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Fujitsu 8-Socket Server Brings x86 Price Performance into Mission-Critical Computing
Fujitsu 8-Socket Server Brings x86 Price Performance into Mission-Critical Computing
'Glue-less' design ensures extreme reliability, availability, and scalability - plus flexibility and faster ROI
Munich, July 13, 2010 -
Fujitsu today announces the global availability of a new performance class of industry-standard servers to drive x86 economical benefits into the mission-critical computing realm, the new PRIMERGY RX900 S1 x86 eight-socket rack server.[1]
The PRIMERGY RX900 S1 offers the financial sector, public sector, and a broadening range of industries with the high-levels of reliability for scale-up applications previously dominated by expensive and proprietary RISC/Unix systems. Its innovative 'glue-less' design combines with the service offerings and solutions of Fujitsu Dynamic Infrastructures, plus Intel Xeon 7500 processor series and the new Intel QuickPath Interconnect technology, to deliver mission-critical peace-of-mind at an affordable price.
With server virtualization now moving into the mainstream, not to mention the consolidation of resource-hungry or 'fat' virtual machines, demand is set to grow significantly for flexible and reliable scale-up platforms that deliver a quicker return on investment, such as the PRIMERGY RX900 S1. The proliferation of business intelligence, data warehousing applications, plus other demanding high-performance back-end databases, makes reliable scale-up performance crucial for a wide range of business sectors.
Centralized mission-critical corporate workloads can be deployed on the RX900 S1 with peace-of-mind for extreme performance requirements, as the rack server scales up on demand inside a single 8 U chassis, and without the need for change or re-arrangement of rack infrastructures. Processing power is assured by up to 64 processor cores, up to 2 terabytes of main memory, plus a highly-aggregated I/O bandwidth of more than 120 gigabytes. The platform also provides unprecedented operational continuity as the high-availability functions of the RX900 S1 perfectly combines with the new reliability-, availability-, and scalability functions of the Intel Xeon 7500 series processors.
Driving the computing performance and speed of connectivity of Fujitsu's new eight-socket rack server is an innovative 'glue-less' design, where no additional Hardware is necessary to run all eight CPUs, therefore providing the shortest route between processors, memory modules and I/O hubs. More often, vendors simply 'glue together' multiple dual-socket server blades, which leads to I/O bottlenecks.
Says Jens-Peter Seick, Senior Vice President Datacenter Systems Product Division at Fujitsu Technology Solutions: "Two market trends are combining which will drive the success of the PRIMERGY RX900 S1. Server virtualization is moving into the mainstream, while customers are reducing operational costs by consolidating older dual- and quad-socket servers, and replacing UNIX servers in favor of industry-standard flexibility and price performance. The 'glue-less' design of the RX900 S1, and seamless scale-up of processor, memory and I/O capacities - within a single 8U server box for added investment protection - makes it the most compelling eight-core x86 server."
About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is a leading provider of ICT-based business solutions for the global marketplace. With approximately 170,000 employees supporting customers in 70 countries, Fujitsu combines a worldwide corps of systems and services experts with highly reliable computing and communications products and advanced microelectronics to deliver added value to customers. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.6 trillion yen (US$50 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010. For more information, please see: http://www.fujitsu.com/


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Just to let you know this may not solve your version of this error (since it's so vague) but it's how I solved it in one of my projects.
On a previous post I mention I was using NHibernate in one of the projects I'm working on and as such we're using FluentNHibernate.
I've created a class (let's call it SessionManager) that handles creating the ISessionFactory instance (and stores it in a static field). The project is built with MVC 3 and makes use of the DI provider along with Ninject so this code snippet should look familiar. (It's where you set up you DI – usually the AppStart_NinjectMVC3)
That is the line the caused the problems; not sure how but the aspnet compiler dies. In the end I changed ninject to use "ToMethod" instead:
kernel.Bind<ISessionFactory>().ToMethod(c => SessionManager.CreateSessionFactory());
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On June 25 a woman walking her dog found the young girl's body on the rocky beach, wrapped in a trash bag.
At first, many believed her body had washed ashore. Now, officials say Baby Doe was likely left there. That's based on an analysis of pollen found on her body and the blanket that was found next to her.
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Police have asked anyone with any information to contact the authorities.
A spokesperson for the Suffolk County District Attorney's office told CNN, "Science may give us an indication on where she is from, but we believe it will take a person who knew her to tell us who she was."
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Pet Connection: Keep pets safe in busy days ahead
As I strolled through the grocery store last month, I noticed that the Christmas décor was already up. In my mind, it was still summer, but apparently the good folks at my local fooditorium wanted to ring in the holidays a tad early this year.
Some day, I am certain they will start putting up the tinsel in June.
The holiday season is one of togetherness, and pets are increasingly a big part of the holiday festivities. During this otherwise joyous season, a few pet dangers are lurking, though. This info will help keep your pet safe during the fun and avoid expensive trips to the pet ER.
The biggest holiday threats to pets come from the same threats to your waistline and chances of you fitting into your skinny jeans – food! The holiday season is all about food (yeah, and love and family and all that other stuff, too), and there's plenty of it to be had: cookies, roast beast, puddings and more cookies.
To you, it may just mean another hour on the stair stepper, but to your dog, human food can cause real problems. Vomiting and diarrhea are common side effects from eating too much people food (the medical term we throw about is "dietary indiscretion"), and in some cases, this can proceed to a more serious condition called pancreatitis. Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas, the gland that makes digestive enzymes as well as insulin. When the pancreas becomes inflamed, it releases these enzymes and begins digesting itself. This can be a serious and painful condition that often requires hospitalization.
It is probably a good idea to either keep pets confined during any holiday parties, or make sure guests (especially kids) know not to give treats to your pets. Dogs and cats have been known to drag an entire turkey off the counter when the owner's back is turned (you know they've gotta be thinking "Score!"), so make sure you stay aware of their whereabouts during meal preparation.
If you do want to include your pet in the meal and fun, stick to a bit of lean turkey and low- or no-fat veggies (no onions, though, as these can cause anemia in dogs and cats), and skip the gravy, dressing and pecan pie. Sugar-free items that contain xylitol are also toxic to pets.
