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The broad markets pared heavy losses Thursday after strong data on the U.S. housing market helped traders overcome worries about China's economy and the Fed's easing program.
Today's Markets
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 12.7 points, or 0.08%, to 15295, the S&P 500 dropped 4.8 points, or 0.29%, to 1651 and the Nasdaq Composite skidded 3.9 points, or 0.11%, to 3459.
The blue chips had been down as much as 127 points at session lows, but trimmed those losses on the heels of the housing data.
New home sales rose 2.3% in April to an annualized pace of 454,000 units, the Commerce Department said, besting forecasts from economists for an increase to 426,000. The median price jumped 14.9% year-over-year to $271,600 -- the highest price on records since January 1963.
The U.S. also revised up its estimate of March new home sales to a pace of 444,000 units.
Still, mounting concerns about the global economy and central bank easing have shaken what appeared to be unshakable investor confidence. The Japanese Nikkei 225 plunged 7.3% overnight in its worst rout in two years on the back of an uncharacteristically weak U.S. session. European markets followed suit later in the morning, with benchmark indexes in the UK, Germany and France all sliding more than 2%.
Chris Beauchamp, a market analyst at IG, pointed to a range of factors for the sudden lurch lower in equities. He said minutes Wednesday from the Federal Reserve, combined with commentary from Fed chief Ben Bernanke and weak China data created a toxic combination for the markets.
Still, Dan Greenhaus, chief global strategist at BTIG, said the big selloff should be taken in context: "Japanese equities were higher by over 70% since November and while the decline in one day was quite large, it still represents just 10% of the overall move," he wrote in an e-mail.
Markets Turn Mixed After Race to Safety Fades
U.S. markets were mixed. The telecommunications sector led the gainers, while financials and utilities were the biggest losers.
The VIX, seen as Wall Street's fear gauge, surged some 8%, but then pared those gains to just north of 2%. Gold jumped $18.40, or 1.3%, to $1,386 a troy ounce. The yield on the 10-year fell 0.049-percentage point to 1.997%.
Gloomy China Data Spark Growth Worries
China's manufacturing sector unexpectedly contracted in May, according to a report from HSBC. The bank's gauge fell to 49.6 for the month, from 50.4 the month before, compared to expectations that it would hold steady. Readings above 50 point to expansion, while those below indicate contraction.
"The cooling manufacturing activities in May reflected slower domestic demand and ongoing external headwinds," Hongbin Qu, the bank's chief economist for China wrote in the report. "A sequential slowdown is likely in the middle of [the second quarter], casting downside risk to China's fragile growth recovery."
Meanwhile, on the U.S. front, the Labor Department said new claims for unemployment benefits fell to 340,000 last week from an upwardly-revised 363,000 the week prior. Claims were expected to fall to 345,000 from an initially-reported 360,000.
Oil futures came under pressure. The benchmark U.S. contract fell $1.04, or 1.1%, to $93.25 a barrel. Wholesale New York Harbor gasoline dipped 0.47% to $2.806 a gallon.
In corporate news, Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) shares surged after the struggling PC maker posted better-than-expected quarterly profits and a rosy outlook. The stock contributed 19 points to the Dow's overall performance.
Results from Gap (NYSE:GPS) and Pandora (NYSE:P) are due out after the closing bell.
Foreign Markets
The Euro Stoxx 50 sold off by 2.2% to 2773, the English FTSE 100 dropped 1.8% to 6716 and the German DAX slid 2.4% to 8324.
In Asia, the Japanese Nikkei 225 plunged 7.3% to 14484 and the Chinese Hang Seng plummeted 2.5% to 22670.


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Must to visit nine prominent Shakti PeethasApril 13, 2016 12:45
Ardent devotees of Maa Shakti (a form of Goddess Durga) must flock to Shakti Peethas, which are scattered all through Indian subcontinent, especially during holy days of Navrathri. Hindus consider 51 Shakti Peethas as the most prominent and revered places of worship. As per mythology, Shakthi Peethas are places where the body parts of Devi Sati fell. If you are an ardent devotee, you must head at least to these nine prominent Shakti Peethas during your life time.
Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati (Assam)
Kamkhya Devi Temple in Guwahati is a prominent Shakti Peetha. It is the place where Sati's yoni (vagina), supposedly, fell. Inside a cave here, a yoni sculpture rests and it is considered pious.
Tripura Sundari Temple in Udaipur (Tripura)
Sati's right foot is believed to have fallen here in Tripura Sundari Temple in Udaipur, during the thaandavam of Lord Shiva that was a dance of demolition. Maharaja Dhanya Manikya built the temple in 1501 at 60 km away from Agartala.
Kalighat Temple in Kolkata (West Bengal)
Majestic Durga Puja celebrations at Kalighat Temple in West Bengal is must to witness. Goddess Sati's right foot is believed to have fallen here. The 2000 year-old temple is now standing on the banks of water body called Adi Ganga.
Mangala Gauri Temple in Gaya (Bihar)
Dedicated to Goddess Shakti, Mangla Gauri Temple is another prominent Shaki Peetha in India. Devi Sati's breast is believed to have fallen here. Grand celebrations at the temple are not to be missed during Navrathri.
Maha Kali Devi Temple in Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh)
Maha Kali Devi Temple in Ujjain is also known as the Hara Sidhi Mata Temple, which is constructed on a small hillock in Ujjain. According to the Hindu mythology, upper lip of Devi Sati fell here.
Jwala Devi Temple in Kangra Valley (Himachal Pradesh)
Jwala Devi Temple, dedicated to Goddesses Jwalamukhi, is situated in a beautiful Indian holiday destination that is almost 40 km south of Kangra Valley in Himachal Pradesh. Nine permanent flames are featured in the temple and each one is named after nine forms of Goddess Shakti.
Chamundeshwari Temple in Mysore (Karnataka)
The Chamundeshwari Temple is among 18 Maha Shakti Peethas. It is on the top of Chamundi Hills in Mysore. Beliefs are that Sati's hair fell here. In 12th century, Hoysala rulers built the temple as a beautiful piece of architecture.
Mahalaxmi Devi Temple in Kolhapur (Maharashtra)
The Mahalaxmi Devi Temple in Kolhapur is another prominent Shakthi Peetha where Sati's left hand fell. It is significant for many reasons. One of it is that the devotees' desires would be fulfilled with the darshan and blessing of the presiding deity, Mahalakshmi.
Danteshwari Temple in Bastar (Chhattisgarh)
Danteshwari Temple in Bastar is dedicated to Goddess Danteshwari. It is the place where a tooth of Goddess Sati is supposedly fell. Navratri celebrations are most happening here and it also became important tourist attraction of Chattisgarh.
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Ivon Prefontaine, PhD's curator insight, June 30, 2014 1:36 PM
I am passionate about professional learning, but found that the instructional coaches were about telling rather than listening.
Ivon Prefontaine, PhD's curator insight, April 30, 2014 8:01 PM
Leadership is situational, contextual, and particular.
Ivon Prefontaine, PhD's curator insight, July 6, 2013 12:23 PM
I fnd it is very difficult over time. Many administrators retain the language and vocabulary but not the actions.
John Michel's curator insight, May 31, 2013 4:02 PM
How we adopt advice should improve as we become more self-aware. Our reason for seeking counsel continually changes with heightened self-awareness. Who we look to for advice changes as we grow older, and as we better understand both the perspective of those we surround ourselves with, and their relationship to us. We become more tuned into our ability to compare and contrast what we truly want and how to weigh others' insights.
ratzelster's curator insight, June 1, 2013 8:29 AM
Finding a valued source of wisdom is critical because no one can go it alone. And finding someone who matches with your style, understanding your circumstances and your organization is key.
Deborah Long's curator insight, June 2, 2013 12:54 AM
Seeking guidance from those you trust is what a mentoring relationship is all about. Taking the advice and reflecting on the decision to be made must be given sound consideration.
