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November 11, 2009
If you do public relations the same way that people have done it successfully for centuries, Bob Garfield has a simple message: You're doomed.
Garfield, an Advertising Age columnist, broadcast personality and author of "The Chaos Scenario," opened with that statement during his Tuesday luncheon speech before almost 3,000 PR professionals and students attending the PRSA 2009 International Conference in San Diego. The lunch was held in collaboration with the College of Fellows.
PR professionals who don't change their ways face extinction because of the digital revolution, Garfield said.
"The digital revolution isn't some kind of news magazine headline," he said. "It's an actual revolution yielding revolutionary changes including, but not limited to, the disintegration of the media and marketing infrastructures that have worked in perfect symbiosis for almost four centuries."
As the Internet has spawned countless pages that deliver an unprecedented amount of news and information, traditional media are suffering, which means Garfield, who makes a living as someone in the media commenting on others in the media, is particularly ill-fated, he said.
"My plan B is to be a buzzard feeding on the bloated corpses of your industry," he said.
The good news
PR practitioners have more dignified options, Garfield said.
"In fact, I would say that as PR professionals, you are uniquely situated not only to survive but thrive in the micro world."
While the bad news is that there will be fewer and fewer venues to land a placement that reaches a mass audience, the good news is that there are almost countless venues overall, and your clients will want you to reach them, he said.
"But like every other institution in the mass world, you have to begin with a fundamental change in your culture and your business practices," Garfield said.
Shut up and listen
That change is to employ what Garfield called "Listenomics," or to "shut up and listen." Listen to your customers, audience or electorate, he said.
"Every institution that has formerly dictated from the top down must begin treating its constituencies not as the anonymous hoi polloi, but as genuine stakeholders and partners."
It's important to embrace digital tools that can help you forge relationships with your audience in new ways, Garfield said.
Your audience uses blogs, Facebook, Twitter and other social media to talk about the organizations you represent, and that presents opportunities.
The No. 1 priority in using social networking with your audience is to avoid making them angry, Garfield said. "In a connected world, they have far more sway over you than you have over them."
Collaborate with your audience
If you can harness that sway and use it to your advantage, then you can reap big rewards.
As an example, Garfield talked about Lego Mindstorms, which combine the traditional Lego bricks with electronic and mechanical parts that let users make their own robotic creations.
Mindstorms were too complicated and expensive for Lego's target audience of kids and teenagers, Garfield said. But Mindstorms were embraced by adults who are "total geekazoids" and use chat rooms, blogs and other social networks to discuss the product.
When Lego began to update the Mindstorms about five years ago, it created an ad hoc users panel to serve as co-designers of the next generation of the product.
"These pitiful dweebs flew to Denmark on their own expense … and they worked with Lego designers," Garfield said. "And then when they left Denmark, they continued their collaboration online. For 14 months these volunteers reinvented the brand."
The Mindstorms users who helped redesign the product also helped Lego market it.
"These folks were zealous before they were recruited," he said. "Afterwards, in those same social networks, they were emphatic evangelists for the new line, and Mindstorms has become the most profitable line in Lego history."
Talk is cheap – and priceless
For PR professionals, the most important aspect of the Internet today is word of mouth, Garfield said.
"In the digital age, word-of-mouth is no longer some unpredictable adjunct to the glorious efficiencies of media and mass marketing," he said. "On the contrary, word of mouth is increasingly at the heart of spreading good or bad news. The Internet is a word of mouth machine."
Google is one place where you can see how powerful word of mouth can be, Garfield said. When you type in a search term, the results Google links to are determined in part by contextual relevance but also by how many others who searched for that term went to given pages.
When Garfield launched ComcastMustDie.com in 2007 to give customers of the cable TV service a place to vent complaints about poor service, the site became one of the top links that showed up in Google searches for the Comcast name.
The shame eventually pushed Comcast to reach out to people who posted on ComcastMustDie.com and try to resolve their complaints.
"Isn't it better to invite the disgruntled to come to you with all their fury? Then when you attend to their issues, you use their energy to flip them," Garfield said. "It's like jujitsu."
Tschotschke 2.0
Another way that companies can connect with their audiences in the digital age is to use widgets, which Garfield said are a modern-day version of the branded refrigerator magnets, fly swatters and other items that companies have given away for ages.
Widgets are transportable software applications that sit on a computer's desktop. Creating branded widgets that people find useful are a good way to reinforce your brand, he said.
For example, UPS offers a widget that people can use to track shipments, while Southwest Airlines offers a widget that can automatically let people know if a low fare for a particular route becomes available.
"In terms of the convergence of branding with Web 2.0 technology, the widget might not necessarily be the Holy Grail, but it's pretty grailish," Garfield said.


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Deeanne Gist, a first time novelist who writes with natural humor and a wonderful ear for dialogue, originally was a teacher. She now publishes her own line of parenting products called "I Did It Productions." She has a degree from Texas A&M and lives with her family in Houston, Texas.

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Caudates like salamanders are carnivores, dining on invertebrates such as earthworms, crickets, waxworms, spiders and bugs. A salamander generally prefers live food and may refuse to eat pellets. If healthy, he does not need to be fed more than once every three days.Continue Reading
A salamander should be fed as much as he can eat in one sitting, with uneaten food removed to avoid causing injury or irritation. If his environment is aquatic, remove uneaten food within a few hours to avoid fouling the water. An adolescent or underfed salamander may need to be fed daily. If purchased from a pet shop, he may not have been fed in days and should be fed slowly in small amounts to avoid refeeding syndrome, which can be deadly. If stressed, he may refuse to eat.
Most species of salamander are not prone to overfeeding or obesity, but newborn mice and other mammalian meat sources are associated with weight gain. Some invertebrates such as waxworms are high in fat and should be fed in moderation.
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Automatic Multitrack Mixing Using Linear Dynamical Systems
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Publication Type:Conference Paper
Source:SMC Conference 2011 (2011)
Over the past several decades music production has evolved from something that was only possible with multi- room, multi-million dollar studios into the province of the average person's living room. New tools for digital pro- duction have revolutionized the way we consume and in- teract with music on a daily basis. We propose a system based on a structured audio framework that can generate a basic mix-down of a set of multi-track audio files using parameters learned through supervised machine learning. Given the new surge of mobile content consumption, we extend this system to operate on a mobile device as an ini- tial measure towards an integrated interactive mixing plat- form for multi-track music.
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Hotel Reviews with a Twist
Apple hotel has recently taken guest appreciation to another platform by offering the guests an opportunity to review their stay via video upon checking out. The process does have it's draw backs with where guests can offer negative feedback however CEO Jerry Ho said " We can turn that negative into a positive through really feeling what the guest have said. We don't feel like we need to hide behind a curtain with our guests and all reviews are taken into account. We have tried in the past to encourage guests to post a review on our Facebook, Google places or any OTA websites they may have come through however we feel having them here is a lot more effective as we do encourage guests to speak their mind. The overall goal is having a comfortable, safe & clean Hotel."
This is a refreshing take on reviews as 98% of Hotels in Kuala Lumpur do not take the reviews seriously or just don't bother responding. Watching the review process from two different prospectives it feels as though giving the guests the opportunity to speak out in reality is a positive. The hotel can put together a plan of action for any guests complaints and also show the proper appreciation for the guests. The option utilized is in a Q and A form where the staff asks the guest some questions. This also seems to work well as the questions asked are well formed and give the potential customer a better understanding of the Hotel. The video review process also takes away the element of a fake review being posted on other websites.
All reviews are posted on the website here and also on the Facebook page as well. We saw thee reviews in our time at the Hotel and all three were from Different parts of the World. The Japanese review by a couple seemed to be more focused on security where the other two guests from Africa and Thailand were in a jovial mood as they described the stay in Apple Hotel Kuala Lumpur as one they would recommend.
Apple Hotel is a no frills hotel and they do suggest that the rooms are a bit small. In saying that the guests who come to the hotel from the reviews have taken that advice on board and are well aware of the space available. This only goes to further strengthen the position of Apple Hotel in the very competitive Kuala Lumpur Hotel market.
Apple Hotel is taking the time and effort needed to to make sure the guests are well looked after and this review process is our mind a positive step. We wonder if this sort of trend will take center in the Kuala Lumpur Hotel market.


