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Explore the wilderness with us… Rhinos are in terrible trouble across Africa. The Kruger National Park, the second oldest protected area on earth, may lose as many as 1,000 rhinos this year! The South African government has reacted by supporting the legal sale of over $100 million of rhino horn. This decision has polarized the African conservation community. The main concern is that the sale stimulates trade by creating the impression that rhino horn is now legal. When massive stockpiles of ivory were sold onto the international market, the price per kg did not go down, and the message that there is now legal sources of ivory was received by the general public in markets like China that "ivory is now legal!" We lost over 25,000 elephant in Africa last year and poaching is escalating. We need to be very careful in making this decision and spend funds from the sale of rhino horn very carefully if we go through with this…
Within the next 10-15 years we will see the last-remaining wilderness area on earth dominated by the demands of growing human populations and undermined by accelerated climate change. When the earth's last wild places are gone, all we will have are fenced off protected areas dependent on constant intervention to persist and marginalized by the demands of sustained development in emerging markets. Guides, rangers, researchers, ecotourists, photographers, artists and conservationists around the world apply themselves everyday to sharing, studying, photographing, writing about, protecting, conserving and celebrating the "wild" with their guests, co-workers, colleagues, and local communities. These amazing photographs are a window into their world, a world where the lions, elephants, orangutans and leopards still reign supreme and we can dream of that perfect morning in the wilderness.
Ranger Diaries and The Bush Boyes have teamed up to bring you the "Top 25 Photographs from the Wilderness". These stunning photographs are selected from hundreds of submissions and are intended to bring the beauty, freedom and splendor of the wilderness to as many people as possible around the world. Please submit your best photographs from the wildest places to the The Bush Boyes Facebook page or Ranger Diaries website, and stand a chance of being featured in the "Top 25 Photographs from the Wilderness" published each week. This initiative is all about SHARING and CARING about wild places. Please "Like" this blog post and share this link with as many people as possible… So begins the "Ranger Revolution"… Anyone can be an "Honorary Ranger" if they share and care about the wilderness, stimulating positive change for wild places around the world… Join the "Ranger Revolution" now!
"The elders should come together and teach us the traditional ways so we know what the Earth means to us." – Pierre Alphonse (Black Lake First Nation)
"The American Indian is of the soil, whether it be the region of forests, plains, pueblos, or mesas. He fits into the landscape, for the hand that fashioned the continent also fashioned the man for his surroundings. He once grew as naturally as the wild sunflowers, he belongs just as the buffalo belonged…." – Luther Standing Bear Oglala Sioux (1868-1937)
"Out of the Indian approach to life there came a great freedom, an intense and absorbing respect for life, enriching faith in a Supreme Power, and principles of truth, honesty, generosity, equity, and brotherhood as a guide to mundane relations." – Luther Standing Bear Oglala Sioux (1868-1937)
"You have noticed that everything as Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round….. The Sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars. The wind, in its greatest power, whirls. Birds make their nest in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours…." – Black Elk Oglala Sioux Holy Man (1863-1950)
"Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were. The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves." – Black Elk Oglala Sioux Holy Man (1863-1950)
"What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset." – Crowfoot, Blackfoot warrior and orator
"In the beginning of all things, wisdom and knowledge were with the animals, for Tirawa, the One Above, did not speak directly to man. He sent certain animals to tell men that he showed himself through the beast, and that from them, and from the stars and the sun and moon should man learn.. all things tell of Tirawa." – Eagle Chief (Letakos-Lesa) Pawnee
All things in the world are two. In our minds we are two, good and evil. With our eyes we see two things, things that are fair and things that are ugly…. We have the right hand that strikes and makes for evil, and we have the left hand full of kindness, near the heart. One foot may lead us to an evil way, the other foot may lead us to a good. So are all things two, all two. – Eagle Chief (Letakos-Lesa) Pawnee
"…everything on the earth has a purpose, every disease an herb to cure it, and every person a mission. This is the Indian theory of existence." – Mourning Dove Salish (1888-1936)
"Children were encouraged to develop strict discipline and a high regard for sharing. When a girl picked her first berries and dug her first roots, they were given away to an elder so she would share her future success. When a child carried water for the home, an elder would give compliments, pretending to taste meat in water carried by a boy or berries in that of a girl. The child was encouraged not to be lazy and to grow straight like a sapling." – Mourning Dove Salish (1888-1936)
"From Wakan-Tanka, the Great Mystery, comes all power. It is from Wakan-Tanka that the holy man has wisdom and the power to heal and make holy charms. Man knows that all healing plants are given by Wakan-Tanka, therefore they are holy. So too is the buffalo holy, because it is the gift of Wakan-Tanka." – Flat-Iron (Maza Blaska Oglala Sioux Chief)
The traditions of our people are handed down from father to son. The Chief is considered to be the most learned, and the leader of the tribe. The Doctor, however, is thought to have more inspiration. He is supposed to be in communion with spirits… He cures the sick by the laying of hands, and payers and incantations and heavenly songs. He infuses new life into the patient, and performs most wonderful feats of skill in his practice…. He clothes himself in the skins of young innocent animals, such as the fawn, and decorated himself with the plumage of harmless birds, such as the dove and hummingbird…" – Sarah Winnemucca Paiute (1844-1891)
"The Great Spirit is in all things, he is in the air we breathe. The Great Spirit is our Father, but the Earth is our Mother. She nourishes us, that which we put into the ground she returns to us…." – Big Thunder (Bedagi) Wabanaki Algonquin
"… I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man to depend simply upon himself." – Lone Man (Isna-la-wica) Teton Sioux
"All birds, even those of the same species, are not alike, and it is the same with animals and with human beings. The reason WakanTanka does not make two birds, or animals, or human beings exactly alike is because each is placed here by WakanTanka to be an independent individuality and to rely upon itself." – Shooter Teton Sioux
"If today I had a young mind to direct, to start on the journey of life, and I was faced with the duty of choosing between the natural way of my forefathers and that of the… present way of civilization, I would, for its welfare, unhesitatingly set that child's feet in the path of my forefathers. I would raise him to be an Indian!"- Tom Brown, Jr., The Tracker
"We learned to be patient observers like the owl. We learned cleverness from the crow, and courage from the jay, who will attack an owl ten times its size to drive it off its territory. But above all of them ranked the chickadee because of its indomitable spirit." – Tom Brown, Jr., The Tracker
"When you know who you are; when your mission is clear and you burn with the inner fire of unbreakable will; no cold can touch your heart; no deluge can dampen your purpose. You know that you are alive." – Chief Seattle, Duwamish (1780-1866)
"When all the trees have been cut down, when all the animals have been hunted, when all the waters are polluted, when all the air is unsafe to breathe, only then will you discover you cannot eat money." – Cree Prophecy
"In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations." – Iroquois Maxim (circa 1700-1800)
"Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect." – Chief Seattle, Duwamish (1780-1866)
"Warriors are not what you think of as warriors. The warrior is not someone who fights, because no one has the right to take another life. The warrior, for us, is one who sacrifices himself for the good of others. His task is to take care of the elderly, the defenseless, those who cannot provide for themselves, and above all, the children, the future of humanity." —Sitting Bull (c. 1831 – 1890), Hunkpapa Sioux.
"If a man is as wise as a serpent, he can afford to be as harmless as a dove." – Cheyenne Proverb
"Every time you wake up ask yourself "What good things am I going to do today?" Remember that when the sun goes down at sunset, it will take a part of your life with it." – Native American proverb
"Every year, my brother (Chris Boyes), Pete ("the Nare") Hugo, Giles ("Prince William") Trevethick and I (Dr Steve Boyes) cross the Okavango Delta, top to bottom, on mokoros (dug-out canoes) to survey the distribution and abundance of wetland birds, advocate for World Heritage Status, and share this amazing wilderness with accompanying scientists, explorers and special guests. My wife, Dr Kirsten Wimberger, joined us for the first time this year. No one will forget what happened on the 2012 expedition…"
See: http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/07/26/bush-boyes-on-expedition-okavango-wetland-bird-survey/
In 2013, we are embarking on the Okavango River Expedition. This will be a 1,750km odyssey down the Okavango River from the source near Huambo (Angola) all the way down the catchment, across the Caprivi Strip (Namibia), and into Botswana to cross the Okavango Delta via one of our planet's last untouched wilderness areas. Our objective is to support the Okavango World Heritage Project and achieve UNESCO World Heritage Status for the Okavango Delta and the entire catchment. See: http://www.okavangofilm.com/
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DWTS Season 9 – Entertainment News for September 21st through the 24th, 2009 (Cont.)
