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G1 Voice and Text Pager
Introducing the G1 voice and text pager.
Integrated 2 tone with MDC 1200(voice & text), CTCSS / CDCSS, and 5/6 tone, voice pager, G1, can receive voice messages from not only a dispatch center but also from a 2 way radios at an incident. This capability allows firefighters who are inside the fire ground to capture instructions from a incident commander who is outside and would have the most understanding about any changes and overall situation on their pagers. With the new updates, the firefighters will be able to make the critical moves when the fire is out of control. Meanwhile, alphanumeric pagers are helpless in this scenario.
The new G1 voice pager supports both legacy voice communications and alpha-numeric text messaging. Voice communications has no true replacement, so adding text messaging capabilities is a natural step to increase the pagers versatility and flexibility to better support your needs. Destination addresses, message source information and special instructions can be displayed along with listening to clear and precise voice instructions.
Your new G1 pager can be configured to operate on 64 different channels which can be preprogrammed to coincide with most any system configuration. In such case, your G1 pager was not preconfigured to match some emergent communications situation. However, with Unication's messaging console, the dispatch center can reconfigure the G1 receiving channels using OTA (over the air) technology. As a result, your G1 pager can be dynamically regrouped by the dispatch center without physically reprogramming the pager.
G1 is available in Low Band 33-74 MHz, VHF 136-174 MHz, and UHF 406-512 MHz. Call for UHF frequencie ranges.
· 64 Channels with optional use of tones
· Voice messaging
· Voice memo storage
· Text messaging
· Colored backlight that can be set to different channels/alerts
· Rugged construction for durability
· 4" speaker for clear sound
· 1000MAh battery for 70 hours life without need of charging
· IP67 Dust/Water rating
· Out of Range alert
· Auto Duty On/Off option
· Multiple alarms available, even go off when pager is turned off
· 2 tone or 5/6 tone paging options
· Multi-channel priority scan
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The pinwheel John Michael's grandfather gave him is still here. So is the backyard pool.
But the little boy who had just turned 3 has been gone for four years now. His mom, Stephanie McConnell says, "Everyone who came into contact with him, he lit up their world. The biggest, bluest eyes."
Stephanie McConnell is still struggling to come to terms with what happened here at her parents' Gainesville home on April 30th, 2010. The mother of five says, "My biggest thing was forgiving myself. Because as a mother, Mommy fixes everything. Mommy protects her kids. And on that day, Mom couldn't make it better."
It was a Friday evening. John Michael and his twin sister Koraleigh were in the front yard with Stephanie's three teenage sons and their girlfriends. They'd brought the TV outside to the picnic table and were cooking out. Stephanie says, "We were just going to have a movie under the stars, I guess you could say."
Stephanie, at home next door, says she could hear the twins laughing. The yard was crowded, she says, so she thought John Michael and Koraleigh were being watched. Now, she says, "Had I known, I would have never have assumed, never have assumed."
Because John Michael slipped behind his grandparents' house, and through the closed, but unlocked gate into the fenced pool area. Stephanie says, "The next thing I know, my adopted son was yelling, "Momma, Brother is in the pool." At first, she says, "I was angry because I kept thinking, "The teenagers have left the gate open! And he's just inside the fence. He's just inside the fence."
John Michael wasn't just inside the fence. He was floating, lifeless, in the deep end.
He'd stood outside the fence a dozen times, watching his grandfather clean the pool with this net, asking if he could help.
Stephanie says, "They found the pool net in the pool with him. And this was his attempt to help his Papa, because he didn't realize the dangers of the water."
The McConnells think John Michael fell in, quickly and quietly. Stephanie says, "I tried and I tried and I tried with CPR to revive him and I couldn't." John Michael was airlifted to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, where he died four days later. Stephanie says, "I knew that he wasn't going to wake up, so we decided to remove the life support, and then I held him the last few hours of his life."
Stephanie says that's the reality of drowning. No one is immune. Children can, and do, slip away.
And it can happen so quickly. She says, "I go out and I watch people around the pool, and around the beach, and you'll see them looking down at their book, or at their phone. Just anything, because they think, "My child is only 5 feet away from, they're safe. I will hear them if they get into trouble." But guess what, they can slip under that water and not make a sound. And before they look up from that phone, before they look up from that book, before they open their eyes, from sunbathing, their child can be gone."
That's why Stephanie wants to share John Michael's story. She says, "If I can tell his story, if one parent can listen to it and say, "You know what, I need to pay a little closer attention to my child, because it can happen to me." Then he won't have died in vain. Because no parent should have to know the heartache."
Stephanie McConnell recently wrote about losing John Michael in a Children's Healthcare of Atlanta blog.

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Zeiss Conquest Rifle Scopes offer etched reticles and rugged 1-piece main body tube construction to withstand heavy recoil. The proprietary lens coating system applied to the lenses on these Zeiss scopes produces unsurpassed clarity and low light performance as well as constant eye relief regardless of magnification. These rifle scopes also feature 1/4 MOA windage and elevation adjustments and are waterproof, fogproof and shockproof. Zeiss Conquest Rifle Scopes are covered by the Zeiss Limited Lifetime Warranty.
