text: In an ever changing corporate environment there has never been more opportunities for those organizations who embrace the online environment. Tomorrow's business disruptors are glimmers in the eyes of today's Da Vincis and Galileos. However, for every opportunity there is a risk. Intellectual property is at the core of an organization's digital asset strategy and the growing risk of infringement has led business leaders to look at different ways to combat these risks. NetNames Director of Commercial Operations, Stuart Fuller, looks at five different approaches over the course of the next few weeks based on the concepts of military strategist Robert Greene, and how they can be utilised in the fight against IP abuse. The Internet is possibly the greatest invention of all time. Some may argue that title should belong to the wheel, penicillin or the combustion engine but try telling that to the billions of people who use it every day to run their lives, or the millions of companies that compete for business on a global scale, even if they are a one-man band operating from a studio apartment in the most remote area. Huge investments in mobile technology and infrastructure is today delivering the World Wide Web to thousands of new users, of all ages, races and religions. The Internet doesn't discriminate – it is available to anyone with the means to connect to it. Never has the barrier to entry for firms, big or small, been so low, and it continues to get lower as technology gets better and cheaper. The opportunities that the Internet offers are clear to see in every walk of life. Today, we can communicate with family on the other side of the world in real time and at virtually zero cost. 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Last year, e-commerce sales rose by 17.3%, according to eMarketer, with a forecast for growth of 14% in 2015. Whilst the Internet has delivered huge potential and opportunities, it has also produced huge threats and risks for us all. Counterfeiting is the cornerstone of the risks that face organizations when they become successful and move into the world of e-commerce. According to the brand infringement website Havocscope, the value of losses relating to counterfeit goods worldwide is estimated at over $650 billion, or 7% of the world's annual trade. Counterfeiting impacts every industry sector in every country around the world. The cost of counterfeit goods cannot only be measured in the opportunity cost of not buying genuine products, there are also physical dangers to consumers. Counterfeit drugs are still the most common black market product sold around the world, accounting for over $200 billion of lost revenue annually, and putting the health and welfare of hundreds of thousands of people across the globe at risk. The management of an organization's digital assets is now as important as trademarks, patents and copyright. Intellectual property has moved on from the slow-moving days of the last century. Today, a domain name that can cost as little as a dollar and be registered within seconds can be the key to a billion dollar business. As an example, Amazon.com was registered back in November 1994 for a matter of a few dollars. Today, the website is the seventh most trafficked in the world and generates revenues of approximately $2,000 per second. Many organizations have become global brands because of the power of their digital assets. It is vital that they have a clear marketing strategy to take advantage of the huge opportunity the Internet presents, but also a brand protection strategy to ensure that they mitigate the risks that an online environment brings. The International Chamber of Commerce estimates that one in six products sold online is counterfeit, whilst every week 40,000 websites are compromised by cyber criminals, according to the Boston Consulting Group. In a survey carried out by NetNames in May 2014, 96% of companies surveyed admitted that guarding their online assets is now as essential to the success of their brand as the traditional marketing mix, yet only 40% have a strategy to protect them. For the 60% that currently do not have a strategy, the costs of doing nothing can be catastrophic. Failure to act on intellectual property infringements can irreparably damage revenues, reputation and, ultimately, the business itself. Ten years ago, author Robert Greene published the International Bestseller 33 Strategies of War, in which he outlined a number of different approaches to overcoming patterns of failure in business. His strategies were taken straight from the play books of such illustrious characters as Hannibal, Ulysses S. Grant, Margaret Thatcher, Napoleon Bonaparte, the legendary Sun Tzu and the despised Erwin Rommel. Whilst many people may consider some of his views as Machiavellian and excessive, he delivers some sound strategic advice that can be applied to the creation of an intellectual property strategy.STRATEGY ONE - THE MORALE STRATEGY A brand without advocates is like Christmas without presents. The Internet reaches every corner of the globe, meaning that the job of monitoring intellectual property infringements grows every day. Many brand holders don't have a strategy simply because they don't know where to start. Should they concentrate on marketplaces to detect counterfeit items? Social media to monitor reputation? Websites claiming fake affiliation? Mobile App monitoring? The easy bit of dealing with IP infringements is the enforcement, the hard part is the detection. A number of global brands have taken the Morale Strategy, transforming the war against intellectual property infringement into a crusade for all that it right and just. By engaging with their advocates, (their most loyal customers) to help find and report IP infringements, they build bonds of trust. Customers feel more valued because they see the benefits they are delivering back to the brand. The key to making this work is to make it easy for the customer to report the infringements. The first step in setting up the Morale Strategy is education. What are the dangers of buying and using a counterfeit product? How do you distinguish between real and fake? Customers need to understand the distinctions between good and evil, right and wrong. For instance, illustrating the difference between genuine and counterfeit drugs could save lives. The best way to motivate people is not through reason, but emotion. By defining what would and could happen if counterfeits are used, a brand holder is forming an emotional bond with their advocates. In a group where people have truly bonded, moods and emotions are so contagious that it becomes easy to infect your troops with enthusiasm, according to Greene. Translating this into intellectual property terms is the key to the Morale Strategy. This approach has been used successfully by a number of global organizations. Canon has a whole section on its website outlining the reasons why consumers should avoid buying counterfeit products as well as useful guides as to how to spot a fake, how to report a counterfeit and, finally, a section on the success the brand has had in eliminating counterfeits. Possibly the most respected and successful brands of this century is Apple. The California-based technology company has revolutionized the way we engage with each other and the connected world as a whole, whilst the brand itself has become synonymous with the term 'cool'. However, it fights a constant war against counterfeit items, predominantly in the low-cost accessory space, such as charging leads and adaptors. Whilst the company dedicates a section of its website to identifying counterfeit items, it doesn't give the consumer any channel to report potential infringements or websites that appear to be selling fake items. One of the most counterfeited brands today is the Australian boot manufacturer Ugg. The trademark boots have been a global success, which makes the company a huge target for counterfeiters. In the three-year period from 2011 to 2014, over a million counterfeit Ugg products were seized globally, whilst the brand took action against 60,000 websites selling counterfeit products. Interestingly, the brand has received over 80,000 emails from customers regarding counterfeit items – a truly staggering number that demonstrates the Morale Strategy in full force. A motivated army can work wonders, making up for any lack of material resources. In this case, that lack of resources may be a budget, people who are skilled enough to carry out the work, or even the time to understand what the critical issues are. However, it is the most cost-effective initial strategy that an organization can implement and one that could have the added benefit of creating additional affinity with loyal customers, who feel that they are playing a part in building the brand. Start with the end in mind. What do you know about IP infringement at the moment? What form does it take? How do you spot problems? The more information you can supply to your advocates, the higher the likelihood that you will get ethical buy-in from your customers. 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Do you drop everything to watch Song Joong Ki in Descendants of the Sun? Apparently viewers in South Korea are so addicted to the hit drama that it's taking a major toll on this industry.
