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The objective of this study is to characterize a recently identified tumor-associated gene, HBXAP (also known as Rsf-1), that is amplified in ovarian cancer. Over the past years, we have applied genome-wide analyses to delineate molecular genetic changes in ovarian cancer, and have identified a new amplified gene, HBXAP (Rsf-1), in ovarian carcinomas. Amplification and overexpression of HBXAP are significantly associated with the most aggressive type of ovarian cancer in clinical specimens. It has been known that HBXAP interacts with hSNF2H to form a chromatin remodeling complex. Indeed, we demonstrated that HBXAP co- immunoprecipitated with hSNF2H in ovarian caner cells, and expression of HBXAP promoted tumor cell growth and survival in p53 mutated cells but not in p53 wild-type cells. Based on the above findings, we hypothesize that p53 mutation facilitates cells to evade from the ?oncogene?-induced growth suppression and apoptosis, and in the p53 mutant cells, increased HBXAP levels contributes to tumor progression by its binding to hSNF2H. Furthermore, HBXAP may serve as a potential therapeutic target in a preclinical mouse tumor model. To test the above hypotheses, we propose four closely integrated aims.
Aim 1 : Determine if formation of the HBXAP and hSNF2H chromatin remodeling complex is required for survival in ovarian cancer cells with HBXAP overexpression.
Aim 2 : Assess the roles of p53 mutations in HBXAP-induced tumor promotion.
Aim 3 : Assess if overexpression of HBXAP in combination with mutant p53 is essential for tumorigenesis and/or tumor progression.
Aim 4 : Determine the anti-tumor effects by targeting HBXAP in mouse ovarian cancer xenografts. Revealing the molecular context in deciphering the functions of a tumor-promoting gene is essential to understand the pathogenesis of cancer development and may have translational implications for new cancer therapy. Narrative Previous studies have shown that amplification and overexpression of HBXAP, a chromatin remodeling gene, are significantly associated with the most aggressive type of ovarian cancer. The objective of the current study is to characterize how HBXAP upregulation contributes to the development and progression of ovarian cancer. Revealing the molecular context in deciphering the functions of a tumor-promoting gene is essential to understand the pathogenesis of cancer development and may have translational implications for new cancer therapy.
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|Guan, Bin; Magomi, Tae; Wang, Tian-Li et al. (2013) Establishing isogenic inducible cell lines using founder reporter lines and recombinase-mediated cassette exchange. Biotechniques 55:233-42
|Sheu, Jim Jinn-Chyuan; Choi, Jung Hye; Guan, Bin et al. (2013) Rsf-1, a chromatin remodelling protein, interacts with cyclin E1 and promotes tumour development. J Pathol 229:559-68
|Mao, Tsui-Lien; Ardighieri, Laura; Ayhan, Ayse et al. (2013) Loss of ARID1A expression correlates with stages of tumor progression in uterine endometrioid carcinoma. Am J Surg Pathol 37:1342-8
|Kuhn, Elisabetta; Kurman, Robert J; Soslow, Robert A et al. (2012) The diagnostic and biological implications of laminin expression in serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma. Am J Surg Pathol 36:1826-34
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Jerry Pate
The legendary golfer has been appointed to a three-year term on the board of directors of the nonprofit Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida. Early in his golfing career, Pate garnered eight PGA Tour victories and seven foreign wins, including the 1976 United States Open and the Tournament Players Championship in 1982. Since 1977, his company, Jerry Pate Design, has developed award-winning golf courses. The company worked on the Vince Whibbs Sr. Community Maritime Park, Blue Wahoos Stadium and Admiral Mason Park.
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The engineering firm donated $20,000 of the $38,000 cost for planning and design services of a Miracle League baseball field in Tiger Point Park in Santa Rosa County. The new ballpark will include special rubberized, wheelchair-friendly baseball fields, sidewalks and paths, dugouts, bleachers and fencing. Plans are for construction to start in the fall after the ball season ends. The Miracle League of Santa Rosa County hopes to welcome its first baseball players by the spring of 2019.
Dan Lindemann & Jerry Holzworth
The two citizens challenged Mayor Ashton Hayward over the $50 per year lease given to the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission to build a fish hatchery and won when the agency requested last week that the City of Pensacola terminate the contract. News of the request prompted criticism of Lindemann and Holzworth for costing the city the $18.7-million project, but Gov. Rick Scott silenced the critics when he told the media that the hatchery would be built at a yet-to-be-determined site in Escambia County.
Adam Putnam
The Tampa Bay Times last week reported that a former employee of Putnam's agency failed for more than a year to conduct national background checks on applications for concealed weapons licenses. An Office of Inspector General report revealed that between February 2016 and March 2017, the agency didn't access the National Instant Criminal Background Check System because an employee was unable to log in to the system. Putnam's office told the Times that the employee was "immediately terminated" after another employee discovered the situation and that every application potentially impacted was "thoroughly reviewed." The Times noted 245,000 applications were made in 2016 and 275,000 in 2017.
Betsy DeVos
The Secretary of Education told a U.S. Senate committee last week that the Federal Commission on School Safety would not study the role of guns in school shootings, even though President Donald Trump convened the commission in response to the shooting in Parkland, Fla. In fact, the White House stated the commission would study and make recommendations on several focus areas, including "age restrictions for certain firearm purchases." The gun lobby wins again.
Gulf Power
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection issued a consent order to Gulf Power concerning its unlined coal ash landfill, fined the utility $32,500 for the violation and ordered the company to develop a four-year plan to address problems with the landfill. The violations in the January consent order were ruled a one-time occurrence. Further tests have revealed contained levels of pollution below what is allowed under Gulf Power's permit.