Ivon Prefontaine, PhD's curator insight, May 24, 2013 7:06 PM
This is really thought provoking and promotes the idea that innovation comes from the fringes, from non-conformity, and from the disagreeable.
Elaine Cox's curator insight, May 25, 2013 5:30 AM
Thought provoking and promotes the idea that leaders need to be brave enough to welcome dissention.
David Keuning's curator insight, May 25, 2013 2:39 PM
It is so important to teach your employees to speak truth to power. If your management team has 10 people and they ALL agree with you ALL of the time, then 9 are redundant. It's the ability to harnass a variety of perspectives that distinguishes a high performing team.
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"Because these leaders often have a high need to control people and situations, they are unlikely to trust others or to delegate." They are not leaders then.
The Learning Factor's curator insight, May 9, 2013 12:17 AM
What I learned about leadership from my bowl of porridge.
Ivon Prefontaine, PhD's curator insight, May 17, 2014 1:03 AM
There are a lot of posters which tie into meditation and mindfulness.
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This is a great article that essentially allows and administrator to take the techniques and methodologies used by induction coaches to assist their new teachers.
Admin should use this article to gain skills need to assist their new teaches.
Gene Shklover, PhD's curator insight, June 12, 2013 9:05 AM
Good points though my definition of harmony does not exclude conflicts. On the contrary it encourages conflicts, different opinions, etc. but resolves them in the congruent way
John Michel's curator insight, May 26, 2013 12:16 AM
In today's climate of fear, it's therefore increasingly important to be vigilant about which fears we buy into, and more discerning about whether they are actually serving us, or holding us back. To help you along, here are five risks you need to take to help you move ahead in your career and enjoy greater fulfilment in your life.
David Hain's curator insight, May 26, 2013 2:43 AM
Some very good point here - I particularly like the idea of the cost of doing nothing, which is often high and painful.
Ivon Prefontaine, PhD's curator insight, May 27, 2013 6:28 PM
Risk awkward conversations and be candid. That is great advice.
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Leadership does not happen in places where fear is present. Many organizations and their leaders use fear to 'motivate' people. That is not possible.


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Surrounded by Women Who Smoke, I Understand the Reasons WhyI totally get why women smoke.
|My mom started smoking as a young woman, before the health risks were known.
|Vaping with our women friends gives us that bonding experience we crave.
Smoking is out; vaping is in! E-cigarettes are much smarter, safer and sexier. E-cigarettes are great for women who are 'social' smokers as well as regular smokers who are trying to quit. Read on for the many, many reasons why women are switching to e-cigarettes in droves.
|My mom started smoking as a young woman, before the health risks were known.
|Vaping with our women friends gives us that bonding experience we crave.
Great article. Shared on my Facebook account, Twitter - @PositiveEnerG and on my new Scoop.It! E-Cigs and Vapor News page http://www.scoop.it/t/e-cigs-and-vapor-newsReplyDelete
Thank you! I always try to write from the heart. Thank you for sharing it as well!!
Many people start smoking at the age of teenagers, not only men are smoked, but also this level is increased for women. Many people think like that they can share their secrets with their friends at the time of smoking and drinking. But it is also true that smoke causes cancer and various health problems. So it is better to quit smoking. Vaping through electronic cigarettes is the safest option today because electronic cigarettes don't contain tobacco or not produce smoke so you can use it in any place and it reduces your nicotine addiction as well. For more information you can visit here-http://blog.best4ecigs.com/2013/06/what-is-vaping.htmlReplyDelete


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The smartest parrot
Once upon time, a man had a wonderful parrot. There was no other parrot like it. The parrotcould say every word, except one word. The parrot would not say the name of the place where it was born. The name of the place was Catano.
The man felt excited having the smartest parrot but he could not understand why the parrotwould not say Catano. The man tried to teach the bird to say Catano however the bird kept not saying the word.
At the first, the man was very nice to the bird but then he got very angry. "You stupid bird!" pointed the man to the parrot. "Why can't you say the word? Say Catano! Or I will kill you" the man said angrily. Although he tried hard to teach, the parrot would not say it. Then the man got so angry and shouted to the bird over and over; "Say Catano or I'll kill you". The bird kept not to say the word of Catano.
One day, after he had been trying so many times to make the bird say Catano, the man really got very angry. He could not bear it. He picked the parrot and threw it into the chicken house. There were four old chickens for next dinner "You are as stupid as the chickens. Just stay with them" Said the man angrily. Then he continued to humble; "You know, I will cut the chicken for my meal. Next it will be your turn, I will eat you too, stupid parrot". After that he left the chicken house.
The next day, the man came back to the chicken house. He opened the door and was very surprised. He could not believe what he saw at the chicken house. There were three death chickens on the floor. At the moment, the parrot was standing proudly and screaming at the last old chicken; "Say Catano or I'll kill you".


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Thursday, January 6, 2011
The incredible good karma of genealogy Listservs
I don't take lists for granted. When I reflect on some of the major successes I've enjoyed in genealogy over the past 15 years, it is clear that they have been due largely to the invaluable help I received from the early genealogy forums and user groups (once sponsored by AOL, CompuServe, Prodigy, etc.) and from Listservs.
Very best example: My father's family lost contact with some cousins in Belarus after my paternal grandmother, Anna, died in 1976. In 1998, a young woman named Ilona (either from the Belarus Discussion list connected to A Belarus Miscellany online, or from the soc.culture.belarus group, I can't recall; all our correspondence was via AOL) found those cousins for me within five months. I e-mailed her JPGs of some photos dating back to the 1950s-60s. She e-mailed them to her father, who was a physician in Radun, Belarus. He showed them to everyone he came in contact with. Within a couple weeks, someone recognized my cousin Maria from a 1965 photo. Ilona's father drove to Maria's village to meet her and relate this story. He e-mailed Ilona Maria's address; Ilona e-mailed it to me. When I traveled to Belarus in 2001, I finally met Maria and her family. Extraordinary! Could I have done this on my own? Maybe ... but it seems unlikely.
Just recently, a member of one of my favorite lists e-mailed me some JPGs of church records that had caught his eye while he was doing his own family research. He thought they might interest me, since they involved two Prokopowicz families from our mutual ancestral area. Among them was the 1845 baptismal record of my maternal great-grandfather, Kazimierz Prokopowicz! How many years had I been looking for that? Oh, only about 15. I simply hadn't hit on the correct year in my search. Kazimierz had been my missing link. Seeing his father's name on the baptismal record allowed me to take that family line back three more generations.
The incredible good karma of Listservs
In between Ilona in 1998 and Marek in 2010, dozens of fellow list members have helped me in more ways than I can detail here. They have been from all over North America, Europe, and Australia. We have communicated in English, Polish, and Russian (just a few feeble attempts on my part). They have explained and translated arcane 18th-19th-century Polish and Russian terminology, offered insight into history and culture, and shared PDFs of documents and URLs of Web sites. Always generously, always graciously. Honestly, I have always tried to be equally helpful on my lists, whenever I've felt I had something worthwhile to offer. Good karma is a two-way street.
Since 1996, I've subscribed to many genealogical Listservs—some Polish (my ethnic heritage), some Belarusian (my ancestral region has been within the boundaries of western Belarus since 1945), some Lithuanian (my paternal family villages and parishes straddle today's border of Belarus and Lithuania), some Russian (my ancestral region was within the boundaries of the Russian Empire for 125 years). Because my immigrant grandparents settled in Massachusetts, I've joined lists focused on that U.S. state and the New England region. About three years ago, I started a Yahoo! group called PolishMass, specifically focused on Polish Roman Catholic immigration to Massachusetts. I've also joined lists sponsored by various genealogical societies and organizations and lists dedicated to specific topics, like Russian military history. (Seriously. It took me many years to get a satisfying explanation of the military status indicated by zabiletny soldat.)