Online shopping is down when DOTS is on. The stunning trend has been noticed by the credit card industry. According to a South Korean credit card industry report, female shoppers typically do their online shopping at night, presumably after their busy day and dinner.
That was, until Descendants of the Sun came along!
Since DOTS attracts mostly female viewers, many of these viewers, especially those in the 20 to 30-something age group, are so addicted to the drama that they are skipping online shopping just so that they can watch DOTS on time and not miss anything in the story.
How drastic is the trend when changes in individual shopping habits are aggregated?
The study says online shopping is down a whopping 9% on Wednesday and Thursday nights from 10 pm to 11 pm when DOTS is on as compared to a year ago.
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"Peter Iver Kaufman is admirably and ideally qualified to undertake this project of reading More on politics in the light of Augustine on politics. In vigorous, well-paced prose, he tackles an important and original subject." —Marcia L. Colish, Frederick B. Artz Professor of History, emerita, Oberlin College
"Incorrectly Political will attract readers not only because it is written with the author's characteristic flair and liveliness, but also because of his established capacity to bridge centuries of Western thought and history. Written at the dawn of the new century, this book acquires deep resonance from the events unfolding around the world, circumstances to which Augustine's and More's complex thoughts on political possibility still speak. If ever a study of such hoary figures from the Christian past deserved the label 'timely,' it is surely this one." —Kevin Madigan, Harvard University Divinity School
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LOS ANGELES -- Maddison McKibbin had 11 kills and six digs and Steven Mochalski added 10 kills with six digs to lead the No. 6 USC to a 25-20, 25-22, 25-21 sweep of Hope International in a non-conference match on Thursday night at the Galen Center.
USC improved to 7-4 overall, while Hope International dropped to 2-4.
McKibbin, getting his first start of the season after missing USC's first nine matches with a sprained ankle, hit .348. The Trojans started four young players who have yet to see much action in their careers: freshman outside hitter Cristian Rivera (five kills, five digs), freshman middle blocker Chris Lischke (five blocks), sophomore setter Chris Trefzger (25 assists, seven blocks) and sophomore libero J.B. Green (seven digs).
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OR. more proof that someone who sees sinister secret gov't plots behind everything from the rising prices of gasoline to some native in Borneo falling off a cliff while hunting pigs in the jungle will instictively see a secret gov't plot behind the 9/11 attack as well.
You cannot deny that is a possibility as well.
A phone call, maybe. One or two phone calls, I'll even give you that for argument's sake. Successfully faking ALL of them, no. No way, no how, and certainly not when it leaves evidence all over the place as in the case of phone records showing a trail from Barbara Olson to phone operators to secretaries to Ted Olson.
Originally posted by AfterInfinity
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I don't deny that as a possibility. However, I am unwilling to give the government the benefit of the doubt. All things considered, they really don't deserve it.
...and yet you are willing to give Islamic fundamentalists the benefit of the doubt, even though the very same group bombed the very same target in 1993.
Originally posted by AfterInfinity
reply to post by GoodOlDave
Believe it or not, between risking your family and your career or choosing to reveal the truth, most people will choose to save their family and career. They have their kids and 401k to think about, you know.
Which means that when money is involved, no one can be trusted. Remember, the world runs on money - so if you have a few million bucks offered to keep your mouth shut, you close your trap and take the dough. Because that's how you survive. It's a cold harsh reality, but it's still reality.
Originally posted by AfterInfinity
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Fear leads to desperation leads to security leads to slavery. And why wouldn't the government want to enslave us? We're the cattle of the farm. We are the drones that make the gears turn. I think there may be a little more than objectivity on your side, though. Perhaps you just don't like the Muslims?
Without watching the film, I can see right away that this will be an extreme exercise in intellectual laziness. Such "inside job" claims universally have to be, since for them to promote their claims they need to sweep a lot of inconvenient facts under the rug so than noone can see them.
-The US governnemt showed the classified intelligence proving the 9/11 attack was staged by Islamic terrorists to our NATO allies,
Originally posted by GoodOlDave
All right, since I shared, it's your turn now- when did secret government agents ever actually try to murder you for no reason for you to instinctively believe the gov't was secretly behind the 9/11 attack?
Originally posted by GoodOlDave
I shouldn't need to tell you that using an unprovable assumption to "prove" another unprovable assumption isn't proof. It's circular logicin that you're just repeating the same thing in different terms in order to explain itself..
Originally posted by AfterInfinity
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Then obviously, we must ask what happened to the civilian passengers who supposedly died in the crashes. What happened to them? Mass execution, to tie up loose ends? What does ATS think?
And another point I really, really want to make - I believe this point should be recognized, and I really hope that someone in the industry will eventually see it and understand it. If too many movies speculating on alternative versions of 9/11 are made, it will muddy the waters to the point that, should we actually hit it on the head, we will be unable to recognize it. Furthermore, the more alternative views that are introduced, the more likely the public will roll their eyes and say, "Yet another outlandish theory. Who would've guessed?"
Basically, the more movies that are made, the more it will look like we are trying to shoot in the dark without having any idea of what we're aiming at. We will look desperate and uninformed. And in all honesty, that's exactly the impression we want to avoid at all costs.edit on 2-11-2012 by AfterInfinity because: (no reason given)
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Originally posted by WWu777
Actually, you missed something under your nose. Those phone calls on 9/11 from the hijacked planes could NOT have happened. No cell phone calls are possible at 30,000 feet. The government can pay experts like Popular Mechanics to say otherwise, but you can test this yourself. When you are in flight, turn on your cell phone and you will see zero signal. There's no way around it. Above 8,000 feet, cell phones have no signal, even today. There's no way around that. That's a huge glaring hole you ignored.