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Unsurprisingly, it is the London housing market juggernaut that yields the largest crop of millionaire pads.
However, with a total market share of 58 per cent (3,555 sales) in June 2007 compared to 68 per cent in 2002, the Capi
Halifax notes that the share has doubled to six per cent over the year in the northern regions of the West Midlands, East Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber, the North West, the North and Wales.
Of these regions, the North West recorded the most million pound sales in 2007, with a total of 190. Outside London, the best-performing region was the South East with 1,916 top bracket sales.
Nationwide, Wales that had the lowest number of million plus sales during 2007, but the 13 seven-figured transactions completed over the year was a far cry from the days of 2002 when no properties managed to break into millionaire territory.
£1 Million Not So Exclusive
Of course, with the high house price rises recorded since 2002, it's not really surprising that a million pound price tag is becoming more commonplace.
Indeed, 33 per cent of all postcode districts in England and Wales contained at least one million pound plus sale over the past year compared to just 17 per cent in 2002.
Overall, the proportion of these seven-figure sales has risen from 0.2 per cent of all property sales to 0.5 per cent over the five year period.
And given the propensity for £1 million properties, £2 million plus sales have subsequently been recorded in every region but Wales over the last year with London holding the highest proportion with 73 per cent of the market share.
Colin Kemp, Managing Director at Halifax Estate Agents, commented:
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"At the same time, million pound property clusters are emerging. In London, million pound sales are centred on Kensington and Chelsea.
"In London, million pound sales are centred on Kensington and Chelsea. There are other clusters around Cobham, Esher and Weybridge in Surrey and around Altrincham, Macclesfield and Wilmslow in Cheshire."


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A fan couldn't take Bette Midler's fabulousness during Hello, Dolly! and dramatically fainted, Page Six reports.
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Australia looks overseas for help in developing isolated north
SYDNEY – Australia will host diplomats from China, Britain, and dozens of other countries in its tropical north from Sunday, as part of an effort to drum up investment and broaden the economic base of the sparsely populated region.
Far North Queensland extends 340,000 square kilometres and boasts extensive coastline, tropical forests, rich agricultural land and mineral resources.
But the isolated region faces a number of critical issues, including attracting investment for infrastructure and high transport costs, which are proving a headache for exporters.
Politicians have ambitious plans to exploit the area's close proximity to Asian markets and want to diversify its $7.8 billion economy, which is dependent on tourism, mining and agriculture.
"This visit will provide foreign representatives with an insight into the diversity and dynamism of Queensland's economy," Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop said in a statement.
About 75 Canberra-based diplomats will be hosted in the economic and services hub of Cairns, where they will be briefed on investment and trade opportunities in Far North Queensland.
They will also visit the Great Barrier Reef and be informed of the government's efforts to protect it over the course of the three-day trip.
The reef, which has been hit by back-to-back coral bleaching events, generates an estimated $2 billion (£1.55 billion) for the Australian economy each year.
Australia established a A$5 billion government loans scheme in 2016 aimed at developing the continent's north, which stretches across Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia.
The vast, resource-rich area accounts for about 40 percent of the country's landmass but only 5 percent of the population.
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Using a unique algorithm, the storage system would allow to provide a high-quality frequency containment reserve (FCR) service, compensating the asymmetries in hydro-unit operations. As for today, the service in the Baltics is mainly provided by the Russian power plants, operating in the post-soviet BRELL energy ring.
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Bottom Line: Two fun games for future Olympic stars in Track and Field, but the app needs more work to be useful for math.
Maths Champ is an app just in time for the Summer Olympics-obsessed child, developed by Dave Banks. Students practice math facts in a quiz format in three different levels: easy, medium, and hard. The challenge ends after ten correct answers or 30 seconds elapse.
After completing the math problems, players compete in one of two games—javelin throw and hurdles. The on-screen character is a cartoon turtle, Tommy, running upright. Although there are only two games, they are cute and easy to play, and my 8-year-old son enjoyed trying to better his score. The child is awarded a bronze, silver or gold medal at the end of each game.
In spite of the fun games, I had several problems with this app. First, the difficulty of the problems in each level is not consistent with the average child's math skill development. In Easy, the addition and subtraction problems really are easy, with problems like 8 + 2=? and 7-3=? However, it also includes some multiplication problems, including 0, 2, 5, and 10's. Most students learn these first multiplication facts in second and third grade in the United States, while the addition and subtraction are a first grade level.
In the medium level, the problems are similar—two-digit addition (49+50) and subtraction (98-37) included with division and all multiplication. My son, going into third grade, was not able to complete the division, and opted to stay at the less challenging easy level instead. The hard level problems, at least, seemed consistent in difficulty level, with problems like 289+408 and 252-141, but children who can mental math a significant number of those type problems in 30 seconds are much older than those at a first to third grade level.
Maths Champ also lacks a scoreboard outside of Game Center. There is no Top 10 score list within the app, to keep track of a child's best times on each game. Many teachers do not have internet access when at school, which makes this app less useful in the classroom.
There is also no correction mechanism. The app does not provide the correct answer if a question is answered incorrectly, nor does it track right or wrong answers in any way that would provide a parent/teacher insight into what work is needed.
In addition, any child who deliberates over a problem for long enough will soon discover that game play is not contingent on answering any questions right. The user has to simply let time elapse, and the bonus game will start. Better design would involve completing a certain number of problems before advancing to the game, or using a count up instead of a count down, and tracking the child's best times.
