to major that it cannot be discussed internally and resolved amicably. We are fortunate to be led by a CEO who supports his management team and our staff in working towards a shared vision that will take our brand to new heights.


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We received $39.55 (36.6204 shares x $1.08) from Chevron (CVX). This is the second consecutive quarter that Chevron (CVX) is paying $1.08 dividends per share. Chevron's stock price has been gaining momentum in 2016 after OPEC was hinting to cut oil production. In Dec 2016, OPEC's move to lower oil output pushes world oil price to increase, thus, increasing Chevron's stock price further. Though recently, Chevron's stock price has been slightly decreasing due to Saudi Arabia's surprise increase in oil output and US oil producer's resistance in cutting oil production. Nevertheless, investors are anticipating better future earnings for Chevron as a result of a high oil price.
The dividend yield is +4%. The dividend yield has an increasing trend from 2014 to 2015 due to Chevron's falling stock price and a stagnant dividend per share amount (Dividends per share were $1.07 from mid-2014 to Q32016). In 2016, the dividend yield has been decreasing as OPEC was planning to cut oil production. Speculation about OPEC's plan has pushed Chevron's stock price to gain momentum, thus, decreasing the dividend yield. Recent oil market news in Q1 2017 has triggered an increased in dividend yield to +4% as Chevron's stock price decreases. As we analyze the historical trend, the dividend yield movement shows the market volatility in the oil industry.
In Dec 2016, the dividend payout ratio is 1.8. The high dividend payout ratio is due to Chervon's low Q4 earnings, driven by a decline in revenue as a result of weak global oil demand.
Due to the low oil market price since 2014, the annual dividend growth rate for a 3 year period has been +3.20%, which is lower than the 5yr and 10 yr growth rate. The recent dividend growth rate is only +0.20%.
The oil market has been very volatile since OPEC announced to cut oil production. We expect that global oil prices will still be increasing and the high oil price will benefit Chevron's earnings. Due to the market volatilities, we expect either no dividend increase or a <1% dividend growth rate by next year.


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- Wildlife
- Wildflowers
- Deadly Nightshade
Donald Macauley
The poisonous nature of Deadly Nightshade is famous: its shiny black berries are perhaps a temptation to children, but fatal in even small doses. Found mainly on chalky and limestone soils, particularly on recently disturbed ground, this bushy perennial has bell-shaped flowers that appear from June to August.
How to identify
Deadly Nightshade has oval, pointed leaves which are pale green and strongly ribbed. Purple-brown flowers appear before the berries, which are green at first, turning to shiny black, and look a little like cherries.
Where to find it
Grows in a range of areas across the UK, but is most common in central and southern England.
When to find it
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
How can people help
Despite its poisonous nature, especially for humans and some mammals, Deadly Nightshade is still a useful plant for wildlife with certain species being unaffected by its toxins. The Wildlife Trusts manage many nature reserves for the benefit of all kinds of wildlife, including many different species of plants. But these precious sites are under threat from development, intensive agricultural practices and climate change. You can help by supporting your local Trust and becoming a member; you'll find out about exciting wildlife happenings, events on your doorstep and volunteering opportunities, and be helping local wildlife along the way.


