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Louise Muscato, Ph.D.
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- Ph.D. in Public Health, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon June 1992
- Master of Education, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon June 1978
- Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia June 1972 .
- CHES (Certified Health Education Specialists) Seattle, Washington 1992
Professional Experience
Dr. Muscato has five years of experience directing and administering a 1.3 million dollar USAID international program which established medical and dental clinics in Ukraine. She oversaw the establishment of a women's wellness center, a state-of-the-art rural family medicine clinic, a university based clinic to train family physicians and two dental clinics and school and community health programs. Muscato led the strategic and financial planning and reporting, travel logistics and purchasing of equipment. She coordinated the efforts of over one hundred Oregon and Ukrainian physicians, nurses and administrators, set-up performance goals and linkages to key government and medical partners. The resulting clinics and programs expanded capabilities and access to primary health care and health promotion and disease prevention programs to over one million Ukrainians. The program received the top "Innovation in Healthcare Award" from Sister Cities International.
Additionally, Dr. Muscato directed two state-wide health promotion, disease prevention programs for the Health Department of Western Australia in the areas of HIV/AIDS and smoking. Throughout the projects she worked with schools, was liaison to community groups and organized educational seminars for health care providers. Louise organized TV and print media marketing, production of educational materials, distribution of campaign merchandise, sport sponsorship, community outreach events and development of national, state and local tobacco policies. Results for the youth tobacco prevention campaign included implementation of strict new policies and laws, a reduction in tobacco sales to minors and overall decrease in tobacco use by minors.
As a Professor of Public Health at the University level in the U.S. and Australia, Muscato developed and taught graduate courses in Bioethics, Epidemiology-Health Data Analysis, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, International Health, Program Planning, Contemporary Health Issues-Health Policy, Chronic Diseases and Child and Adolescent Health, and undergraduate courses in Government Policy, AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Consumer Health, Exercise and Weight Management, Lifetime Wellness and Social and Individual Determinants of Health. In addition she developed the Health Care Administration courses and internship as part of a business degree program in Health Care Administration.
As the Assistant Dean for Medical Education at the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest, Western University, Dr. Muscato was actively involved in the launch of the pre-clinical and clinical education at the second COMP site. Muscato is the COMP course director for Service Learning I & II and Physician and Society I & II. She serves on the Coast to Cascade Wellness Coalition, Linn County Oral Health Coalition, HEART Board (Homeless Enrichment, Rehabilitation Team), and oversees multiple student led and other community service projects.
Muscato led international conferences and seminars, directed challenging projects, and created collaboration and consensus within diverse teams. She delivered over 100 professional presentations to healthcare professionals, educators, students, and community members, in the U.S., Australia and Ukraine. She has written numerous publications. Course Director for Physician and Society I & II and Service Learning I & II
Assistant Dean for Medical Education, Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest. 2011 - Present
Curriculum Consultant. Corban University, Salem Oregon. Developed Online Healthcare Administration Degree Program as part of a Business Degree Program. Courses included: Introduction to Healthcare Administration, Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information Management, Health Information Management, and Healthcare Management Internship Program. Developed and taught General Psychology. 2010
Adjunct Professor. CorbanCollege, Salem Oregon. Developed taught honors course inGovernment and Policy Development. 2007
Program Director and Principal Investigatorof a four year, 1.3 million dollar project to develop Primary Health Care in Transcarpathia Ukraine funded by United States Agency for International Development (see http://www.aiha.com). 1999 – 2004 Project components include school and community health initiatives, establishment of a university-based family medicine training clinic, development of a model rural family medicine clinic that will serve as a model for all of Ukraine, development of a women's wellness clinic, development of three dental clinics, Ukrainian-wide tobacco prevention campaign, and the retraining of physicians, nurses and school health educators. Primary responsibilities included: Strategic planning, implementation, evaluation and reporting. Speaking, conducting research, presenting and publishing project results.
Assistant Professor. Western Oregon University. Teaching graduate courses in public health and health education including; Bioethics, International Health, Epidemiology, Contemporary Health Issues and Child and Adolescent Health. Assisted in the developed of the graduate program in Health Education. 2000 – 2003
Faculty. Linn- Benton Community College, Department of Health and Human Performance. Responsibilities included: instructor of health education and fitness courses, curriculum development, educational reform committee, curricular issues committee, development of LBCC transfer and articulation program for Health Promotion/Education majors with Oregon State University and other four year universities, and accreditation committee. High marks from student and faculty evaluations. 1994 – 1999
Principal Investigator for the Oregon State Department of Human Resources, evaluation of the tobacco retailer's response to the implementation of the Synar Amendment in the State of Oregon. Responsibilities included: development of survey instrument, training interviewers, survey design, data analysis, and dissemination of research findings. 1994 - 1997
Program Planner, Campaign Coordinator, and Education Specialist. Smoking and Health Program, Health Promotion Services Branch, Health Department of Western Australia, Perth. 1990 - 1991 Responsibilities included: Coordinator of Western Australia tobacco prevention campaign for youth aged 9 - 12. Components included: conceptual development, marketing, media launch, TV ads, print media, school competition, merchandise, sponsorship, the development of smoking prevention curriculum for grades k-7 and additional teaching materials. Aboriginal anti-smoking activities, programs aimed at preventing tobacco use among youth, strategic planning, budgeting, implementation and evaluation, conducting training programs and public speaking.
Program Coordinator and Education Specialist. AIDS Bureau, Disease Control Branch, Health Department of Western Australia, Perth. 1989 - 1990 Responsibilities included: development and implementation of 'Certificate in AIDS Education' courses for health care professionals (pharmacists, physicians, nurses, infection control specialists); development and facilitation of peer education strategies for groups participating in high risk behaviors (IVDU, prostitutes, and male homosexuals); liaison with community organizations; and public speaking.
Community Educator. Department of Health Promotion, Health Department of Western Australia, Led program in Community AIDS Education Certification for health professionals. 1989 –1990
Lecturer. Department of Health Promotion, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. Taught graduate courses in Health Promotion, Health Education, and Program Planning. 1989 - 1991
Research Interest
Disease Prevention
Tobacco Use Prevention Education
Community Based Primary Healthcare
School Based Health Education Curriculum
Health Policy
Research Grant
Muscato, L., Bizilya, K., & Mykyta, B. (2002). Youth smoking knowledge, attitudesand practices survey, Uzhgorod and Velikyi Bereznyi, Ukraine. Unpublished raw data. Washington DC, USAID/AIHA.
Muscato, L. & Chopey, K. (2002). Uzhgorod, Ukraineuniversity student health risk survey, a replication of Kharkiv university student survey. Unpublished raw data. Washington DC, USAID/AIHA.
Muscato, L., & Muscato, D. (2002). [Assessing Ukrainian youth road safety knowledge attitudes and practices, Velikyi Bereznyi, Ukraine]. Unpublished raw data. WashingtonDC, USAID/AIHA.
Muscato, L. (2002). Ukrainian youth and parents 40 assets survey. Unpublished raw data. Washington DC, USAID/AIHA.
Muscato, L., Brashnyk, P., & Chopey, O. (2001 – Ongoing). Assessing patient satisfaction of Uzhgorod, Ukrainian women seeking health care in woman's clinic. Publication in process. WashingtonDC, USAID/AIHA.
Muscato, L., Brashnyk, P., & Mykyta, B. (2001 – Ongoing). Assessing patient satisfaction and access to rural family medicine clinic in Velikyi Bereznyi, Ukraine. Publication in process. WashingtonDC, USAID/AIHA.
Muscato, L., & Mykyta, B. (1999). [Assessing adult smoking attitudes and practices in Velikyi Bereznyi, Ukraine]. Publication in process. WashingtonDC, USAID/AIHA.
Muscato, L. (1999). Health risk survey of Ukraininan women. Publication submitted. WashingtonDC, USAID/AIHA.
Muscato, L., Hill, S., & Stonecipher, L. (1999). Youth risk behavior survey Velinky Berezny, Ukraine.Unpublished raw data. WashingtonDC, USAID/AIHA.
