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Cell Klämma som en robust, mikroflödes Intracellular Delivery Platform Armon Sharei1, Nahyun Cho1, Shirley Mao1, Emily Jackson1, Roberta Poceviciute1, Andrea Adamo1, Janet Zoldan2, Robert Langer1,2, Klavs F Jensen1 1Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Snabb mekanisk deformation av celler har vuxit fram som ett lovande, vektor-fri metod för intracellulär leverans av makromolekyler och nanomaterial. Detta protokoll ger detaljerade steg om hur man använder systemet för ett brett spektrum av applikationer.
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Microfluidics-based Assessment of Cell Deformability Analytical Chemistry. Aug, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22746217 Mechanical properties of cells have been shown to have a significant role in disease, as in many instances cell stiffness changes when a cell is no longer healthy. We present a high-throughput microfluidics-based approach that exploits the connection between travel time of a cell through a narrow passage and cell stiffness. The system resolves both cell travel time and relative cell diameter while retaining information on the cell level. We show that stiffer cells have longer transit times than less stiff ones and that cell size significantly influences travel times. Experiments with untreated HeLa cells and cells made compliant with latrunculin A and cytochalasin B further demonstrate that travel time is influenced by cell stiffness, with the compliant cells having faster transit time.
Nonendocytic Delivery of Functional Engineered Nanoparticles into the Cytoplasm of Live Cells Using a Novel, High-throughput Microfluidic Device Nano Letters. Dec, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 23145796 The ability to straightforwardly deliver engineered nanoparticles into the cell cytosol with high viability will vastly expand the range of biological applications. Nanoparticles could potentially be used as delivery vehicles or as fluorescent sensors to probe the cell. In particular, quantum dots (QDs) may be used to illuminate cytosolic proteins for long-term microscopy studies. Whereas recent advances have been successful in specifically labeling proteins with QDs on the cell membrane, cytosolic delivery of QDs into live cells has remained challenging. In this report, we demonstrate high throughput delivery of QDs into live cell cytoplasm using an uncomplicated microfluidic device while maintaining cell viabilities of 80-90%. We verify that the nanoparticle surface interacts with the cytosolic environment and that the QDs remain nonaggregated so that single QDs can be observed.
Flow-through Comb Electroporation Device for Delivery of Macromolecules Analytical Chemistry. Feb, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23259401 We present a microfluidic electroporation device with a comb electrode layout fabricated in polydimethylsiloxane (PMDS) and glass. Characterization experiments with HeLa cells and fluorescent dextran show efficient delivery (∼95%) with low toxicity (cell viability ∼85%) as well as rapid pore closure after electroporation. The activity of delivered molecules is also verified by silencing RNA (siRNA) studies that demonstrate gene knockdown in GFP expressing cells. This simple, scalable approach to microfluidic, flow-through electroporation could facilitate the integration of electroporation modules within cell analysis devices that perform multiple operations.
A Vector-free Microfluidic Platform for Intracellular Delivery Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Feb, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23341631 Intracellular delivery of macromolecules is a challenge in research and therapeutic applications. Existing vector-based and physical methods have limitations, including their reliance on exogenous materials or electrical fields, which can lead to toxicity or off-target effects. We describe a microfluidic approach to delivery in which cells are mechanically deformed as they pass through a constriction 30-80% smaller than the cell diameter. The resulting controlled application of compression and shear forces results in the formation of transient holes that enable the diffusion of material from the surrounding buffer into the cytosol. The method has demonstrated the ability to deliver a range of material, such as carbon nanotubes, proteins, and siRNA, to 11 cell types, including embryonic stem cells and immune cells. When used for the delivery of transcription factors, the microfluidic devices produced a 10-fold improvement in colony formation relative to electroporation and cell-penetrating peptides. Indeed, its ability to deliver structurally diverse materials and its applicability to difficult-to-transfect primary cells indicate that this method could potentially enable many research and clinical applications.


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The UF women's tennis team swept four singles matches at home against Alabama en route to a 4-1 victory.
Florida coach Roland Thornqvist wasn't worried about how senior Lauren Embree would rebound from a tough tiebreaker loss that clinched the doubles point for Alabama to open Friday's big Southeastern Conference match.
He was, however, concerned with how her playing partner, freshman Brianna Morgan, might be affected.
"Losing the doubles point the way we did, I was curious to see how our freshman there, Bri, was going to respond in singles," he said. "I was really pleased to see how she just shook that off like a scarred veteran.
"I knew Lauren was going to handle it. Lauren was just going to be mad and try to beat her opponent worse, but sometimes you don't know how the first-year players are going to respond to something like that."
Morgan responded with a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 4 singles that clinched a 4-1 win over the No. 8 Crimson Tide at the Ring Tennis Complex, handing Alabama (13-2, 5-1) its first SEC loss while improving the second-ranked Gators to 12-2, 5-1 and extending their winning streak to five in a row.
"I think it was really good that I could do it because I feel like in doubles, I kind of let the team down in the end," Morgan said. "I thought it was really important that I could pull it out for us."
The teams split the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles, leaving the point up to the winner at No. 1.
After battling to an 8-8 stalemate, Embree and Morgan took a 6-3 lead in the tiebreaker and had five match points to knock off the nation's sixth-ranked duo of Mary Anne Macfarlane and Alexa Guarachi before falling.
But junior Alex Cercone quickly evened the score with a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 3 singles over Bama's Maya Jansen to complete an impressive performance after earlier teaming with fellow junior Olivia Janowicz for an 8-3 win at No. 3 doubles.
"She was spectacular," Thornqvist said. "It started in doubles. She did some work in doubles on her own – watched some film, made some decisions and commitments to a few things – and boy did that make a difference. Her doubles play set the tone for singles.
"She lost the first game of her match in singles fairly easily, and after that it was just like a whipping. She was just automatic."
Cercone was pleased with her effort.
"Last weekend I didn't get to finish my singles matches, so being able to get the job done and finish first today was a really good feeling," she said. "Overall I'm really happy with my performance today in doubles and singles. Olivia and I played really well together."
Janowicz picked up her second win of the night by defeating the Tide's Emily Zabor, 6-4, 6-0 less than 10 minutes later to put the Gators ahead 2-1, and Embree, the nation's No. 1-ranked singles player, closed out the 25th-ranked Mcfarlane 6-1, 6-3 at No. 1 to put UF a point away from victory.
Morgan then provided the clincher, taking out the Tide's Antonia Foeshe, with the remaining matches at No. 2 and No. 6 singles suspended.
"There was never a doubt in singles to me," Thornqvist said. "I really like this team. They know how to compartmentalize, and I just think that shows great confidence and strong wills."
The Gators will try and complete an SEC home sweep for the second straight weekend when they take on No. 18 Auburn at 1 p.m. Sunday.