It is true: Don't get your Doberman drunk during the holidays (or any other time), and don't let any lampshade-wearing guests try to give your pug a mug of beer. And no one wants to see a basset with a hangover.
Your dog or cat's liver is not equipped to process alcohol, and even small amounts can be life-threatening. Put boozy party leftovers well out of reach. That includes whisky-soaked fruitcakes, trifles laced with liqueurs and the rum balls that Aunt Martha sends every year.
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People come and go much more during the holidays than other times of year, and all that traffic can lead to plenty of opportunities for escape. In the ER, we see many pets who made a break for freedom when Uncle Floyd came a-callin' with his special tuna surprise. Dogs and cats can dart out the door without anyone even noticing, and there's a whole big world of hurt just waiting for them out there.
Ensure that pets are safely put away when you are expecting guests, and make a nightly head count to make sure that all the furry family members are accounted for before turning in for your visions of sugar plums. Here's hoping you have a sane season, and that all family members make it through safely, no matter how many legs they have.


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Elusive thing, that snark
When a lonely voice rises up to warn us against Some New Scourge That Is About to Ruin Western Civilization (like irony, or Elvis, or television or Teletubbies or saggy gangsta shorts), you can be sure of two things:
1. It's too late to do anything about it;
2.It's actually harmless and you shouldn't worry about it, anyway.
So it is with the verbal habit of snark -- well, at least as described in "Snark," David Denby's unconvincing (although mercifully short) screed against that catty, nasty, insidery, and often hilarious style of some bloggers and their fans.
Except that Denby -- a film critic for The New Yorker -- sees snark everywhere these days, "spreading like pink-eye" from the Internet to become the dominant voice of all culture, drowning out more civilized forms of putdowns. Those of us who don't run in Manhattan high-media circles or spend all day on the web might think this analysis a tad paranoid, and Denby does an awful lot of running around in 128 pages to convince us otherwise.
While his film criticism is a model of clarity and good sense, in "Snark" he lurches like a drunkard with a fly-swatter, taking wild thwacks at Sarah Palin, Maureen Dowd, and seemingly everybody else whose stings and zingers have rubbed him the wrong way over the past two years. He wants to save us (and, more grandly, the sanctity of wit itself) from snark's debasements; but it's not clear that he even knows what the enemy is.
Such confusion actually fits the definition of "snark" as Lewis Carroll first used it in his mock-epic poem "The Hunting of the Snark," to describe a possibly mythical beast that was exceedingly difficult to locate and usually fatal to those who encountered it. But confusion is never a good narrative strategy, and trying to follow Denby's multiple and shifting takes on his subject proves irritating and exhausting.
Sometimes snark in "Snark" is "the expression of the alienated, of the ambitious, of the dispossessed" (e.g., Perez Hilton's celebrity-watch website). Sometimes it's the coded misogyny or racism of the powerful, embodied for him by Palin's campaign-trail attacks on Barack Obama as not representative of real America. Sometimes it's "post-aesthetic," with values of "hype, spin, and big money" (like the New York-centric Spy magazine of the 1980s.)
For Denby, Dowd is snarky because she has no political ideas or vision, while Stephen Colbert and Keith Olbermann are high satirists because they do. (Wait--Keith Olbermann not snarky? Keith Olbermann -- he of the "World's Worst Person" feature on his MSNBC show? Keith Olbermann, master of the suffocatingly leading question? Denby's filter comes perilously close to being just a way of justifying the funny stuff he likes and condemning the funny stuff he doesn't.)
Well, snark cannot be all of these things -- outsider and insider, anonymous and celebrity, guerilla and empowered. To clarify, Denby makes a cook's tour through a history of snark -- racing from the formal style of Greek vituperative poetry known as iambos through Alexander Pope to Tom Wolfe, Spy and Gore Vidal. (He's not helped by his selectivity: For instance, between Pope and the British 60s magazine Private Eye, snark apparently took a two-century holiday.)
For Denby, while snark was once a legitimate literary genre -- a kind of aestheticized invective, a poor, inebriated cousin to satire and its elegance -- it has now descended into angry braying and bullying. "I'm all in favor of nasty comedy, and incessant profanity, trash talk, any kind of satire, and certain kinds of invective," he writes with gestural generosity, knowing how bad his disapproval looks. "It's the bad kind of invective--low, teasing, snide, condescending, knowing; in brief, snark -- that I hate."
Never mind the fool's errand of trying to categorize between good and bad trash talk -- a line of demarcation so vanishing that it begs you to snark about it. Denby's moralizings are monumentally unconvincing, both as arbitration and as a personal policy. Why not just turn away from a style you don't like? Why not just avoid Wonkette or James Wolcott? Why not just never read the comments below any Huffington Post article? Why not just go about your business?
Because when you're an old-media critic or columnist and your business is being an authority, the prospect of being constantly one-upped by anonymous yobs on the Internet is more than just galling -- it's threatening to your way of life. The relentless participation of people in new media forms and their nasty, brutish, unschooled ways have oldsters like Denby in high hysteria, because their ability to have the last word has vanished like Lotus 123. His reaction is like a suburbanite's to graffiti -- he doesn't see in snark the rich tradition of the epigram, the bon mot, the aphorism. Yes, snark is about anger; but not in those who practice it.
The Internet's culture of the comment is often seen an index for our anomie and lack of empowerment, people pounding away at their keyboards late into the night, desperate to be heard and acknowledged. Why not see it instead as the people's revenge -- against sloppy, boring, unaccountable critics, against the emotional economies of celebrity culture? In that light, snark is a totally rational reaction, unlike the despair upon which "Snark" is founded.
"I have a tendency, I know, to be bothered by cynicism, slander, and failed, nasty wit more than I should, and, indeed, to take things too seriously in general," writes Denby. "Yet I think the genuinely bad stuff should be noted." A nice sentiment in a critic; a dangerous one in a commissar of morality. As usual, the last voice of reason just wants the rest of us to shut up.


