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Looking to make the leap: Jori Lehtera
The St. Louis Blues have gone from thinking they'd lost prospect Jori Lehtera for good to hoping he's ready to make the leap to the NHL.
Lehtera played in just seven playoff games with the Blues' American Hockey League affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen, back in 2009 before returning to his native Finland.
St. Louis re-signed the Lehtera to a two-year, $5.5 million contract on July 1. As Blues beat writer Jeremy Rutherford, points out St. Louis was running out of time to bring Lehtera back into the fold. NHL teams control players' rights until they turn 27, Lehtera will turn 27 on Dec. 23.
"I had a good chat with him quite honestly at the Olympics at the dining hall," General Manager Doug Armstrong told the Dispatch following the signing. "I told him that we were disappointed that we couldn't come to an agreement and he said at the end of the day, he felt he made a mistake (staying in Russia)."
The 26-year-old spent the past four seasons in the KHL where he averaged 13 goals a season playing for Yaroslavl and then Novosibirsk. In total Lehtera scored 55 goals and 100 assists in 178 games while in Russia.
But it was Lehtera's performance at the 2014 Olympics where he had a goal and three assists in six games helping Finland capture a bronze medal, which impressed Blues head coach, Ken Hitchcock.
"When the Olympics started he was the fourth-line left-winger; the tournament finished with him being the second-line center iceman," Hitchcock told NHL.com in July. "He worked his way all the way up the lineup and he was a really trusted player by the coaching staff. What I really noticed was when the game was on the line that coaching staff trusted him more and more. When the World Championships were on, he was their No. 1 center. He played in every situation, almost 20 minutes per night, same coach, same trust. That doesn't go unnoticed.
"I think the thing that comes to mind for me when I evaluate him is he's going to find a place to play on our team because he's competitive, he's smart and he's got great hockey sense. I don't know where that place is, I don't know how far up or down the lineup it's going to be, but I just know he's going to find a place to play."
The Blues feel Lehtera, despite being an NHL rookie, could have an immediate impact in his first season and see him centring a line of Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko. Tarasenko and Lehtera do have experience playing with one another having spent time together with Novosibirsk during the 2011-12 season.
For now, Lehtera is pencilled in to that role. With the likes of Paul Statsny, Patrik Berglund and Maxim Lapierre all in the mix down the middle, Lehtera is sure to have competition at camp.
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Hashtags are to social media what iPhones are to Silicon Valley: they're everywhere. Hashtags are used in everything from campaigns by major companies to updates from your friends. Marketers try to capitalize on hashtags and use them in the most effective way possible, but it can get confusing and overwhelming to anyone trying to make a lasting impact.
By the time you finish reading this primer, you should have a comprehensive idea on when to use hashtags most effectively, based on which platform best takes advantage of hashtags.
First to give you an idea of how widespread hashtags have become here is a list of websites that they can be used on.
- Diaspora software
- DeviantART
- Flickr
- FriendFeed
- Gawker Media websites
- GNU Social
- Google+
- Kickstarter
- Orkut
- Sina Weibo
- SoundCloud
- Tout
- Tumblr
- Vine
It is a big list and as you can see if you aren't using hashtags you are probably missing out on attracting more engagement.
Each social network has different hashtag etiquette so I will describe the use in the five main social networks: Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Pinterest, and Instagram.
#Don't #Hashtag #Every #Word. You only want to hashtag words that might be relevant or phrases that might be searched for in your industry. Overusing hashtags will make you look like unprofessional and give the impression you don't know how to properly use Twitter.
Here are some examples of proper hashtag use:
This tweet about CES from Salesforce shows how to jump on an event bandwagon. Everyone was talking about the electronics expo in early January, using that #CES2015 hashtag, and Salesforce's tweet would be indexed in that hashtag search:
You can also see relevant hashtags being used by content-marketing expert Gary Vaynerchuk in his tweets:
If you are running any type of campaign with user-generated content you are going to want to use a hashtag so all the pictures or posts can easily be searched and discovered.
You can use services such as RiteTag to see which hashtags are trending and which are too popular to use. For instance, adding #tech to your tweet will make it one of thousands; it's recommended to fine-tune the hashtag to something more niche such as #ecommerce or #mobile or #wearables.
There is a long debate on whether or not hashtags belong on Facebook. Some marketers say yes and others say no. What it comes down to is how you use them. You want to position them in a similar way as you do on Twitter, but not completely.
On Facebook the hashtag is used like a Twitter hashtag, but is used in a more sarcastic tone. Since Facebook is more personal than, say, LinkedIn, users might use a hashtag as an "aside" or small joke on a post.
Still, many B2B companies are bringing their Twitter 'tags to Facebook, as we see in how Cisco is trying to tie their #WeAreCisco campaign across multiple networks:
Google+ has a very interesting way of handling hashtags. They work in much the same way as Facebook, but Google+ has a bonus feature of auto hashtagging. If you hashtag a post Google+ will suggest up to 3 additional hashtags that are related to your post on the right side of the post.
If you do not use any hashtags Google+ may automatically hashtag the keywords in your post, if it has enough text.
Another cool feature of Google+ Hashtags is its ability to add hashtags to pictures, with their special Algorithms.
Pinterest may be known for recipes and fashion accessories but many B2B firms would be wise to include it in their social media strategy. One of the key features of Pinterest is its repinning feature. If your post gets repinned on another board, it means that you have twice the chance of someone seeing your post and clicking its link. Each repin increases your visibility thus greatly increasing the effectiveness of your marketing.
But what about Pinterest hashtags?
- Hashtags are only clickable in pin descriptions and nowhere else
- Unique hashtags are more effective then broad ones, as noted earlier
- Lastly Pinterest doesn't truly support hashtags. If you search #Cookies, all posts containing the word cookies will appear
Hashtags on Instagram are a completely different ballgame than every other social network. Instagram, being mainly a visual network, allows you to use hashtags to describe the photo, boosting its ability to be searched for by other users. The more hashtags you use in Instagram the more visibility your posts will most likely enjoy.
Here are a few pointers:
- Use multiple hashtags but at most only use 10 a post, at the absolute maximum
- Use your SEO keywords for your business because that is what people will be searching for. Make sure the keywords are active and relevant before you use them though
- Use unique hashtags or those related to one of your campaigns
- Don't forget about the commonly used hashtags such as #ThrowbackThursday, #MotivationMonday
Hashtag Fails
Let's talk about some hashtag disasters now to give you examples of what not to do.
One of the bigger hashtag fiascos from 2014 was DiGiorno's tweet using #whyIstayed. The hashtag was trending in relation to the Ray Rice domestic abuse scandal. When using hashtags make sure you know why they are trending…otherwise you'll have to issue a mea culpa.
Yes, there is such a thing as bad publicity, and you don't want your business to be on the receiving end of a terribly misguided tweet simply because your social media manager wanted to hop on board a trending issue.
Here is another perfect example of a brand not being aware of the sensitivity of the hashtag. Entenmanns pushed out the tweet below when #notguilty was trending during the Casey Anthony trial:
Before you drive down the #hashtag highway, remember these few takeaways:
- Don't overuse hashtags.