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The 268 employees of Air India currently stationed in its 24-storey eponymous building at Nariman Point in Mumbai have a rare privilege no other office-goer in the area can think of.
Each employee,stationed across the 14 floors that the public sector carrier occupies in the building,has a built up area of roughly 840 sq ft to oneself.
This area equivalent to the size of a mid-size flat is the largesse the Maharaja has been able to afford his employees in the island city,known as the most expensive real estate market in the country.
In response to an query filed by The Indian Express under the Right to Information Act,Air India said that it occupies 14 floors in the building for its own use and has currently got 268 employees working in the building,which makes it just 19 employees per floor.
Apparently each floor in the building has a built up area of roughly 16,000 sq ft. The total built up area of the building is 3,88,310 sq ft.
Air India also said that at its peak,1,500 to 2,000 employees worked in the building and if one assumes that all 24 floors were occupied by the airline,then that would have made it 83 employees per floor.
The number of employees stationed in the building also seems to be on a decline. While the number stood at 300 as on March 31,2013,it fell to 268 in just one quarter.
The commercial use of the building also seems to be sub-optimal. The company has only managed to put up only 6 floors on rent leaving four floors still vacant.
Four floors have been leased by State Bank of India and two by TCS,along with parts of two other floors that the IT major shares with Bank of India.
The vacant floors mean that almost 64,000 sq ft area is lying vacant and at an average rental of Rs 337.5 per sq ft. that Air India is currently getting from its existing tenants,it is losing out on rent of over Rs 26 crore per annum.
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Libertyville deals with sudden closing of Buick dealership
One of Libertyville's auto dealers has closed suddenly and village officials are wondering what will happen next with the business that is part of an important source of sales tax.
Libertyville Buick GMC, one of about a dozen dealerships that comprise a key source of revenue for the village, last week was said to be on the way out. The doors were locked Monday, no one answered the phone and few cars were in the lot at 1120 S. Milwaukee Ave.
"It was sudden," Mayor Terry Weppler said.
The closing was not thought to be the result of poor sales but because of action by General Motors, according to Weppler and others. He said there had been an interested buyer for the dealership but GM blocked the sale. Representatives for Buick or GM could not be reached Monday.
"We don't know the intent of GM at this time but we're trying to find out," Weppler said.
Libertyville Buick GMC General Manager Peter Gioulos said late last week in an email the terms of the "wind down" were confidential and he was unable to discuss the situation.
The business described itself as "your hometown Libertyville GM dealership" in information associated with the Libertyville Mile of Cars marketing campaign representing about a dozen dealers.
Glenn Bockwinkel, general manager at Acura of Libertyville and head of the local dealer consortium, said that typically GM would have first right of refusal if a dealership goes up for sale. Franchise agreements differ between manufacturers, he added.
"When you look at the demographics and location of the current dealers, I can't believe they would walk away from this market," Bockwinkel said.
In 2011, the auto category accounted for about $3.4 million or 58 percent of Libertyville's total of $5.8 million in sales tax. Dealerships are considered so important the locations all were included by the village in designated districts where incentives are available for improvements.
"My suspicion is it's part of a larger GM strategy and not necessarily indicative of the Libertyville market," said Heather Rowe, economic development coordinator for the village.
She said improvements had been made recently to the interior and showroom. Plans for exterior improvements were not pursued, she added.
"One of the big issues of late is the demand of manufacturers to remodel their stores where they all look the same," said Erik Higgins, director of dealer affairs for the Chicago Automobile Trade Association. "A lot of dealers are resisting this for obvious reasons."
Rowe said village officials think the property will be available and they look forward to working with the next dealership taking over the facility.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Rajiv Joseph's play "The North Pool" opens with an 18-year-old high school student being sent to see the vice principal over what seems to be a skipped class.
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Stephen Barker Turner plays the fussy, seriously uncool school bureaucrat who has turned the initial meeting between the two — the last day of classes before spring break 2007 — into an interrogation. He's prepared in his ill-fitting Dockers and fondness for clipboards, a perfect fit for Donyale Werle's shabby gray cinderblocked set that will instantly remind anyone of high school.
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The challenge in cancer care in coming years is to translate the exciting discoveries in cancer biology into new techniques for patients to achieve the higher cure rates without reducing the quality of life.
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal Election Commission lawyers urged a federal judge not to heed U.S. Sen. Larry Craig's contention that regulators are being too hard on him — and to force him to pay nearly $360,000 in fines and restitution for tapping campaign accounts for his legal defense following his 2007 arrest in an airport bathroom sex sting.
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But in court filings last month, Herman told Berman Jackson the FEC's proposed penalties amounted to "harsh, unjustified remedies."
Additionally, Herman wrote Craig is financially unable to cover the total — contrary to the FEC's claims — and that the former three-term GOP lawmaker acted in good faith, having genuinely thought using campaign cash was appropriate.
Herman contends Craig hired lawyers in his unsuccessful bid to have his guilty plea to disorderly conduct reversed "with the sole purpose of defending Senator Craig's reputation and vindicating him personally and professionally." This backs up Craig's key contention: The legal fees he incurred — along with his July 11, 2007, trip to the airport bathroom in Minneapolis while returning to Washington, D.C. — were part of official business as a U.S. senator, not a personal expense to be covered out of his own pocketbook.
The FEC, meanwhile, argues nothing about Craig's July restroom trip or its legal aftermath entitled him to tap campaign funds.
"What matters is whether Craig's officeholder duties resulted in his arrest and expenses. They did not," Hancock wrote, citing Berman Jackson's decision last March declining to dismiss the FEC's complaint against him.
Then, the federal judge wrote "The charge did not relate to his conduct as a legislator, but only actions undertaken in the privacy and anonymity of a restroom stall."