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Parallax Adjustment: Side Focus
Finish: Matte
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Objective Bell Diameter: 56mm
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Of all the recipe posts on Gimme Some Oven, my #1 most viewed post ever (thanks to you all and Pinterest) continues to be these No-Bake Energy Bites. And for good reason! These little guys continue to be one of my personal favorites, as well as one of the most requested snacks by my friends and family. And I love recipes like this that can double as breakfasts, snacks or even a quick dessert!
So for a fun twist this autumn, thought that it would be fun to celebrate the season and make some Pumpkin No Bake Energy Bites! I was so excited to try these, and after throwing in a little of this and a little of that, was thrilled with the results. These little bites remind me a lot of my favorite fruit and nut bars. But the best part is that they are super easy to make homemade, packed with protein and ingredients you can feel good about, they are vegetarian and vegan (if you swap some agave for honey), and of course…they are delicious!
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Men's Swim and Dive Head to Iowa for Big Ten Championships
Feb. 21, 2012
2012 Men's Championship Central Site | Live Stats | Schedule of EventsEAST LANSING, Mich. - The men's swimming and diving team heads to Iowa City this week to compete in the Big Ten Championships, Feb. 22-25. The four-day event will be held at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Pool on the University of Iowa campus. Day one begins on Wednesday, Feb. 22nd with two events, the 200 Medley Relay and 800 Freestyle Relay at 7:30 p.m. ET. All of the event results will be kept up-to-date with live stats at this link.
The Spartans are coming off a two-week hiatus following their final regular-season dual in Ann Arbor and currently post a 4-5 record.
In the water, junior Jacob Jarzen has been the spark for the Spartans, pacing them in almost every dual meet. Jarzen currently posts the team's top times in four events; the 100 backstroke (48.27), 200 backstroke (1:45.30), 100 butterfly (47.36) and 200 IM (1:49.21).
Bryan Williams has also performed well for MSU, leading the team with top times in the 50 freestyle (20.53), 200 freestyle (1:38.89) and 200 butterfly (1:47.42). The sophomore also ranks second on the team in the 100 freestyle with a time of 45.91. Freshman Kyle Workman is the leader in that 100 free event with a time of 45.89.
In the distance races, MSU is led by a couple of underclassmen. Freshman Tanner Roe currently holds the top spot in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:35.95 and the 1650 freestyle, clocking in at 15:54.79. Sophomore Brad Gillilan is the leader in the 1000 freestyle in a time of 9:27.45.
Cameron Bartlett and Nick Roberts hold the lead in the breaststroke events. Bartlett has posted a 56.85 in the 100 breaststroke and team second-best time of 2:06.09 in the 200 breaststroke. Roberts holds on to the top spot in the 200 breaststroke, posting a time of 2:03.59. The sophomore also leads the team in the 400 IM with a time of 4:00.54.
Brian Akers is the lone diver for the team. His current bests include, a score of 277.65 on the 1-meter board and a 318.45 on the 3-meter board.
Where We Rank
Nationally, Jacob Jarzen has posted a pair of top-50 times and another in the top-25. Currently, Jarzen posts the 13th best time in the nation in the 100 butterfly at 47.36. In the 100 backstroke, Jarzen sits in 39th place with a time of 48.27 and is in 34th place in the 200 backstroke at 1:45.30.
Sophomore Bryan Williams has also had a strong showing this season, standing at 39th in the national rankings with a 1:47.42 finish in the 200 butterfly. On the relay side, the Spartans boast two top-50 national times. MSU ranks 42nd in the 400 medley relay (3:18.67) and 50th in the 200-medley relay (1:30.24).
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Ya'Ke picked up a camera when he was 15, and never put it down. His films have received world-wide acclaim, screening and winning awards at over 30 film festivals, including the Cannes International Film Festival, the Pan African Film and Arts festival, the American Black Film Festival and the Los Angeles Shorts Film Festival. His short "Hope's War" was the recipient of the Director's Guild of America Student Film Award, broadcast nationally on Showtime Television's Black Filmmaker Showcase, and was also a finalist of BETJ's The Best Shorts Film Competition. His film "The Second Coming" was nominated for a Student Academy Award and also won the HBO Short Film Award at the 2007 American Black Film Festival. His latest short "Change" was selected as one of three finalists in the 2009 American Black Film Festival as part of their Allstate Beyond February film competition. Ya'Ke graduated with his Master's of Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin's film program. He is currently in pre-production on his debut feature, which he plans to shoot in the near future.


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Sarepta Therapeutics' crazy week of trading
The drugmaker hopes positive study results for the drug eteplirsen will help it win US approval of its treatment for the genetic disorder Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
In a study of boys with the genetic disorder Duchenne muscular dystrophy, those taking Sarepta's drug eteplirsen were able to walk much farther after 48 weeks. In a six-minute walking test, those on Sarepta's medicine were able to walk on average almost 90 meters farther than those taking a placebo.
The results were "unprecedented" for treatment of this disease, and the drug so far is shown to be safe, CEO Chris Garabedian told investors on a conference call Wednesday morning.
Shares of Sarepta soared 170% to $40.46 in morning trading Wednesday. Thursday, the stock plunged more than 15% to close at $37.92.
Garabedian said Sarepta hopes to win an expedited path to U.S. approval. The drug is in the second of three phases of study usually needed for Food and Drug Administration clearance.