- Make them unique.
- Ensure they are relevant to your product/services
- Make sure you know why it is trending before you use it
- Have fun with hashtags…just like Saturday Night Live did in the video below.
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Crack open a beer...Because college football season is officially underway! So each week, I will (attempt) to recap the best - and the worst - games for you in quick and easy fashion...Much like your girlfriend at a frat party...Zing!
Premium games on tap:
No. 6 LSU def. No. 10 Auburn 26-21: Unlike last week's USC/Ohio State match up, this game actually lived up to the hype. Here's a quick recap: The Tigers were leading 3-0 after the first quarter...But then the Tigers scored 14 in the second quarter to take the lead. However, the Tigers fought back in the third quarter - scoring 14 points of their own. The Tigers tacked on a field goal in the fourth quarter to make it 20-14, but then those pesky Tigers scored a touchdown to make it 21-20. But the Tigers were not about to lose this game - they scored a touchdown with about a minute left to give them the 26-21 lead - and the victory. Yes - it was an exciting game, but I knew the Tigers were going to win all along...
NC State def. No. 15 East Carolina 30-24 in OT: The Pirates' Cinderella run came to an end with an OT loss to unranked NC State. The Wolfpack were a thorn in East Carolina's side for most of the game. Whenever the Pirates scored, NC State would come back and score points of their own - including a touchdown with about a minute left in regulation to send the game into overtime. Then, in OT, Patrick Pinkney was stripped of the football, setting up NC State's winning touchdown. This game was a nice win for NC State, but I feel bad for East Carolina - since this loss pretty much shuts the door on their BCS bowl hopes.
No. 25 Fresno State def. Toledo 55-54 in 2OT: Toledo fought hard in this game. The Bulldogs needed 2 overtimes to defeat the Rockets - who were handed the loss after failing to convert the 2-point conversion in the second overtime. Quick side note: If the Rockets don't come onto the field to Def Leppard's "Rocket," they should...
Honorable mention: No. 20 Utah def. Air Force 30-23 (Utah scored the winning touchdown with 58 seconds remaining); Boise State def. No. 17 Oregon 37-32 (Oregon, despite its quarterback issues, made a valiant 4th quarter comeback - but fell short); Colorado def. No. 21 West Virginia 17-14 in OT (West Virginia is upset again).
Games that resembled the foam at the end of a keg of Natty Light:
No. 4 Florida def. Tennessee 30-6: You'd think that after losing to Florida for 3 years straight, the Vols would get all fired up and kick some ass, right? Nope. They've now lost to the Gators 4 years in a row. Tennessee fans booed the team, and started leaving in the 3rd quarter. Ouch. Let's hope the Vols can get back on track.
Tulsa def. New Mexico 56-14: Not only did Tulsa rout New Mexico, but did you know that Tulsa spelled backwards is "A Slut?" I'm so mature.
TMS Alma Mater roundup (schools attended by TMS bartenders highlighted in green):
No. 16 Penn State def. Temple 45-3: Penn State kicks ass again.
Pittsburgh def. Iowa 21-20: This was Iowa's first loss of the season.
No. 18 Wake Forest def. No. 24 Florida State12-3: Field goals? Yes, please.
Purdue def. Central Michigan 32-25: Purdue's Kory Sheets scored the winning touchdown with a minute left in the game.
Northern Iowa def. South Dakota State 34-20: UNI quarterback Pat Grace threw for 2 touchdowns, and ran for 2 more.
Arizona def. UCLA 31-10: UCLA improved in 2 ways this week. #1: They scored some points. #2: They didn't lose 59-0.
Illinois Wesleyan University def. Aurora 31-28: Illinois Wesleyan scored twice in the final 5 minutes to get the win.
Euerka College, San Diego State - DNP this week.
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The Junior Church meets every Sunday during the 10.30am service and children of all ages are welcome. In the main group there are children aged birth to 7 years and we also have a smaller group for the over 7s. These groups are led by a small band of volunteers who enjoy working with the children and teaching them more about our Christian faith. Parents of the youngest children are encouraged to stay with them, but once they are of school age the children are usually happy to come on their own.
At the beginning of the service the children process around the church with their Junior Church banner and congregate at the Chancel steps for the welcome and confession, before proceeding into the hall for their own 'special time'.
Each session in the hall starts with a prayer and a story, usually connected to the Gospel reading for the day. This is followed by a variety of craft or colouring activities, some of which can be taken into church or displayed in a group picture, although the children often prefer to take their efforts home. If there is time (or if the sermon is particularly long), there may also be a short period of singing. The older group have separate activities appropriate to their age and understanding, including the discussion of Bible passages and learning about the liturgy. All the children return to the service for the Eucharistic Prayer and are encouraged to approach the altar for a blessing when their parents receive their communion.
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There seems to be an endless list of gardening methods out there. It can be a little dizzying when you really get into it.
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One of the latest ways to grow food is gardening in grow bags. These grow bags offer up lots of options. Not just to the average gardener but also to someone who might be concerned about losing their food to theft in a collapse.
The bags are completely mobile and each bag has handles on either side. So, even full, they can be picked up and moved. They are small bags. A little larger than an average grocery bag but they are capable of growing beautiful plants.
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Open Letter to President-Elect Trump from California Higher Ed Leaders Regarding DACA
Dear President-Elect Trump:
College and university leaders across the country, and here in California, are concerned about reports regarding potential actions you might be considering, including ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. On behalf of DACA students currently pursuing their dream of higher education in the United States, we urge you to continue this important program and allow these young people to continue to pursue a college education and contribute to their communities and the nation.
DACA is rooted in the fundamental premise that no one should be punished for the actions of others. In order to be eligible for DACA, an individual must have been brought to this country as a minor, stayed out of trouble, and continued to pursue an education. These sons and daughters of undocumented immigrants are as American as any other child across the nation, in all but in the letter of the law. Some never even spoke the language of their native land. They do not represent a public safety threat. In fact, they represent some of the best our nation has to offer. They voluntarily came forward, out of the shadows, to participate in the DACA program.
The University of California, California State University, and the California Community College systems each have thousands of DACA students studying at our institutions. They are constructive and contributing members of our communities. They should be able to pursue their dream of higher education without fear of being arrested, deported, or rounded up for just trying to learn.
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01/17/2014: Speaking to troops in Wyoming, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel stressed the need to maintain and modernize the nation's nuclear arsenal.
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The following story was published by Wyoming News:
By James Chilton [email protected]
CHEYENNE — Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel paid a visit to F.E. Warren Air Force Base on Thursday, delivering a message of gratitude to the men and women serving there for their work in safeguarding America's nuclear deterrent.
Hagel, formerly a two-term Republican senator from neighboring Nebraska, is the first secretary of Defense to visit the base since Caspar Weinberger, who came here in 1982.
Hagel said he enjoyed the opportunity to tour F.E. Warren's facilities, including one of its missile alert facilities.
"I grew up in little towns not far from here," Hagel said. "So it was kind of fun to come back and see some of the areas that I am very familiar with."
Having assumed the office of secretary of Defense just last February, Hagel said one reason he chose to visit F.E. Warren was to see its operations for himself.
