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The Monday, July 18, session lasted about six and a half hours. Thirteen bills were discussed. There are six news laws following approval in their third readings, and seven bills were advanced after passing their first readings. The government easily defeated three no-confidence motions. The themes of most of the speeches of the night were the housing crisis, divorce and the courts. The highlight bill of the night was the orphan bill, which had the most speeches, received the most media coverage and was the talk of the Knesset's hallways. Another interesting law names the producer as the sole owner of any music he produces.
Non-Bills Summary
- Kadima's no-confidence motion titled 'The Netanyahu government's failure in solving the housing shortage of the citizens of Israel and especially of young couples' was defeated 37-51 with 32 MKs not present.
- Labor and Meretz's joint no-confidence motion titled 'The government's failure to prevent legislation that harms the democratic character of the State' was defeated 34-54 with 32 MKs not present.
- Hadash, Ra'am-Ta'al and Balad's joint no-confidence motion titled 'A failed government which threatens democracy' was defeated 29-54 with 37 MKs not present.
- Funds Committee Chairman Gafni (U.T.J.) announced his committee's request to apply a continuity clause on a bill. The MKs have two weeks to declare opposition to the request.
- Finance Committee Chairman Shama (Likud) announced his committee's request to apply technical changes to two bills. The request was approved by a 6-0 vote.
Bills Summary
Amendment to the Antitrust Bill
Finance Committee Chairman Shama (Likud) explained the amendment would place limitations on businesses that would help the overall power of the market. He stated that when trusts are not limited they buy up entire markets, raise prices and eliminate competitors. He explained the new measure will place every company merger or buyout under a microscope and will allow the government to force the trusts to sell off some of their companies. He said that markets that are currently regulated will also be affected by the bill, with the regulator and the finance ministry both involved in determining who is a trust. He expressed hope this bill would break up monopolies and open the market to more competitors.
The bill passed its second reading 44-0.
The bill passed its third reading 53-0.
Temporary Provisions on the Amendment to the Israel Defense Army Radio Broadcasting Bill
Finance Committee Chairman Shama explained the amendment would extend the temporary provision that allows sponsorship, service announcements and advertising on the army radio stations despite their designation as public broadcast stations. He added that the provision has been extended several times since it was first introduced in 2005 to provide the stations with additional income and this extension will add another six months to the provision. He warned if this provision isn't extended the stations might go bankrupt.
The bill passed its second reading 44-1.
The bill passed its third reading 43-1-1.
Amendment to the National Parks, Nature Reserves, National Sites and Memorial Sites Bill
MK Khenin (Hadash) explained the amendment will allow members of the national parks, reserves and sites council to serve three terms, compared to the one term they are currently restricted to by law. He reminded the MKs that the council members' terms would not be automatically extended; rather, they would have to be either re-elected or re-appointed.
The bill passed its second reading 27-0.
The bill passed its third reading 26-0 with one MK abstaining.
Amendment to the Civil Service Bill
Deputy Finance Minister Cohen (Shas) presented the only 2011 government bill to be defeated (with last week's 15-19 vote). He explained the amendment would define new regulation surrounding the pension of land authority workers.
MK Eichler (U.T.J.) slammed the bill as unfair to other government workers since it provides land authority workers the ability to retire early and receive full benefits. He expressed support for the government's facelift reform of the land authority but expressed regret for the high price that has to be paid to achieve it. He slammed the press for giving a couple dozen young kids media coverage for protesting the housing shortage when dozens of MKs have been protesting the housing shortage from the Knesset podium with no media coverage.
MK Molla (Kadima) charged this bill would hurt the land authority workers and is just another part of the government's failed reform of the authority. He called on the government to buy 100,000 caravans that can serve as temporary homes while the country solves the housing crisis.
MK Ben Ari (N.U.) noted the housing crisis is out of hand. He mentioned that he lives in Judea and Samaria in a settlement called Karnei Shomron. He remarked that former Meretz MK Shulamit Aloni lives in the private land of the former Arab village El-Haram, now known as one of Israel's most exclusive towns, Kfar Shmaryahu. He slammed her for living on conquered stolen land and noted that he doesn't live on private Arab land. He said the building freeze has forced the children of settlers to live in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and lifting the freeze will stop that from happening. He praised the new boycott bill and slammed the government for boycotting the settlements and the settlers.
Finance Minister Steinitz (Likud) slammed the 19 opposition MKs who voted down the bill the previous week. He charged they are the ones who are prolonging the housing crisis by delaying the passage of this bill. He reminded those present that this bill is the last piece of the land authority reform and part of Bibi's 100-day plan.
The bill passed its first reading 41-11 and was sent to the Labor Committee.
Amendment to the Real Estate Tax Bill
Finance Minister Steinitz reported that over the eight years of 2000-2008 the housing shortage increased by 80,000 building units. He announced the government has built more units this year, reducing the shortage to 60,000 units. He stated there are about 80,000 units that were bought as investments and are not being rented out and about 60,000 units in residential zoned areas that are being used for commercial purposes. He explained that 140,000 apartments that no one lives in create an additional burden on the housing shortage. He explained his amendment would create incentives that reduce the taxes on these 140,000 apartments if they are sold or rented in order to lower the demand for housing throughout the country. He noted the incentives would last through the end of 2012. He said in order to entice people to take the tax incentives, those who don't sell or rent out their units by the end of 2012 will see a tax hike.
MK Swaid (Hadash) called on the prime minister to bring a supertanker to the Israeli Arab housing shortage because it is at its worst in that sector. He also called on legalizing the illegal housing in Arab cities.
MK Ariel (N.U.) asked if this bill will also take effect in Judea and Samaria. Justice Minister Neeman and Coalition Chairman Elkin (Likud) responded that it wouldn't, and Ariel responded that they should be ashamed of themselves. He slammed the government for discriminating against the citizens in Judea and Samaria. He said the measures in this bill are, in typical government fashion, too little, too late and too slow. He blasted the government for freezing 10,000 approved units in Judea and Samaria and told his conservative friends there is a limit to how long they can hide behind Defense Minister Barak.
MK Eichler supported Ariel's initiative to have this bill apply to Judea and Samaria as well. He expressed disappointment with the government's discrimination of its citizens based on location and asked if the Israeli government was in violation of the new boycott law for doing so against hundreds of thousands of its citizens.
MK Ben Ari said this bill is an "empty bottle" and the government is lying to its people by promising this bill will solve the housing shortage. He said the easiest way to solve the housing shortage is to lift the freeze on previously approved units in Judea and Samaria and to add more. In conclusion he told the Tel Avivians protesting in tents that if they hadn't welcomed 40,000 Sudanese into their city maybe they would have a place to rent or buy.
MK Zeev (Shas) defended the government and the bill. He slammed Molla and told him he has absolutely no idea what he is talking about and stressed his own experience of 15 years on the building and planning committee of Jerusalem.
MK Molla expressed support for the bill. Rather than slamming the bill he opted instead to slam the government for not applying this bill to the settlement blocks that would remain part of Israel after any peace agreement under every Israeli consensus. He said anyone who equates Ma'aleh Adumim and Gush Etzion with Yitzhar is an enemy of Zionism. He called on Netanyahu to build up the settlement blocks. He noted that under Olmert's term 9,000 units were built in Judea and Samaria, all in the blocks. He concluded by repeating his demand that the government apply this law to the settlement blocks and build up the settlement blocks to solve the housing crisis.