Picking up from where I left things last night….I will never get it all, but I'll try to hit the high points for ya'll (Country Music night at the local sports bar with wireless 🙂 ).
Kelly Osbourne and Louis Van Amstel on Ellen!
Aaron Carter on Bonnie Hunt – you know, I sorta like this kid.
Extra on DWTS Men, September 22, 2009
EW.com has a article I can relate to – it starts out with comments on the male pros. 🙂
'Dancing With the Stars' recap: We've Got Males
It's season 9 (yes, really) of Dancing With the Stars, and the boys are back in town! I'll get to last night's competing men in a moment; first we need to focus on the eight swashbuckling stallions who have returned to Crazytown, U.S.A. Our beautiful male pros were back and ready to make loving eye contact with the camera in a rousing opening number. Maks even did a seductive eyebrow check for our viewing pleasure. They were both still there, as were all 500 billion hairs in Derek's mop when he checked on its existence after the dance's final flourish. Such fun! Excuse me, though: Who is this tall blonde lady who got to be the melted cheese in a Tony/Maks flatbread sandwich? I had no idea the season 9 premiere would feature the winner of a contest based on my ultimate fantasy.
That lucky lady was Tony's wife – so she's officially VERY lucky.
Is everyone ready to run down the first performances of the season 9 men? I feel like we should all submit photos of ourselves in mid-air, while attempting to execute fabulously contorted leaps, as a sign of solidarity before we proceed in this season's DWTS recap journey together. Oh, well. Too much work. Here we go…
Ok! Magazine on the Women of DWTS!
Kelly Osbourne stole the show on Tuesday night's Dancing with the Stars with a Viennese waltz that visibly moved her mother Sharon and rock legend father Ozzy Osbourne. But it was model Joanna Krupa who took the surprising first place on the hit ABC reality show's ladies' night — and singer Mya also looks like she'll be a standout on the dance floor for weeks to come.
While Macy Gray had everyone scratching their heads with her censored post-dance comment, Kelly thrilled the crowd with her graceful Viennese waltz with partner Louis Van Amstel, for which she received a score of 23. The reality star cried for joy, as did her mother Sharon, who gushed to friends after the show, "it's like she's a young woman, not a young girl anymore. It was gorgeous!"
Backstage, Kelly told OK!, "I'm so happy, I can't even tell you. I feel incredible. When you work so hard at something—and it's not just about the dancing — you have to be feminine, figure out what the dance means to you. That, in itself, is really hard for me and Louis has taught me so much.
"I was crying before I went onstage and then I pulled it together," she confided. "Then I went, you can only do the best you can do… It made me cry to share that with my mom and dad."
Meanwhile, Joanna and pro Derek Hough couldn't be more thrilled backstage after landing on top of the leader board with a sizzling salsa that received a 24 score and an impressive 10-point foxtrot relay. "I'm shocked. I feel like this is a dream. I really wanted to break the 'model curse,'" Joanna said, referring to the fact that models have never done well on DWTS. "Just because you're a model doesn't mean you're stiff and can't move." Joanna added to OK! that she loved her flamboyant yellow salsa pants that Derek picked.
Maks, Maks, Maks – you're going to have people accusing me of a bias against you again, when you do it to yourself every time. :::sigh::: I will point all complainers to the extremely complimentary things I said about Maks' choreography of the summer tour.
Entourage actress Debi Mazar, who earned a 16 for her salsa and a 6 for her relay foxtrot, told OK! "I had a really good time. My nerves were hard on me." Partner Maks Chmerkovskiy commented, "we did a lot better in practice but the first week is very tough."
According to Access Hollywood, Donny says NO to Ballroom training….but then he kinda sorta retracts it. You be the judge. I still call him a ringer. 🙂 This one has more than just Donny – like Kelly, for example.


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I have never been afraid to express my opinion. I welcome reasonable discussions and debate about almost anything—food, movies, books, baseball, politics, world affairs, religion, you name it. I have strong feelings about almost anything and everything, and I usually am not at all hesitant to say what I am thinking. I like to think that I listen to what others have to say and that I try and be informed about as much as I can before formulating my own opinion. My values have not changed much at all in the course of my life, so I know my starting point based on those values, but my mind has been changed many times on many issues by listening and reading what others have to say.
But this time I am lost. I am Jewish, I am proud to be Jewish, and I feel a strong emotional tie to Israel and Jewish people everywhere. I've only visited Israel once, back in 1997, and it left an indelible mark upon me. I felt a connection historically and spiritually to the place. I cried when we left in a way that was far different from the sadness I always feel when a trip or vacation ends. Israel felt like home to me in a way I never expected. From my research I now know I have family in Israel. I have friends in Israel. I know how important Israel is to the past, the present, and the future of the Jewish people.
I am also a lifelong progressive liberal (and not ashamed at all of that word) who argued and protested against every US war during my lifetime—from Vietnam starting in 1965 when I was a teenager up through Bush's invasion of Iraq in 2002. I know that some wars were so-called just wars; defeating Hitler and others who have tried to commit genocide is justified and necessary. Dropping an atomic bomb on Japan, however, is not something I would have agreed with, if I'd been born at the time. I don't agree with capital punishment, even when the convicted person has committed a heinous crime. I just don't see killing as a way of accomplishing anything unless and until there is no choice in the name of self-defense or defense of others.
So I have read the news these last few weeks with my stomach churning, my heart breaking, and my brain torn from one side to the other. Almost everything I have read is filled with one-sided rhetoric. There is no reason for me to recap the arguments; you've heard them all before. People who are defending Israel point me to pro-Israel sources; people who are anti-Israel point me to anti-Israel sources. I read the New York Times every day, hoping it is more objective than other sources. People who are pro-Israel say that the Times is biased against Israel; people who are anti-Israel say the Times is biased in favor of Israel.
There are only a few actual facts: Hamas wants to destroy Israel—it says so in its charter; there is a blockade around Gaza that makes escape for those who live there almost impossible and life there absolutely miserable; Hamas is building tunnels and accumulating weapons and shooting rockets to reach its goal of destroying Israel; Israel is fighting back with stronger and bigger weapons and with a defense system that has resulted in many more Palestinian deaths than Hamas has been able to inflict on Israel; Hamas refuses to agree to a ceasefire; Israel refuses to stop building new settlements; Hamas continues to shoot rockets, knowing that its own people will be killed in greater numbers; Israel knows that it cannot avoid killing them when it shoots its rockets at Gaza. Neither side can win unless it obliterates the other side, in which case neither side has won.
Meanwhile, people are dying on both sides, no one feels safe, and there is hate being spewed by both sides. And across the world, there are people protesting, saying things that I've not heard said so publicly and proudly in my lifetime: "Death to the Jews, Kill the Jews." In one town in France, shop windows were smashed. Immediately I thought of Kristallnacht.
So why have I remained quiet? Being quiet did not help the Jews in the 1930s. But why express my feelings when they only provoke more rhetoric? Why be accused of being either a self-hating Jew for having sympathy for the people in Gaza or of being a Jewish imperialist/Zionist for understanding why Israel feels a need to use force to stop Hamas from trying to kill the Israeli people and their country? The dialogue is pointless. No one really listens. They just argue. They just throw around words of hate. They just make me feel sick and sad and confused.
I have also remained quiet because I am confused and upset and heart-sick. I see no hope for any improvement in the situation; I only see things getting worse. I only see a terrible ending to all this anger and killing and hate, and it makes me despair for my children and my grandchildren, for Jews and for non-Jews, for our world, our planet, our lives. There is no right, no wrong. There is just ugliness, blood, violence, and hatred. There are no words. I have no words. I am speechless. I am silenced.
Please don't tell me what you think. Please don't fill my heart with more hate, with more anger. I've heard all the arguments. The rhetoric is all noise to me. Endless Facebook postings prove nothing; people only read what supports their point of view. There is nothing to celebrate. Everyone is wrong; everyone is right. Everyone needs to be quiet, to stop talking, and to start listening to their hearts, hoping with their souls, and thinking with their brains. If those of us who do not live where the bombs are flying cannot talk to each other with respect and understanding, how is there any hope that there will ever be peace over there or, for that matter, anywhere?