"These results provide tremendous promise for patients," Garabedian said.
The drug also is attracting attention of bigger drug companies who may be interested in partnering to help develop and market eteplirsen, according to Garabedian.
The walking improvement was demonstrated in a small group of patients -- just 12 boys, ages seven to 13. But the results were impressive for such a hard-to-treat disease. Duchenne muscular dystrophy takes place in about one in every 3,600 male infants, according to government figures. It is caused by a defective gene for the protein dystrophin.
"These data represent a significant milestone and a defining moment of progress and hope for patients with (Duchenne muscular dystrophy) and their families, as well as those of us in the scientific community who have been pursuing potential treatments for this devastating and deadly disease for decades," the study's lead researcher Jerry Mendell says in a statement.
Mendell, director of the the Centers for Gene Therapy and Muscular Dystrophy at Nationwide Children's Hospital, says the study results showed that eteplirsen both helped production of dystrophin and slowed progression of the Duchenne disease. The drug targets a specific genetic mutation but implications for all Duchenne "patients with related genetic mutations are clearly evident," he says.
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By Alana Cerrone
Information Courtesy West Warwick Police/The Associated Press
Two parents are charged with child neglect after their 9-month-old was treated for cocaine ingestion.
On July 25, a 9-month-old girl was brought into Hasbro Children's hospital for an unrelated minor injury; after testing, it was determined that she ingested cocaine. The child's parents, Erin Hobin and Christopher Kidd, of West Warwick, were also at the hospital. Hobin admitted that she and Kidd used cocaine together just two days prior to the incident.
Detectives seized narcotic remnants, prescription pills, and drug paraphernalia from their home, all of which were accessible to children.
The girl and her 3-year-old brother were placed into DCYF custody.
Hobin, 25, and Kidd, 31, were both arrested and charged with child neglect and violation of probation. They are being held without bail in District Court.
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Miuccia Prada constantly pushes the boundaries with her catwalk collections, which blend contemporary style with surprising wearability. Infusion d Homme, her new men's fragrance, embodies this innovative spirit with a subtle blend of precious iris from Florence with notes of neroli, vetiver and cedar wood. Elegant, refined and understated, it's the perfect scent for the modern man.
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Amy Winehouse went on a secret date with her ex-husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, on Friday. Could the newly divorced couple be reconciling? Read more on this story below.
Amy Winehouse has reunited with her ex Blake Fielder-Civil.
The British singer saw her ex-husband, who she just divorced last week, for the first time in over a year.
A source said: "Amy had been secretly planning this meeting – but told everyone she didn't want to see Blake.
"The date went well. They had dinner and drinks and then – without anyone else knowing – she invited him back to her place early Saturday morning."
Amy's family has banned her from seeing Blake, so she had to have him come in through a window so security wouldn't know.
The source explained to Britain's News Of The World Newspaper: "Amy has two full-time security men at her house under strict instruction not to let Blake in.
"But Amy wasn't having any of it, so she got him in through a back window so they could have some private time away from prying eyes.
"Blake spent part of the night in the house, we think in Amy's bedroom.
"She's being very secretive about it but we know he was there.
"He's in love with her, he's convinced they're still meant to be together.
"Despite everything she's said about him over the last couple of weeks, deep down she feels the same way."
Last month it was revealed Amy was posing as her cat to send secret messages to Blake, and had created a profile for her pet feline Shirley on social networking site Facebook and used it to talk to him.
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Mythbusters - Career Edition
It's time to separate career fact from fiction.
When planning your career, it's important to know what's fact and what's fiction.
Welcome to Yahoo! Education's Mythbusters - The Career Edition - in which we tackle the truths (and untruths) associated with certain careers.
[Find a degree program that works for your life now]
Do you know what's true…and what's just plain false?
- Do police officers really love donuts?
- Are all accountants boring?
- Are most nurses female?
Find out which career myths are based in fact now…
TRUE OR FALSE: All accountants are boring.
FALSE. "We hear it all the time," laughs Sharon Cook, a St. Louis-based accountant with 33 years in the profession.
Cook, vice president of the National Society of Accountants (NSA), has plenty of funny stories to tell about NSA conventions. There's one with a ventriloquist and another involving a tricycle race.
"People think we're boring because they only see us in a business setting," Cook says. "They don't know what we're like when we leave the office."
[Find Accounting schools and degree programs]
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Accountants: $59,430*
Education Options:
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Bachelor's Degree in Finance
TRUE OR FALSE: Police officers love donuts.
FALSE. This cliché began when policemen working the graveyard shift would visit bakeries for coffee and donuts since they were often the only neighborhood shops open late at night.
"Donut shops have been replaced by Starbucks or 24-hour fast food restaurants," Officer Mike McCoy wrote in a blog on the Houston Police Department's web site. "However, I still think the whole cops and donuts myth will continue to live forever."
In fact, most departments have fitness requirements for incoming candidates that would seem to discourage making glazed twists a regular part of your diet. For example, on its web site, the Minneapolis Police Department has standards for bench pressing, push-ups, vertical jump, sit-ups, and a 1.5 mile run.
Sounds like most officers would be more likely to grab an energy bar than a donut.
Average Salary:
Police officers: $51,410*
Education Options:
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TRUE OR FALSE: You need a law degree to work in the courtroom.