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UFO investigator James Clarkson to speak on state cases
James Clarkson, professional ufologist and the Washington state director of the Mutual UFO Network, will be at the Centralia Timberland Library from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday for a discussion on UFOs, with a focus on local cases.
Clarkson will explore a little-known UFO event in Westport, a topic he will also present next month at the 2014 Official Roswell, New Mexico, UFO Alien Festival. He will also introduce some other Washington cases.


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The latest wave of 2016 Bitcoin price predictions exhibit a renewed optimism about the digital currency's prospects.
That's not too surprising, given that the price of Bitcoin doubled from the low $230s to over $480 in just over a month, from late September to early November. And while the Bitcoin price has settled back to about $380 over the past week, it's still about 64% higher than it was six weeks ago.
Coming after months of relative stability in the $200 to $300 range, the sudden spike in the price of Bitcoin reignited interest in the digital currency and its future.
And the 2016 Bitcoin price predictions that have followed reflect a fresh understanding in the disruptive power of Bitcoin's underlying technology, the blockchain. As Bitcoin becomes increasingly integrated into the world's financial system, its value will necessarily rise.
That's because built-in scarcity will combine with the rising demand to push Bitcoin prices up. You see, new Bitcoins are mined at a fixed rate. And only 21 million will ever be created, with the last due in the year 2140.
This 2016 Bitcoin Price Prediction Is Up 50%
Such considerations led Gil Luria, an analyst with Wedbush Securities, to raise his 12-month Bitcoin price prediction from $400 to $600 last week.
"We believe bitcoin and its associated blockchain technology have the potential to disrupt the existing financial infrastructure over the next several years, and believe the value of the Bitcoin currency (BTC) will benefit from this trend," Luria wrote in the report.
Luria's forecast is based on Bitcoin adoption projections out to the year 2025. He estimates that in four main categories – online payments, remittance, micro transactions, and "banking" for the unbanked – Bitcoin will pick up a market share of 10% to 20%.
Luria's $600 is the present value of what he believes the 2025 Bitcoin price will need to be in order to support the dramatic increase in Bitcoin-based transactions over the next 10 years.
Given its limited use right now, Luria says a Bitcoin really only needs a value of about $24 today. In other words, at $380, Luria believes Bitcoin today is $356 higher than it needs to be.
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Dr. Jim Dewar, Sunday, 12-6-15 December 7, 2015Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.
Tags: " nuclear propulsion to LEO, "The Nuclear Rocket: Making Our Planet Green, Admiral Rickover as a model, Dr. James (Jim) Dewar, Dr. Robert Bussard, economic growth, gas core, implementing NTR program, interest rate increase, low cost access to space, NASA, NASA ban NTR to LEO, NTR and Mars, NTR core, NTR cost comparison with chemical rockets, NTR reusability, nuclear rocket history, Peaceful and Prosperous, pebble bed technology, public private partnership, refueling the NTR, Soviet Union nuclear program, space advocacy, space policy, space settlement, specific impulse, Thorium, U233, Zubrin Nuclear Salt Water Rocket
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We welcomed back Dr. Jim Dewar to the show to discuss his plans for the use of nuclear rockets specifically from Earth to LEO. In addition, Jim's book (it is out of print) "The Nuclear Rocket: Making Our Planet Green, Peaceful And Prosperous" is being made available as a Space Show fundraiser and we thank Jim for this great gift. You can get a new paperback autographed copy of this book for a $50 contribution to The Space Show. Please make your contribution using Pay Pal on TSS or OGLF websites or mail a check to TSS as instructed on the donation page of the websites. Also, send me an email telling me your $50 contribution is for Jim's book, provide your full name and your mailing address. I need this email to know you want the book in exchange for your donation. As of the time I am archiving this show, I have only ten remaining copies of the book to give away so act fast as once they are gone, this offer ends. During the first segment of our two hour show, Dr. Dewar outlined his plan to break the nuclear rocket ban on using a nuclear rocket from Earth to LEO. Jim spent some time explaining the history behind this ban which is not law! The ban came to be in 1960 as a result of a luncheon meeting. Listen to his telling of this story. Do you find all of this frustrating? I asked Jim how nuclear propulsion would work from Earth to LEO. As you will hear, he said it was applicable to second or third stages on the rocket, not the first stage of the rocket. He explains this in detail so don't miss it. Most of the first segment was devoted to discussing this ban, the early nuclear rocket history and tests, questions about the Soviet Union nuclear rocket program, the U.S. Congress, and cost comparisons with chemical rockets figuring in the cost for permits, dealing with protestors, time delays, etc. Jim also explained the economic benefits of his unique public private partnership he wants to see created to do nuclear propulsion to LEO and why. His methodology for making this happen is potentially doable.
In the second segment, we continued talking tech about the nuclear rocket including core issues, the possibility of gas cores, specific impulse for the NTR, then a question came in about supporting the NewSpace agenda of NASA supporting space settlement and low cost space access. He was asked if the NTR plan he was proposing supported these NewSpace goals. Don't miss what he had to say about this as I believe it was an important part of the discussion. Jim repeated often during the show that as a nation we were nearly $20 trillion in debt and bankrupt. He then explained the economics of his program and why they would benefit NASA and the country in this challenging economic time rather than be deleted as a program that was just too costly. Quite the opposite, he stated his program was made to order for these tough economic times. See if you agree. I do and we talked about it some more at length as we neared the end of our program. I suggested a sales approach that was much broader than just the space industry. John in Ft. Worth called to discuss many technical issues and core temperatures. BJohn wanted to know if the NTR should be reusable and refuelable. Joe wanted to know how to start the program to advocate the public private partnership Jim was talking about and which he fully describes in his book. Comments came up regarding Dr. Zubrin and the nuclear salt water rocket, (see http://path-2.narod.ru/design/base_e/nswr.pdf). Near the end of the show when we were talking about creating the needed policy for the partnership, Dr. Dewar referenced Admiral Rickover as a model for the type of leadership needed to make the NTR project happen. As the program was ending, questions came up about Thorium and U233.
Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog per above. You can reach Dr. Dewar about his first book or anything else through me at firstname.lastname@example.com and I will send you his email address or forward your note.
- 1. Paul - December 12, 2015
I personally don't think you will convince anybody to launch a nuclear reactor through the atmosphere. In fact governments around the world are abandoning the use of nuclear reactors for electricity generation.
If what Elon Musk and others are doing is successful then that will reduce the cost to low Earth orbit dramatically, as basically you only need the cost of the fuel.
- jim dewar - January 10, 2016
The flight scenario going to and from LEO with NTR hasn't been studied for over 50 years. If you read my second book, The Nuclear Rocket, you will read a policy argument for why it makes sense, basically it opens space up to the common man and it is a real money maker for everyone, including the greens. I hold that people will accept risk if the reward is great enough. Been true throughout human history and see no reason why it won't be true in the future. As far as governments abandoning nuclear power, we'll see. The shortcomings of wind and solar are becoming more evident every day and coal is a non-starter. So what does that leave you? Natural gas, dams. As far as Elon Musk is concerned, we'll see. Everybody was elated over the space shuttle when it first flew. How did that work out?
- 2. Fremont John - December 12, 2015
Dear Dr. Dewar,
If we are to start advocating for the nuclear rocket launch system proposed in your book we will have to convince the environmentalists opposed to the use of nuclear materials on Earth and in the atmosphere that the system is safe. I read your arguments in the Technical Note on Nuclear Rockets from 2010 and they sound convincing…to me. I'm concerned that the fear of anything "nuclear" is so ingrained in the public psyche that it may be difficult to overcome.
I remember the hysteria and the protests from the Greens against the use of RTGs on Cassini. This is what we will be up against. I'm wondering if any of the risk analyses or engineering studies performed by NASA on the potential failure of RTGs during the possible reentry of Cassini in the Earth's atmosphere upon gravity assist could be utilized? Are you aware of any such studies and would they be relevant (granted, your cocoon was not being evaluated in this case).
I really like the idea of siding with the Greens instead fighting them. Winning them over to our side will be challenging but it is essential to public acceptance of this concept.
- 3. Fremont John - December 10, 2015
Dr. Dewar
Sorry I missed the show. Was looking forward to your appearance for quite some time but was out of town on business so couldn't call and had to catch the podcast.
Near the end of the show you were talking about next steps regarding further studies. I mentioned to David on the show a couple of weeks ago that I heard that NASA has just awarded contracts to a couple of American companies to study advanced propulsion for deep space exploration. One of these was development of "nuclear thermal propulsion to enable rapid transport of crew to Mars". Here's a link to the article:
I wonder if they will be looking at the same technologies as the B4 Core you described? Even though NASA banned nuclear rockets as launch vehicles in 1960, if the studies will help develop similar concepts maybe they could be applied to launch vehicles when your yet-to-be- named champion advocate gets the ball rolling on changing policy and shifting paradigms. Sign me up!
My wife is buying me your Nuclear Rocket book for Christmas. I'll get educated and start carrying the (nuclear) torch!
- 4. Andy Hill - December 8, 2015
I wonder how much prototype work could be done without actual fuel rods. Possibly using some sort of externally powered heating element in place of a core to rough out a design before moving to actual nuclear material?
- jim dewar - January 10, 2016
It was done back in the '60s and is called electric furnace testing. If you have my first book you can read about it in the fuel appendix. Basically, furnace testing was useful, but lacked the nuclear environment so data derived from it was always good, but questionable. Later, the program moved to the Nuclear Furnace, which was a very small reactor designed to test fuel elements only in a high radiation environment. Any restarted program probably would make use of them, since they were designed with a "scrubber" to remove radioactivity from the off-gas hydrogen.
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" The best wrinkle cream has never been revealed, and the reason for this is because it simply doesn't exist!
This is, if I might add, the opinion of one of the most prominent skin care experts. There have also been countless reports regarding the potential side effects of anti wrinkle cream, although this does pertain more to certain brands than it does to others.
So, Can We Still Trust An Anti Wrinkle Cream And Other Similar Products?
Whether we like it or not, as long as the candles keep increasing on our birthday cakes, we have to constantly look for a solution that can prevent our faces from looking like prunes.
The first fine lines and wrinkles will almost certainly appear in the areas around the eyes, so of course we don't really have much time to waste when it comes to finding the best eye cream. With that having been said, does an effecting anti wrinkle cream even exist?
My name is Elizabeth, and like most women, I still want to look good despite the fact that I'm in my forties.
Of all those anti wrinkle creams one sees in the supermarkets, I'm pleased to let you know that I've found one which is the best wrinkle cream for me.
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Good question. I have created this site in order to share the knowledge I've gained, and share it with utmost confidence. I have, over time, tried many of the "best anti wrinkle creams", but I found that they are for the most part ineffective.
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I have been active in forums relating to anti aging products for years already. And many of my peers have also shared their own experiences about certain anti wrinkle creams, and how they eventually managed to track down the best wrinkle cream, or at least, the one that worked best for them.
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The Best Wrinkle Cream?
We have a variety of choices, because if I'm perfectly honest, I don't believe it's a matter of one size fits all.
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I recommend – LifeCell
The best wrinkle cream for me is LifeCell. LifeCell literally rocked Hollywood with its results. Of course many experts were skeptical, and thought that claims made by the company were nothing but hype hype, but the skepticism soon disappeared once they tried it themselves. Even the biggest skeptics soon had to concede that LifeCell is in fact the best wrinkle cream.
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- Different secure payment options such as Paypal, Google Checkout are available
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Kollagen Intensiv
This product was considered the No.2 best wrinkle cream because of its smart approach to facial anti aging.
We know for a fact that wrinkles are caused by decreasing or deteriorating collagen in our skin.
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For this reason, the manufacturers of Kollagen Intensive created a special combination of ingredients that has the ability to increase the regeneration process of collagen. The key ingredient is "SYN-COLL" which is a patented peptide.
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Which is the best anti wrinkle cream for me?
After I tried both products, I chose LifeCell as the best wrinkle cream. It is a hard choice actually, but considering the results, and of course the price, LifeCell comes up to top.