So my silence does not signify indifference or apathy; it signifies confusion and a willingness to listen and think and hope. You cannot listen when you are talking. You cannot think when you are just spewing rhetoric. You cannot hope when you are angry. I am listening. I am thinking. I am trying as hard as I can to hope.


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HANOVER, N.H. — Dartmouth College Athletics Director Harry Sheehy announced today that Chad Riley has been named as the 10th head coach of the Big Green men's soccer program. Riley, who has been on staff as the top assistant for over a year, replaces Jeff Cook who left the position after 12 successful years to pursue a coaching opportunity with the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer (MLS).
"Chad is a skilled and passionate teacher of the game who demands excellence from himself and those around him," said Sheehy. "He understands well the role of athletics in a rigorous academic setting like Dartmouth. I am thrilled to have him lead the wonderful tradition of Dartmouth men's soccer as we head into our centennial season."
This past fall, Riley helped guide Dartmouth to a 9-7 record and a second-place finish in the Ivy League standings with a 5-2 mark in his first season in Hanover. He mentored five Big Green players who received All-Ivy honors, including two first-team selections, one of which also earned all-region accolades from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).
Before arriving at Dartmouth, Riley served as an assistant coach for six years at his alma mater, the University of Notre Dame, under former Dartmouth head coach Bobby Clark. During his stint in South Bend, the Fighting Irish posted a record of 71-37-21 overall and a 41-13-8 mark in the Big East. Five times Notre Dame qualified for the NCAA Tournament in those six seasons, reaching the Elite Eight in both 2006 and '07, and it won Big East regular-season titles in 2007 and '08 for the school's first back-to-back conference crowns.
Riley coached 31 All-Big East selections, four All-Americans and three Academic All-Americans at Notre Dame, plus worked with the 2006 MAC Hermann Trophy winner, Joseph Lapira, as the NCAA's top collegiate soccer player. A total of 16 players were drafted into the MLS during his six years with the Fighting Irish.
In 2005, Riley was on the staff at St. John's University, helping the Red Storm finish the season with an 11-6-5 record and advance to the third round of the NCAA Tournament. His first college coaching position came in 2004 at Oberlin College, which finished the season 9-8-3 and posted the highest team grade point average of any of the 73 schools honored by the NSCAA with its Team Academic Award.
In every season of his coaching career, Riley's teams have logged a winning record.
"I am humbled and honored to have been chosen by Harry Sheehy and [Senior Associate Athletics Director] Drew Galbraith to lead this excellent program," Riley said. "Dartmouth soccer has a rich tradition of success and I look forward to adding to its great history.
"I would also like to take this time to thank my coaching mentors that have helped me along the way," he continued, "especially the most recent, Jeff Cook and Bobby Clark. I have been tremendously fortunate in my career to work for many great head coaches and along side many excellent assistant coaches."
A 2004 graduate of Notre Dame with a degree in theology, Riley was named to the All-Big East Rookie Team in 2000 while leading the team in scoring before going on to garnering All-Big East third-team honors twice and second-team honors as a senior. For his career, he recorded 52 points on 10 goals and 32 assists, the second-most assists all-time at Notre Dame. Riley started 75 games and was a key figure on the 2003 squad that won the Big East Tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Round of 16. In addition, the native of Houston, Texas, was twice named to the Big East Academic All-Star Team.
Jeff Cook, Head Coach, Dartmouth College 2001-2012
"I am delighted that Chad Riley has been appointed as the men's soccer coach at Dartmouth, and feel he is uniquely qualified for this opportunity. He has deservedly built a reputation as one of the most talented, up-and-coming college soccer coaches in the country. Working with Chad over the past year has confirmed what I already knew about him: he is highly professional, has a great knowledge of the game and a true passion for coaching and teaching. Chad has quickly developed a strong bond with Dartmouth; I am confident that the Dartmouth men's soccer program will thrive under his leadership."
Bobby Clark, Current Head Coach, Notre Dame; Dartmouth Head Coach from 1985-1993
"I wish Chad the very best of luck at Dartmouth. Dartmouth is a special program for me as it is where I began my collegiate coaching career. I am thrilled that someone who played and coached for me will be in charge. I am confident that Chad will be very much his own man. He has an excellent soccer brain and will have his own ideas but, from a slightly selfish point of view, I hope that perhaps some of my philosophies, however dated, might still guide the Big Green on to greater glory. I wish both he and Big Green Soccer continued success."
Brian Wiese, Current Head Coach, Georgetown; Dartmouth Class of 1995
"Chad Riley is an exciting hire for Dartmouth soccer. Coaching him as a player and working with him as a colleague in the coaching ranks, has shown him to be a person with tremendous integrity, work ethic and a great soccer IQ. Those who bleed Dartmouth Green will be proud to have Chad as their coach."
Dillon Powers, Notre Dame Class of 2013, 2012 NSCAA First Team All-America and Current Member of Colorado Rapids (MLS)
"I am genuinely thrilled for Chad. As a player he made me better and inspired me to be my best. I have always thought I would be a coach after playing so I constantly evaluate my coaches and pick up on everything they do that makes them special. I always assumed that one day Chad would be in a head coaching position somewhere and I would often think to myself, `Now that is a staff that I want to be a part of; that is a team I do not want to face.' I have seen the `day in and day out' with him at Notre Dame, and there is no one more passionate and dedicated to his work which is why I know his program will be successful — successful in the win column and, more importantly, successful in developing and mining the best in the players he has brought to his program. He brought out the best in me and challenged me to a tremendous degree, and I can say with full confidence that he will do the same for others."


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With a Month to Go Before Dell's Buyout Vote, Eyes on Proxy Advisory Firms
The proxy vote over the $24.4 billion plan to take the struggling Dell computer company private is now only 32 days away.
Set for July 18, it may yet be close, or it may not. Much of that will be determined by whether the activist investor Carl Icahn walks away from the proxy fight he started as he has been reported to be considering.
But another key step in that process is fast approaching. The two major proxy firms, Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis, have yet to weigh in on the proposal by CEO Michael Dell and the private equity firm Silver Lake Partners. The opinions of those firms will carry a lot of weight among certain institutional shareholders. A recommendation against the buyout by either firm — ISS in particular — could sway enough shareholders that its approval might be in doubt.
As yet, neither firm has given any indication as to its opinion of the deal. CNBC reported Friday that meetings between representatives for Dell and Silver Lake and the proxy firms had not yet taken place.
The proxy firm recommendations matter in part because of the way the proxy vote will be structured. Under terms of the buyout process established by a special committee of Dell's board of directors, neither Michael Dell nor any of his affiliates that control a combined 15 percent and change of the outstanding shares can cast a vote. That means a majority of slightly more than 42 percent have to vote in favor.
Those against the deal so far include Icahn and Southeastern, which control a combined 12.53 percent of the company's shares. Others that have previously expressed opposition to the deal include fund manager T. Rowe Price, which had 4.09 percent of Dell shares as of March 31, and Pzena Investment Management and Yacktman Asset Management, which control a combined 1.58 percent of shares.
One critical block of shares belongs to investment funds that are passively managed, including some index funds and exchange traded funds. According to data from Thomson Reuters, more than 16 percent of Dell shares are in the hands of index funds. In some cases, these funds vote exactly as the proxy firms recommend.
According to a source close to the process, as much as 10 percent of Dell's shares are in the hands of firms that have so-called "auto pilot" proxy policies and vote with the advisory firms. Another five percent to 10 percent will be heavily influence by the firms' opinions.
The largest of these include State Street Global Advisors, which has 3.46 percent of Dell's shares, and which gets some advice from ISS. Invesco's PowerShares funds unit gets its advice from Glass Lewis.
Other firms keep their own counsel on proxy votes and vote according to their own proxy policies. The Vanguard Group (proxy guidelines here) and the iShares funds controlled by the investment firm BlackRock (proxy guidelines here) are two of the the largest in this camp: Vanguard owns 3.7 percent of Dell shares while BlackRock's funds control about 3 percent.