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Building championship winning teams With organizational psychology & BPM
"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships." ~Michael Jordan
When I played high school basketball my coach would begin every pre-game pep talk by quoting the famous words of current New York Knicks & NBA president Phil Jackson by saying "The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team." 'Now let's get out there and play as one team. "This quote, to me, has become more than just a pregame pep talk. I see it as one reason for success in more areas than the basketball arena. Strong businesses have implemented company procedures within their hiring department that help insure the best possible candidates are selected to join their team with the anticipation of higher productivity, faster business growth and overall employee satisfaction. Team work builds trust and trust builds growth. No matter how much a business might try to increase productivity with the implementation of automated self-help phone systems, lifeless customer service questionnaires and online chatting, there's no getting around the need for human interaction within the workplace. So why don't businesses apply more focus finding the right candidates to fit their team and less focus on phasing out the use of human beings as a source of productivity? The answer is simple, it's predictability. Technology is more predictable then free spirited human beings because it is programmed to be predictable. Being predictable is, for the most part, more cost effective than its counter. What some might not realize is that humans are quite possibly just as predictable if the time is taken to observe what makes them operate or behave.
For centuries highly trained doctors and psychologist have studied "Organizational Psychology" (or "Business Psychology") within the work place and have found that there is a science to the predictability of human behavior on a team and in the work place. Industrial and organizational psychology is defined as a scientific study of human behavior in the workplace. Psychological theories and principles are applied in an organization or with an individual in the workplace.
Some companies will hire an Organizational Psychologist to work in conjunction with the human resource department. Together, they strive to increase motivation and job satisfaction, focusing on better occupational safety and well-being of their employees. The healthier the workplace is, the better the employees will perform. Having an organizational psychologist work directly within businesses is a very costly investment but a worthy one because it could increase business productivity and overall company satisfaction by up to 60%. What if we, as business owners, could simply implement an employee productivity & resource management system that combines both the predictability of customized programmed technology with the recorded data on predictable human behaviors as a way to hire, manage and develop a championship team of employees for their company? The answer is simple, we can.
My company uses JobTraQ software not only as a lean BPM tool but more specifically among every department as a performance management tool to give direct unbiased feedback to employee performance evaluations. Showing employees direct metrics including how much time is spent on a given task by using the custom timer feature on JT can show if an employee is working efficiently. Viewing these kinds of reported metrics can also be an easy ice breaker into managerial discussions that would allow the employee to openly request and receive further training where necessary and thereby become more efficient for themselves and the company. Using JobTraQ as a performance management tool can also show each department the levels of resource utilization and insure that resources are being provided adequately and that employees are receiving enough time for training, are well equipped to complete their tasks effectively and ensure overall employee satisfaction among their peers.
Companies find that spending the initial time to discover and record the detailed requirements on the kind of individual characteristics needed for a new hire to work successfully among their current team is time well worth the initial investment. Our forefathers taught us that "A stich in time saves 9" and that quote still holds true. Spend the time to find the best mix of individuals to make up your business team and you will find a much greater ROI and begin to see your business not only prosper but positively prosper exponentially!
Tina Biacovski is a writer and blogger specializing on business productivity and team building issues. She is currently focused on Business Process Management techniques for helping people do more with less, such as JobTraQ.


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Skindinavia Shine Reducing Cleanser
4 reviews
75% would repurchase
Package Quality: 3.3
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on 3/23/2010 10:46:00 AM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Very Oily, Dark, Warm
Hair: Black, Kinky, Coarse
Eyes: Brown
I bought this for $5 at Marshalls. It cleanses thoroughly and I love the way it foams. You only need a tiny amount since it seems to be quite concentrated for your face. Its also sulfate and paraben free. Leaves no residue, fragrance free, and it does help with oil control.
on 8/24/2009 12:03:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Very Oily, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Grey
I bought this one with their BOGO offer, and I kind of regret that. I thought it would help my oily skin, but it does nothing a regular cleanser can't do - I like Dermalogicas special cleansing gel a lot better, and LUSH' coal face even more for oil control and complete makeup removal in the evening.
Does not lather very well (not that it matters to me really, but I know it does for some), and does not get all foundation off.
on 3/24/2009 11:44:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Sensitive, Tan, Warm
Hair: Brown, Kinky, Medium
Eyes: Black
Got a full size version of this for free from Skindinavia when I made a big order of their new finishing sprays/mists (they were buy one get one free so I ordered each on that was appropriate for my skin type and will be reviewing them one by one as I wear them). They gave me this cleanser for free because my review of the first Skindinavia product on MUA got them a lot of notice and orders (how sweet). And this is another impressive product. It completely removes makeup (and oil) and I do not feel stripped. I will not use this every day (my skin is quite happy with what I use). But, this will be great for traveling and quick makeup removal and as an alternate so my skin does not get too used to the stuff I use that I KNOW works!
on 3/3/2009 11:49:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Oily, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
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This is a great cleanser from a brand I have nothing but raves for so far. I purchased the Makeup Saving Kit Combination/Oily, which includes this along with the moisturizer spray, finishing spray and primer. The paraben, sulfate and oil-free cleanser still has plenty of ingredients I object to (fragrance, silica, etc), but it has leaves my skin looking and feeling good enough to look over that for now. The lather is incredibly rich (like Bliss Triple Oxygen Instant Energizing Mask), and the tiniest amount is good for the whole face. I highly recommend the whole line--try the kits for a good deal.
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Have questions? We've got answers!
1. Do they get to take something home?
Your child will receive a Brickheadz t-shirt to take home as well as any craft projects that they make.
2. What does my camper need to take?
Their imagination & creativity! If they are staying for all day camp (Option 2), they should bring a NUT/SHELLFISH FREE lunch too.
3. Is there a snack time?
Yes, we provide a morning and afternoon snack for them. If they prefer to bring their own snack, they may.
4. What can my camper bring for lunch?
Our only restrictions are that their lunch/snack does not include nuts or shellfish. We have a microwave and toaster oven for heating purposes, handled by staff.
5. When is the payment due?
Balance is DUE the first day of camp, along with completed registration & authorization forms.
6. What do we bring with us the first day of camp?
You need to bring a method of payment for balance of camp, completed registration & authorization forms, and lunch (if your camper is staying all day).
Birthday Parties:
1. Can we bring food?
Yes. Drinks, snacks, and cake are permitted. The only stipulation we have is that the products are NUT FREE.
2. Are invitations included?
Yes, they can be picked up during normal business hours or we can mail them to you for a $2 charge.
3. Do you provide any paper products?
Yes, we provide basic white paper plates, napkins, forks and spoons.
4. Can we bring our own decorations?
Our party rooms are already decorated, but you are welcome to bring any themed decorations. The only decoration not permitted is confetti. We also ask that no tape, glue, or push pins of any kind be used on our walls.
5. Do we open presents there?
We leave opening presents to the parent's discretion.
6. Are siblings included in the builder count?
Yes, if they are an active participant. Siblings of invited guests who stay will also be included.
7. Is there a maximum number of adults?
Yes. 10 adults are allowed for parties in the XLARGE party room and 6 adults are allowed in the smaller party room. There is a $5 charge per adult exceeding this number.
8. Are there party favors?
Party favors are not included in the party package price. However, if you would like to add them you can. To check out all of our add-ons, clickhere.
Open Build:
1. Is there an age limit for Open Build time?
We encourage builders of all ages to create, build, and grow for the future.
2. Can we bring snacks?
Snacks and drinks are permitted for both parents and children. They must be consumed in our Snack Zone and must not contain nuts or shellfish.
3. Can children be dropped off?
Parents and guardians must stay on site and are responsible for supervising their children at all times. Please help clean up after your building time. (This does not apply if your child is registered for Stay & Build or one of our classes.)
4. Does my child need to wear socks?
Please keep your shoes and/or socks on while building here with us.
5. Can I bring my child in for Open Build with a few friends for their birthday?
Birthday celebrations are for reserved parties in our private party rooms. While outside food and drink is permitted, serving cake or cupcakes during Open Build hours is strictly prohibited. Customers not adhering to this rule will be asked to leave or will be assessed a $175 basic party package fee. For information on our fun birthday parties, clickhere.
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No candy or gum permitted in the Open Build area. Candy is permitted in the Snack Zone.
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SOURCE: eFleets Corporation
February 14, 2014 07:00 ET
FORT WORTH, TX--(Marketwired - Feb 14, 2014) - Numbeer, Inc. (OTCQB: NUMB) (OTCQB: EFLT) announced today it has changed its name to eFleets Corporation. In connection with the name change, effective February 10, 2014, the Company has also changed the trading symbol of its common stock, which will continue to be traded on the OTCQB, to "EFLT". The Company is focused on the design, manufacture, and sale of 100% electric vehicles for the Essential Services Vehicle (ESV) fleet automotive market.
eFleets' Firefly® is a zero emissions electric vehicle sold to municipalities, universities, and corporations for applications including security, parking enforcement, small package delivery, airport services, and grounds maintenance. A growing number of customers are purchasing and using the Firefly® in their fleets, including The City of Berkeley, The City of Seattle, San Francisco International Airport, and Northern Virginia Community College.
"We are eager to execute on our growth plans to address the market opportunity for electric vehicles in the automotive fleet market," stated eFleets President & CEO James Emmons.
"Our Firefly® made-in-the-USA electric vehicle is designed to meet the specific needs and demands of the ESV market. While some fleet operators have already begun integrating electric vehicles into their fleets, we believe that many other fleet purchase decision makers will look at the economics of electric versus gasoline powered fleet options. In that analysis, the Firefly® presents a very compelling ROI that comes with the added bonus of benefitting the environment," Emmons added.
For more information about the Company, please visit http://www.FireflyESV.com. To view videos of the Firefly® please visit: http://fireflyesv.com/video-tour/.
About eFleets Corporation
eFleets Corporation, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is focused on the design, development, assembly, and sale of all-electric fleet vehicles for the essential services market, including traffic control/parking enforcement, security, small package delivery, military, maintenance, airport services, warehouses, and other comparable utility applications. The Company's electric vehicles offer a zero-emission, high performance, low-maintenance and affordable alternative to meeting the specific needs of fleet vehicles in the essential services market. Since 2006, we have been committed to producing a superior product that provides economic and environmental added value through advanced engineering, innovation, and the application of new technologies.
The Company's 3-wheeled Firefly® ESV is engineered and built entirely in the United States. The Firefly® uses the longer life cycle lithium iron phosphate battery that has an eight-hour charger compatible with a standard 110v or 220v outlet. The Firefly® is capable of up to 60+ and 90+ miles per charge (extended range model) and performance speeds of up to 45 mph. The basic design of the Firefly® also permits tailoring to the specific requirements of the varying market segments within the essential services market. The vehicle's modular design will facilitate the export of vehicle kits which can be easily assembled and sold in emerging markets, such as China and other international markets.
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A 47-year-old secretary has lost her job because, due to her per- fectionism and excessive attention to trivial details, she could never finish an assignment on time. She writes innumerable lists of things to be done and follows rules scrupulously. She consistently annoys friends and family members with her lack of flexibility and her pedantic remarks. Her diagnosis is likely to be
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Smurfit Kappa acquires two corrugated sheet plants in Southern California
22 March 2016
Smurfit Kappa North America LLC is pleased to announce that it has acquired two long-established private corrugated sheet plants located in Southern California: Empire Packaging and Displays and Scope Packaging.
Empire is located just south of Los Angeles in Carson, CA and Scope is just east of Anaheim in Orange, CA. The operations will be integrated into SKNA's existing platform in the United States and the North of Mexico.
Greg Hall, CEO of SKNA, said: "We are pleased to announce our acquisitions of Empire and Scope. I look forward to welcoming their teams into Smurfit Kappa. Empire has a great reputation for being agile in terms of 'speed to market', while Scope's high graphic capabilities are well known throughout the industry. The acquisitions further enhance our capacity to provide innovative, insight-led and value enhancing packaging solutions to both current and prospective customers."
Don Simmons, President of Empire, said: "Empire has been a leading provider of packaging and display solutions in Los Angeles for over 60 years. Our on-site structural and graphic design expertise complements well Smurfit Kappa North America's existing capabilities. We are excited to be joining Scope Packaging as part of the enlarged footprint of Smurfit Kappa in Southern California."
Cindy Baker, Scope's Chief Operating Officer, said; "We are excited to join Smurfit Kappa and its now four plant system in the greater Los Angeles market (Carson, Orange, City of Industry and Baldwin Park). This will allow us to grow our capabilities and services for our loyal customers and employees, while retaining the rich legacy and family culture of Scope."


