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Is plastic wrap greener than aluminum foil?
What's the most eco-friendly choice for storing leftovers: plastic cling wrap or aluminum foil?
Judging by conversations the Lantern has had with her colleagues, most people seem to believe intuitively that aluminum foil is better for the planet, maybe because plastics are made from fossil fuels and we've heard so much about how they're polluting the oceans. Plus, foil can be rinsed and reused with relative ease, or sometimes even recycled at the curb, while plastic wrap is usually thrown away.
But as we discussed in our analysis of beer containers, aluminum has a heavy manufacturing footprint. It takes a whole lot of energy to mine bauxite ore from the earth and then process it: Producing 1 ton of aluminum ingots requires 170 million British thermal units of energy and spits out about 12 tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent. By comparison, producing 1 ton of low density polyethylene pellets requires just 17 percent as much energy and generates 12 percent as much greenhouse gas. (Consumer cling wrap used to be made out of polyvinyl chloride, a substance reviled by many environmentalists, but now it's nearly all LDPE or its tougher cousin, linear LDPE.) Making matters worse, aluminum foil is a lot heavier than cling wrap: Foil typically clocks in at about 3.8 grams per square foot; cling wrap, just 1.7 grams.
What does that all add up to? To answer that, the Lantern turned to COMPASS, a nifty software tool from the Sustainable Packaging Coalition that allows you to compare the environmental impacts of different packaging materials, from manufacture to disposal. The Lantern decided to compare 1 square foot of aluminum foil and 1 square foot of LDPE cling wrap—about as much as you might use to cover a bowl of leftover pasta before sticking it in your fridge.
Aluminum foil was the loser in nearly all the metrics COMPASS assesses (PDF), including fossil fuel consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, human health impacts, aquatic toxicity, and potential for eutrophication (a kind of water pollution, caused by excessive nutrients, that can lead to fish-killing algal blooms).
However, there are ways that foil can narrow those gaps. Reuse is one straightforward option. According to COMPASS, if you use one piece of foil three times, it will contribute less aquatic toxicity than using three pieces of LDPE, and it just about matches the plastic on fossil-fuel usage and eutrophication. You'd have to use that foil six times, however, before the greenhouse gas emissions and human health impacts were comparable as well.
Foil made with recycled aluminum can reduce the impactsassociated with manufacturing. Aluminum—unlike plastic or paper—can be recycled forever. According to one industry estimate, household foil already includes between 25 percent to 40 percent pre-consumer recycled material—i.e., factory scraps and trimmings—with the rest coming from freshly mined, virgin metal. The Lantern knows of two companies, Reynolds and If You Care, that make foil with what's billed as "100 percent recycled content." In Reynolds' case, that content is a fluctuating mix of pre-consumer and post-consumer material (i.e., metal that's already had a life as a can or a pot). If You Care foil contains only pre-consumer material.
Figuring out how much energy and emissions you'd actually save with these products is hard, though, because the environmental credits for pre-consumer material can be tricky to calculate. The benefits of recycling depend on the idea that waste is being diverted away from landfills and then used in place of virgin material. But most factories don't throw away their unwanted aluminum scraps: They sell them to other manufacturers or back to their suppliers. Since those scraps aren't likely to get "lost" in the solid waste stream, should they really count as recovered material? Some analysts say yes, some say no. (Both Reynolds and If You Care report significant energy savings with their products, based on calculations that follow the first methodology—i.e., treating pre-consumer material the same as post-consumer material.)
So recycled foil is probably a better choice than traditional foil of the same weight—provided, of course, that it works as well (though it is likely to be more expensive). Because no matter what you use to cover your leftovers, the important thing is that the food stays fresh and tasty (PDF). After all, there's no point in using disposable packaging of any kind if you're just going to throw away the food that's wrapped inside.
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Turkey's state media reports that Turkey's Parliament has passed legislation allowing Turkish troops to move into Syria after shelling from Syrian territory killed five Turkish citizens.
This legislation gives the Turkish government an open door for one year to send to troops and warplanes into Syrian territory as needed whenever Turkish interests are at stake or have been attacked.
An anonymous Turkish official said his government has no intentions of declaring all-out war. Rather, the situation in Syria has gotten so bad that Turkey has to take these steps as a defensive measure.
The authorization to send troops comes on the heels of exchanges in gunfire between Turkish troops and Syrian forces during the day on Wednesday and on Thursday morning.

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I live overseas - will I have to pay import duty ?
How do you deal with Value Added Tax (VAT) and other similar purchase TAX?
If you live within the European Union you do not need to pay import duty and you should not be charged for it.
For USA residents your chances of paying any import duty would be extremely remote, to say the least. Even if it becomes necessary, we understand that the duty payable would be a very low percentage of the item cost.
If you live elsewhere in the world you might find that you get charged a small import duty. If you are concerned about this then we would recommend you check this first with your national Customs Office. From our experience, shipping within the EU and to the USA in particular, is very hassle free.
All UK and European Union customers are charged Value Added Tax (VAT) at the UK prevailing rate; currently, this is 17.5 per cent and is included in all the prices you see on this shop.
European customers who are VAT registered should contact us with their VAT number and we will deduct the VAT from your invoice or alternatively you can claim it back in your own country.
Customers with delivery addresses outside of the European Union will have VAT (17.5%) deducted during the checkout process. In these cases, the prices visible to you during the selection process will be reduced accordingly as the VAT is deducted.


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WHAT: At the 2009 GSMA Mobile World Congress, ARM will offer attendees the opportunity to experience the latest mobile trends and strategies. A series of product demonstrations and Partner activities will provide an opportunity to learn about tomorrow's mobile technology solutions today. 2008 was an exciting time for ARM with several milestones reached:
In addition, ARM CTO, Mike Muller, will present on the topic "Mobile Web2.0 & Open Source", as part of the Mobilizing Open Source track and ARM is sponsoring the International Mobile Gaming Awards.
Product demonstrations at the ARM stand 1C01 in Hall 1 will include:
Symbian Symmetric Multiprocessing Demonstration on the ARM Cortex-A9 Processor
See the first public demonstration of two new technologies working together that will be key to the future of the mobile industry: The ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore™ multicore processor delivering notebook performance with the power footprint of mobile, and Symbian OS SMP capability. The second-generation MPCore multicore processor enables the sharing of workload among processors, providing more processing performance on-demand with lower power consumption overall. This will enable greater responsiveness to the multiple tasks with which a smartphone has to cope, whilst extending battery life.
ARM Netbooks, Hybrids and MIDs....All-Day Mobile Computing
ARM and its Partners are redefining Mobile Computing to enable a full web experience, all-day battery life and a diverse range of attractive low-cost consumer products. ARM will be showing a broad selection of ARM Powered® devices based on the ARMv7 architecture, such as the Cortex-A8 processor. With a wide choice of Partner technology, attendees will also be able to learn about the ARM ecosystem built around these devices. This technology is driving battery life, full web experience, and differentiation in devices. On the booth you can see:
Software for Mobile Computing & Mobile Web 2.0
Notebook Linux distributions, office suites, fast boot technology and Android running on high-performance Cortex-A8/ARMv7A processors are demonstrated here. These software components are important to the emerging trend of Web-orientated Netbooks and Hybrid Notebooks. ARM has a diverse ecosystem that brings Web2.0 to ARM Powered devices in your hands. On the booth you can see:
ARM Mali™-200 GPU – Bringing Visual Entertainment to Life
Advanced user interface software and compelling gaming experience show what is possible with the scalable, power-efficient Mali graphics processors and OpenGL ES 2.0-compliant high-quality driver software, supporting resolutions up to 1080p enabling a rich graphical user-interface on mobile devices, more realistic navigation and gaming. The Mali-200 hardware at the booth will be demonstrating:
RealView® Development Suite 4.0 with ARM Profiler
This demonstration will show how the use of the RealView Development Suite from ARM enables software engineers to get the best out of their ARM technology-based device. With features such as non-intrusive profiling of applications for unlimited duration, developers can quickly and accurately target their optimizations to improve performance and size on applications, firmware and Symbian OS-based systems. With immediate feedback on actual application performance and rapid identification of bottlenecks across a broad range of performance measurements, bringing applications to market is achieved faster and with lower risk with ARM.