In looking over all this I prepared a handful of spreadsheets. I'll share screen grabs of two.
The first is a breakdown of the top 21 shareholders of Dell (Michael Dell, plus the next 20). Those that have previously indicated opposition to the buyout in public statements are highlighted in red. Remember that about 42 percent of shareholders need to vote in favor for the buyout to be approved. (Most of these investment stakes were current as of March 31, based on public filings, and therefore don't account for any changes that might have occurred since then.)
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Mercedes-Benz E Class Saloon | E300de AMG Line Premium 4dr 9G-Tronic
Mercedes-Benz E Class Saloon Overview
I would like all maintenance and service costs included
Initial Rental (Personal)
£3,343.25 inc VAT
Initial Rental (Business)
£2,786.04 ex VAT
Contract Length
48 Months
Processing fee
£199.99 ex VAT
Standard Options
- Electric windows with one touch opening/closing and obstruction sensors
- Privacy glass (rear side windows and rear screen)
- Rain sensor windscreen wipers
- Rear wiper
- Top surround of side windows in polished aluminium
- Active brake assist
- Adaptive Brake System with HOLD function and brake drying in the wet
- Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
- Electronic parking brake
- Electronic Stability Programme
- Hill hold assist
- Hill start assist
- Perforated front brake discs with "Mercedes-Benz" lettering
- Floor mats with AMG lettering
- Agility control sports suspension with selective damping system and lowering by 15mm
- Smartphone integration via Android Auto/Apple CarPlay, Media Interface, USB and Bluetooth interface
- Active parking assist and 360 camera
- Attention assist
- Blind spot assist
- Cruise control with variable speed limiter
- Direct steer speed sensitive steering
- DYNAMIC SELECT with a choice of driving modes (ECO, Comfort, Sport, Sport and Individual)
- Boot release from drivers seat
- Remote boot release
- Stop/start system
- 2 USB ports in the rear
- Analogue clock
- Brake wear warning light
- COMAND online HDD navigation with media interface with 12.3 inch colour display,WLAN/Wi-Fi hotspot, Car-to-X Communication
- Mercedes connect me
- Multi function trip computer
- Outside temperature display
- Service indicator (ASSYST)
- Status display for rear seat belts in instrument cluster
- Touchpad with control wheel
- Traffic sign assist
- Wireless charging
- Body colour door mirrors
- Electrically adjustable and heated door mirrors
- Black open pore ash wood dashboard and door trim Centre console in black open pored ash wood
- 25 litre AdBlue tank
- 66 litre fuel tank
- 8m charging cable for household socket
- 8m charging cable for wall box/charging stations
- Diesel particulate filter
- Incorrect fuelling protection
- 2 USB ports in centre console
- Aerial integrated in rear window
- DAB Digital radio
- AMG bodystyling front and rear aprons and side skirts in polished aluminium
- Body colour bumpers
- Body colour door handles
- Polished aluminium waistline
- Pre-installation for roof rail systems
- Radiator grille with integral star and 2 louvres in matt iridium silver with chrome trim
- Solid paint
- Visible twin exhaust tailpipe in bumper
- Adaptive brake lights
- Charging access point below offside rear light
- Front LED fog lights with cornering function
- LED rear lights
- MULTIBEAM Intelligent Light System with Adaptive Highbeam Assist
- Auto dual-zone climate control system
- 3 spoke flat bottom AMG steering wheel with trimmed in black nappa leather
- Artico man-made leather/Microfibre Dinamica upholstery
- Chrome door pins
- Electric height/reach adjustable steering column
- Front and rear door pockets
- Front centre armrest with storage compartment
- Front door sills with illuminated Mercedes lettering
- Glasses compartment in overhead control panel
- Lockable/illuminated air conditioned glovebox
- Silver door pins
- Sports pedals in brushed stainless steel with black rubber studs
- Steering column electrically adjustable for height and reach
- Steering wheel multifunction with gearshift paddles
- Steering wheel touch control buttons for audio and onboard settings
- Storage compartment with 12V socket in centre console
- Courtesy lights in rear grab handles with reading light functionality
- Interior lighting - 64 colour Ambient lighting
- Interior rear light/integral reading lights
- Memory pack - E Class
- Mirror pack - E Class
- Parking package including 360 degree camera - E Class
- Seat comfort pack - E Class
- Stowage pack - E Class
- 3x3 point rear seatbelts
- Active bonnet
- Black seat belts
- Childproof locks manually operated for rear doors and electrically operated for rear power windows
- Driver and passenger side/thorax airbags
- Driver/front passenger airbag
- Drivers knee airbag
- Pre-Safe anticipatory safety system
- Seat occupancy sensor
- Seatbelt warning
- Tyre pressure monitoring system
- Warning triangle and first aid kit
- Window airbags
- Contrast stitching
- 40:20:40 split folding rear seat
- Auto Mercedes-Benz child seat recognition sensor
- Four way partially front electric seat adjustment
- Head restraints for driver and front passenger (four-way adjustability)and in rear (two-way)
- Heated front seats
- ISOFIX child seat attachment points two outer rear seats
- Alarm system/interior protection/immobiliser
- Central locking with interior switch, automatic locking and crash sensor with emergency opening function
- Chrome surround electric key
- Keyless Start
- Sunvisors with illuminated vanity mirrors
- 18" AMG 5 spoke light alloy wheels painted in titanium grey with high sheen finish
Technical Options
- Noise Level dB(A): 68
- Standard Euro Emissions: EURO 6
- WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Comb - Max: 54
- Bore: 82
- Catalytic Convertor: True
- Compression Ratio: 15.5:1
- Cylinder Layout: IN-LINE
- Cylinders: 4
- Engine Layout: NORTH SOUTH
- Fuel Type: COMMON RAIL
- Gears: 9 SPEED
- Number of Valves: 16
- Stroke: 92.3
- Valve gear: DOHC
- EC: True
- EC Extra Urban: N
- EC Urban: N
- WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Low - Max: 40
- WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Low - Min: 37
- WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Medium: 43
- WLTP - MPG - Low - Min: 1.3
- WLTP - MPG - Medium: 1.5
- WLTP - MPG - Medium - Max: 42.2
- Any aspect of the vehicles safety cause concern?: Data Not Available
- Badge Engine CC: 300
- Badge Power: 7.2
- Based On ID: N
- Coin Description: de
- Coin Series: AMG Line Premium
- Ghost model for valuation purposes: N
- Man Corrosion Perforation Guarantee - Years: 30
- Manufacturers Paintwork Guarantee - Years: 3
- NCAP Child Occupant Protection %: 5
- NCAP Overall Rating - Effective February 09: 316
- NCAP Pedestrian Protection %: 2.0
- NCAP Safety Assist %: M1
- Service Interval Frequency - Months: 95
- Service Interval Mileage: N
- Special Edition: Data Not Available
- Special Order: Data Not Available
- Standard manufacturers warranty - Mileage: 999999
- Standard manufacturers warranty - Years: 3
- This vehicle is classed as a car for VED purposes: 12
- Timing Belt Interval Frequency - Months: 59
- Timing Belt Interval Mileage: 90
- VAT qualifying vehicle - Seek advice from HMRC: 75
- Vehicle Homologation Class: 10-100
- 0 to 60: Data Not Available
- 0 to 62: 5.9
- Engine Power KW: 233
- Engine Power RPM: 3800
- Engine Torque LBS.FT: 295
- Engine Torque MKG: 40.8
- Engine Torque NM: 400
- Engine Torque RPM: 1600
- PS: True
- Top Speed: 155
- Alloys?: True
- Space Saver?: Data Not Available
- Tyre Size Front: 245/45 R18
- Tyre Size Rear: 275/40 R18
- Tyre Size Spare: RUN FLAT TYRES
- Wheel Style: AMG 5 SPOKE
- Wheel Type: 18" ALLOY
- Height: 1452
- Height (including roof rails): N
- Length: 4940
- Turning Circle - Kerb to Kerb: 11.6
- Wheelbase: 2939
- Width (excluding mirrors): 1852
- Width (including mirrors): 2065
- Boot Capacity Saloons: 400
- Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres): 66
- Gross Vehicle Weight: 2700
- Luggage Capacity (Seats Up): N
- Max. Roof Load: 100
- Max. Towing Weight - Braked: 2100
- Max. Towing Weight - Unbraked: 750
- Minimum Kerbweight: 2060
- No. of Seats: 5
- Payload: 640
Mercedes-Benz E Class Saloon E FORMATTED (78/100)
In tenth generation guise, the Mercedes E-Class has set the standard for its Executive segment rivals. Jonathan Crouch looks at what's on offer in the current revised range.