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The Gionee Elife E7 is a very interesting device for many reasons. First of all, it is the first phone to feature the 2.5GHz Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AC chip, which already makes it desirable. On top of that, it has many other hardware features that make it really catch the eye.
Gionee claims that the camera in the Elife E7 is better than the 16MP sensor on the Galaxy S 5, which hasn't even been announced yet. It features a 16MP camera with a Largan M8 lens and an OmniVision 1/2.3-inch sensor with 1.34µm pixels. Those specs could make the camera the best balance between pixel size and resolution, though amazing camera claims are made by all, and only a few smartphones have truly good cameras.
Other specs include an 8MP front facing camera (with the same sensor as an iPhone 5 main camera), a 2,500 mAh battery, and a co-processor to keep the main processor from wasting battery. Co-processors are starting to take off with the Moto X and iPhone 5S, so we should see them in more phones soon. It is 9.5mm thick at its thickest point, but its curve goes down to 6.2mm on the sides.
In terms of software, it isn't completed but it's running Android 4.2 right now. It's a highly customized build with features like auto marking of spam texts, live task cards for some apps, and even a full manual camera.
The device, in a 2.2GHz original Snapdragon 800 variant, goes on sale in China on December 12th, while the 2.5GHz new Snapdragon 800 model will go on sale sometime in Q1 of 2014. The original model will be available in a 16GB variant with 2GB of RAM for CN¥2,699/US$440, while a 32GB model with 3GB of RAM will go for CN¥3,199/US$530. The new, 2.5GHz model will go for CN¥3,499/US$570 and will feature 32GB of memory and 3GB of RAM. Gionee claims it will launch in 40 countries, so we might just see it close to home. Would you buy this device? Leave a comment!


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Tenured Missionary
Melissa Weinisch is a missionary with Jews for Jesus based in San Francisco. While an associate staff member of the organization, she took part in and eventually ran their West Coast children and youth ministry camps. She is now the West Coast Director of Children and Youth Ministry. She is a graduate of San Francisco State University. Melissa's parents are also on staff with Jews for Jesus as missionaries in New York.


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I have begun to plan my journey north into the ice. This requires a submersible and a ship to travel above and below.
No journey can evade the depths.
I have begun examining the plans of the French submersible team that never returned. Whether they succumbed to a cephalopod attack or were crushed by cold and pressure, no one knows. This design must be improved.
Alongside of the plans I discovered this latin phrase:
De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine;
Domine, exaudi vocem meam. Fiant aures tuæ intendentes
in vocem deprecationis meæ.
But how could one call from the depths? Who would hear in that realm of silence, where no steam and so no Spirit can flow? It is all water, yes, but how can it but drown all communication?
My journey must explore this phrase.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Saturday, May 25, 2013
The Loss of Endurance to Ice
As Magus of the North, I observe how the cold slows all things down.
It draws rushing water into ice.
Of late, I lament the expedition of Sir Ernest Henry Shakleton, whose venture to the North Pole ended in ice.
What Spirit of Ice?
It draws rushing water into ice.
Of late, I lament the expedition of Sir Ernest Henry Shakleton, whose venture to the North Pole ended in ice.
Frozen and lost, he and his men bravely attempted to return. They were lost at sea and ice and only found solid ground several hundred days after their ship, the Endurance, sank.
I know much of steam, of Geist and Spirit, of water.
But of ice, which surrounds me, the cold that flows in and around my life, I know little. Can the steam on which we depend also be found in the ice? Or is it lost there forever?
What Spirit of Ice?
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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In 2014, New York Assembly enacted S7923, creating protections for registered patients and caregivers and authorizing the state to license "registered organizations" to distribute cannabis. Physicians are to determine 30-day supply limits for each patient. The state may license up to five distributors with up to four locations each. The law forbids the smoking of cannabis, and the Commissioner must approve all medicine.
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Join Jess Stratton for an in-depth discussion in this video Customizing the status and navigation bar, part of Outlook 2016 Essential Training.
- Let's talk about the Navigation Bar and the Status Bar. The very bottom horizontal bar of Outlook is called the Status Bar. It tells me the status of where I am currently in Outlook, so the contents are going to change dynamically. For example, I'm in my Inbox right now. If I want to know how many items there are total in my inbox, I can look at the status bar. There's 20 items total in here, and 2 of those items are unread. If I scroll a little bit further over, I can see the synchronization status of the current account that I have selected.
Right now I'm Connected to Microsoft Exchange, and everything's syncing nicely. Further over to the right, I'm in what's called Normal View. However, I can change to something called Reading View, and clicking on that will collapse the folder pane on the left-hand side, and will give me a little bit more screen area to work with. I'll switch back to normal view for now. Finally, all the way to the right is a zoom slider. I can change the text zoom of the current email or calendar entry that I'm in, so I can see it more clearly, or I can zoom out to see the entire thing in one screen.
I can also click on the percentage icon and I'll have more choices or I can go to 100% directly. I'll click OK, and I'm brought back to 100%. I can right-click on the status bar and customize what's going to show up in there. For example, I can add any mail Quota Information that my system administrator has set a size limit on my mail file, or I un-check showing Items in View if I don't want to see it. If I un-check it, I can see that it disappears from the status bar.
Directly above this is what's called the Navigation Bar. This is how I can move back and forth between all aspects of Outlook. Right now I'm in Mail. It's the one that's colored in blue. I can click on the Calendar, or I can also click to get to my Contacts, which Microsoft calls People. The remaining visible icon is my Task List. There's some more things that we have that you can't see in this list, and I can access those by clicking on the three dots. For example, I can get to my Notes.
I can change the way the navigation bar looks by clicking on Navigation Options. For example, I can only see four items in it because the default maximum number of visible items is currently set to four. I can see more or less items by changing these numbers accordingly. In addition, I can change the order in which they're displayed. If I want to move my Contact List up in front of Mail, I select it, hit Move Up, and People will be moved to the top of the list.
I'll click OK, and I can see that it's been swapped. I'm going to click the three dots one more time. I'll get into Navigation Options, and I'll show you one more major change you can make to the Navigation Bar. By default it's sets to Compact Navigation. However, I can un-check this, click OK, and I'll get a much larger Navigation Bar that spells out each word. I'm going to click the three dots again and choose Navigation Options and I'll bring it back to Compact Navigation.
The last thing I want to show you is something that Outlook call Peeks. A Peek is when I hover my mouse over each element of Outlook. For example if I hover my mouse over the Calendar, I can get a peek at what today's schedule is. I can even scroll through the list, and scroll through a calendar picker, without having to go into my Calendar. I can also do this for my contacts. I can hover my mouse over the Contact list, hover it over a contact, and click the email icon, and quickly send them an email with very few mouse clicks.
So that's how you use the Status Bar, and you can customize the Navigation Bar.
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- Searching for mail
- Saving attachments
- Organizing mail with flags and folders
- Creating new messages
- Working with contacts in the People hub
- Adding delegates to act on your behalf
- Creating meetings
- Creating tasks and notes
- Backing up and moving Outlook data