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Daily Links, May 29: Religious liberty, kill lists, and plenty of scandal
Yet again, the news is full of stories about "religious liberty" claims. There are of course the claims coming from U.S. bishops, which Bryan Cones says may be lacking in accuracy. For example, this argument by a Florida bishop who has somehow determined that diocesan schools don't qualify for an exemption to the HHS mandate if more than 10 percent of their students are non-Catholic (I'm really not sure where he gets that number from, but diocesan schools seem pretty clearly exempt even though Catholic universities are not).
Then there's Canada, where the church and the government are clashing over whether Catholic schools should allow students to use the word "gay" in the names of school support groups for victims of bullying or bias due to their sexual orientation. The church, of course, says it is a religious freedom issue.
On the flip side, there are these kinds of religious liberty stories: Four Catholic students in Vietnam were sentenced on charges of anti-government propaganda for criticizing the government, with three receiving three-year prison sentences.
And in Pakistan, a report claims 1,415 people have been forced to convert to Islam since 2000.
Meanwhile, amidst all the concern over President Obama's policies on health care there has been less attention from the church to his policies on terrorism, including his role in determining who should be placed on the "kill list" of terrorists. In a related story, Christian Science Monitor asks whether terrorists are beyond redemption.
In various bishop news: The Archdiocese of Denver and the Diocese of Buffalo each got new bishops today, Bishop Robert Finn may be handing over some of his authority in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, and a UK bishop stirred up debate about whether the Hail Mary should be a part of the Mass.
And CNN takes a look at trouble at the Vatican surrounding recent scandals.


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Apr 26, 2011
Lenovo seems to have Android clearly in mind as it sets its sights on the corporate environment with a new Honeycomb powered ThinkPad tablet, according to an exclusive post by Joanna Stern on ThisIsMyNext.com.
The post details a set of PowerPoint slides showing off an Android 3.0 tablet that comes with an optional stylus. The slides also show a portfolio case that features a built-in keyboard and trackpad, sure to make working on the tablet as a laptop easy as pie.
The specs of the device look like it will have an NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, front and rear cameras and will come in 16, 32 and 64 GB storage options. Weighing in at 1.6 pounds, the 10.1 inch 1280×800 IPS capacitive touch display is also capable of what's being called a "true pen" option for "sketching and note-taking." Also featuring USB2.0, Micro USB and mini-HDMI ports along with an SD card slot, that's a lot of expandability options for a .55-inch thin device.
With the heavily emphasized business features and security software, this is looking like the perfect device for the workplace environment where portability is a necessity; not to mention the perfect "back-to-school" device for college students with limited space. You're getting all the trappings of a convenient, powerful entertainment device but with the power and tools to get work done when play time is over.
Finally, the most attractive feature seems to be the price. At a projected $499, that pits it squarely against its iOS rival. Toss in 3G/4G connectivity and what more could you ask for? All we need, now, is a name. Some slides are referring to it as the ThinkPad Tablet while others are calling it a Think Slate.
This is a big step for Android, and one that seems to be in the right direction. We'll keep you covered as news of this device comes out in the coming months.
Story and photos source: ThisIsMyNext.com


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Jacob Turner Joins the Chicago Cubs' Rotation
With a number of young arms to accommodate and only so many starts left, it's going to be fun to see how the Chicago Cubs manage to get innings for new additions like Jacob Turner, Dan Straily and Felix Doubront.
Turner, 23, was acquired from the Marlins for a couple low-level minor leaguers when Miami surprisingly designated Turner for assignment earlier this month. He took over the suspended game against the Giants on Thursday, which many saw as an indication that he would be the first of those three young arms to be inserted into the rotation on a semi-permanent basis (also because he cannot be optioned to the minors and was already healthy, in the Cubs' pen) as soon as a spot opened up.
Which, yes, he will.
The spot didn't take long to open up, as the very same day, Edwin Jackson was placed on the disabled list with a strained lat. Now the Cubs have confirmed it is Turner who will take Jackson's spot in the rotation, starting against the Reds next Wednesday (ESPN).
The hope has been for Turner to be a starter, though he hadn't been able to turn the corner with the Tigers and then Marlins after being a top draft pick and a top prospect, and there's always a chance he could become a quality reliever. His development path was arguably a bit rushed, thanks to a big league contract out of high school, and perhaps the Cubs will have better luck realizing his potential.
Depending on how the rest of the rotation shakes out, and on how long Jackson's injury keeps him down, Turner could stick in the rotation the rest of the season for the Cubs. From there, it's likely he'll be part of a fairly large competition for a rotation spot in the Spring. You've gotta love his upside, though, which is probably not front-of-the-rotation, but is solidly in the middle somewhere.


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Born and raised in Connecticut, Alan Giana always wanted to be an artist. One of his first works of art was at the age of four when he grabbed a magic marker and proceeded to scribble on the wall with it. Needless to say his parents were not too happy, but a career was set in motion. Alan's father is an accomplished ceramic artist. Alan often watched his father apply glazes and different painting techniques to create his masterpieces. Throughout his school years Alan was always drawing and painting. He went on to college to study graphic design and business management.
With a degree in graphic design management, Alan started his own illustration and design company in the early 1990's with his wife Pamela. Through the years, Alan has worked on a variety of commercial illustration and design projects. His creations have appeared on book covers, magazines, children's games, music CDs, and have been published in several books and magazines showcasing the best in traditional airbrush and digital illustration.
The work of this master of images has won many awards, including the Pro-Comm Award of Excellence by the Business Marketing Association, the Premier Print Award by the Printing Industries of America, and the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best Toy Award. Alan's paintings have been displayed in numerous galleries and shows around the country, including The Delaware Art Museum.
The company was founded by Otto Robert Maier with seat in Ravensburg, a town in Upper Swabia in southern Germany. He began publishing in 1883 with his first author contract. He started publishing instruction folders for craftsmen and architects, which soon acquired him a solid financial basis. His first board game appeared in 1884, named "Journey around the world".
At the turn of the 20th century, his product line broadened to include picture books, books, children�s activity books, Art Instruction manuals, non-fiction books, and reference books as well as children�s games, Happy Families and activity kits. In 1900, the Ravensburger blue triangle trademark was registered with the Imperial Patent office. As of 1912, many board and activity games had an export version that was distributed to Western Europe, the countries of the Danube Monarchy as well as Russia.
Before the First World War, Ravensburger had around 800 products. The publishing house was damaged during the Second World War and continued to produce games in the years of the reconstruction. The company focused on children's games and books and specialized books for art, architecture and hobbies, and from 1962 grew strongly. The company started to produce jigsaw puzzle games in 1964, and in the same year opened subsidiaries in Austria, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In 1977 the company split into a book publishing arm and a game publishing arm.
Today there are approximately 1,800 available books and 850 games as well as puzzles, hobby products and CD-ROM titles at Ravensburger and its subsidiaries, which include Alea for "hobby and ardent game players" and FX Schmid for games and children's books. Ravensburger products are exported to more than fifty countries.
In September 2010, Ravensburger broke Educa's record for the world's largest jigsaw puzzle of 24,000 pieces. Ravensburger's new puzzle design by late pop artist Keith Haring titled, 'Keith Haring: Double Retrospect' breaks the Guinness Book of World Records measuring 17' � 6' built from 32,256 pieces and comes with its own dolly cart for toting.