No, actually, the huge glaring hole YOU are ignoring is that only a portion of the calls made out to the victims were by cell phone. In cases like Renee May (flight attendant on flight 77) she used the plane's own airphone to call her mother, and airphones are most certainly capable of making connections (or else they wouldn't have been on the planes to begin with). In the case of flight 93, the majority of calls were actually from airphones, and since their conversations matched the details that the people using the cellphones were giving, they have to be considered legitimate. Granted, in cases like Barbara Olson it appeared that she tried to call out on her own cell phone several times unsuccessfully as her cell number recorded a connection time of 0 seconds, but that just means she switched to one of the airphones.
Besides, Rene May's mother (forgot her name) defininitively identified the voice of her daughter, and Barbara Olson left a trail of connections from the phone operator to Ted Olson's secretary to Ted Olson himself, so unless you want to wallow in fantasy voice changing gadgets or throw around blind accusations of everyone from Ted Olson to Renee May's mother to even the phone operators of being sinister secret agents, this is a poor argument and you will gain no milage out of it.
Originally posted by GoodOlDave
Originally posted by WWu777
Yes, the clips showed that the people on the flights were taken off and drone planes were used. Otherwise, normal planes can't move at 400mph at sea level or hit skyscrapers. No one on a flight simulator was able to replicate the attack. What does that tell you?
It tells me that the producers of this flick have to fall back on the intellectually lazy "everyone is a sinister secret agent" excuse to make their scenarios float. I daresay the surviving relatives of the victims of the 9/11 attack would certainly be disgusted to the point violence if they knew these producers were accusing their family members of being accomplices to mass murder. Especially the parents of that 14 year old girl who was on a field trip to California that died on flight 77.
Also, I would very much like to know where the heck you were told "planes weren't able to hit skyscrapers" since it's in the historical record that a world war 2 bomber hit the Empire State building and went halfway in, despite the plane travelling only half the speed, half the size, and hitting a concrete reinforced steel building. The claim sounds suspiciously like the self serving rubbish Rob Balsamo is pushing on that damned fool conspiracy web site of his, and after the stunt those characters pulled here on ATS, "self serving" and "damned fool conspiracy web site" are descriptions that every ATS moderator is thinking as well.edit on 2-11-2012 by GoodOlDave because: (no reason given)
Except for the fact that Cell phones don't work at high altitudes...
leaving 240 intact fireproofed vertical support remaining....


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When you hear the words 'palm trees' the one thought that probably crosses your mind is a beautiful coastal or tropical place with clear blue skies and bright sunshine. But did you know that besides being found in your favorite vacation spot, palm trees also have a great number of benefits to them, Surprised? But it's true. Installing palm trees in the surroundings are beneficial for a plethora of reasons. Although most people are unaware of these wonderful benefits, they do in reality exist and can be a real delight. Today we will discuss the various benefits of palm trees.
1. Can Be Grown By Novices Too!
Well let's be honest, not all of us are expert gardeners and horticulturists. Planting trees can be a long and tiresome process. Some trees, in particular, require large amounts of care and maintenance. Without proper professional expertise, providing adequate care and maintenance to the plants and trees can become a difficult task. On the other hand, with palm trees, one need not worry about not being able to provide proper care to the plant. Palm trees are sturdy and require minimum maintenance. These plants can be grown by pretty much anyone. Even people newly starting out new in a gardening career will find that looking after these plants is an absolute cakewalk.
2. No More Raking Leaves
With most trees, you will find that gardeners and tree lovers are always complaining about what a task it is to rake leaves. Dried up leaves are always falling around the barks of the trees creating an unpleasant mess in the garden. Besides creating a mess, it involves a great amount of manual work to get the leaves cleaned up and raked. In the case of palm trees, one need not worry about raking leaves on a regular basis. The fronds of the foliage are typically discarded on a seasonal basis, and the gardener or caretaker does not need to break his back discarding leaves.
3. Rake In The Money!
This is a lesser-known fact that matured palm trees can bring in large sums of money. Mature palm trees are highly sought after and horticulturists, landscapers, and homeowners are ready to pay a hefty sum to have this trees installed in their gardens. Another great benefit of the palm trees is the fact that they can be very easily and quickly transplanted without any hassles. Thus, installing these wonderful trees can be financially beneficial too.
4. Transform Your Bare Garden Into An Oasis
Another great benefit of the palm trees is that they grow very swiftly and easily. Once planted into the mud, these trees grow quite soon and before you know it your entire garden will be blooming with gorgeous and breathtaking palm trees. Additionally, these trees provide a great amount of shade from the harsh rays of the sun. Thus, planting these trees into your garden can be a real boon.
5. Grows In Most Types Of Soils
Some trees are known to grow and blossom in only certain types of soils. In the case of palm trees, one need not worry about the type of soil that they are planting the trees in. Although palm trees blossom most beautifully in sandy soils, they also grow very well and beautifully in clay soil beds. So it doesn't matter what type of soil your garden carries. You can go right ahead and plant the palm trees without having to worry about whether or not they will bloom into a gorgeous oasis.
6. Limited Maintenance Required
Some trees require unbelievable amounts of maintenance. They need to be regularly watered, trimmed, fertilized and they also require large amounts of nutrition. Some trees are also very likely to get infected with diseases and infections, and without regular maintenance, the chances of them surviving after contracting such infections are very low. In the case of palm trees, one need not worry about providing regular maintenance. Palm trees do not require absurd amounts of watering and also need very limited nutrition. Installing palm trees in your garden can be very beneficial and time-saving.
7. Can Withstand Storms
Palm trees have a phenomenal root system that keeps them firmly attached to the ground even in the harshest and most outrageous of storms. Unlike tons of other types of plants and trees, the chances of palm trees getting blown away in storms are much lower. Some trees savagely get uprooted from the ground in hurricanes and storms and get carried away for miles. So, if you experience in a place that is susceptible to storms, your best and safest bet would be to plant palm trees in your garden.