The sound is the only option to change in this game—it can be on or off. Besides the initial optional sign-in to Game Center, there are no outside links. I found it impossible to sign into the Game Center after initially declining.
Maths Champ is not among the best math apps, but at $.99 it at least is not overpriced. If your child likes the Olympics, it's worth a look if you want to get in a little summer math practice while playing the games.
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So, who doesn't like having a few extra bucks saved at the end of the month? It's always good to know that you've been a wise consumer and haven't been swindled of your hard-earned cash by the local supermarket.
Of course, saving cash takes some hard work and preparation as well as a decent amount of planning; but once you decide to do it, you're good to go!
Making "saving" a lifestyle choice is a rather good habit to have and follow. The kitchen is a good place to start from and here's how to go about it:
Start A Kitchen Garden
Your kitchen garden doesn't have to be grandiose, you could easily grow enough for a family of four out of a couple of pots on your balcony.
Grow tomatoes, garlic, greens, potatoes and vines with gourds. Set up trellises for your plants, so that they grow well and occupy less space.
Grow friendly plants together to grow more and keep pests away. You can literally grow a new garden from kitchen scraps, and be much happier because of it!
Make Your Own Detergent:
Most household cleaners are inorganic and toxic, and they not only remain in the clothes we wear and the dishes we use but are later flushed down the drain into our oceans and seas, where they kill our marine life and damage our environment.
Later, they land up on our tables as table salt, where we consume them all over again. It's a vicious cycle! It's actually very simple to make a detergent that's cost-effective and keeps clothes super clean and smelling fresh.
Recipes are abound on the internet, so select the one without toxic ingredients. You'll save a bomb on detergents and household cleaners every month.
Replace Tissues For Cloth Wipes:
Reusable cloth wipes soaked in vinegar and lime juice do a very effective job of cleaning kitchen counters and are far more long lasting than paper rolls.
They're eco-friendly too. Just throw them in the machine, dry, soak them in vinegar and lemon juice (that's optional, though) and reuse.
Use A Pressure Cooker
As opposed to microwaving or baking or even cooking on a pan, a pressure cooker is a great way to cook food efficiently and cost-effectively. Make sure you make optimum use of your pressure cooker and save mega bucks.
Buy From The Farmer's Market:
Farmer's markets are often up to fifty percent cheaper than supermarkets, and the produce is fresher too. Usually, it's finding the time to travel the distance that is the real problem, but if that's overcome, then the farmer's market is definitely a better option.
Get A Large Freezer
Either buy an independent freezer or a refrigerator with a large freezer. This will allow you to shop less often, and freeze the excess, without throwing things away. Less wastage is equal to more money.
Buy In Bulk:
Buying in bulk allows you to obtain greater discounts. These are called economies of scale, so you'll find that if you buy 500 ml of shampoo, it might cost Rs 175 while 250 ml would cost you Rs 90.
Don't buy large amounts of everything; only buy in bulk those staples that you use regularly like grains, pulses, oil, some standard spices and so on. This actually works our to be cheaper.
Grandma's pickle recipes might come in handy here! It's important to know how to preserve foods, whether in oil, sugar, vinegar, or brine. Preserving helps save money around the household, and is a housekeeper's friend.
Drying is another great preserving technique, and helps with dry fruits and spices. Avoid wastage by preserving what you don't need for later. If you're growing your own produce, the art of preserving will be particularly useful to you.
Save Jars:
Reusing glass and metal even plastic jars around the house reduce the non-biodegradable waste you throw out into the environment.
Glass and metal jars look great, they're washable and are easy to use. Building up a collection is quite a feat, so why not start yours from today!
Reuse Scraps
Kitchen scraps can be creatively recycled, so that nothing ever goes waste. The internet is abound with eco-friendly information on this.
Vegetable scraps can either go into your compost pit or be used to generate new plants, and kitchen scraps can be frozen to be eaten the next day. Avoid over cooking and wastage, and always cook exactly as much as you need. If you live alone, learn to cook for one.
Eat Out Less:
People who cook their own meals and eat at home save more. Get yourself some great cooking skills, so that you won't miss eating out any more.
Give yourself a diverse menu of simple, cost-effective dishes, time-saving and delicious dishes to choose from. And eat at home.
Shop Online
Shopping online keeps you focused on the product you want to buy; you also save time and money and it's definitely more efficient.
It's a good idea to have an arrangement with a neighbour or a relative to receive the goods when they arrive, so that you don't have to stress too much about it.
Take Advantage Of A Sale:
Sale, whether at the local supermarket or at your favourite all-purpose website are a great time to secure fabulous discounts on things you require around the house.
It's really a question of good timing, so make the time to be prompt and shop for what you need during the sale.
Make A List:
Shopping requires good planning skills, and making a shopping list is a great habit to inculcate in your self. It keeps you focussed on the task at hand.
A grocery list keeps you from getting distracted by stuff you don't really require. Also, you don't come back from the store without stuff you actually require. Make a list in advance and use it while you shop. You'll find that you'll really do save more!
Use Your Coupons:
Grocery coupons are a great way to save money. There's nothing sadder than paying Rs 500 for a jar of olives only to later discover that you had a coupon for it, and that it was completely free. Coupons are meant to be utilized; you're not depriving the grocery store and it's no act of cruelty.
A little thriftiness goes a long way; and like they say- a penny saved is a penny earned!