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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan presidential campaign narrowed to a field of eight men Wednesday after the grandson of the country's last king pulled out and endorsed a front-runner less than two weeks before the vote.
Mohammad Nadir Naim said he was withdrawing for the sake of national unity and throwing his support behind former Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul.
Naim, grandson of Afghanistan's King Zahir Shah who died in 2007, spent most of his life in exile and was never considered a strong candidate in the race.
He was the third candidate to drop out, leaving eight contenders to succeed President Hamid Karzai, who is not running for the first time since the U.S.-led invasion that ousted the Taliban. Karzai is constitutionally banned from seeking a third term.
Rassoul; Abdullah Abdullah, who was Karzai's main rival in the disputed 2009 election; and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, a well-known academic and former World Bank employee, are considered the front-runners but nobody is expected to win a majority, meaning a runoff will likely have to be held.
Afghan authorities are under pressure to prevent fraud from discrediting the credibility of the upcoming vote for a new president and provincial councils. There were widespread allegations of ballot stuffing and vote rigging five years ago.
The new leader will guide the country after international combat troops withdraw by the end of this year, leaving the country's security to the Afghan government. Karzai has refused to sign a security agreement with the United States that would allow thousands of foreign forces to stay in the country in a largely training and advisory role.
The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan said he did not expect Karzai to change his mind, but all the major candidates have assured him they will quickly sign the deal without demanding changes. The agreement was reached after months of negotiations and approved in December by a council of tribal elders and dignitaries.
"I'm confident that ... each of them, should he become president, will sign the agreement as a first order of business," Ambassador James Cunningham told reporters at a briefing at the embassy in Kabul. "No one has hinted and nor would we agree to renegotiate the agreement."
"We've accepted the likelihood that President Karzai is not going to sign the agreement," Cunningham said.
He also said he was hopeful a recent spike in violence, including deadly attacks on an Afghan election office and a luxury hotel frequented by Westerners, would not derail the vote. The Taliban have threatened to disrupt the vote.
In violence Wednesday, a suicide car bomber targeted a police checkpoint in Khost, the capital of an eastern province with the same name, killing one civilian and wounding eight other people, including four policemen, officials said.
Provincial government spokesman Mubariz Mohammed Zadran said the bomber became nervous when police stopped him and detonated his explosives.
Rassoul is a longtime loyalist of the former king, whose 40-year rule has been described as the last time Afghanistan enjoyed a protracted period of peace and relative stability. The king was toppled in a 1973 coup. In later years, the Soviet Union would invade the country, sparking a bloody insurgency. Warlords then took over parts of the country until the rise of the Taliban in 1996.
Naim told about 300 supporters that Rassoul is the only candidate who can bring the country's many groups together and shepherd Afghanistan out of more than three decades of relentless war.
Karzai's elder brother Qayyum also dropped out of the race and threw his support behind Rassoul saying he could mobilize Afghanistan's moderate majority. Former defense minister Abdul Rahim Wardak quit the race without backing anyone.
Rassoul, who resigned as foreign minister to run, appealed Wednesday for elections that are free of fraud.
His bold choice of a female running mate brought scores of women to Wednesday's meeting, during which Naim announced his withdrawal.
Each presidential candidate has two vice presidential running mates. Rassoul's choice of Habiba Sarabi has drawn widespread support from women's rights groups and women parliamentarians.
"We are all here to show our support for Sarabi and for the rights of Afghan women," said Zahra Mousawi, a women's rights activist.
Associated Press writer Kim Gamel contributed to this report. Kathy Gannon is Special Regional Correspondent for Afghanistan and Pakistan and can be followed on www.twitter.com/kathygannon


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Sen. Rand Paul calls gun control a 'complicated' issue
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WDKY) —
Many are now calling for a ban on bump stocks to prevent this type of tragedy from happening again.
Gun control has been a significant topic of discussion for lawmakers since Sunday's mass shooting in Las Vegas.
Investigators think Stephen Paddock used a device known as a bump stock to turn his semi-automatic rifles into fully automatic weapons.
Many are now calling for a ban on bump stocks to prevent this type of tragedy from happening again.
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul visited Lexington on Friday. He says the issue of gun control is a complicated one.
"Is there a way to make man peaceful? Probably not, but I think at the same time there are some reasonable things we can look at. I think there is going to be a great deal of discussion on whether or not we should allow something that's legal to be turned into something illegal."
Paul went on to say that even if stricter regulations were in place, there was likely no rule that could have stopped Paddock.
"He'd never been arrested. There was no history of mental illness. There was nothing in his background that would have stopped him from buying guns, so it isn't easy."
Paul says that with people now using unconventional methods, such as cars and trucks to carry out attacks, even if lawmakers banned all guns tomorrow, people will still find a way. Despite that fact, Paul says it's still essential to combat the issue, but there is no easy fix.


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Voluntary school merger bill goes to Quinn
SPRINGFIELD -- Legislation that would help Illinois public school districts merge to save money is headed for Gov. Pat Quinn's desk. The measure comes out of Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon's Classrooms First Commission, which studied ways for schools to save money by reducing duplicative practices and combining educational offerings.
The Senate approved it Tuesday 54-0. The plan allows school districts whose boundaries don't touch to consolidate, allows faster reorganization for small school districts, and would link the dates high school districts consolidate to the availability of construction funding.
Simon says the measure "will put our students -- not bureaucracy -- first."
The Classrooms First Commission was made up of experts and people interested in education from pre-kindergarten through post-graduate schooling. It included teachers, administrators, parents and legislators.