In addition, ARM CTO, Mike Muller will deliver a presentation examining the increasing role of Open Source in enabling Mobile Web 2.0 centric devices. Mobile Web 2.0 & Open Source will be part of the conference session, "Mobilizing Open Source", taking place on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 14:00-17:30 in Hall 5, Auditorium 2.
This presentation discusses how Open Source web components such as WebKit and Javascript JIT engines and now complete platforms are transforming the Smartphone into a Web centric device. The personal web experience that devices built on these components deliver is both different and better in many respects to the tethered PC experience. By innovating around these emerging highly-optimized technologies, handset manufacturers can quickly deliver platforms that focus on Rich Internet Applications and will create new and desirable capabilities that will delight users and drive data usage for carriers.
ARM Sponsors International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA)
ARM supports the IMGA in the drive for ever more advanced, innovative and creative content for handsets, maximizing the end-user experience and making the most of technologies such as the market leading ARM CPU and ARM Mali GPU families. Borgar Ljosland, director of advanced product marketing, ARM Media Processing Division will present the International Mobile Gaming Excellence in 3D Award at the IMGA ceremony, taking place on Wednesday, February 18 from 17:00 at the Telecom TV stand in Hall 7 at the FIRA Barcelona.
WHEN: Monday-Thursday, February 16-19, 2009
WHERE: 2009 GSMA Mobile World Congress, Fira Montjuic, Barcelona, Spain.
WHO: ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM's comprehensive product offering includes 32-bit RISC microprocessors, graphics processors, video engines, enabling software, cell libraries, embedded memories, high-speed connectivity products, peripherals and development tools. Combined with comprehensive design services, training, support and maintenance, and the company's broad Partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com.
ARM, RealView and ARM Powered are registered trademarks of ARM Limited. Mali, Cortex and MPCore are trademarks of ARM Limited. All other brands or product names are the property of their respective holders. "ARM" is used to represent ARM Holdings plc; its operating company ARM Limited; and the regional subsidiaries: ARM, Inc.; ARM KK; ARM Korea Ltd.; ARM Taiwan Limited; ARM France SAS; ARM Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; ARM Belgium N.V.; AXYS Design Automation Inc., ARM Germany GmbH; ARM Embedded Technologies Pvt. Ltd.; ARM Norway, AS; and ARM Sweden AB.
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GR - "We've split them up into multiple columns based on the platforms they're set for release on, including the PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and the Wii U."
The list for PS3 is missing Ni No Kuni, Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory, and The Witch and the Hundred Knights.
I hope we also see Disgaea D2 and Yakuza 5 in 2013
EDIT looks like they added those games.
wow.. Wii U looks to be getting nothing at all lol.. & correct me if im wrong but isnt FF13-2 out already??
look at teh nextgen console
almost nothing
and all of 360 exclusives are arcade loooooooooooooool
except Geow
pc/ps forever
That PC exclusive list is huge and still missing a lot of titles. Starcraft and Survarium come to mind. Funny how people keep saying that PS3 is the best because it has the most exclusives. Also Sly Cooper is also releasing on the vita so it is not a PS3 exclusive, I will be picking it up.


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Backpacker-friendly stand-up comedy happens every Thursday Night at the awesome new downstairs bar in M Montreal Hostel!
We feature some of Montreal's funniest people, both pro and amateur!
Locals are MORE than welcome to come & laugh, meet some people passing through our town!
The show is "Pay-What-You-Can" (it's worth at least $5!!!), and the booze is mondo-cheap ($11 pitchers of Sleeman? What year IS this??? 1994???).
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Well lookee lookee! If it isn't the TSN POWER POLL. What's that TSN? The Oilers are no longer last place? Suck on that Calgary!! And could a 26th place position be in the cards if the Oil beat the Kings tonight?
Lets see what the "analysts" at "TSN" had to "say":
The Oil have won four of five and have Fernando Pisani back in the fold. Good progress after a tough start to the season.
Key Injuries: D Sheldon Souray (shoulder).
It continues to BLOW OUR COLLECTIVE MINDS that TSN doesn't count an injury to team captain Ethan Moreau as a key injury. We will be dealing with this injustice this week. Stay tuned.


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Ultra-thin laptops and 2-in-1 convertibles like the Microsoft Surface Pro offer great mobile productivity and sleek good looks. But that also means they usually come up short on connectivity ports. As a result, you're constantly plugging and unplugging peripherals. That's where the SD3500v USB 3.0 Universal Docking Station comes in. It turns one USB port into six so you have access to all your peripherals, including keyboard, mouse, printer and external hard drive. And with dual HD video output, you can add two external monitors to boost productivity. The dock's two USB 3.0 ports support super-speed data transfer of up to 5 Gbps.
Kensington sd3000v/sd3500v/sd3600/sd4000 USB 3.0 docking stations (K33970/K33971/K33972/K33973/K33983/K33991) and USB MULTI-DISPLAY ADAPTER, VU4000, VU4000D (K33928/K33974/K33988/K33989) Driver Version 7.9.x
Software Release: External Release NoteSoftware Package: DisplayLink GraphicsProduct Version: 7.9.376.0Product Date: 24th July 2015DisplayLink Core Software Version: 7.9.296.0DisplayLink Core Software Date: 8th July 2015DisplayLink DL-3xx0 / DL-5xx0 Firmware Version: 188.8.131.52847DisplayLink DL-41xx Firmware Version: 126.96.36.199847
A. IntroductionThis is the 7.9 Product Release. It has been put through a full system test and is suitable for deployment to end-users.
DisplayLink Software Release 7.9 delivers the following features: Windows 10 support
This release is for Windows 7 and later. Windows XP SP2 and Vista are supported by earlier versions of the DisplayLink software.
For further support and information about DisplayLink software, please visit http://support.displaylink.com/.A1. Important notes about DL-3xx0, DL-41xx and DL-5xx0 FirmwareThis software release contains an embedded firmware image. DL-3xxx/DL-41xx/DL-5xxx devices will be automatically upgraded with thisfirmware upon connection.B. ContentsA. IntroductionA1. Important notes about DL-3xx0, DL-41xx and DL-5xx0 FirmwareB. ContentsC. New featuresC1. Issues fixed since R7.8 release (7.8.63104.0)D. How to Install and UseE. Supported Operating SystemsF. PC Recommended SpecificationsG. Language SupportH. Supported HardwareI. Known Issues and Limitations
C. New featuresDisplayLink Software Release 7.9: Windows 10 support
C1. Issues fixed since R7.8 release (7.8.63104.0)Issues fixed in 7.9 Release (7.9.296.0)
Issues fixed in 7.9 Beta 2 release (188.8.131.52)
Issues fixed in 7.9 Beta 1 release (18.104.22.168)
D. How to Install and usePlease find detailed guidance and information about how to install and use this software, see the articles on the DisplayLink support site.
Information on corporate deployment can be found here.
Corporations can download the MSI installation files here.
For further support and information about DisplayLink software, please visit http://support.displaylink.com .
E. Supported Operating SystemsThis release can be installed on the following operating systems:
Windows XP SP2 and Vista are supported by older versions of the DisplayLink software: http://www.displaylink.com/downloads
F. PC Recommended SpecificationsPlease find detailed information about the minimum and recommendedspecifications to run this software in this article.