8. Faux Palm Trees Look Just As Gorgeous
For some reason, if you're unable to install real palm trees in your garden, you can also consider installing faux palm trees. People who are working 9 to 5 jobs often don't have the time to install real trees in their surroundings and are unable to provide proper care and maintenance for the real trees. Installing faux palm trees can be a real lifesaver if you wish to make your garden look pretty and blooming. Just like the real palm trees, the silk palm trees have lush green and lifelike looking leaves. These faux plants save your time and are extremely convenient.
9. Several Available Varieties
Another great benefit of the palm trees is that they come in several varieties and types. You have an entire plethora of different types of palm trees to choose from. There are Sego palm trees, Kentia palm trees, Windmill palm trees and several others. So choose the one that you prefer best and plant away.
10. Add Beauty And Life To Your Landscapes
Aesthetically, palm trees are visually very pleasing and captivating. They give you a tropical vibe and make you feel like you're constantly in a coastal area. Installing these trees in your garden can beautify the space and give it an exotic island type vibe. Thus, palm trees are a real blessing.
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For over seven years, I've had the pleasure of sharing my cubicle with a 16 foot tall palm tree. This sturdy palm greets everyone to walk into the offices of our artificial tree manufacturing business. Cold, rain, sleet and shine, it stands tall and proud to offer us a blanket of palm leaves and its rugged palm trunk offers a visual sanctuary between the piles of paperwork and other office clutter. More...
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In Brockton, MA this week, a judge ordered a car wash owner to remove artificial grass he had installed on his business property, citing the dictionary definition of landscaping in his ruling. The owner had installed it because of how impractical and expensive it was to maintain real grass in his place of business, and is vowing to appeal the decision. More...
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The history of Palm trees and people can be traced back to early civilizations, when Palms were grown in Mesopotamia over 5000 years ago. Known for providing high fuel fruit, shade from the desert sun, and the material for constructing tools, the Date Palm is often credited for playing a major role in the proliferation of the human population.
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Planning and executing an indoor rainforest using artificial Palm trees isn't for the timid at heart. Think dense and diverse plants and trees, exotic and dangerous species, and thick air you can cut with a knife. Think waterfalls, estuaries, and bold toucan colors. While you may not be able to procure replica parrots, your artificial Palm trees should be just as exotic and varied as the rainforest you're aspiring to replicate. Like most endeavors, you'll get out what you in. Building a rainforest with silk Palms is no exception.
Go Palm or Go HomePalm trees vary throughout the world, from the coconut Palms of Florida and the desert Palms of California and the middle East, to the more rainforest specific Palms of the Americas and Asia. A combination of Areca Palms, Fishtail Palms, and Bamboo Palms, for example, will provide a richly authentic rainforest look indigenous to Asia and the South Pacific. We can provide you with a brief history of Palm trees to help choose the varieties in your landscape.
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Fishtail Palms, native to Asia, Indonesia, and the South Pacific, now also grow in Suriname as well as in nurseries in southern Florida. The living Palm tree has slender stem clumps that grow to thirty feet high. Mop-like clusters of flowers develop from the top of a mature Fishtail Palm, and subsequent flower clusters continue to emerge below. The flowers appear in threes, one female flower in between two male ones. Because the Fishtail Palm is monocarpic, the stem dies after the cluster has reached the ground. The Palm clump survives this process as numerous suckers grow at the base of the Palm, producing more stems.
Fishtail palm trees are named for their exotic triangular leaflets, which can reach nine feet in length. The leaves are deep green and leathery with a ragged edge, and Fishtail is the only palm with leaves that are subdivided twice. Similar to other palm trees however, the Fishtail palm tree cannot be pruned back to reduce height, as new growth comes from a high central growing point.
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Even if you aren't adding a full-scale beach or jungle theme, silk Palms can have a substantial effect on a commercial space. Integrating Palms into a lobby area injects a sense of relaxation to the room and helps businesses break the ice with prospective clients. In an office setting, Palms can reduce stress and increase employee productivity by adding a fun, creative element to the environment.
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21-year-old Indian driver Armaan Ebrahim has his sights set on championship glory after confirming his return to Formula Two in 2011.
Ebrahim enjoyed an impressive campaign in the series in 2010, cementing his reputation as his country's best young prospect by scoring points in all but one round during the season and finishing tenth in the overall championship. He also the ended the year on a high, qualifying inside the top three for both races at the final round in Valencia and going on to secure his maiden F2 podium.
Armaan scored strongly on several other occasions during the year, notably taking a brace of sixth-place finishes on the streets of Marrakech and top five results at Monza, the home of the Italian Grand Prix, and Zolder.
Since making history as the youngest ever driver to represent his nation in the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, Armaan has enjoyed success in a host of single seater championships and is a race winner in Formula BMW Asia and Formula V6 Asia.
Now moving into his third year of F2, Armaan admits he is full of confidence and keen to impress – particularly as his home country India will host its first ever F1 Grand Prix this year. "I'm really happy to be returning to F2 in 2011," Armaan enthused. "There are some legendary circuits on the calendar this year and my confidence is high following last year, so I can't wait for the season to begin.
"With Formula One coming to India this year, interest is at an all-time high and if I can do a good job it will hopefully help me for the future. I proved last year that I can be fast, especially in Valencia where I sorted out my qualifying and then scored a podium, so the key will be to repeat that performance straight from the start of 2011 – and repeat it consistently. I've improved every year in F2, and I want to keep that going, so victories and the championship are definitely the target!
"After detailed evaluations with my internal team and my core sponsors, JK Tyre, CSEPL and Amaron, we decided that one more year in F2 is the best option for me to do well, win the championship if possible and then get organized for the GP2 Series in 2012 as well as an opening for a Test drive with a Formula 1 Team.
"F2 surely prepares you well for GP2 as well as F1 and it is a great and very competitive series to take part in."