He also wanted to offer encouragement to the personnel stationed there, acknowledging that while missile defense is critical, those involved in the work may feel unappreciated.
Hagel addressed officers and airmen after a series of security lapses and discipline problems that were revealed in Associated Press news stories in 2013.
Officials have said the service members are increasingly tired of working in what can seem like oblivion.
They win no battles, earn no combat pay and only rarely are given public credit of any kind. "Sometimes I suspect you feel that no one cares or no one's paying attention to you, but we are," Hagel said.
"We are the strongest country on Earth, and we want to continue to be the strongest country on Earth, but it takes people. It takes leadership. It takes commitment. "That's something that just doesn't happen," Hagel added.
"And what I saw out here today … just reconfirms n and I will tell the president this as I give him my report on this trip n about that commitment."
F.E. Warren Air Force Base, which is headquarters for the organization in charge of all 450 U.S. intercontinental ballistic missiles, has about 3,100 enlisted airmen and officers and saw 12 courts-martial in 2013, compared with nine the year before, 12 in 2011 and eight in 2010, according to Air Force statistics provided to the AP last week in response to a Freedom of Information Act request.
In each of the past four years, the courts-martial rate at F.E. Warren was higher than in the Air Force as a whole.
Before his Wyoming stop, Hagel flew by helicopter to a Minuteman 3 missile launch control center in Nebraska. Besides Nebraska, the missiles are in underground silos in Wyoming, Colorado, Montana and North Dakota. Each launch center, buried 60 feet or deeper underground, controls 10 Minuteman 3 missiles, each in its own silo.
Hagel stressed the need for the U.S. to continue maintaining its nuclear arsenal in a safe, capable and effective manner. He said he remains committed to that focus, adding that the nuclear deterrent remains one of the most effective means of preventing war.
"There is no more noble profession in the world than your profession to keep peace in the world," he said. But Hagel also acknowledged that things haven't been easy of late for the military, pointing to last year's federal government shutdown and the budget strains caused by sequestration cuts. "We closed our government for 16 days, we lived in a world with no budget, with tremendous uncertainty," he said.
"But I'm confident as we go forward the next two years and we establish a budget agreement that will help stabilize us in our commitments and our planning."
Hagel took questions from three of the roughly 130 personnel who attended his speech. One, Tech. Sgt. Laura Paul, asked Hagel what he would take away from his experience at the base.
"How impressed I am with what I've seen," Hagel answered.
"The professionalism of each of you, of the units, of how you work together as a team. I think that is first that stands out."
He also added, having seen a missile alert facility firsthand, that the military must continue its focus on modernizing its nuclear deterrent. "It's clear we've got some work to do on modernization," Hagel said.
"And that's why all of us in leadership positions must come out and see things at the ground level."
Another attendee, 1st Lt. Klint Holscher, asked Hagel what he sees as the future of the U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile force and the nuclear triad (which includes ICBMs, submarine-launched ballistic missiles and traditional bombers).
Hagel said the emergence of new challenges and threats, such as cyber warfare, means that the U.S. will have to analyze all of its military programs to ensure they evolve to meet those threats. The nuclear triad, he said, should be no exception to that, though he also agreed with the need for the U.S. to reduce its number of nuclear missiles.
"We're going to continue to require every element of our nuclear deterrent in the triad," Hagel said. "But reducing those nuclear weapons, I think, is important. Every president since Richard Nixon has supported that, and I think President Obama deserves great credit for leading on this as he has."
Hagel referred to Obama's signing of the "New START" treaty in 2010, along with then-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The treaty, which went into effect on Feb. 5, 2011, calls for the number of strategic nuclear missile launchers to be reduced by half, with the number of deployed strategic nuclear warheads reduced to 1,550 by 2018.
The final question came from Senior Airman Shelby Ferguson, who asked Hagel whether he saw the Air Force budget stabilizing in the future.
Hagel said that a bipartisan budget agreement reached by Congress last month should provide some predictability for at least two years, though he acknowledged a more long-term agreement will be needed beyond that period.
"Right now, the law of the land, after that two year period, reverts back to the so-called sequestration, which continues to take huge reductions from our defense budget," he said.
"The numbers are better than they were because we're getting some money back, but there are still tens of billions of dollars that we didn't get back and won't get back over the next two years."
Hagel said he and the president would continue to push for Congress to provide a more long-term source of stable funding for the military.


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The suspect in the photo below is wanted for murder and has been identified as Juan Bravo AKA "Fooly Bravo" a 27-year-old Latin male. If anyone has any information, please contact Detective Montenegro #6991 in the Dallas Police Homicide Unit at 214-283-4801 or email@example.com
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On June 19, 2020, at approximately 10:36 pm, a group of females were having a disturbance in the parking lot of the Tepatitilan Restaurant. Two Latin females were fighting when a Latin male wearing a black shirt struck one of the females. The victim then intervened in an attempt to break up the fight and was shot one time by an unknown Latin male wearing a Texas Rangers jersey with the name Andrus on the back. After being shot, the victim, who has yet to be identified ran for a short distance and collapsed in the 500 block of Hollywood. Dallas Fire Rescue responded to the location and pronounced the victim deceased at the scene. The unidentified victim did not have an ID card on his person, therefore the Dallas County Medical Examiner will work on identifying him through fingerprint analysis.
The Homicide Unit is asking for the public's assistance and is encouraging anyone with information to contact Detective Montenegro at 214-671-3624 or via email: email@example.com. Please refer to case #107985-2020.
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Coops Go Green Cleaning Service is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty and responsibility in all of our jobs. We are a locally owned and operated business since 2016 and has 14 years of experience serving Baltimore, MD and surrounding areas. There is no job too big, or too small for our team. Call today and let us put our experience to work for you!
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Pulmonary Embolism
When a blood clot happens in one's veins and it travels through the circulatory system via heart and sometimes get lodged in one of the arterial branches of the lung. This hampers the exchange of the oxygen and carbon dioxide and eventually the blood supply to the lung stops and the causes the death of the tissues of the lungs. This in medical term is called Pulmonary Embolism. Severe chest pain and respiratory problem is the main symptom for this problem. One may experience sharp pain while inhaling and exhaling. Sometimes cough with bloody sputum are one of the symptoms. Patients may have elevated rate of heart and even cardiac arrest. An infected person can be cyanotic, blue tinged skin complexion, as the red blood cells lack supply of ample oxygen.