Every one of those Listservs has been worthwhile. I subscribe to them in digest form. This means that for each Listserv, I receive only one e-mail a day, and it contains all the messages posted in the past 24 hours or so. Each day, a dozen or so lists appear in my inbox, and I read them with my morning coffee. Some I skim and delete quickly, some I spend considerable time with, depending on the topics.
Below are my four favorite Listservs. I have not identified any members by name, simply in respect for their privacy, as much as I'd like to give shout-outs to some of the most knowledgeable and helpful. The founders and moderators, whether named here or not, are all my heroes for providing such wonderful forums for thousands of family researchers. And among the thousands of list members, I'm happy to have made some genuinely great friends.
If I could give a giant gold star, or some impressive trophy, or better yet, a great big hug, to my all-time favorite Listserv, it would be to LidaRoots. The icons and flags on the home page for this Yahoo! group represent the ethnic and religious diversity that make this area of western Belarus so culturally rich. Unlike lists geared to specific narrow groups (my own PolishMass among them), LidaRoots opens its heart and mind to everyone with ancestry in this area or an interest in its history.
Founded by Tony Gabis in May 2002, this list currently has 223 members. At least a dozen of the more active participants are top-notch researchers, and the quality of discussion is the deepest, most substantial I've ever experienced on a list. Listservs don't get any better than this. And newbies are always welcome :)
This list has garnered more than a thousand members since it was founded by Stefan Wisniowski in 2001. I can't improve upon the compelling description on its home page: "The 'Kresy-Siberia Group' brings into contact people from countries around the world with a special interest in the fate of over one million Polish citizens of various faiths and ethnicities (Polish, Ukrainian, Belorussian, Catholic, Orthodox, Jewish, etc.) arrested or deported from eastern Poland (Kresy) to special labour camps in Siberia, Kazakhstan and Soviet Asia. The circumstances of their odyssey and the tragic history of the Polish citizens under Soviet occupation during WW2 was hushed up by the Allies during the war to protect the reputation of the Soviet Union, an important ally fighting the Nazis.
"Sixty years later the survivors have aged and many have died. With this list we hope to bring together surviving deportees and their descendants to remember, learn, discover and spread the word of their ordeal to the world and to future generations."
What is truly outstanding about this list is that it has taken its energy and resources a step further to become an increasingly significant cultural force by means of the Kresy Siberia Virtual Museum:
This list has helped me to understand the experiences of my family in Poland's eastern borderlands, the kresy, during and after World War II. And it has helped me to find detailed information about some of them and their own odysseys. I receive much more than I can possibly give here, and I am grateful beyond measure.
Lithuanian Genealogy
Founded in 1999 and sponsored by the Lithuanian Global Genealogical Society, this list has 2,277 members. Like LidaRoots and Kresy-Siberia, this is a dynamic, helpful group of people with some highly skilled members here and abroad. It has taught me much about the Lithuanian aspect of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and all its geographic and political morphing over the centuries. As I trace my paternal roots increasingly northward from Belarus into Lithuania, I expect my interest here to grow even stronger.
More than 2,200 members have joined this group since it was created in 2005. I think that speaks to the ever-increasing interest in DNA research for genealogy. The list is sponsored by the International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG). The moderators are extremely knowledgeable and unceasingly helpful to people like me, who are, frankly, just trying to understand the results of the DNA tests we order to complement our paper-trail genealogical research.
I am not a sciencey person. My high school Algebra II teacher, Sister Mary Celine, made me promise not to major in math in college. No matter how many books I read or workshops I attend, very, very little of all those strings of numbers and ACGT letters on the test results mean anything to me. I am a DNA newbie. I am lucky someone started this list.
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Thank you so much for mentioning DNA-NEWBIE! I just received some DNA results from a cousin who, by a quirk of genetics, has the same mitochondrial DNA as me. He and I are trying to use the information to trace the progress of lipedema, a hereditary disorder shared by several women in my family including me. You rock! -- Pat Washburn, who worked with you long ago in a newsroom far away.ReplyDelete
Pat, thank you! This DNA research is so fascinating. Did you do your tests through 23andMe? They seem to be really active in genetic issues. I think it's really cool that you and your cousin are exploring this together. That is awesome!ReplyDelete
I really appreciate that you have taken the time to put all your information in a blog form. This gives me a really great starting point in collecting all of my relatives lost documents. I'm struggling with finding out who my grandparents were, since my father never talked of them and now is deceased. I've discovered several important documents to start with. One simple one was the 1930s Census with my grandparents names. Stanley Prokopowicz was listed as their neighbor in Dorchester. Would this be a relative of yours?ReplyDelete
Thank you! I appreciate your feedback, and I'm happy my blog is helpful to you. If you have even a few documents, you are on your way to learning a lot about your family. I kind of think the less you know at the outset, the more exciting each new discovery is. And about Stanley Prokopowicz—small world! I have no idea whether my grandfather Julian had contact with him in their early years in the U.S., but I've been collecting documents about Stanley (I collect Prokopowiczes!). His World War I draft registration lists his birthplace as Poleckiszki, which is the village Julian's family lived in since the 1700s. So they must have been cousins. Thanks for mentioning him!ReplyDelete
It is a small world. My grandfather lived a 6 Bellflower, and they lived a 4 Bellflower. I'm sure my aunt would remember the name. She married my uncle and lived on Bellflower for quite a while.ReplyDelete
My grandfather came to the US through via the White Star Line out of Liverpool. Can you direct me to the right places to find out how he got from Poland to Hamburg, and from Hamburg to Liverpool?
Wow, the Bellflower connection is amazing. I am very curious about Stanley P.; now I'm motivated to request his naturalization papers. I'd love to see a photo of him.
To get a general idea of how he got from Poland to Liverpool, you might read my September 4, 2009 post, "Ports of Departure: Hamburg, Liverpool, Libau."
To find specific info on his journey to Liverpool, you can search two different websites, which I think use more or less the same database. On Ancestry.com, it's "UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960." On Find My Past (http://www.findmypast.co.uk/migration.jsp), it's "Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960."
Don't be surprised if his name is spelled slightly differently than on the passenger list for his arrival in the U.S. Good luck with the search!
Oops! I have to retract the suggestion for Ancestry. I just read the description, and their UK database is for "ships arriving in the United Kingdom from foreign ports outside of Europe and the Mediterranean."ReplyDelete
Find My Past has the passenger lists for departures from ports like Liverpool. On the manifest, the last two columns on the right report the person's arrival in the UK by port (e.g., Libau to Hull) and steamship line, which would have been a small "feeder" line. Camille, search for your grandfather on this site. The search is free. E-mail me privately if you find him and need the image.
I'll ask my Aunt if she remembers any of the Prokopowiczs. She attended Our Lady of Czestochowa for many years. She has an incredible memory. She is Italian, and married my dads brother (who passed away in the 80s), yet she remembers so much about how the Polish side of the family is connected.ReplyDelete
Thank you for the suggestions. I would look through those links.