Jonathan Palmer, Formula Two Chief Executive, said: "I'm delighted Armaan will be returning for a third season of F2. He has shown great race craft throughout his time in the championship, and progressed impressively at the end of 2010 to claim a maiden podium in Valencia. F2 is certainly the ideal place for Armaan as he pursues a place on the GP2 grid in 2012, and I expect him to be a definite championship contender this year!"


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First they fired him; now Robert W. Baird will pay their former advisor $170,000 for defamation.
The damages were awarded to long-time Baird employee Dennis E. Michels earlier this month by a FINRA arbitration panel for defamation.
According to FINRA documents, Baird terminated Michels in February 2012 for failing to disclose outside business activities and to adhere to policies regarding the receipt and handling of a clients savings bonds. Michels worked at Baird in its Orlando, Florida-office from January 2001 to February 2012. At the time of his termination, he was responsible for annual gross production of $650,000, according to his attorney, Philip J. Snyderburn.
Michels rejects Bairds allegations and blames personal disagreements with Bairds upper management for his dismissal.
It just came down to the fact that I didnt get along with upper management, he says. I never thought it rose to the level where they were so upset that they would fire me.
Baird decline to comment on the matter.
For his part, Michels says that his outside business interests consisted of volunteer work with non-profits, including sitting on the boards of directors for his local rotary club and an inner-city church. The work, he says, was unpaid and long known to Baird through his firm-approved resume and website.
But when Baird changed certain compliance-related documentation to include non-profits, Michels admits he failed to make note of his activities.
Bairds managers seem to have made a mountain out of a mole hill, says Snyderburn, his attorney.
Michels also rebuts allegations that he improperly handled a clients savings bonds. The client, with whom the advisor had done business for more than a decade, asked Michels to determine the value of the bonds. Upon Michelss instructions, a sales associate gave the bonds to an intern to copy and then mail back to the client. The intern, however, forgot to mail them.
It was an honest mistake, Michels says, and the client was forgiving. Snyderburn says that during the arbitration hearing the client testified that he thought Dennis has done a great job as his broker over the past ten years and wants him to stay his broker. He added that one of Michelss supervisors at Baird also testified on his behalf.
Michels claims the real reason for his termination was his sharp critique of Bairds management and compliance practices that resulted in lost paperwork and needless delays in carrying out clients wishes. He admits to being outspoken and to openly calling for certain individuals to be removed for what he perceives to be their incompetence.
Snyderburn adds, I think what it really came down to is that the senior management was very unhappy with Dennis, from a management standpoint, and rather than simply part ways and allow him to resign and take his book with him, they chose to go this way.
At the time of his firing, Michels says, Baird offered no explanation for his dismissal and then waited 19 days before filing the reasons for the termination with FINRA.
My book of business was destroyed overnight, Michels says. A lot of clients came with me, but many had doubt in their mind because they were thinking Why was he fired? Why cant he tell me?
Though Michels was able to move to another, smaller wealth management firm, Moors & Cabot of Boston, Snyderburn says the approach Baird took to his dismissal alienated certain clients and made it difficult for Michels to rebuild his business.
You dont just generate a book of business overnight, Snyderburn says.
The arbitration panel recommended that the FINRA termination form filed by Baird be expunged from Michelss record and replaced by the explanation termination of employee-at-will due to policy difference.
Michels is relieved by the panels decision, but remains worried that it will take time for his reputation to recover.
Im reaching out to clients to let them know that my case has been cleared and that I was wronged, Michels says, but a lot of the damage has already been done.
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Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) invites application for the recruitment of Project Fellow with Ph.D holders
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April 9, 2013 — USA Today on Monday published an opinion piece and an opposing editorial that responded to a federal judge's ruling last week that ordered the Obama administration to lift age restrictions on nonprescription sales of emergency contraception. The administration is deciding whether to appeal the decision.
~ Nancy Northup, USA Today: Northup -- president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, which led the legal effort to lift the restrictions on EC sales -- writes that she "feel[s] it's [her] duty to ensure that the broader point of this effort -- to expand access to a safe and reliable means of preventing unintended pregnancy for women of all ages -- does not get lost" in the debate. Northup notes that the "visceral reaction of many parents to the idea of teens having direct access to" EC is understandable. However, the judge was correct in stating that the "issue of teen sexuality is a red herring that the U.S. government has used for more than a decade to impose restrictions motivated purely by politics -- not science -- that have placed barriers between women of all ages and the [EC] of which they sometimes find themselves in urgent need," Northup argues. As the court noted, "ample evidence clearly demonstrat[es] not only the safety of [EC] ... but also the fact that women of all ages understand the drug's proper use as backup to regular birth control," she continues. Northup concludes, "In a country where nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended, clearing away the barriers to all safe and effective means of contraception is what must be regarded as common sense" (Northup, USA Today, 4/8).
~ USA Today: Noting that the ruling "stirs a complex stew of issues that affect not just law and science but also cultural sensitivities and deeply personal questions about sex, religion and child-rearing," the USA Today editorial argues that "political judgment" and "common sense" are needed. The editorial acknowledges that "making the drug more readily available would avoid unwanted pregnancies," but it questions whether "children [should] really be given unfettered access to a drug that can be dangerous if used improperly and has significant side effects ... even if instructions are followed." The editorial argues that EC should remain behind the counter to "ensure that young teens will at least get instructions about its use from a pharmacist." The editorial concludes by urging the Obama administration to appeal the judge's decision, stating, "The greater good is to leave decisions about the medical treatment of children in their parents' hands" (USA Today, 4/8).


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Seven Honourable
(in no particular order)
summer chill --
suddenly in midlife
I'm an orphan
Carol Raisfeld, USA
in the dark
with my conscience
Joseph M. Kusmiss
a blind wall
arising between us -
Indian summer
Natalia Kuznetsova
bamboo grove
he dreams of living
a monk's life
Adjei Agyei-Baah
Midnight sun.
Clouds don't hide the light
in the fjord.
Volker Friebel
flow of river--
I gather wisdom
at every turn
Pravat Kumar Padhy
musical evening
the frog punctuates
Cynthia Rowe
of Merit , in no particular order in terms of merit but in the alphabetical
order of authors' surname)
summer lust
ripe blueberries
where her eyeballs were
S.M. Abeles
Wedding Day―
seeing in each other
what others see not
Adjei Agyei-Baah
a yellow lotus
unfolding its noiseless leaves
the other name of love
after Herman Melville
Maxianne Berger
a stranger's trumpet
in that hot night
her burial urn
Maxianne Berger
shadows swimming
so where are the fish?
glass minnows
Maxianne Berger
are we 2 separate individuals
or is there an us?