Ten Second Review
The Mercedes-Benz E-Class has a reputation for buttoned-down efficiency. It's one that has been continued by this vastly improved tenth generation version launched in 2016, which retains a sensible side but dials up the desirability, aiming to offer a smarter, more prestigious approach to Executive class motoring than its closest German rivals. It does so with efficient engines, astonishing technology and comfort that makes you question the need for a larger luxury saloon.
No car epitomises what Mercedes-Benz stands for better than this one - the E-Class. We've known it by that name since 1986 but the history of this model actually dates all the way back to 1953 and the introduction of the original 'W120' series design, widely regarded as the brand's first truly modern motor car. And this model has remained truly modern throughout the many generations since, pioneering everything from safety passenger cell technology to turbodiesel engines, innovation that continues here in this much improved MK10 version. This time round, there's more stylish design, extra technology, even more safety provision and, most crucially, some all-new - and very efficient - diesel engines. Is it all enough to frighten rivals as good as BMW's 5 Series, Audi's A6 and the Jaguar XF? Let's find out.
Driving Experience
Some full-sized Executive saloons claim to be sporty: BMW's 5 Series, Jaguar's XF. Others, like this one, simply don't feel the need to try that hard - unless an AMG V8 happens to beat beneath the bonnet. There's a base 184hp E200 petrol variant if you want it but almost all E-Class buyers select a diesel, probably the four cylinder 2.0-litre 194hp biturbo unit you'll find in the E220d most customers are going to choose. The gearbox it comes mated to is a nine-speed 9G-Tronic auto. Rest to 62mph here occupies 7.3s and there's the option of 4MATIC 4WD if you want it. Those in search of more diesel performance are offered a 3.0-litre six cylinder unit in the E400d putting out 340hp and capable of rest to 62mph in 4.9s. E400d variants come only with 4MATIC 4WD. There are also a couple of 'EQ Power' Plug-in hybrids, both of which mate a 2.0-litre combustion engine with a 122hp electric motor - namely the E300 de diesel derivative and the E300e petrol variant. Further up the range, there are various Mercedes-AMG petrol performance variants. The E 53 4MATIC+ derivative uises a 3.0-litre biturbo inline six cylinder engine using the brand's latest EQ boost technology and putting out 435hp. Beyond that, there's the 4.0-litre V8 E 63 4MATIC+ models. Even on mainstream E-Class models, handling should be sharper than you might expect, thanks to various 'Direct Control' suspension systems with selective damping. There's also the option of an 'Air Body Control multi-chamber air suspension' set-up offering the kind of pillowy ride that previously, you culd only find on a larger Mercedes S-Class-sized Luxury saloon. A 'Dynamic Select' switch in the cockpit enables the driver to select from four 'Air Body Control' modes: 'Comfort', 'ECO', 'Sport' and 'Sport+'. The additional 'Individual' option allows drivers to configure their vehicle to suit their own preferences.
Design and Build
This tenth generation E-Class is slightly larger than its predecessor, its wheelbase having grown by 65mm and its overall length by 43mm. In design, it displays hallmark Mercedes-Benz saloon proportions, the elongated bonnet coupled with a coupe-esque roof that flows into a sensual, broad-shouldered tail. The silhouette is characterised by short overhangs, a long wheelbase, large wheels and taut well-defined flanks displaying a more dynamic feature line. At the rear end, broad shoulders above the rear wheel arches lend the E-Class a more powerful character. As usual, there's the option of an estate variant for those wanting it, this derivative offering a huge 1,820-litre boot. Inside, the centre of the dash is dominated as usual in this class of car by a colour infotainment display but this one's bigger than normal, 12.3-inches in size, and available in two sophisticated forms. In addition, touch-sensitive control buttons on the steering wheel make their first appearance in a car. Like a smartphone interface, they respond precisely to horizontal and vertical swiping movements, allowing the driver to control the entire infotainment system using finger swipes without having to take their hands off the steering wheel. Further controls for the infotainment system are provided in the shape of a touchpad with controller in the centre console, which can even recognise handwriting, and the Linguatronic voice control system. There are also direct-access buttons for controlling functions such as the air-conditioning system or for convenient activation and deactivation of certain driver assistance systems. Plus of course it all feels suitably premium, with leather-covered doors and subtle ambient lighting. High-quality materials include open-pore woods, wood with what Mercedes calls 'a yachting look' and a novel metal fabric.
Market and Model
Prices start at around £38,000 for either the E200 petrol version or the 2.0-litre biturbo E220d diesel variant that model customers will choose; that's based on entry-level 'SE' trim. There's a premium of around £2,500 necessary if you want to upgrade to sportier-looking 'AMG Line' spec. If you want the pokier 3.0-litre E400d 4MATIC+ diesel variant, you're looking at a starting price of around £55,000 for the only 'AMG Line' trimmed variant on offer. The two Plug-in hybrid derivatives are priced at around £48,000. Across the range, the standard specification is as complete as you'd have a right to expect for the prices being asked. All models feature a Garmin Map Pilot navigation system with a 8.4-inch display, Parktronic parking sensors with a reversing camera and a Park Pilot self-parking system. There's also leather upholstery with heated front seats, LED headlights and taillights, 64-colour selectable LED interior lighting, two-zone automatic climate control, a three-spoke multifunction steering wheel with dual touchpads, electrically folding mirrors and 17-inch wheels (or 18-inchers on the E400d). The 'AMG Line' models come with AMG exterior styling including unique bumpers and side skirts, larger 19-inch alloy wheels, perforated front brake discs, a three-spoke AMG steering wheel and Artico leather and Dynamica microfiber upholstery with a seat comfort package. The E400d model comes with Air Body Control multi-chamber air suspension as standard, as well as COMAND satellite navigation with 12.3-inch display and remote online services. Safety-wise, there's a 'Collision Prevention Assist Plus' autonomous emergency braking system, plus a 'Pre-Safe' anticipatory safety system (including 'Pre-Safe Sound', which helps prevent damage to hearing).
Cost of Ownership
For a car that performs as broad a remit as the E-Class, encompassing everything from German domestic market taxi fleets to family transport, company cars and all points in between, there's a pressing requirement for the car to turn in some great efficiency measures. To that end, Mercedes has worked hard to improve running costs this time round. Let's look at the WLTP-rated figures. The efficient 2.0-litre biturbo diesel engine in the volume E220d model manages 43.5-51.4mpg on the combined cycle and up to 122g/km of CO2. If you go for the six cylinder E400d diesel, the saloon version of that variant manages 42.8-37.7mpg and up to 157g/km - not bad for a 4WD high performance diesel full-suzed executive model. The Plug-in versions will really help your tax return; the E300 de offers an official CO2 reading of just 41g/km. And otherwise? Well this model series is designed for the long haul. There's plenty of proof of that: Greek taxi driver Gregorios Sachinidis clocked up 2.9 million miles in his 1976 240D and though build quality took a bit of a dip with the W120 series range we had between 1995 and 2003, it's now better than ever with this tenth generation version. This car will easily out-last you, one reason why all-important residual values have traditionally been strong with diesel and lower-order petrol engines. Unless you do something silly like specify an overly bright colour scheme, you can expect to get over 60% of your initial purchase price back after three years.
The Mercedes E-Class puts in an impressive performance. Beforehand it felt like quite an expensive car. Now it feels like one that's pricey but which offers a compelling value proposition. It drives with genuine polish, yet is capable of stepping from cruiser to carouser without breaking a sweat. Operating the car is relatively easy, and you rarely feel as if it's imposing its will on you, unlike certain rivals we could mention. The abiding impression is that this is a very carefully considered vehicle, developed by a company steeped in a proud engineering tradition. The latest changes future-proof the E-Class' emissions a little against the constant assault from its key rivals. Perhaps the most interesting thing about this tenth generation model though, is the fact that its appeal has broadened so far. It was once hard to see anybody under the age of fifty contemplating an E-Class. A more dynamic image and a focus on sharper design and driving dynamics has seen that demographic become younger. What's more, all this has been achieved diluting this design's Stuttgart DNA - and without alienating its legacy market. That is the mark of a very special car.