Kolagen Intensiv works too, but it did take 3 months before I got to see any results, and I am not fond of waiting so long. LifeCell on the other hand gave much faster results, so it is like seconds versus months.
Nonetheless, Kolagen Intensiv can certainly reduce even the deepest lines or wrinkles, but it does take time. I was just amazed by LifeCell's results because it happened so quickly. I also do understand that the first effects of LifeCell is only on the outer layer of skin, and that you need to continually use it in order to erases very deep wrinkles and crow's feet.
When it comes to the price, I have to admit that LifeCell is a little costly compared to other products, but even so, the price won't stop me from concluding that it is the best wrinkle cream.
Because the best wrinkle cream should be able to do it all and it should do it quickly.


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11 Jul Anti-Takeover Defenses
When outsiders attempt to induce a takeover via Tender Offer (TO) of a public company, there are a number of protections available to avoid the foreseen "hostility." Unfortunately, some of the takeover defenses require contracts and statues implemented long before a unsolicited acquirer starts buying-up shares of the company's stock on the public market. Knowing the options can help public firms plan ahead.
Shareholder Rights Plan or "Poison Pill"
A typically successful defensive strategy in preventing a hostile takeover is something referred to as a shareholder rights plan. Established as a mechanism in 1982, the shareholder rights plan is often more pleasantly referred to as the "poison pill." In a "poison pill" defense, existing company shareholders have the right to purchase additional shares in the company at some discount. This has the immediate effect of diluting the interest of any new shareholders intent at nefarious ends. Rights plans are often triggered or can go into effect once a single individual or entity acquires a threshold percentage of the shares.
A great example of the "poison pill" defense occurred in 2012 when Carl C. Icahn acquired a 10% stake in Netflix. Around that time, the company announced a shareholder rights plan that allowed existing shareholders to acquire two shares for the price of one in the event that more than 50% of assets were planned to be sold in a merger or other sale transfer.
Shareholder rights plans have proven very effective at discouraging hostile and monopolistic takeovers of public companies. They also put the power back in the hands of the company board and existing shareholders as well as put large competitors at bay who may find a Tender Offer or hostile takeover an appealing route if a smaller public company has a bad quarter and sees significant decreases in the value of its stock.
The "poison pill" defense can unfortunately dilute stock values and existing shareholders may find they need to buy more shares just to maintain equal ownership. This can be expensive. Large institutional investors may shy away from significant investments if the company has terse and harsh defenses in place. Finally, in some cases a hostile takeover that may have ultimately improved the company by ousting poor managers and executives is ultimately thwarted due to this type of defense. In some cases, it may be in the shareholders' best interest to allow a hostile takeover to occur. The Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, for instance, would have been the net losers had they been able to enact a shareholder right plan to thwart Warren Buffett's acquisition of the company in 1962. The outcome for those shareholders would have been entirely different.
Staggered Boards
With a staggered board, a director has a staggered three-year term and because only one-third of the directors are elected at each annual meeting, it is extremely difficult to change through a proxy contest. Because it takes both the approval of the company board as well as a proxy shareholder vote to enact a significant change such as a merger or hostile takeover, staggering board elections helps current management and shareholders to maintain majority control of the board of directors. While not as dramatic or seemingly harsh as the "poison pill" takeover defense previously mentioned, maintaining this type of control is essential for thwarting a rapid hostile takeover attempt from an unwanted suitor.
Control Share Acquisition Statutes
If not waived, control share acquisition statutes can delay or complicate an otherwise smooth takeover process. Such a statute will restrict the ability of a bidder to expand their ownership stake in the business without restriction to other rights given to typical shareholders. These right restrictions typically include voting restrictions which have the effect of significantly limiting an unsolicited acquirers ability to enact significant change within the organization after quickly seizing a control block of the company's stock.
For more information, Morrison Foerster has a great outline of takeover and control defenses on the company website. It also dives deep into anti-trust and monopolistic issues relating to takeovers of public corporations. Well worth the read.
The takeover of a public company is no easy feat. In some cases, this is unfortunate as management can be a significant barrier to a much more successful and operationally efficient company. The virtues, vices and legitimacy of hostile takeover bids will always be a hotly debated topic.


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Creative Movement (3 - 4 years)
Creative Movement focuses on body part identification, free expression, and spatial awareness. The child's natural movements are encouraged, while at the same time a rudimentary sense of order and form is introduced through controlled and sustained movements. Emphasis is placed on imagination, creativity, body shapes, listening skills, and working as part of a group. Material is presented in an imaginative and age-appropriate way.


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In a neighborhood known for upscale eateries comes Puesto, a Mexican fast-casual stop invading La Jolla.
On Friday, Feb. 10th, Puesto Mexican Street Food is bringing street cred to the La Jolla scene. And they're upholding upscale values while doing it. The menu gives the power to the people with a walk-up griddle and made-to-order dishes using all-natural ingredients. And while street-style is the thing here, they're not skimping on health factors. Dishes offer local and organic produce, all-natural meets, grass fed beef, sustainable seafood, freshly made corn tortillas and homemade salsas.
The form of your food at Puesto is one big game of mix and match, make-it-your-way served in either tacos, bowls, or salad. Each is filled with guisados, grilled protein and vegetarian options. Go meaty with carne asada, chicken, fish or shrimp. Stay fresh with the grilled salmon filet for salads and bowls. Or test out the Huitlacochoe, zucchini flower, potatoes with soy chorizo, or mushrooms with Guajillo chile.
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If your course is not running as smoothly as you'd like, there are procedures in place to help you. We've provided information below, but please contact us (firstname.lastname@example.com) for one-to-one advice about your specific situation.
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What to do if you are thinking about withdrawing or transferring
Get support if problems are affecting your work
If there are serious factors beyond your control that are affecting your ability to complete an assessed piece of work on time or take an examination, you can claim mitigating circumstances or apply for an extension to deadline.