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This Motion Sensor is no ordinary motion sensor. This is a hidden camera disguised as a motion sensor. This camera/recorder can be placed anywhere in the home to catch un-welcomed guests or anyone not doing what they are supposed to be doing. This camera has motion activation recording so you don't have to sit through hours of no activity. It has great HD resolution at 720p for clear images. With this unit, there is a light that will light up in order to have night vision recording capabilities. For added convenience, this unit is not battery operated. You simply connect the power cable straight into any 12V DC wall outlet. The footage is stored onto a micro SD card (not included, 32 GB Max) with a storage consumption of 15 mins/GB. The unit is both Windows and Mac compatible, so you can view footage with ease. The interface of this HD Motion Sensor with Night Vision and Motion Recording is very user-friendly and requires no special software for playback. You simply take the SD card and put it into your computer/laptop for playback. Add this unit to your home or office today!
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- Video format: AVI HD/D1/VGA 30 fps with audio
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- USB port: USB 2.0
- Operation temperature: -10 degrees Celsius to 50 degrees Celsius
- Power consumption: Max 350mA (with IR)
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Kids will be kids, even when they're visiting their mom as she appears on live television.
Heather Haley is a meteorologist with WVLT in Knoxville, Tennessee. She recently brought her kids to work with her to work during their spring break.
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Things went a little awry when she introduced them on-air. Her oldest son, Hayden, wore green and blended in perfectly with the set. Her nephew, Landon, dabbed on-air. And her youngest, Logan, lifted his shirt and refused to leave the set as Heather prepared to report the weather.
"I should have known better," Heather laughed while trying to wrangle Logan.
Finally, an anchor came in and scooped up little Logan as his mom reported the weather.
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WESTMINSTER — A 45-year-old East Main Street woman was arrested yesterday and charged with 20 counts of theft from her former employer, city police reported.
Michele Jane Pierson, a former bookkeeper and receptionist at the Andrew J. Shaw real estate agency, also faces a single charge of conspiracy, police said.
Westminster Police Detective Lt. Dean Brewer said Pierson's job was to collect rent from tenants on the agency's properties and recordthe payments in the company's ledgers. She then was to deposit the money in the agency's account.


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Monday, July 25, 2011
18 Weeks
Total Weight Gain/Loss: 6 pounds gained
Maternity Clothes: Not in them yet.
Gender: Find out this week!
Movement: Any day now. My pregnant best friend and I figure we have probably experienced it and just don't realize it.
What I miss: Water parks, amusement parks, bowling
Sleep: In true Meredith style, I can't fall asleep at night. I don't think this is pregnancy related. Once I get asleep ( 30 + minutes later) I am there.
Symptoms: My back ( the base of my back that I affectionately call my hinge) hurts more and more often. I don't think it is the "amazing" 6 pound weight gain so I dread what it may feel like later on when we are actually carrying a load of baby.
Cravings: I don't really think I have any but I love salsa. However, I would any summer.
Best Moment this week: Getting to find out what this sweet baby is
What we are looking forward to: Gender Reveal!
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Belly Shots
Week 8 Week 9
Week 10
Week 11 Week 11/12Week 14
I am in Week 17 now. I have Week 15 and 16 pictures. I will post them soon. As far as weight gain is concerned, I was 104 pounds when the pregnancy started. At my May and June appointments, I weighed 107. I have my next appointment this Friday and expect I may have gained two to three pounds. I have been wearing all non maternity clothes to this point. I fear that may end soon in the pants department. We will see. Then a week from Thursday, we find out if this little Dillard is a boy or a girl. Exciting times!
Monday, June 20, 2011
Telling Brad He Was Going to Become a Dad
His face says to me ,"We do not need another stuffed animal in this house....." (obviously not getting it at this point)
"Wait, a second..."
"Are we?!?"
Great hugging and embracing commenced after this. I know he looks completely shocked but legitimately so. We had just been told all these things we needed to do to get pregnant two weeks earlier and then there we were - pregnant without doing any of them. Brad is going to be an awesome dad and he is very excited.
Friday, June 17, 2011
God Intervenes!
We started trying to get pregnant last April. I went off birth control. We consciously made efforts with ovulating tests and tracking how long my cycle was ( pretty irregular). Then sometimes we would just "go for it". We had a few long gaps between periods but no pregnancies. It was frustrating. So this April rolled around. I went to my yearly apointment on April 11th, the same day I interviewed for a counseling position. I felt like the interview went alright and then at the appointment, we started the conversation - it's been a year and we are not pregnant...now what? My nurse practitioner Dorian told me that the next time I ovulated I would need to come in for bloodwork to see what was going on and then possibly have an ultrasound when they would shoot dye up my tubes and see what was (or wasn't going on). Brad would need to go see a urologist and get a sample taken. We were braced for the future that was ahead of us.
And then, God intervened. Two weeks later, April 25th, after being a little late on my period, I took a pregnancy test on a whim and it was POSITIVE!!!! Brad wasn't home so I went to work on my efforts to tell him ( content for the next post) and was alone in the most wonderful happiness I have ever experienced....happiness so big and wonderful it was painfully hard to be the ONLY one who knew this greatness.
I have such peace over all of the things surrounding our pregnancy. God has intervened in so many ways -
1.)I ended up not getting the counseling job and that is FINE because God knew that taking on a new job while taking on the job of Mommy would be completely overwhelming.
2.) We ovulated during that cycle on March 31st and April 1st. April 1st is the day Brad's brother had a horrific car accident and survived. I feel like possibly God delivered two awesome miracles to the Dillard family that day - by having His hand on our baby and on Jack.
3.) Our baby is due on Christmas Day - Jesus's birthday. What an awesome day to have our miracle come. Plus it is my favorite time of year because I am a December 30th baby.
So there you have it, God intervened and we are pregnant. And so completely blessed!
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Big Changes to Come!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
My second "niece" is my cousin Nancy's daughter Anna. She is two days short of ten months old. She has such a sweet disposition. We have been shopping with her several times these last few weeks and she is so patient, just hangs out as one of the girls. She is very talkative and has taken to all of us Griswolds. It was amazing to meet her for the first time and great to fix the insane statistic that Nancy and I had not seen each other in a year. Since she lives in Arizona and had Anna last September, there hadn't been a lot of opportunity. I have never gone a year between seeing Nancy! This time together has been so great and loving on Anna has been too.
Monday, July 19, 2010
I'm Still Here
- Myrtle Beach trip with Brad
- Seeing my cousin for the first time in a year and meeting her 10 month old daughter for the first time
- Spending time with my best friend since third grade Brandon and his wife Lindsay and three month old daughter Ellie
- Attending a Cocktails and Canvas evening with Nicole
- Going to Savannah tomorrow with my mom and aunt
Have a good end of summer and I will be back soon