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MS Trust Publications
Cognition in the A-Z of MS
This A-Z entry describes the range of cognitive problems that can occur with MS difficulties with short-term memory, concentration, verbal fluency - and discusses ways to approach managing the various problems.
More general information about MS
Making Sense of MS
If you've just been diagnosed, this small postcard-sized booklet is a good place to start learning about MS. It provides a brief introduction to multiple sclerosis and answers the questions most commonly asked after diagnosis.
At work with MS
The resource considers some of the ways in which MS might affect work, the protection afforded under the Equality Act and what adjustments can be made for a successful working life with MS.
Living with fatigue
Living With Fatigue was written in conjunction with an MS specialist occupational therapist and is illustrated with comments by people with MS who know what it is like to live with the symptom.


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Key messages - World No Tobacco Day 2013
Advertising bans significantly reduce the numbers of people starting and continuing to smoke. Banning tobacco advertising and sponsorship is one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce tobacco use.
The tobacco industry is constantly trying new promotional tactics using nontraditional media to exploit advertising and promotion bans
Examples include:
Ø handing out gifts and selling branded products such as clothing, in particular targeting young people
Ø "stealth marketing" such as engaging trendsetters to influence people in places such as cafes and nightclubs
Ø using online and new media, such as encouraging consumer interaction to design a new pack for a cigarette brand
Ø placement of tobacco products and brands in films and television programmes, including reality TV and soap operas
Ø corporate social responsibility activities such as donating to charity.
About one third of youth experimentation with tobacco occurs as a result of exposure to tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.
Worldwide, 78% of young people aged 13-15 years report regular exposure to some form of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.
Young people aged 13-15 years are up to five times more likely than adults to be offered free cigarettes by a representative of a tobacco company.
Most people using tobacco products start doing so before the age of 20.
A comprehensive ban of all tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship is required under the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC)
A comprehensive ban reduces tobacco consumption regardless of a country's income level.
WHO's report on the global tobacco epidemic 2011 shows that only 19 countries (representing just 6% of the world's population) have reached the highest level of achievement in banning tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.
WHO urges governments to ban all forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship as part of the full implementation of the WHO FCTC and to be mindful of tactics used by the tobacco industry to evade these laws. Legislation should be properly enforced.
Charities and community projects should never accept tobacco industry support. Tobacco companies use corporate social responsibility activities to promote themselves as good corporate citizens, normalizing tobacco use and creating goodwill in the community.
Consumers should be alert to tactics used by tobacco companies to exploit advertising and promotion bans.


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Oxwich Watersports is a centre of excellence offering a full range of water sports activities and training for all ages and all levels of experience.
Whether you're looking for a quiet family day out, or exciting water activities such as powerboating, we have something for you. Ideally located in the heart of the Gower Peninsula, Oxwich Watersports offers a range of activities tailor made to cater for the easy going all the way through to the thrill seeking adventurer.
Are you looking looking for a specific activity or something different. Have a look at what we can offer.
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A SOUTHEND-BASED fashion designer is enjoying success in European style capital Paris.
Carmen Woods creates luxury women's fashion accessories, fabrics and wall coverings from her studio in Southend.
She had always enjoyed success through her online business since it was established in 2008 and last year took part in a three-day trade mission to Paris to broaden her horizons into France and America.
Themission, designed for new exporters in the fashion industry, was subsidised by United Kingdom Trade & Investment (UKTI).
Carmen said: "The mission was a fantastic opportunity for me to meet influential fashion industry and market experts and to learn about doing business in France.
"For example, I learnt that I should capitalise further on the fact I am British and my products are manufactured in the UK as Britain is seen as a hub for the creative industries and our pool of talent is recognised as unique throughout the world.
"In this current market, I felt I should be doing business overseas, but I knew that without sufficient funding, guidance and suppor,t I might struggle to grow my business internationally.
"Which is why I decided it would be wise to seek UKTI assistance."
On the mission, Carmen was introduced to international trade adviser Michael Macartney, who has 40 years' experience in the interior design industry.
Carmen said: "Through his extensive contacts, Michael introduced me to all the right people at Maison et Objet [a prestigious trade event] this year, including a large French interior design company that is very interested in my work. He has gone above and beyond what I expected his role to be."
On his advice, Carmen signed up for a Passport to Export, a 12- month programme providing new exporter swith overseas business support, and went to New York to meet potential agents.
To find out more about UKTI services in the East of England call 0845 641 9955, email email@example.com or visit www.gov.uk/ukti


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Having an apache segmentation fault on your server can drive you crazy trying to solve it… So, I'm gonna explain you how I figured out what was causing the last apache segfault I had.
My server was running under Debian Squeeze, with Apache 2.2 and PHP 5.3, and I got randomly segmentation faults:
I supposed the problem was on some php extension, so I deactivated some of them…but the problem was still there :(
After spending a lot of time looking for what was causing it, I decided to debug apache with gdb. I installed it through backports because I needed an upper version than gdb 7.0 (7.0.1-2 is the current version on squeeze stable repository) otherwise I got this: "warning: The current binary is a PIE (Position Independent Executable), which GDB does NOT currently support. Most debugger features will fail if used in this session." when I was trying to debug apache:
Well, I had the debugger installed, but I also needed the php and apache debug symbols:
Once I had installed all I needed, I configured apache to create a core dump file every time it had a segfault by adding in /etc/apache2/httpd.conf the following line:
Previously, I had created the /tmp/apache-coredumps directory
By default, my system core file size was 0, so I had to change it through ulimit:
I restarted apache, and I only had to wait for the next Segmentation fault… and I didn't have to wait too much …
Then, as the message said, I had a core file in /tmp/apache-coredumps, and I was closer to finding out what was causing segfaults :)
Therefore, it was time to use gdb:
I had a problem with php as I thought, and I was able to find more information about it. And after Googling for a few minutes, I found there is a bug with the PHP and APC version that I was using! (more info here)
After that, I could solve the problem and until now I haven't got more segfaults on this server :)
Using gdb will not solve your segmentation faults, but at least, you will be able to figure out what's causing it, and you'll get more info to solve it.


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Snowy Mountains
These were taken on a multiday hut trip in the mountains south of Aspen. More images from this area can be found on my flickr stream. I have a blog post about these images too. Other mountain landscapes can be found in this gallery. Another short writeup and more pictures can be found in this writeup from one of us in the group.Read More


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|Reliability Report estimates MTTF of Sidewinder to be 615 years with 90% confidence
| November 29, 2012 — Pulse Electronics Corporation (NYSE: PULS), a leading provider of electronic components, announces the publication of a new test report demonstrating the reliability and longevity of its Sidewinder® AC current sensing technology. The report demonstrates that Sidewinder based products achieve at least 97% reliability after 20 years of 24/7 service and have an estimated mean time to failure (MTTF) of 615 years with 90% confidence. The report also outlines the scope of the testing, reference standards, set-up, procedure, and results of the tests. Data analysis and findings of these tests support previous claims that Pulse's Sidewinder current sensors can handle the rigors in commercial and high reliability applications, such as outdoor electricity metering equipment.
"Through the use of recognized industry testing standards, Pulse has verified Sidewinder designs to be suitable for use in mission critical end products that require maximum uptime and reliability," said Glenn Roemer, field application engineer, Pulse Electronics. "The excessive and constant stresses applied in a controlled application accelerate the aging and failure mechanism of the component under test. We are very pleased that the test results support previous life-stress modeling data."
Pulse's Sidewinder AC current sensors are used in applications such as distributed power generation, renewable energy and storage, load balancing, power monitoring, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), circuit breaker panels, and smart meters. They provide a highly linear output voltage over a very wide dynamic range from 0.1 to 1000 amperes. The Sidewinder products differ from traditional current sense transformers because they do not contain a magnetic core. This makes them more accurate and linear, lighter, easier to assemble, less expensive, and offers flexibility of design to suit wide ranging applications.
More information can be found in the test report, located at: http://www.pulseelectronics.com/download/3799/g047 and on the Pulse Electronics website at http://www.pulseelectronics.com/sidewinder-p3.