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text: June 24, 2015 Julie RosglobalFXsource0 Top Headlines Moody's Proposes New CCP Ratings – International Financing Review Moody's has proposed a new global methodology that will allow clearing members and end-users to assess and compare the soundness of central counterparty clearing house risk management practices. Can FX Technology be Scaled Across Asset Classes? – Profit & Loss (free story) Although some elements of FX technology can effectively be scaled across fixed income and commodities business lines, there are limits to how similar these asset classes will become. Clearing: More for Less? – FOW (subscription) How can central counterparties be best encouraged to mitigate the risks deriving from their growing importance to financial markets? Risk Managers Go to Front Office in Hunt for Banking Talent – Financial News (subscription) A talent war is under way. But rather than fighting off raids from other industries or rivals, banks are seeing top investment banking executives head to roles in their own risk management units. Citigroup Executive Pressured Brokers Over Libor, Court Hears – Wall Street Journal (subscription) A Citigroup executive in London said he was pressuring brokers to get other banks to lower their interest rate submissions, a London court heard Tuesday. Andrew Thursfield, a high-ranking executive in Citigroup's London office, wrote to a colleague in September 2007 about plans to try to get the London interbank offered rate, or Libor, to a lower level. Broker Opinions Vital to Libor Setting, Court Hears – Operational Risk & Regulation (subscription) Ex-UBS Trader Asks US Judge to Dismiss Libor Scheme Case – Reuters Spoofing: Fighting Finagling in Financial Markets – Bloomberg It's a new crime but it isn't new. It has a silly name but it's no joke. Spoofing, a way to manipulate financial markets for illegitimate profit, is blamed for undermining the integrity of trading and contributing to the scariest crash since the financial crisis. Regulatory News FCA Accused of Wrongly Identifying Traders in Penalty Notices – Bloomberg First there was one. Then three. Now the UK Financial Conduct Authority is facing nine lawsuits for improperly identifying traders in penalty notices, in what has quickly become a nightmare for the agency. Trader Talk Is an Open Secret as US Probes Treasuries – Bloomberg The US federal probe that ended last month with guilty pleas and $6 billion in fines from global banks began with an open secret – that currency traders there could talk to each other to coordinate trades. Now, the Justice Department unit behind those prosecutions is turning its sights on the $12.7 trillion US Treasury market, a world with some of its own open secrets. Regulators Push to Sever Link Between Research and Trading – Financial Times (subscription) Regulators are focusing on breaking the link between research and trading as they push for greater transparency on the cost of research. The changes could provide an advantage for independent firms. UK Must Export the Fair and Effective Markets Review – Financial News (subscription) We should applaud the publication of the Fair and Effective Markets Review. It is an initiative that is rooted in pragmatism and has engaged the industry right from the outset. The Bank of England, Financial Conduct Authority and the government are providing leadership to improve standards in the global market. Company News Barclays to Explore Use of Blockchain Technology – Profit & Loss (free story) Barclays is working with Swedish start-up company Safello to explore how blockchain technologies can be used in the financial services sector, in another sign of the increasing legitimacy of the bitcoin-related technology by major financial institutions. CME Clearing Europe Appoints Hasenpusch as CEO – Profit & Loss (free story) CME Clearing Europe has appointed Tina Hasenpusch as chief executive officer, replacing Lee Betsill who is returning to Chicago as managing director of global clearing operations at CME Clearing. Australia Regulator Blocks Interactive Brokers' Currency Trading – Bloomberg Australia's securities regulator told Interactive Brokers Group to stop offering over-the-counter currency trading, saying the company doesn't have the right license to operate in the nation. Market Savvy Greek Deal or Not, the Euro is Now a Different Beast Reuters By invoking a Greek euro exit as a possible outcome of failed bailout negotiations, European governments have effectively rewritten a key tenet of the shared currency – and maybe even for the better. Dollar Rally Fades Ahead of US Growth Data Financial Times The dollar was weaker heading into the final reading of US first-quarter growth on Wednesday, data which will help shape market expectations of the timing of a Federal Reserve rate rise. Offshore Yuan Reaches Three-Week High Amid China, US Dialogue Bloomberg The yuan traded in Hong Kong rose to a three-week high after Chinese and US officials stressed the value of cooperation at an annual summit between the nations. Peru's FX Swappy Central Bank Intervention Financial Times On the one hand Peru's dollarisation has benefited households because they can rely on the dollar to prevent wealth loss. On the other hand it has increased the country's dependency on an external currency it can't control, exposing the domestic economy to external shocks, diminishing the effectiveness of monetary policy and creating currency mismatches in banks' balance sheets. Press Releases Japan Exchange Group: New Products and Trading Rule Revisions with Launch of Next Generation Derivatives Trading System JPX has announced trading rule revisions and new products that will be introduced with the launch of the next generation derivatives trading system – Next J-GATE – scheduled for the middle of 2016. 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Last year the Patriots pulled off the most incredible comeback in Super Bowl LI against the Atlanta Falcons. On Sunday, the Vikings pulled off the most remarkable ending ever, as they snatched victory from the Saints in the first NFL playoff game that ended in regulation on the last play, a walk off touchdown — Vikings quarterback Case Keenum 61 yards to Stefon Diggs.
The Vikings blew a 17-0 halftime lead and allowed the Saints to score 17 points in the fourth quarter. After an interception and blocked a punt, Drew Brees grabbed the lead 21-20 and then 24-23 with 10 seconds left.
The Vikings took .25 seconds on the touchdown drive. Saints rookie defensive back Marcus Williams mistimed his attempted tackle, and Diggs did the rest.
Now the 14-3 Vikings have a date Sunday in Philadelphia with the 14-3 Eagles, who survived a goal-line stand in beating the Atlanta Falcons 15-10. A victory by the Vikings and they will host Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium Sunday, February 4. The Vikings are 8-1 at home.
Sunday's game was my first missed playoff game since I started working in 1978. I'm recovering in Phoenix from having a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). My heart valve was virtually closed. I did not have a heart attack, although Sunday's 29-24 win truly tested the new valve.
Thanks to all of you for your prayers and kind words of support. I've covered every Super Bowl since 1981, and I'm the first sportswriter in history to cover his own son in the Super Bowl.
I'm on recovery road now in Arizona with a green light working my way back. God has been great to me. If the Vikings beat the Eagles Sunday like the Arizona Cardinals did 32-25 in 2009, I will cover the Vikings vs. (Patriots or Jaguars) in Super Bowl LII February 4.
Larry Fitzgerald can be heard weekday mornings on KMOJ Radio 89.9 FM at 8:25 am, on WDGY-AM 740 Monday-Friday at 12:17 pm and 4:17 pm, and at www.Gamedaygold.com. He also commentates on sports 7-8 pm on Almanac (TPT channel 2). Follow him on Twitter at FitzBeatSr. Larry welcomes reader responses to email@example.com, or visit www.Larry-Fitzgerald.com.
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The most common question that come's up when I get booked for a headshot is 'what should I wear?' So below are a few guidelines to help…
- Block colours are good, but avoid white if your headshot is going to be on a white background. Avoid patterns that are too busy – the focus should be you, not the clothes!
- Think about what you feel comfortable and confident in. What makes you feel good? What colour suits your skin tone? If you feel good and confident this will be reflected in your headshot.
- Can't decide? It's ok to bring a few options, we can discuss what would work best in front of the camera, or we can try a few different outfit changes.
- Layers – bring a jacket that goes with your outfit, it's a good way to smarten your look easily.
- Think about what's appropriate – if you're using your headshot for a corporate website or LinkedIn profile choose an outfit you would usually wear in the work place or to meet clients. If it's more of a lifestyle shoot, think about what you usually like to wear and feel good in. Be yourself!
- Make sure your clothes are nicely pressed and ironed
- Jewellery should compliment the outfit, not dominate the photo.