FALSE. Paralegals often work elbow to elbow with lawyers in the courtroom during trials. But you don't need a three-year law degree to get into this field. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the most common path to a paralegal profession is an associate's degree in paralegal studies. Another popular option is a certificate in paralegal studies, particularly for those who already have a degree. [Find Paralegal schools near you]
The bottom line is that you don't need a bachelor's degree or any graduate work to qualify. In fact, some paralegals begin as legal secretaries and move up to paralegal by learning on the job.
Average Salary:
Paralegals: $46,120*
Education Options:
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Paralegal Certificate
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TRUE OR FALSE: Computer experts are geeks.
FALSE. The term "geek" used to describe a freakish carnival worker, but today we take it to mean someone who perhaps spends a little too much time writing computer code or building databases.
But the old stereotype of the geek with thick glasses (thanks Bill Gates) is out the window.
According to Network World, many techies spend their down time in action-oriented pursuits such as mountain climbing, skydiving, firefighting, and - especially - motorcycles. Tech pros like the troubleshooting and gear-oriented aspects of these activities.
It's a far cry from fixing your glasses with tape.
Average Salary:
Computer support specialists: $43,450*
Education Options:
Technology Support Certificate
Bachelor's Degree in IT & Information Systems
Programming & Software
[Get your nerd on with an IT program]
TRUE OR FALSE: Most nurses are female.
TRUE. Yes…This one is still true. More than 93 percent of registered nurses (RNs) in 2008 were female, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
One of the upsides to this is that management and higher-level nursing positions also have an overabundance of women - one of the few fields in which this is true.
Interestingly, male nurses gravitate to certain positions in the RN field. For example, HHS found that more than 41 percent of all nurse anesthetists in 2008 were men.
[Find Nursing schools near you]
Average Salary:
Registered nurses: $62,450*
Education Options:
Associate's Degree in Nursing
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing
TRUE OR FALSE: Private school teachers make more money than public school teachers.
FALSE. According to a 2007 report from the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, public school teachers are paid 61 percent more per hour than private school teachers, on average nationwide.
Higher earning potential = myth busted.
Average Salaries:
Public school teachers: $49,630*
Private school teachers: $39,690*
Education Options:
K-12 Education Degree
Master's Degree in Curriculum & Leadership
Teaching Certificate
TRUE OR FALSE: Fashion designers are snobs.
FALSE. The bottom line is that it's ridiculous to think that today's fashion designers are all snobs. In fact, one of the hottest trends in fashion right now is workwear - good old-fashioned clothes that celebrate the durable threads worn by workers.
Take another example: Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS shoes, donates a new pair of shoes to a child for every pair his company sells. Nothing snobby about that.
Average Salary:
Fashion designers: $61,160*
Education Options:
Associate's Degree in Fashion Design
Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Marketing
Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Merchandising
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*Unless otherwise noted, all salary data comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, using May 2008 median salaries, except teaching salaries, which come from a 2009 study by the Center for Education Reform.
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The solemn opening of the program "Live voice of traditions" took place in F.G. Shklyarov Folks Art Museum of Vetka on 19 April. The program is aimed at preserving the cultural and spiritual legacy. It has been implemented with financial assistance of the UNDP as part of the international technical aid project "Development of an international research and information network on Chernobyl". As part of the program the full description of expositions of the Vetka museum, including authentic folk songs, were digitized. Now museum visitors, including foreigners, can get along without a guide. Using special equipment they will be able to get audio information about museum exhibits on their own. During the presentation of the program folk music groups of Vetka District performed for participants of the event. Amateur artists of the music groups are live carriers of authentic songs and rites.
The project "Development of an international research and information network on Chernobyl" is developed through joint efforts of the World Health Organization, the UN Children's Fund, the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the United Nations Development Program. The Belarusian Emergencies Ministry is the national executive agency.
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Businesses Must Focus On Being Faster, Better, and Cheaper
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I'm writing this article in response of Benioff's (CEO of Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) ) keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Last Vegas. I didn't attend the show, but VentureBeat summarized his keynote, and based on the contents I have to agree that the keynote seems "a little cheesy." Why? Because he said, above all, that technology is getting cheaper and easier to use every year, and therefore startups better keep up, because they need to "be disruptive." Of course I agree with the former, but the latter really doesn't apply to the vast majority of companies.
I worked for a Dutch company where we developed a digital marketing technology. Being disruptive means that a whole business strategy needs to be supporting that. I can understand Benioff gives that advice, being from the most innovative company in the world, but not everyone can be that, and there are many reasons for this. Think of industry life cycles, product life cycles, core competences, investment budgets, cashflow, etc.
Business need to look at how they can be faster, better, and cheaper.
Unique Selling Points (USPs)
Organisations can differentiate themselves from others by offering new activities (in comparison to competitors) or that the same activities are executed differently. Currently, it's very hard to be disruptive, to introduce a new activity that is so different it can be disruptive and can be really perceived as unique. Examples of companies who really disrupted markets are Apple, Google, Amazon and Salesforce for instance.
On the other hand, the same activities can be executed differently, businesses need to excel in doing one thing great, and in comparison to competitors they need to do it faster, better and cheaper.