About Pulse Electronics:
Pulse Electronics is the electronic components partner that helps customers build the next great product by providing the needed technical solutions. Pulse Electronics has a long operating history of innovation in magnetics, antennas, and connectors, as well as the ability to ramp quickly into high-quality, high-volume production. The Company serves the wireless and wireline communications, power management, military/aerospace, and automotive industries. Pulse Electronics is a participating member of the IEEE, SFF, OIF, HDBaseT Alliance, CommNexus, and MoCA. Visit the Pulse Electronics website at www.pulseelectronics.com.
Cautionary Note: To the extent that statements in this press release are not strictly historical, such statements are "forward-looking" and made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current information and expectations. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. Examples of such risks include those related to the risk factors disclosed from time to time in the Company's SEC filings, including, but not limited to, those discussed in the Company's most recent reports on Form 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, and any amendments thereto. All such risk factors are incorporated herein by reference as though set forth in full. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward looking statement.


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Google Ventures-Backed Start-Up TrueLens Nabs $1.2 Million
Social analytics start-up TrueLens announced Monday that it closed a $1.2 million round of funding led by Google Ventures. Other participants in the round include Charles River Ventures, Common Angels, 500 Startups and Boston Seed, as well as a handful of other angel investors. After compiling and analyzing data from multiple social networks, TrueLens offers more granular customer information to brands for marketing campaigns.


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Tony Malaby – Novela (CF 232)
For his new CD Novela, saxophonist Tony Malaby made an interesting choice: he decided to cull six of his compositions from previous releases and present them afresh. This time he's working with a new set of musicians and has greater intimacy with the tunes, but the biggest difference is that each piece has been given a fresh arrangement by pianist Kris Davis, who has channeled her inner Gil Evans in order to create exciting configurations that make the songs shine anew.
Malaby has plenty of experience playing with larger groups, including Charlie Haden's Liberation Orchestra and Paul Motian's Electric Bebop Band, and this knowledge has clearly informed his facility as a bandleader. He elicits excellent performances from Novela's mega-powerful nonet, a group composed of Malaby on soprano and tenor sax, the excellent Michael Attias on alto sax, Andrew Hadro on baritone sax, Joachim Badenhorst on bass clarinet, Ralph Alessi on trumpet, Ben Gerstein on trombone, Dan Peck on tuba, Davis on piano and conducting, and John Hollenbeck on drums and percussion.
The first song, "Floating Head," exemplifies the virtues of this CD. The music is fast, bold, and powerful, the arrangement full of delicious swoops of impeccably synchronized instruments. There are many delightful layers of sounds and textures in this song, many unexpected accents and shifts, but although the music is positively thick with ideas, everything is still tastefully executed. One of the pleasures of this piece is hearing Dan Peck's tuba, an instrument that eminent arrangers such as Evans and Claude Thornhill used with great inventiveness; the tuba creates a rich bottom for the entire piece, stretching both the song and the listener's ear. Davis is fabulous on piano: her angular, agile approach keeps the music on its toes and ignites the entire tune.
Mention must also be made of the excellent "Warblepeck." It's a playful, lilting song with funky sax work by Malaby and fabulous percussion by Hollenbeck. The arrangement incorporates a marvelous polyrhythmic drive, and includes some wild slippy-slidey horn work that creates a positively joyful cacophony.
At the first public performance of his Birth of the Cool nonet, Miles Davis broke tradition (as usual) by insisting that the sign in front of the club read: "Arrangements by Gerry Mulligan, Gil Evans, and John Lewis." Likewise, it's impossible to extol the virtues of Novela without noting: "Arrangements by Kris Davis." It's heartening to see that the art of arranging is still going strong in the jazz tradition, and Malaby's excellent CD shines a light for others to follow.


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(CNN) – The nation's safety will suffer a hit if massive forced spending cuts are allowed to take effect, the federal government's top security chief warned Monday.
Speaking at the White House, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said points of entry into the United States would become more vulnerable should staffing reductions become necessary to slash her agency's budget.
"I don't think we can maintain the same level of security at all places around the country with sequester as without sequester," she said, using Washington verbiage to describe the $85 billion in forced cuts that will take effect starting Friday unless Congress and the White House can agree on a deal to reduce the federal deficit.
The effects on her department will include mandatory furloughs and reductions in overtime pay for border patrol agents, along with staffing cutbacks for airport security personnel. Like Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Friday, Napolitano warned of long waits at airports when the cuts begin at the end of the week.
Napolitano couldn't name for sure how much the Department of Homeland Security would be forced to slash from its budgets, saying the number was continually being updated. But she warned the threats the nation faces February 28 won't disappear on March 1.
"Threats from terrorism and the need to respond and recover from national disasters do not diminish because of budget cuts," she said.
Napolitano's appearance Monday continued the White House's effort to lay out in austere terms what the effects of the forced spending cuts will be should they transpire. Neither the administration nor Congressional Republicans have expressed optimism that a deal is imminent on avoiding the cuts.
LaHood, speaking in the same spot as Napolitano, warned Friday of airport delays up to ninety minutes as a result of staffing reductions for air traffic controllers. And on Sunday, the White House released fact sheets for all fifty states and the District of Columbia detailing how the cuts would impact localities.
The effort has been met with skepticism from some Republicans, including Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who said after a meeting with President Barack Obama Monday that "the president needs to stop campaigning, stop trying to scare the American people, stop trying to scare states."
Jindal and other governors are in Washington for the winter meeting of the National Governors Association.
Napolitano argued her intent wasn't to frighten Americans.
"I'm not here to scare people," she said. "I'm here to inform and also to let people begin to plan, because they're going to see these impacts in their daily lives and they're going to have to adjust and make their arrangements accordingly."
LOL. So the GOP is willing to leave the almightly, porous borders open just to screw with President Obama? Shudder, just imagine how manyof THOSE people will slip over into our country. Oh well, no matter. At lease the GOP will have given President Obama a slap in the face and that is what's really important, right?
now we know where the left learned to act like little children from their leadership and I use the word "leadership" very loosely
Could it be worse than it already is?
Scare tactics...
That's a laugh..........HLS is doing nothing about the dangers on the border........as we all just heard from Governor Brewer!
Hot dammit Sniffit, I think I heard those same words out of Hannity's mouth or was it O'Reilly yesterday??
@Rick McDaniel – That's a laugh..........HLS is doing nothing about the dangers on the border........as we all just heard from Governor Brewer!
"Governor" Brewer is a nagging old harpy as well as disrespectful of the President. If she says there is danger at the borders, I would seriously check the veracity of her statement.
Here is a solution, take food stamps away from the illegal immigrants and use that money for border control to keep more from coming over the border.
critical thinking
Sniffit, the WH has now ceded that they initiated the trigger device known as sequester. What an idiot you are to believe the dribble that comes out of this President's mouth. You are a true idiot.
If the sequester is such a bad thing, then why did the Republicans buy into it hook, line and sinker. Boehner even bragged about it being 98% of what he wanted. More than 3/4 of the bamboozled House Republicans voted FOR the sequester. So on that note, who looks like the idiots now?
Since when is HLS concerned about our borders. Obama is not deporting folks anymore anyway.
Take money from welfare programs to pay for security. Welfare has got to be stopped. Tax payers are tired of paying for people to have countless kids, get drunk all day, use illegal drugs, commit crimes, and be an anchor preventing an educated intelligent society to advance.
Rudy,so right these arrogent republican posters the ones that rant stupidly about government when they obviously don't know squat!! It's republican led congress that voted sucessfully for the sequester and no the president doesn't own it he just knows that you ignorent republicans now have the rope around your necks and we're waiting for you to jump,that simple morons!!So you posters,you the ones that have reps with single digit approval ratings,the republican ones that are about to lose jobs after midterms don't think we didn't warn your sorry asses,we did numerous times because no matter what we told you your reps the ones you idolize knew better didn't they!!
If the sequester is such a bad thing, then why did the Republicans buy into it hook, line and sinker. Boehner even bragged about it being 98% of what he wanted. More than 3/4 of the bamboozled House Republicans voted FOR the sequester. So on that note, who looks like the idiots now?
The Republicans made a big mistake, they trusted the President of the United States. They thought he had the best interest of the country at heart and they and 51% of the voting public are wrong.