- Glasses – if you wear glasses I always think it's a good idea to include these in some of your headshots. So bring them with you, give them a shine and we can do some shots with and without so that you have both options.
- Most importantly, wear what makes you feel good and makes you feel confident!
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The pace of change in the technology sector has always been brisk. As much as 10 years worth of growth in e-commerce may have been compressed into just three months in late 2019, accordin...
Approximately 280 million people worldwide are living with depression.
With a bird's eye view of the world's busiest shipping lane, a small plane is helping to 'sniff out' some of the most polluting ships.
Global investment in innovation remained buoyant throughout 2020, despite the setbacks ushered in by the pandemic. High-tech industries in particular maintained their commitment to resear...
Scientists have discovered billions of previously unrecorded trees in Africa, thanks to a collaboration between Google and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
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Clinton, city, Custer county, west-central Oklahoma, U.S., on the Washita River. It was founded in 1903 at Washita Junction after a protracted dispute over the right to purchase Indian land and was named for Judge Clinton Irwin, who had been instrumental in the city's founding.
A processing and shipping point and retail centre for the surrounding agricultural (livestock, poultry, and grain) area, the city also has light industries, including cotton ginning and the manufacture of precision instruments, farm machinery, and draperies. The area was a proving ground for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Upstream Flood Control Program. Clinton was the home of the country's first Teen Town organization (established 1940 to provide recreation for teenagers). It is the site of the Clinton Indian Hospital (a facility of the Indian Health Service), the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum (1993), and the Mohawk Lodge Indian Store, which features artifacts from the turn of the 20th century and Indian arts and crafts supplies. The Washita National Wildlife Refuge is northeast of the city. Inc. 1909. Pop. (2000) 8,833; (2010) 9,033.


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An Instruction of Streaming Disney Protected DVD to iPad iPhone
Disney movies are always attractive for its wonderful content, surprising stunt and ultra-high quality. Recently, the marvelous movies such as Cars 2, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Winnie the Pooh are welcome and have experienced a sudden surge in popularity.
Hard to Convert Disney DVD to iPad iPhone
It is extremely hard to convert Disney DVD to iPad iPhone. Usually, Disney DVD is always strictly protected with exclusively new generation DVD copy protection, say, Disney X-project DRM or Disney's Fake. Disney protected DVD or Disney-licensed DVD has extremely large size. Especially, the size of the Disney DVD protected with Disney's Fake is larger than 40 GB with 99 titles; even the ripped Disney DVD file is large in size (also depending on the movie length and target format you choose). Imagine, no matter your iPad iPhone is 8GB, 16GB or 32GB, how many movies can be loaded in your iPad iPhone? How long will it take to convert the large-sized Disney movies to your iPad iPhone? How much free space will be left in your iPad iPhone after putting several Disney protected DVD movies in?
A New Way of Watching Disney Protected DVD Movies on iPad iPhone
Previously, putting Disney Protected DVD movies on iPad iPhone at least requires ripping the DVD encrypted with Disney protection onto your computer and syncing the ripped Disney protected DVD video file to iPad iPhone through iTunes. If the ripped Disney video is not in the formats acceptable by Apple, you need to convert it to MPEG4 or H.264 additionally.
However, there is a groundbreaking method - streaming Disney Protected DVD to iPad iPhone. This new technology can help you fast realize watching Disney protected DVD movies on iPad iPhone or other iDevices without taking any space thereon. Moreover, it omits a step of sync which is inevitable in traditional way of uploading video to iPad iPhone, and also does not need to convert Disney protected DVD Apple-accepted formats.
The Guide of Streaming Disney Protected DVD to iPad iPhone
In order to watch Disney Protected Movies on iPad iPhone, a foremost and essential step is ripping Disney Protected DVD Movies to your computer using a professional DVD ripper designed especially for Apple iPhone iPad and iTouch. Not all rippers can rip Disney Protected DVD because of the requirement of cutting-edge technologies, but WinX DVD Ripper Platinum can rip any encrypted DVD, including rip the latest Disney Protected DVD to iPad iPhone accepted formats with No.1 fast ripping speed. After ripping, all you have to do is simply streaming the ripped Disney Protected DVD Movies to iPad iPhone.
The preparation and specific operation steps for streaming Disney protected DVD to iPad iPhone are as follows:
Preparation for Both Windows OS and Mac OS:
Download and install WinX DVD Ripper Platinum on your computer;
Free download and install Air Playit Server on your PC or Mac;
Free download and install Air Playit App Client on your iPad or iPhone.
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Step 1: Run the professional Disney DVD to iPad/iPhone ripper, import Disney protected DVD on your PC or Mac, choose "to iPad" or "iPhone" according to your own situation, browse to choose the output location of the video file, click "Run" button and then you can get the ripped DVD file on your computer.
Note: Suggest create a new folder to place the ripped DVD movies especially for streaming. It will make it easier to search and browse in further streaming.
Step 2: Run Air Playit Server on your computer, add your folder containing the Disney protected DVD you have ripped to the Shared Folders so that you can stream Disney protected DVD to iPad iPhone later.
Step 3: Run Air Playit Client on your iDevice. With WiFi, 3G/4G network, the App client will automatically connect to the server installed on your PC/Mac by Bonjour Service. If it fails, you can input your server address which is shown on the main interface Air Playit server manually or close the fire wall to have a try.
Step 4: Browse the folders and click "Play" to watch the Disney DVD movie on iPad iPhone you have streamed immediately without sync or taking up your memory.
You can make your personal settings by clicking "Setting", or even convert and download it for offline watching for saving your bandwidth or other purposes.
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Hot & Toasty Sandwich Delivery in Orlando, FL
Everyone knows that Domino's delivers amazing pizzas. But not everyone realizes that we also deliver delicious sandwiches in Orlando for those days when a single pizza slice won't do. From crisp veggie sandwiches to Philly-approved cheese steaks, Orlando Domino's has sandwiches to satisfy your cravings. Plus, just like our pizzas, Domino's sandwiches are prepped with the best ingredients including shredded mozzarella, delicious veggies, smoky bacon, and zesty ranch. And the best part is, you don't have to leave your house to eat a delicious, hot sandwich. Order sandwich delivery or carryout from Domino's — your new favorite sandwich shop in Orlando, FL.
What Kinds of Sandwiches Does Domino's Deliver in Orlando?
Our menu gives top Orlando sandwich shops a run for their money — at a fraction of the cost! If you want comfort food, order a Chicken Parmesan sandwich. It's made with tender grilled chicken breast, chef-inspired marinara, and a mouthwatering blend of provolone, asiago, and mozzarella cheese — between two slices of warm bread.
Is Chicken Parm not your top sandwich pick? Surprise your taste buds with the Italian Sandwich. It combines some of your favorite pizza ingredients like pepperoni, salami, banana peppers, and provolone cheese. It's full of flavor, packed with cheese, and the perfect pinch of spicy.
Going meatless? Your hunger will be gone after a few bites of the Mediterranean Sandwich — it includes roasted red peppers, tasty banana peppers, plump diced tomatoes, fresh onions, and spinach on a bed of melted provolone and American cheese with a dash of crumbly feta. It's a vegetarian sandwich that meat-lovers can get on board with, too.