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Following the decision of the GST Council earlier this month, "these notifications also provide that this 5 per cent GST will, however, not apply if the person concerned voluntarily foregoes any actionable claim or enforceable right on such brand name", a Finance Ministry release said here on Friday.
This figure of transition credit claimed is also "not incredibly high" as Rs 1.27 lakh crore of credit of central excise and service tax was lying as closing balance as on June 30, 2017, the statement said.
The scheme would allow exporters to get their refunds in three days.
"But, in the meantime, we are also finding other ways of giving refund, if necessary through a manual procedure", it said.
Over 46 lakh businesses have paid taxes to the tune of Rs 95,000 crore in July.
"Tax authorities are only verifying transition credit claim".
Tax experts say that the reason behind so many ineligible claims being submitted was the constantly changing rules and deadlines relating to the form for the availing of transitional credit – the TRAN-1 form -and that the audits being conducted so far were causing undue panic among businesses since the deadline to revise the filings is still more than a month away. Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) had claimed that if refunds do not start flowing immediately, then about Rs 60,000-65,000 crore would be stuck by the end of October.
The high claim had also led to apprehensions that the government would not have much left after these claims are adjusted. This facility is available only up to 6 months from the date of GST rollout.
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TRAN-1 allows traders to claim input credit from the previous indirect tax regime.
"Second, in certain cases, due to invert duty structure (mainly in pharmaceutical industry), many taxpayers had substantial excise duty credit balances, which may have been claimed as transitional credits".
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French Revolt Against the Great Wind Power Fraud
For the French, it's a way to a healthier life …
The French have treated revolution as a National pastime, for much of their history: storming the Bastille in 1789; and the streets of Paris in 1969, to name a couple of people-power-hits.
Today, the target of the seething masses is these things; or to the French: éoliennes.
And – with a burning desire to Stop These Things – the French follow events here, with a keen interest. See this story, for example (you'll need High School French or better): Les effets néfastes de fermes éoliennes sur la santé sont réels – STT followers will recognise STT Champions, Dr Sarah Laurie and Senator John Madigan, as the stars of that post.
The wind industry in France is equipped with same snake-like 'charm', as elsewhere. As we reported earlier this year, French wind power outfits are hell-bent on destroying the…
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Banks Baulk at Lending to Wind Power Outfits as Brits Slash Subsidies & Communities Fight Back
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Since David Cameron's thumping election win, wind power outfits in the UK have been copping a belting on all fronts. And the same is true across the ditch in the Emerald Isle.
Furious communities from Armagh to Kerry; and John O'Groats to Cornwall are gathering strength and fighting back, like never before:
Forces Marshall in International Revolt Against the Great Wind Power Fraud
Communities Fight Back & Set the Wind Industry on Fire
In the post above the comment from Stop the Chislet Windfarm committee chairman Dr Ashley Lupin says it all really:
"We are determined this is not going to happen. We local people are not the handful of country bumpkins that you were expecting to walk all over. We are passionate, we are angry and we are organised".
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9 Questions to Ask Before You Advertise in a Direct Response Magazine
The world of marketing used to be simpler for the small business owner. In the Denver metro, there were the yellow pages, direct mail, the Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News, a few local TV stations and a scattering of radio options.
Not anymore.
In today's crowded playing field, many marketing experts agree that the best approach to getting your business noticed is a diversified marketing mix that reaches consumers across a variety of channels. This helps ensure that you not only have an ongoing stream of new customers, but are effectively reminding past customers that your business is anxiously awaiting their return.
With that said, the direct response magazine can be one of the most cost-effective forms of traditional advertising available to a small business. For example, a business owner can advertise in a direct response magazine for a tiny fraction of the cost of a stand-alone postcard on a per home basis.
But not all direct response magazines are created equal. Like in anything, knowing the right questions to ask can make all the difference in making a good choice. Read on for what I believe are some of the most important questions you can ask:
1."How does your publication reach its readers?"
Depending on the magazine, readers may receive it from rack locations in the community, via direct mail, or even on the waiting room of a doctor's office or similar type business. Understanding how the publication reaches an audience is critical to evaluating the potential value of advertising in it.
– Direct mail magazines reach readers in their homes and businesses. Consumers can be attracted to them because they typically contain valuable offers for nearby businesses. Some include community news and information as well, which helps create reader engagement and shelf life. Direct mail magazines may reach every home in a particular area, or may be demographically filtered so as to primarily reach owner-occupied homes with higher than average incomes, etc.
– Rack-distributed magazines only reach a reader when they are picked up either in passing, or to be read while waiting for a service to be performed such as at a medical office or auto center. True reach is difficult to measure with accuracy.
2."Specifically, who receives your magazine?"
Direct mail magazines may or may not target a particular audience based on factors such as home ownership, income and home value. Whether they target or not, however, they should be able to provide precise delivery information and demographics of the recipients of their magazine. This is important if an advertiser is trying to maximize exposure in a certain zip codes or to reach a certain demographic group, such as homeowners. Rack-based magazines can usually only provide a total circulation number, or a general description of who they believe reads their publication. Some may have conducted a readership study, but again, this should be evaluated very carefully relative to methodology.
3."How much does it cost to advertise?"
It's not easy to do an apples-to-apples comparison between one magazine and another. Delivery areas, added benefits and the like can differ a great deal. With that said, the best way make a baseline evaluation of cost is on a per-recipient basis. In other words, if a half-page ad costs $880 and the magazine reaches 75,000 recipients via direct mail, the ad has a cost of 1.2 cents per home for each issue. Once the cost per recipient is determined, you now have a basis for comparing cost between two publications. You can then subjectively weigh other factors such as whether an advertorial is provided, whether or not the publication has a digital copy available online and so on.