An extension to deadline grants you extra time to complete your assignment without any negative impact on your marks. Without an extension, a late submission of work (i.e. handing in the work within two weeks after the submission deadline) carries an automatic penalty and the mark for the work will be capped at the module pass mark of 40% (undergraduate) or 50% (postgraduate), so it is imperative that you apply for an extension in advance of the submission deadline.
An authorised claim for mitigating circumstances means factors that have an impact on your ability to study, complete coursework or take exams are taken into consideration by an examination board. You will need to complete a mitigating circumstances form to make an application.
To qualify for these forms of assistance, you must make an application either through your course leader or school office. In both cases you will need supporting documentary evidence of the factors. They will be able to advise you on the process and give you information about how and when decisions are made. In either case, it is better to seek help early so that you can get the support you need.
For more information, consult the Students' Union support service, a student adviser or the regulations section of the Student Contract.
If you are considering making an academic appeal, the Students' Union can offer advice and guidance. Please contact them at email@example.com or telephone 01273 642876 for a confidential conversation about your options. This does not commit you to bringing an appeal unless you decide to go ahead.
An academic appeal is a formal request to the university to ask an Examination Board to look again at its decision. This might concern your degree classification, a single piece of work or a whole module. It might also concern your "progression", which means a decision about whether you continue to the next stage of your degree, are asked to repeat a module or are asked to leave the university.
Read our guide on how to bring an academic appeal (pdf)
If you have a problem with the service delivery of the university, whether this relates to quality of teaching and course materials, supervision or if you think you are a victim of bias or prejudice, you should raise the issue via the Complaints Resolution Procedure, which will enable a proper investigation to be carried out. You should raise this in the first instance with one of your School Complaints Officers, but if the matter cannot be resolved to your satisfaction within 7-14 days, you should bring a formal Stage 1 Complaint.
See the section below: How to make a complaint.
You must use the Stage 1 Form provided for this purpose, which you can download here or obtain from the SU. You must appeal within 21 days of notification of your results. You need to follow the instructions on the front of the form carefully and don't forget to attach evidence in support of your appeal. If you are still awaiting evidence and cannot provide this within the deadline of 21 days you should submit your appeal form together with a note explaining what further evidence is awaited and when it will be received.
If you are not happy with the outcome, you should read the Appeals Regulations carefully and get advice from the SU to see whether you have grounds to request a Stage 2 Review of the decision that was made on your appeal. To do this, you will need the Stage 2 Appeal Form.
Students' Union website
Please note that both Stage 1 and Stage 2 Academic Appeals should now be submitted directly to your school office.
If you have failed all or part of the academic year, you may not have to leave the university. Instead, you may be able to repeat a period of study.
Repeat study opportunities are offered at the discretion of the examination board. You will need to discuss your individual situation with your personal tutor or course leader.
Bear in mind that repeat study funding, including bursaries, is a complex issue, and we recommend that you see a student adviser to ensure that you will be able to successfully fund your repeated year.
If you experience issues while you are on a placement, contact your placement officer. You can also contact your personal tutor, course leader or student support and guidance tutor (SSGT) if your school has one.
If you find yourself without the contact details you need, call the main switchboard on 01273 600900 and ask to be put through to a member of staff from your area.
Changing your mode of study means changing from full-time to part-time or vice versa. This option is only available on some courses and can depend on the timing of modules and on individual circumstances.
Make sure that you carefully consider any effects that changing mode could have upon your student finance. If you started your course before 2012, changing your mode of study will mean that you are liable to pay the higher fees that were introduced by the government in 2012. If you started your course in 2012, however, changing mode will mean that your tuition fees will vary depending on how many modules you take in a given year.
If you do eventually make the decision to change mode, you need to work with your course leader, who will help you to inform the Academic Services Student Administration team and your school office.
Student finance
If you plan to study on the same course but change your mode of study to part-time, you are eligible to apply for full funding from Student Finance England, as long as the change is agreed by your academic school. However, unless you have compelling personal reasons for doing so, you will only be entitled to the standard number of years of tuition fee loan and maintenance grant or special support grant for your course. This equates to the standard length of your course plus one year.
If you change course, you will be classed as a new student and your fees and funding will be set at the current level.
If you decide to change your mode of study you will not be eligible to receive a University of Brighton bursary unless you are liable to pay the full tuition fee.
International students
International students with a Tier 4 student visa must study full-time courses and are not permitted to change their mode of study to part-time. There are two exceptions:
We recommend speaking to an international student adviser for further information on this issue.
If you have received a letter accusing you of poor academic practice or academic misconduct, it can be confusing and upsetting. Academic misconduct is taken seriously by the university and can lead to disciplinary action.
The letter you receive will indicate whether yours is considered to be a case of "poor academic practice" or "academic misconduct" and will give you a date for an academic practice review meeting with the Head of School or nominee or an Investigating Panel for cases of academic misconduct.
We advise you to contact the Students' Union support service for advice and support with the process as soon as possible. The Students' Union is there to make sure you are treated fairly throughout the process and to advise you on your options.
While the university aims to provide the best possible educational experience for you, sometimes you may feel the service you have received was unsatisfactory. We have produced a " How to Complain" guide to help you.
If you are considering making a complaint, the Students' Union can offer advice and guidance. Please contact them at firstname.lastname@example.com or telephone 01273 642876 for a confidential conversation about your options. This does not commit you to bringing a complaint.
Advisers from the Students' Union can provide you with advice and support relevant to your individual circumstances, including helping you complete a Stage 2 Formal Complaint Form and accompanying you at meetings. You are encouraged to contact a Students' Union Adviser before submitting your complaint.


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Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Thursday, September 15, 2005
J. Lo's Fur Is Okay
Heather Mills McCartney, wife of Paul McCartney has decided to target her anti fur campaign on Latino and African American performers. Her prime targets are Jennifer Lopez and Diddy (Sean Combs). She singled out these two celebrities during Fashion Week in Bryant Park in New York City at a press conference with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
Although Ms. Mills-McCartney is right to work for the ethical treatment of animals, she is wrong to make these two minority celebrities the poster children for mistreatment of animals. Ms. Mills-McCartney did not produce any evidence to prove that the animals used to produce Ms. Lopez-Anthony's fur wear were mistreated. Furthermore, it is an elitist attitude to tell minorities that they cannot participate in the purchase of products or participate in other high-end activities because of esoteric animal rights concerns.