G. Language SupportPlease find the complete list of languages supported by this software in this article.
H. Supported HardwareDevices supported:
I. Known Issues and LimitationsSystem behaviour with DisplayLink attached screens has been well tested.Testing covers plug/unplug, mode changes, playing video, hibernate,sleep/standby, multiple users, different user rights, attached screen asprimary screen, attached screen as only screen, and other aspects.
For information about specific issues please see the DisplayLink support knowledgebase.
To install the SW driver, unzip the downloaded "Kensington USB Dock & DisplayAdapter SW 7.7.61427.0.zip" into a local folder and then double click "setup.exe" and follow the on screen instructions.
Kensington USB docking stations and Multi-display Adapter Mac OS X Software Release Notes.
Software Driver Version: 2.1
This release delivers the following features
* Beta support for OS X 10.9
* Bug fixes and compatibility improvements for all products
Supported Operating Systems
The software can be installed on any Intel-based desktop or laptop Apple Mac computer running client versions of OS X Mavericks 10.9 DP7, Mountain Lion 10.8.3, Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8.
At the time of writing these were the latest available versions of Mac OS X tested against: later OS versions might show compatibility issues.
Mac OS X Mountain Lion versions older than 10.8.3 are not supported.
Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.x and Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.x are not supported by this driver version. Version 1.7.x is the last version to support these operating systems. Visit http://www.displaylink.com/mac to download this driver.
There are some limitations to the Mac® OS X 10.8 and 10.9 users, please go to the following websites for the latest updates:
Known issues with DisplayLink on OS X 10.9 Mavericks http://www.displaylink.com/support/ticket.php?id=354
Known issues with DisplayLink on 10.8 Mountain Lion: http://www.displaylink.com/support/ticket.php?id=333
OS: Windows 8* (64bit), Windows 8* (32bit), Windows 7* (64bit), Windows 7* (32bit), Windows Vista* (64bit), Windows Vista* (32bit), Windows XP* (32bit)
DisplayLink provides the Corporate/ Silent Install Version (MSI) of the video software driver that supports the following Kensington products:
Please note that for K33926 and K33951, the corporate install software driver only works with products with the product serial number starting "A1210" or later. The corporate install software driver does not support product with serial numbers "A11xxxxxxxxx" and "from A1201xxxxxxx to A1209xxxxxxx"
Expand your workspace by adding additional monitors. Connect your DVI monitor to the DVI port or use the included DVI>VGA adapter to connect your VGA monitor. If you've got an HDMI monitor, you can connect directly into the HDMI out port. You can also connect a second HDMI monitor to the DVI port using the included DVI>HDMI adapter. You can run both the DVI and HDMI ports simultaneously.
Extend your workspace by making it bigger. Extend mode allows you to share your whole desktop across multiple screens. Ideal for improved productivity by working with, and viewing, multiple applications at the same time.
Allows you to replicate the same content on your second display as you do on your master display.
Two fast and powerful USB 3.0 ports are positioned on the front of the dock for when you want to charge a phone or tablet, or transfer data from another device. Headphone and microphone input ports are also conveniently within reach when they're needed.
Connect all your peripherals with 4 USB ports. These ports are strategically located on the back of the docking station to help keep your printer, keyboard and mice cables or wireless dongles hidden from view.
Our intuitive display management console sits on your applications bar and allows you to easily switch between display modes, change the master monitor or adjust alignment and position of your screens. Our corporate install support provides for mass installation via the Microsoft® server.
You can hook up even more monitors using a multi-display adapter, which is available separately. These connect into one of the six USB ports and can be used with DVI or VGA monitors.
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Oclaro Delivers the Smallest and Most Lightweight 4 and 8 Beam Red Laser Diodes that also Improve Printing Quality
Breakthrough Innovation Reduces the Size of the 4 Beam Laser Diodes by 75 Percent and 8 Beam Laser Diodes by 80 Percent
Feb 04, 2013, 08:00 EST
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Oclaro, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCLR), a tier-one provider and innovator of optical communications and laser solutions, today announced significant advancements in its red laser diodes that has enabled them to reduce the size of 4 beam red laser diodes by 75 percent (from TO9.0mm to TO5.6mm) and 8 beam red laser diodes by 80 percent (from TO16.0 to TO9.0mm.) These significant reductions will enable customers designing laser beam printers (LBPs) and multi-function printers (MFPs) to design smaller and more compact printers or to utilize the extra space for adding more features and functionality. In addition, Oclaro has significantly improved the printing quality of its red laser diodes by modifying their structure to produce the smallest and most precise laser beam available from any red laser diode in the industry.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130129/SF49903LOGO)
To achieve the size reductions and improve the printing quality of its red laser diodes, Oclaro leveraged its 30 years of laser diode expertise. To date, no other company has achieved these size reductions or has been able to deliver this level of laser beam precision (known as low droop and small deviation). As a result of both of these innovations, Oclaro customers will now be able to offer improved printing quality while at the same time providing more lightweight and compact designs to their customers. Oclaro will be showcasing its 4 and 8 beam red laser diodes at this week's Photonics West Conference in the Oclaro booth # 1101 from Feb. 5-7, 2013 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA.
"Customers designing LBP and MFP applications are under increasing pressure to improve printing quality and deliver light-weight products to customers," said Tadayuki Kanno, President, Oclaro Japan, Inc & GM, Modules & Devices Business Unit. "Once again, Oclaro has been able to uniquely meet customers' needs by leveraging our fundamental expertise and understanding of the red laser diode design to produce the features, quality and performance that customers need to achieve a competitive advantage."
About the 4 Beam and 8 Beam Laser Diodes
The Oclaro red beam laser diodes are ideally suited for customers designing MFPs and LPBs. Some of the key features of these red laser diodes include:
- Narrow beam pitch, which enables the customer to simplify the optics design of their printing system.
- High thermal radiation design for high temperature operation, which enables the customer to deliver high printing quality.
- High accuracy mounting for junction down die bonding for low droop. This also improves the printing quality of the customer's printing system.
- Tuning LD characteristics by new structure to meet each customer's requirement to realize their printing system technology advantage.
About Oclaro
Oclaro, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCLR) is one of the largest providers of lasers and optical components, modules and subsystems for the optical communications, industrial, and consumer laser markets. The company is a global leader dedicated to photonics innovation, with cutting-edge research and development (R&D) and chip fabrication facilities in the U.S., U.K., Italy, Switzerland, Israel, Korea and Japan. It has in-house and contract manufacturing sites in China, Malaysia and Thailand, with design, sales and service organizations in most of the major regions around the world. For more information, visit http://www.oclaro.com.
Copyright 2013. All rights reserved. Oclaro, the Oclaro logo, and certain other Oclaro trademarks and logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Oclaro, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the US and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Information in this release is subject to change without notice.
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How do I order my fine art prints or posters?
I am trying to order a prints but I cannot get through to the 'Buy' page – what am I doing wrong?
How will I know if I have succeeded in making an order?
Can I monitor my the status of my order?
When I place an order what happens next?
Ordering your poster, fine art print, box canvas or framed print is simple: 1. Having found an image you wish to buy, click on the 'BUY' button (or the image). 2. This opens a screen which shows a larger image, gives you a description of the image, and presents you with various options. 3. Choose the size, paper and finish from the listed options. 4. Select the quantity and then click on the ADD TO CART button. 5. You can then continue to browse for additional prints, or proceed with your order. 6. To complete your order click on the 'CHECKOUT' button (or on the 'CHECKOUT' link at the top of the page, or on the 'CART CONTENTS' button at the top of the page). 7. If you clicked on the 'CART CONTENTS' button, you have the option to remove items from your basket, or change the quantity ordered. 8. If you clicked on the 'CHECKOUT button, you have three options: • 'Login' (if you already have an account with us); • 'Register a new account'; or • Just go straight through to 'checkout' without registering an account. 9. The checkout process consists of: • Entering your details (name, email, address); • Choosing how you want your order to be delivered to you; • Choosing how to pay; and • Entering your payment details.
f you still require help, please email Printree at email@example.com or call us on +44 (0)1908 363439.