4."Which of my competitors are currently in your publication?"
It's critical to know who amongst your competitors advertises in the publication, and what their value proposition and offers look like. If there is a competitor or two, and you decide to advertise as well, make certain your ad has a well-defined value proposition and clearly shows why your business is different. If you're not different, you quickly become commoditized which leads to every small business owner's nightmare: the race to the bottom on price.
5."What added benefit(s) do I receive if I agree to advertise for a full year?"
Publishers are eager to sign advertisers to multi-issue contracts. Most, if not all, offer a discounted rate in exchange for that commitment. Some may even offer added incentives in exchange for your commitment to their magazine over a defined period of time. For example, the opportunity for an article or "advertorial" may be provided in the issue of your choice or categorical exclusivity or other benefits may be gained by asking this simple question.
6."How does your magazine attract readers to my website?"
It's important to consider whether or not the magazine has an online version available, and whether or not it is mobile-friendly. If your website address is in your ad, will it be a "live link" that will automatically link to your site with a simple click of the mouse or touch on the tablet? Are you able to link your ad and advertorial to your social media pages for additional promotion? This kind of back linking (driving traffic to your site from another site) makes it easier for a reader to reach your website, and can have a positive effect on your browser search ranking as well.
7."How does your publication create shelf life?"
Since subscription magazines are geared toward providing content, shelf life is rarely a problem. Direct mail and rack distribution magazines, however, need to be asked this question. Factors like the diversity of advertisers (home improvement, retail, restaurants, etc.), community-focused content, event calendars, recipes, feature articles and the like are all ways that non-subscription magazines can create shelf life. These features create reader engagement, and position the publication as part of the pulse of the community. The longer a magazine stays in the home, the more likely an advertiser is to reach a reader when they are open to hearing, and perhaps are even actively searching for, their offer.
8."What other benefits are included in the cost of advertising?"
Some magazines will provide marketing consultation and ad design at no additional cost. Additionally, if a magazine is providing graphic design services to you, they may be willing to make changes to your ad from issue-to-issue at no additional cost. This can be incredibly helpful to a time-pressed small business owner that needs their marketing to be on autopilot as much as possible.
9."How can I track results from my advertising?"
Most small businesses are looking for a direct response from their advertising. You may want to ask if the publication will provide a method to help you assess results in a quantitative manner, such as a call tracking number. Call tracking numbers can
be obtained through a third-party that will route incoming calls to your business while providing you with an exact accounting of the number of calls, length of each call and other valuable data.
Coupons or other direct response type offers can also be a good tool to assess the effectiveness of an ad. Your webmaster or IT person can build a unique URL landing page or mirror site to track the number of website visits you receive because of the ad.
Having staff members ask each caller how they heard about you is almost never a reliable way to truly get a sense of ad effectiveness. The caller may not remember, or in the hustle and bustle of the day, the employee who answers the phone may forget to ask or forget to record the answer.
Bear in the mind also that the caller may have seen your ad and then visited your website to learn more. At that point, they may have already forgotten what actually led them to your site, which will skew your reported results. Combining a call tracking number with a mirror site as suggested above can help capture these results for analysis.
Bottom line: You should have an automated, quantitative method to track results. Fortunately, technology today makes that possible.


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"I can confirm that Nasiruddin Haqqani, 36, was shot dead in Islamabad's Bhara Kahu area on Sunday night," a senior Afghan Taliban source from the Haqqani network told AFP.
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I have an MSAccess project with linked SQL tables. I need to import data from an Excel spreadsheet into a SQL table that is linked to my Access project. I have the following code:
im cn As ADODB.Connection
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cn.Open "Provider=SQLOLEDB;Data Source=PAERSCBBxxx;" & _
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cn.Execute strSQL, lngRecsAff, adExecuteNoRecords
When I attempt to run this code, I get the error that the Login failed for my user. But I am using Windows Authentication and thus understand that I don't have to specify a UID. Any assistance on this or if there is another code snippet to import the Excel data, would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Your connection string specifies ZLSs for the UID and PWD. Is that correct? Does your SQL Server database truly have blank userID and password?
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Please be aware that SQL on Excel will frequently cause data loss.
For example based on formatting you can lose time information from dates, decimal information from numeric information and all information in fields where Excel guesses the wrong data type and for example defines a text column as numeric.
You have to have really good data that is super consistent, all formatted perfectly and with few empty fields to be sure your data will be ok using SQL in Excel.
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Not being familiar with your set up, but can you not use DAO, and just set up the link using the linked table manager and saving the password?
I'd also echo JonSmith's comment about the interesting nature of imports from Excel (and with all those caveats)
The last time I did such an import I had to first open the spreadsheet and set all the column formats to the way I wanted them -which was mostly forcing the 'numbers' to text then save and close it first.
In that case the actual data was known to be good, so I created a linked table: But even then had to set some of my Access tables to be text size 255.
BTW the linked table approach was the only practical way I found to import from Excel if there were more than 65535 rows.
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- Ritchie relocates in Mexico. // American Cranes & Transport;Jan2010, Vol. 6 Issue 1, p9
The article reports on the relocation of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. as it opened a new facility in Polotitlan, Mexico.