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Likewise, in this section, we'll be covering all the little things you can do on Akala Island once you're the Champion.
A Fiery Present
Return to Paniola Town and visit the house to the west of the Pokemon Centre. On the ground floor, chat to the man sitting behind the table, who happens to be Kiawe's old man. He'll give you a Protector that evolves Rhydon when it's traded while holding one.
Gifts from Colress
When you need an oceanside break, travel to Route 8 and head towards the Aether trailer along the north side. As you get near, you should spot Colress standing in front of the trailer. Hmm, he sure likes this route…
Walk up to him and he'll give you the following items for Genesect: Douse Drive , Shock Drive , Burn Drive and Chill Drive . When held by Genesect, these items modify the Type of its signature move Techno Blast.
A Tasty Reward
Head to Mallow's family restaurant, located south from Olivia's shop in Konikoni City. Inside, cough up the courage to speak to the Team Skull Grunt by the stairs. She'll give you a Whipped Dream and Sachet , which can evolve Swirlix and Spritzee when they're traded with one.
Visit from Kahili
The first time you ever see Kahili is in the Pokemon League, but you may have heard of her before. In any case, take some time out of your busy schedule to visit the Hano Grand Resort. Inside, you'll find Kahili standing by a plant pot in the foyer.
Chat to her to receive TM92 Trick Room . If you've never witnessed it, Trick Room creates a bizarre space where speed priority is reversed. This means slower Pokemon act earlier, while faster Pokemon act later. Useful if you're running a team of slow Pokemon.
Game Freak Offices
If you've never been, the Game Freak offices are located in the office building between the Heahea City Pokemon Centre and the Dimensional Research Lab. Specifically the middle floor.
Inside, you can chat to Morimoto, the Battle Director, towards the west of the office to challenge him to a fierce battle.
Game Freak Morimoto
Flareon is one of Morimoto's evolved Eevees and quite possibly the weakest one. It has Flare Blitz for STAB, Quick Attack to take down weakened foes, Baby-Doll Eyes to drop Attack and Will-o-Wisp to punish physical attackers. Water-type special attackers are fantastic.
Jolteon is insanely fast with high Special Attack to boot. But it has terrible HP and Defence, so an easy win for strong physical attackers, especially Ground-types. It too has Baby-Doll Eyes and Quick Attack, but has Thunder Wave to cause paralysis.
Vaporeon has ridiculous high HP and good special stats, but suffers from below-average Speed. It has a powerful STAB Hydro Pump and Toxic to punish Pokemon that resist it. Hit it hard with physical attackers and don't look back.
Machamp is the usual powerhouse with laughable Speed. However, you won't be laughing when its Stone Edge and Poison Jab connect, dishing out heavy damage to your Flying and Fairy-type Pokemon. Psychic-types are ideal, if they can take a hit that is.
Dragonite is the final evolution of Dratini, a bulky Dragon Pokemon. Morimoto's has power STAB Hurricane and Draco Meteor, plus Thunder and Blizzard for Coverage. Ice-type moves are essential since they do 4x damage. Just be careful as Dragonite seems to have Multiscale.
The first time you win, you'll receive the Oval Charm , which boosts the rate of finding Pokemon Eggs in the Pokemon Nursery. Perfect for hardcore Pokemon breeders! In addition, you will be able to challenge Morimoto to a battle once per day.
The other thing you can do in Game Freak's offices is speak to the Director towards the east side of the office. Once you've caught all 300 Pokemon in the Alola Pokedex (not including Mythical Pokemon), he'll give you the Shiny Charm , which boosts the rate of finding rare Shiny Pokemon.


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We've seen some cracking optical illusions recently, but while this one won't make you feel sick, take a step back (several metres) from your monitor and look at the Mona Lisa. On the right you have the original. Mirrored on the left you have Mona littered with a sticker from the 1990s. Can you still see the sticker though?
Check out the smaller image below if you're struggling to get far enough away from your screen. Impressive stuff. Now back to the head-tripping, pulsing-like-Hypnotoad illusion from the other week. [@gazo_waraeru via Kotaku]


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Registration is now open to race in the annual Houston Yacht Club Turkey Day Regatta Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 18-19. The regatta is open to all boats and classes for racing Windward-Leeward or Pursuit. Prizes are turkeys. The number will be based on the number of registrants per class. Our annual "Grog" party will follow racing on Saturday.
As part of the Competitors' Briefing on Friday, Nov. 17, all racers are invited to attend a presentation by HYC Member and Laser Radial Youth Women's World Champion, Charlotte Rose, who will share her on-the-water racing experiences and upcoming 2017 Youth Sailing World Championship in China later this year. She has been nominated for the 2017 Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year.
The awards ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 20 will feature our chef serving up turkey and trimmings for the racers at the trophy presentation.
See the HYC Web Site for the Notice of Race for the schedule of events. Boats may enter the Regatta through Regatta Network.
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When I try to load drumkv1 (0.3.1-1) in a MIDI track within ardour (3.2-52-g2b0fef5) I get two menu entries : "Edit" and "Edit with generic controls" but they both produce the same result : Display the generic control window (not the nice drumkv1 interface that I get using QTractor on the same machine).
- Who can possibly be the culprit in preventing ardour to display the drumkv1 GUI ?
- Using the generic GUI, how do one load a sample ?
tested with ardour3 3.2-53-g07be5be just now and drumkv1 shows its own GUI alright (as from "Edit...").
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jalv.gtk https:/drumkv1.sourceforge.net/lv2
or could it be that drumkv1 v0.3.1 is somewhat old enough? maybe you can retry with latest v0.3.3 ?