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Is This Elevator Murder Prank Effective Marketing for 'Dead Man Down'?
Well, technically their plan worked, even though we think they are jerks. To promote a movie, ad agency Thinkmodo decided to stage a fake murder in an elevator and see how people react when the doors opened onto somebody being killed, so that they could film it and put it on the internet.
Reactions vary to seeing a man being strangled with an electrical cord, but the last one is a real gem. Now we know about the movie 'Dead Man Down.' And also that the people at Thinkmodo have no problem scaring the living bejesus out of people who don't take the stairs.


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Is it accurate to describe elected officials who would spend $100 million of taxpayer dollars to build a water garden as Republicans
An article by James Jackson in The Sun Times on June 28 sets out in detail a meeting of County Judge Jerry Holmes with local real estate leaders about his efforts to revive the plan to build a water garden in Cleburne County. Holmes made it clear this was not a Wild River Country type theme park and said one of the hardest things to do in reviving the project was finding and retrieving the information on the original designs and plans from various archives and institutions.
Holmes discussed the plan of Herbert Thomas and Senator Fulbright to build a water garden similar to the Tivoli Gardens in Italy which would encompass 549 acres and cost $20 million which plan the Corps of Engineers turned down. President Kennedy supported a plan to build a water garden while in Arkansas for the dedication of Greer's Ferry Dam and after his death the plan was submitted to President Johnson who referred it to the National Park Service who turned it down.
To gain support of the plan to build the water garden Holmes has written letters to and met with local, state and federal elected officials, Republicans and Democrats, who are fully behind the plan. At a meeting in Washington the Arkansas Congressional leaders pledged their support for the plan and agreed to help find funding.
Holmes met, with the National Park Service, Corps of Engineers, Arkansas Natural Resources, Arkansas Parks & Tourism, and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission who were all behind the plan except the Corps of Engineers.
Holmes urged all those at the meeting "to contact their representatives and other government leaders to show their support for the project" which he said would cost somewhere in the area of $100 million and would encompass around 30 acres.
To most folks in Cleburne County $100 million is a great amount of money, $4,000.00 for every man woman and child. Building a $100 million water park would be the largest project in the history of Cleburne County. That would be twice the amount of money required to build Greers Ferry Dam ($46.5 million) and more than ten times the cost of building the Community Center ($9.3 million.
Before deciding to support or oppose spending $100 million to build a water park it would appear prudent to carefully study (1) the water garden plan and the cost estimates (2) who will provide the $100 million to build the water garden—taxpayers or private donations (3) the reports of the National Park Services and the Corps of Engineers setting out their reasons for opposing a water park (4) any studies of the impact this water garden would have on the economy of Cleburne County (5) how the water park will improve the quality of life for most of the people in Cleburne County especially the 13.10% living below the poverty level, 17.10% of which are under age 18. (6) the sponsors of the water garden and what individuals or groups would gain the most financially if the water garden were built.
Citizens of Cleburne County have elected many Republicans to local, state and federal offices on their promise, which all Republicans have been repeating for 100 years--lower taxes and less government. Is it accurate to describe elected officials who would spend $100 million of taxpayer dollars to build a water garden as Republicans or should they be described as "liberal" "tax and spend" Democrats dressed in RINO (Republican In Name Only) clothing?
(Paul Rawlings of Heber Springs contributes monthly to the editorial pages of The Sun-Times)