Thank you for your post. I just saw this through Geneabloggers. I've been trying to reconnnect with family members back in Ireland. Perhaps some of these sites might be very helpful with that.ReplyDelete
Regards, Jim
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Agilent Technologies Announces Breakthrough High-Frequency SPICE Simulation Technology for High-Speed Digital Board Design
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 29, 2007 -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced a breakthrough in high-frequency SPICE simulation technology. The simulation technology is part of the Advanced Design System's new Signal Integrity Designer Premier software suite, providing the high-speed digital board designer with accurate time-domain response. "Measured or modeled interconnects at data rates exceeding 1 Gbps are best represented in frequency domain, and it is very difficult for pure time-domain simulators to predict a correct response," said Sanjeev Gupta, signal integrity application engineer with Agilent's EEsof EDA division. "To address this challenging technical problem, we've developed a new convolution simulator that can automatically enforce passivity on S-parameter models, and can determine, very accurately, the causal time domain response, which represents the original S-parameter data." Agilent's Advanced Design System EDA software offers a complete set of front-to-back simulation and layout tools and instrument links for RF and microwave IC design in a single, integrated design flow. Its signal integrity solution for high-speed digital design is made possible through its unique co-simulation technology. The software can model entire serial data links, including interconnects, pre-emphasis and adaptive equalization, in the presence of non-linear driver and receiver models. Signal Integrity Designer Premier also provides two additional capabilities that are important for accurate high-speed digital design: a new, fully integrated set of IBIS (I/O Buffer Information Specification) models for single-ended and differential components such as sources, buffers and terminations; and a broadband SPICE model generator. IBIS models describe the behavior of circuits when triggered by waveforms. They eliminate the need to obtain the often proprietary transistor-level details of components. The broadband SPICE model generator automatically processes frequency-domain data produced by electromagnetic structure simulators such as Agilent's Momentum, a three-dimensional planar electromagnetic simulator and Electromagnetic Design System (EMDS), Agilent's full three-dimensional EM simulator, or by measuring with a vector network analyzer to create models that are accurate over a broad band of frequencies and are usable by a time-domain simulator. "This technology breakthrough is a great example of our philosophy of continual investment in creating tools that directly help our customers build better designs from the start," said Jim McGillivary, general manager with Agilent's EEsof EDA division. Additional information about Signal Integrity Designer Premier and all of Agilent's EDA software offerings is available at www.agilent.com/find/eesof. A high-resolution image of the Signal Integrity Designer Premier suite is available at www.agilent.com/find/signal-integrity_image. U.S. Pricing and Availability Signal Integrity Designer suites are expected to be available in February 2007, with prices starting at approximately $25,000.


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Przewodnik po Zend Framework
At some point you may run across a data type that is not covered by the packaged adapters. In this case, you will need to write your own.
To do so, you must implement
Zend_Paginator_Adapter_Interface. There are two
methods required to do this:
getItems($offset, $itemCountPerPage)
Additionally, you'll want to implement a constructor that takes your data source as a parameter and stores it as a protected or private property. How you wish to go about doing this specifically is up to you.
If you've ever used the SPL interface Countable,
you're familiar with
count(). As used with
Zend_Paginator, this is the total number of items
in the data collection.
Additionally, the
Zend_Paginator instance provides a method
countAllItems() that proxies to the adapter
count() method.
getItems() method is only slightly more
complicated. For this, your adapter is supplied with an offset and
the number of items to display per page. You must return the
appropriate slice of data. For an array, that would be:
return array_slice($this->_array, $offset, $itemCountPerPage);
Take a look at the packaged adapters (all of which implement the
Zend_Paginator_Adapter_Interface) for ideas of how you
might go about implementing your own.
Creating your own scrolling style requires that you implement
Zend_Paginator_ScrollingStyle_Interface, which defines
a single method,
getPages(). Specifically,
public function getPages(Zend_Paginator $paginator, $pageRange = null);
This method should calculate a lower and upper bound for page numbers within the range of so-called "local" pages (that is, pages that are nearby the current page).
Unless it extends another scrolling style (see
Zend_Paginator_ScrollingStyle_Elastic for an example),
your custom scrolling style will inevitably end with something
similar to the following line of code:
return $paginator->getPagesInRange($lowerBound, $upperBound);
There's nothing special about this call; it's merely a convenience method to check the validity of the lower and upper bound and return an array of the range to the paginator.
When you're ready to use your new scrolling style, you'll need to
Zend_Paginator what directory to look in. To do
that, do the following:
$prefix = 'My_Paginator_ScrollingStyle';
$path = 'My/Paginator/ScrollingStyle/';
Zend_Paginator::addScrollingStylePrefixPath($prefix, $path);
Zend_Paginator can be told to cache the data it has already
passed on, preventing the adapter from fetching them each time they are used.
To tell paginator to automatically cache the adapter's data, just pass to
setCache() method a
$paginator = Zend_Paginator::factory($someData);
$fO = array('lifetime' => 3600, 'automatic_serialization' => true);
$bO = array('cache_dir'=>'/tmp');
$cache = Zend_cache::factory('Core', 'File', $fO, $bO);
As far as
Zend_Paginator has got a
Zend_Cache_Core instance, data will be cached. Sometimes you
would like not to cache data even if you already passed a cache instance. You should
then use
setCacheEnable() for that.
$paginator = Zend_Paginator::factory($someData);
// $cache is a Zend_Cache_Core instance
// ... later on the script
// cache is now disabled
When a cache is set, data are automatically stored in it and pulled out from
it. It then can be useful to empty the cache manually. You can get this done by
If you don't pass any parameter, the whole cache will be empty. You can optionally
pass a parameter representing the page number to empty in the cache:
$paginator = Zend_Paginator::factory($someData);
$items = $paginator->getCurrentItems();
// page 1 is now in cache
$page3Items = $paginator->getItemsByPage(3);
// page 3 is now in cache
// clear the cache of the results for page 3
// clear all the cache data
Changing the item count per page will empty the whole cache as it would have become invalid:
$paginator = Zend_Paginator::factory($someData);
// fetch some items
$items = $paginator->getCurrentItems();
// all the cache data will be flushed:
It is also possible to see the data in cache and ask for them directly.
getPageItemCache() can be used for that:
$paginator = Zend_Paginator::factory($someData);
// fetch some items
$items = $paginator->getCurrentItems();
$otherItems = $paginator->getItemsPerPage(4);
// see the cached items as a two-dimension array:
Depending on your application you might want to paginate objects, whose internal
data-structure is equal to existing adapters, but you don't want to break up your
encapsulation to allow access to this data. In other cases an object might be in a
"has-an adapter" relationship, rather than the "is-an adapter" relationsship that
Zend_Paginator_Adapter_Abstract promotes. For this cases you can
use the
Zend_Paginator_AdapterAggregate interface that behaves
much like the
IteratorAggregate interface of the
PHP SPL extension.
interface Zend_Paginator_AdapterAggregate
* Return a fully configured Paginator Adapter from this method.
* @return Zend_Paginator_Adapter_Abstract
public function getPaginatorAdapter();
The interface is fairly small and only expects you to return an instance of
Zend_Paginator_Adapter_Abstract. An Adapter Aggregate instance is
then recognized by both
Zend_Paginator::factory() and the
constructor of
Zend_Paginator and handled accordingly.


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Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell is the only candidate for Los Angeles County Sheriff who's been a top cop.
He's also the only contender who's never worn the department's green and tan uniform — an attribute McDonnell said lends itself to the kind of critical eye that's needed.
"I'm not encumbered by past practices of the organization or long-term allegiances within the department," McDonnell said.
As Long Beach's police chief, McDonnell points to dropping crime rates as proof his approach to policing works. If elected sheriff, McDonnell said he plans on applying the same policing strategy, which calls on officers to engage with members of the community, throughout L.A. County. McDonnell said the department would also benefit from his leadership style: Setting clear expectations and holding his subordinates accountable for meeting them.
But the Long Beach Police Department has not been without controversy during McDonnell's four-year tenure. Last year, officers fired their weapons in 22 incidents, including three accidental discharges, three dog shootings and four misses. The remaining 11 incidents left six suspects dead and five injured, McDonnell said.
The 22 shootings, McDonnell said, were an uncharacteristic uptick that's declined in the first several months of this year.
Internally the department has taken steps to immediately review shootings, before lengthy and formal investigations play out. Within 72 hours, McDonnell said, there's a briefing in which tactics leading up to and during the incident are evaluated.
If McDonnell were elected sheriff, it wouldn't be his first opportunity to help turn around a department with a tarnished image, he said.
As second-in-command of the Los Angeles Police Department in 2002, McDonnell's plan helped the department recover in the wake of Rampart — a notorious case of police abuse and corruption — by implementing a blueprint, which helped change its culture, he said.