Politics at its finest. Scare tactics for today's uninformed voter. The ones whose only news sources are john stewart and stephen colbert.


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A Friend in High Places
"This is the word of G-d and we must respect it."
Thus spoke an evangelical preacher as he showed his family a pair of tefillin that he had brought home.
The preachers family lived at one time in an apartment over a store owned by a Jew who befriended them. When the family moved they took along the mezuzah that had been on their door to their new home.
The preachers wife grew up in a Jewish area of Chicago where she graciously consented to serve as a "Shabbos goya" whenever needed.
All of this would not appear to be of special significance except for the fact that these were the parents of a very important friend of Jews in one of the highest offices in the USA Attorney-General John Ashcroft.
Writing about this friend of Jewry in the "Baltimore Jewish Times", M. Hirsh Goldberg points out that Ashcroft has, throughout his political career, surrounded himself with Jews, especially those proud of their Jewishness. When, as governor of Missouri, he began his successful campaign of the U.S. Senate, one of his aides was Jeff Ballabon, an alumnus of Baltimores Ner Israel Rabbinical College and Yale Law School. As senator he had three observant Jews on this staff, and at his confirmation hearings for attorney-general an aide by the name of Simcha Lyons, a kippa-wearing observant Jew, sat near him.
Since the FBI is under the jurisdiction of the attorney-general, Ashcroft mentioned at these hearings that it was a career FBI person, whom he referred to as "Uncle Phil", who had been an important influence in his life. Uncle Phil, concludes Goldberg, is not a blood relative but rather a Jewish neighbor.


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Story highlights
- Scientists took cells from Henrietta Lacks' cancerous cervical tumor in 1951
- Those cells, called HeLa cells, have been used in many scientific discoveries
- The family is concerned about their privacy, and has not been compensated
- Advances in technology have left a gaping hole in privacy protections for patients
In 1951, a doctor at Johns Hopkins Hospital removed two thin slivers of tissue from a dying woman's cervix.
Cells from that biopsy would later multiply wildly and continuously -- a feat never seen until that time -- and become the cornerstone of research for diseases ranging from polio to Parkinson's disease.
The woman's name was Henrietta Lacks. The cells, culled from her cancerous cervical tumor, are called HeLa.
"Her cells were part of research into the genes that cause cancer and those that suppress it; they helped develop drugs for treating herpes, leukemia, influenza, hemophilia, and Parkinson's disease," wrote Rebecca Skloot in her book, "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks."
"They helped with some of the most important advances in medicine: the polio vaccine, chemotherapy, cloning, gene mapping, in vitro fertilization."
HeLa cells are arguably one of the most important contributions to medicine ever made. And they're still the most commonly used cells in research today, Skloot told CNN.
But although the cells have been a boon for the scientific community, they have been a persistent source of pain for the Lacks family.
Henrietta Lacks had no clue her cells would be used for research, and neither did her family. Decades after her death, scientists took tissue samples from other members of the Lacks family and tested them, never disclosing why they were doing it.
For years companies have capitalized on discoveries made because of HeLa cells, and the family has not received any compensation.
The third blow came earlier this year when scientists in Germany revealed that they had mapped the full HeLa genome and posted the results to a public database.
The Lacks family did not consent to release the information.
"It was repeating this history, this chapter of the family being thrust into some kind of research without their consent," said Skloot.
But a new agreement between the National Institutes of Health and the Lacks family, the details of which were published in the journal Nature Wednesday, is meant to alter the narrative about HeLa.
As part of the agreement, the NIH and the Lacks family will control access to the HeLa genome -- including an even more specific analysis recently completed by scientists at the University of Washington -- so that researchers receiving NIH funds would have to apply to use the data.
Labs not funded by the NIH would not be required to adhere to the agreement.
"We urge the research community to act responsibly and honor the family's wishes," said Kathy Hudson, deputy director for science, outreach and public policy at the NIH and Francis Collins, director of the agency, in a commentary published in Nature. "Downloading the HeLa sequence through controlled access is the right and respectful thing to do."
In some respects, the damage is done. Snippets of information about the HeLa genome have been widely reported over the years, and with them, sensitive information about the diseases to which the Lacks family may be susceptible.
"What happened with Henrietta Lacks is beyond-the-pale horrible, and we don't want that to happen again," said Dr. Robert Klitzman, director of the Masters of Bioethics Program at Columbia University and author of "Am I My Genes?: Confronting Fate and Family Secrets in the Age of Genetic Testing."
"We owe it to people to give them a choice: 'Do you want to do this research even if it is a potential risk to your privacy?'"
The privacy problem is not unique to the Lacks family.
For patients, a routine hospital visit to draw blood or excise a growth could result in excess cells or tissue being stored and later used for research, albeit with identifying information removed.
"Let's say scientists have all this leftover blood containing patients' genes and next year they discover that a certain mutation makes someone more likely to get a disease, but we never asked you if you want us to look at your blood," said Klitzman. "Science is advancing. We have hundreds of thousands of specimens of DNA, so this is going to be a major ongoing problem."
A report issued in 1999 by the RAND Corporation estimates that more than 307 million tissue specimens are stored in the United States, with approximately 20 million added annually.
Conventional wisdom has been that as long as the samples are anonymous, even if the genetic information is shared publicly, the patient is protected.
Not necessarily, says Klitzman. Using current technology, some of which is easily found on the Internet, genetic information could be paired with seemingly insignificant demographic information to stitch together a person's identity.
In July 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services proposed rules to protect patients whose genetic material could be used for study, and invited public comment.
According to the notice, "...rapidly evolving advances in technology coupled with the increasing volume of data readily available may soon allow identification of an individual from data that is currently considered de-identified."
But since the notice was issued, "no resolution has been released," said Klitzman, leaving a gaping hole in protections for patients.
"Future cures will come of this," said Skloot. "But it needs to be handled in a way that protects people's privacy so people know what they're getting into when they donate. We aren't in a place where people understand what's happening."
As for the family whose experience sparked this whole debate, their agreement with the NIH gives a sense about where they stand. The Lacks family is willing to give scientists what they want, provided their genetic information is respected.
"They get so much pride out of what HeLa cells have done for society and the world," said Skloot. "They want HeLa cells to continue to do good. They just want to be part of the conversation."


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WhatsApp is available for your BlackBerry 10 smartphone in BlackBerry World. In order to install and use WhatsApp on BlackBerry 10, you will need to have the BlackBerry 10 Software Release 10.0.10.82 or later, otherwise known as BB OS Version 10.0.10.648, for your BlackBerry device.
You can check your BB OS version in your smartphone's settings:
System Settings > About > Category : General > Software Release.
If your BB OS version is less than 10.0.10.648, you will need to wait for a software update from your mobile provider. Generally, your mobile service provider is responsible for releasing device updates for your BlackBerry 10 phone. To update manually from your smartphone's settings:
- Open System Settings > Software Update.
- Tap Check for updates.
Note: Only official BlackBerry 10 Software Releases are supported. Pre-release and developer versions may be incompatible with WhatsApp.
Troubleshooting installation problems
If your BB OS is supported, but you still can't install/update WhatsApp from BlackBerry World, please try the following troubleshooting steps:
- Delete WhatsApp (if already installed).
- Open BlackBerry World.
- Swipe down from the top of the screen, then go to Settings > General > Refresh BlackBerry World.
- Turn off your smartphone for 30 seconds. Then turn it back on.
- Check your smartphone's connection. For troubleshooting assistance, read this article.
- Make sure you are able to install other applications from BlackBerry World.
- Install WhatsApp again.
WhatsApp Beta
WhatsApp Beta is the experimental version of WhatsApp. This Beta version is available on BlackBerry's Beta Zone, an application that provides BlackBerry 10 users with many Beta products designed specifically for their smartphones.
WhatsApp Beta usually contains many fixes and improvements that don't yet exist in the current version of WhatsApp in BlackBerry World.
If you wish to install WhatsApp Beta:
- Install Beta Zone from BlackBerry World.
- Open Beta Zone > Select WhatsApp if you see it under the tab Available.
- Tap Upgrade.
Learn about supported devices on: Android | iPhone | Windows Phone | Nokia S40 | BlackBerry | Nokia S60
WhatsApp Support Team