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Employers hired fewer workers than forecast in March and a slump in the size of the labor force pushed the jobless rate down to a four-year low, indicating the U.S. job market is struggling to make bigger strides.
Payrolls grew by 88,000 workers, the smallest gain in nine months and less than the most-pessimistic forecast in a Bloomberg survey, after a revised 268,000 February increase, Labor Department data showed today in Washington. The median forecast of 87 economists called for a 190,000 gain. The jobless rate fell to 7.6% from 7.7%.
Tempered hiring plans suggest companies are confident in their ability to meet demand with the existing workforce as federal budget cuts cloud the economic outlook. The absence of sustained and bigger gains in employment and earnings underscores the Federal Reserve's view that more progress is needed before record monetary policy stimulus can be scaled back.
"Hiring is still weak overall," Scott Anderson, chief economist at Bank of the West in San Francisco, said before the report. "We could see some improvement in the economy in the second half but not enough to move the needle on payroll growth. The Fed will remain fully accommodative through the end of the year."
The unemployment rate, derived from a separate survey of households, was forecast to hold at 7.7%, according to the Bloomberg survey median. The figure, the lowest since December 2008, reflected a 496,000 decline in the size of the labor force.
Participation Rate
The labor force participation rate fell to 63.3%, the lowest since May 1979.
Stock-index futures declined after the figures, with the contract on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index falling 1.1% to 1,537.7 at 8:43 a.m. in New York.
The difference between today's outcome and the average estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg was 3.5 times larger the poll's standard deviation, or the average divergence between what each economist forecast and the mean. The U.S. dollar dropped 0.5% against the euro, while the yield on the benchmark 10-year note fell 6.3 basis points.
Factory employment fell and retail payrolls slumped the most since February 2012.
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In the final presidential debate before the Nov. 6 election, President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney offered their opinions on how to deal with Libya in the wake of an attack that left 4 Americans dead.
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As you sit with a gathering of fellow fly flingers, some bragging about their 15-pound redfish or 90-pound tarpon, you mention that measly 10-inch fish, and immediately everyone stares in amazement.
"What a grand catch, my good man! Too-doo, la-dee-dah, and cheerio, cheerio!"
Okay, some of us are not THAT strange!
Still, you have to wonder. On the Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association fly rod category Top 10 List, there is only one entry for bluegill, two entries for spotted bass, five entries for king mackeral and a full 10 entries for — sheepshead.
Sheepshead are so admired among some saltwater fly-casters that they've been given the nickname "Cajun permit," a reference to one of the wiliest fish that swims in the salt. Landing one earns bragging rights — on par with those 10-inch coldwater trout.
Goat anglers are fanatics. My younger son Master Jake counts himself as one.
Several years ago, on a trip with my friend Jody Titone out of Port Sulphur, we entered a small pond where reds were moving along the north shoreline, and sheeps were holding to the south shoreline. Jody was at the front of the boat casting to reds, and Jake was in the back, casting to goats.
When the time came to switch positions, Jake asked to remain in the back. Jody thanked Jake for allowing him to keep the forward position.
Jake responded, "Don't thank me; I'm catching real fish and you're not."
Glancing over the LOWA Top 10 list, one would think that the best time to catch the Cajun permit would be March through July, as nearly all the records were caught during this period. This happens to coincide with their spawning period, and so it's likely the fish are very active.
However, once water temperatures really cool down, the goats begin to school up in canals and in cuts off marsh bayous.
While the fish might not be record-sized, they make up for it in numbers. The opportunities to catch several on a fly — and earn special status among your colleagues — is best now until very cold weather arrives.
The question is always what flies to use? We know goats are omnivorous, which means they eat just about anything, including crusteceans, small fishes and even grass. In fact, a Lake Ponchartrain study showed that, by volume, 54 percent of their diet was plants.
I've heard that an unweighted green woolybugger is a good fly. Hard to think of anything more grassy-looking.
Before you fill your flybox with flies that imitate aquatic vegetation, be aware that barnacles, small crabs, shrimp and even small fishes appear to make up the bulk of their diet. At least, outside of Lake Pontchartrain.
When it comes to flies, it's no surprise small crab and shrimp patterns are good. However, anything that imparts motion with the tiniest of strips seems to work. That includes spoon flies, pink and black charlies, and bonefish bitters (a charlie with rubber legs).
Whatever flies you use, they need to be small, and any wings, tail or other appendages need only extend a small bit past the hook. Goats like to pick at their food, be it bait shrimp or flies.
My friend Dugan Sabins has probably caught more sheeps on fly than anyone else I know (including Master Jake). His secret is simple: On a cold day, he finds a deep hole or cut where the fish congregate. He then drops a pink or black charlie, and works it off the bottom real slow.
Since he uses a weighted floating fly line, he needs a long, limp leader to get the fly down. The leader is usually 8 feet long. The upper two-thirds of the leader — the butt section — is 20-pound monofilament. The lower half — the tippet section — is 14-pound fluorocarbon.
The fluoro holds up better to the dental work inside the goats' mouths. Even so, it's advisable to check the line just above the fly often for wear.
Dugan watches the leader and end of the fly line; often the strike is so delicate that it's not transmitted to the rod. Instead, the tip of the line does a twitch.
At this point, he lifts the rod 45 degrees, and the game is over!
As my friend Jerald Horst is quick to point out, sheepshead are great table fare. So you can have your friends over for dinner — something you can't do with a 10-inch trout.


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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday a resolution in the dispute concerning distribution of casino gaming funds from the Seneca Nation of Indians to the City of Niagara Falls.
"Niagara Tourism and Convention Corp. applauds Gov. Cuomo and Seneca President Barry Snyder for this unified action, which will ultimately benefit the host communities," said John Percy, NTCC president and CEO. "As a designated recipient of the casino revenues, we look forward to expansion of our marketing programs to further increase exposure of Niagara USA as a premier tourism destination."


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Merton Brothers Are Hot At The Mighty M
For the most part Mike and Greg Merton grew up on the backstretch of Monticello Raceway. After all, their dad, Bob Merton, Sr. was a longtime trainer-driver and during their Monticello High School seasons their school bus driver would drop them off at the stable gate so they could go to their dad's barn.
There they received good formative training and both boys grew into hard working and accomplished horsemen and talented harness drivers. Their records speak for themselves.
Older brother Mike, now 41, is en route to a personal milestone and is just four wins from 2000 lifetime driving victories. Younger brother Greg, 39, a two-time Mighty M driving champion, currently has reined 3390 winners.
Although the brothers have had good years in the past this season could quite possibly be the best for each. A quick check of the Monticello Raceway leaderboard finds that Greg, with 95 wins is currently in third place and Mike, with 62 wins, is in fifth.
Moreover, the brothers has both been driving winners at a extremely elevated pace and on the Wednesday card of May 23rd Mike had two wins and Greg had three.
As aforementioned Mike is closing in on a career milestone and as is usually the norm when drivers, or sportsmen for that matter, approach a career landmark pressure sits-in to an extent ,and many state that the milestone triumph was the hardest.
"Pressure hasn't set in for me yet," the younger Merton admitted as he spoke about his upcoming milestone. "I've stopped thinking about it…..and just go with the flow. I've been driving some good horses lately and have been able to put them in position to win and so far everything has turned out alright. Still, I'm not there yet and maybe these last few wins will be hard to come by. I guess time will tell."
Although Mike is having a good year brother Greg is on fire. Over the last 11 racing programs he has had a hat trick eight times and when he didn't he reined two winners on the other cards. Because of his multiple daily victories Greg has moved up steadily on the local leaderboard and now finds himself just 13 wins from the top.
"I've been lucky enough to be the driver of choice of (trainer) Pete Pellegrino who has a small but power stable racing here and whenever I get behind one of Pete's horses they go forward," Greg explained. "And I've picked-up some other live catch- drives, too. I hope it all continues."
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|Einstein for Everyone
|Fall 2018
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For submission
1. Name a spacetime that has the following properties:
(a) It is uniformly filled with matter that is everywhere at rest.
(b) It is empty of matter but space collapses and then expands everywhere.
(c) It has a special center in the geometry of its space.
(d) It has no matter and no gravitational effects anywhere.
2. (a) What are Einstein's gravitational field equations of 1915? How does Einstein's cosmological constant λ modify them?
(b) Show how the term can be re-interpreted as representing a form of matter in space.
(c) Why is the form of matter odd?
3. Imagine a time-travel, cylinder universe which is empty except for one mass.
(a) Draw in the worldline of the mass when it remains at rest in the space and reconnects with itself.
(b) Draw the worldline of the mass when the mass moves to the right.
(c) The mass can collide with its future self. The collision is such that the mass gets deflected by just the right amount to come back as the later self of the collision. Draw the worldline that shows this, recalling that aside from collisions the mass moves inertially--i.e. in a straight line in the space.
|Hint: Here's a way of resolving collisions in a spacetime diagram. The diagram opposite shows what happens in spacetime when a body A approaches a body B at rest and with equal mass. If the collision is elastic, body A comes to rest and body B moves off the same velocity that A had initially.
For discussion in the recitation.
A. (a) If time travel were possible, the familiar paradox tells us that we could travel back in time, assassinate our grandfather in his youth, thereby precluding our birth. A contradiction ensues, since it now follows both that you traveled back in time and that you did not travel back in time. Good physical theories cannot tolerate contradictions. Does this mean we should abandon any theory that tells us that time travel is possible?
(b) In an old movie, a time traveler enters William Shakespeare's room just at the moment he is writing Hamlet's famous soliloquy. Shakespeare, however, is completely stumped and cannot find the right line. "To be or not to be." the time traveler whispers impatiently in Shakespeare's ear. "An excellent line," Shakespeare exclaims as he dutifully writes it in his manuscript. The puzzle is this: who thought up the line? More generally, is this the same sort of paradox as the "grandfather paradox? Or is there something significantly different about it.
(c) Here's another version of the paradox of (b). A time traveler steals Michelangelo's famous statue of David from its gallery in Florence and transports it back to Michelangelo's workshop in 1501, just as the sculptor is about to start work on the statue. The time traveler kidnaps the sculptor, keeps him trapped for the 3 years needed to sculpt the masterpiece and places the stolen statue in Michelangelo's workshop. When he is released, Michelangelo is too embarrassed to admit that he did not make the statue. Who made the statue?
|B. Imagine a Minkowski
spacetime wrapped up in one spatial direction. A space traveler
synchronizes his clock with one on earth and then leaves earth. The
traveler moves inertially eventually coming back to earth without
ever changing direction. When the traveler's clock and the earth
clock are compared, the traveler's clock will be found to have been
slowed by the motion and will read less than the earth clock. Is
this a violation of the principle of relativity? Shouldn't the
traveler expect the earth clock to have run slower? Note that this
version of the "twin" problem is unlike the familiar one in so far
as the traveler moves inertially at all times; there is no turning
around and thus no acceleration.
(Hint: this space has a preferred state of motion! To find it, try drawing in the hypersurfaces of simultaneity of the earth and of the spacetraveler.)