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Planters Pointe Real Estate - Find Your Perfect Home For Sale!
Planters Pointe Listings Summary
Planters Pointe - Town vs. County Stats
Avg Price in Planters Pointe: $482,500 / County Avg $791,500
Avg Sq. Ft. in Planters Pointe: 2,318 / County Avg 2,319
Avg Price per/ft2 in Planters Pointe: $208 / County Avg $341
Avg Walkscore in Planters Pointe: 9 / County Avg 36
Avg Year Built in Planters Pointe: 2003 / County Avg 1981
Avg Days on Website in Planters Pointe: 79 / County Avg 148
Planters Pointe Real Estate Market Health
Planters Pointe Homes for Sale in Mount Pleasant, SC
Beautiful, charming, serene -- it's hard to find adjectives to describe Mount Pleasant that haven't already been used. This is a town that is everything you want it to be. Located on South Carolina's southeast coastline, Mount Pleasant provides the best of Lowcountry living: beautiful waterways, unsurpassed southern hospitality, and an active yet laidback atmosphere. It's no wonder the Mount Pleasant metropolitan area's population has increased significantly during the past two decades, making it the third largest in the Charleston area. When you combine the southern charm and incredible scenery with some of the best neighborhoods around, it's easy to understand why people love living here.
Real Estate in Planters Pointe
Planters Pointe, located a short drive from Highway 41 and the beautiful Wando River, is an exclusive community encompassing some of the most beautiful neighborhoods around. With tree-lined, walkable streets, lagoons surrounded by green hills and all of the wonders of nature, and rows of lovely, comfortable homes, Planters Pointe offers many amenities to the residents who live in the 630 homes within this community including:
- Access to the Dunes West Golf Course and Rivertowne Country Club, both adjacent to Planters Pointe
- An exclusive clubhouse with rooms for social gatherings and community activities
- Walking/biking trails
- Tennis courts
- Swimming pool
- Play park for the kids
- Extremely reasonable HOA fees (approximately $500 per year)
- A short drive away from restaurants, shopping, and great beaches---there is a shopping center within a five-minute drive and a beach 15 minutes away
- A mere 20-minute drive from beautiful downtown Charleston
- Access to all of the great schools within the Charleston County School District
- Quick access to Highways 41, 17, and Interstate 526 (Note: Highway 41 is rather congested during the weekday rush hour)
Homes for Sale in Planters Pointe
Take a tour of Planters Pointe and you will find beautiful homes that are truly reflective of the quaint, serene southern way of life. There's no doubt that you will find the perfect home that will meet the needs of your family and reflect your personal style. Here are a few highlights:
The Neighborhood
- Neighborhood subsections to accommodate every budget:
- Indigo Chase (higher-end)
- Thornwood (higher-end)
- Saltwood (midrange)
- High Marsh (midrange)
- Smokerise (midrange)
- Cotton Creek (the most budget-friendly)
- The Homes
- Priced from the low $200's to $600K
- Homes range from 1,200 to about 4,000 square feet
- Vinyl or cement plank exteriors
- Lot sizes range from .15 acres to .25 acres
- Some lots have woodlands or ponds; other have marsh or creek views
- Three to five bedrooms with 2.5 to 4.5 bathrooms
- Beautifully updated interiors: hardwood floors, granite countertops with modern appliances, new cabinetry
For more information, to schedule a tour, and to make Planters Pointe your new home, call Hank Johnson at RE/MAX Alliance at (843) 352-7943.


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The Classic Travel program runs under separate age divisions by birth year. The organization and participation rules are dictated by the Illinois Youth Soccer Association (IYSA), and further, the Illinois Womens Soccer League (IWSL) for girls and the Northern Illinois Soccer League (NISL) for boys. This program serves nearly 800 of our youth who are looking for a bit more of a challenge and a commitment to soccer.
Classic teams are coached by licensed parents and trained by Tri-Cities professional coaching staff. Teams have the option to be coached by a professional coach as well. Teams have 10 weeks of training each season with two practices each week, one being led by a professional trainer and the other led by the parent coach. Each season (fall and spring) is comprised of 8-9 league games, mostly on Sundays, played throughout the Chicagoland area. Teams play against similar skilled club teams, sorted by age and level each season. Classic teams will participate in two tournaments per year. Indoor league and training are optional for Classic teams but players are strongly encouraged to participate. Most teams do participate in winter league play. The training focus for Classic Teams is to improve skill through player development by offering competition at multiple levels thereby encouraging team development. Classic Travel is a great option for the multi-sport athlete.