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Tutorials, extensions, and source files for ActionScript, Flash, and other Adobe products.
Posted July 25, 2017 by senocularI still remember my first time learning Flash. It was Flash 4. I believe the 30 day trial had just been released and I was recovering from an operation, bedridden for most of the summer. My only friends were a TV and a computer.
Posted June 19, 2013 by senocularSomeone recently directed me to an article from reinegger.net called Adobe Fireworks – a super hero that is hard to kill!. It struck a chord with me, particularly with it's point that Fireworks will continue to live and grow thanks to people who create extensions for it. There was even a link to senocular at the end of the article referencing the many extensions I had posted back in my heyday.
Posted January 19, 2011 by senocularAs I mentioned before, I was working on a "tutorial" concerning versioning within the Flash Platform. This is now done enough to share: Flash Platform Versions. It's a little heavy, and more of a brain dump than a tutorial, but hopefully it can shed some light. There is one big takeaway: Nothing is in sync anymore. For example Flash Player is currently at version 10.1. Flash Professional, which used to be in sync with Flash Player, is now at 11. Additionally, though the latest SWF version for Flash Player 10.1 remains 10, for 10.2 it will jump to 11. Confused yet?
Posted December 07, 2010 by senocularThe new revision of the Transform Tool is still a work in progress. The tool is still in beta but now updates - including new source code - will be made available through a new tutorial page. Feel free to contact me with comments or suggestions.
Posted December 03, 2010 by senocularIf you haven't already heard, A beta version of Flash Player 10.2 is now available from Adobe Labs. New features include enhanced video performance, support for IE 9, custom cursors (which I'm most excited about), and enhanced full screen. More information about the release can be found in the labs site and I'm sure in the many other posts around the web that covered this.
Posted November 17, 2010 by senocularFor a while now, I've been slowly working on a successor to my original ActionScript 3 Transform Tool. The code for that original version was a little hacky and if nothing else, complicated and confusing.
Posted November 11, 2010 by senocularAs mentioned in the recent Security Domains, Application Domains, and More in ActionScript 3.0 tutorial, you have the ability to load SWFs from another domain into your own SWF's security domain when using the Loader class. What wasn't covered was error handling, or specifically, what happens when this fails. In fact, I'll tell you now: a SecurityErrorEvent.SECURITY_ERROR event occurs. This gets dispatched from the Loader's contentLoaderInfo object (a LoaderInfo instance) when a cross-domain policy file does not allow, or does not exist to allow the loading of a cross-domain SWF into the security domain of your SWF. Currently (at least at the time of this writing), however, this is not documented in the AS3 language reference.
Posted October 28, 2010 by senocularPart 2 is now up. Whereas part 1 covered security domains, this second, and final portion of the tutorial covers application domains. I don't think I'm quite as comfortable with the explanations in this half of the tutorial, but at least its a good few pages shorter than the security half. Also, when writing the portion covering runtime shared libraries, I didn't realize that as of CS5, Flash Pro also started including some framework additions to make dealing with the process a little easier (namely preloading). With Flash and Flex both doing a lot of the heavy work for you there, some of the lower level details maybe aren't so important anymore? Though, in the end, I guess it doesn't hurt to know a little of what's going on under the hood.
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Posted June 11, 2010 by senocular
As you've probably already heard, Flash Player 1.0 - err, 10.1 - has recently been released (along with AIR 2.0) for desktop platforms, Windows, Mac, and Linux. It's been a long, LONG, and grueling release for what has become nothing more than a dot release, in fact the first ever "real" dot release for Flash Player as it marks the first time a Flash Player version has had a number other than 0 in it's minor version value. Why not Flash Player 11? Afterall, A new Creative Suite was just launched, wouldn't it make sense? Normally, it would, but Flash Player has been out of sync, in terms of development, with the creative suite for a while now, and is more or less on it's own. Additionally, this release has been more of a maintenance release - a very large one, which is why I'm calling it Flash Player 1.0.
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The retail data-breach epidemic highlighted by Target in the US now has other famous victims. If you've used a credit card sometime in the past year or two, there's a chance your information has been compromised or exposed by at least one of these data breaches. If you use Apple's new Apple Pay system, though, such worries just might be behind you.
The current point-of-sale (POS) system carries a number of risks when it comes to processing credit card transactions. As we've seen with the data breaches mentioned above, the POS system itself can be compromised. There are also stories of restaurant workers using card skimmers, or card skimmers being surreptitiously attached to card swiping mechanisms at gas stations. Basically, any transaction that involves handing your physical card to someone, or reading the data from the magnetic stripe on the back of the card, could lead to your credit card data's compromise in some way.
NFC (Near Field Communication) technology enables mobile devices to communicate wirelessly with a POS system, no physical card required. NFC itself isn't new, but Apple Pay has better security, broader support and the clout of the Apple brand behind it. In other words, Apple Pay might actually catch on, and make wireless payments with a mobile device mainstream.
The recent hack of nude celebrity photos, and the implications that has for iCloud security, might cause some to think twice about trusting credit card information on an Apple device. While it's always prudent to exercise caution, Apple has security features in place that make a compromise highly unlikely – if not impossible.
First, Apple does not store the actual credit card data on the iOS device, or on iCloud. The payment information is encrypted and stored in a 'Secure Element.' When you initiate a transaction, Apple Pay generates a one-time key based on the encrypted information, and that's what is shared with the point-of-sale system. For added protection, Apple Pay transactions from an iPhone also require fingerprint authentication using Touch ID.
Even if attackers were able to intercept the one-time code information, it wouldn't be useful anymore. The cashier doesn't see your credit card number or security code, and there is no physical card to be swiped. In a nutshell, had everyone who shopped at Target in the US used Apple Pay, the data breach news would be fairly trivial.
In the event that your iPhone is lost or stolen, you'll be able to disable Apple Pay payments through the Find My iPhone site. However, the Touch ID authentication requirement should be sufficient to prevent anyone from making unauthorised transactions with your device.
Android loyalists and Apple bashers are quick to point out that Apple is actually late to the NFC party. That is true. As I mentioned above, NFC technology has been available on competing mobile devices, and mobile payments have existed on rival platforms for some time. The major difference is that Apple has the support and momentum to make it mainstream. Apple has enlisted Visa, Mastercard and American Express – which account for more than 80 percent of the credit cards in use – as well as individual banks.
However, they are only in the US initially. Apple has not yet set a date for Australia.


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Akira Amari: Abenomics may take 10 years to work
Japan's aggressive policies aimed at reviving its economy may take 10 years to have a full impact, Akira Amari, Japan's minister in charge of economic revitalisation, has told the BBC.
Known as Abenomics, these include easing monetary policy, boosting stimulus and reforming key sectors.
Some of these steps have already been introduced and have boosted growth.
But he warned that while it is easy to implement monetary stimulus measures, scaling them back can be tricky.
He told the BBC's chief business correspondent, Linda Yueh, that Japan's central bank was likely to "learn from the experiences" of the US Federal Reserve, which is widely expected to reduce its key stimulus programme in the coming months.
"The Fed Chairman, Ben Bernanke, is experimenting with it," Mr Amari said in an exclusive interview with the BBC.
"That's why one word from him can move stocks and currencies."
'Dozens of targets'
Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, who came to power in December last year, has made reviving the economy his top priority.
He has unveiled a series of aggressive measures to try to achieve that.
The measures are based on what are known as the "three arrows" - monetary policy, fiscal stimulus and structural reforms - to ensure long-term sustainable growth in the world's third-largest economy,
The first arrow of monetary policy is aimed at ending Japan's nearly two-decades-long fight with deflation or falling prices.
One of the first steps that Mr Abe took was to get Japan's central bank to double its inflation target to 2%. He has even suggested that the bank should print "unlimited yen" to help achieve its inflation target.
The second arrow has prompted Mr Abe's government to announce plans to boost government spending on infrastructure, in order to help boost growth further.
Mr Amari told the BBC that the steps had already had a positive impact on the Japanese economy.
Revised data released last month showed that Japan's economy expanded 0.9% in the April-to-June quarter from the previous three months. That translates into an annualised growth of 3.8%.
Meanwhile, consumer prices in Japan have now risen for three months in a row.
Mr Amari said that the third arrow - reforming key sectors - was aimed at encouraging private investment in the country, which will aid growth even more.
He said that "Abenomics aims to raise total capital investment by 10% within three years", adding that the target was not a difficult one to achieve.
"It can be achieved in one-and-a-half years. The aim is to replace low productivity facilities with higher productivity ones."
However, he added that the government had "dozens of targets" in terms of sectors where it wants to boost investment and "each has its own timeframe, whether it's three or 10 years".
He said the government planned to introduce tax incentives, to encourage companies to increase their investment.
"By increasing investment by 10%, growth will be raised by 1.3%," he added.