Muscato, L., Rampton, M., & Paulson, C. (1999). American international health alliance and United States agency for international development partnership grant. Developing community based primary health care Transcarpathia Ukraine. ($1,300,000). Corvallis, OR: Corvallis Sister Cities Association.
Muscato, L. (1997–1998). Developing distant education courses in personal health and AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases. Linn Benton Community College, Albany, OR.
Muscato, L. (1997). Assessing the knowledge, attitudes and practices of Oregon tobacco retailers as related to tobacco sales to minors and compliance to the minors and tobacco laws. Oregon Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs. Salem, Oregon.
Muscato, L. (1994 – 1995). The implementation of the Synar Amendment, in the state of Oregon, a three phase survey of Benton county tobacco retailers, evaluating retailer's attitudes, knowledge and practices regarding selling tobacco products to minors. Oregon Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs. Salem, Oregon.
Sister Cities International Top Healthcare Award: "Innovation Award for Healthcare", 2005
Honary Doctorate, Uzhgorod National University, Uzhgorod, Ukraine, 2004
Coast to Cascade Wellness Coalition COMP-Northwest, 2012-Present
Linn County Oral Health Coalition, 2012-Present
HEART Board (Homeless Enrichment, Rehabilitation, Team)
Student Performance Committee COMP-Northwest, 2011-Present
Academic Technology COMP-Northwest 2011-Present
Academic Management Team COMP-Northwest, 2011-Present
Curriculum Committee COMP-Northwest, 2010-Preesent
Faculty Senate 2001 - 2003
Curriculum Committee, Western Oregon University, Department of Health and Physical Education. 2000-2003
Advisory Board – Corvallis Sister Cities Association 2001 - 2006
Information Technology Services Committee 2000 – 2001
LinnCountyTobacco Coalition 1999 to 2002
Curricular Issues Committee 1998 to 1999
Health and Human Performance Accreditation Committee 1997
Faculty Advisor for Health Education, Public Health, and Physical Education Majors 1996 to 2001
Chaired the committee for developing the LBCC Health Major for articulation program to four- year universities 1996 to 2001
Chaired Faculty Search 1996
LBCC Professional Development Committee 1996 to 1998
LBCC Health and Human Performance Educational Reform Committee 1995 -1996
Health Services statewide task force for the development of CAM proficiencies 1995 - 1996
SeasideWellness Committee 1995
Defined Health Promotion and Developed framework for Health Promotion Emphasis 1995 -1996
PREP Proficiencies for Entry into College Programs - representing health and human performance 1995 -1996
Oregon State Task Force for Minors Access to Tobacco 1994 – 1997
American Cancer Society, Tobacco Task Force, Oregon 1994-1996
Tobacco Control Task Force, Benton County Health Department 1994-1995
Australian Council on Smoking and Health (ACOSH) 1989 – 1991
StateHealth Promotion SchoolLiaison 1989 - 1991
Australian AIDS Council 1989 - 1991
Drug and Alcohol Advisory Team, Health Promotion Services, Western Australia 1989 - 1991
Smoking and Health Team, Western Australia 1989 - 1991
Health Promotion Continuing Education Advisory Board, Curtin University, Western Australia 1989 - 1991
Muscato, L., & Kidd, R. (2002) Contraception and abortion attitudes and practices of western ukraine women. The European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care.
Muscato, L. (2000). Smoking prevention vol. III. One of three manuals developed for Ukrainian health professionals and teachers. (Published by AIHA/USAID for partnership use only.)
Muscato, L. (1998). Editor: Weight management manual. Linn-Benton Community College. Published for school use only.
Muscato, L. (1997). Assessment of the Impact of tobacco enforcement citations on Oregon tobacco retailers' knowledge, attitudes, practices and policies towards minors' access. Thesis, Oregon State University Library. Unpublished.
Muscato, L. (1993). The smoke ring. An educational slide presentation. OregonState University.
Muscato, L. (1991). Education for the prevention of smoking: passive smoking – curriculum and learning activities. Sydney, Australia.
Muscato, L. (1991). Scooter's smoke busters, an educational comic book for youth 9 - 12. Health Department of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
Muscato, L. (1991). A note to teachers on smoking prevention, (booklet). Health Department of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
Muscato, L. (1990). AIDS training manuals (Series of three). Curtin University Community AIDS Education Certificate Course. Perth, Australia.


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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) Christian Standhardinger set career highs with 31 points and 16 rebounds, helping Hawaii to a 78-73 victory over UC Santa Barbara on Saturday in the first-ever Big West Conference game between the schools.
Standhardinger was 10 of 15 from the floor and 11 of 17 from the free-throw line for the Rainbow Warriors (11-9, 5-4). Vander Joaquim added 17 points and Hauns Brereton had 16. Isaac Fotu and Brandon Spearman were the only other Hawaii players to score.
Taran Brown scored 15 points to lead the Gauchos (7-12, 3-5), who traded leads with the Rainbow Warriors in the first half but never led after halftime. Hawaii was just 25 of 39 from the line but made enough free throws in the final minutes to secure the win.
The schools had not met since UCSB beat Hawaii to open the 2003-04 season. UCSB still leads the all-time series, 4-3.

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Can we get the 2014 anytime from dgw now?
I know you all feel good holding your low number 2014 tags. Enjoy it because when the year changes, you guys are gonna have higher numbers.
Last year I think we played new tags, mostly because most of us didn't have 2012 tags.
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When it was first announced that Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig would be starring in David Fincher's English language remake of the Swedish hit THE GIRL WITH THEDRAGON TATTOO, the first question on everyone's mind was when/if they would start filming the sequels. The original trilogy starred Noomi Rapace and Michael Nyqvist and covered all three of Stieg Larsson's novels. Although the original films were an international sensation, Fincher's film didn't inspire the obsession in America that the Swedish version did around the world. Personally, I thought it was fantastic and was one of my favorite films of the year, but the only thing that matters these days is a film's box office return and in that regard, $102 million, although successful, is on the border as to whether or not a sequel is a done deal.
But for those of you that are looking forward to seeing Rooney Mara back in action as Lisbeth Salander, you're in luck. EW is reporting that screenwriter Steven Zaillian is hard at work on the script for THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE and the film might see the light of day in 2014. To date, this is the best indication we've gotten that Sony will move forward with the sequel. And don't worry about Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig; both of them are already signed on for the trilogy. The only question is whether or not David Fincher will return to the director's chair.
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Junior Lothman and sophomore Madden are big reasons why the Crimson are having its best year since the 1993 season, when Harvard started 12-0. (Gil Talbot)
The Particulars
The Harvard men's volleyball team (7-2) readies itself for a weekday battle against cross-town foe, Emmanuel College, slated for Wednesday at 7 p.m., at the Malkin Athletic Center.
Scouting the Crimson
The Crimson is coming off another weekend split, as it fell to No. 5 Penn State Friday in three sets, but then upset Saint Francis (Pa.) which entered the match undefeated in conference (3-0), in a three-set sweep.
In the Friday match against the Nittany Lions the Crimson struggled to get traction in its offensive game, as no Harvard player amassed more than seven kills. Freshman DJ White, sophomore Nick Madden and senior Matt Jones all paced the Crimson with seven kills apiece. Junior Rob Lothman dished out 22 assists in the loss.
Harvard next played the team tied with Penn State for first place in the EIVA, Saint Francis. Harvard fans were treated to a much different looking Crimson team, which came out firing right from the first set. Harvard dominated the first stanza dispatching the Red Flash, 25-12. That momentum carried through the rest of the way as the Crimson took sets two and three, 25-21, and 25-16, respectively. Harvard was led by Jones, who recorded 11 kills, while White and Madden tallied six apiece. Freshman Caleb Zimmick had his best day in the middle, as he recorded a season-high nine blocks.
Jones paces the Crimson in kills per set with 4.23, while Lothman is the assists leader with 9.60 assists per set, and Zimmick tops Harvard in blocks with 1.23 per stanza.