Whites have worn fur for hundreds of years and could afford the expensive furs, while minorities have only recently had the luxury of affording such purchases. The same principle applies for waterfront properties. Right at the point when blacks and other minorities can afford to purchase a beach house, if the gated area is not red lining blacks out of such purchases, environmentalists are working to put such new beach front residential developments off limits. This while many white celebrities work for protection of the outback, they also own homes in the wilderness areas. They like to lock the gate behind them.
So Ms. Mills-McCarthy does a disservice to blacks and other minorities when she says they should not purchase fur products. Next she will be saying they can't buy chicken.
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Hollywood & Hurricane Katrina
Left coast celebrities are trekking to New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in droves. They are appearing on numerous television shows and rock star/rap musicians are organizing and performing in relief concerts. We have 5 recommendations for any Hollywood celebrity and rich musician visiting the crisis area and appearing on television:
- If you have more than one house, donate a house to a victimized family.
- Donate $200,000 to a victimized family.
- If you have more than two cars, donate a car to a victimized family.
- If you do not have kids and want to adopt a kid, adopt a victimized child.
- If you can afford it, buy a low-income victim of the hurricane a home in New Orleans.
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Feels like it's been ages since I took these photos, but it's currently a nice 20 degrees outside in late October, so it feels only fitting to post them. It was a beautiful day in September, pretty much the last time we hung out in our garden for the entire day. We picked raspberries, had a barbie and iced AeroPress coffee. It was lovely. I miss those days already.
Another thing I'll be missing: this gorgeous 600 and 779 Polaroid film. The colors are just incredible. We're down to a just few packs in our fridge, and I'm enjoying every single shot coming out of my SX-70.


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Oh Pinterest, how I've come to love you. At first I didn't understand or like it. I'm not that visual of a person, and I wanted more text -- to understand what was going on in the pictures. I still lean that way, but for crochet at least I've found some great things using Pinterest and love to browse. (It's the source for most of my hat ideas.)
One pin I found was from the blog The View From My Hook -- a free pattern for the Kassia Empire Waist Dress. It took me a while to get the tulle for the skirt. Walmart was almost entirely out of them, but I eventually made a trip to Michaels and found them (cheaper than at Walmart too -- $3/roll and I bought three, although I only used two on Jane's skirt).
For the top I used some stash Red Heart hot pink yarn. I thought I had more pink choices left over from my hat making time, but they must just be small remnants in my bag-of-yarn-balls. The top pattern was OK, although I really think a lighter weight yarn would be better and offer greater drape. After making Jane's cape and a couple jackets I definitely see the value of using smaller yarn for better clothes.
I misread the instructions on the skirt and didn't use two strips of tulle held together for each knot. I would have used the third roll if I'd done that, and the skirt would be even fuller. For a dress up, play dress it's plenty full I think. Jane loves it and said "It's so pretty!" the first time she saw it. I also could have been more precise in the strips' lengths -- they vary a bit, even though I trimmed them after the skirt was complete. Oh well.
I'm not sure if it's the yarn or the pattern, but row 9 of the top
(which is below the row 8 where I added in the tulle skirt) flips up and
exposes the tulle knots. I should probably add a row 10 to try to give
it weight to hold down (or maybe blocking/ironing would get it to go the
right direction). I probably won't do anything for this one, but I
might try to make another one with a shorter skirt using the third spool
of tulle I have left. I might use a different top pattern -- maybe the top of the swingset cardigan and have it button in the back? Possibilities are endless!


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If you have been keeping up to date with the latest details on Destiny; you are probably excited for the newest expansion "Rise of Iron," set to launch on September 20th. For those of you that haven't been keeping up with all of the expansions, check out the latest collection box with everything included!
You can also check out everything that will be included solely in "Rise of Iron" expansion in the video below
With all of that astounding information aside, let's take a look at what we (and other tournament go-ers) are really excited about; Private lobbies.
E1337 Entertainment is excited to be able to bring you guys a bigger variety of tournaments; and now, Destiny can be a part of the family! With up to a 12 person lobby, we plan to bring you some of the best Destiny tournaments out there! You can check out Gameinformers personal review and rundown of all the new private lobby features HERE and in the video below.
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Guidelines and Clinical Practice
Step 1: Is the Goal Appropriate for the Patient?
If your patient continues to have trouble controlling their blood sugar, first evaluate whether the blood sugar and A1c goals are appropriate.
Physicians should individualize goals with the patient for those with medium risk for hypoglycemia using clinical judgment and patient agreement. Patients with end-stage or terminal co-morbid conditions should be maintained at glucose levels that prevent catabolism and symptoms, such as an A1C >8% which corresponds with an estimated average daily blood sugar of 183iv
|Goals for Patients at Low Risk for Hypoglycemia1
|Goals for Patients at High Risk for Hypoglycemiai
A number of factors should also be considered when setting an appropriate A1c goal for someone with type 2 diabetes. It should also be noted that A1c is not a perfect indicatorv as it does not reveal glycemic variability or other factors that may impact risk for complications. The graphvi below can help you to determine whether your patient's goal is appropriate based on risks for hypoglycemic events, age, comorbidities, and other lifestyle factors. A more in-depth examination of recommended A1C targets based on clinical characteristics can be found in the following graph.
Step 2: Is Mealtime Insulin an Appropriate Approach?
|Use the following checklist to determine if your patient may benefit from mealtime insulin.
|1. Is the patient's A1C above their individualized goal?
|2. Is the patient's basal insulin dose at or above 0.5 U/kg
|3. Is the patient's fasting blood sugar at goal, but A1C still high?
|4. Is the patient's post-meal blood sugar >180 for low risk patients or >250 for high risk?
|The more yes responses, the more likely it is that your patient would benefit from mealtime insulin. However, before your make this transition, consider whether the basal insulin dose is adequate and whether there may be problems with adherence to the treatment plan.
Step 3: Is the Basal Insulin Dose Adequate?