If we take Salesforce and its competitive landscape as example, Oracle (NYSE: ORCL)'s acquisition of Eloqua is a way to be faster, better and cheaper compared to for instance Salesforce due to creating an end-to-end experience for customers. The end-to-end experience is faster (in relation to time-investments for users compared to other tools such as Salesforce), better (because it creates a holistic experience and is offered the ability to measure better) and cheaper (because one tool suffices, but of course can depend on Oracle versus a set of tools).
Being "Better" is subjective and always needs to be reasoned from the target audience's perspective.
IPTV and smart TV
If we take the example of IPTV and smart TV, recently I reported on both Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) working on a smart TV set and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC)'s creation of a set-top-box.
Apple is known for its superior (better and nicer) experience than for instance Google TV (Android), and Apple knows it can build on this advantage.
On the other hand, if we take a look at Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) who is more open, they can focus more on faster and cheaper advantages because they could provide a completer ecoystem of devices that are interconnected, thus less trouble (faster) and relatively cheaper because no additional devices are needed to interlink them.
Intel on the other hand is similar to Apple, they are creating a set-top-box (STB) that will offer cable channels over the Internet regardless of provider. It will offer consumers the ability to subscribe to content per channel and per show. This not only fits convenience (better and faster), but it could be cheaper (to their target audience) as they are building important components themselves. If Intel can really achieve this modularity and convience, it could be disruptive.
Value Disciplines Model
In order to ensure you are getting the most out of handling your activities in a different way, (amongst others) have a look at the known Value Disciplines Model which I use also in cases.
The Value Disciplines Model by Treacy and Wiersema describes three generic disciplines. Companies need to choose one and act upon it consistently, as explained by SayEconomy.com:
a) Operational excellence: the companies that pursue this discipline provide the customers with products at low cost. Standardized, limited but good quality products are provided. Mac Donald's, Dell, FedEx are some companies that pursue this discipline. IT companies that focus on this consider computing as a utility.
b) Customer intimacy: the companies that focus on customer intimacy continually provide products and services that fulfill the demands and needs of the customers. Often it includes understanding the problem from technical and political perspective.
c) Product Leadership: the companies that focus on this discipline are risk oriented and are considered for their future. They provide solutions to their customers. The companies focus on that area where the companies are ready to invest in high risk ventures. They produce very high quality products and services in a competitive environment.
Choose which discipline your organisation adheres and amplify it by being better, faster and/or cheaper compared to your competitors.
As for companies that aren't disruptive, you won't end up on a landfill as long as you are better, faster and/or cheaper than your competitors.
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Petrarch. Yes, I remember it right well, and a shudder comes upon me every time that remembrance rises in my breast.
S. Augustine. May you, indeed, remember as you say, and take heed for yourself. You will spare me much trouble by so doing. For there can be no doubt that to recollect one's misery and to practice frequent meditation on death is the surest aid in scorning the Seductions of this world, and in ordering the soul amid its stoles and tempests, if only such meditation be not superficial, but sink into the bones and marrow of the heart.
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"The mere accumulation of knowledge and the acquisition of wisdom does not make a god," answered the other rather impatiently. "Look!" A shadowy hand pointed toward the great blazing gems which were the stars.
Kull looked and saw that they were changing swiftly. A constant weaving, an incessant changing of design and pattern was taking place.
"The 'everlasting' stars change in their own time, as swiftly as the races of men rise and fade. Even as we watch, upon those that are planets, beings are rising from the slime of the primeval, are climbing up the long slow roads to culture and wisdom, and are being destroyed with their dying worlds. All life and a part of life. To them it seems billions of years; to us, but a moment. All life." - Robert E. Howard, The Striking of the Gong
We have come from God, and inevitably the myths woven by us, though they contain error, will also reflect a splintered fragment of the true light, the eternal truth that is with God. Indeed only by myth-making, only by becoming a "sub-creator" and inventing stories, can Man aspire to the state of perfection that he knew before the Fall. Our myths may be misguided, but they steer however shakily towards the true harbor, while materialistic "progress" leads only to a yawning abyss and the Iron Crown of the power of evil. - J.R.R. Tolkien
[t]he heart of Christianity is a myth which is also a fact. The old myth of the Dying God, without ceasing to be myth, comes down from the heaven of legend and imagination to the earth of history. It happens—at a particular date, in a particular place, followed by definable historical consequences. We pass from a Balder or an Osiris, dying nobody knows when or where, to a historical Person crucified (it is all in order) under Pontius Pilate. By becoming fact it does not cease to be myth: that is the miracle…. God is more than god, not less: Christ is more than Balder, not less. We must not be ashamed of the mythical radiance resting on our theology. We must not be nervous about "parallels" and "pagan Christs": they ought to be there—it would be a stumbling block if they weren't. We must not, in false spirituality, withhold our imaginative welcome. If God chooses to be mythopoeic—and is not the sky itself a myth—shall we refuse to be mythopathic? - C.S. Lewis
I believe, you seem myself only in such a way, because you direct your view too much toward the exterior of the things. You cannot state anything over the reality, if you describe only the visible surface of the things, which everyone has before eyes. The reality is behind denDingen, and one can speak only in pictures of it. You cannot pack it, as you pack a cat with the tail. If such a speech seems to you mysteriously, you understood not yet much from the reality. - Hans Bemmann, The Stone and The Flute [translated from the German :]
Jesus said, "Those who seek should not stop seeking until they find. When they find, they will be disturbed. When they are disturbed, they will marvel, and will reign over all. [And after they have reigned they will rest.]"cheers!