This is normally to do with the set up of the computer you are using to access the site and in particular the so called 'Pop up' settings. Review the 'Pop-up' settings under 'Tools' and change to allow 'Pop-ups'.
You will receive an email confirming the order from us and the payment processing mechanism you chose to use. This email is usually sent straight away and will arrive in your email 'In Box' the next time you check your email. Should you need to contact Customer Services regarding a particular order please quote the Order Number which is displayed here (and also in the confirmation email you will have been sent). Please call us on +44 (0)1908 363439.
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Massimo Proverbio is the Senior Managing Director and Global Lead of Accenture Payment Services. He leads Banking Industry for the Europe, Africa and Latin America region and heads Accenture Financial Services with responsibility for the banking, capital markets and insurance industries across Italy, Greece and Eastern Europe. He has helped clients by delivering large transformation projects, planning and implementing mergers and acquisitions and designing and implementing operating models. He serves on Accenture Financial Services Board for the Europe, Africa and Latin America region
Owen Jelf is the managing director and global lead of Accenture Capital Markets. He specializes in delivering major technology and business change programs in the investment banking industry. With more than 24 years of experience in the industry, Owen has large-scale program management expertise, as well as functional expertise of front-office, operations and enterprise functions in complex global delivery models.
Jeremy Light is the Managing Director of Accenture Payment Services in Europe, Africa and Latin America. He specializes in strategy, operating models and architectures that are focused on cards, payments and back-office operations. He is responsible for deploying and sharing Accenture's strategy, systems integration and outsourcing propositions to clients across the region, including cards issuing and acquiring; domestic, international, retail and corporate payments; and front-, middle- and back-office payment functions.
David Link is the Managing Director of Accenture Payment Services in Australia and Asia Pacific. He is also the lead for Accenture's real-time payments practice in Australia. David has significant experience in the establishment and implementation of large, complex transformational delivery programs in banking and insurance, specializing in post-merger integration and digital transformation within the financial services industry.
Luca Bortolan is the Managing Director of Accenture Payment Services in Italy, Greece and Central and Eastern Europe Region. He has helped clients by delivering large transformation projects, and designing and implementing operating models. He promotes and supports the execution of Accenture vision and strategy covering payments, cards and digital payments and he has on-the-field experience in Transaction Banking, Mobile Payments and Operations.
Steve Scemama is the managing director and global lead of Accenture Trading Services. He also oversees Accenture Capital Markets technology vision and strategy, technology investment priorities and supporting network of alliance partners. Steve works with investments banks to transform their business and IT organizations, supporting the visioning of operating model / IT architecture, the implementation of trading solutions, and the development of alternative sourcing approaches to best leverage nearshore and offshore capabilities for an end-to-end services.
Robert Flynn is a Managing Director in Accenture's North America Financial Services group. Robert leads Accenture's Commercial Banking practice in North America and specializes in Treasury, Payments, and Client Channels. Robert has 20+ years of experience working with global, regional, and central banks in evolving their treasury, payments, transactions, lending, and servicing business models. Robert also holds Client Account Lead roles for key banking clients in North America where he is responsible for bringing solutions and services from Accenture Strategy, Accenture Digital, Accenture Technology, Accenture Operations and Accenture Consulting.
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Be sure to visit the Accenture booth to see demonstrations of Accenture's mWallet and Blockchain/Crypto-currencies. We will also be offering private meetings where you can speak with our leads from across the globe to validate your ideas, strategies and plans around real-time digital payments, payments transformation programs, post-trade processing, trading platforms, and more.
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Blockchain has the potential to be a tremendous source of innovation.
Creating a competitive market in access services for real-time, 24/7 payments.
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AVALON 2018: Magnificent Europe - Westbound (WBA)
15 days from Budapest to Amsterdam
From Budapest to Amsterdam, and many exciting stops along the way, you'll be immersed in the culture of Central Europe in a unique way on this timeless river cruise vacation.Your river cruise adventure begins with visits to three of Europe's vibrant capital cities: Budapest, Hungary; Bratislava, Slovakia; and Vienna, Austria. A Local Guide will show you the must-see sites in each city and you'll have plenty of time to explore on your own. Admire the view from Fishermen's Bastion in Budapest, stroll through Bratislava's Old Town with its winding streets and bronze sculptures, and stop in a classic Viennese cafe for a decadent treat. Sail through the picturesque Wachau Valley and the dramatic Rhine Gorge. Visit Melk's magnificent Benedictine Abbey and Wurzburg's baroque Bishop's Residenz. Enjoy a tasting of Wachau wines and Germany's beers and bratwurst. Explore quaint towns like Durnstein with its blue and white baroque Stiftskirche; Passau, known for its narrow cobblestone streets and the stunning St. Stephen's Cathedral; and Bamberg, with its town hall straddling the River Regnitz. Enjoy guided walks in historic Nuremberg, Wurzburg, and Regensburg-one of Germany's best preserved medieval cities. In the charming Rhine Valley town of Rudesheim, enjoy a stroll through its famous cobblestone Drosselgasse lined with shops, restaurants, and lively taverns. Straddling both sides of the Rhine River is Cologne, Germany-a 2,000 year-old city known for its gothic architecture. Here, enjoy a guided walk and see its famous twin-spired cathedral.This European river cruise would not be complete without a visit to Holland's lively capital of Amsterdam. See the treasures of this 700-year-old city from a unique perspective-on a canal cruise along the elegant grachten.
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|Day 1
|Welcome to Hungary's exciting capital city! This afternoon, board your river cruise vessel and meet your crew at an evening welcome reception. (D)NOTE:Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm.