Scouting the Saints
Emmanuel enters the contest coming off a 3-1 loss to Rivier. The Saints stand at 4-3 on the year and are 3-2 in their last five matches. Emmanuel also holds a 0-3 record against opponents that Harvard has already played this year, having gone 0-2 against Springfield and 0-1 against Rivier. Ashanti Jackson paces the Saints with a 3.72 average on kills per set. Nick Updike leads the team in assists averaging 9.24 per set, while Tom McCaffrey has served as the team's leading blocker averaging 1.00 blocks per stanza during the campaign. This will be the second time Harvard and the Saints have played each other, as the Crimson defeated Emmanuel 3-0 in 2010, for a 1-0 advantage in the all-time series.
Die Hard
Harvard hasn't found itself in the loss column too many times so far in 2012. While the Crimson has stumbled against EIVA opponents George Mason and Penn State, it has had success against the rest of it slate. The Crimson (7-2) is tied for the second-least amount of losses with UCLA (14-2) and Stanford (11-2). of losses in Division I volleyball with two. Penn State leads the country with only one loss so far this season.
One of the Nation's Best
Harvard has been one of the nation's most successful teams in 2012, and the statistics show it. The Crimson ranks second in the country in kills per set with 13.70, while they are sixth in aces per set with 1.47. The Crimson has also tallied the second-best hitting percentage in the EIVA as well as being ranked fifth in the nation with a .344 mark. Senior Matt Jones has been one of the nation's top performers as he sits second in kills per set, averaging 4.23. Freshman Caleb Zimmick also ranks in the top 10 in blocks per set, coming in 10th, 1.23. Freshman DJ White ranks amongst the country's elite, sporting a .381 hitting percentage, putting him eighth.
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The Crimson stands at a 7-2 record. This is its best start since the 1993 season when the team opened 12-0 before suffering its first loss.


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What Is the Fair Value of Gold? Ask Stocks
Stocks and real estate may be mildly overvalued, but commodities such as gold and silver are extremely overvalued. Here's proof.
Unlike stocks, bonds and real estate, commodities do not have a yield. So how do we figure out what they are really worth once the hysteria subsides? In past articles we have used ratios of other asset classes and compared them to commodities. Today let's take a look at gold versus stocks.
Many gold bugs seem to think that gold will trade on a one for one basis with the Dow. Going back to Jan 1, 1900 (where daily data is available), gold has spent exactly one day trading at that level (at gold's January 21, 1980 top). Around the turn of the new millennium the Dow/Gold ratio spent 171 days above 40. The laws of probability dictate that there is a considerably greater chance of this ratio hitting 40 than 1. Yet it seems you read and hear people predicting a Dow/Gold ratio of 1 a lot more than you hear about it hitting 40.
Rather than looking at the Dow/Gold chart, let's look at the Gold/S&P chart instead. The reasons for the switch are twofold. The first reason is the S&P is a better index that than Dow because it has more stocks and it's not price-weighed. The second reason is, inverting the chart makes viewing it more intuitive as low means buy gold and high means sell gold.
Usually the Dow/Gold chart is shown back to 1900. Thanks to the stellar historical data of chartsrus.com, we can go back 1800 to get a bigger picture. The data is monthly.
Back in 1802 the Gold/S&P ratio hit 34.33. This would equate to $40,200 gold. Now before you mortgage your house and head on over to the nearest coin dealer, you may want to keep in mind that this graph demonstrates a secular downward trend. The reason for this is because stocks go up more than gold in the long run. Over this time period, stock prices outperformed gold by 1.4% a year. While this doesn't seem like much, over a couple of centuries it adds up.
So on first glance, this indicator does not appear to have much predictive value. However, if we set the Y-axis to a logarithmic scale, a pattern begins to emerge from the chaos.
You may have seen the inverted Dow version of this chart as a few people have explored this concept before. But we are going to take an extra step here and figure out the formula for the trend line and then calculate how far gold is from the trend line each month.
Here is the new chart:
This chart has a very nice oscillation around the 1 line. It does not appear to have an upward or downward bias. The trend line in this chart runs is so close to the "1" line that you cannot even tell it is there.
If you thought that the 1979 blow-off top started to make the chart have an upward bias, the 2000 bottom set that idea aside as the indicator reached a new low.
Look how the last three bottoms are around the same level. It seems that when the US took itself off the gold standard in 1933 and 1971, it did not appear to change the relationship between the two assets. It just made it more volatile.
The current reading is higher than all prior bull market readings with the exception of October 1978-January 1980.
If you look at the chart, at the end of 1974 this indicator was at the top end of the range up to that point in time. Let's say you were aware of this chart back then and sold gold and bought stocks at the end of 1974 because the indicator was at the high end of its range. You may have had second thoughts five years later, but if you would have held steady for 25 years, stocks outperformed gold by 1,379% from your 1974 purchase price! That is 11.3% annualized outperformance for a quarter century despite missing the second half of the '70s gold bubble.
The main purpose of these articles is to see if commodities are overvalued or undervalued relative to other asset classes. Stocks have their own indicators. What this article suggests is gold is considerably overvalued. Stocks and real estate may be mildly overvalued, but commodities such as gold and silver are very, very overvalued.
How overvalued? The gold/stocks trend line indicator suggests the "Fair Value" of gold is 52.87% of the S&P 500 which equates to $616. The current reading is the 98.0% percentile. This is the fourth article I have written on gold and other indicators have suggested reasonable prices to be $614, $550 and $734. In an article in the August 29, 2011 edition of Barron's, the metals-consulting firm CPM calculated that if gold were bought only for its industrial and ornamental uses its price would be around $600. Every time the indicator in this article reached these levels, stocks outperformed gold by at least 1,218% in less than 22 years. Every time stocks outperformed gold by at least 11.69% a year annualized.
In summary, we have five different methods of calculating what gold is really worth and they all are telling a similar tale. Gold is extremely overvalued now. I predict over the next couple of decades gold will trade at 52.87% of the S&P 500. Should you buy then? No. Why? The first reason is because since the indicator trends down, by the time gold bottoms, fair value will be a lower percentage of the S&P. The second reason is you want to buy when gold is below fair value, not at fair value. At all the major secular bottoms in the chart, gold traded at least 20% (April 1872) below fair value every time. As for last three secular bottoms, gold traded 66% (September 1929), 67% (June 1968) and 71% (August 2000) below fair value.
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"Second space" — is the ability to create multiple spaces for different users. The second space can contain completely different applications and components that you configure. After setting up a password for second space, we can enter different spaces with its password on the lock screen.
Now we can create another copy of the application, which would come under a different account.
Extra expansion
Dual SIM, dual standby, 128 maximum expansion
Dual SIM configuration allows you to handle work and personal needs without changing devices. You can insert dual SIM cards simultaneously, or you can insert 1 SIM card and 1 TF card at the same time.
Redmi Note 4 has several memory versions:
- 2GB RAM + 16GB Flash
- 3GB RAM + 32GB Flash
- 3GB RAM + 64GB Flash
- 4GB RAM + 64GB Flash
5.5 ″ Full-HD large screen
- Full HD
- 1920 × 1080 resolution
- display area 72.9%
- contrast 1000: 1
- 72% NTSC color gamut
Perfect for your eyes
Shows you a more vivid world with a 5.5 ″ FHD display, the high resolution achieves a richer viewing experience, this large screen will give you an inimitable visual experience. Provides you with several display effects, no matter you`re reading, watching videos or using exciting apps, you can find the corresponding display model to protect your eyes.
For the comfortable reading, enable the appropriate mode, Screen will become more similar to the color of the paper and reduce the amount of blue that would protect your eyes.
Modern design
In addition to the several memory versions, models differ by colors.
There are five variants of the body color — black, silver, gold, blue and dark gray. The front panel is black on the dark gray, blue and black version and white in the other cases.
The keys on the front panel are sensory.
On the upper face located 3.5 mm jack for headphones, infrared port to control home appliances and light sensor. On the underside, there are speakers, a microphone, and a MicroUSB port for charging.
* The device is unlocked for worldwide use.
Please ensure that this model is compatible with the frequency of your local area network before purchasing.