Bruce R. Boynton
hollow sound
no life inside
this oyster shell
Bill Cooper
my clasped hands
one warm one cold
mutual strangers
Robert Davey
devil's paintbrush
strokes of burnt orange
on the June wind
Ignatius Fay
Wet garden sacks
glisten and listen
as Salisbury planes purr overhead.
Helen Frost
Blind dog, ginger cat
snore gently in harmony
sleeping enemies.
Helen Frost
Sagging skin recalls winter grain
Jack Galmitz
hospice quiet
he peers at the picture
of his young bride
Victor P. Gendrano
stealth of raccoons
the intimacy of
a shared solitude
kate s. godsey
the crowded beer tent
holding its own a mosquito
makes the rounds
LeRoy Gorman
moonlight on bed
pale hand on pale eyes
lunar sleep denied
Jim Grotkowski
red moon
even the fissures of the earth
Elizabeth Howard
winter burial
the eerie wail
of wind and fife
Elizabeth Howard
old man in the restroom stall
envying the power
of other streams
M. A. Istvan Jr.
only the smoke
and thunder of hoof beats
ahead of the flames
Jean Jorgensen
sudden shower –
in an open trailer,
naked mannequins
Anatoly Kudryavitsky
street light
tube light
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SPRINGFIELD — During a discussion with Masslive.com readers on Monday, former State Sen. Andrea Nuciforo Jr. took aim at opponent U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, hitting the longtime congressman on everything from the duration he's served to women's rights and Wall Street regulations.
Nuciforo, Neal and political activist Bill Shein are squaring off in a three-way Democratic primary battle to represent the newly drawn 1st Congressional District in Massachusetts, after redistricting chopped up much of the 2nd District that Neal has represented since 1989.
Nuciforo, the current Berkshire Middle District register of deeds, dismissed the argument that Neal should win because of his seniority in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.
"Seniority matters. Results matter more. Think about what has happened over the last few years. Congressman Neal has been in Washington while our economy shed nearly 8 million jobs, family indebtedness tripled, and millions of Americans lost their homes and their health care. And the country has spent $1 trillion on foolish foreign wars," Nuciforo wrote. "All of these things happened while very senior members of Congress stood idly by. Worse, some members, including Congressman Neal, actively facilitated these events by advancing Wall Street, bank and insurance company interests ahead of consumer interests. So does seniority matter? Sure. But results matter more. And this year, voters are looking for candidates that can deliver those results."
On the topic of Wall Street reforms, many of which haven't been instituted despite being passed as part of the Dodd-Frank bill following the financial crisis of 2008, Nuciforo said he would drawn upon his decade of experience in the state senate to bring trust and regulation back to the nation's financial sector.
"I will fight to restore Glass-Steagel-like restrictions in Washington next year. Specifically, we should strictly enforce the Volker rule designed to limit proprietary trading within FDIC-insured institutions," Nuciforo wrote. "We should also bring back the clear delineations between commercial banks (which often have retirement and college funds) and investment banks (which take big investment risks)."
When a reader prodded him for his position on immigration issues, Nuciforo related his own family's story to the law. He explained that his wife Elena being an immigrant has helped shape his position.
"My wife is from Russia, having been born in the Soviet Union in 1976. She came to this country to advance her education, which she has done at UMass in Amherst. She is completing a Ph.D. at UMass, and is working in the department of communications there. Our 18-month-old son was born in this country," Nuciforo wrote. "So I believe that the United States should welcome people from all over world, and should do so in a way that is consistent with America's economic and national security interest. For example, I support the DREAM Act, which would allow a path to citizenship for people brought to this country as children."
In relation to women's rights, Nuciforo said he would be a steadfast supporter of pro-choice policies, juxtaposing himself with Neal's pro-life stance.
"I'm pro-choice. My votes in the State Senate reflect that. Congressman Neal is not pro-choice," Nuciforo wrote. "In fact, he joined Republicans in voting for the Stupak Amendment in 2009, which would have restricted the right to choose for millions of American women."
The Stupak Amendment was a bill amending the Affordable Care Act to prohibit the use of federal funding for abortions, except in cases of rape, incest or a life-threatening danger to the mother. Although the amendment didn't pass on its own, the provision limiting the use of certain money for abortions was included in the health care law as part of a compromise to gain support.
Shein engaged voters in a chat last week and Neal is scheduled to do the same on Wednesday.
The trio will also participate in a series of debates ahead of the Sept. 6 primary that will determine who will be going to Washington to represent the new 1st District, which includes all of Berkshire County, most of Hampden County and parts of Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester counties.


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Percina burtoni
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Percina burtoni Fowler, 1945
Common Name(s):
Percina caprodes ssp. burtoni Fowler, 1945
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Vulnerable B2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Smith, K. & Darwall, W.R.T.
|Hammerson, G.A. & Ormes, M.
This species is listed as Vulnerable because its area of occupancy may be less than 2,000 sq km, distribution may be severely fragmented, and distribution, abundance, number of subpopulations, and/or habitat quality may be declining. Estimated number of locations appears to be more than 10.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|The Blotchside Logperch is widely but disjunctly distributed in mountains and uplands of the Tennessee (generally rare) and Cumberland (probably extirpated) river drainages, Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and (at least formerly) Kentucky (Jenkins and Zorach in Lee et al. 1980, Burr and Warren 1986, Menhinick 1991, Etnier and Starnes 1993, Jenkins and Burkhead 1994, Boschung and Mayden 2004, Page and Burr 2011).
In the Tennessee drainage, records extend from the upper Tennessee drainage in Virginia and North Carolina downstream through the Duck and Buffalo rivers, and in Whiteoak Creek, slightly below the mouth of the Duck River, Tennessee. The species is consistently collected in portions of the Little and Duck rivers in Tennessee and in the North Fork Holston and Copper Creek in Virginia (Etnier and Starnes 1993). In the Cumberland drainage, records are available from the Little South Fork and from the Wolf and Obey rivers, but apparently there are no recent records from anywhere in the Cumberland River drainage (Etnier and Starnes (1993).