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Edger Disc Machine Guide
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|Super 7, Viking,Super E, Galaxy Elite, Blizzard
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|Lagler Trio
|7" x 5/16"
|Prosand, Silverline, Red-Devil, American Spinner
|7" x 7/8"
|Clarke, Hold, Porter Cable, Skil, Tennant
Edger discs are used on a hand-held edger machines to sand areas on a floor where the drum/belt sander does not reach. Using edger discs blends the floor perimiter with the rest of the floor to prevent "picture framing" when applying stain.
Norton BlueFire Edger Discs – Next Generation Zirconia Technology
- Bolt-on edger discs
- Used on hand-held edger machines
- To sand areas where the drum/belt sander does not reach
Norton BlueFire Edger Discs – H831 Paper
- Norton BETTER product represents superior performing products for the user who requires a high level of productivity and low total abrasive cost
- 100% self-sharpening zirconia alumina abrasive for long life and outstanding durability
- Strong Y-weight backing for softer cut with an open coat design for excellent finish removal and resistance to loading
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From OLPC
Ankur Verma
Intern (May'08 - July'08), One Laptop Per Child, Cambridge, U.S.
Areas of involvement
- Deployment at Katha Khazana, a school setup by Katha organization in a slum community at New Delhi. [1] [2]
- SMS Connectivity: A way to deliver short text messages to mobile devices[3]
- Rural (Low cost) connectivity with Modems [4]
- Summer of Content -- an internship program co-organized by OLPC and COL. [5]
Email: ankur at laptop dot org
IRC: ankur on #olpc, #sugar
Website: http://ankur.nsit.googlepages.com/
Weekly Updates
Week 29th May - 6th June
- Internship started from 29th May.
- Started learning about working with modems on linux
- Updated XO_with_USB_Cellular_Modem with steps to work with Franklin Modem
Week 9th June - 13th June
- Added updated scripts to XO_with_USB_Cellular_Modem
- Along with Daniel Drake and Chris Carrick, Worked on setting up of school server and demonstrated it at Grassroots bootcamp at Cambridge, MA - OLPC headquarters (1CC)
- Attended Grassroots Jam at New York.
Week 16th June - 20th June
- Worked on Internet Connectivity of XO with Sierra Wireless Modem and Sprint wireless modem.
Week 21st June - 28th June
- Worked on Motorola T-mobile Modem. Updated wiki page.
- Updated [6] page with server connectivity using modems
30th June - 10th July
Imagine Cup world finals at Paris, France
13th July - 19th July
- Set up XO as OLPC SMS Gateway using SMS Server tools
21st July - 26th July
- Integrated SMS capability to Chat activity on XO


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|Something has destroyed Birth Island, home of Godzilla and Little Godzilla and soon, it is discovered that Godzilla has developed a bright flaming glow, indicating that his nuclear energy is growing out of control. Fearing that Godzilla will soon explode, the G-Force tries to freeze him, thus cooling his temperature. But another problem arises as a horde of human sized creatures, formed from a combination of Godzilla cells, and the weapon that destroyed the original one, The Oxygen Destroyer. Now the military must try to stop these creatures and stop Godzilla from going through a nuclear meltdown that could destroy the world.
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Orrstown Bank offloads troubled loans
Orrstown Bank has sold millions of dollars worth of its troubled loan portfolio to a group of private investors, the Shippensburg-based financial institution said Wednesday.
Orrstown sold the investors a package of 65 distressed commercial real estate loans "with a carrying balance of $28.6 million," the company said in a regulatory filing. The filing did not disclose details of the transaction or the investors' identities.
Orrstown will write off $5.8 million against its after-tax earnings in the second quarter as a result of the sale, the company said.
The sale reduces the bank's ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets by more than 3 percentage points, Orrstown said.
"The sale of these classified loans is a major step in allowing the Company to strengthen its balance sheet," Orrstown said.
Orrstown is under federal and state directives to improve the quality of its loan portfolio. The bank reported $81.9 million in nonperforming loans in March, up from $13.1 million a year earlier, according to Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. data.
Shares of Orrstown's holding company, Orstown Financial Services Inc., trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ORRF.