Manufacturer Xiaomi Model Redmi Note 4 Network Technology:GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands:GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 — SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands:HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA
4G bands:LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed:HSPA, LTE
Dimensions 151×76×8.4 mm (5.94×2.99×0.33 in) Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) SIM Dual SIM (Micro-SIM/Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Display type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Size 5.5 inches (~72.7% screen-to-body ratio) Resolution 1080×1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density) OS MIUI 8.0 (based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow) Chipset Mediatek MT6797 Helio X20 CPU Deca-core 2.1 GHz GPU Mali-T880 MP4 RAM 4 GB Memory 64 GB, microSD up to 158GB Card slot No Primary camera 13 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR, panorama Video [email protected], [email protected] Secondary camera 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Infrared port Yes NFC Yes Radio To be confirmed USB USB v2.0, USB On-The-Go Sensors Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Battery Non-removable Li-Po4100 mAh (typ) / 4000 mAh (min) battery Color Silver Package 1 x Phone
1 x Power adapter
1 x microUSB cable
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This advanced GPS-enabled mobile personal emergency response system empowers you to live an active, independent life, in or outside your home. In the event of an emergency, you're one press of a button away from talking directly with an Emergency Hotline Agent, who can track your location, alert your family and caregivers, and ensure help is on the way.
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The experts we consulted recommend looking for a medical alert system that meets all or most of these criteria.
It works for a user's specific disability. For example, a stroke survivor may need a device he or she can activate with one hand.
It offers a choice of a wristband and/or neck pendant. Cords worn around the neck can pose a strangulation risk; wristbands may irritate those with skin ailments.
It includes help buttons that can be wall-mounted near the floor in multiple rooms in case the user falls and isn't wearing the pendant.
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Questions about the Personal Emergency Response System
A medical alarm can produce a huge difference in the lives of elderly people and people with special needs. Also known as a medical alert or Personal Emergency Response System (PERS), it was created to signal the presence of a hazard needing instant awareness and summon emergency medical workers. Seniors or disabled people residing by themselves are the primary users of this kind of device.
Household accidents are common, but there are instances where they can be fatal. These are mostly cases where victims may have made it if help had showed up sooner. Seniors or individuals with disabilities have a higher risk for these things, and may be unable to cope with them without having assistance. This is when a medical alarm could be invaluable.
The standard of help that wearers of medical alert system have entitlement to is another major selling point. People who answer calls at the monitoring center are trained to handle medical emergencies and will provide instant assistance. Users' private information is usually kept on file to ensure that good care and precautions are taken when responding to medical problems or emergencies.
Among the reasons why elderly people move to assisted living facilities and leave their homes is the fear that there won't be any one to help in an emergency or accident while living alone. However, there are many who feel that they may lose their sense of independence inside a an elderly care facility or retirement home. Using a medical alarm can successfully eliminate the primary reason for going into an assisted living situation and allows seniors to have their dignity and freedom intact.
Just like all consumer products, medical alert systems vary in terms of price and features such as range, hours of standby power, repair and replacement options, payment options, and setup time. There are numerous providers and vendors for this service, so it is important to do some research and product comparison before buying. This way, users can be assured of a product that fits their needs and lifestyle.
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One can compare medical alert systems on the basis of value, cost-effectiveness and quality. Purchase price, monthly fee, and alert neighbor facility are some of the features that can be taken into consideration.
It is a common practice for companies to compare their medical alert systems with those produced by other companies. Besides, companies provide comparison of their own products. Some of these alert systems come with warranty whereas some do not have one. Many of these products are endorsed by major medical foundations.
Some medical alert systems are specifically designed to cater to seniors living alone or left alone frequently, while others cater to both elderly people and those with certain medical conditions. Emergency medical response systems for babysitters and woodworkers are among the alert systems with maximum utility value. Watch type systems hide their alert buttons under the face of a water-resistant, fully-functional wristwatch. Some other alert systems resemble jewelry and can be worn on the wrist or around the neck. Yet others can be mounted on the wall for convenient access.
While most medical alert systems have console units, some alert systems have no console unit. One of the best examples for an alert system without console is the cell phone type alert system, which directly sends messages to the monitoring center. The alert systems with console unit work indoors or outdoors up to 100 feet from the console unit. Wireless alert systems have adjustable infrared sensors that transmit signals up to 1200 feet, and detect motion up to 30 feet away. Some medical alert systems inform the subscriber during dialing, shutdown, system test, and battery test.
To compare medical alert systems on the basis of battery life, the working time ranges from 18 to 24 hours without any power supply. Motion detector and fall sensor are additional equipments available with most medical alert devices.
How a Medical Alert System helps you?
Consider a situation when you are taking a bath and suddenly you feel congestion in your heart, and are about to collapse. Or you suffer from epileptic fits, and are on your way to the market when you sense one is coming. In such life-threatening situations, the patients and their family members remain tense every moment and are therefore nagged by a feeling of insecurity that takes away their peace of mind, making it hard to focus on daily life. This demoralizing situation becomes worse with every passing day. This is where the Medical Alert Alarms come to your rescue, to restore your confidence and the feeling of security.
There are only a few things in this world that cannot be avoided, and aging is one of these things. The lifeline medical alert system is a special type of medical device that is designed to help save lives. The systems are linked to emergency response teams, in the event that a senior requires additional care. The systems are easy to operate. They are designed to be worn by the individual who has them. With a built in voice communicator, the systems can detect your voice, when you push a button for assistance. The easy push button will route you to an individual that can help you with whatever situation you are in.
The lifeline medical alert system is a great product that has helped millions of people all around the world. Allowing for an aging parent or an individual who has physical needs to still feel like they have their independence is a huge deal. People do not like to have to rely on someone else to consistently help them. With personal emergency response systems, the individual does not have to. They can live their own life and reach out for help if they need it.


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Discover Fiji's unique marine life by snorkelling or scuba diving in some of the many excellent dive spots.Jet skiing and kayaking are a great way to experience some on-water adventure, and Fiji's long, sandy white beaches are great for kids to run, swim and build sand castles to their hearts' content.
If soaking up nature is your idea of a great family holiday, you're in luck. From brilliant bird life to breath-taking waterfalls and lush forests, there are endless opportunities to immerse yourself and your family in one of the world's most beautiful natural environments.
Finding family-friendly accommodation in Fiji isn't hard, and many resorts offer child care facilities. On top of that, Fiji's relatively small size means getting around is easy, so you can squeeze more activities into each day.


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Issue 1 - 1987
The first issue of the extra-large MOTU magazine, that printed new, longer stories as well as reprinting older ones from the regular magazine in full color.
Feature story 1: "Legend of Grayskull"Reprinted from issue #1 of the regular magazine.
Feature story 2: "Battle For Eternia"The first brand new story in the magazine. Kobra Khan visits King Hiss with a message from Skeletor, saying he wants the Snake Men to join him on the Haunted Heath. But the request did not come from Skeletor... but Horde Prime! King Hiss, Skeletor, Hordak and their armies all meet on the Haunted Heath. Skeletor and Hordak quickly begin to argue, and their armies start to fight each other- but then Horde Prime appears, shouts at them to cease, and explains that he has gathered them there because he is tired of their constant failures to take over Eternia. He has found out that the core of Eternia contains a special super-hot plasma, and he wants the three evil armies to help him steal the heart of Eternia. Meanwhile, He-Man, Stratos and Buzz-Off are racing across the skies (He-Man is on a Jet Sled, not flying physically) when Stratos and Buzz-Off race ahead and are shot down by the Horde, who catch them in a steel net. Leech then brings He-Man down with his suction power, and He-man starts to battle against the evil armies. But in the net, Buzz-Off manages to bite through with his sharp teeth, and he and Stratos escape and take the evil warriors by surprise. Then they rescue He-Man and carry him off to the Shifting Desert, where they explain to him Horde Prime's plan. Stratos draws a diagram in the sand, showing that they have built a Statis Tower capable of sending great loads into orbit around Eternia, and inside the tower is a drill which is digging towards Eternia's core, and will send the plasma shooting into space, where Horde Prime will collect it. The heroic warriors find where Hordak, Hiss and Skeletor are using the drill, and they spring a surprise on them and Stratos turns the drill on before it has had time to cool down after its last use. The drill therefore starts to melt down, the evil warriors retreat, and He-Man moves the drill to unblock the entrance to the shaft, and Stratos and Buzz-Off fly He-Man to safety as the tower explodes. Near the wrecked ground station, the evil warriors fear what Horde Prime will say to them after their failure, but get an even bigger shock when Grizzlor realises that they would have been destroyed along with Eternia if Horde Prime's plan had worked...