In Virginia, Percina burtoni occurs in the North Fork of Holston River (apparently increasing range and/or abundance in the 1980s), the lower section of Laurel Creek, and the Clinch River-Copper Creek-Little River system (Burkhead and Jenkins 1991, Jenkins and Burkhead 1994).
In Tennessee, recent records are from Whiteoak Creek in Houston County, the Duck and Buffalo rivers, Butler Creek in Wayne County, Spring Creek, tributary to the Hiwassee River, the Little River, in Blount County, and Big Creek (Holston River tributary) in Hawkins County; populations are extremely localized and widely scattered.
In Alabama, the species has been found in the Tennessee River drainage, in Little Butler Creek (tributary of Shoal Creek) (and extending into Tennessee) and in Larkin Fork of the Paint Rock River system (Boschung and Mayden 2004).
|Countries occurrence:
Native:United States
|Additional data:
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|This species is known from several dozen localities (some closely adjacent in the same river) that may represent roughly a couple dozen distinct occurrences (subpopulations).
Total adult population size is unknown. Populations generally have low densities (Jenkins and Zorach, in Lee et al. 1980), perhaps naturally so (Jenkins and Burkhead 1994). This species is uncommon or rare in all extant populations (Jenkins and Burkhead 1994), but it is not easy to capture, and both abundance and distribution may be slightly greater than available records indicate (Etnier and Starnes 1993). However, even snorkelling surveys in prime occupied habitat may yield few observations (Jenkins and Burkhead 1994).
This species is apparently extirpated in the Cumberland River drainage, and some populations in the Tennessee River drainage have apparently been extirpated (Jenkins and Zorach in Lee et al. 1980, Etnier and Starnes 1993, Jenkins and Burkhead 1994, Boschung and Mayden 2004).
Jenkins and Burkhead (1994) noted that this species appears to have recently expanded its range or locally increased its population density in the North Fork Holston River in Virginia.
Trend over the past 10 years or three generations is uncertain but probably relatively stable or slowly declining. Three generations span roughly 10 years or less.
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|Habitat includes gravel runs and riffles of clear, small to medium rivers (Page Burr 2011), or primarily large creeks and small to medium rivers with moderate gradient and usually clear water; substrates vary but usually consist of gravel and boulders, cobble, or rubble lacking major siltation (Jenkins and Zorach in Lee et al. 1980, Boschung and Mayden 2004). In Virginia, Blotchside Logperches occurred mainly in slow runs and pools, adults and larger juveniles occupied riffles and runs and occasionally pools (Burkhead and Jenkins 1991). This species usually avoids turbid water and silty substrates (Boschung and Mayden 2004), and it apparently is intolerant of reservoir conditions (Burkhead and Jenkins 1991). Spawning occurs probably on loose clean gravel in moderate to strong flow (Burkhead and Jenkins 1991, Jenkins and Burkhead 1994).
|Movement patterns:
|Not a Migrant
|Use and Trade:
|This species is not utilized.
|Major Threat(s):
|This species is probably detrimentally affected by siltation, turbidity, chemical pollution, and impoundment (Burkhead and Jenkins 1991). Warren et al. (2000) categorized this species as "vulnerable." Jelks et al. (2008) rated it as "threatened", based on present or threatened destruction, modification, or reduction of habitat or range.
|Conservation Actions:
Better information is needed on life history, current abundance and distribution.
This species would benefit from land management that reduces siltation (Burkhead and Jenkins 1991).
|NatureServe. 2013. Percina burtoni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T16587A19035092. . Downloaded on 21 August 2018.
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Granite Bathroom Design Ideas to Create a Simple Concept
Now, I will give you bathroom design ideas as your inspiration to design your bathroom. What is the best place for you to take a bath? Is better bathtub or walk in shower? Do not forget before you decide to pick bathtub or walk-in shower, you have to know the use of water for you take a bath with the two mentioned choices. You will think that walk in shower is less water in the use than a bathtub, but bathtub will give you more enjoyable than walk in shower. It depends on your favorite type.
Enjoy Taking a Bath in the Bathtub
The Separation concept of a bathroom color will be one of great bathroom design ideas. If you have decided to use the bathtub, you can put the bathtub in the black side of the bathroom and the bathroom sink on the white side of the bathroom. Use black tile on the wall that faces to the white bathtub and paint the wall in white that faces the white bathroom sink. You will get black and white bathroom design.
If you want to get the spacious bathroom, you can paint all over the bathroom in the white of bright color. Do not forget to purchase white bathtub, toilet and bathroom sink to emphasize the color to support the spacious bathroom concept. When you are submerged in the bathtub warm water, you can enjoy the television that you hang on the bathroom wall in front of your bathtub.
Comfort, relax and warm nuance of the bathroom can be created by put bathtub bellow the floating shelves that are put so many aromatherapy candles. Purchase the furniture in brown color domination. Provide the table to put the drink. Rustic bathroom concept is suitable as well, if you put a bathtub in there. Surround the bathtub with brown wood tile pattern on the wall. Increase the rustic bathroom concept with purchasing wood bathroom sink.
Splash Fresh Water in Walk in Shower
For you who have a spacious bathroom, you can combine bathtub and walk in water in the same space. Glossy white bathroom concept will give extremely luxurious nuance. You can build bathtub lower than the actual bathroom floor. You can get a spacious sensation in this kind of bathtub.
The White oval bathtub will give dynamic nuance in the small bathroom space. To make the small bathroom larger than it is, you can cover the small walk in shower with transparent glass partition. It will lay your eyes that the walk in the shower looks like borderless.
Walk in shower is great to be applied in the small bathroom. You can use one side of the bathroom space to build a walk-in shower and the other side can be put bathroom sink with the shelves storage.
If you build walk in shower without a door, you have to make sure to give a partition with the dry area. It will avoid the water flowing to the dry area. You can purchase a unique bathroom sink to beautify the bathroom concept.