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Y Combinator: Conveyor Belt StartUping?
|English: Alexis Ohanian, one of the founders of reddit, as he speaks about his experience getting reddit from a startup to one of the top competitors in User-rated news and networking. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I wonder if the concept can be applied to entrepreneurship in other or possibly all industries.
Reddit really is special.
Y Combinator's first batch: where are they now?
the unbelievable drive that the young would-be founders had. Without something like Y Combinator – without money, support and guidance – this creative ambition and energy can be dissipated and become unfocused. ...... "They care, and they want us all to succeed in a way that isn't unlike a parent." ..... While not every startup born in that experiment back in 2005 is still going today, their founders have arguably all found success. ..... Reddit is arguably the most famous of all of Y Combinator's success stories. .... "at its core it's just a list of headlines." ..... The fact that the idea for Reddit didn't even come from Steve and Alexis (it was Paul's idea) ....... (Alexis initially had a tough time to talk Steve into leaving his job and joining him in applying for the YC program). ..... Something like Y Combinator throws up opportunities in mysterious ways. Following the Summer Founders Program and the early death of memamp, Chris' co-founder and roommate Zak Stone moved up the street to Harvard grad school. This left Chris with two spare rooms, just as the reddit co-founders were in need of a new apartment. ..... recognizing that sometimes things don't work and ideas shift and change and die and are born – not following some rigid road of rules. ..... Perhaps the most straightforward road to success to arise from the Y Combinator First Batch is that of Loopt, the location-based mobile service founded by Sam Altman and Nick Sivo. ..... "I always say that without YC I would have taken the job offer I had and become a consultant, and I'd probably be chained to a desk somewhere in an office park" Justin Kan tells me ....... idea of live-streaming his life. Justin.tv was born and generated a lot of media interest. The site is now the world's largest live-streaming community, with a reported number of over 40 million registered users, and is still ran by original co-founder Shear. ..... From the simple beginnings of a man with a camera permanently taped to his baseball cap, a massive network and several spinoff companies have been born, including Socialcam (which has recently been sold to Autodesk for $60 million), and TwitchTV (a dedicated video game broadcasting community that Kan described to me as "ESPN for gaming"). ....... The least obviously financially successful member of YC First Batch has been Jesse Tov, whose startup Simmery Axe closed down immediately after the Summer Founders Program. After a short stint with the U.S. Navy Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center, Jesse returned to academia and is now a postgraduate fellow at Harvard


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Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Market: Phase 3 Candidate ISIS-SMNRx to Reach US$0.47 bn by 2023
Spinal muscular atrophy is primarily a hereditary autosomal recessive disease that affects the nervous system areas that controls voluntary muscular movement. SMA is commonly identified as a genetic disorder causing mortality among people, especially infants. As per Orphanet, 1 infant out of 6,000 births is predicted to suffer spinal muscular atrophy. More than 10 mn individuals in the United States are carriers of spinal muscular atrophy. The spinal muscular atrophy market phase 3 candidate ISIS-SMNRx is predicted to reach US$0.47 bn by 2023.
Increasing Number of Infants with SMA to Drive Global Market
Recently, as per a news report, a few families in Morgantown found hope for their children who were suffering from spinal muscular atrophy. The families were denied access to the clinical trial drug SMNRx from ISIS Pharmaceuticals. Since then, the families, with the support of many others, have been trying to sign a petition to allow SMA-diagnosed children to have clear access to the relevant drugs for treatment.
Such and other events have occurred as the result of the growing prevalence of SMA among children. This will propel the global spinal muscular atrophy market in the coming years.
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Type 1 Spinal Muscular Atrophy to Lead Demand for Global SMA Market by 2023
Considering the increasing number of infants being diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, the spinal muscular atrophy market is expected to expand during the period from 2015 to 2023. On the basis of the symptoms and the age of onset, the SMA market is classified into Type 1 SMA, Type 2 SMA, Type 3 SMA, and Type 4 SMA. Type 1 spinal muscular atrophy is the most severe type and is found in infants aged up to six months. More than 60% of SMA cases are found to be Type 1 SMA, in which infants do not live for more than two years. Type 2 SMA affects children aged from six months to 18 months. Type 3 and 4 SMA are comparatively less severe and carry a prognosis of a normal lifespan. Physiotherapy is the best treatment suggested for SMA when it is at its early stage.
ISIS-SMNRx is an antisense medicine introduced by Isis Pharmaceutical and has shown positive results in clinical trials. Some other potential candidates are Olesoxime (TRO19622), RO6885247, scAAV9.CB.SMN, RG3039, LMI070, and CK-2127107. Phase 3 study of ISIS-SMNRx for treating Type 1 and Type 2 SMA is expected to be completed by 2016.
SMA is commonly diagnosed by recognizing mutation in the survival of motor neuron (SMN) gene. Muscle biopsy, nerve condition velocity, and electromyogram are some other ways by which SMA can be diagnosed. AveXis, Inc., F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cytokinetics, Inc., and Novartis AG are some of the prominent players in the spinal muscular atrophy market.
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At present, there is no well-defined cure for treating spinal muscular atrophy. ISIS-SMNRx is the only drug that is expected to be made available on large scale by 2017. The drug is expected to reach record sales of US$468.2 mn in the U.S. by 2023.


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The photo isn't that great but is does show the color of the Gansey Socks pretty well. The yarn is Dream in Color Sock in Happy Forest. The bright leafy greens make me smile. I have the first leg done but need a camera battery. The pattern really pops in the semi solid colorway.
I now have all the gift knitting done with the exception of my in laws. I still have time too. I really should knit another pair of socks for Hubby too, and maybe socks for the kids, and something for the teacher... Yeah maybe I'm not so much done. I do have the must knits done so at least that's something. Right.
I took a part time job. I am working 3 nights a week from 6-9:30 and one day on the weekend. My first real work day is Sunday. The hours are perfect. Still lots of family time.
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Angelina Jolie Talks About Wanted
Angelina Jolie makes a sensational return to the action thriller genre in Timur Bekmambetov's Wanted. Jolie plays Fox, a heavily tattooed, deadly assassin who has to train a new recruit to the shadowy organisation known as The Fraternity.
Jolie joins a stellar cast including James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman and Thomas Kretschmann the ground-breaking screen version based on Mark Millar's comic books.
Wes Gibson (McAvoy) hates his life – with good reason. He's working as a lowly accountant in a dead end job and his best friend is sleeping with his girlfriend. And what's worse, he doesn't care. He has no money and no prospects and he's suffering panic attacks when his bully of a boss shouts at him. And then it all changes.
Wes is going about his mundane life when Fox (Jolie) literally bursts on to the scene with guns blazing to inform him that the father he never knew has just been killed – and the murderer is now out to target him.
Reluctantly, Wes is dragged into the inner sanctum of The Fraternity, led by the enigmatic Sloan (Freeman) an organisation that targets criminals and assassinates them for the greater good. He learns that his father was the deadliest of them all and that it's now time for him to follow in his massive footsteps. But as Wes turns from deadbeat into deadly killer he begins to realise that the organisation might not be exactly as noble as it claims to be.
The daughter of French actress Marcheline Betrand and Oscar winning actor Jon Voight, Jolie, 33, first started acting as a child and later studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York and at New York University.
She won international recognition in the mid 1990s with films including Hackers and Foxfire. She earned both Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for her role in the made-for-TV movie George Wallace and again for her remarkable performance as drug addicted model in Gia. In 1999 she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in Girl, Interrupted.
Throughout her career, Jolie has enjoyed switching genres from action – playing the popular computer game heroine in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and it's sequel Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, an assassin in Mr and Mrs Smith and animation roles in Shark Tale and Kung Fu Panda – to more serious drama including Beyond Borders and, more recently, the highly acclaimed A Mighty Heart in which she played the widow of murdered journalist Daniel Pearl. Later this year she will be seen starring in the Clint Eastwood directed period thriller, Changeling.
Her work as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commission For Refugees started after first visiting Cambodia where she partly filmed the first Tomb Raider. Since then, she has travelled to more than 30 countries, including many dangerous regions, highlighting the plight of refugees. She has also funded several humanitarian projects in Asia and Africa.
Jolie and her partner Brad Pitt have four children – Maddox, 7, Pax, 4, Zahara, 3, and two year old Shiloh.
Q: There's a key scene in Wanted where the killer is chasing you and James' character and you are hanging out of a car firing back at him. It looks incredible and frankly, highly dangerous. What was that like to film?
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Jeremy Douglass is a postdoctoral researcher in Software Studies at the University of California San Diego, in affiliation with Calit2, the Center for Research in Computing and the Arts, and Visual Arts. He researches critical approaches to software and code using the analytic frameworks of the humanities and social sciences. Jeremy's writings appear in Second Person (MIT Press 2007) the Iowa Review Web (2006) and conferences such as DAC (2005), and his Ph.D. dissertation "Command Lines: Aesthetics and Technique in Interactive Fiction and New Media" (UCSB 2007) is freely available online. Jeremy writes for the new media art blog Writer Response Theory. Jeremy is also a database and web developer for numerous projects, including the academic search engine Voice of the Shuttle. Contact: email@example.com
Selected online writings:
Douglass, Jeremy. "Command Lines: Aesthetics and Technique in Interactive Fiction and New Media." Dissertation. U. California Santa Barbara, 2007.
Collected articles, "Writer Response Theory: explorations in digital character art" co-founded with Christy Dena and Mark Marino (2004-)
"Self Organizing Maps: a tourist's guide to neural network (re)presentation(s)" (2001)
"Constrained Authorings: Anagrams, Matrices, Turing Tests, Fractals, Contraductions, Memex" co-authored with Elizabeth Freudenthal. (2000)