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The Online Video Best Practice Guide is aimed at a wide range of marketers and content owners at all levels, who are using video as a strategic tool for marketing and sales.
The 61-page guide covers all you need to know about what's happening in online video, including best practice tips, platforms and techniques. The report is full of real, practical examples, case studies and interviews to help you with online video strategy and tactics.
About this report
Econsultancy's Online Video Best Practice Guide enables marketing managers, content owners and digital marketers at all levels to understand the opportunities and challenges presented by the world of online video content.
The guide has been re-written and expanded to reflect the significant changes in the online video market since the last edition of this report in 2012. It covers four pillars of successful online video strategy in detail with advice, tools and technology tips from across the industry. These pillars are understanding audiences, creating content, managing distribution and measuring and attribution success.
The 61-page guide also covers three strategic strands that address the business case for online video in more detail, showcasing best practice and highlighting opportunities for organisations. These strategies are online video for off-site engagement, online video for on-site optimisation and online video for business improvement, occupying Sections 6-8 respectively.
About the author
This report is written by leading online video strategy expert, Steffan Aquarone. As well as a public speaker at various conferences and events, Steff is also Strategy Director at Buto, a web-based online video platform.
As an entrepreneur, Steff works on technology start-ups as well as with big brands ranging from RBS to UCAS, helping them to develop elements of their online video and digital strategies. He leads Econsultancy's Online Video Strategies training course and writes regularly on the future of video on the web.
Contributing authors
Contributors to the report include:
- Courtney Freedman-Thompson, Digital Editor, Waitrose
- Chris Gorell Barnes, Founder and CEO of Adjust Your Set
- Lee Kemp, Managing Director at Vermillion Films
- Stuart Maister, Managing Director, BroadView Communications
- Jeremy Stinton, Strategy Director, Buto
- Steffen Tiedemann Christensen, Co-founder and CTO at 23
- Nick Timon, Chief Strategy Officer, Adjust Your Set
- Sarah Wood, COO at Unruly Media
Table of contents
- Introduction
- About Econsultancy
- About the author
- Foreword
- How this guide is structured
- The Story So Far
- The "Dark Ages"
- Mass adoption and the rise of the viral star
- New business models
- New players
- What has changed?
- The Business Case
- Content-led marketing
- Setting expectations
- Putting together the right team
- Integration into digital marketing strategy
- Key ingredients for success
- Common pitfalls
- Online Video Strategy
- Four strategic pillars
- Understanding audiences
- Creating content
- Managing distribution
- Measuring and attributing success
- What are you actually trying to achieve?
- Online video strategy setting tool
- Budget
- External commissioning
- Top tips for picking the perfect partner:
- Technology
- HTML5 and video formats
- Mobile
- Video security
- IP / domain restriction
- Strategy 1: online video for off-site engagement
- Distribution channels
- Seeding
- YouTube
- Video advertising
- Vine, Instagram Video and Twitter Cards
- Video SEO
- Measurement
- Strategy 2: online video for on-site optimisation
- Hosting and content management
- Content management
- Publishing, hosting and playback
- Choosing a video platform
- Retention marketing
- Interactive technology
- In-player adverts
- Clickable video
- Measurement and continuous improvement
- Gathering data
- A/B and multivariate testing (MVT)
- Improving performance
- Informing other marketing channels
- Strategy 3: online video for business improvement
- Key principles
- Training
- Internal communications
- Measurement
- Legislation
- Accessibility controls
- Other benefits of compliance
- The Future of Online Video
- Glossary
- Appendices
- Industry Experts' Biographies
- Courtney Freedman-Thompson, Digital Editor, Waitrose
- Chris Gorell Barnes, Founder and CEO, Adjust Your Set
- Lee Kemp, Managing Director at Vermillion Films
- Stuart Maister, MD, BroadView
- Jeremy Stinton, Strategy Director, Buto
- Steffen Tiedemann Christensen, Co-Founder, 23
- Nick Timon, Chief Strategy Officer, Adjust Your Set
- Sarah Wood, COO, Unruly Media
- Further and continued reading
- Other Sites
- Viral Video Chart
Download a copy of the report to learn more.
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BANGKOK (AP) — Uncertainty over whether Washington will be able to work out a spending and taxation deal that is crucial to keeping the U.S. economic recovery on track caused Asian stock markets to stall Monday.
Economists have said the U.S. risks slipping into recession if hundreds of billions of dollars in expiring tax cuts and automatic spending reductions take effect on Jan. 1 — the so called "fiscal cliff." Congress and the White House must find a compromise to prevent a big hit to the world's biggest economy.
President Barack Obama, fresh from a re-election victory, and House Speaker John Boehner have spoken of compromise but appear to be taking firm stances on some issues, including whether to raise taxes for the wealthiest Americans.
"Despite comments from the US administration and Congressional leaders of a willingness to compromise, markets remain unconvinced," analysts at Credit Agricole CIB in Hong Kong said in a market commentary.
Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 0.7 percent to 8,693.29. South Korea's Kospi fell 0.4 percent to 1,897.51 and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.1 percent to 4,457.20. Benchmarks in Singapore, Taiwan and Indonesia fell. The Philippines and New Zealand rose.
But Hong Kong and mainland Chinese stock markets rose following comments over the weekend by Chinese Cabinet officials that the country's economic slowdown has ended but that the economy is not ready to stage a recovery, and that exporters still face tough conditions.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 0.2 percent to 21,415.80. The Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.2 percent to 2,074.13 and the smaller Shenzhen Composite Index added 0.6 percent to 833.42.
Wall Street stocks began a slide Wednesday in the biggest sell-off of the year after Obama won re-election. Then investors immediately turned to worrying about the looming fiscal crunch.
On Friday, the Dow Jones industrial average rose marginally to 12,815.39. The Standard & Poor's 500 rose 0.2 percent to 1,379.85. The Nasdaq composite rose 0.3 percent to 2,904.87.
Benchmark oil for December delivery was down 18 cent to $85.88 in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 98 cents to finish at $86.07 per barrel on the Nymex on Friday.
In currencies, the euro rose to $1.2723 from $1.2713 late Friday in New York. The dollar strengthened slightly to 79.47 yen from 79.45 yen.
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