MK Shai (Kadima) called this bill a band-aid for an illness that is in dire need of heavy medication. He slammed the housing crisis and blamed the current government for causing it.
The bill passed its first reading 40-1 with one MK abstaining and was sent to the Funds Committee.
Temporary Provision on the Courts Bill
Justice Minister Neeman explained the courts have too many unsolved cases, mainly due to the large number of cases that are stuck in the system. He said 60% of the cases in Tel Aviv are open, as well as 46% in Jerusalem and Haifa and 28% in the southern districts. He stated the increased caseloads have caused people to think twice about going to court and forces many settlements. He explained the temporary provision would enable judges to delegate certain civil cases from the lower courts to compulsory arbitration which would not use judges. He explained the provision would also allow judges more flexibility in prioritizing which cases to hear sooner and which can remain on the backburner. He mentioned the new measures are being passed as temporary provisions in order to examine their impact before making them permanent.
MK Ben Ari quoted American judges' criticism of former Supreme Court President Aharon Barak and his political activism. He exposed the favoritism of the close knit Supreme Court justices who routinely appoint family members and friends to various court positions and grant them internships in preference to more qualified applicants. He slammed the courts for these unethical political appointments. He concluded by attacking Supreme Court President Beinisch for appointing her friends to the bench beside her. He noted she has been torpedoing attempts to raise the number of Supreme Court judges in Israel from 14 to 18, allowing her to keep her power and, as a result, keep the number of open cases among the highest in the western world.
MK Levin (Likud) called the bill a breakthrough that will make the courts more efficient. He went on to slam the Supreme Court's judgment in the recent Durrani case and told Neeman that this proves that the way justices are selected needs to be changed immediately.
MK El-Sana (R.T.) defended the Durrani judgment and spent five minutes slamming Levin and Ben Ari in particular, and all other conservative MKs in general. He defended MK Zoabi (Balad) and blasted the ethics committee for sanctioning her.
MK Zeev said democracy is in trouble as long as El-Sana is an MK. He went on to slam the Supreme Court for undermining the authority of the religious courts. He blasted the courts for taking a year and a half on average before even setting a date for the actual trial.
The bill passed its first reading 26-0 and was sent to the Law Committee.
Deputy Speaker Whbee (Kadima) was upset by the noise coming from a conversation on the other side of the room, so he called MK Miller (Y.B.) to order and suspended Miller's assistant's entry to the plenum for two weeks.
Amendment to the Hostility Victims Compensation Bill
MK Itzik (Kadima) explained under current Israeli law that if both parents die in a terrorist attack the entitlement package that is supposed to be granted to the children is not possible, because the current law provides that grant only to spouses and not children. She explained this amendment will correct that and allow the orphans to receive the entitlements that they deserve. She slammed the current law because it meant the children had to pay for their psychologists and their parents' burials. She slammed the radical left who labeled this bill the "Fogel Bill," noting this bill was written before the massacre in Itamar. She thanked the sponsor of the bill, MK Orlev (J.H.), and MK Haim Katz (Likud) for assisting in advancing this bill.
MK Ariel said this is one of the most just bills he has ever read and expressed his support for all orphans, particularly those who lost both parents in terrorist attacks.
MK Hotovely (Likud) said a bill like this doesn't need one lobbyist. She expressed her support for the NIS 4 million that will be spent on the 80 children from 22 affected families. She asked the opposition to take politics out of the discussion because the government fully supports this bill.
MK Yaakov Katz (N.U.) called the orphans national heroes and expressed support for the bill. He listed the names of people he knew personally who were murdered in various terrorist attacks. He called on the government to build more homes in Judea and Samaria in the name of those who have fallen.
MK Haim Katz (Likud) remembered his meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu while he was forming his government. He recalled turning down a ministry position to serve as the chairman of the Labor, Welfare and Health Committee. He took credit for passing the bill and revealed that MKs Orlev and Itzik were both willing to water down the bill they sponsored, while he refused. He announced that he fought for the orphan bill and received Netanyahu's blessing, just as he had received Netanyahu's blessing on the widow's bill that he passed. He assured the bill will be passed before the end of the summer session and this saga will come to an end. He slammed the ministers who opposed the bill or wished to place restrictions on it. He suggested that if it wasn't for him this bill wouldn't have passed.
MK Ben Ari said he was embarrassed the government needs to pass this bill and that the law doesn't already exist. He recalled the assassination ten years ago of his friend Rav Binyamin Kahaneh and his wife, who left six orphans who never received the benefits they would have if their mother had survived. He described the hardships those six orphans had over the last decade and wondered if their lives would have been a bit different had this law existed then.
MK Zeev called this bill the most humane and moral bill he can recall. He rejected claims that members of the coalition are opposed to the bill.
MK Zuaretz (Kadima) said orphans are the responsibility of the country and if the country doesn't take care of them nobody will.
MK Schneller (Kadima) praised the sponsors and expressed support for the bill. He said it is sad that some MKs would not have supported the bill had the budget been over NIS 5 million.
MK Orlev (J.H.) noted that one of the orphans who was sitting in the gallery watching the discussion is 15 years old and, as every orphan, is not listed in any Teudat Zehut (Israeli identification card). He slammed the Knesset for making it difficult for him to enter the building and the gallery. He blasted former governments for not passing his bill sooner. He thanked Netanyahu, Finance Minister Steinitz and Labor and Welfare Minister Kahlon for supporting the bill and allocating funds for the bill to be implemented. He thanked his co-sponsor Itzik but didn't mention Haim Katz.
The bill passed its first reading 41-0 and was sent to the Welfare Committee.
Amendment to the Payment Dates by Debiting and Deposit Bill
Finance Committee Chairman Shama explained the amendment would give the consumer more control over companies who collect monthly automatic withdrawals. He announced the consumer will now be able to choose the day of the month he wants the transaction to take place. He noted that local authorities will be included along with all commercial companies that must follow the new rules. He envisioned a family who can decide for themselves when they want to receive their monthly bills for swimming pools, taxes, education costs and water.
The bill passed its second reading 12-0.
The bill passed its third reading 12-0.
MK Maklev (U.T.J.) thanked the Knesset and the MKs for approving his bill.
Amendment to the Proposal of the Equal Opportunities Bill
Women's Rights Chairwoman Hotovely explained the amendment would grant women who are self-employed the same benefits as women who are salaried workers. She thanked the bill's sponsor, Orlev, and noted she has learned a lot from him. She also thanked her staff.
The bill passed its second reading 10-0.
The bill passed its third reading 10-0.
MK Orlev thanked Hotovely for her work on this bill and her work in general.
Amendment to the Rabbinical Courts Bill
MK Schneller announced there are about 190 women who refuse to receive a get that would grant them their divorce and there are about the same number of men who refuse to give a get to their wives. He expressed hope his amendment would lower that number considerably. He noted that in most cases the case was dragged out in court and if things hadn't gone out of control divorce could have been accomplished. He explained the bill would present the judges the tools of using multiple sanctions on the side that refuses a divorce within a 90-day period that would hopefully result in all cases being solved within that three-month time frame. He added the bill requires a court session every two weeks following the first 90 days in order to further encourage the process of completing the divorce. He praised the rabbinical judges for doing a great job and mentioned that several of them helped him formulate the bill.
The bill passed its first reading 7-0 with one MK abstaining and was sent to the Justice Committee.
Amendment to the Rabbinical Courts Bill
MK Orlev explained that his amendment is similar to Schneller's bill. He explained it will enable the courts to grant restraining orders and supervise the implementation of them and other court decisions. He added it would force judges to convene before any court decisions are due to expire.