While McDonnell's competitors claim he's too unfamiliar with the Sheriff's Department to effectively head its array of responsibilities — which includes policing jails, transit, parks and county streets — McDonnell compared his situation to that of a CE0. The private sector leaders of multibillion-dollar corporations frequently switch companies, crossing industry lines to head corporations that produce entirely different products.
"It's about leading the organization, getting to know the functions and getting to know the experts in the organization," McDonnell said.
Age: 54
Residence: Long Beach
Experience: Long Beach police chief; former second-in-command of LAPD
Website: mcdonnellforlacountysheriff.com
We ask candidates to briefly describe how they would reform L.A. County's jail system and whether they would favor building new jails to expand capacity. Here are McDonnell's responses:
I will fully implement all recommendations of the Jail Commission including: greater accountability and transparency; hiring, training and staffing Custody with the right personnel; timely and fair discipline for misconduct; clear use-of-force policies; improved methods for conflict de-escalation, especially with mentally ill inmates, that will enhance staff and inmate safety.
Before building new facilities, we need to safely divert and transition out individuals, including many mentally ill inmates, who should be in treatment instead of jail. Eventually the unsafe Men's Central Jail needs to be replaced, but in the interim we should pursue strategies to more effectively manage jail overcrowding.


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I have already posted this on snorts forum, but I was hoping someone knows the answer here. Does snort need to be compiled to have xml output or are some of those binary releases compiled with xml output option.
I get an error when adding output: xml file:C:\Snort\log\out.xml line to the snort.conf file
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Disk in2 Ovals
by John Jackson
The object of this puzzle is to divide the
circular table top (disk) into certain number of pieces that could be
rearranged into the seats of two oval stools with open handholds as
shown in the illustration. What is the fewest number of pieces
required to complete this task?
John Jackson proposed this puzzle in 1821 and his solution contained
eight pieces. Eighty years later, in 1901, Sam Loyd demonstrated the solution
which consisted of six pieces only. And recently, in 2004, more than a century
later, when almost everyone thought Sam Loyd had brought the puzzle
full circle,
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even series of solutions, which consisted of five (!) pieces.
Which of these solutions can you discover?
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niMic wrote:mbhirsch wrote:betiko wrote:mbhirsch wrote:In the faster speed games like the 1, 2 minutes ones its so hard to finish in time. I mean just switching over web pages takes a couple of precious seconds.
Eh, I guess for now on I'll just avoid those low minute games.
or maybe it's not a good idea to start more than one 1min speed game at a time?
Or maybe CC isn't the only thing on the internet
Thank you, come again....
So let me get this straight. You complain that you don't have enough time to finish your turn when playing 1 minute speed games, when the reason is that you're surfing the interwebs at the same time?
Yeah, somehow I don't think this is CC's problem.
Does my first post sound like a complaint? Nope. It was a mere suggestion. I actually wrote, "Just my opinion", if I did not, I stand incorrect.
And I have not an idea of what "interwebs" are, but I do know what the "Internet" is. Please, lets use grown-up words, seeing as you are most likely above the age of 18 because you have a credit card to register for this website.


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The objective of this project is to establish a sustainable grass-roots food based development initiative for the purpose of improving the health and nutrition levels among vulnerable social groups in Oyugis-Rachuonyo district. The innovative character of the project is connecting the appropriate technology, training and local resources (dairy) to produce a community based intervention program. When pro-biotics are consumed in adequate amounts Canadian and Nigerian studies have shown pro-biotics to be effective in treating uro-genital infections and diarrheal disease including people living with HIV/AIDS!


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HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Police in Florida say a woman gave birth to a premature baby and left her near a backyard shed, covered by an empty plant bucket.
News outlets report 20-year-old Martha Godinez-Diaz was arrested Monday on felony child abuse and neglect charges. The baby survived.
An arrest affidavit says the child's grandfather found the baby. Godinez-Diaz's boyfriend told police she called him, complaining of stomach pains. When he and other relatives arrived home, she said she was fine. But they noticed a change in the size of her abdomen.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials said the placenta was still attached to the baby.
Officials said the baby has a "genetic malformation of the brain." She remains in the hospital.
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Price: $236.79
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Manual - Conventional dial or lever style of mechanical thermostat. It doesn't have many features.
Digital - This has a display screen and is often capable of a variety of useful functions.
Color taupe Indicates the shade of thermostat.
Auto Changeover Capacity yes This feature allows the thermostat to automatically switch from heating to cooling based on the temperature outside. Used in between seasons mainly.
Stages of Heat 3 Indicates the number of stages - or levels of heat- your furnace or air handler is capable of. Most furnaces are single stage.
Stages of Cool 2 Indicates the number of stages - or levels of cooling- your air conditioner is capable of. Most air conditioners are single stage.
Use with Gas/Oil yes Indicates that this thermostat can be used with either a gas furnace or oil furnace.
Use with Electric yes Indicates that this thermostat is compatible with electric furnaces.
Use with Heat Pump no Indicates that this thermostat is compatible with heat pumps.
Millivolt no A "2-wire Millivolt" system. These are usually gas-fired wall or floor heaters that do not have forced-air blowers.
In other words, they are convection heaters.
Programming Days 7 The capability of having your home temperature automatically change at different times throughout the day and week according to your schedule or preferences.
Power Method Hardwired Indicates if the thermostat operates electrically on batteries or power from the furnace/ air handler.
Memory Back-Up yes Having this feature will store your set temperature or temperature schedule . In the event of a power failure, you won't have to reprogram the thermostat when the power returns.
Resume / Adaptive Intelligent Recovery Capability yes Brings the room temperature back to the programmed temperature at the set time, even when you may have manually over-ridden the program in the interim which will maximize comfort and energy savings.
Backlit Display yes Allows easier viewing of disply screen in the dark.
Programmable Fan yes Allows for you to establish by schedule when you want your furnace/air handler fan to turn on and off automatically to circulate home air, even without your furnace or air conditioner operating.
Vacation Hold yes Allows you to program your thermostat to operate your heating/cooling system at a minimum when you leave on vacation (to save money), and then automatically return the temperature to a normal comfort setting just before you arrive home. Having this capability will mean that when you return, your house will be nice and comfortable.
Outdoor Temperature Sensor Capability yes When used with an outdoor air sensor, this features allows the thermostat to sense the outdoor temperature and indicate such on the screen. Also allows some thermostats to automatically decide whether to heat or cool the home based on outside temperatures.
Indoor Temperature Sensing Capability yes Some thermostats provide for wiring to an accessory called an indoor sensor. The indoor sensor mounts in the home living space away from the thermostat, and tells the thermostat what the temperature is in that area. The thermostat can then calculate when to turn on or off the heating and cooling equipment based on the average temperature of the home, instead of just the home temperature near the thermostat only which provides for more uniform home comfort.
Phone Accessible yes Allows you to raise, lower or monitor the temperature in your home remotely from a touch tone phone.
Filter Indication yes Reminds you that it's time to change your furnace or air handler filter.
Humidifier Panel Indication no Reminds you that it's time to change your humidifier pad, which is normally done so annually.
Ventilation Control/Independent Circuit Switching yes This feature allow a user to control from the thermostat any other electronic device such as an independent fan.
Humidity Control no Allows you to control your whole-house humidifier from your thermostat.
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Put the cranberries and orange liqueur (or 1 cup warm water) into a small bowl and set aside. Brush 12 baba molds, a popover pan, or a muffin tin with melted butter and set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, stir together the water, yeast, sugar, and egg. Using the paddle attachment, stir in the flour until incorporated. Mix on medium speed for 6 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl once. Add butter and mix on medium speed until incorporated, about 2 to 3 minutes. Cover and let rise in a warm spot for about 15 to 20 minutes, it just needs to rise a bit not double in volume. Drain the cranberries (reserve the soaking liquid) and mix into the dough with a spatula or wooden spoon. Fill the baba molds (or popover pan or muffin tin) half full with batter. Let rise in a warm spot until the dough fills the molds, about 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Bake the babas for 20 to 25 minutes or until the tops are a deep golden brown. Remove from molds, put babas onto a rack set over a sheet pan, and allow them to cool completely.