|Day 2
|Spanning the banks of the Danube, Budapest is one of Eastern Europe's liveliest cities. Whether you're seeing the sights, shopping for handcrafted embroidery or Herend porcelain, or basking in the coffee house culture over a rich cream cake in the renowned Gerbeaud Cafe, Budapest's unique energy is positively palatable. On your GUIDED TOUR of the city, see Heroes' Square as well as the massive hilltop castle complex with its remarkable Fishermen's Bastion and 11th-century Matthias Church. Be sure to take note of the city's eight bridges-famous sights in and of themselves-which connect ancient Buda on the right bank with Pest on the left. In your free time this afternoon, you may want to walk across Chain Bridge, built in 1849 and a symbol of Budapest; visit St. Stephen's Basilica with marvelous views of the city from its viewing platform; or stroll along Vaci utca, the main shopping street. (B,L,D)
|Day 3
|Today, arrive in Bratislava, situated at the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains and the dynamic capital of Slovakia. Join a Local Guide for a tour of the city, including a GUIDED WALK of its fascinating Old Town, where winding cobblestone streets and narrow alleyways twist and turn to reveal the Town Hall, one of the oldest stone buildings in the city. Also visit gothic ST. MARTIN'S CATHEDRAL, coronation church for the Kingdom of Hungary from the 16th to 19th centuries. Later, enjoy free time to explore on your own. Tonight, depart for Vienna. (B,L,D)
|Day 4
|Once the center of the mighty Habsburg Empire, Austria's magical capital on the blue Danube is a showcase of gilded architecture. This is home to the lavish Hofburg Imperial Palace complex with its Vienna Boys' Choir and dazzling Lipizzaner stallions; the neo-renaissance Vienna Opera House; and awe-inspiring St. Stephen's Cathedral-plus, countless other sights you'll see on your included GUIDED SIGHTSEEING TOUR. Stroll through the delightful pedestrian Karntnerstrasse, and be sure to take a break and enjoy a piece of decadent Sachertorte or Apfelstrudel in one of the classic Viennese coffee houses, historic institutions that helped shape Viennese culture! An optional concert is available tonight. (B,L,D)
|Day 5
|Durnstein, situated in the heart of the Wachau wine region, is known for the magnificent baroque, blue Stiftskirche built in the 1700s. The main street of this small town-with a population of less than 1,000 people-is lined with 16th-century residences and charming cobblestone streets. A Local Guide will take you on a WALKING TOUR and tell you the tale of England's King Richard the Lionheart, who was imprisoned in the castle whose ruins still stand above the town. Then, cruise through the beautiful Wachau Valley to reach Melk after lunch. Visit the magnificent 11th-century BENEDICTINE ABBEY which towers over the town and is one of Europe's largest. It houses an ornate library with over 80,000 printed books and 2,000 manuscripts. Words cannot describe the splendor of its church with its frescoed ceilings, stunning high altar, marble statues, and 210-foot-high cupola. This evening, you'll be able to sample some of the region's FAMOUS WINES. (B,L,D)
|Day 6
|Today, choose from full-day optional excursions: to Salzburg, taking in some of The Sound of Music sights or to Cesky Krumlov in the Czech Republic, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Rejoin your ship in Passau in the early evening. Alternatively, you may choose to stay on the ship and relax as you cruise to Passau, uniquely located where the Inn, Ilz, and Danube Rivers converge. Passau is a maze of narrow cobblestone streets lined with beautiful patrician houses and dominated by St. Stephen's Cathedral, a masterpiece of Italian baroque architecture. Take in the highlights on the included GUIDED WALK. (B,L,D)
|Day 7
|Dating back to the time of the Celts around 500 BC, Regensburg is one of Germany's best preserved medieval cities. Architectural highlights of your GUIDED WALK include the Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall), built in the 13th century, and Porta Pretoria, gates to an ancient Roman fort built in 179 AD. Walk across the 12th-century Steinerne Brucke (Stone Bridge), the oldest of its kind in Germany. Grab a beer and enjoy an included SNACK at the Historische Wurstkuche (Old Sausage Kitchen), one of Germany's oldest restaurants. Bask in the vibrant atmosphere and take in the remarkable views along the river. Before dinner, we'll introduce you to some of Germany's FAMOUS BEERS. (B,L,D)
|Day 8
|This morning, relax on board, before docking in Roth. After lunch, join a GUIDED SIGHTSEEING of the city. This delightful Bavarian town, with its half-timbered houses and market square, is also an industrial center for textile manufacturing. Take pictures of Schloss Ratibor, an ancient hunting lodge built in 1535, with a most picturesque inner courtyard. Or you may prefer to choose a GUIDED SIGHTSEEING TOUR of nearby Nuremberg. Although 90% of Nuremberg's Old Town suffered extensive damage during WWII, much of it has been restored to the glory it once knew as the unofficial capital of the Holy Roman Empire. Marvel at this thousand-year-old city's medieval fortifications, extraordinary gothic churches, and the Kaiserburg (Imperial Castle), or join a more specialized NUREMBERG RALLY GROUNDS tour. (B,L,D)
|Day 9
|This morning, arrive in medieval Bamberg, former residence of one of Germany's most powerful imperial dynasties and today a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Your GUIDED WALKING TOUR takes in its historic center, including the great 13th-century Romanesque cathedral and the fascinating Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall)-built on an island in the middle of the Regnitz River when the bishop refused to give the townspeople land for a town hall! This afternoon, cruise gently along the Main River as you head for Wurzburg. (B,L,D)
|Day 10
|Surrounded by verdant hillside vineyards, Wurzburg, the 'Pearl of the Romantic Road,' makes an immediate impression with imposing Fortress Marienberg perched above town and the 15th-century Alte Mainbrucke (Old Main Bridge). On your included GUIDED SIGHTSEEING TOUR, visit the magnificent baroque BISHOP'S RESIDENZ, home to the largest ceiling fresco ever painted. This afternoon, you are free to explore on your own, or perhaps join an optional excursion to medieval Rothenburg. (B,L,D)
|Day 11
|Main River Village
|On the banks of the Main River you find cultural gems of small towns, many of them tucked away behind defensive walls and towered gates. With half- timbered houses, narrow streets, and medieval town centers, these picturesque Bavarian villages are a photographer's delight. Join your Local Guide to experience one of these towns on a GUIDED WALK. (B,L,D)
|Day 12
|Rhine Gorge
|Today, arrive in Rudesheim, a quintessential Rhine Valley wine town. Visit SIEGFRIED'S MECHANICAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MUSEUM, where you'll see and hear a large collection of self-playing calliopes and music boxes from the 18th to the early 20th centuries. Enjoy a SPECIAL TREAT, then head downstream from Rudesheim, through the dramatic RHINE GORGE, the most beautiful stretch of river. Here, ancient castles stand sentry on lofty cliffs rising 400 feet above the water. Cruise past the legendary rock of the Lorelei, where echoes of enchanted siren song lured unwitting sailors to their doom. (B,L,D)
|Day 13
|Cologne this morning. One of Germany's largest cities and capital of the Rhineland, Cologne straddles both sides of the Rhine and is known for its soaring, twin-steepled gothic cathedral. Choose between an included GUIDED CITY WALK or JEWISH HERITAGE WALK. Later, during free time, perhaps look in on the Romano-Germanic Museum, home to a large collection of artifacts from the Roman settlement on which modern Cologne is built-a must for history buffs! The Old Town abounds with cafes, shops, and taverns. Be sure to try a Kolsch pale lager, locally brewed in Cologne for over a hundred years! (B,L,D)
|Day 14
|Holland's sophisticated, modern capital has a rich and fascinating history. This delightful 700-year-old city with its elegant and classic architecture, cafes and restaurants, and lively marketplace has a distinct ambiance. With over 60 museums, Amsterdam has the highest museum density in the world. Get a unique perspective of the city on an included CANAL CRUISE, floating along the elegant grachten lined with stately homes dating back to Amsterdam's 'Golden Age.' There's free time this afternoon to enjoy the city or perhaps join an optional excursion. (B,L,D)
|Day 15
|Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B)
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Port charges:$336Gratuities to Local Guides & Excursion Drivers are included.Please call for single accommodation price. Triples not available.Extra nights per person in Budapest:in single room from $230 to $290, in twin room from $125 to $155Extra nights per person in Amsterdam:in single room from $185 to $355, in twin room from $115 to $245Prices shown include cruise in Category E in a deluxe outside stateroom on Indigo Deck.To upgrade to a higher category, add per person:LuminaryCategory / Decks / PriceB / Sapphire Deck / $1,298A / Sapphire Deck / $1,398P / Royal Deck / $1,598Avalon Suite / Royal Deck / $2,998Panorama/Passion/Expression/Vista/Illumination/ImpressionCategory / Decks / PriceD / Indigo / Deck / $398B / Sapphire Deck / $2,298A / Sapphire Deck / $2,398P / Royal Deck / $2,598Royal Suite / Royal Deck / $3,998NOTE:
- Departure October 26 is offered as an exclusive Music & Opera Cruise, including special lectures and features at no additional cost. Our Music & Opera Cruise includes an excursion to Mozart's hometown of Salzburg and a visit to the Budapest Opera House; and throughout the itinerary you will be accompanied by Opera singers who will perform for you on board.
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Drs. Darrell Neufer and Wiley Nifong look over plans for the fourth floor of the East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU, which is being turned into research and training space. Photo by Cliff Hollis
GREENVILLE, N.C. (Apr. 3, 2013) — By this time next year, scientists and clinicians will be working together to find clues to solving the region's – and nation's – diabetes epidemic in new lab space on the fourth floor of the East Carolina Heart Institute at East Carolina University.
Nearby, surgical teams from around the world will be learning the latest robotic surgery techniques.