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Free-to-play Ace Combat and Soulcalibur games delayed to 2014
We're rapidly approaching the end of 2013, which means it's time for publishers to officially recognize what we already assumed: some games are getting delayed. Namco Bandai has announced that their upcoming free-to-play PS3 games, Ace Combat Infinity and Soulcalibur: Lost Swords, have been pushed into 2014.
Gematsu (via Joystiq) reports that the official explanation for the Ace Combat delay is to provide a "better" finished product. This comes just after beta testing for both games in Japan. Ace Combat Infinity's beta actually just ended yesterday, so the delays could have something to do with addressing feedback.
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Audi's got a new car in the pipeline but in typical fashion, the company's going to squeeze out every ounce of curiosity from all of us before unveiling their new ride. The folks from Ingolstadt even released a couple of photos showing off their fleet of new cars with one car intriguingly draped in a white blanket. Apparently, that car is Audi's answer to the BMW 5-Series , the 2012 Audi A6 sedan. .
Not many details have been released for Audi's refreshed sedan, but a picture is sometimes worth a thousand words and, although these pictures are disguised to say the least, information can still be gathered.
UPDATE 06/26/2012: It looks like Audi is about to give the A6 a little love this coming model year as they are adding in some upgrades to the base level A6 2.0T to make it a little more desirable. These changes include an eight-speed automatic transmission and the availability of Audi's Quattro system on the 2013 A6 2.0T. Hit the jump for details.
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The new A6 is 4.92 meters (16.14 ft) long and 1.87 meters (6.14 ft) wide, but just 1.46 meters (4.79 ft) high – sporty proportions that are unrivaled by the competition. The model features a new aluminum and high-tech steels body, elements that help the new A6 to weight 15% less than a conventional steel construction.
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Like all the other models in the line-up, the A6 will be offered with the S-Line package. This includes: more prominently featured bumpers, grills on the air intakes, diffuser insert and S-Line badges on the door sills.
The interior is defined by an ambiance of airiness and roominess; high quality materials and all the latest technologies. Customers can choose between sports seats and comfort seats, which can be adjusted in 18 different ways; both of them covered in leather and an Alcantara/leather. The latest-generation MMI radio operating system is standard, but customers can opt for the seven-inch driver information system (DIS).
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Diesel line-up starts with a 2.0 TDI engine that develops 177 HP and 380 Nm of torque. This version is a little bit slower: 0 to 60 mph in 8.7 seconds and a top speed of 141.67 mph. There is a also a newly developed 3.0 TDI is represented with two versions. The first one develops 204 HP and 400 NM of torque, while the second one develops 245 HP and 500 Nm of torque.
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With the launch of the new Audi A6, there will be a real battle between German luxury sedans: BMW has the 5-Series and Mercedes has theE-Class . The BMW 5-Series line-up will range from the fuel efficient BMW 520d making 184 HP, the 535i powered BMW TwinPower Turbo using High Precision Injection and VALVETRONIC variable valve timing that cranks out 306 HP as well as the top of the line 550i powered by a 407 HP eight cylinder engine; just to name a few.
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Perhaps there should be a flag that a player can toggle. Something to the effect of "I consent to be critiqued". Flagged people can group together. Non-flagged people can be grouped together. But the two cannot mix.
At the end of the dungeon a small check box list would show up for each person. It should be short and have no room for open/unrestricted comments. A tank's critique might be: rate 1 to 5 for "Can hold Aggro", "Respectful Attitude", "Damage Taken". A dps critique might be "Damage Done", "Controls Aggro", and "Respectful attitude". Something to that effect. These numbers can also generate some sort of dungeon rating.
So the second piece would be to try and group people together with similar dungeon ratings. Also, your own rating should affect the weight your input shifts other persons rating. Ratings from fellow guild members should have a low impact (no "men's" club effect). Similar to an arena rating, the higher your own index, then more your feedback weighs in to the other persons total. Then the system should lend towards self regulation. If you want to be grouped with better people, you must perform better in other people's eyes. For example: if you consistently rate low in holds aggro you would be paired with dps who have been rated lower for "damage done". Theoretically, it could give people closer matches in gear level, closer matches in skill level, and closer matches in attitude. again, I took inspiration from Blizzard's own arena rating.
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Feedback system are subject to abuse, but that does not mean they are not useful. If business analysts can work through "bad apple" feedback forms, then it must be possible to weigh the scores somehow.
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Yeah, lets see you make the playoffs….
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Remember back in 98 the Falcons went up to NY and whipped a Giants team on the way to the SB!
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PTS 26.5 (7th ) YDS 377.4 (7th) PASS YDS 287.5 (5th) RUSH YDS 89.9 (28th)
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As if China wasn't already important enough in the global auto market, the country now sells more cars than all of Europe combined. After overtaking the U.S. in 2009, the China Passenger Car Association reported last week that 2012 sales rose nearly 7% from the year before to hit 14.68 million — compared to 14.5 million in the U.S., which recorded its strongest sales growth in four years, and 12.5 million in Europe, which saw a 1.1 million year-over-year decline.