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Reputation.com Acquires U.K. Online Reputation Management Leader
Acquisition Supports Company's Customer Base of Global 2000 Corporations and More Than a Million Consumers In Over 100 Countries
Jan 29, 2013, 04:00 EST
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Reputation.com, the market and technology leader in online reputation management and digital privacy, announced its global expansion with the acquisition of Reputation 24/7, a United Kingdom-based online reputation management firm.
"With this acquisition, Reputation.com is expanding Silicon Valley to the United Kingdom and opening the door to a strong market for future growth," said CEO and Founder Michael Fertik. "Reputation 24/7 exemplifies the best of the U.K.'s robust tech industry and its capabilities align nicely with our core strengths. This acquisition supports our growing international presence, which includes customers in more than 100 countries."
Now known as Reputation.com (U.K.), the former Reputation 24/7 will offer Reputation.com's suite of consumer and business-focused online reputation and social media management solutions to European customers. Reputation.com will also invest in the U.K. operation, enabling it to grow significantly over the next year.
"As a global company, we'll continue the mission we adopted since Reputation.com's inception in 2006: to empower individuals and businesses with innovation that supports digital privacy and online reputation management," said Fertik.
Reputation.com's business products enable both small and medium businesses as well as FTSE 100 companies to manage their online reputations, including monitoring online review sites and social media outlets, analyzing content to understand customer perception trends, and creating customized outreach campaigns. Customers can also use Reputation.com's patented scoring technology to obtain their reputation scores, which show how a business measures up against local and national competitors in the eyes of their customers.
Reputation.com also offers consumer-focused solutions that empower individuals to manage all aspects of their online reputation, from removing personally identifiable information, to monitoring social media photos and content to optimizing their search results.
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Reputation.com is a World Economic Forum Global Growth Company and multiple award winner, including the recent Silver for the Best in Biz Awards for "Most Customer Friendly Company" in 2012. It is funded by top-tier venture capital firms and has customers in 100 countries.
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2012 spring previews / boys' and girls' tennis
Coach: Susan Welshock (5th season)
Key returnees: Sr. Andy King, Sr. David Beaulieu, Sr. Nathan Zhao, Sr. Gowtham Yenduri, Sr. Nathan Aleo, So. Unni Kurumbail, So. Matthew Lin.
Top newcomers: Suryansh Patel, Nicholas Hotary, Nipun Hewage, Sujay Alavala, Shahan Kamal, Robert Alden, Daniel Rose, Jay Alpert.
Outlook: King, the 2011 ECC singles champion, returns to lead a talented East Lyme cast that is the favorite to defend its ECC Large title. The Vikings went 8-0 in the division and 13-1 overall, their only loss a 4-3 decision to Small champion Stonington. "We are lucky to have a lot of the top ECC players return for another exciting season of tennis," Welshock said.
Coach: Bob Congdon (33rd year)
Key returnees: Sr. Nick Bonnassieux, Sr. Joe Grant, Sr. Ryan Halperin, Sr. Doug Singer, Sr. Brandyn Young, Jr. Stefan Jones, Jr. Srini Srirangam.
Top newcomers: Sr. Niral Patel, Jr. Pete Houser, So. Jesse Moroyoqui, Fr. Will Baldwin, Fr. Jacob Kowalski.
Outlook: The Falcons must replace No. 1 singles player Toby Edovas from a 10-6 team a year ago, but Congdon has such an experienced senior class he expects Fitch to have another winning season and perhaps put a scare into East Lyme.
Coach: David Gruber (1st season)
Top returnees: Sr. Greg Bryan, Sr. Jordan Coons, Sr. Kyle Russell, Sr. Nick Rose, Jr. Harry Cruz, Sr. Carlos Leon.
Top newcomers: Fr. Kush Kumar, Jr. John Peralta, Jr. Hector Lucena, Jr. Miguel Martinez, Jr. Kelsey Doyon, Jr. Brandon Meyer, So. Jan Carlos Santana, So. Keith Verdini, Sr. Brian Martinez.
Outlook: The Whalers are coming off a winning season (8-7) and Gruber takes over a team that has some experienced singles players, but must build three new doubles teams. Gruber considers this a rebuilding year, but New London does have some talent and he loves the enthusiasm of his team.
Coach: Sarah Van Dyke-Ewan (1st year)
Key returnees: Sr. Dan Belch-Emory, Sr. Zach Guarino, Jr. Kenneth Spranzo, Jr. Jack Speer, Sr. Andrew Lukaszewski.
Top newcomers: Fr. Ethan Reever, Sr. Joel Tasker, So. Marcel Wright.
Outlook: Van Dyke, who coached the Ledyard girls from 2003-08, takes over at Bacon and must replace the program's top player from a year ago, All-ECC and All-Area singles player Zach Bussiere. The Bobcats, who also moved up from the Medium to Large Division, don't have great depth, but Van Dyke likes her singles lineup and is trying to build doubles teams behind the No. 1 duo of Belch-Emory and Guarino.
Coach: Jason Bazinet (8th season)
Key returnees: So. Eric Sun, So. Albert Miller, Jr. Brian Healy, Jr. Weston Blake, Jr. Jason Smith, Jr. Anuj Desai, Sr. James Cusmano.
Top newcomers: Fr. Ben Mchale, Fr. Jake Skilbred, So. Zach Higgins, So. Alex Scholz, Sr. Conor Massie.
Outlook: The Colonels are looking to improve their record from last year, relying on a combination of youth and veterans.
Coach: Jennifer Adriano (3rd season)
Key returnees: Casey Sartor, John Skogerboe, Jon Hayes
Top newcomers: Jamie Mackillop, Doug Schweid, Chris Manfredi, Austin Almeida, Avery Oefinger, Jacob Aubrecht, Anthony Gallicchio.
Outlook: The Bears moved up to the Medium Division after being the class of the Small Division for years, but are forced to rebuild after losing All-ECC performers Devin White, Daniel Banker and Colin Melford. Adriano has only three varsity players returning.
Coach: Ralph DiSaia (10th season)
Key returnees: Sr. Dana Aing, So. Shushwat Kala, Jr. Matt Getty, So. Alan Luner, Jr. Brett Pias, Jr. Tucker Murphy.
Top newcomer: Sam Herbert.
Outlook: The Lancers graduated six starters and move down to the Medium Division, where they already own a win over Stonington in what should be a very competitive division. DiSaia has some talented underclassmen that will play major roles in singles and doubles and Aing provides experience and leadership at No. 1 singles.
Coach: Elyse McAteer (1st season)
Key returnees: Sr. Zachary Rice, Jr. Reuben Garcia, Jr. Jacob Nelson, So. Frank Rivera, So. Jordan Bradeen.
Top newcomers: Sr. Willem Dorff, Sr. Ardian Ferraj, Sr. Kevin Laraia, So. Brandon Wilson.
Outlook: The Wolverines lost three-time ECC singles champ Brandon Roode to graduation, but McAteer does have plenty of experience returning and expects an athletic group of newcomers to bring "fresh energy" to the program.
Coach: Adam Reynolds (2nd year)
Key returnees: Sr. Ben Swinehart, Sr. Eric McGee, Sr. Tim Hennessey, Jr. Kyle Barrett.
Top newcomers: So. Mason Madison, Fr. Parker Skaats, Jr. Ajay Gonnelli, So. Chris Konow, So. Ian Montgomery, So. Tony Kuang.
Outlook: The Bulldogs were 13-4 a year ago, but must replace 10 seniors, including their top two singles players and top two doubles teams. Swinhart and McGee step into the top two singles spots for Reynolds while newcomer Madison will play No. 3 singles and freshman Skaats will play varsity doubles. Lyman's new players must grow up quickly in order for the Bulldogs to be competitive in the division.
Coach: Meg Funk (1st season)
Key returnees: Sean Rahusen, Corey Lorraine, Nick Namin, Branden Marino, Matt Clark, Shawn Strouse, Samson Zhuang.
Top newcomers: Jack Greenwood, Eric Sloane, Justin Santacroce, Jared Varney, Matt Vela, Keith Danielson.
Outlook: Funk, a former ECC girls' singles champion, joins the coaching ranks for the first time. She takes over a team that was winless a year ago, but has good numbers and expects to make the Indians more competitive this season, especially since Montville drops from the Medium to the Small Division.