The bill passed its first reading 8-0 and was sent to the Justice Committee.
Amendment to the Local Authorities Bill
Funds Committee Chairman Gafni (U.T.J.) explained the amendment would determine which party in a joint electoral list is responsible for local authority election expenses.
The bill passed its first reading 8-0 and was sent to the Interior Committee.
Amendment to the Copyright Bill
Deputy Speaker Whbee almost skipped the last bill, which MK Shama was to present. Shama entered the plenum a few seconds after the previous vote, just before Whbee was about to close the session. Whbee blasted Shama for showing up late, and Shama responded he had been called into an urgent meeting with Netanyahu regarding the housing crisis.
Finance Committee Chairman Shama explained the bill would give the ownership of music or a record to the producer of the music and not to the performer. He explained the producer makes everything happen and therefore should own the music. He noted that for purposes of ownership, the producer will be recognized as the person who is listed as a producer on the record or single. Shama and Whbee started to mumble out of sheer exhaustion.
The bill passed its second reading 6-0.
The bill passed its third reading 5-0.
MK Yariv Levin slammed Whbee for repeatedly calling him Dov Levin. He thanked the MKs who stayed up late in order to approve his bill.


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That makes me feel better. I went back through the directions and did find where I missed a step, duh, but it was exactly what I was doing. Adding the UIMA jar to the package. I guess that by giving it UIMA_HOME isn't enough, you have to give it the specific jars as well. Thanks for everyone's help. -----Original Message----- From: Aaron Kaplan [mailto:email@example.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 11:25 AM To: email@example.com Subject: Re: UIMA/Eclipse setup issues (My Solution) I disagree with Tommaso's advice. You would need maven if you wanted to build UIMA from source, but not if you just want to use the pre-built UIMA jars. If you're not comfortable with eclipse yet, trying to figure out maven at the same time is going to make things even more confusing. -Aaron Jarman, Jay wrote: > OK, so I'm getting and installing Maven. You said UIMA uses Maven. Is > this behind the scenes or do I need to do something special. I don't > see Maven in the UIMA Tutorial and Developer's Guide. Can you point me > to the UIMA documentation that discusses Maven? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tommaso Teofili [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 10:48 AM > To: firstname.lastname@example.com > Subject: Re: UIMA/Eclipse setup issues (My Solution) > > This is Maven: http://maven.apache.org/index.html > UIMA project use Maven by default, you can also import dependencies > downloading needed libraries by yourself but this is not recommended > Regards,Tommaso > > > 2009/6/17 Jarman, Jay <firstname.lastname@example.com> > >> Not to sound stupid but what is Maven? >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Tommaso Teofili [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 10:38 AM >> To: firstname.lastname@example.com >> Subject: Re: UIMA/Eclipse setup issues (My Solution) >> >> Hi Jay, I think this is not the standard way to import libraries in a >> UIMA >> project,maybe I'm repeating something you already did before: when you >> set >> into the libraries the UIMA_HOME variable, you have to go into > 'extend' >> button to select lib/*.jar files into UIMA_HOME.I guess you are not >> using >> Maven, isn't it? >> Best regards, >> Tommaso >> >> 2009/6/17 Jay Jarman <firstname.lastname@example.com> >> >>> Jarman, Jay <Jay.Jarman@...> writes: >>> >>>> I'm running Windows XP Pro w/SP3; JDK 1.5.0_18; Eclipse 3.4.2; > UIMA >>>> 2.2.2. I don't know what else you might need to know. Thanks for >> your >>>> help. >>>> >>>> Jay >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Tong Fin [mailto:tong.fin2@...] >>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:08 PM >>>> To: uima-user@... >>>> Subject: Re: UIMA/Eclipse setup issues >>>> >>>> Hi Jay, >>>> I would like to help. >>>> Could you please give us more info about your OS, JDK version, > etc. >> ? >>> >>> If anyone is interested this seems to have taken care of my problem. >> I >>> figured >>> Eclipse couldn't see the UIMA jar because all of the errors were > UIMA >>> classes >>> that couldn't be resolved. I looked at the Build Path and it has a >>> Libraries >>> tab. It had the JRE and UIMA_HOME. I thought that should do it but >> for >>> some >>> reason, UIMA_HOME didn't have the UIMA jar yet the JRE had the java >> jars. >>> So I >>> manually added the UIMA jar and all of the errors disappeared. >>> >>> I'm not an Eclipse guy and I know this isn't an Eclipse forum but > does >>> anyone >>> know if this is standard behavior? Is this the way I'm supposed to >> add the >>> UIMA >>> jar or is there a more accepted way. Thanks. >>> >>> Jay >>> >>>
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The Great War Over Here
Saturday, September 16, 2017
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The holdings of the National Archives at Atlanta include approximately 10,000 cubic feet of records relating to the World War I home front. These records document the federal government's attempts at food conservation, promotion of the war effort, and the purchase of Liberty Bonds, as well as intelligence investigations by the U.S. Navy. Other historical records tell the story of the 24 million men who registered for the Selective Service and of other men who were prosecuted and incarcerated for violating the Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1917. This year's symposium, The Great War Over Here: Stories from the Home Front, encourages research in these diverse records, features scholars whose published works were based on these holdings, and promotes the discovery of new scholars from universities and colleges across the Southeast and the nation.
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moved for leave to introduce Bill C-505, An Act respecting a National Appreciation Day.
Mr. Speaker, I am honoured today to stand in the House of Commons to reintroduce my private member's bill, an act representing and respecting a national appreciation day.
This enactment designates the third day of March in each and every year as a day for the people of Canada to express appreciation for the heroic work of members of the Canadian Forces and emergency response professionals, including police officers, firefighters and paramedics.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)


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Hector Ruiz's actions speak far louder than his words. The unassuming chief executive of Advanced Micro Devices would have plenty to shout about on the microprocessor maker's advances against its giant rival Intel – if only he felt at ease when sitting down and talking about his successes.
They have been the result of his understated but effective management style, which has a willingness to delegate at its core.
"It's incredibly important for me to feel that I have good people around me that I can trust and that these people are in the proper seat on the bus," he says. "Then it's important for me to get out of the way for them to get the job done."
He shares a discomfort with media interviews with his opposite number at Intel, Paul Otellini. In this respect, both men stand in complete contrast to their shoot-from-the-hip predecessors, Jerry Sanders and Craig Barrett.
"I don't know what to say. This just happens to be a difference in style," is his comment on the comparison.
Other executives are more forthcoming. Henri Richard, AMD's head of sales and marketing, refers to Mr Ruiz's subtle but supportive style and praises his attitude to risk: "He's always saying: 'Under my watch, make sure you get speeding tickets, not parking tickets.' He's encouraging us to take risks and we're in a culture where we know risks come with mistakes and as long as you don't repeat them and you exercise strong business judgment it's OK."
If Mr Ruiz is short on colourful soundbites, he has nonetheless made sure there has never been a dull moment for his company over the past 12 months.
Intel and AMD have almost 100 per cent of the market for the "x86" processors that dominate the PC world. But Intel has traditionally had the lion's share, providing the chips for four out of every five PCs sold. Intel has 100,000 employees worldwide compared with AMD's 10,000 and its market capitalisation – at about $125bn (£67bn) – is also 10 times that of AMD.