Bring 2 cups sugar and 4 cups water to a boil. Boil for 1 minute and remove from the heat; stir in the reserved soaking liquid and the orange flower water. Using tongs or a spoon, place the babas, 1 at a time, into the sugar syrup. Hold them under until the air bubbles stop coming out of the cakes, about 5 to 10 seconds. Drain on the rack; you can recycle the syrup that accumulates in the sheet pan. Warm the marmalade and brush it onto the tops of the babas. To serve, split open and top with a generous dollop of freshly whipped cream.


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Jesse DannaBaseball Player
Jesuit High School/New Orleans Pelicans, 1933-49
Inducted: 1999
Outstanding athlete at Jesuit High School where he was all‑city and all‑state in baseball as a southpaw pitcher. He later won fame as a pitcher for the New Orleans Pelicans in the Southern Association (Class AA) between 1941‑45. He holds the distinction of being the Pelicans' last 20‑game winner, compiling a 22‑10 record in 1943.


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Breakfast to honor the 2005 Provost Fellows. The Provost's Fellowship program attempts to recruit and recognize the very best incoming doctoral students by providing a supplemental stipend of 5,000 per year. Tufts currently has 25 fellows across the University.
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Highlighted by a flurry of high-profile deals like Thursday's $28 billion buyout of H.J. Heinz (NYSE:HNZ), the long-quiet M&A market is finally making noise as growth-hungry companies begin to feel confident enough about the economy to open their treasure chests of cash.
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Already this year there have been $368 billion worth of deals announced around the globe, up 33% from the same period of 2012, and the fastest start to a year since 2008's $432 billion, according to Dealogic.
"All of the forces have come together. We're off to a great start," said Peter Fitzpatrick, a partner at K&L Gates who focuses on M&A.
The resurgence of the M&A market, which could help stock prices as well as fee-hungry bankers and lawyers, was on full display on Thursday morning.
Buyout Bonanza
Investors awoke to learn that bankrupt American Airlines parent AMR Corp. would be combining with US Airways (NYSE:LCC) to form the world's largest airline, valued at about $11 billion.
But Warren Buffett quickly shoved that news off the front page with his own splash: a $28 billion takeover of Heinz, the priciest deal in the history of the food industry.
These mega transactions came on the heels of other high-profile deals, including cable giant Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) shelling out $16.7 billion to take full control of NBC Universal from General Electric (NYSE:GE) and the $24.4 billion takeover of Dell (NASDAQ:DELL), the largest leveraged buyout since the financial crisis.
By comparison, the most expensive U.S. deal all of last year was Softbank's $12 billion acquisition of a 70% stake in Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S).
"There are no longer a lot of great excuses for corporations not to go about the business of building shareholder value. One of the ways you do that is through an intelligent acquisition plan," said David Weild, a senior advisor at Grant Thornton and former vice chairman of the Nasdaq Stock Market.
M&A Forces Reemerge
So what's behind the sudden willingness to pull the trigger on deals?
"Companies are cash-rich, starving for growth and there is growing economic confidence," said Kathleen Wailes, a senior vice president at strategic communications firm Levick.
M&A observers emphasized the growth part of that equation, pointing to super-lean companies' inability to continue to increase earnings through cost-cutting measures and ongoing struggles to grow organically.
"The greatest thing driving this is the strategic side of wanting to gain market share, particularly in an increasingly globalized world," said Fitzpatrick. "It's very hard for a company to gain market share without either a merger or joint venture in other markets."
Even in domestic markets, executives realize that while they may not be able to slash expenses much further, they can boost profits by generating considerable synergies through savvy acquisitions.
Apocalypse Fears Fade
Of course, few CEOs had the courage to open their coffers for big deals during the economic turbulence of the past five years.
But with the fiscal cliff and U.S. election in the rearview mirror, Europe's sovereign debt crisis easing and China stabilizing, the economic picture is not nearly as scary as it once was.
Unlike in recent years, "it's pretty clear right now that the world does not look like it's coming to an end," said Weild. "You don't need a lot of stability compared to the incredible instability of the credit crisis environment to get people to stick their toes back in the water."
After learning scary lessons from the last crisis, corporations have stockpiled huge hoards of cash that investors are demanding they put to use (see: David Einhorn vs. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)).
According to Factset, non-financial S&P 500 companies were sitting on $1.23 trillion of cash and short-term investments at the end of the third quarter of 2012, up 4.1% sequentially and 5.8% year-over-year.
"There's just so much cash out there. They need to do things," said Scott Eisenberg, a managing partner at boutique investment bank Amherst Partners.
A Rising Tide…
At the same time, the M&A world has received a boost from the stock market, which thanks to the better economic picture and unprecedented easing from the Federal Reserve is nearing all-time highs.
Even though one would think companies would be more likely to pull the trigger on deals when prices are low, the opposite is usually true.
"Believe it or not, M&A activity actually picks up dramatically when the stock market does well," said Weild.
Despite the stronger market, price-to-earnings ratios haven't yet risen to pre-crisis levels.
"We're not seeing valuations that are absolutely nutty," said Eisenberg.
The higher equity prices can also help facilitate deals even among companies that don't have a treasure trove of cash. Companies are able to use their own elevated shares as currency in all or partial stock transactions, such as the AMR-US Airways tie-up.
Will M&A Recovery Continue?
Rejuvenated M&A activity can help bolster the stock market as investors bet on future deals and by driving earnings despite slow organic sales.
It can also spell some relief for deal lawyers and investment bankers who have been hit by the M&A slowdown.
"As corporate M&A lawyers, we're all very excited by this because it hasn't been a steady trend since 2008. It's been up and down," said Fitzpatrick.
Investment bankers should clean up on the Heinz deal, with financing being provided by J.P. Morgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) and Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) and Bank of America Merrill Lynch (NYSE:BAC) and Lazard (NYSE:LAZ) serving as advisors.
So how long will the M&A recovery last?
As long as the stock market continues to do well, Weild said he'd be "surprised" if overall M&A activity in 2013 doesn't surpass the levels of the past two years.
He predicted a more meaningful recovery in the M&A market once the Fed signals a rise in interest rates, triggering retail investors to rotate cash out of bond portfolios and back into the stock market.
"Only time will tell if others jump in on these developments, but remember every flood of economic growth starts with a trickle," said Anthony Sabino, a professor at St. John's University.


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Rampage needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 79 designs submitted by 27 freelance designers.
Our company is expanding our target audience and products and services, therefore need a new logo to go with new name.
Here is our marketing position document to give you a flavor of what we intend to do:
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Branding & Positioning Document
What do we do?
Do you know how bad the failure rate is for small and home based businesses? "yes" Well...we fix that!
SALES GROWTH is the way to success...
Providing intellectual stimulation, systems, tools and skill development to explode your small business
Be one of "the spots" where business owners go to to get intellectual stimulation, advice, systems, tools, and training to grow their business.
Who is our target audience?
Beginner - wants to start a home based/internet business (part-time to full-time)
Intermediate - Business owner looking to grow (Small business owners - Network/internet marketers)
Advanced - Business owner looking for fast growth and/or additional income streams
What am we offering – trying to sell?
Home based/internet business opportunities (Beginner /Advanced)
Customer acquisition & remote selling systems (beginner to advanced)
Business Growth Products/Seminars (beginner to advanced)
What problem does it solve?
Want to start internet/home based business don't know what do do
Current business revenue not growing
Not enough customers
Customer acquisition costs too high
Initial customer contact to getting customer revenue too long
Why is it worth buying?
Increase customer acquisition channels (augments current customer acquisition activities)
Automates aspects of marketing/sales process
Reduces investment (time, money, etc) with uninterested customers
Who are we and what are our credentials?