That's the goal of medical school officials, faculty members and contractors who are transforming the formerly unused space into advanced laboratories and simulated clinical rooms. The work is expected to be completed by this fall and the facility ready for use by the end of the year.
The research space isn't meant to be a permanent home to any one department or researcher. Instead, the space is meant to be "fluid," said Dr. Wiley Nifong, an associate professor of cardiovascular sciences and director of surgical robotics at the medical school.
Traditional office and lab spaces are combined with an open bench area on the south side of the floor, stretching nearly the length of the building. The design is meant to foster collaboration.
"A lot of corporate labs are like this," Nifong said.
The robotic training area will mimic an actual operating room, with booms, lights and cameras, Nifong said. In addition to the DaVinci Surgical System by Intuitive Surgical, which ECU has used for a decade, training center officials are considering bringing in other robotic systems from other manufacturers, Nifong said.
"The scope of work and scope of practice are increasing," said Nifong, who has trained more than 700 surgical teams on the DaVinci system at the ECU Robotic Research and Training Center.
When the $60 million, 206,000-square-foot ECHI at ECU opened in 2008 on the health sciences campus, the choice was to complete the fourth floor or the auditorium, said Dr. Darrell Neufer, professor of physiology and kinesiology, director of the East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute and one of the faculty members leading the transformation of the fourth floor. ECU officials decided to complete the auditorium and related educational spaces and seek money for the fourth floor later.
Work on the 37,000-square-foot fourth floor is estimated to cost $11.5 million, Neufer said. Officials over the years have been plucking money from one source or another and earmarking it for the fourth floor project. A $1 million grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation bought equipment for the diabetes institute, some of which is in use and will be moved to the heart institute and some of which is still unopened and waiting in a warehouse to be moved to its new home, Neufer said.
Once the project is complete, Neufer will move his office from the sixth floor of the Brody Medical Sciences Building to the fourth floor of the heart institute. The Robotic Research and Training Center now in the Warren Life Sciences Building will move over. Some researchers from the Brody School of Medicine and the ECU College of Health and Human Performance who are studying metabolism-related fields will also move to the fourth floor. Altogether, anywhere from 80 to 120 people will work on the fourth floor, he added.
ECHI director Dr. W. Randolph Chitwood Jr. said the fourth floor project will benefit ECU and the region financially. "This is a real economic benefit for eastern North Carolina both for the (National Institutes of Health) funding and the money we bring in for the training center," Chitwood said.
The Diabetes and Obesity Institute has approximately 50 affiliated faculty members from 18 ECU departments working in basic and clinical research, Neufer said. Last year, external grant funding for all affiliated faculty totaled more than $6 million. The new research space could help increase that figure.
"It's no longer sufficient to be one investigator submitting your grant," Neufer said. "Medicine has gotten so broad and diverse you need more people. The more diverse we are, the better because that fosters creativity. That's the hope, to create an environment that is more collaborative."
At the Robotic Research and Training Center, nearly 1,400 clinical personnel have trained in robotic cardiac, thoracic, gynecologic, urologic and general surgery. The center also devotes more than 500 hours each year to student programs and community groups, including internships with the Park Scholars program at N.C. State University and the ECU Honors College.
Once the center moves out of the Warren Building, basic science researchers from the medical school will move in, Nifong said.
Workers use a temporary elevator to transport materials and themselves to the fourth floor. Photo by Doug Boyd
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A two-alarm fire that heavily damaged the AutoZone store on State Highway 72 in Rolla Thursday morning has been ruled suspicious and incendiary in nature.
A two-alarm fire that heavily damaged the AutoZone store on State Highway 72 in Rolla Thursday morning has been ruled suspicious and incendiary in nature.
Firefighters with the City of Rolla Fire and Rescue responded to the blaze at approximately 5:45 a.m. at the store, located at 505 Highway 72, just east of U.S. Highway 63.
There were no reports of injuries to occupants or firefighters.
When fire crews arrived, they found heavy smoke and fire coming from the basement area of the building.
The fire department initially responded with nine firefighters and two 75-foot ladder trucks and firefighters began to extinguish the fire from the interior of the building.
A second alarm was activated with an additional 14 off-duty firefighters and command staff responding.
Due to the large structure and extent of the fire, the Rolla Rural Fire Protection District and the St. James Rural Fire Protection District responded providing an additional 12 firefighters at the scene.
as well as covering additional fire-related incidents within the City of Rolla.
After about 30 minutes of efforts to put out the fire from the inside, the decision was made to remove all firefighters from the interior of the building because of a failing structural integrity of the floor, walls and roof.
"We couldn't risk sending people in to the building because of parts collapsing," said Rolla City Assistant Fire Chief Ron Smith.
Using a backhoe and jackhammer attachment, fire crews were able to make an opening in the concrete basement walls which allowed firefighters access into the burning area.
The fire was under control by around 9:02 a.m. with the direct flame damage being contained to the basement.
Fire crews battled the blaze with morning temperatures only in the teens.
"I am extremely happy with the performance of the firefighters as they battled a complex fire while enduring severe cold weather conditions," said Rolla City Fire Chief Robert Williams.
Due to the extreme heat of the fire, the floor joists were twisted and distorted which caused shifting and bowing of the floor. This damage caused many of the shelves of the store to fall and collapse, which destroyed the majority of AutoZone's inventory.
Damage to the building is estimated to exceed $100,000 and damage to the personal property which includes AutoZone merchandise is approximately $900,000.
The owner of the property, Warren Dean, did not have insurance on the property and AutoZone is self-insured up to a certain amount, according to Smith.
Dean had military salvage equipment, including old engines and gaskets as well as thousands of old military heaters on pallets with wax paper that burnt, Smith said.
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources also responded to the fire due to the risk of contaminates entering the stormwater system.
The fire was investigated by the City of Rolla Fire and Rescue in conjunction with the Missouri Division of Fire Safety and the Rolla Police Department.
The City of Rolla Fire and Rescue extends its appreciation to Rolla Rural Fire Protection District, St. James Fire Protection District, Phelps County Regional Medical Center ambulance services, Rolla Municipal Utilities, Rolla Street Department, RPD and Volunteers in Police Service, Rolla Building Codes Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Phelps County Sheriff's Department, Missouri Department of Transportation, DNR, Country Mart, Benton Square and Pizza Inn.
If anyone has information regarding this fire, call the Missouri Arson Hotline at 1-800-392-7766 (800-39-ARSON).


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Daily Freeman Life Editor Ivan Lajara talks about journalism, living in the Hudson Valley, language, the Web, cats and even politics. But he shouldn't.
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JRC Chat on community engagement
Today we will be talking about community engagement: What we've done, what we should do, what we have yet to do, how to do it well and how to replicate proven successes. Or something like that.
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If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#jrcchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
As always, you are welcome to participate at anytime you want.
Labels: community engagement, community media lab, Idealab, journal register company, JRC, jrcchat
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Watch Jimmy Fallon, as Bob Dylan, sing the 'Charles in Charge' song
Labels: Bob Dylan, charles in charge, Jimmy Fallon, saugerties
New Paltz student was a Doodle 4 Google finalist
Hat tip to Paul Rakov for the find.
Wacky labels finalists are here
They are:
* "For gun only, not a functional day planner" - a label on an advertisement for a leather handgun holder designed to look like a daily planner.
* "Does not supply oxygen" - a label on a common dust mask.
* "Warning: Avoid Drowning. Remove safety cover from spa when in use" - a label on an outdoor hot tub cover.
* "Warning: The action depicted in this brochure is potentially dangerous. The riders seen are experienced experts or professionals" - a bicycle brochure with pictures of small children riding their bikes.
* "Warning: Pen caps can obstruct breathing. Keep out of mouth" - instructions that come with a ballpoint pen.
Some classics:
"Remove child before folding" – on a baby stroller.