Yet, from the opening of AMD's multi-billion dollar microchip plant in Dresden, Germany, a year ago to the $5.4bn acquisition of ATI, the Canadian graphics chipmaker, due to be completed this month, Mr Ruiz has been relentless in pursuit of his arch rival.
The Mexican-born CEO realised soon after joining AMD in 2000 as president and chief operating officer that the company had to improve and expand on its reputation as a maker of cheap processors for desktop PCs. "Five years ago, we were a company that only had one product and was skewed towards the consumer market," he says.
"We wanted to improve the product and address the server space – in the same way that if you can meet Japanese manufacturing standards, you can meet anybody's, we felt if we could meet server requirements, we could do well in other segments."
AMD successfully launched its Opteron processor in 2003 for the kind of servers that run company networks. By concentrating on quality and this mission-critical area, it improved its reputation for reliability and its credibility with big corporate customers.
Furthermore, it began to win market share from Intel with a series of technical innovations and firsts that gave it a performance advantage over its rival's microprocessors.
It created its Direct Connect Architecture – a way of addressing computer memory to speed processes and eliminate bottlenecks. It also beat Intel in moving from 32-bit to 64-bit processors and in launching the first dual-core ones – processors with two "brains" on the same chip to handle multiple programs running at the same time and increasing response times.
By the second quarter of this year, the company had 26 per cent of the server market for "x86" processors, up from less than 10 per cent at the beginning of last year. It also had a 25 per cent share of the desktop market.
Mr Ruiz attributes AMD's advances as much to listening to its customers as to the skills of its research and development team. "If we can anticipate and understand our customers' needs perfectly then we would never need to worry about the competition," he says. "Focus on the customer is critical, we are firmly committed to making that the centrepiece of our strategy."
Mr Ruiz has been entreating his customers for help ever since he opened up a new front against his rival in June last year – filing antitrust lawsuits against Intel in the US.
AMD's allegations include Intel forcing big customers into exclusive or non-exclusive deals, making rebates and other incentives conditional on customers not buying from AMD, forcing PC makers to boycott AMD product launches and threatening retaliation.
"I believe the day of reckoning is coming to Intel's board. More than 60 companies have opened their files to us to electronic discovery. The goal is to stop Intel abusing its monopoly."
But any day of reckoning is unlikely to happen before 2009, after a judge last month put the trial date back until April of that year and added that claims of monopolistic practices abroad were outside US jurisdiction. It was a double setback for Mr Ruiz.
AMD is also under challenge from Intel's manufacturing juggernaut. Paul Otellini said last month that 40m Intel processors had shipped on smaller, more cost-effective 65-nanometre circuitry while its competitor was still shipping on 90 nanometres. He said Intel would be first to launch quad-core chips, releasing them in November.
AMD expects to be shipping quad-core chips on 65nm circuitry by the middle of next year from its state-of-the-art Dresden facility. It opened a factory there last October to double output over three years and then announced a further $2.5bn investment in May to expand production.
On top of that, it said in June an option to build a multi-billion dollar plant in New York state that would be the most advanced chip factory in the world. The huge sums being committed and the uncertainty of future demand make this a high-risk business.
"We are in an industry where we can't figure out a way to do it differently," says Mr Ruiz. "It takes two years to build a factory and two years to fill it up. It's a modified version of Russian roulette – you pull the trigger and four years later you find out if it worked or not."
Mr Ruiz cut his losses last December in the company's flash memory chip business, spinning it off as a savage pricing environment undermined profits from microprocessor revenues. Intel may follow suit in selling off its own flash business.
"We wanted to refocus totally on x86 [microprocessors]," says Mr Ruiz.
That concentration paid off in May when AMD made its biggest customer breakthrough – winning business from Dell, the largest PC maker and an Intel stronghold, for the first time. "Dell saw it to their advantage to have two suppliers."
AMD itself had always seen an advantage to having two suppliers – ATI and Nvidia – for the graphics chips for its microprocessors. But in July, Mr Ruiz decided to buy ATI, stretching the company's finances with the $5.4bn price tag and, again, taking on Intel in matching its rival's in-house graphics capabilities.
"Everything in our industry has a level of risk, but I didn't see this as gambling but part of our strategy of anticipating the future. We believe processing technology is going to develop as a graphics technology," he says, alluding to growth of online video and the high visual demands of the new Windows Vista operating system.
Intel appears to have achieved technology leadership with its Core 2 Duo processors, but Mr Ruiz says he believes that such leadership will flip back and forth and the right strategy will be more important.
"We believe the market needs a level playing field. The math seems to show that the monopoly breaks at about 30 per cent [revenue share] of the market. So we need to get to that number, that's the milestone. We hope to do it sooner or later, not only for us but for consumers and customers."
Passage to Texas and AMD
Mr Ruiz was born in the town of Piedro Negras on the Mexican side of the US border 60 years ago. He learned English from a Methodist missionary he ran errands for and she persuaded his parents to allow him to walk across the border every day to attend high school in Eagle Pass, Texas.
He went on to earn electrical engineering degrees from the University of Texas at Austin, a city he now resides in and where AMD has a significant manufacturing base away from its Silicon Valley headquarters of Sunnyvale.
He joined the company in 2000 after spending five years at Texas Instruments from 1972 and then the next 22 years at Motorola. At TI, he worked on the team that developed the first single-chip calculator. At Motorola, he eventually became president of its semiconductor products division.
He joined AMD as president and chief operating officer and was groomed by Jerry Sanders, its flamboyant founder, to succeed him as chief executive in April 2002, later becoming chairman of the board as well.
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Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 284–290
This study of an online algebra course looked at the overall effectiveness of the course and at the development, implementation, and evaluation of interactive tools for graphing linear equations. The first part of the study compared algebra...
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The position supports the NEA's strategic objective to focus the energy and resources of its 3+ million members toward the promotion of public education by providing highly skilled executive administrative support of the Vice President of the Association.
POSITION SUMMARY: The essential functions of this position include coordinating the work of the office of the Vice President; using professional judgment and comprehensive knowledge of Association programs, priorities, initiatives and core values to deal with high-level contacts involving issues that may be sensitive and/or of a national focus; coordinating programs and issues; researching, synthesizing, compiling, analyzing, and reporting information, both financial and program-focused. The incumbent develops and maintains databases; produces graphics and presentation materials; develops spreadsheets, survey tools, tables, reports, and correspondence; proofreads and edits correspondence; handles logistics for numerous virtual and in-person meetings, conferences, and travel; takes notes at meetings; prepares and processes vouchers; conducts online searches; researches historical information from governance-related documents; analyzes and resolves problems; demonstrates excellent reasoning and judgment in making decisions; strategically schedules and maintains the officers' calendars; receives and responds to email, telephone calls, visitors, and social media requests; and participates in collaborative work efforts that enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the Center for Governance operations. To carry out responsibilities, the employee uses a personal computer, associated software, and requires some travel.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the following is provided: The position involves skill in using a personal computer; oral and written communication skills; skills in proofreading and editing; use of clear and articulate speech; interpersonal relations skills; reasoning and problem solving skills; ability to work in a fast-paced environment; ability to sit for long periods, stoop, bend, reach and carry light materials (up to 10 lbs.); and ability to travel by various methods of transportation, e.g., airplane, car.
MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Bachelor degree in Business Administration or related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills may be acquired. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Five years of progressively responsible experience performing a full-range of high level support to executive staff requiring critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Four years of experience using a wide range of technology, including using a personal computer for word processing; developing spreadsheets/databases and presentation materials; using electronic communications, and online research; writing, composing, editing and proofreading documents; responding to information requests; compiling, analyzing, and reporting information; overseeing meeting/conference logistics, and travel arrangements; and preparing and processing vouchers. OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to work extended hours on evenings and weekends. Work samples (e.g., presentation and other materials prepared) will be required at time of interview. Some travel required (10-15 overnights per year).