Puzzle: Battle SquaresTaken from one of the He-Man puzzle books. A game involving squares with He-Man or Skeletor.
Could you be a Master of the Universe?A selection of General Knowledge, Strategy and Intelligence questions to test the reader on how well he/she would do as a member of the Masters of the Universe.
Feature story 3: "Skeletor's Surprise"An account of the Horde's return to Eternia, reprinted from issue #1 of the regular magazine series.
(A good first issue- the new "Battle For Eternia" story would be a bit confusing for people who don't know much about MOTU- but then, this magazine is aimed at long-time fans! "Battle for Eternia" is a great story, it's good to see all the evil armies working together.


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The Pulse of the Smartphone Market
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With this week's debut of its latest Treo smartphone, Palm (NASDAQ: PALM) is clearly not sitting idle while Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) continue to dominate the handset industry. The question is whether the No. 3 player can deliver necessary device innovations in time to avoid being left in the dust.
Despite less than stellar earnings reported in late June, Palm is on a steady track these days in terms of smartphone sales. It sold 968,000 units in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2008, representing a 29 percent increase year over year.
For revenue, the outlook isn't as shiny, however, as it reported a loss of $43.4 million for its fiscal fourth quarter.
The primary reason? Palm has put some sleek and snazzy features in place as well as professional functionality by replacing its proprietary OS with Windows Mobile 6.1.
Yet it isn't quite enough to slow iPhone mania or put any sort of dent in RIM's BlackBerry spiraling growth, said IDC senior research analyst Ryan Reith. At least not yet.
According to Reith, until this new Treo, Palm's phones have been boxy in design. "People don't want brick phones like Palm's devices," he told InternetNews.com."Sex appeal sells," Reith adds, noting slick user features such as the iPhone's touch pad and the 'curving' of the once conservative-looking BlackBerry.
What Palm needs to do, and do fast, is come through on a long in-development Linux system, which will spur better mobile applications and lower device costs. At the same time Palm has to continue to focus on form-factor innovation, Reith said.
"Right now they're not in competition with RIM and Apple, but down the road that could change," he explained. "They just have to stop talking about what they're doing and bring it to market."
Heading to market is exactly what RIM and Apple have done consistently in the past year. A little over a year after its initial iPhone launch, Apple now holds 18.91 percent market share as of the first quarter of 2008, according to IDC. Industry leader RIM has 43.76 percent for the same time frame.
Those numbers will definitely change by the end of the second quarter, Reith said, as Apple delivered its second iPhone and RIM has debuted several new devices including the Pearl and the Curve product lines. RIM also rolled out its latest handset called the Bold, and the BlackBerry Thunder is due out by the fall. The Thunder is reportedly RIM's touch-screen answer to the iPhone.
RIM's momentum is reflected in its recent earnings report. Revenue of $2.24 billion for the first quarter of the fiscal year was up 107 percent compared with the same quarter last year. It shipped approximately 5.4 million units and will mark its 40 millionth BlackBerry sale sometime this summer.
Most telling, however, is RIM's advances in the consumer segment. The company added 2.3 million new subscribers in the first quarter, bringing the total subscription list to more than 16 million as of the end of May; 40 percent are consumer users -- a 29 percent spike over last year's first-quarter subscribers.
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HAYWARD — Jason Hinton ran wild against the host Monarchs' defense and the Mariners forced a late turnover to come away with a thrilling nonleague win over host Mt. Eden.
Hinton rushed for 343 yards on 28 carries and scored on touchdown runs of 54, 20, 24, 60 and 75 yards. The junior also scored on a 90-yard kickoff return early in the third quarter. Hinton's 75-yard touchdown gave Moreau (3-0) the lead for good with 3:56 remaining.
After Giovanni Remmen returned the ensuing kickoff to the Mariners 16, Mt. Eden was facing a third-and-20 situation from the Moreau 26 when Rian Goulart recovered a fumble for the Mariners with 2:10 left and Moreau ran out the clock.
Monarchs quarterback Jonathan Sturholm had a huge day as he rallied Mt. Eden from a 14-point second half deficit, throwing for 272 yards and four touchdowns on 14 for 20 passing. Sturholm's 19-yard touchdown pass to Dominic Williams gave Mt. Eden (1-2) a 43-42 lead with 4:19 before Hinton rallied the Mariners.
Remmen scored three touchdowns for Mt. Eden, including a 86-yard kickoff return in the first quarter as Moreau took a 22-14 lead after one.
Moreau junior quarterback Lucas O'Rourke threw for 131 yards on 13 for 23 passing and connected with seven different receivers. He added a touchdown on the ground.


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I came across this sentence today in a wait screen for a twitter client:
Did you know that this wait is actually Twitter's fault, not ours?
Is "Did" correct usage in this case? I didn't know it earlier, but I became aware of it as I read it. Hence this seems logically correct. But a "Do you know..." sounds more natural in this case. What tense would be correct in this case?


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Kitchens are the do-everything spaces in the modern home. As the main gathering spot for all three meals of the day, homework, socializing and countless other activities, your family certainly gives the room its fair share of use on a daily basis. If you're in the throes of planning a kitchen remodeling project, it's wise to keep in mind just how often you use the room for these various activities and how you can make the space more comfortable and functional on a daily basis. The following kitchen features could help to dramatically improve the utility of your kitchen and make it the centerpiece of your home.
1. A kitchen island. At first glance, it may seem like an island could inhibit your kitchen's traffic flow, but it holds boundless potential that can unify your decorative scheme. An island offers additional storage space, a place to install a cooktop or range oven, and a countertop where you can add a few stools or chairs. This can be a great place for your friends and family to congregate during get-togethers or if they need a place to unwind after a long day.
2. Radiant floor heating. Installing new flooring is one of the best aesthetic improvements you can make in your kitchen, but if you'd like to improve your energy efficiency and create a cozy atmosphere, radiant heat could be a great option. This form of climate control can work with most flooring types and it can provide comfort underfoot during any time of the year.
3. Overhead ranges. When you're cooking in your kitchen, the excessive heat of your stove can cause the room to warm up fairly quickly, so it helps to run an overhead range while you work. There are countless designs to choose from that can pair beautifully with your room's appliances, and it can make your kitchen far more comfortable while whipping up a meal. These devices have the added benefit of cutting down on cooking smells, so you won't have to smell that piece of fish or pan of bacon you made days earlier.
Kitchens have become the main communal space in the American home, so keep a few of these features in mind to improve the comfort level and utility of your space.
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Five Ways To Start Using Big Data
Just when we feel we are drowning in information, along comes Big Data to save the day. Big Data refers to a dataset so large it is beyond the capability of a typical database to manage and make use of the information. But a set of advances in hardware and software now allows us to rapidly capture, organize, and make sense of vast oceans of data, enabling us to apply the results to make better business decisions.
Big Data can give us a strategic advantage. For example, investors could see global trends in trading across sectors in near-real time; they could respond much earlier to a downturn in prices in a given sector, avoiding the steep losses incurred by taking later action.
Big Data can also create a richer experience for customers. Bloomberg.com gathers more than 100 data points from every page an individual reader views, processing the data with 15 algorithms to personalize recommendations. Algorithms that understand natural language and rich media and can reason make Big Data technology even more useful in decision making. Novel visualization paradigms, 3D, and gesture interfaces make Big Data understandable and accessible to everyone.