"Not for use on moving vehicles" – the warning on the "Off-Road Commode," a portable toilet seat that attaches to a trailer hitch.
"Danger: Avoid Death" – a warning on a small tractor.
Labels: wacky labels
Today's is Bob Dylan's 70th birthday. OR IS IT??????????????
Buff said then that the image from Dylan's passport (isn't his real name Robert Allen Zimmerman?)is from the liner notes the the "Bootleg Series Vol 1-3 Boxset."
"Note the date," Buff wrote. "My theory is Bob is happy to let the world celebrate the wrong date."
Radio Woodstock is playing Dylan's top 70 songs all day long and will giving away Dylan music. WDST will be at the Woodstock village green from noon to 2 p.m. today handing out free Bob Dylan birthday cake.
Mmmmmm, cake.
Here's Weird Al Yankovic doing "Bob," a nice homage to the "Subterranean Homesick Blues" video.
Labels: 70th birthday, Bob Dylan, Jimmy Buff, WDST
Friday, May 20, 2011
RIP 'Macho Man'
This is what I remember the most when I hear his name. Good times.
Labels: macho man, Nintendo, randy savage, wrestlemania
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Blondie unleashes Kingston-shot video in time for Zombie Apocalypse
See if you can spot your friends.
Just in time, methink, because the Centers for Disease Control has just released the U.S. governmental guidelines to combat THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE!
And you were worried about the end of the world on Saturday.
Credit goes to Ethan Barnett for pointing me to the Blondie video.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
JRC Chat on video at noon
Today we will be talking about video: What works, what doesn't, how to do it well (quickly and with minimal tools) and how to replicate proven successes.
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#jrcchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
As always, you are welcome to participate at anytime you want.
Labels: Idealab, journal register company, JRC, jrcchat
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Toddlers have superpowers
You might also have encountered some very special ninja abilities.
But when a toddler combines her super-human abilities, then you are in for some mayhem. Say, for example, that it's 8 p.m. and you want your tot to go to sleep.
So you say something like, "Time to go to bed" or "It's sleepy time!"
Inevitably, this will happen:
This is how Pandora's Box is opened.
First, you'll try to grab your tot. She'll tense up and become THE ARCH!
Once the arch achieves its purpose, which is for you to let go of the child, THE ARCH becomes THE NOODLE!
Labels: toddler
Monday, May 16, 2011
'60 Minutes'' Sovereign Citizens story drops by Rosendale
If you are wondering what happened after, here are some stories on that subject.
Labels: 60 minutes, rosendale, sovereign citizens
Friday, May 13, 2011
The Fracking Song
They write:
"My Water's On Fire Tonight (The Fracking Song)" is not meant to take the place of the rich, detailed investigation done by Abrahm Lustgarten and the rest of ProPublica's frack squad. It's impossible to sum up a massive, immersive experience like "Buried Secrets" in a two-and-a-half minute song. Instead, the intent is to bring people in, to create an easily digestible package that compels news consumers to dig into the real meat of the story
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Artists' Soapbox Derby, the memories
There were more than 1,000 visitors last year, despite the rain. The crowd had been eight times that much some years before when it was sunny, so sunny one year that Mayor Jim Sottile had to go around distributing water. In 2005, the Mayor's car ran over a stilt walker.
Good times.
Thankfully, las year, I also had my phone. And I took a whole bunch of photos.
Big Guy Media did the official video, in which George Donskoj announced that it was going to be the last year of the derby under the Donskoy umbrella. At the time, Nancy Donskoj, now the Main Street Manager, also expressed hopes that someone else would pick up the event.
It is no secret now something was up with the Donskoj partnership. And there were sings all around. The couple recently divorced. The Donskoj Gallery became the Storefront Gallery.
One of the things that stuck with me was when George said last year that for some teens, the derby has always been a part of their lives. It's always been here.
For this transplant, that's the truth.
The future of the event is up in the air, and it's probably up to the Kingston community to pick it up from now on.
In the meantime, let the good memories prevail. Gravity control and all.
Labels: artists soapbox derby
JRC Chat at noon discusses success!
Today we will be talking about success: What we've done that's worked and how to replicate that to serve you better.
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#jrcchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
As always, you are welcome to participate at anytime you want.
Labels: Idealab, journal register company, JRC, jrcchat
Monday, May 9, 2011
How to increase your newsroom's engagement
Sure, The Daily Freeman and its reporters are on Twitter and on Facebook. But pushing links (or asking questions for the sake of asking questions) is not really the way to go.
Here's what we did.
First, we needed some tools. I personally find the social media manager Tweetdeck immensely useful (here's why), so I decided to equip reporters with the program, and then add the link shortener bit.ly's API key so that we can keep track of what links works and what doesn't.
"Wait a second!" You are saying right now. "What's API? (And what's up with the stick man?)"
The application programming interface is basically a language that allows programs to talk to one another. All you do is grab your bit.ly account's "key" (also known as "a whole bunch of nonsensical characters") and add it to Tweetdeck's settings (needless to say, you need a bit.ly account and Tweetdeck).
Here's a tutorial on how to merge all this:
(Actually, here's the tutorial).
All of this is basically to figure out what messages generate responses and clicks.
Second: Training. As mentioned in this space before, I set up training session for Twitter best practices and Facebook. Here's the whole enchilada, in two parts.
How to improve your newsroom's Twitter presence:
How to improve your newsroom's Facebook presence:
As a favor to you (because you probably don't have two hours to spare to watch me, me me), I've summarized it all neatly here:
Actually, for a real summary, you're probably better off reading this.
Third, execution time.
This is where the staff really shined. Unprompted, reporters are now routinely thinking in a way that incorporates these tools into their workflow. I don't have to tell you about Patti Doxsey's live-tweeting of a murder trial with an iPad, for instance. (If I do, check this out).
Here's why we're doing this, by the way, it's not just because we can:
I also like to think that our engagement on Facebook has finally created more conversations with you. We're getting close to 2,200 likes, and there has been more connections and interactions in the past for weeks than since I remember.
Yes, there's much room for improvement, but the seeds have been planted. And they're sunflower seeds. We're tweeting more, sure, but we're tweeting valuable stuff — and not to the empty Twitter forest, which looks like this:
And this brings us to the fourth step. Evaluation, troubleshooting and repetition of successful experiments.
Using Patti's latest live-tweeting as an example. Here are some quick stats from last week's live-tweeting: The average reader of Dailyfreeman.com stayed with Patti's tweets for more than an hour. Her sessions along gathered more than 100 comments from you, some opinions, but many of them questions, which I tried to answer when I was moderating the comments.
(By the way, I used the live-blogging platform CoverItLive, so that those without a Twitter account could still follow her tweets. Here's how to use that).
Many people, incidentally, created Twitter accounts just to follow her.
Moving on. On Tuesday, we're doing a livestream of the Kingston school board candidate's forum. And we'll have a CoveritLive container for you to participate while it goes on. The livestream idea came from reporter Kyle Wind, a continuation of the many livestreams and digital-first initiatives we've had in the last year.
All this has been a bit bumpy, yes. But we're getting better and better, so hopefully you won't have to see things like this:
We'll get there.
Labels: Facebook, how to, Idealab, journal register company, JRC, jrc on demand, Twitter
Hot stuff in Delhi
The winner of the men's category, Chris Payne, ate 15 pickled jalepenos. The winner of the women's category, Michelle Jetter, consumed 8.
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
White House press conference at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
JRC Chat on social medial rules Wednesday at noon
We - journalists, fans (foes?) and everyone who wants - are having a Twitter chat Wednesday at noon to talk about JRC CEO John Paton's MANDATORY SOCIAL MEDIA RULES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
We'll have fun.
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#jrcchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
As always, you are welcome to participate at anytime you want.