TIER 1 (Essential): Demonstrated knowledge of Association programs, priorities, and initiatives. Demonstrated mathematical ability and proficiency in handling financial administration. Proven advanced skills in use of MS Word, Access, Excel, and PowerPoint. Proficiency in Outlook calendaring in creating appointments and events, organizing meetings, viewing group schedules, etc. Proven skills in oral and written communication, including drafting, proofreading and editing documents. Proven ability to research, analyze and report information. Demonstrated proficiency in the layout and design of meeting/presentation and other informational materials. Proven experience in coordinating and overseeing meetings and schedules, supporting virtual and in-person meetings/conferences as well as travel logistics. Demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion. Successful references. TIER 2 (Significant): Experience using the PeopleSoft Financial Management System. Demonstrated ability to work independently in prioritize and organizing work, anticipate follow up and make informed decisions and recommendations. Effective analytical and interpersonal, skills and ability to work collaboratively within a team environment. Demonstrated flexibility in handling multiple/complex projects simultaneously under stringent timeframes and changing priorities/conditions. Demonstrated use of sound judgment for decision-making and ability to follow through on tasks with minimal supervision. TIER 3 (Desirable): General knowledge of NEA governance and its various committees. Understanding of the NEA Strategic Plan and the Association's budget process. Experience working in a non-profit unionized association or labor union.
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Cost-share deadline for flow meters is Friday, June 30th/
In an effort to remain proactive in the management of our groundwater, flow meters are required on all active irrigation wells within the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District (LENRD) by January 1, 2018.
The LENRD secured grants to assist landowners with the expense of this requirement. Funding is limited, and the deadline to apply for cost-share is Friday, June 30th, 2017. Contact your local NRCS office or the LENRD to apply.
The LENRD received a grant from Nebraska's Water Sustainability Fund (WSF), administered by the Nebraska Natural Resources Commission, to assist landowners with the purchase of flow meters. With the WSF grant, the LENRD will pay producers $500 per flow meter. All producers who have installed flow meters on or after November 25th, 2015, or producers who have yet to install their flow meters, can apply for the $500 incentive payments until the funds run out. Application for the flow meter cost-share can be completed by visiting your local NRCS office or the LENRD office in Norfolk.
LENRD Assistant General Manager, Brian Bruckner, said, "These incentives are available for producers on a first-come, first-served basis. There is enough grant money to cost-share on 3,000 meters. Therefore, it's very important that producers apply at their local NRCS office or the LENRD office by June 30th, 2017."
The LENRD has approved seven meters for installation. LENRD Projects Manager, Curt Becker, said, "The change in our Groundwater Management Area rules and regulations also requires anyone installing a flow meter within the LENRD to attend an installation training session to become a certified installer." A list of the approved meters as well as a list of the LENRD Certified Flow Meter Installation Contractors can be found on the district's website. These contractors have already completed the required flow meter installation training. Becker added, "If you do not want to become certified to install your own meter, you must select a certified installer from the list." If you would like to be trained to install your own flow meter, please contact the LENRD at 402.371.7313.


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Prepare Olive Oil Samples for Pesticide Residue Analysis in Half the Time With a Fraction of the Solvent Using dSPE
Simplify and speed up sample preparation with Resprep dSPE tubes! Here we show the extraction and cleanup of pesticide residues from olive oil samples—twice as fast as GPC, with only a fraction of the solvent required for conventional SPE.
Olive oil is considered a healthy fat source and is a staple in many recommended diets. However, concerns about potentially negative health effects associated with pesticide residues have increased consumer interest in testing. While organophosphorus pesticides are currently used in olive orchards to control pests, organochlorine pesticides are still tested, even though they are no longer in commercial use, because they are persistent organic pollutants. There are several existing methods for measuring pesticide residues in olive oil, all of which involve sample extraction and cleanup [1]. The common goal of these methods is to remove lipids that are harmful to the analytical system [2]. Efficient sample cleanup procedures are critical to maximizing sample throughput and minimizing labor and material costs. Here we demonstrate the efficiency of a dSPE cleanup procedure, as well as the capabilities of a method-specific analytical column.
Simple Procedure Uses Half the Time and Minimal Solvent
Sample extraction and cleanup can be accomplished with gel permeation chromatography (GPC), solid phase extraction (SPE), or dispersive solid phase extraction (dSPE) methods. However the dSPE method shown here is much less expensive than GPC (which requires specialized equipment) and uses substantially less solvent than comparable GPC or SPE methods (Table I).3 The method is simple to use and allows sample extraction and cleanup to be accomplished in half the time of other techniques (Table II).
Extraction and dSPE Cleanup for Pesticide Residues in Olive Oil
Test sample: A 1.5 mL sample of commercially obtained virgin olive oil was spiked with a standard organochlorine pesticide mix. The spiked sample was processed as follows:
1. Dilute with 1.5 mL hexane.
2. Add 6 mL of acetonitrile (ACN).
3. Mix for 30 minutes on a shaker.
4. Allow layers to separate (approximately 20 minutes), then collect the top (ACN) layer.
5. Repeat the liquid-liquid extraction (steps 2–4) and combine both ACN extract layers.
6. Place 1 mL of the combined ACN extract in a 1.5 mL tube containing 150 mg magnesium
sulfate and 50 mg PSA.
7. Shake the tube for 2 minutes.
8. Centrifuge at 3,000 U/min for approximately 5 minutes.
9. Remove the top layer and inject directly into the gas chromatograph system.
Extracts were analyzed using the Rtx-CLPesticides2 column (Figure 1). The Rtx-CLPesticides2 column is a method-specific column that resolves all chlorinated pesticide residues tested. Recoveries of 70%–80% were obtained, levels comparable to conventional SPE—without the necessity of vacuum manifolds or high-pressure systems. The GPC method attained recoveries of > 95%. However this method requires large amounts of solvent and takes over twice as long as other methods.
The dSPE method shown here is an efficient, cost-effective way to clean up chlorinated pesticide residues in olive oil. With good recoveries and minimal matrix interference, it is an easy way to reduce solvent usage, compared to conventional SPE, and is more cost-effective than GPC.
Table I: The Resprep dSPE method uses 42% and 89% less solvent than SPE and GPC methods respectively.
Table II: Cut extraction/cleanup time by 50% using a Resprep dSPE method.


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One of our most exciting projects is the Bath Future Talent programme. It's all about creating a world-class development programme for a cohort of 12 bright young people in the early stages of their careers and developing both them and their contribution to Bath's economy. Each of them is working on an exciting project that develops their innovation capabilities, leadership and project management skills, and we provide a coach plus a business leader as mentor. Participating companies benefit from the delivery of two important breakthrough projects, the development of their talent pool and positive PR from the joint city community project Charity in the City.