Accordingly, we noted late last month that December auto sales in China would be critical to projecting both 2012 earnings and 2013 expectations for the world's leading car companies. And, as expected, December was another huge month for the market. Sales rose 8.6% from a year earlier, and this continuing strength drove observers to project growth in 2013 will be as good — or perhaps even slightly better — than in 2012.
With end of year results now in, we're able to parse the winners and losers.
Recent trends continue in December
Most leading automakers saw the winning streak they've been on for months roll into December. General Motors (NYSE: GM) and its joint ventures sold 23% more units than in December 2011, helping it claim the top spot among all foreign automakers for the eighth consecutive year. Volkswagen, which unlike GM includes Hong Kong in these figures, sold 24% more in China to hang on to the number-two position. Ford (NYSE: F), a relative newcomer, continued to increase market share with sales up 43% from the previous December. And Bayerische Motoren Werke's combined sales of BMW, Rolls-Royce and Mini brands rose even more, up 73% from the year earlier.
Conversely, sales by Japanese carmakers remained in a funk as a territorial dispute that led to a boycott of goods from that country softened but did not dissipate. Nissan Motor, the largest Japanese automaker in China, reported sales down 24% in December following drops of 30% in November and 41% in October. Honda Motor ) sales were down 19%, Toyota (NYSE: TM) fell 16% and Mazda Motor slumped 26% — all smaller declines than those in prior months, but all still significant. In fact, while the combined share of China passenger car sales among Japanese manufacturers rose slightly through the fall it remains far below the level at the end of 2011.
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While some fear China's very active and highly profitable luxury market could weaken as new leaders put measures into place designed to curb excess and corruption among the upper classes, demand in this category remained strong. Volkswagen's Audi brand is still the country's luxury leader with 405,838 vehicles sold in 2012, an increase of 30% from the year before. BMW, while growing faster, remains in second place with total sales up 40% from 2011 to 322,444 units. Number-three Daimler notched a record with 206,150 sales last year, but saw its growth slowing with a year-over-year increase of just 4%.
The market's strong and, so far, relatively steady performance has made China an increasingly critical territory for other luxury automakers as well. Jaguar Land Rover, for example, says China became its top global market in 2012 as sales rose 74% to 73,347 units. So, to keep pace, most players are upping their efforts. One is GM, which saw Cadillac sales remain basically flat year-over-year at around 30,000 units and will try to gain share by introducing its second locally produced model in the next few months. Another is Volvo, whose sales fell 24% in December and 11% for the year and subsequently unveiled plans to introduce a new luxury model while boosting its retail network and marketing efforts.
Lower-end models booming too
While the high-end market becomes increasingly competitive and is threatened with other internal pressures, the appeal of less pricey, family-oriented and more fuel-efficient models continues to grow. For example, sales of minivans produced domestically by a GM joint venture rose 12% in 2012 to 1.33 million units and now accounts for almost half the company's total China sales. The Mercedes-Benz GLK-class mid-size SUV helped the company buck other downward trends and was its top performer here percentage-wise in 2012 with 27% growth. And while Ford remains a smaller player in the country, it has been growing very fast — particularly in the wake of the Japanese decline — and its total 2012 sales were up 21% to 626,616 units. Sales of its locally built Mondeo, Focus, Fiesta and S-Max models, in addition to the imported Edge, rose 59% year-over-year in December.
Bottom line
No one doubts that China's auto market will continue expanding over the long term, with sales ultimately passing those in the U.S. and Europe combined. It's true that the pace will likely slow from the heady levels recorded over the past several years, and some submarkets and geographies may weaken due to various government policies. But even the short-term still looks promising, with some projecting total sales will top 20 million units as soon as this year.
Car makers that have entrenched themselves here with models that address domestic demand, formed joint ventures able to offer attractive but less expensive alternatives that still leverage their well-known brands, and developed a sales and marketing infrastructure that reaches out beyond the biggest cities and wealthiest customers, should see benefits in 2013 and for years to come.
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Any time Tolkien has south/eastern people as antagonists, it's because they've been coerced by guys like Sauron (nor are non-white people the only cultures to be coerced). The association of Eastern/Southern people with Dark Lords is largely an unhappy circumstance of geography rather than some failing of character. Sam has a nice monologue in the Two Towers about how crappy it would be to live in those areas, since that's where Sauron ran around uncontested for millennia and got to threaten them into fighting. Also, the heroes of Tolkien's work are usually "white," but only insofar as their skin is generally light colored. This is likely because the majority of the history covered takes place in the far north of the planet (especially in the 1st Age). All other "racial features" don't correspond with any real-life ethnic group, except possibly Rohan, who are inspired by ancient Anglo-Saxons. In that case, though, it's worth pointing out that the people of Rohan are considered inferior by most of the bigger civilizations like Numenor and Gondor.
Regarding "half-trolls," I don't know the quote, but nobody in Tolkien's work describes southern or eastern people as "half-trolls." There are half-trolls in RoTK, but they're not referring to people. Sauron's fighting force is very diverse in that army, including humans, orcs, trolls and others. Apparently Tolkien's "half-trolls" were inspired by a mythological offspring of a human woman and an incubus. It's also probably worth pointing out that when Tolkien uses the term "black skin" he only (and frequently) uses it to describe monsters like orcs, never human beings, as he literally means burnt black. He always describes what we would call "black people" as dark brown-skinned.