Trying to deal with such enormous quantities of raw data can be intimidating, but today's tools make it doable. Cisco IBSG Innovations offers five ways to get started:
1. Capture, index, and analyze rich media such as video, audio, and graphics. These leading-edge intelligence sources can provide strategic advantage.
2. Identify analysis tools with semantic capability to understand natural language, and reap insight from mushrooming social media.
3. Look to the Internet of Things and real-time event processing as rich sources of analytics data. Tap your network to deliver relevant events to your analytics engine.
4. Build visualization skill sets that allow you to make visual sense of the data. (See the accompanying visualization of national mood based on hundreds of millions of tweets.)
5. Consider the growing list of Big Data analytics cloud services.
Be creative. Think large. We can do things with Big Data that the world has never yet seen.
This cartogram depicts the typical mood of the United States at 5:00 a.m., derived from more than 300 million tweets collected from September 2006 through August 2009. Mood is depicted through color (from red for less happy to green for more happy), and number of tweets is depicted geographically by proportionately increasing or decreasing the physical size of the region. For more about this project, conducted by researchers at Northeastern University and Harvard University, see the "Pulse of The Nation" infographic.
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See the latest At-A-Glance document for Big Data in Government here: http://www.cisco.com/web/strategy/government/usfed_data_center.html
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Sprawled on a massive sheet of ice that was shifting beneath him, James Balog looked down into a 2,000-foot-deep crevasse and aimed his lens.
"I'd obsessed for four years about getting that shot," he recalled. "I figured I'd have about two minutes. There was a crack in the ice where my waist was, and a tremendous amount of uncertainty. Where the ropes were anchored, I couldn't count on them to hold me. But once you've taken that initial investment of risk, you say, 'OK, it hasn't broken yet,' and go to work."
That experience in Greenland was one of many dangerous moments for Balog, a renowned environmental photographer who embarked six years ago on what he dubbed the Extreme Ice Survey. He and a team of explorers and scientists set up cameras in some of the most frigid, rough and remote corners of the world to record the rapid rate at which glaciers are now melting -- losing hundreds of feet a year in some cases. So much for the notion of moving at a glacial pace.
Balog will be in town Friday for the opening of "Chasing Ice," a film about his project, along with Minnesota-based polar explorer Will Steger. While the documentary is partly a profile of Balog and the passions that drive him, it also rings a breathtaking alarm bell about climate change. The film, from the producers of the Academy Award-winning "The Cove" (about dolphin slaughter), is on a short list of 15 documentaries in this year's Oscar race.
Glacier melt seems a problem far removed from our daily lives. Geographically, at least, it is. Humans don't generally live near them, and relatively few have seen one up close and personal. But videos that Balog's crew compiled from 25 time-lapse cameras, which snapped images every half-hour of daylight at several locations around the world, show the mighty monsters disappearing before viewers' eyes.
"Cameras reveal reality in a way mere numbers don't," said Balog, who also has a science background and was once a climate-change skeptic himself.
Based in Boulder, Colo., Balog, 60, had already gained accolades for his magazine work and photo books featuring portraits of trees and endangered species. EIS was originally funded by National Geographic and other sources, but now relies on private donations.
In the beginning, he focused on just shooting the glaciers. But the scale of the melting he witnessed convinced him to broaden his ambition.
"We saw a chance to mix art and science, to tell a necessary story," he said.
First came the challenge of building sturdy stationary cameras the team could affix to sketchy surfaces, then ensure those cameras would work in subzero, 100-mile-per-hour wind conditions. Then they had to make their bodies work there, too, becoming mountaineer athletes as well as researchers, and encountering many life-threatening situations, including rockfalls and unpredictable ice cracking.
"Sometimes I look at these scenes and wonder what I was thinking," he said. "But you get possessed by the commitment, and it turns into an obsession."
Steger, who has traveled some of the same tundra as Balog, says navigating that kind of terrain is "harsh, but you adapt to it, and once you live in it, it's inspiring. Not just the vastness, but what you learn about yourself. And now it's changing."
In the early 1990s, Steger saw Antarctica's Larsen B ice shelf, then a 1,250-square-mile fringe along the Weddell Sea. In 2002, it collapsed in less than a month, due to several factors including global warming. "It just disintegrated," Steger said. "When you think something is permanent and it's not there anymore, it's a frightening, almost biblical feeling.
"Jim's work captures that better than anything else I've seen."
Frozen in time, on paper
For Balog, the Extreme Ice Survey has another, more personal facet: celebrating the art and architecture of ice in photographs -- literal freeze frames of structures that will never look that way again.
Balog has collected his most arresting stills in a book called "Ice: Portraits of Vanishing Glaciers." The pictures range from panoramic -- graceful stripes of eroded soil in ice; serpentine patterns created by meltwater above a thundering waterfall -- to close-ups of ice fragments so finely sculpted by nature they could be Swarovski vases. Who knew climate change could look so gorgeous?
"These pictures came out of falling in love with those sites, treacherous as they were," he said. "I wanted to capture the majesty and mystery of what I saw. I'd find myself going along without anything grabbing my eye and all of a sudden I'd see something that would stop me."
One example: Shards, the last vestiges of once-gargantuan glaciers, that he calls "ice diamonds."
For two years, Balog walked up and down the same beach in Iceland, shooting these fragments washed up by high tide. They were just curiosities to him until one day in 2007.
"I realized they were actually unique jewels. They came from 1,000-year-old ice formed high on the flanks of a volcano, the last surviving bits, each one worked by water, weather and time. They only exist for the couple of hours they sit on the beach. Then they become part of the rising global sea level. It was a profound moment for me."
Another highlight was discovering bubbles of ancient air trapped in an ice sheet, one summer night lit by the midnight sun on Greenland.
"It always freezes there at night, even if it's warm in the day," he said. "You hear the water moving around you, but in the midnight period, it stops. The wind, too. The light gets golden, pastel. It's so still it seems like the world is holding its breath.
"All of a sudden, at 1 in the morning, I saw a little melt puddle releasing air bubbles that had been trapped under a super-thin film of clear ice. They were probably 10,000 years old. That's the magic of the Arctic."
Not a matter of belief
Sometimes on an airplane, when Balog is reading a scientific article dealing with climate change, the guy next to him will ask if he believes in it.
"My answer is no, I don't," he said. "It's not an ideology or doctrine. Climate change is based on evidence. Lots and lots of it. We have to separate it from being a matter of belief, because that's why our society has a hard time dealing with it."
He said he understands why global warming went virtually undiscussed during the recent presidential race.
"I understand the pressures those guys are under, and am sympathetic in a way, but this is a real and present danger that will degrade our kids' futures," he said. "They're going to have to come up with a new name for Glacier National Park. Because those glaciers, they're going to be gone."
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Steve Jobs' yet-to-be released official biography was a best seller long before it had cover art.
Now months before it hits digital shelves everywhere, "Steve Jobs: A Biography" now has a cover.
The front of Walter Isaacson's new book features an iconic picture of a much healthier looking Jobs than Silicon Valley has become accustomed to seeing. It also features a streamlined, minimalistic look Apple fans have become accustomed to with their products.
The new cover also comes with a new publishing date from Simon & Schuster. Nov. 21 is the new day Apple fan boys and girls can line up outside their local brick and mortar bookstore -- if there still is one in their town -- to purchase the book.
Amazon.com is taking pre-orders now.


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Corey1 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
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Hello 99Design community! I'm very excited to be posting my first project, and I look forward to the (likely) epic results! I'm an online Community Manager for Mahalo.com and I'm looking to expand our use of infographics. I look forward to establishing a great relationship with this site :-)
Let me just say that, as a brother of a graphic designer, I don't understand how you do what you do, but I respect the heck out of people with mad design skills!
Imagine your shiny, awesome infographic is roaming around the Twittersphere: Steve Woz will see it, The Scobleizer will comment on it, Mashable will RT it to thousands. Let's shoot for that demo: 20-40 year olds that appreciate good facts and news but don't have a lot of time to research.