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Experts in the field of development and applied economics have made a strong case for infrastructural and human development; full industrialization and massive job creation as necessary indices for sustainable economic growth in Africa. These were part of the submissions at the 2018 International Conference hosted by the African Heritage Institution (AfriHeritage), Enugu, last week, August 30-31, 2018. The Conference themed: Economics of Sustainable Growth in Africa, which took place in Enugu, Southeast, Nigeria, attracted scholars from Nigeria and beyond. In his key note presentation, a former national economic adviser in the government of former president Olusegun Obasanjo, and now director, Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Professor Osita Ogbu, identified productivity as the basis for sustainable economic growth, According to him, the economy should be designed in a way that wealth is adequately distributed and not concentrated. He believes that one sure way of doing so is by ensuring massive development of the industrial sector and technological acquisition. 'Africa must introduce industrial parks. Banks should concentrate resources on few important sectors with bias towards the productivity sector. Africa needs intelligent leadership that understands sustainable growth'. Professor Ogbu who is a member of Board of Directors of AfriHeritage, cited the China example where he says China has left a certain space at the low end manufacturing which Africans can adopt and occupy. 'Since we have few venture capitalists, government should step into this space and invest in profitable ventures'. In his contribution, another keynote speaker at the event and Associate Fellow of AfriHeritage, Rev Fr. (Prof) Hyacinth Icheoku, of the department of Economics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, posited that redistribution and inclusive economic growth can catalyze sustainable economic growth in Nigeria. According to him, a means to achieving inclusive economic growth is by providing good and productive employment and decent work for everyone. He however, advised African countries to focus on labour intensive industrial growth in order to create jobs and opportunities to carry everyone along in their ``So, labour intensive modal of sustainable development should be adopted so that no one is left behind in the growth of any African country''. "Leaders in Africa must get their people out of poverty by looking into agriculture and cottage industries, which can be easily financed by these countries going with their relatively financial incapability", he concluded. Earlier in his opening speech, the executive director of AfriHeritage, Professor Ufo OkekeUzodike noted that African economists needed to come up with ideas that will uplift economies across the continent, and help to effect transformative change that can move the region away from extreme poverty. According to him, despite significant improvements in policy spaces across the region, Africa continues to experience serious challenges due to highly uneven economic growth patterns. "So, in Nigeria and around our continent, the quest for sustainable economic growth is a driver of government concerns and policy". "However, despite significant improvements in policy spaces across the region, Africa continues to experience serious challenges due to highly uneven economic growth patterns". "This challenge is made less tenable by inadequate growth rates for the world's poorest region, youngest region, and demographically fastest growing region", he says He noted that even beyond Africa, the issue of Sustainable Growth is central to the trade wars between some countries such as the United States and Germany (European Union), the United States and China. To this end, he charged the participants to use the opportunity of the Conference and deliberations to contribute ideas that will yield policy recommendations for policymakers. "I wish us all robust engagements across the sessions and lots of ideas on how to fuel our economies across the continent, to grow at the double digit levels that we need to effect transformative change and move our region away from extreme poverty". threatening indigenous cultures; engagement Industrialization, Job Creation: Indices for Sustainable Economic Growth – Experts 3 Volume 13, No. 37 September 2018 across the sessions and lots of ideas on how to fuel our economies across the continent, to grow at the double digit levels that we need In continuation of its citizens' engagement advocacy, the African Heritage Institution (AfriHeritage), Enugu, in collaboration with FLED International Leadership Institute, Abuja has held a Conference titled; People and Power Conference, in Enugu, South-east, Nigeria, on Thursday August 16, 2018. The Conference with the theme "Citizens Power to Choose Responsible Leaders in a Democracy" washeld as an enlightenment program to educate and enlighten the public towards the 2019 general elections. The event which main goals include to mobilize citizens for to effect transformative change and move our region away from extreme poverty".
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BlueFire Bar & Grill is now open in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency in downtown Lexington. The $1 million restaurant project features a full bar as well as daily breakfast, lunch and dinner service. The menu features traditional Southern foods served in a contemporary way. Examples of the regionally inspired dishes include: Kentucky-raised bison steak, bourbon-glazed salmon, Kentucky burgoo over penne pasta, and mint julep crème brûlée. For more information, visit Lexington.hyatt.com and click on BlueFire Bar & Grill.
Central Baptist HealthwoRx Fitness & Wellness Center is introducing its Senior Stars program. Senior Stars educational programs will include a class on a topic of interest, a movement component, lunch, giveaways and other materials. Senior Stars memberships at HealthwoRx are open to anyone 55 or older. Gold and Silver Star memberships, which include educational programs, light aerobics, chair yoga classes and unlimited blood pressure checks, are available for a monthly fee. For more information, call (859) 260-4354.
Ron Green and Pam Chesnut have formed a law firm, Green & Chesnut PLLC, engaged in civil litigation defense. James Inman is associated with the firm, 201 East Main Street, Suite 1250. Phone: (859) 475-1471. Web site: Greenandchesnut.com.
Railroad Drug and Old Time Soda Fountain has opened at 115 East Main Street in Midway. Pharmacist Ken Glass and his wife, Amanda, who manages the store, have opened the full-service pharmacy that offers free local prescription delivery, sundries, and old-time soda fountain treats. Phone: (859) 846-4146. Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. Web site: Railroaddrug.com.
TAC Air, a division of Truman Arnold Cos., has dedicated its new 12,000-square-foot executive terminal at Blue Grass Airport. The terms of the lease agreement between TAC Air and Blue Grass Airport provide that all of TAC Air's $11 million investment in terminal and hangar improvements be turned over to the airport at the end of its 20-year lease, according to Greg Arnold, president and CEO of Truman Arnold Cos. A $50,000 contribution in cash and services was given to The Aviation Museum of Kentucky. Additionally, planning is under way for a fund-raising event benefiting the museum to be held at the new TAC Air terminal. TAC Air also has opened 45,000 square feet of new hangar space at Blue Grass Airport in time for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
Construction is under way on a new Tractor Supply Co. store in Cynthiana. It will be the company's 37th Kentucky location. The store will be in the former Big Lots space at 994 U.S. 27 South and will employ 12 to 17 full- and part-time employees. The store is expected to open in October.
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19th April 2018
5pm next to King George Square By Just Peace
With $140 million being spent raining down missiles onto Syria illegally, they protested this waste at a small rally with their red T-shirts (NO Billions for Bombs etc.). Attendants created their own placards to bring attention to Australia's military spending ($90 million per day!), and to Australia's support for the illegal bombing of Syria by the USA, UK and France.
2nd May 2018
IPAN Media Release calling for reduction in military spending:
"Global military spending has increased to $1739 billion in 2017, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. This amount of
resources being directed to rearmament is morally bankrupt", says
Annette Brownlie, Chair of the Independent and Peaceful Australia
Network, which is supporting the global campaign. "The top 10 spenders
in 2017 were the USA (with an increase of $700 billion over 2016),
China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, India, France, UK, Japan, Germany and South
Korea. This shows an overall constant increase over the last five
consecutive years," said Ms Brownlie. "The Global Campaign's statement
says, 'Funds that are now spent in the military are urgently needed to
reduce inequalities, to increase worldwide cooperation, to remove energy
injustices, to focus on the causes that generate huge numbers of
refugees and displaced people, to implement people-based global market
regulations and to build a peaceful world'. "We believe jobs should be
created in sectors which make a positive contribution to our society and
environment, not in exporting arms, as the Australian Government has
recently announced plans to do," Ms Brownlie said. "In relation to
Australia, our aid program is at the lowest percentage of GDP ever –
increasing aid to our neighbours and areas devastated by conflict will
do more to build our security than more arms and 'defence' spending. "We
need more public housing to be built, more jobs for indigenous people,
more teachers, nurses, doctors, more funding to schools, child care and
universities, more investment in renewable energy and public transport,
more help to refugees, not more arms. We need urgent action on climate
change. We need an increase in wages for the lower paid workers. "We
need funding for urgent social needs, not an arms export industry and
increased 'defence' spending," said Ms Brownlie. IPAN supports war
powers reform, as a first step to having more public discussion on the
role of our military, and to avoid the situation that occurred when the
Government committed troops to an illegal war in Iraq, against the
wishes of the Australian people.