- Ritchie Bros. Holds Sucessful Texas Auction. // Underground Construction;Nov2001, Vol. 56 Issue 11, p8
Reports on the results of the auction sponsored by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers held in Houston, Texas on October 9, 2001. Equipment sold in the auction; Results of the auction held in Moerdijk in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on October 4, 2001; Other auctions sponsored by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers.
- Ritchie Bros. to Sell Largest Number of Equipment Items in One Auction. // Rental Equipment Register Exclusive Insight;2/3/2012, p13
The article provides information on the public equipment auction to be conducted by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers in Orlando, Florida from February 13-18, 2012.
- Ritchie Bros. Conducts Grand Opening Auction in Las Vegas. // Rental Equipment Register Exclusive Insight;5/ 4/2012, p8
The article reports on the grand inauguration by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers of its auction facilities in Las Vegas, Nevada, including a 33,000-square-foot auction building and an equipment refurbishing facility.
- Ritchie Bros. Opens New Washington State Auction Site. // Rental Equipment Register Exclusive Insight;6/15/2012, p4
The article announces the opening of the new auction building of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers located in Chehalis, Washington.
- Ritchie Bros. Grosses Record September and Third Quarter. // Rental Equipment Register Exclusive Insight;10/3/2012, p9
The article reports on the highest gross auction proceeds and highest 2012 third quarter gross auction proceeds achieved by Vancouver, British Columbia-based Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers in September.
- Netherlands Auction Takes in $32 Million. // Rental Equipment Register;Jan2002, Vol. 45 Issue 1, p20
Reports on the results of an unreserved auction of equipment by the company Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers in Moerdijk, the Netherlands. Sales grossed during the auction; List of other auctions held by the company.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Jose Lobaton hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly against his former team in the 12th inning and the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Thursday night.
Lobaton, who spent the previous four years in Washington before signing with the Mets in December, lofted a one-out fly ball off Jefry Rodriguez (3-3) with the bases loaded to score Amed Rosario.
Jacob Rhame (1-2) worked two scoreless innings, and Paul Sewald pitched the 12th for his second save.
Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper was ejected in the 12th for arguing home plate umpire D.J. Reyburn's called third strike.
Michael Conforto smashed a two-run homer to left in the third, his 27th of the season. It was also his fourth home run in 23 career at-bats against Max Scherzer.
Four pitches later, Jay Bruce crushed his ninth home run of the season. It was the sixth time this season New York has hit back-to-back homers.
Mets manager Mickey Callaway was ejected in the 10th inning for arguing after Reyburn ruled McNeil had offered on a bunt attempt.
Mets: INF Wilmer Flores will miss the rest of the season with soreness in both knees. Callaway said Flores has early onset arthritis in both knees and will receive injections to alleviate the pain. "It's not like surgery is recommended at this time," Callaway said. "I think rest and a couple injections is supposed to knock this out pretty good."
NL Cy Young contender Jacob deGrom (8-9, 1.78 ERA), who is 5-1 with a 2.76 ERA lifetime at Nationals Park, gets the nod for New York as the four-game series continues.
(© Copyright 2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)


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Mercedes-Benz Style Week has swept all across the world. It's passion which might make you or break you. For those who see style designing as profession and consider future in it then, give it a try. Else you may take crash course to get the essence of it before joining designing. It is extra of an expert course. It helps you get title on your self and may establish your id by your unique work, so it demands loads from you.
Metropolitan World PH Communications Co. is a gaggle of mainstream media practitioners which handles public relations, advertising and promotional front acts for people, groups and varied organizations. Its product, Iloilo Metropolitan Times released its first situation on January 27, 2013. The publication is a weekly enterprise-tourism paper that caters to developmental information in promoting enterprise and tourism around the metro. The publication circulates around Iloilo Metropolis as well as in Kalibo, Vintage, Capiz and Guimaras.
The method appears to work. Designer Sonali Dharmawardana, who specializes in batik, was sufficiently properly-established a couple of years ago to have proven her work in France, the United Kingdom and Malaysia and elsewhere. However she hadn't gotten much of a toehold in Sri Lanka. Then Ajai referred to as her, and suggested she make her case to CFW. They gave me constructive criticism, and gave me pointers about how one can current myself and tell my story,†she says. The newest show was the third time that she's shown at CFW.
As all the time, I get to fulfill and make new pals. I met another inventive person, Elizabeth Omeri, one of the designers who was going to showcase their work the next day, Saturday, tenth August. She designed the outfit she has on in this picture. Elizabeth is also from Milne Bay.
Designing for catwalks and high finish trend will convey you into direct contact with the difficult elements of the trade, including using underweight fashions for fitting (thereby probably making you complicit in encouraging unhealthy portrayals of women and men), cattiness from fellow designers and style business elites and really difficult calls for together with tight deadlines. When you're not already an assertive individual, it might be sensible to spend time enhancing your abilities in speaking and standing up for your rules.


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The last couple of years haven't been so easy for Samsung, as the company has been facing fierce competition from all sides, resulting in falling profits quarter after quarter and a huge loss on its market value. Although they are by far the biggest phone makers in the world with the largest market share on smartphone global brands, with about 1/4 of all devices, a new report from global provider of market intelligence TrendForce indicates that the company is about to see a slight drop in annual shipments, which is going to be their first drop yet. The numbers are not that alarming yet, as shipments are expected to fall by 1% on a year-over-year basis. Given that, Samsung will ship around 323.5 million units in 2015, with a 25% market share, Apple comes in the second place, followed by Huawei, Xiaomi and Lenovo. While Samsung suffers this 1% drop, Huawei is set to be the biggest winner with a 40% growth year-over-year.