15-20 years experience in helping businesses increase their sales
Who are our competitors? How are we different?
http://www.sitesell.com (offer businesses to start, tools and system for driving traffic to business)
What resistance or objections will people have to this?
Don't see the need
Don't understand
Think they already do it
Have parts of it not the entire system
What is the purpose of our website?
Grab their attention to want to learn more on how we can help them grow their business
Log-in and home to current clients
How do I want people to take action?
Opt-in for more information
What Core Words do we use to describe our business or brand?
Top-line revenue
Business Growth
More customers
Prospecting system
Automated marketing process
How Do We Generate Customers
Lead Harvesting (Bone Collector, Email Hunter, Google Adwords)
Broadcast (Voice Broadcasting - iBuzzPro, Email - Mail Sender, Local AdLink)
Social Media (YouTube, Twitter, Facebook)
Affiliate relationships (ACN, Cash for Life)
Cross-sell existing customers
Sales Funnel
Main website
Capture/Sales Pages
Back End Products
Product Sales (Affiliate & Built)
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Google Adwords (Perry Marshall)
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Here are some examples of logos I've seen that I like
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Ten years of blogging?! That's come as a bit of a surprise to me, admittedly I've been hardly prolific for the last 2-3 years, but I am still going to keep this going. Much of the shorter content that I used to blog now goes to Twitter, Identi.ca or Delicious, and arguably gets exposed to a far smaller audience. With that thought in mind I'm aiming to bring more content back here, let's see how that works out.
I suggest you put your feet up, and watch how this evolves.


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Stocks Investors Shouldn't Fear the Spring
Despite the tendency of equities to swoon in spring, Schaeffer's technical strategist Ryan Detrick still sees a stock market that has "room to run." Photo: Getty Images.
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Fire Up Your Publicity Machine!
While necessary, advertising is enormously expensive. The Big 3 (Bally Total Fitness, 24 Hour Fitness and Gold's Gym International) will combine to spend more than $75 million on radio, television, print and related production costs in 2001.
Typically, most club operators budget 5 to 10 percent of sales for advertising placement and production. That translates into a $36,000 yearly advertising budget for an average, single, independent club. Oddly, no one really knows which marketing message and media mix works best. If they did, Bill Gates might just be their personal valet.
A long-standing axiom in the advertising trade is that 50 percent of your advertising works and 50 percent is a waste of money. By that standard, The Big 3 will waste approximately $37 million in cash this year alone. Derek Barton, vice president of public relations and communications for Gold's Gym International, hit the nail on the head when he said, "Advertising is a leap of faith."
Advertise, But Don't Forget to Publicize
A more cost-effective and credible way to market your club is to fire up your publicity machine. Remember, advertising costs money, but publicity is free. Also, an advertising message is often viewed by the receiver with a degree of skepticism, while publicity has the credibility of being part of the editorial message.
What is the better value: a 30-second television spot that costs $12,000 to produce and another $8,000 to run eight times, or a two-minute feature story on cool, new fitness classes that appears on the 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscast, introduced by your city's top anchorperson? Honestly, both are good. The difference is that the television ad set you back $20K, while the feature story was FREE. Plus, the latter probably had more viewers. What is the likelihood that people even watched your ad? Chances are they picked up the remote to check the latest buzz around the Tribal Council.
Media outlets look for feature stories that inform their audience in an entertaining way with new and interesting facts. In television, especially during "sweeps" (when TV ratings are particularly important), interesting stories are at a premium. This is when segment producers for news shows seek out experts in various fields and get their opinion. Who better than you to be that expert when it comes to health, fitness, exercise and recreation?
Radio Contact
To get radio coverage, the best person to contact is a station's program director (PD). If the PD likes your idea, he will generally invite you to call and pitch the concept to the producer of one of the station's radio shows. Depending on the size of your market (smaller is easier), you can contact the show's host directly. In the Las Vegas market, several hosts, producers and program directors are members of Las Vegas Athletic Clubs (my employer), which makes it easy to pitch an idea right at the club.
In the News
Daily newspapers are an amalgamation of sections: Main News, Sports, Lifestyle, Business, etc. The key is to stay out of the Main News, while contributing regularly to the Sports, Business and Lifestyle sections. Each one of those sections has an editor whom you must become acquainted with. Also, newspapers frequently publish special sections featuring health, fitness and exercise. Special- sections editors frequently seek experts to contribute to the editorial content.
Working With Magazines
Be it weekly, monthly or quarterly, magazines routinely publish content written by contributing writers. Also, online content providers — which post the equivalent of interactive, electronic magazines — frequently do the same.
Like newspapers, magazines employ editors who guide and choose the editorial that appears in the pages of their publications. As an editor myself (our club publishes its own magazine), I encourage experts to contribute content to my publication. And, like most editors, I prefer a one-page query letter to flesh out appropriate story ideas.
TV Appearances
When it comes to making an impact, television is king. TV news directors and segment producers, as well as reporters and anchors, are all essential decision-makers when it comes to news content. In smaller markets, access to on-air talent is much easier to come by than in a Top 20 TV market.
Remember, clubs often have fascinating human-interest stories to tell, and in a world of ever increasing reality programming, your stories have never had more value.
Bret FitzGerald is director of communications for Las Vegas Athletic Clubs and publisher of LVAC Lifestyle magazine. He also consults with health clubs on the topic of media relations. He can be reached at (702) 734-8944, ext. 2248.
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Experts: Allergy sufferers can expect a harsh pollen season
This week, red and silver maples and black birch began flowering in the southernmost parts of the state, setting off the beginnings of a pollen explosion allergists are expecting will make for a fierce allergy season this spring.
"It will be an intense year," said Dr. Doron Ber of Shoreline Allergy & Asthma Associates, which has offices in East Lyme and Mystic. "The South has been experiencing it already."
According to the National Allergy Bureau, pollen counts Friday at its monitoring station at Waterbury Hospital showed moderate levels of tree pollen, mostly coming from cedars, maple, box elder and pine, and low levels of mold. The amount of the powdery grains plants emit as part of the seed production process is expected to escalate in the coming weeks, potentially setting off a good deal of sneezing, congestion, watery eyes and other symptoms for allergy sufferers.
"With the kind of winter we've had, we can expect a heavy pollen season," said Dr. George Sprecace of Allergy Associates of New London. "We've already at least doubled our usual number of new patients coming in the last three to four weeks."
Sprecace said higher-than-normal mold levels in the last part of winter, set off by freezing and thawing cycles, were already aggravating those with sensitivity, and the onslaught of pollen isn't far behind. He recommends allergy sufferers start their medications now, even if they're not feeling the effects yet. "It's better to start early versus waiting until you're all plugged up," he said.
Sprecace recommends over-the-counter medications with loratadine, such as Claritin, or fexofenadine, such as Allegra, for those with mild to moderate symptoms, and prescription medications and nasal sprays for those with more severe cases. Leaving allergies untreated, he warned, sets the stage for sinus infections and other upper respiratory ailments.
Ber said he started telling his patients to take their seasonal allergy medications two weeks ago, adding that some of the medications aren't fully effective until after two weeks. "And it's easier to control milder symptoms than waiting until they're more pronounced," he said.
Waterbury allergist and immunologist Dr. Christopher Randolph oversees the pollen monitoring station at Waterbury Hospital. Due to climate change, he said, the pollen season has been starting about a month earlier and ending a month later, now extending from March through October. "I anticipate this is going to be a tough season," he said.
What's responsible for this spring's heavier-than-normal downpour of pollen? Blame the long, hard winter, but not for the reasons some assume - that the trees are significantly behind schedule and releasing pollen all at once.
Jeff Ward, senior scientist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, said this winter's unusually cold temperatures and ample snowfall were actually good for the state's forests. Native trees are well-adapted to the duration of below-freezing temperatures such as those experienced this winter, and the snowpack protected the roots from damage from ice and animals, he said. The gradual melting left the soil well-saturated, meaning tree roots have a deep reservoir of moisture to draw from when trees leaf out.