**Main Point: The audience craves maximum info in minimum time, delivered in a visually-appealing and readable format**
The infographic should cover the basic timeline of the NDM-1 Superbug, including it's origin, transmission, prevention, composition, and facts (properly cited). The infographic should serve as a great summary report of the NDM-1 virus: "where did NDM-1 come from, what is it, why is it important, what facts do I need to know?" Basic subjects to cover in the graphic:
Where did it come from geographically and biologically? When did it start?
How/Where did it initially spread? What countries currently have reported cases?
What does the bacteria look like? How does it work? How does it affect the body?
commons symptoms (could mention they're similar/related to E. Coli), current treatment options
Please include any interesting or important statistics or figures whenever possible - either as its own section or mingled with the above sections ("x" confirmed cases, "x" countries affected, "x" vaccines available, "x" predicted incidents, etc)
Deliverable should be an (.ai) in vector so I can adjust the size.
Look forward to receiving your great ideas and feedback - this site rocks!


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Hello Kiva Supporters! My name is Stephanie Koczela, and I am ecstatic to be headed to Uganda to spend three months with an MFI called Pearl Microfinance Limited. I am writing to you today from a bus traveling from New York to Boston. I am amused to be writing to you from this bus as it is running on a smooth road, has plugs for computer cords in each seat, and even has high speed wireless internet – it seems a far reach from the conditions I imagine I will be living in the upcoming months…
I am traveling back to Boston, where I currently live, to finish up a few last packing chores. I take off Monday to head to Nairobi, Kenya connecting through London. I will spend a few days in Nairobi and then travel to Entebbe, Uganda where I will be greeted and taken to Kampala by a wonderful family that has agreed to host me during my stay.
Despite the looming unknowns, I find myself very ready for this adventure I am setting off on. I think credit for the ready feeling must be given to the wonderful training that the Kiva Fellows are given in preparation for our department. Before taking off, I wanted to share with you my reasons for being delighted with this opportunity.
Two years ago, with a group of women from Mathare Slums in Nairobi, a friend of mine from Chicago, and two community organizers, I started a small fair trade bag company called Witethye. This business was possible because of a $40 loan that my grandmother sent to us. When the group began the women could barely ensure access to meals each day for their families – now, two years later, they are able to send their kids to school and some have moved out of the more standard slum housing (iron sheet roofs on top of walls make from mud and sticks) into apartment buildings made from cement. This business has shown me the power of a little bit of money when put in the hands of entrepreneurs in the developing world.
Naturally, my experience with this business led to an intense fascination with the idea of alleviating poverty by investing in small businesses in developing countries — thus the discovery and love affair with Kiva. Working with Pearl Microfinance Limited will be different than my own small company, because I will get to meet and interact face to face with dozens of business men and women all over Uganda. Not only will I get to meet them and hear their stories, but I will get to increase the connections that you all have with entrepreneurs in the developing world.
I can't wait.
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AT&T Third-Quarter Results: Solid EPS Growth, Strong Wireless Revenue Gains and Record Free Cash Flo
AT&T Third-Quarter Results: Solid EPS Growth, Strong Wireless Revenue Gains and Record Free Cash Flow With Increase of $2 Billion in Full-Year Free Cash Flow Guidance
- $0.63 diluted EPS compared to $0.61 diluted EPS in the third quarter of 2011; $0.62 compared to $0.59 when adjusted for sale of Advertising Solutions, up more than 5 percent year over year
- EPS up 6 percent year to date; up more than 8 percent year to date when adjusted for Advertising Solutions
- Record cash from operations of $11.5 billion and record free cash flow of $6.5 billion in third quarter; full-year free cash flow guidance increases $2 billion to $18 billion or higher
- $3.8 billion in stock buybacks in the third quarter; 101 million shares repurchased
Revenue Growth Driven by Wireless, AT&T U-verse®and Strategic Business Services
- Reported consolidated revenues of $31.5 billion, flat versus the year-earlier period
- Strong 2.6 percent consolidated revenue growth when adjusted for Advertising Solutions
- AT&T's growth engines — wireless, wireline data and managed IT services — continue to transform the company's revenue mix; represented 81 percent of total revenues and grew 6.4 percent versus the same quarter a year ago, led by:
- 18.3 percent growth in wireless data revenues, up more than $1 billion versus the year-earlier quarter
- 38.3 percent growth in U-verse revenues
- 11.4 percent growth in strategic business services revenues
Strong Wireless Performance; Smartphones 81 percent of Postpaid Sales
- Wireless revenues up 6.6 percent; wireless service revenues up 4.5 percent
- Strongest postpaid wireless subscriber ARPU (average monthly revenues per subscriber) growth in six quarters, up 2.4 percent to $65.20; phone-only ARPU up almost 3 percent
- Strong smartphone sales of 6.1 million; postpaid smartphone customer base now 44.5 million, up 1.4 million from second quarter 2012
- 4.7 million iPhones activated; record sales quarter for Android and Windows smartphones
- Best-ever third-quarter postpaid churn
- 678,000 net increase in total wireless subscribers, including gains in every customer category
- Wireless operating income margin of 26.2 percent; EBITDA service margin of 40.8 percent with strong smartphone sales
Wireline Consumer Revenue Growth Accelerates
- Wireline consumer revenue growth accelerates, up 2.0 percent versus the year-earlier period, strongest growth in more than four years
- 7.4 million total AT&T U-versesubscribers (TV and high speed Internet) in service; almost 200,000 net gain in U-verse TV subscribers and 613,000 net gain in high speed Internet subscribers
- Total wireline broadband data ARPU up almost 10 percent year over year
Note: AT&T's third-quarter earnings conference call will be broadcast live via the Internet at 9 a.m. ET on Wednesday, October 24, 2012, atwww.att.com/investor.relations.
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AT&T Inc. (NYS: T) today reported third-quarter results highlighted by strong EPS growth, record free cash flow, $3.8 billion in share buybacks and, when you exclude the divested Advertising Solutions business, strong consolidated revenue growth led by wireless, U-verse and strategic business services.
"We had another impressive quarter with strong earnings growth, record cash flows and solid returns to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks," said Randall Stephenson, AT&T chairman and chief executive officer. "In wireless, we had another excellent smartphone quarter, penetration of usage-based mobile data plans continues to climb, and our 4G LTE network build is ahead of schedule. And in wireline, our IP network continues to deliver strong gains in U-verse high speed Internet connections, which helped drive an almost 10 percent increase in broadband data ARPU.
"Our strong performance allows us to increase our free cash flow guidance to $18 billion or higher this year, exceeding our previous outlook by $2 billion."
Third-Quarter Financial Results
For the quarter ended September 30, 2012, AT&T's consolidated revenues totaled $31.5 billion, flat versus the year-earlier quarter. When excluding the divested Advertising Solutions business unit, AT&T's consolidated revenues grew 2.6 percent. Compared with results for the third quarter of 2011, operating expenses were $25.4 billion versus $25.2 billion, up 0.7 percent year over year; excluding Advertising Solutions, operating expenses were $25.4 billion versus $24.6 billion in the year-ago quarter, up 3.4 percent. Operating income was $6.0 billion, down from $6.2 billion; and AT&T's operating income margin was 19.2 percent, compared to 19.8 percent.
Third-quarter 2012 net income attributable to AT&T totaled $3.6 billion, or $0.63 per diluted share, consistent with $3.6 billion, or $0.61 per diluted share, in the year-earlier quarter. When adjusted for Advertising Solutions, earnings per share was $0.62 compared to $0.59 in the year-ago quarter.
Third-quarter 2012 cash from operating activities totaled $11.5 billion, a record for the company, and capital expenditures totaled $4.9 billion. Free cash flow — cash from operating activities minus capital expenditures — totaled $6.5 billion, also a record for the company. The company now expects free cash flow to be $18 billion or higher this year, up from previous guidance of $15 to $16 billion. Capital expenditures for the year are now expected to come in at the low end of the $19 to $20 billion range while still meeting network build targets. In fact, the company's LTE deployment is ahead of schedule, already covering more than 135 million POPs. During the third quarter, AT&T continued buying back shares under its initial 300 million shares repurchase authorization. A second 300 million share buyback authorization also was approved by the AT&T board during the third quarter. The company repurchased 101.1 million of its shares for $3.8 billion in the quarter. Through October 19, the company has repurchased 271 million shares for $9.4 billion. The company expects to continue to buy back shares consistent with its repurchase authorizations.