- Before deciding to move your patient to mealtime insulin, it is recommended that the patient first be on basal insulin.
- If the basal insulin dose is not yet 0.5-1.0u/kg, further titration of the basal insulin may be helpful before transitioning a patient to mealtime insulin.
- A simple approach is to have patients increase their basal dose by 1 unit each day until their fasting blood glucose is at goal.
Step 4: Is the Patient Adhering to Their Treatment Plan?
If your patient is still not able to control their blood sugars after you have determined that their A1C goal and their basal dose are appropriate, evaluate whether the patient is adhering to the treatment plan. Review the patient's blood glucose logs if available to assess fasting and post-prandial blood sugars and patterns that may indicate non-adherence.
Also assess if there are any superimposed factors (added glucocorticoids, etc.). If there are issues in these areas, it is recommended that you address them before moving beyond basal insulin.
A few questions to consider asking your patient or assessing to determine if adherence is a problem.
- What insulin are you taking and when do you take it?
- Where do you take your shots and how do you rotate the sites?
- How often do you miss a shot?
- What went well? What were the problems?
- Have you had any problems with your diet and exercise plan?
- When did you last attend a diabetes education class and what did you find to be helpful?
Step 5: What Mealtime Insulin Option Would Be Best?
Once you determine that mealtime insulin is the appropriate approach, discuss with your patient whether basal/bolus therapy or pre-mixed insulin would be a better treatment option. Below are descriptions, along with the pros and cons, to help you and your patient think through what approach may be best.
Basal + Bolus Insulin Therapy
- To start on basal (background) + bolus (mealtime) insulin therapy, add rapid-acting insulin to the background insulin, starting with one dose at the largest meal.
- Background + rapid-acting insulin therapy is often the best choice for mealtime insulin in patients who have unpredictable schedules or who do not eat meals at the same time every day.
|Background + rapid-acting insulin allows for greater flexibility. You can adjust your insulin intake to fit less regular schedules and to more/less carb intake.
|Patients may need to take 2-5 injections each day depending on how many meals need mealtime insulin. Some people also split the long-acting insulin into morning and evening shots.
|Studies have shown that adding just one mealtime dose of rapid acting insulin per day, given before the largest meal, improves glycemic control nearly as much as adding 2-3 doses per dayvii.
|When rapid-acting insulin is added at dinnertime, this may result in lower bedtime blood glucose and this may necessitate a lower dose of background insulin.
|It's an easier transition for many patients because they are already on background insulin and they understand how insulin works.
|There are two co-pays for basal/bolus insulin. One co-pay is for the background insulin and one co-pay is for the mealtime insulin. Patients will need to carry the insulin with them but the availability of pens has helped somewhat alleviate this concern.
Using Premixed Insulin
- Premixed insulin is a combination of rapid or short-acting insulin with intermediate (NPH) insulin mixed into one bottle (vial).
- This combination can control blood glucose levels both after and between meals.
- It can be administered as 1(before largest meal) shot per day but most commonly given as 2-3 injections per day (one dose before breakfast and one before dinner).
- It is often most effective to start premixed insulin with the patient's largest meal.
|Premixed insulin has only one co-pay and is best suited for a patient with a fairly predictable schedule with regular meals and with a lower risk of hypoglycemia.
|Patients must eat regular meals or they will be at a greater risk for hypoglycemia.
|Patients often need fewer shots (1-2 per day) than basal/bolus therapy.
|Nocturnal hypoglycemia may be a greater concern with pre-mixed insulin.
|Premixed R & N has the lowest cost.
|Premixed Regular & NPH has a greater risk for hypoglycemia.
|Premixed Humalog 50/50 is an option for patients who need larger doses of the rapid acting component because of high carbohydrate meals.
|There is an increased need for between meal snacks.
i Inzucchi S, Bergenstal R, Buse J. Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes: A Patient-Centered Approach. Diabetes Care 2012.
ii Ibid.
iii Ibid.
ivHHN Fact Sheet
v Alarcon-Casas Wright, Hirsch. The Challenges of the Use of Glycemic Biomarkers in Diabetes: Reflecting on Hemoglobin A1C, 1, 5-Anhydroglucitol, and the Glycated Proteins Fructosamine and Glycated Albumin. Diabetes Spectrum 2012; 25:141-148.
vi Ismail-Beigi F et al. Ann Intern Med 2011;154:554-559
vii Davidson MB, Raskin P, Tanenberg, R, Vlajnic A, Hollander P. A Stepwise Approach to Insulin Therapy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Basal Insulin Treatment Failure. Endocrine Practice. 2011;17:3: 395-402.
1 Note: these goals are not evidence-based but are consensus opinion. Goals for any patient should be individualized further based on patient preference and clinical judgment.
2 Pre-meal goals for patients with a high-risk for hypoglycemia may vary and should be individualized.


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TrueTouch for Cypress Semiconductor
San Jose, California
Cypress needed an effective and innovative way to demonstrate their TrueTouch screen technology. It was decided that a sleek tablet device incorporating TrueTouch technology with the added functionality of a high end laptop computer would showcase their product in a perfect total customer experience..
Cypress teamed with COMPASS to create the demonstration units needed to market to prospective clients. COMPASS Services included creating industrial design options, mechanical CAD files, coordinating the touch screen application into the device and managing the prototype part fabrication. COMPASS disassembled the donor laptops and reassembled the demonstration units in time to be presented by Cypress at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show
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Color My World (Coloring Book)
Color My World (Coloring Book)
The coloring book is printed on high quality, heavy-weight stock that can be used with any medium avoiding bleed-through from one page to another. 13 pages - 8-1/2" x 11", 9 images to draw.
No sales tax, except NY. Shipping per item calculated during checkout.
No returns. Refunds for copies damaged in mailing only.
I thought it would be fun to give people a chance to color-in my drawings however they would like. Playing around with different colors is part of the fun that artists get to have! I encourage owners of "Color My World" to print out the images so they can color them in multiple ways and see how it changes the image.
The original paintings, in color and more complex, are printed on the last page of the book. Or you can see the paintings on my website here.