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To be the premier resource for military and VA educational related services for all veterans and military-affiliated students and their families. The Veterans and Military Student Services Center will accomplish this by:
At Ohio University, we recognize and value the contributions that you--our veterans, dependents, and military personnel--make to our campus community in your role as students, faculty, staff and members of the Athens community. We recognize and honor the sacrifices you have made through your service to our country and appreciate the leadership and broad experiences you bring to OHIO University. The purpose of Ohio University's Veteran and Military Student Services Center is to provide, facilitate and coordinate programs and services as effectively as possible for you and your family members. We strive to assist you in making a successful transition to the Ohio University community and support you through your academic careers. The Director serves as the central point of contact for students with a dedicated network of OHIO University Veterans Points of Contact serving as additional resources.
For several years, Ohio University has worked to improve and expand services for student veterans, dependents, and military personnel. It is an honor to be recognized as a Military Friendly Institution as well as on the 8 Keys to Veterans Success list of colleges and universities committed to assisting veterans with transitioning to higher education, completing their college degree, and obtaining career-ready skills. However, we are committed to continual improvement. If you have questions about being an OHIO University student, or suggestions about how we can better serve you, please contact us at 740.566.VETS 740.566.VETS (8387) or email@example.com. We are proud to have you as a member of the Bobcat Family!
OHIO University has been named as a Military Friendly Institution for the past seven years!


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UFC President Dana White says the sport was inspired by people wondering what would happen if fighters from different martial arts disciplines fought against each other. Was judo superior to karate, or kung fu to kick boxing?
At the time Mr. White and two partners bought UFC about five years ago, he said it was practically dead. They started to build popularity first with pay-per-view events, and then the deal with Spike.
"We knew what we needed to do was get this on TV and it would take off," says Mr. White, citing a recent UFC event that drew 17,000 people in Anaheim, Calif.
UFC programming has attracted integrated product deals for Spike from Coors Brewing Co., Amp'd Mobile and Xyience. " 'The Ultimate Fighter' program provides us with exceptional ratings against our target audience, men 21-34," comments Stevie Benjamin, media director for Coors. "We look to reach them via anything they're passionate about-and right now, that's Ultimate Fighting."


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"Larry Irving noted that Trump and Ryan decided to have a celebratory drink at the White House. It recalled to me this verse.
"The King's order was, by command of the King, sent forth by speedy messengers, and so the matter was known in Shushan; the king and Haman sat down to drink together, while in the city of Shushan was great consternation." -- Esther 3:14.
(Facebook post by Harold Feld, 2017-05-04 Just in case any of my friends are unfamiliar with this part of the Bible: Haman is not the good-guy in this story.)
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(Reuters) - About 13.5 percent of oil production in the Gulf of Mexico was shut in on Thursday due to Tropical Storm Harvey, the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said.
That equates to some 236,115 barrels of oil per day, out of roughly 1.75 million barrels pumped daily from the Gulf, down from 323,760 barrels of oil per day that were shut on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, 17.6 percent of natural gas production in the region, or 568.09 million cubic feet per day has been shut in, BSEE said, down from 611.09 million on Wednesday.
BSEE tabulated the data by polling 31 Gulf operators.
Reporting by David Gaffen; Editing by James Dalgleish


text: A 7-year-old Somonauk girl was snatched from her bicycle just before noon Sunday by a man who threw her into a rusty blue car and drove away, De Kalb County sheriff`s police said. According to the police, Melissa Ackermin was riding with another 7-year-old girl along U.S. Hwy. 34 on the west side of Somonauk, in the southeastern corner of the county, when the man pulled beside her, got out of his car and whisked her from her bike. County and local police launched a search for the blond, blue-eyed girl. The driver of the car was described as a white man, 5 foot 8, thin with brown hair and a mustache.


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Vice President Joe Biden managed to upset celebrities who have been some of Obama's most fervent supporters when he showed up more than two hours late to a New York fundraiser in the Hamptons.
Celebrities like Russell Simmons left the event out of frustration before Biden showed up.
When he arrived, Biden, according to the event's attendees, said, "I had a speech for you, but it's not fair of me [to talk too long]… I am shocked everyone stayed. In college if my professor was 20 minutes late, I'd be out of the classroom."
Attendees at the event told the New York Post they were supposed to be at the fundraiser by 2:30 p.m., but Biden's plane had not even landed by then. Biden eventually arrived after 5 p.m.
Two people also passed out at the event in the heat while they were waiting for Biden.
The event's hosts included Hollywood celebrities like Julianne Moore, the liberal actor who played Sarah Palin in the fictional "Game Change" movie, and the actor Nathan Lane.
The Obama campaign dispatched Biden to the fundraiser thinking it would do the campaign no harm after Biden's recent spate of gaffes on the campaign trail.
Biden was scheduled to speak in Florida while Republicans held their national convention but recently cancelled the event.


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Games developer and publisher Electronic Arts has decided to extend its branding past videogames and into toys. {ad}
EA have a major stake in a lot of different popular sports and their videogames reflect this with regular releases of sports titles under the EA Sports brand. Now the company has decided to release EA Sports branded toys through a multi-year deal with Toy Island.
These toys will be for use away from a games console, but will still make use of technology. The idea being that kids can pick up these toys to try and improve their performance in a particular sport.
Peter Moore, head of EA Sports commented:
Our goal is to take the EA Sports brand deeper into the fabric of sports, and into new markets that allow more people to unleash their inner spirit of sports and competition … With Toy Island, we've found a partner that shares EA SPORTS' passion for quality and innovation. We're excited to be working with them to bring to market unique products that are sure to be captivating for young athletes.
The toys will be aimed at the age groups 3-6, 6-9, and 9-12 and will fill the following areas as listed in the press release:
- A line of interactive training tools featuring voice commands and instructional coaching elements designed to take budding stars to the next level
- A complete game-in-a-box containing all the equipment necessary for kids to practice and play a sport
- A line of sports toys that will utilize electronics to reward young athletes with cheers when they use proper techniques
- A basic line of high density-foam balls to help kids develop throwing and kicking motor skills at an early age
We can expect to see the toys appear in the Fall.
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