Organized by Independent and Peaceful Australia Network
Media Interviews: Contact Annette Brownlie 0431 597 256
IPAN Media Liaison: Kathryn Kelly, contact 0417 269 984


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If you ask me how many times a day I check my email, my answer would be 'one'. The entire day…
"So you only check your inbox once a day and stopped replying by email?" my manager asks me, looking completely confused. "Yes", I answer after I figure she must have received my out of office reply to an email she send me.
"For more than a week I stopped sending email —something no one noticed at first— and I thought it was about time people knew." The look on her face got even more confused. "Shall we have a cup of coffee then?" I ask with a careful smile on my face.
The email-diet: How it all started
In my former day job as a safety advisor, I received 150 emails a day. I spend 3 to 4 hours of my day trapped inside my inbox. And if I was not sitting at my computer, I checked my smartphone almost continuously.
One morning, I imagined being 80 years old. I asked myself: What did I contribute? What did other people notice of my years of hard work?
I saw myself being a rockstar in answering email. An elite force in attending countless meetings. And sadly, that would be about it. Something I couldn't let happen.
After some thinking, I looked at the way we use email. In ten minutes I figured out how email works. And it's pretty simple: The more you send, the more you receive.
This observation led to another question: What if I did the opposite? If I send less, will I receive less?
Almost three years ago, I started an experiment: A 30 day 'email-diet'.
An experiment to find out:
What happens if I check email once a day for half an hour, and allow myself to only send 3 emails a day?
The first 30 days: From FOMO to changing the way I work
It's 11.00am. I've resisted the urge to check my inbox close to 143 times this morning. Finally I get to open Outlook. 156 new messages. And I only get to answer 3 by email? This is madness, I remember myself thinking. Complete madness.
But after a few days, my FOMO — Fear Of Missing Out — fades. I notice I get creative in how I communicate. I have no choice. The experiment forces me to get creative. This, is in retrospect one of the most valuable benefits. Other observations and lessons include:
- Now I check my inbox only once a day, a lot of email does not need a reply anymore. Issues are already solved. Mostly, just by ignoring them. Also, a big chunk of the messages aren't urgent, and don't need a reply right away (or at all), despite others pretending so. These realizations made me aware of how we keep each other busy.
- Another game changer is a shift in how I handle incoming messages. Instead of automatically hitting 'reply', I pause for a moment and ask myself 'what is the best way to solve this?'. This small distinction — between not only answering, but thinking about how do I solve 'x' — eliminates the back and forth email conversations that look more like a game of pointless ping pong.
- The 80/20 principle applies: Over 65% of the email I receive, is send by only 6 people. In the second week, I meet with every one of them and have coffee. We talk over how we communicate. In just 30 minutes each, we make new working agreements we both like. Such as what to do when an emergency arises. Result: a lot less email (quantity), a lot more satisfaction (quality).
- As the 30 days pass by, I talk with a lot of people. Real conversations. Face to face. On how we collaborate. A broad topic everyone seems to find important, and have a huge variety of opinions about. With every conversation, I get more confident in how to express what I mean, in asking questions, and I get more and more curious on the perspective of others. A big boost for something I now know is immensely important in a digital world: social skills.
- Because I don't want to be on the phone or walking around the office the whole day, I start to explore new digital collaboration tools like Trello, Facebook groups, Asana, Basecamp, and later Slack. In small groups I endorse others to test these tools with me. By investing time in figuring out how these tools work, so I can explain them to others, my digital skills and teaching skills improve. I still reap the benefits of this every single day.
Post-experiment: A life without email
After the 30 days were over — and incoming email dropped from 150 to around 25 a day — I saved 3 hours. Daily. That's right, 3 hours a day. That's 15 hours a week! And I never had so much fun doing my job.
In this month I also finished five big projects that were on my to do list for over six months. How did this happen? By checking email at 11am, every morning, I have 3 hours to work on what I find important. Without getting distracted — and turning reactive — by what others think is important for me. Because as a professional you are capable of deciding for yourself what to work on.
What happened after the 30 days?
I decided to follow through and quit email completely.
Take responsibility and challenge assumptions
As I explain in my TED-talk, it's not about quitting email. It's about challenging assumptions. One little assumption: If I send less, will I receive less?
Quitting email will not solve your problems. It won't automatically better your life. You have to take responsibility and start yourself. What is most valuable is the process: To experiment, reflect, learn, adjust and continue to do so.
For me, challenging this one little assumption ended up changing my life. Four months later I did my 40 hour full-time job in only 10 hours a week. Funny sidenote, the evaluation reports made by the partners I worked with, were higher than the year before.
Eight months later I quit my job. Now I'm self-employed and found myself a new endeavor: To work at 80 different companies, organizations, charities and brands around the world.
So, what are you going to do?
In closing, with every change — be it quitting email or traveling the world — there are broadly two types of responses I encounter.
The first, "It's nice it works for you, and by the way, I really want to do the same, but for me it's just impossible, because [insert doubtful explanation]…"
The second, "Awesome, can you help me get started, because I'm curious what it will do for me?"
The question I have for you, after reading this blog is simple: To which group do you belong?
If you want to share your thoughts, tips, have questions or just want to reach out: use the comments below or send me a personal message
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Managing & Mobilizing Insurance Data in a Connected World
Charlie Hanna | November 29, 2017
Given the opportunity to head off catastrophe before it occurs, most individuals and businesses are easily inspired or incentivized to take action. You can't manage what you can't see and you can't measure what you can't manage, right? It's why people go to fortune tellers and get preventive medical tests. And, it's why insurers invest in things like predictive analytics.
While the introduction of the Internet of Things (IoT), smart devices, and mobile apps have resulted in a more connected consumer, these advances have only made things worse for data-challenged insurers. Now facing a virtual onslaught of emerging data sources with varying levels of trust or authenticity, insurers still struggling to simply manage static, siloed policyholder data face an inflection point.
Today's insurance customer expects anytime-anywhere access to policy, coverage, and claim data, but insurers must still ensure security and privacy, and guarantee one version of the truth across platforms, users and transactions. Availability of, and accessibility to, data which exists only in paper files or hidden behind legacy firewalls cannot be utilized to its fullest potential. That means managing and mobilizing insurance data in a connected world just became insurance industry priority #1.
The Sins of the Past
In the Information Age, the idea of paper files is expectedly problematic. In the last ten to 15 years, insurers started scanning and digitizing historical documents simply to eliminate storage charges and overhead involved with maintaining such files. As luck would have it, the somewhat unexpected side benefit of digitizing policyholder files was increased access to information. This gave insurers a holistic view of a policyholder's product portfolio, enabling cross selling, upselling, or even protection from identity theft.
However, for many insurers, the sins of the past are literally coming home to roost. Consider that policyholder data, and the information derived from it, was never something insurers actively planned to use. It was simply a by-product of doing business. Today, the industry has a second chance; an opportunity to do things better this time around. Insurers need a single enterprise information platform for managing insurance data and documents, which will not only unite, but protect, all critical systems and information.