Although the drop is small, it may have some huge reflections in the future. There are several reasons for this to be happening now and the main ones are Apple, Xiaomi and other small Chinese manufacturers. High-end smartphones is where the company should be making money, since they have high price tags and profit margins, and Apple is eating it all with the iPhone. As the Cupertino-based company entered China, their sales have been growing like rabbits there, and it won't slow down for a while. To make things worse, Samsung's own flagship phones had lower-than-expected sales, forcing the company to lower the prices to boost it. Now we go to the mid-range market, where Samsung sells to the masses. Xiaomi and other smaller Chinese makers are eating it all, forcing Samsung out of the top-five market in China and bringing fierce competition to India, which is also a huge market and is set to surpass the United States as the second largest smartphone market by 2016.
Things are not lost yet, as the company has a rock solid structure and they are still the largest phone maker in the world with about 1/4 of the market share for smartphones. Additionally, for Q3 2015, they are expected to see their first quarterly profit growth in 2 years, a 80% increase when compared with Q3 2014. However, this new scenario presents higher challenges for Samsung, as neither Apple, Xiaomi, Huawei and the rest of the competition won't stop what they have been doing.


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The Wellington Footlights Society presents
My Fair Lady
By Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe
Adapted from George Bernard Shaw's play and Gabriel Pascal's motion picture Pygmalion
Directed by Michael Stebbings
Musical direction by Sue Windsor
Choreography by Shereen Capper and India Loveday
The Wellington Footlights Society is delighted to present its first production for 2019, Lerner and Loewe's beloved classic, My Fair Lady, the award-winning story of a cockney flower girl transformed into an elegant lady.
Eliza Doolittle is a young flower seller with an unmistakable cockney accent that keeps her in the lower rungs of Edwardian society. As phonetician Henry Higgins attempts to teach her how to speak like a proper lady, an unlikely friendship begins to flourish.
Recipient of six Tony Awards for an original season that went on to run for over six years, My Fair Lady includes such universally memorable songs as "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?," "With a Little Bit of Luck," "The Rain in Spain," "I Could Have Danced All Night," "On the Street Where You Live," and "Get Me to the Church on Time".
Since co-founding The Wellington Footlights Society in 2014, director Michael Stebbings has always hoped to bring his favourite musical to the Wellington stage. "A theatrical masterpiece, My Fair Lady is one of the greatest shows of all time. With its unforgettable score, strong characters and iconic scenes, it is a joy to finally work with the Society on a piece that is such a big part of why of I came to love musical theatre."
My Fair Lady
By Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe
Adapted from George Bernard Shaw's play and Gabriel Pascal's motion picture Pygmalion.
Te Auaha, 65 Dixon St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
25 July - 4 August 2019
BOOKINGS: ticketbooth.co.nz - on sale 3 June
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Catherine Gavigan-Binnie - Eliza Doolittle
Ed Blunden - Henry Higgins
Mike Bryant - Colonel Pickering
Patrick Jennings - Alfred Doolittle
Ellie Stewart - Mrs. Higgins
Vishan Appanna - Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Margaret Hill - Mrs. Pearce
Stacey O'Brien - Jamie
Will Collin - Harry
Helena Savage - Ensemble
Laura Gardner - Ensemble
Chris McMillan - Ensemble
Marley Richards - Ensemble
India Loveday – Ensemble
Letitia Garrett - Ensemble
Kirsty Huszka - Ensemble
Fynn Bodley-Davies - Ensemble
Abi Helsby - Ensemble
Cassandra Tse is Elizabeth Vaughan, a city planner returning to New York for a fresh start — a role originally played by Idina Menzel on Broadway. She's joined by:
Caitlin Penrose as Kate
Michael Stebbings as Lucas
Ed Blunden as Josh
Chris McMillan as Stephen
Catherine Gavigan-Binnie as Anne
Eugene Wolfin as David
Renée Iosefa Neil as Elena
If/Then opens on November 29 at the Gryphon Theatre. Rehearsals are well under way and we can't wait to show you more!
Meet the new Committee
On Sunday 22nd July, we held our society AGM, which consisted of heartfelt speeches, spreadsheets, elections, and a long-held tradition of piano karaoke. While we don't have any of that top-secret karaoke footage to share, we are delighted to introduce our new committee members!
Mike wanted to join the Footlights committee because he adores how Footlights has been involved in the community and really wants to focus on things like our charity concerts and giving back to the community whenever possible. Also to pick up dudes.
Chess closed last night to another sold out crowd at Te Auaha!
It's been an amazing journey and a huge step forward for our society, with a new venue, our biggest band, amplified singers, and the most demanding music we've ever performed. Thank you to the talent and passion of our cast, band, and crew for facing these challenges and making Chess a great success.
Thank you so much to our friends, family, fans, supporters and contributors. We'll see you at the New Zealand premiere of If/Then in November!
Chess opens tonight!
The board is set. The players are ready. The game is on.
Chess opens tonight, 7:30pm at Te Auaha.
Tickets: https://events.ticketbooth.co.nz/event/chess
Door sales also available - cash and Eftpos accepted


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SERVES: 4 | PREP TIME: 30 min
2/3 cup chopped seeded For You® cucumber
1/2 cup chopped For You® radishes
1 tablespoon tarragon vinegar
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
1/4 teaspoon pepper, divided
1/8 teaspoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon paprika
4 (6 ounce) tilapia fillets
1 tablespoon butter
In a small bowl, combine cucumber and radishes. In another small bowl, whisk the vinegar, oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper and sugar. Pour over cucumber mixture; toss to coat evenly. Combine paprika and remaining salt and pepper; sprinkle over fillets.