Want a Philly Cheese Steak, but don't want to work for it? Order cheese steak delivery in Orlando, FL! Like the Philly classic, our sub is made with sliced beef tenderloin, melty provolone and American cheese, and green peppers, fresh onions, and mushrooms on oven-fresh bread.
But the sandwich menu doesn't stop there. The Buffalo Chicken and Chicken Habanero Sandwiches have for the perfect ratio of zesty spice to mouthwatering flavor. Order a Buffalo Chicken Sandwich if you're craving a creamy yet spicy mix of hot sauce and blue cheese on grilled chicken breast, topped with onions, cheddar, and provolone. For a fun twist, pick the Chicken Habanero Sandwich's sweet and spicy mix of pineapple, mango habanero sauce, jalapeno peppers, and melted cheddar and provolone atop tender-grilled chicken sandwiched between two slices of baked artisan bread.
You can't overlook another combo of favorite flavors — the Chicken Bacon Ranch Sandwich. It blends the savoriness of crispy bacon with the creaminess of zesty ranch. It's a treat for your taste buds with grilled chicken, melted provolone, and oven-toasted bread. It isn't easy to pick just one sub when placing your Domino's sandwich delivery order in Orlando, FL.
Sandwich Delivery in Orlando, FL for Everyday Celebrations
Forgot your lunch at home? No problem. Beat the mid-morning slump with hot sandwich delivery in Orlando, FL. We'll come to your office! If you're ordering lunch for coworkers and want to make sure there's an option for pizza-lovers, sandwich enthusiasts, and veggie-buffs, ordering a mix of pizza, pasta, and sandwiches might turn you into the boss's favorite.
Whether you're having friends over or just trying to get a convenient dinner without leaving the house — your go-to sandwich shop in Orlando, FL has you covered with delivery near you. And if you're out on the town, you can order carryout or get your veggie melt or chicken sandwich delivered to a local Domino's Hotspot® near you.
With Domino's you can easily order satisfying hot sandwiches for delivery or carryout in Orlando, FL. So, go ahead — say goodbye to the deli counter and embrace all the goodness our hot sub menu has to offer. Skeptical? Try our sandwiches for yourself! Order online for hot sandwich carryout or delivery near you in Orlando, FL


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After its title charge in Spain's La Liga stalled, Real Madrid is planning to take action against supporters who allegedly vandalized cars owned by the club's players.
The squad returned to the Spanish capital following its 2-1 defeat by arch rival Barcelona in the early hours of Monday morning where they were met by fans who were unhappy with their display.
It is alleged that cars, including those owned by Gareth Bale and Jese Rodriguez were both targeted, while coach Carlo Ancelotti was also allegedly abused.
Real said on its website that it had suspended a club member and banned him from their properties pending an investigation.
Three men are alleged to have insulted players and struck at least one of the vehicles.
"The club has already identified the individuals responsible, one a Real Madrid member, for these aggressive and violent actions against several of our players," Real said in the statement.
"Details of this member's identity have been sent to the club's discipline commission, requesting that it expel the individual from Real Madrid for what is considered a very serious offense.
"This afternoon, the discipline commission held an emergency meeting and decided to open a disciplinary investigation and provisionally suspend the individual's rights as a member and access to the Santiago Bernabéu or any Real Madrid facilities.
"Real Madrid has notified Spain's National Anti-Violence Commission of the incidents that took place, as well as the identities of the individuals responsible, requesting that it apply those sanctions that it considers appropriate
"Furthermore, Real Madrid will take any applicable legal action against the individuals responsible for these incidents"
According to television pictures captured by Spanish television channel Cuatro, the incident happened when the players failed to stop their cars to speak with fans outside of the club's Valdebebas training complex.
In recent weeks Bale has been singled out for criticism with some supporters claiming the winger is struggling to justify his $120 million price tag.
Real Madrid is four points behind leader Barcelona with 10 games of the La Liga season remaining.
Supporters are frustrated at the team's current run of form after it squandered pole position in the title race to Barcelona.
Real started the season on fire and set a new Spanish record by winning 22 games in succession.
But its form has faltered leading club president Florentino Perez to hold an impromptu press conference to defend Ancelotti only last month.
"The fans have always been critical when we haven't been performing as we should," Sergio Ramos, the Real captain, told Spanish radio.
"There are some players who have complained because they haven't had the support of the fans but when your public demands more it is because you can give more.
"You have to live with it. You have respect it whether you like it or not."
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International Cryosphere Climate Initiative
Formed in 2009 immediately after COP-15 in Copenhagen, ICCI is a network of senior policy experts and researchers working with governments and organizations to create, shape and implement initiativ
Near-term warming and our chances of staying within 1.5°C of global warming
Depending on how the climate system responds, greenhouse gas emissions could still cause more - or less - warming than the best estimates from the latest climate models.
Los Andes Después del Hielo | The Andes after ice
Esta publicacion trata del proyecto 'El Último Glaciar de Venezuela', una iniciativa que estudia el retroceso glaciar y la dinámica de formación de un nuevo ecosistema en la Sierra Nevada de Mérida, Venezuela. | This publication discusses glacial retreat and the dynamics of formation of a new ecosystem in the Sierra Nevada de Mérida, Venezuela. Contains a video documentary.
Community Based Adaptation Network (CBA Network)
The Community Based Adaptation Conference on Climate Change (CBA) online community space. Visit here for the latest updates on CBA and access to CBA resources.
Is Energy Storage the only solution?
Nations voting for achieve carbon neutrality rely heavily on renewable energy. While efforts towards 100% renewable are needed, one should not be blind to the humongous task of energy storage.
Global warming of 1.5°C and higher brings profound challenges to semi-arid regions
This page collects together key messages and outputs from the ASSAR project relevant to global warming of 1.5°C and higher.
Determining what global warming of 1.5°C and higher means
This article describes ASSAR's method for what global warming of 1.5°C and higher means for the semi-arid regions of Botswana, Namibia, Ghana, Mali, Kenya and Ethiopia.
Implications of 1.5°C for Ethiopia
This infographic illustrates the impacts of different levels of global warming on the local climate extremes and the vulnerable sectors of Ethiopia.
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This infographic illustrates the impacts of different levels of global warming for the local climate extremes and the vulnerable sectors of Ghana.
Implications of 1.5°C+ in Botswana
This infographic provides insight into the impacts 1.5°C and higher of global warming will have on local climate extremes and the vulnerable sectors of Botswana.
Implications of 1.5°C+ in Namibia
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The Clique by Lisi Harrison
The book The Clique is a fun novel to read because it shows all the different cliques in a school and how they can make people feel. It shows that even the popular, stuck-up people can even feel sorry for the people with lower status.
The Clique by Lisi Harrison is a story about a seventh grade girl, named Massie, that is the leader of the "popular crowd". Massie's dad's old college friend and his friend's family, The Lyonses, need a place to stay for a year. They have a seventh grade daughter named Claire and she would not be categorized as "popular". As soon as Massie took one look at Claire she knew she would have Claire following her everywhere. Massie and her friend don't like Claire until she did something that made Massie's friends hate Massie and love Claire. They ended up being friends again but Claire will never give up.