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The Secretary-General of the ACP Secretariat, Sir John Kaputin, hold a speech at the ACP House, Brussels on Friday, 16 October 2009 at the Workshop on the Lisbon Treaty and its potential impacts on the ACP Group.
Mr. Chairman,
Excellencies Ambassadors and Representatives of ACP States,
Dr. Paul ENGEL, Director of ECDPM, and his team,
Representatives of the EU Council and the European Commission,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Thank you for the honour to make a Statement at this important Workshop, as I believe that this workshop could not have been organised at a better time. First and foremost, allow me, on behalf of the ACP Group and my own behalf, to thank the ECDPM for accepting to organise this Workshop on behalf of the ACP Secretariat. The ECDPM have always been willing to assist the Secretariat in various other meetings, and I hope that this collaboration will continue to improve.
Mr. Chairman,
For a long time now, ever since the process of revising the constitutional make-up of the EU started, I have been following the process with keen interest. I believe that the Lisbon Treaty has implications for the ACP Group collectively and individually at national level, as well as for the world in general. The EU has become a major international political and economic force, and any reform in its composition, institutional structure or working methods is bound to have ramifications beyond the EU's borders.
The Lisbon Treaty marks another milestone in the evolution of the EU from its humble foundations in the 1957 Treaty of Rome, which focused mainly on trade relations and development coordination among its Member States, to the Union that it is today. However, the Lisbon Treaty is far more ambitious. It represents a shift in the EU's emphasis from peace and economic development within the Union to strategies intended to address global challenges such as the eradication of global poverty, as well as a more political role for the EU on the international scene.
Mr. Chairman,
As you know, the ACP Group's association with the European Union goes right back to the Treaty of Rome, starting with the First Association Convention in 1957, which was succeeded by the Yaoundé and Lome Conventions to the present Cotonou Agreement. Along the way, the ACP-EU relations have to take into account changes in the EU's internal and external environment, as exemplified perhaps by the addition of overtly political themes that are the essential elements of the Cotonou Agreement.
Mr. Chairman,
It is important to always recall that the Cotonou Agreement has as its primary objective the eradication of poverty, promotion of sustainable development and the gradual integration of ACP countries into the global economy. One of the critical questions to be asked about the Lisbon Treaty is how committed the EU still is to the objectives of Cotonou, and indeed to the ACP Group. The biggest threat to world development is global poverty, and I believe that the international trade and financial regime must be structured in a way that tackles the root cause of the marginalization of developing countries in the international economy.
Recent global developments, beginning with the food and fuel crisis in 2006 and now the current financial and economic crisis, demonstrate that it is not possible to co-exist peacefully in the global community of nations in an environment of both absolute deprivation on the one hand and tremendous prosperity on the other hand. Indeed the current crisis has just demonstrated how intertwined the international community has become; we share a common heritage and a common future.
Mr. Chairman,
During the past 4 years, we have witnessed a gradual re-alignment of the EU's development cooperation policies with the ACP Group, as seen in the three separate EU regional strategies for Africa, Caribbean and the Pacific Regions, as well as for South Africa. In the spirit of ACP-EU Partnership, the organs of the ACP Group, including Council, have reiterated that the three regional strategies and the one for South Africa should aim at strengthening the key pillars of the ACP-EU Partnership as delineated in the Cotonou Agreement. This means that the regional strategies should be Cotonou-Plus, both in regional coverage and content of cooperation, and most importantly, should not undermine the solidarity of the ACP Group.
Although I would like to see the build-up of parallel Partnerships as a means of helping countries and regions to better position themselves in the global economic space, I feel that the European Union should be mindful that these new regional development initiatives are not advanced at a great cost of degrading the largest North-South Partnership in the world.
You will have noticed that central to these concerns is the future of the ACP Group. In view of these sentiments, it would be interesting to see how the new external actions of the EU envisaged in the Lisbon Treaty will address these issues.
Mr. Chairman,
It is worth noting that the inevitable ratification of the Lisbon Treaty comes at a time of the 2nd Revision of the Cotonou Agreement. Is it possible that our negotiating partners are already taking into account the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty during these negotiations?
I believe, as I have stated before in other forums, as well as before the ACP Committee of Ambassadors, that the ACP Group needs some serious reflection about the nature of our organization and its future. For instance, are the institutional frameworks that underpin the ACP Group, namely, the Georgetown and Cotonou Agreements, structured in a way that will allow the ACP Group to remain relevant to its Member States in future?
I believe that as we reflect on the implications of the Lisbon Treaty on the ACP Group, these are some of issues we should think about.
I thank you for your kind attention and wish you a successful workshop.