In a large nonstick skillet coated with nonstick cooking spray, melt butter. Add fish; cook for 3-4 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Serve with cucumber relish.
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text: I did some grinding today with dust shroud and it was amazing. I didn't have to wear goggles over my glasses, I could see everything i am doing. It was 99% less dust. The only thing it is much harder and slower to perform grinding and also when you get to curved surface it is almpst impossible to grind without digging in. It is still worth it to have it. I have Harbor Freight cheap grinder it is onle 4.5 amps and it is not enough. Just order Dewalt 4 1/2 11 amps geinder and another dust shrout for my 7" grinder. I have still a lot of grinding to do to get to good bounding surface. I will post pictures in the coming days with progress.


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The tour guide was really interesting and engaging – and I learnt a lot! Highly recommended to anyone interested in learning of the indigenous history around the Sydney Harbour.
Sydney Blue Mountains Tour
Full-day tour
Adventure, education, and tranquility
Ancient ceremonial sites
This inspiring and enlightening bushwalk into the Dreamtime will give a deep understanding of the local Dharug tradition and culture. Following the Songline (story of place), journey through secluded wild bush and rainforest to sacred sites of the Dreamtime and learn the original methods of learning on the ancient quest of walkabout.
Tour Highlights
Fully guided tour with Evan Yanna Muru
6 hours among nature
2 hours of walking (3.5 km medium grade)
4 hours of learning, relaxation and interpretive activities
An Aboriginal owned and guided tour
Discover ancient ceremonial sites and rock art, learn about bush medicine, and taste bush tucker
Connect with the Dreamtime through story art, ritual and dance
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Tour Information
AUD $110 per person
Meeting point:
Meet at the Faulconbridge Railway Station, just over an hour by train from Sydney. Trains depart from the Country platforms at Central Station at 9:18 a.m.
There are also trains from Lithgow or Katoomba to Faulconbridge Station – they stop very briefly so please be ready to disembark.
By car, turn off Great Western Highway opposite Faulconbridge Station into Railway Parade for free parking. Walk across the pedestrian bridge to the station.
Start time:
11:00 a.m.
Daily, year round
6 hours
Group sizes:
Minimum 2 people | Maximum 12 people
What to bring:
Daypack, hat, sunscreen, lunch, rain jacket, water, swimwear, camera.
This is an Aboriginal walkabout, not your average Blue Mountains tour. Lunch, drinks, and lockers are not provided or accessible, so please keep this in mind when packing.
Good to know:
This tour can be booked privately and can be tailored to meet the needs and interests of any group. Contact us to enquire about a private tour.
Get Deeper Into Aboriginal Spiritual and Medicinal Practices
This day tour in the Blue Mountains offers a perfect mix of adventure, education, and tranquility.
Led by Aboriginal guide Evan Yanna Muru, you'll discover ceremonial sites and rock art, learn about bush medicine, and taste bush tucker. You'll also have the pleasure of seeing wildlife, stunning scenery, and ochre bark. Connect with the Dreamtime through story, art, ritual, dance, and body painting.
Walk along the ancient Songline through the secluded bush and mossy rainforest to our sacred sites. Relax by a rock pool and waterfalls, watch native wildlife in their natural habitat, and listen closely to what nature has to share with us.
It was a wonderful experience. Great staff, very friendly and fantastic MC. We met up at Circular Quay and cruised around to all parts of the Harbour.
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SoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform founded in 2007 by two Swedish artists, and has since gained over 250 million users. This German company initially started as a means for new artists to share their music, receive feedback, and communicate with their fans, but is expanding to include popular mainstream artists as well. It wants to become the YouTube of music, but unlike YouTube which can play music by major recording labels due to multiple licensing deals, SoundCloud has to take down such content. Although SoundCloud has a copyright do's and don'ts list on its website and removes infringing content after providing Takedown Notices for copyright infringement, they do not want to have to provide such notices as they grow.
To prevent such a situation last week it entered negotiations with major record labels Sony, Universal, and Warner. In exchange for 3-5% of equity each and a share of future earnings, the record labels shall relinquish all rights to bring copyright violation charges against present infringements while providing licenses for their chart topping songs. Access to mainstream hits will expand SoundCloud's stagnating user base and allow them to gain advertisement revenue.
SoundCloud was in talks with Twitter a while back but the deal did not reach fruition due in part to the dicey licensing situation SoundCloud has been in thus far. Namely, it has no licenses. The agreement values the company at around $500 to $600 million, which is significantly less than the $700 million it was valued at following its last funding round. Although this move will quell the minds of its shareholders as well as entice technology giants to acquire the company, it also opens the floodgates for smaller indie labels to pursue a licensing deal for their own artists.
This is a prime example of how important keeping your IP portfolio in order is in case you are seeking investment or looking to be acquired. No one wants a risky investment if the risk involves legal disputes and possible ban on what made the acquired company valuable in the first place.
This is not to say firms will not invest in risky ventures, on the contrary it happens all the time. But then the investment has to be disruptive enough to warrant such a risk. It is just one more reason weighing against investing in your startup. You can easily shift the odds in your favor by regularly conducting IP audits and ensuring your IP portfolio is up to date. Make sure all technology and content that forms part of your entrepreneurial venture is either original or licensed. Keep your eyes on SoundCloud; copyrights in technology and this deal will definitely pave the way for a future big tech acquisition.
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