Lisi Harrison's, The Clique series, is all about Middle School girls and how their life is as a student. The Clique was a very fun book and I encourage any girl from sixth to eighth grade to read it. I gave this book an eight on a scale of one to ten, ten being the best. I gave it that high of a rating because it was such a fun book to read, but I only gave it an eight because Massie is such a stuck-up bully and I cant stand bullying. This book caught my attention as soon as I read the first sentence. I loved it.
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The project goal was to provide the scientific and engineering basis for improved design of foam processes for enhanced oil recovery, by studying polymer-enhanced foam, gas trapping in the presence of foam, and mechanisms of foam generation.
This project was selected in response to DOE's Oil Exploration and Production solicitation DE- PS26-01NT41048 (December 1, 2000). The objectives of this part of the solicitation were to access oil not recoverable by conventional methods by developing improved methods of gas, chemical, and microbial flooding for light oil recovery.
University of Texas
Austin, TX
Injection of gases, including steam, carbon dioxide, and produced field gas, accounts for nearly all the enhanced oil recovery production in the United States, or about 12% of total U.S. oil production. The processes are efficient in recovering oil in portions of the oil reservoir where the gas flows, but the failure of gas to sweep through much of the reservoir reduces both the number of projects attempted and the rate of oil recovery in ongoing projects. Creating foams with gas, water, and surfactant (detergent) solution within the oil reservoir offers one means to increase this "sweep efficiency." The proposed research aims to improve foam processes through studies of their mechanisms, leading to more-predictive computer modeling of foam processes and improved process design.
Project Results
Numerical models and simulation studies of foam mechanism were developed to improve prediction of foam movement through the reservoir. An area of unstable foam generation was identified that provides important information for foam design in field applications.
This research provides the foundation for more-accurate predictive modeling of foam processes to improve oil recovery, improve process design, enable wider application of foams and gas injection, and increase domestic oil production.
Project Summary
The model for gas trapping incorporated into the UTCHEM simulator was used to fit data on gas trapping during liquid injection after foam. The model predicts mobilization of gas near an injection well during liquid injection in an alternating-slug process, enhancing liquid injectivity. University of Texas experiments verified the model for foam generation based on foam mobilization at a critical pressure gradient. Their data also identified an unstable foam-generation regime that may dominate field applications of foam constrained by moderate injection pressures. Researchers incorporated a simple model for this mechanism into the "population balance" framework for foam simulation. The model confirms the existence of an unstable regime at intermediate pressure gradients. Researchers drafted a manuscript on the foam-generation work.
Conclusions from the project are as follows:
-For the same polymers and surfactant, polymer does not stabilize foam in the presence of decane or 37.5 API gravity crude.
-Complex behavior, in contradiction to the expected two steady-state strong-foam regimes, was sometimes observed.
-Theory predicts that polymer should make the flow of foam more shear-thinning than without polymer. In the high-quality regime, where pressure gradient is controlled by water transport at fixed water saturation, the shear-thinning nature of the aqueous polymer solution would make flow shear-thinning. In the low-quality regime, where the rheology depends on the resistance to movement of gas bubbles, flow is predicted to be more shear-thinning because of the presence of polymer.
-Coreflood experiments measured the average liquid saturation in a core during liquid injection following foam. Data implied that liquid does not uniformly sweep the core but only contacts a portion of the trapped gas.
-CT studies confirm that liquid fingers through foam rather than displacing it. Because of this fingering, surfactant-free brine injected after foam does not displace the surfactant solution initially present or destroy foam as rapidly as predicted in one-dimensional (1-D models.
-The yield stress of foam is the origin of gas trapping and relative premability effects with foam.
-CT imaging showed that the 1-D model used to infer trapped- and flowing-gas fractions from gas tracer effluent data have several shortcomings. They are noted in the report. In spite of the uncertainty, some trends are still evident.
-The consensus view in foam research has been that foam is created by roof snap-off, governed liquid and gas velocities, and the geometry of the pore throats and pore bodies. A review of these individual studies cited in support of this mechanism shows there is no substantial support for this mechanism for steady-state foam generation in homogeneous porous media.
-If pressure gradient is fixed, rather than injection rates, one observes an unstable state between coarse foam (or no foam) and strong foam. This state may have practical importance in field applications with limits on injection pressure.
-A population-balance model incorporating a lamella-creation function that depends on pressure gradient fits numerous features observed in foam generation experiments. This model indicates that the details of the lamella-creation function have little effect on the high-quality and low-quality strong-foam regimes, if strong foam is formed.
-The population-balance foam simulator, applied to dynamic foam displacements, confirms the stability of the coarse- and strong-foam states and the instability of the intermediate state. The model predicts a transition from coarse foam to strong foam as injection rates increase, in agreement with experiments.
-Fractional-flow models can be modified to account for sudden changes in properties such as foam generation and foam collapse.
-A pore-network model for foam generation resolves two paradoxes troubling researchers' finding that foam is created by mobilization and division of lamellae by pressure gradient. First, the network model shows how new lamellae are created near the inlet of the porous medium to replace those mobilized and transported downstream. Second, the model reconciles the two halves of the theory of Rossen and Gauglitz (1990) at the percolation threshold.
-A series of experiments in sandpacks found several effective ways of enhancing foam generation. Other studies indicate the same trends in foam behavior are observed in sandpacks as in consolidated core, but at lower pressure gradients.
(October 2005)
This project has been completed.
$172,163 (21% of total)
NETL - Sue Mehlhoff (firstname.lastname@example.com or 918-699-2044 )
U. of Texas - William Rossen (firstname.lastname@example.com or 512-471-3246)
Final Report [PDF-4.46MB] - March, 2005
Kim, Dong, and Rossen, Steady-State Flow Behavior of CO2 Foam, SPE 89351, presented at 2004 SPE/DOE IOR Symposium, Tulsa, OK, April 2004.
Rossen and Bruining, Foam Displacements With Multiple Steady States, SPE 89397, presented at 2004 SPE/DOE IOR Symposium, Tulsa, OK, April 2004.
Kam and Rossen, A Model for Foam Generation in Homogeneous Porous Media, SPE Journal 8, 417-425, December 2003
Cox, Neethling, Rossen, Schleifenbaum, Schmidt-Wellenburg, and Cilliers, A Theory of the Effective Yield Stress of Foam in Porous Media: The Motion of a Soap Film Traversing a Three-Dimensional Pore, Colloids Surfaces A: Physicochem Eng. Aspects 245, 143-151, 2004.
Rossen and Van Duijn, Gravity Segregation in Steady-State Horizontal Flow in Homogeneous Reservoirs, Journal of Petroleum Science Eng., 43, 99-111, 2004.
Shan and Rossen, Optimal Injection Strategies for Foam IOR, SPE Journal 9, 132-150, 2004.
Kam and Rossen, A Model for Foam Generation in Homogeneous Media, SPE 77698.
Mamun, Rong, Kam, Liljestrand, and Rossen, SPE 77557, Extending Foam Technology From Improved Oil Recovery to Environmental Remediation.