Guaranteed Availability
The value of a single enterprise information platform, fortunately, goes beyond the quick access and simple document routing benefits possible for all internal users, once data is normalized for performance and available across systems. Such a platform empowers efficiency and agility through collaboration, so insurers can grow and innovate with confidence. With data digitized, normalized, and managed securely, insurers can make information more widely accessible, even externally, on a 24/7/365 basis via tightly-integrated, self-service cloud solutions.
While users can quickly search for documents and easily navigate to all related content, the larger benefit comes in the form of robust information management and process automation capabilities. This makes information actionable by any authorized employee, regardless of the device used, in the office or in the field. By extending an information management strategy and mobilizing critical insurance data in this way, insurers' employees can easily view information from other business applications through direct integrations; add notes and annotations to documents; complete tasks and approvals as part of a workflow; route content to others; and trigger processes by completing forms or capturing key content.
Information Mobility
The modern workforce is on the move. In addition to positions which always required mobility, like agents and adjusters, insurers now increasingly support remote and on-demand workers across all departments. An enterprise information platform enables remote or on-demand workers, as well as policyholders with self-service capabilities, to go beyond simple access to relevant data and documents. Effectively, it becomes a content hub, surfacing information from other business systems and mobile apps.
Once insurers are working with digital information stored in the cloud, the challenge becomes moving it from the data center to the point of action, wherever that may be. Natively-developed mobile apps can leverage content management capabilities delivered via an enterprise information platform, and such mobile capabilities empower employees to intelligently capture images and data, complete forms, collect information, complete businesses tasks, get approvals, and interact with or modify content while offline, using approved mobile devices.
Managing and mobilizing insurance data and documents in a connected world may be the most important strategic imperative facing insurers today. Accessibility can be achieved across systems and platforms as part of a larger digital transformation initiative, but only when data can be delivered to the point of action can insurers hope to tackle the challenges presented by the mobility inherent to today's workforce and consumer.
Charlie Hanna is the domestic director of insurance for Hyland Software. He can be reached for further information or comment via email at email@example.com.
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This is the first time that India would be participating as a full member at the SCO Summit which is going to be held in Qindao, China. The India delegation departed from India at 7 am Saturday morning and will arrive in Qindao around 3:30 pm.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a statement before departing for China stressed upon the fact that this is a 'new beginning for India.
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"Excited to lead the Indian delegation for the grouping's first-ever meeting with the country as a full member," Prime Minister Modi in his statement said.
The SCO has a rich agenda for cooperation, ranging from fighting terrorism, separatism and extremism to promoting cooperation in connectivity, commerce, customs, law, health and agriculture; protecting the environment and mitigating disaster risk; and fostering people-to-people relations.
In the last one year since India became a full member of the SCO, our interaction with the Organization and its member States has grown considerably in these areas.
An official told India Today that the focus for India is to participate in all the processes and mechanisms of the SCO where in the past they sat as mere observers. Ministry of External Spokesperson, Raveesh Kumar, in his weekly briefing on Thursday said that India will participate in restricted and summit level meetings.
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The four pillars of the SCO Summit are: political, security (terrorism), economic, cultural. India will also give a big push to connectivity.
On June 9, Prime Narendra Modi will call on Rashid Alimov, Secretary General of the SCO, upon his arrival. Thereafter, he will hold bilateral meetings with Xi Jingping, President of the Peoples Republic of China; Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Emomali Rahmon, President of the Republic of Tajikstan.
He will also attend the banquet dinner which will be hosted by President Xi Jinping. This will be Modi's first meeting with Xi after their informal visit that took place in Wuhan, China in April.
PM Modi in his statement said, India enjoys deep friendship and multi-dimensional ties with the Member States of the SCO. On the sidelines of the SCO Summit, I will have the opportunity of meeting and sharing views with several other leaders, including the Heads of States of many SCO Member States.
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"Whatever you call it, this is what real British rap looks like: these are some pictures that my mate Ewen too in places where this music is really happening." Mike Skinner, 2005
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Ewen Spencer's photographic exploration of the East London Grime scene. Featuring many of the genres key figures such as Tinchy Stryder, Lethal Bizzle, Lady Sovereign, Kano and Jammer. Contains a foreword by Martin Parr.


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My name is Marcus, I grew up in the beautiful city of Gothenburg, Sweden. My grandfather has been a big role model my whole life, always running around with his camera and ready to capture the moment. He taught me the basics and from that day, I always try to learn new stuff every day. This is my way to express myself. Welcome to my journey.
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|Samples from my collection of fruits, vegetables and seed clip art below.
The following clip art collection may be used for personal crafting/journaling about your cooking and gardening. Include my clip art on recipe pages or recipe cards, however you like to compile notes and lists about food in your own kitchen.
You might prefer to journal about gardening. If so this restored ephemera would look lovely integrated into a gardeners notebook, scrapbook or journal as well.Fruits & Vegetables Cleaned and Restored for Personal Crafts:
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Hello There!
Friends, nearly neighbours, we met in work over fourteen years ago… We couldn't be more different in some ways but in the ways that probably matter the most we're almost too similar.
We'd always shared a dream of owning our own bookstore; a very special place that wasn't just about books but also local art, photography, coffee, alcohol, flowers and in general a place for the community. Somewhere that evolved in our imagination with every glass of wine we drank – but we just never found time to do it.
But in that imagined future the bookstore would be called Books &….
And from here our blog idea was born, with a love of books at the heart of the blog – it's also about us, our varied lifestyles, travel, children and much more.
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Born a bookworm, I would read by the light through the crack of the door throughout my childhood late into the night and now try to find the energy to read any of the 7(ish) books sat on my bedside table by the light of the baby monitor. I live in Manchester, a hop, skip and a jump from Janet, with my husband and two young daughters, and have an addiction to buying children's books; seriously, I'm out of control…


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Handmade fonts available as high detailed downloadabel vetors for your projects are now on the way by fisforfonts. Serif, stencil, retro or sans they have all what you were searching for. Done with love the glyphs have a special character and some of them are combined in families which are more or less used looking.
We made an interview with the leading professional Christopher James.
How did you start the project?
I started the project through an inability to find typefaces with a painted feel that when enlarged to a larger size retain the detail I required. This is partly due to the restraints of font tools when creating a workable font.
How do you produce them?
To get around this I decided that after the painting stage I would keep each typeface as a vectored file, allowing the detail to remain and letting the user manually place each character to create words. Much like hand setting type on a printing press. Each typeface does come with a lesser detailed writable .otf and .ttf file as well though.
What inspires you?
On the side I'm a graphic designer for the fashion industry so I get inspired by the trends that emerge through that such as the recent industrial and collegiate stories. I'm also excited by experimenting with different materials and mediums to get the final effects, it's fun to get away from the computer and make some creative mess.
How many fonts are planed?
I've got plans to add lot's more, although the process for each new typeface has increased quite a lot since I decided to create multiple sets for each one. This is so that when you write something you can reduce using the same character which gives the game away.
Who is using your fonts?
The great thing about the internet is that I'm selling them all around the world so it's exciting to think what the end use will be.
More and more unique loking fontfamilies are gonna be searched by lots of people around the world within this great pool of digital typefaces. On f is for fonts you can find some of them. We are very looking forward for more fonts in the future.
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The Journey of Submergence collection dives into the universal issue of water. Starting with the idea of water control through a long obsession with taps. I documented taps through photographs and drawings for about two year prior.
Questioning the tap's ability to turn on and off through observation. This idea then lead into greater issues of global water control and clean water for all life.