"It's good for the tree roots to have all that snow," Ward said. "Everything's healthier, so they'll put out more flowers, and more pollen. It was a good winter for plants."
To measure the tiny airborne irritants called pollen, staff in the Hematology Department at Waterbury Hospital use an instrument called a Burkard sampler that's installed on the roof of the building.
Every weekday, someone goes up to the roof to remove a greased slide that's been rotating on the sampler for 24 hours and brings it back to the lab where the slide is stained.
"We look at the slide under a microscope and count the pollen grains, then do a calibration of grains per cubic meter," JoAnn Neddermann, clinical lab scientist at the pollen counting station, said Friday.
The station, operating at Waterbury Hospital since 1986, is the only one in Connecticut certified by the National Allergy Bureau. It collects pollen counts from April 1 to Oct. 1.
For daily pollen counts, visit www.aaaai.org/global/nab-pollen-counts.aspx.
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This site will be a marketplace but the vendor has to be pay in order to create a store. There are a few difference:
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- Each subsctription will allow a certain amount of videos the vendor can have and how many reviews a buyer can upload about a particular product. How mant pictures is alloweed. So they must have this on subscription
- The rating system is more organized
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- They can review the products
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The ObjectSpace module contains a number of routines that interact with the garbage collection facility and allow you to traverse all living objects with an iterator.
ObjectSpace also provides support for object finalizers, procs that will be called when a specific object is about to be destroyed by garbage collection.
include ObjectSpace a = "A" b = "B" c = "C" define_finalizer(a, proc {|id| puts "Finalizer one on #{id}" }) define_finalizer(a, proc {|id| puts "Finalizer two on #{id}" }) define_finalizer(b, proc {|id| puts "Finalizer three on #{id}" })
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Notepad++ 6.5.5 released
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The word-completion hanging problem in ANSI document (under Chinese windows 7/8 64 bits) while typing Chinese characters has been fixed in this release. Therefore the word-completion feature is re-enabled for ANSI document under CJK environment.
Auto-detection encoding feature can detect non-Unicode encoding for saving your time to set encoding manually.
Command line arguments are enhanced by adding wildcard character (* and ?) support. User can type notepad++ \sources\*.js in cmd to open all javascript files in sources folder, or he/she can type notepad++ -r \sources\*.js to open all javascript files recursively from sources folder.
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SAN DIEGO—Drew Pomeranz's inability to loosen up in the bullpen before his start Friday night was a sign of things to come.
Pomeranz (1-5) allowed a career-high seven runs on nine hits over three innings and the San Diego Padres hit three home runs to power past the Rockies 9-5 in the opener of a three-game series.
Carlos Gonzalez hit his second career grand slam for the Rockies, who have lost five of six.
"I was throwing 88 (mph) inside to people tonight and they were hitting it," Pomeranz said. "I never got loose from the bullpen. I was throwing 93 to 95 in my other recent games. I have to figure out what was going on right now."
Carlos Quentin, Yasmani Grandal and Chase Headley each hit home runs for an improved San Diego offense that has propelled the club to four straight wins and six of seven.
Pomeranz matched his shortest outing of the season while striking out three.
"I really don't think I made that bad of pitches," Pomeranz said. "My velocity was down a lot tonight. The home run to Quentin was a bad pitch. Grandal hit the ball from his shoelaces. I was a little off tonight for whatever reason."
Jason Marquis (3-5) pitched five innings for his second straight win for San Diego, which has won four straight and six of seven. Huston Street retired the side in the ninth to secure the win, and has not allowed a run in his last 13 appearances spanning 11 2-3 innings.
Marquis allowed five runs—three earned—on nine hits. The former Rockies pitcher struck out two and had lost four straight before his last two starts.
"Our guys picked up Jason, but he hung in there," Padres manager Bud Black said. "Our offense picked up our defense. The guys are picking each other up across the board and that's what it takes to win."
Added Grandal: "He battled a lot especially after Gonzalez hit the grand slam. I think he was frustrated that some of his pitches were missing the zone."
Quentin's solo homer was part of a three-run second that gave San Diego a 3-0 lead, but Gonzalez's slam in the third put Colorado up 4-3. After going 25 games without a home run, Gonzalez has homered in his last two.
"I think we're having some quality at-bats," Quentin said. "We're getting on base consistently throughout the lineup. Guys are causing havoc on the bases and having good at-bats."
The Padres came right back in the bottom of the third with Chris Denorfia's two-run triple and Grandal's two-run homer against Pomeranz. Grandal also doubled in the first and had three RBIs.
"That's sort of how you draw it up," Black said of the production in the middle of the lineup. "Those guys did a nice job."
Andrew Brown's sacrifice fly in the fifth cut the Rockies' deficit to 7-5.
"We've been here before," Rockies manager Jim Tracy said. "Once again plenty to talk about offensively. We didn't pitch in the early part of the game, but got back into the game. You surrender seven runs prior to getting three outs in the third inning, you're running uphill."
Three relievers combined to hold the Rockies scoreless before Ramon Hernandez and Josh Rutledge represented the tying runs at second and third in the eighth. But Joe Thatcher struck out pinch-hitter Jason Giambi to end the threat.
"That's a big out, a big spot in the game," Black said. "You look at different teams, and this is one team where they've got Giambi over there every night. We had Joe out there for that purpose."
Headley hit a solo shot, his 11th, in the eighth after Logan Forsythe's sacrifice fly scored pinch-hitter Mark Kotsay.
NOTES: Rockies C Wilin Rosario left the game in the second with a lower left leg injury. Rosario was hurt on a wild pitch and was slow to retrieve the ball after it bounced past him. Hernandez entered in Rosario's place. … Both teams observed a moment of silence before the game to honor the victims of the movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colo. "I think when you experience something like that, we're just playing a baseball game and it pales in relation to what a number of people are going through right now as we sit here," Tracy said. … Padres CF Cameron Maybin missed a second straight start with wrist soreness. Maybin pinch ran and stole a base in the eighth and is expected to rest the injury for a few more games. … Jeff Francis (2-2, 4.76) will start for Colorado in the second game of the series against Kip Wells (1-3, 2.82).


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Black & Gilded: Top Lighting Trend for 2018
From chandeliers and sconces to flush mounts and floor lamps, the combination of moody, matte black and gilded finishes will be making a striking statement in home design this year. As seen in the 2018 Trends Issue of Beautiful Design Made Simple magazine, here are a few of our favorite selections:
Ogden Chandelier by Currey & Company
Finished in black and Chinois antique gold leaf, this Currey & Company chandelier (top right) features classic shapes with minimalist lines, to create a modern feel that adds an elegant touch to any space.
Orbit Light Chandelier by Artcraft
An instant classic, the "Orbit" collection (bottom right) features a popular two tone design trend. The interior cluster and chain is satin brass, while the frame and canopy are oil rubbed bronze.
Lumley Pendant by Currey & Company
The Lumley pendant (top right) showcases a hand-finished frame in French black, complemented by a Pyrite bronze interior – a combination that brings the warmth of the patisserie or the brazenness of the NYC bistro to mind.
Baird Trio Pendant by Currey & Company
The Baird Trio pendant (middle right) is a symmetrical delight enhanced by the intermingling of Molé black and Molé gold finishes which adds interest without disturbing the mid-century modern feel.
Placuna Pendant by Uttermost
Uttermost's Placuna pendant (bottom right) takes the simple look of a metal dome pendant in a pacific bronze finish with antique brass accents and adds the wow of opulence with a warm antiqued Capiz shell and lined interior for a wonderful transitional style.
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|Izzy didn't seem to get the Let's All Totes Spack Out memo.
|Cherry malted and a slice of pie, thanks Sheri. Make it snappy.
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