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A sudden lost against Gisela Duiko in 3 sets. What's going on with her. She doesn't look like a tennis player. Her serve is still having problems. He movement looks slower. No confidence into her game when she won the French Open. I like her style, but if this type of plan will never make into the Grand Slams Qualterfinals material.
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Just as I was in the middle of installing iTunes my computer locked up. I rebooted and ran the installation again only to be presented with the following error after plugging in my phone:
A quick reinstall of iTunes left me in the same boat. It turns out that you have to remove several Apple products in a specific order before reinstalling iTunes. So open up your Control Panel then uninstall these components in the following order:
- QuickTime
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- Bonjour
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At this point you can now install the newest iTunes and you should be able to sync your iPhone without any issues.
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BACER – pronounced as बसर in Hindi means "Vision"
How to decide what to work on first?
This is a common challenge I have seen across product teams when building a roadmap at companies, both large and small. If the product team has put in effort into finding new opportunities and understanding customer feedback, there will be lot of good ideas and they just need to dedicate time to prioritise (!= one day offsite work).
It's a difficult problem to solve!
The product managers are tempting to work on pet ideas instead of opportunities with high adoption. It's also tempting to work on new high tech stuff (which usually leads to discounting the additional effort required) instead of things that directly impact your goals. It's easy to get trapped into low confidence ideas and not focus on things you are more sure about.
This is where a Prioritisation score can help.
A good scoring framework will help the team balance costs and benefits by considering each factor for all ideas with discipline and consistently. Prioritisation Score is calculated to arrive at an objective result.
In B2B business, there is never a single persona for whom you are developing the product. Following are the multiple personas,
- User Persona — the one who uses your product majorly
- Buyer's Persona — the one who makes buying decision in an organisation. In a majority of the B2B use case, the user might not be making the buying decisions
- Internal Persona — sometimes you have to invest in solving problems of your development team which would help them to release new features faster
- Sales Team Persona — sometimes you need to think of solutions which could help your sales team to sell your product quickly.
While prioritising a solution, always make sure it fits well across all the persona mentioned above.
In my view, inputs to the framework will generally come from :
- Customer Survey/Research
- Solution Engineers
- Solution Partners
- Technical Account Managers
- Support Tickets
In consultation with :
- Marketing
- Engineering
- Design
- Product Managers
After lot of iterations, we finally settled for the following prioritisation framework for B2B products :
Scoring : 1 to 9 (lowest to highest)
Business Impact (B) : How much the feature will affect business in terms of Revenue(New sales/deals) and customer retention?
Customer Adoption (A) : How much and how frequently is the problem extended across our customers and how many will adopt this feature?
Customer Value (C) : How much value (e.g. efficiencies in terms of cost or time saving etc) will it generate for our customer? How significant is the pain for our customer?
Effort (E) : How much engineering effort is required to develop the product (in Person Weeks) normalised as per the scale?
Probability of desired Result (R) : What is the probability of achieving our objectives with this feature?
BACER Score (S) is calculated as,
Priority Rank (CR) : Feature priority rank from 1 to n based on Score(S) (Highest to Lowest score)
Generally, if a product is in growth phase, then the focus should be on features/problems that can accelerate customer acquisition.
In scaled business phase, we should concentrate on features/problems that retains the customers and reduces the churn.
This is an iterative process and it might take a while to get good at this exercise however I strongly suggest all product managers to adopt product prioritisation scoring framework.
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Give it a try and let me know how it works for you.
[About the author: Rahul Malik is the Group Product Manager for Server and Data Center at Atlassian. He focuses on creating products for large enterprises to enhance the user's productivity. He has 15+ years of experience across US and India in building products and product teams.]
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The tourism sector of Vietnam has seen impressive progress. Last year, the country welcomed 18 million international tourists, a year-on-year increase of 16 per cent and served 85 million domestic visitors.
Total revenue reached more than VND720 trillion (US$31.1 billion) last year, up 16 percent in comparison with 2018.
The average growth rate of visitors in three consecutive years (2016-2019) saw a 22 percent average increase each year.
The country is ranked as one of the ten fastest growing tourist destinations in the world.
However, experts have warned the sector still faces many challenges, particularly the impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic in the first months of 2020.
Apart from measures to prevent and control the disease and gradually restructure the tourism market, the development of qualified human resources is needed to help the sector recover after the epidemic and develop in the future.
According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, the sector needs around 40,000 labourers each year. However, the number of students graduating from schools in the field of tourism was only 15,000 with a little over 12 percent from universities and colleges or higher education.
Director of HCM City's Department of Tourism Bui Ta Hoang Vu said human resources serving the tourism sector failed to meet demand.
The city requires an increase of 12-15 percent in the number labourers each year, but supply cannot keep up with real demand.
The city has more than 60 establishments providing tourism training at three levels – universities, colleges and vocational schools. However, they could only meet 60 percent of recruitment demand.
Other localities like Binh Duong, Can Tho, Kien Giang and Ca Mau face the same problem.
While the lack of human resources remains a headache for the tourism sector, quality also fails to meet requirements.
Many businesses have to spend time and money to retrain new workers to match job requirements.
Nguyen Quoc Ky, Director General of Vietravel – one among leading travel companies in Vietnam, said most travel agencies had to retrain newly-recruited workers for up to a year. "This is a huge waste," he said.
Chairman of the HCM City Tourism Association Tran Hung Viet said development demand of many localities kept increasing but the human resources quality remained limited.
The lack of and weakness in professional skills of human resources are among key problems. Foreign language competency of the labourers also needs improvement, he said.
In order to improve the quality of the tourism human resources, many training establishments have moved towards provision of training in close connection with demands and with more focus on practice.
Principal of Hoa Sen University Mai Hong Quy said connecting universities with businesses is the common trend globally.
Students would have the chance to gain experience at hotels, travel agencies and restaurants to improve their professional skills.
Apart from reforming and improving training quality at training schools, tourism businesses also regularly organised courses to help their employees keep up with new trends and increasing demand.
A representative from Saigontourist Company in HCM City said more than 1,000 tour guides of the company often had their knowledge and skills updated and improved via annual training courses. Regular training helped the company develop business strategies effectively.
Deputy Director of the HCM City's Tourism Department Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa said the department had paid more attention to improving professional skills and foreign language competence for workers.
In 2019, the department coordinated with the city's Tourism Association to organise competitions for tourism labourers, creating conditions for them to update, learn and exchange skills and knowledge.
It plans to organise management training courses in the 4.0 Industry with funds mobilised from the society, according to Hoa.
Courses on eco-tourism, community-based tourism and tourism promotion would also be held, she said.
Head of the Training Department under the HCM City Tourism Association Huynh Quoc Thang said the tourism sector had integrated stronger in the international community. Vietnam had become a member of the World Tourism Organisation, the Asia-Pacific Tourism Association and the Southeast Asian Tourism Association.
"Improvement in human resources quality plays an important role to affirm the country's position in the regional and global markets," he said.
The tourism sector strives to receive around 20.5 million international visitors and serve 90 domestic tourists in 2020, which is expected to earn more than VND 830 trillion .