Coach: Tim Kolnaski (1st season)
Key returnees: Sr. Matt Suprenant, Sr. Andy Hamel, So. Chris Renaud, Kevin Peters, Adam Howard, So. Zach Kuvalanka, Jr. Luca Fan.
Top newcomers: Fr. Nicholas Zuczek, John Markham, Kevin Teskey.
Outlook: Kolnaski takes over the Saints and will rely on his seniors to provide the leadership to some young, but talented newcomers. Renaud and Zuczek begin the season as the Nos. 1 and 2 singles team, respectively. The Saints should be a factor in the Small Division race.
Coach: Jill Corr (8th season)
Key returnees: Adam Verhoeff, Sam Buffum.
Top newcomer: Jon Powell.
Outlook: This will be another great year for the Blues, according to Corr. Some of the program's top players return and the addition of promising newcomers will help.
Coach: Laurie Privett (7th season)
Key returnees: Sr. Liz Miller, Sr. Sagune Sakya, Sr. Samantha Hart, Jr. Joan Li, Jr. Caroline Costa, Jr. Priti Vage.
Top newcomers: Fr. Sophie Shi, Fr. Sherry Yang, Fr. Melinda Yi, Fr. Katherine Wu.
Outlook: Li, an ECC all-star, anchors the team at No. 1 singles and Miller moves from singles to doubles. The Vikings anticipate the combination of a strong group of underclassmen and talented freshmen will make for a successful season.
Coach: Todd Higgins (13th season)
Key returnees: Sr. Maura Brown, Sr. Alison Nowak, Jr. Alyssa Denno, Jr. Haley Savona, Jr. Corey St. Louis, Sr. Elizabeth Osborn, Sr. Aileene Duyan, So. Emma Nelson, Jr. Aimee Filippetti, Sr. Amy Hernandez.
Top newcomers: So. Jingxuan Huang, Fr. Diana Francis, So. Lisa Chan, So. Karen Chen.
Outlook: Higgins believes the Falcons will be competitive in the Large Division. Fitch has plenty of experience in both singles and doubles, and Higgins expect some of his young players to challenge for varsity spots.
Coach: Leah Ward (20th season)
Key returnees: Sr. Khushbu Pandya, Jr. Tathiana Jean-Baptiste, Sr. Sara Blette, Jr. Hira Afzall.
Top newcomers: Sr. Carine Jacque, Fr. Lillian James.
Outlook: The Whalers, who took a step forward a year ago by winning three matches, will be challenged after moving up to the Large Division. Ward said her team took advantage of the warm early spring weather to improve and she expects Jacque and James to challenge for varsity spots.
Coach: Christine Toth (5th season)
Key returnees: Sr. Kristie Andersen, Jr. Kirsten Wesolek, Jr. Sarah Slocum, Jr. Angela Alcade-Flores, JR. Jillian Stevenson.
Top newcomers: Jr. Haley Riley, Jr. Emily Coon, Jr. Courtney Majcher, Sr. Samantha Majcher, So. Victoria Majcher, Sr. Shayla Johnson.
Outlook: Anderson will lead the Wildcats at the No. 1 singles spot while Alcade-Flores and Stevenson also will help anchor the singles. Toth looks forward to continued growth and a successful season in the ECC Large.
Coach: Scott Woodruff (4th season)
Key returnees: Sr. Addy Jakuba, Sr. Callie Bateman, Sr. K.C. Wilson, Jr. Madi Black, Sr. Danielle Giggi, Sr. Kaitlyn Turner.
Outlook: Despite losing two of their four singles players to graduation, No. 1 singles player Jakuba returns for the Colonels while Bateman slides into the No. 2 spot followed by Wilson and Blask. Woodruff believes Ledyard has enough depth to be competitive in the division.
Coach: George Crouse (24th season)
Key returnees: Jr. Anika Burgess, Jr. Chloe Slater, Sr. Abby Volk, Sr. Lauren Valenti, Jr. Emily Buxton, Jr. Molly Kam, Jr. Hanah Fabianski, Jr. Meg Rolfe, Jr. Emily Gardiner.
Top newcomers: Fr. Caroline Kam, Sr. Macy Wilcox Tillet, Jr. Lindsey Gimple, Jr. Tessa Colby, Jr. Liza Robinson, Jr. Lucy Schlink, Fr. Gina Feliciano, Fr. Taylor Startz, Fr. Morgan Parilla, Fr. Jen Carroll.
Outlook: ECC singles champ Emily Burgess is gone, but her younger sister Anika, who lost to Emily in the the 2011 final, assumes the No. 1 spot. Slater, Molly Kam and Caroline Kam begin the season as the top four singles players. The Bears move up to the Medium Division, but will be the team to beat again. Stonington has been to six straight Class S state finals, losing the last five times to Weston, and the Bears have the ability to go deep into the state tournament again.
Coach: Larry Potter (10th season)
Key returnees: Sr. Evelyn Luner, Sr. Casey Corrado, Sr. Katie Hudson.
Top newcomers: Fr. Lauren Rahr, Fr. Nisha Rajamohan, Fr. Jessie Hudson, Fr. Katie Lewis.
Outlook: The Lancers have holes to fill after graduating seven of their top 10 players from a team that went 14-3. A mixture of solid returning players and promising freshmen will anchor the team.
Coach: Daryl Schlender (2nd season)
Key returnees: Sr. Fabjola Qosja, Jr. Madison Ahern, Jr. Karyn Walsh, Jr. Ryanne Simpson, Jr. Taylor Chafee, Jr. Amber Gaffney, Jr. Kaitlin Topper, So. Klejdja Qosja, So. Harleyann Hall, So. Monique Maynard, So. Angeli St. Lot, So. Jessica Williams, So. Alexis Rickey, So. Gabrielle Thomas.
Top newcomers: Fr. Tia Avery, Fr. Brittany Ellis, Fr. Marissa Morales, Fr. Doris Lee Tanquay, Fr. Jazmin Fiqueroa, Fr. Alexandra Kral, Fr. Arielle Moffit, Fr. Haley Sherman, Fr. Lindsay Merry.
Outlook: Griswold graduated most of its varsity team, leaving behind a young but promising group to play in the Small Division.
Coach: Ted LaFemina (3rd year)
Key returnees: Sr. Anne Jeon, So. Martha Mena, Sr. Tiffany Young, Sr. Elise Couillard.
Top newcomers: Jr. Lexy Severino, Fr. Jennifer Hester, Fr. Mia Ferguson, Fr. Emily Dodson, Fr. Helena Sun.
Outlook: The Indians were decimated by graduation, losing all four singles players and two of its three doubles teams. LaFemina will rely on seniors Jeon, Young and Couillard to provide leadership and he is excited about the early development of his new varsity players.
Coach: Jennifer Feldman (8th season)
Key returnees: Sr. Susan Kusmierski, Sr. Mackenzie Gagne, Sr. Jacqueline Csisar, Sr. Jessica Hester, Sr. Shannen Haraghey, Jr. Emily Patten.
Top newcomers: So. Alexa Massad, So. Morgan Gagne, Fr. Kathryn McKinley, Jr. Morgan Savino, Jr. Grace Kirkpatrick, Fr. Andrea He, Jr. Julia Scott.
Outlook: Feldman returns after a one-year absence and sees the Saints in a bit of a rebuilding mode this season. Numbers aren't a problem, however, and Feldman expects St. Bernard to be competitive in the division with a nice blend of youth and experience.
Coach: Emily Hayes (2nd season)
Key returnees: Gabrielle Tudisca, Lauren Gagnon, Marleni Tubercio, Morgan Deschamps, Samantha Willey, Gabrielle Howlett, Victoria Elwell.
Top newcomers: Sr. Samantha Fannon, Jr. Ashley Ziroili, Jr. Desiree Peppin, Jr. Kayla Moran.
Outlook: Tudisca returns to anchor the team at No. 1 singles while Deschamps and Willey will play at No. 1 doubles. Gagnon and Tuberico also play singles.
Coach: Ruthanne Rothman (4th season)
Key returnees: Jr. Alex Steward, Jr. Daniela Palomeque, Jr. Christie DeAntonis, So. Myeerah Zhang.
Top newcomers: Fr. Katie Costa, Fr. Amanda Lee.
Outlook: It will be difficult for the Rams to defend their Shoreline Conference co-championship after losing seven of 10 varsity players, but Rothman can't wait to develop a talented freshman class and will rely on Steward and Zhang as the top two singles players.
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FDA asks social media "how'm I doin?"
The FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research's Office of Communications wants to get a sense of how well it's doing in terms of social media, and has outlined a project which it hopes will provide just this type of feedback.
The Statement of Work says the division wants a subscription service which will "manage and monitor traditional and social media service" so the FDA group can "monitor and measure the message reach and sentiment in real time" and "gain access to the message impact to the geographic area." CDER's communication folks also want to be able to identify influencers and have the opportunity to "target communication and address information gaps."
The statement of work shows that FDA is not just talking text—it wants to be able to assess photos, audio and video posts. The FDA also wants to capture as much chatter as possible, which means tracking channels as varied as blogs, forums and e-commerce sites, as opposed to relying on only traditional media outlets.