Personally, I don't think Tolkien's work is racist, but the perspective of the narrative is mostly Eurocentric/Ethnocentric because those are the characters who "wrote" it, and even then it's not actually Europe or a specific real-world ethnicity. What I mean is that the stories are meant to be narrated by in-universe characters from a very narrow cultural perspective (usually Hobbits). There is never any objective narration in any of Tolkien's work; there is always a biased narrator of events. You might call some of the perspectives racist, but I think it's more accurate to think of them as medieval people trying to make sense of exotic cultures from Africa and Asia (the dark, mysterious orient in their eyes). This is also why Tolkien's work doesn't have much in the way of describing villains like Sauron; they're the enemies, so the narrators don't see or understand them! Tolkien was obsessed with philology, and to ignore the implications of that is to miss a big reason he even wrote any books to begin with. Tolkien wasn't putting together a body of fiction as much as he was collecting "historical" writings to generate the backbone of the languages he created.
It's also important to keep in mind that none of the races in Middle-Earth are meant to literally correspond with those in the modern world. Hobbits are inspired by the rural English, but modern English people aren't descended from Hobbits, nor are brown-skinned people from Harad actually ancestors of modern people from North Africa. My point is that modern or historical allegories are rare, if ever, present in Tolkien's writings. Tolkien hated allegory, and it would be poor critical analysis to search for deliberate real-world comparisons.
It is a complicated topic though, and much of it's open to interpretation. For a more detailed analysis of racism in Tolkien's work, I suggest reading this: http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Racism_in_Tolkien's_Works


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At the end of a delicious meal, the chef brought this beaker and placed it on the table. Apparently it was dessert...or so I thought.
Guests at the hotel El Aguamiel can arrange to have a private dinner prepared. After chatting with the hotel owner, he and the chef plan a menu based on your likes/dis-likes and what's fresh at the market.
El Aguamiel is a small boutique hotel (I think they only have 6 rooms) and we were the only guests dining.
It turned out that our waitress for the evening was also the chef. She spoke no English; we spoke no Spanish.
My partner is far from being an adventurous eater and he was very relieved that there were no weird surprises (okay, I was, too). That is until dessert.
The chef brought out this beaker full of what seemed to be warm orange juice. Somehow she communicated to us that it was orange soup. She placed it on the table and returned to the kitchen. There were no bowls or glasses...not even straws.
We waited awhile unsure what to do. I'll blame a bottle of Mendoza Malbec, but eventfully, I was convinced we supposed to drink it.
It tasted like very good (warm) orange juice. I drank about half of the contents. Luckily, I didn't finish it, because the chef returned with two quivering bowls of flan - the orange juice was to be poured on top of the flan.
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You can definitely machine wash most down comforters, but use cold water and throw tennis balls and several dryer sheets in the dryer with the comforter. Machine dry it partially, then let it air dry the rest of the way. Otherwise, yes, damp warm feathers smell not unlike wet warm dog.
I used to run a laundromat and got pro at this ;)
Definitely check if it lets you do machine wash like username26 said. Mine lets me, so I never had to bring it out.
I used to machine wash mine all the time. I now have a duvet cover because it's easier to wash.
Down is machine washable. I don't know about the fabric exterior of your comforter, though. Still, you may need to go to a laundromat for their larger machines.
If you want to do just a spot clean, try baking soda-based "pacifier wipes". You can find them at Target. I've used them on upholstered furniture and clothing (while out and about) to remove all kinds of stains, new and old. So far, they haven't left any kind of "ring" around the edge of the area cleaned once it dries either. You may have to use more than one, and you might want to try pinching up the area to be cleaned so that the stain, after it's re-wet doesn't just soak through to the next layer. Blot with an absorbent cloth often to get the stain out rather than spreading it.
If it's machine-washable, use at least 50% less detergent than you normally would on a load that size. I don't know the why of it, but the tag on my down duvet has that warning, and the one time I put in the full amount of detergent I had to put it through the rinse cycle two extra times to get all the soap suds out.
If washing it in a machine worries you try using Shout travel spot wipes. They work better than the Shout in a bottle. While still wet work water into it to thin it out. Or you might try peroxide and water, depending on the nature of the stain. If there's protein in it the peroxide will bubble it out. Be careful not to overdo it though, it can create yellow stains if you use too much.
Go to a store that sells camping supplies, e.t., Campmore, EMS, Patagonia - or probably to Amazon - and buy Nikwax Down Wash for about $8. Make sure you find a commercial size washer and dryer for a quilt that size, and clean tennis balls. Nikwax is designed to preserve the down. I use it to wash expensive down jackets. Works great.
We wash our king size duvet about 2x a year. The key is to use only a little bit of soap, it just doesn't rinse out well. Then a couple of spins in the dryer (ours takes two or three goes before it is dry) and it is fluffy and awesome!
We do our king size pillows one at a time too, they take a couple runs through the dryer too.
Make sure it is totally dry, though. Nothing worse than damp down. :(
Perfect timing for this question!! Our dog just decided to, ahem, "claim" our new comforter...
I've got a dog who likes to pee on our bed, so I can attest to the fact that a down comforter can take a machine washing (or 10 or 50)!


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