text: Media Press Releases USCCB: Pope Francis Names Auxiliary Bishop of Washington DC as New Bishop of Richmond Pope Francis Names Auxiliary Bishop of Washington as New Bishop of Richmond December 5, 2017 WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has named Auxiliary Bishop Barry C. Knestout of the Archdiocese of Washington as the new bishop of Richmond, Virginia. The appointment was publicized in Washington on December 5, 2017 by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.Bishop Knestout was born in Cheverly, Maryland, on June 11, 1962. He attended Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland, where he earned a Master of Divinity degree in 1988 and a Master of Arts degree in 1989.He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Washington on June 24, 1989. Assignments after ordination included: associate pastor, St. Bartholomew's Parish, Bethesda, MD (1989-1993); associate pastor, St. Peter's Parish, Waldorf (1993-1994); priest secretary to Cardinal James Hickey (1994-2004); executive director, Archdiocesan Office of Youth Ministry, (2001-2003); priest secretary to Cardinal Theodore McCarrick (2003-2004); pastor, St. John the Evangelist Parish, Silver Spring (2004-2006); and the Archdiocesan Secretary for Pastoral Life and Social Concerns (2006-2008).Named Monsignor by Pope John Paul II in 1999, he was then named moderator of the curia in April 2007 and assisted Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl in overseeing administrative affairs. On November 18, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI named Msgr. Knestout Auxiliary Bishop of Washington and titular bishop of Leavenworth. He was ordained a bishop by then-Archbishop Donald Wuerl on December 29, 2008.He has been a member of the Administrative Board of the Maryland Catholic Conference and the Episcopal Moderator of the American Catholic Correctional Chaplains Association. He serves as the Regional IV representative on the USCCB Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People as well as the Episcopal Liaison to the Diocesan Fiscal Management Conference.As of today's appointment, Bishop Knestout will be the 13th Bishop of the Diocese of Richmond, Virginia, succeeding the late Bishop Francis Xavier DiLorenzo who passed away on August 17, 2017.The Diocese of Richmond comprises 36,711 square miles. It has a total population of 5,118,519 people of which 222,283, or 4 percent, are Catholic. ---Keywords: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, USCCB, Pope Francis, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio, Auxiliary Bishop Barry Knestout, Archdiocese of Washington, Diocese of Richmond, Cardinal Donald W Wuerl, Bishop Francis Xavier DiLorenzo ### Media Contact: Judy Keane 202-541-320017-240 Bps Appts,CathPress,DD,DP,DioNews,CNS


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Column: Strategies for controlling weight: the 'plate method'
Better health through weight control can reduce the risk of developing chronic health problems, including heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and some cancers. One strategy for weight control is to use the "plate method," which is a food-awareness tool that helps change habits and attitudes toward food and eating.
The plate method helps you make healthy choices, eat more high-fiber foods, control carbs and increase your intake of vegetables and fruits.
Start by downsizing. Your plate, that is.
Oversized plates encourage larger servings, making it virtually impossible to prevent overeating. Choose a dinner plate that is no more than nine inches in diameter.
Rethink how you fill your plate. Fill half of your plate with vegetables and fruit. Choose non-starchy veggies, and eat both raw and cooked. Opt for salad greens and other non-starchy vegetables including broccoli, carrots, green beans and cauliflower.
Fill only one-fourth of your plate with grains and other starchy foods such as rice, potatoes or pasta. Any food made from wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley, quinoa, millet or other cereal is a grain product. Choose whole-grain foods over refined, making at least half of your daily intake whole grain.
The remaining one-fourth of your plate may be filled with a low-fat protein. Aim for 3 to 4 ounces of lean protein twice a day, choosing options such as chicken, turkey, tofu, fish, beef, pork, eggs or cheese. Avoid frying foods, as this may add unnecessary and unhealthy calories.
As an alternative to meat, healthful cooked beans count as protein. There are many to choose from: pinto, black, lentils, navy, split pea, garbanzo, lima, and black-eyed peas, to name a few.
Replace sugar-filled soda with a glass of low- or non-fat milk or non-dairy beverage. Calcium-rich products include milk, cheese, milk-based desserts such as pudding, and calcium-enriched non-dairy beverages for those who cannot consume dairy products.
Choose fruit for dessert. Explore the many options available throughout the year in the local groceries and at the local farmers markets.
Rethinking your plate can take time, so don't get discouraged. Changing habits accumulated over a lifetime will be challenging, but well worth the reward of improved health.
Visit choosemyplate.gov for more information about a valuable tool to guide us to controlling our weight and leading a healthier life.
Diane Mason is county extension agent for family and consumer sciences at the Boone County Cooperative Extension Service.