Labels: journal register company, journalism, JRC, jrcchat, social media
Monday, May 2, 2011
Osama: A cautionary Foursquare tale
Labels: Foursquare, osama, osama bin laden
Tweets from the man who tweeted the attack on Osama bin Laden -- without knowing it
Labels: osama bin laden, Tweets
Obama Osama Media FAIL
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EAA Firm On Aircraft Appearance Fees
EAA Chairman and Acting President Jack Pelton says the organization will not change a fundamental policy and pay appearance fees for certain aircraft to attend AirVenture Oshkosh. Pelton was commenting on a decision by Fighter Factory President Jerry Yagen to have his exceptionally rare Second World War demonstration aircraft steer clear of the big show this year. Yagen is now lining up dates for his recently completed Mosquito fighter bomber and a new-build version of an Me. 262 jet fighter but he says he won't bring them to Oshkosh unless EAA pays him to do so. Yagen told AVweb he believes other warbird owners feel the same as he does and some will also boycott the show. "Sorry to say that the days of bringing such expensive airplanes all across the countryside for free will most likely not happen again," Yagen said. He said he thinks there has already been a perceptible decrease in the number of warbirds at AirVenture and that it will escalate. He also said he doesn't think AirVenture should pay for all warbirds to attend but that there should be compensation for aircraft like the Mosquito and Me. 262 that will be major drawing cards to the event. Pelton said Yagen's request is not only financially impractical, it would require EAA staff to perform the impossible task of determining which aircraft warrant funding.
In an interview with AVweb, Pelton said EAA is a membership organization that provides a safe, secure and welcoming venue for members to display their aircraft. "We just don't pay for exhibits to show up here," he said. Pelton said some exhibitors have sponsors for their aircraft and use the high visibility of the Oshkosh show to promote the businesses and organizations that support them. EAA spokesman Dick Knapinski said he's unaware of any movement to avoid the show and that warbird attendance varies from year to year between 350 and 425 aircraft. He said the total number of show aircraft is about 2,500.


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Exciting News for Trawden & District Agricultural Show 2018!!
It's the Fairy Door Treasure Hunt!!
To help celebrate the shows 30th anniversary since it was re introduced we have received a lovely letter from the Trawden Forrest Fairies asking if they could do something for the children at the show.
For show day on Sunday the 12th August the fairies have kindly made us 30 fairy doors to spread around the non-livestock areas of the showground for you keen eyed youngsters to find, they can then be swapped for a lovely book token some sweets and the opportunity for a free go on any of the activities on the show field.
We have 10 Green doors for 3 to 5 year olds, 10 Yellow doors for 6 to 8 year olds and 10 Orange doors for 9 to 11 year olds.
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It's been so competitive and full of excitement. Strong teams that fancied their chances are out first round (SL, SA and India).
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L'Auberge Del Mar has appointed Kristen Pinder to director of revenue optimization. In her new role, Pinder works closely with the hotel executive, sales, marketing and front office teams to coordinate all revenue strategies and ensure revenues are maximized within the hotel. Pinder's primary focus is on the leisure rooms segment, with some involvement in group and corporate, as well as ancillary spend at the restaurant and spa.
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Pinder has worked in the hospitality sector for 15 years, most recently as a market manager at Travelocity where she was responsible for the Orange County and Palm Springs regions. Prior to Travelocity, Pinder served as area director of revenue management for Evolution Hospitality in Newport Beach, Calif. Pinder's background also includes working as both a sales manager and area revenue manager for Tarsadia Hotels in Newport Beach, Calif., as well as reservations supervisor for La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.
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text: Hollywood stuntman Brent Fletcher lands Hot Wheels its third world record with the 92-foot corkscrew jump. Fletcher is known for his work in many Hollywood movies, including Fast Five, and his stunt work as coordinator for the Hot Wheels Double Loop Dare at X Games Los Angeles. The four-wheeled jump scored the world record for the longest ramp-to-ramp spiral 360 degrees. The 2,600-pound vehicle reached a speed of 54 MPH before hitting the jump then rotated at a rate of 230 degrees per second in the air before touching down. New Team Hot Wheels stunt-inspired T-shirts will be created by Suburban Riot to celebrate Hot Wheels' world record.


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TALCUM X: #BlackLivesMatter Agitator @ShaunKing Matches AT LEAST 50 Items On The "Stuff White People Like" List
Shannon Knutsen was the primary researcher behind this story. #BlackLivesMatter agitator and New York Daily News writer Shaun King, who very questionably claims to be black, matches at least 50 items on the extremely popular Stuff White People Like list. The list, which has over 105 million views and inspired not one but two best-selling books, is made up […]Read Story


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Shortly after rolling out to most of Google's last two generations of Nexus devices, Android 4.2.1, or the December fix update, has been pushed into the AOSP. Factory images, binaries, and all.
Hot on the heels of the over-the-air update for Android 4.2.1, factory images for the yakju and takju Galaxy Nexus variants have been posted, as well as images for the Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 7 3G. The Nexus 10 should be added shortly. Binaries have also been posted for several devices, including the GSM Galaxy Nexus, Verizon Galaxy Nexus, WiFi only Nexus 7, Nexus 4 and Nexus 10.
Coming in as one of the smallest updates released for Android yet, 4.2.1 doesn't feature much to write home about. There's barely anything to the update–just a couple bug fixes. Still, that's not likely to comfort Verizon-branded Galaxy Nexus users, who as DroidLife's Kellex has pointed out, are officially three updates behind the GSM Galaxy Nexus and the rest of the new Nexus family. Hopefully that will change sooner than later.
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Heat Transfer Modeling of Steam Methane ReformingE. Carcadea[1], M. Varlam[1], I. Stefanescu[1]
[1]National Research Institute for Isotopic & Cryogenic Technologies, Rm.Vâlcea, Romania
Steam methane reforming is a widely studied process because of its importance for hydrogen production. A two-dimensional membrane-reactor model was developed to investigate the steam-methane reforming reactions. The use of membrane as membrane-reactor separator offer us few advantages because it help in continuously removing the hydrogen from the reaction zone, shifting the chemical equilibrium towards products and enabling operation at lower temperatures. It is well known that optimum conversions should be reached for a given combination of operating parameters (pressure, temperature, steam to methane feed flow rate). The paper reports the results of a heat transfer modeling of a membrane reactor for methane steam reforming, study developed in order to analyze the importance of temperature for methane conversion and hydrogen yield. COMSOL Multiphysics software was applied to analyze the steam methane reforming in the chemical reactor investigated. In our simulation two domains were taken into account (reforming and permeating) while the membrane was considered one dimensional. The model couples the Maxwell - Stefan Diffusion and Convection to the Darcy law and to Navier-Stokes equation for both reforming and permeation zone, to account for the variation in gas density which results from the extraction/permeation of H2. The flux of hydrogen through the membrane is proportional to the permeability of the membrane and inversely proportional to the membrane thickness. The driving force for the hydrogen flux is related to the hydrogen partial pressure or molar concentration (Sievert\'s law). The temperature difference between the reforming and the sweep gas area was analyzed in our study to give us an insight regarding the interaction between the flow, chemical reaction and temperature. The aim was to determine the maximum value of temperature in the sweep area of the porous membrane reactor, close to the inner permeation tubes, because the maximum values of temperature for long life and maximum performance of these tubes is close to 450 K. The simulation results show that in the sweep area an increase of temperature up to 617 K can be noticed on the external wall but in the middle on the sweep area where the inner permeation tubes are located the temperature is about 450 K, which is a proper temperature for maximum performance and long life. Also, it was found that an increase in the wall temperature of the reforming side has a positive effect in hydrogen production and permeation. Therefore, a two-dimensional axisymmetric CFD code (COMSOL Multiphysics) was applied to analyze the effect of external wall temperature on the reactor performance and some remarks have been made about its influence on hydrogen permeation.
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