AT&T delivered strong revenue growth, including robust wireless data revenue growth and solid postpaid ARPU gains in the third quarter. Highlights included:
Wireless Data Revenues Continue Strong Growth. Total wireless revenues, which include equipment sales, were up 6.6 percent year over year to $16.6 billion. Wireless service revenues increased 4.5 percent, to $14.9 billion, in the third quarter. Wireless data revenues — driven by mobile Internet access, access to applications, messaging and related services — increased by more than $1 billion, or 18.3 percent, from the year-earlier quarter to $6.6 billion. Third-quarter wireless operating expenses totaled $12.3 billion, up 11.7 percent versus the year-earlier quarter, driven by increased smartphone volumes, and wireless operating income was $4.4 billion, down 5.6 percent year over year.
Best Postpaid ARPU Growth in Six Quarters. Postpaid subscriber ARPU increased 2.4 percent versus the year-earlier quarter to $65.20, the strongest growth in six quarters. This also marked the 15th consecutive quarter AT&T has posted a year-over-year increase in postpaid ARPU. Phone-only postpaid ARPU was up almost 3 percent. Postpaid data ARPU reached $28.81, up 14.6 percent versus the year-earlier quarter.
Smartphone Base Grows to Almost 64 Percent of Postpaid Subscribers. AT&T sold 6.1 million smartphones in the third quarter, 1.3 million more than in the third quarter a year ago. Smartphones represented 81 percent of postpaid device sales. At the end of the quarter, 63.8 percent, or 44.5 million, of AT&T's postpaid subscribers had smartphones, up from 52.6 percent, or 36.1 million, a year earlier and up 1.4 million from the second quarter. AT&T's ARPU for smartphones is twice that of non-smartphone subscribers, and about 89 percent of smartphone subscribers are on FamilyTalk®, Mobile Share or business plans. Churn levels for these subscribers are significantly lower than for other postpaid subscribers. More than 40 percent of AT&T's postpaid smartphone customers use a 4G-capable device.
In the quarter, the company activated 4.7 million iPhones, with 18 percent new to AT&T.The company also had its best-ever sales quarter for Android and Windows smartphones.
Subscribers Move to Usage-Based Data Plans. The number of subscribers on usage-based data plans continues to increase. Usage-based plans include tiered data plans and the recently introduced Mobile Share plans. About 64 percent, or 28.5 million of all smartphone subscribers are on usage-based data plans. This compares to 50 percent, or 18.0 million a year ago. About three-quarters of customers on tiered data plans have chosen the higher-priced plans. Early results from sales of Mobile Share plans have been positive. Nearly 2 million subscribers signed up for Mobile Share plans in the first five weeks they were available, with take rates on the higher-data plans stronger than expected. More than a third of Mobile Share subscribers are taking plans of 10 gigabits or higher. Overall, AT&T's postpaid wireless subscribers on data plans increased by 11 percent over the past year.
Best-Ever Third-Quarter Postpaid Churn. For the third quarter, postpaid churn was 1.08 percent, compared to 1.15 percent in the year-ago third quarter and 0.97 percent in the second quarter of 2012. Total churn was 1.34 percent versus 1.28 percent in the third quarter of 2011 and 1.18 percent in the second quarter of 2012.
Subscriber Gains in Every Category. AT&T posted a net increase in total wireless subscribers of 678,000 in the third quarter to reach 105.9 million in service. This included gains in every customer category. Subscriber additions for the quarter included postpaid net adds of 151,000. Postpaid results were impacted by iPhone 5 inventory constraints which resulted in the vast majority of third-quarter iPhone sales going to existing customers, where there was considerable pent-up demand. Prepaid net adds were 77,000, connected device net adds were 313,000 and reseller net adds were 137,000.
Branded computing subscribers, which are included in the previous categories, reached a total of 6.4 million, up more than 40 percent from a year ago. Branded computing devices includes tablets, tethering plans and other data-only devices. AT&T added 139,000 branded computing subscribers in the quarter, including 114,000 tablets.
Solid Wireless Margins with Strong Smartphone Sales. In the third quarter, wireless margins included strong smartphone sales and further revenue gains from the company's high-value smartphone subscribers. AT&T's third-quarter wireless operating income margin was 26.2 percent versus 29.5 percent in the year-earlier quarter, and AT&T's wireless EBITDA service margin was 40.8 percent, compared with 43.7 percent in the third quarter of 2011. (EBITDA service margin is operating income before depreciation and amortization, divided by total service revenues.)
AT&T's third-quarter wireline results were led by strong U-verse TV and high speed Internet gains and accelerating wireline consumer revenue growth. Highlights included:
Consumer IP Broadband Growth Helps Offset Declines in Legacy Revenues. Total third-quarter wireline revenues were $14.8 billion, down 1.6 percent versus the year-earlier quarter and down slightly sequentially. Third-quarter wireline operating expenses were $12.9 billion, down 2.1 percent versus the third quarter of 2011. AT&T's wireline operating income totaled $1.9 billion, up 2.0 percent from the third quarter of 2011. Positive consumer and strategic business services revenue trends and execution of cost initiatives helped to partially offset declines in voice revenues. Third-quarter wireline operating income margin was 12.9 percent, compared to 12.4 percent in the year-earlier quarter.
Consumer Posts Ninth Consecutive Quarter of Revenue Growth. Revenues from residential customers totaled $5.4 billion, an increase of 2.0 percent versus the third quarter a year ago and their strongest growth in more than four years. Continued strong growth in consumer IP data services in the third quarter more than offset lower revenues from voice and legacy products. The third quarter marked the ninth consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth in wireline consumer revenues.
U-verse continues to drive a transformation in wireline consumer, reflected by the fact that consumer broadband, video and voice over IP revenues now represent 59 percent of wireline consumer revenues, up from 51 percent in the year-earlier quarter. Increased AT&T U-verse penetration and a significant number of subscribers purchasing three or four services drove 17.9 percent year-over-year growth in IP revenues from residential customers (broadband, U-verse TV and U-verse Voice) and 2.7 percent sequential growth. Total U-verse revenues grew 38.3 percent compared with the year-ago third quarter and were up 6.1 percent versus the second quarter of 2012.
U-verse Subscribers Continue Strong Growth. Total AT&T U-verse subscribers (TV and high speed Internet) reached 7.4 million in the third quarter. AT&T U-verse TV added 198,000 subscribers to reach 4.3 million in service. AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet delivered a third-quarter net gain of 613,000 subscribers to reach a total of 7.1 million, helping offset losses from DSL. Overall, AT&T wireline broadband connections decreased 42,000. However, total broadband ARPU was up almost 10 percent year over year.
A majority of U-verse broadband subscribers have a plan delivering speeds up to 12 Mbps or higher — 54 percent, up from 43 percent in the year-ago quarter. About 90 percent of new U-verse TV customers took AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet in the third quarter. About three-fourths of AT&T U-verse TV subscribers have a triple- or quad-play option from AT&T. ARPU for U-verse triple-play customers was more than $170, up slightly year over year. U-verse TV penetration of eligible living units continues to grow and was at 18.0 percent at the end of the third quarter.
Strategic Business Services Lead Wireline Business. Total business revenues were $9.1 billion, down 2.6 percent versus the year-earlier quarter and slightly lower than the second quarter of 2012. Business service revenues also declined 2.6 percent year over year. Overall, declines in legacy products were largely offset by continued growth in strategic business services. Revenues from strategic business services, the new-generation capabilities that lead AT&T's most advanced business solutions — including Ethernet, VPNs, hosting, IP conferencing and application services — grew 11.4 percent versus the year-earlier quarter, continuing trends in this area. Total business data revenues grew 0.6 percent year over year, continuing the transition from legacy data products to next-generation data services.
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