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Internet Plans to Send Pitbull to Alaskan Wal-Mart
Pitbull is currently promoting a product called Energy Sheets. As part of his role as spokesman, he's promised that he'll go to the Wal-Mart with the most likes on Facebook.
That currently is a Wal-Mart in Kodiak, an island in Alaska, and one of the remotest civilized areas in the entire United States.
How, precisely, did an island only accessible by ferry or aircraft become one of the leaders in a shameless Facebook marketing stunt?
It's all part of a hilarious Twitter scheme under the hashtag #ExilePitbull. It's less about picking on the hip-hop artist and more sending up the crassness of the stunt itself. Really, if you think about it, the Internet is doing Pitbull a favor; he'll be able to visit a place of great natural beauty that most of us rarely get to see, on somebody else's dime. And, hey, it'll be the biggest thing to happen to Kodiak in a long while.
The Kodiak Wal-Mart, meanwhile, is somewhat befuddled by all the attention. It currently has more likes that the population of the entire island and is well on its way to being the most liked Wal-Mart on Facebook. They've yet to speak to the press.
If you'd like to get in on the action, simply search #ExilePitbull on Twitter.


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B JFW48S3.3-4000 18-75VDC Wide Input Voltage Range 3.3VDC Output at 4A DIP and SMT Type Packages 13W Open Frame DC/DC Power Converter FEATURES 13 Watts Maximum Output Power 3.3VDC Single Output Cost Efficient Open Frame Design Small Size and Low Profile: 1.10" x 0.94" x 0.34" 85% High Efficiency 18-75VDC Input Voltage Range Fixed Switching Frequency Input to Output Isolation: 2250VDC APPLICATIONS Wireless Networks Telecom / Datacom Industry Control Systems Measurement Equipment Semiconductor Equipment OPTIONS SMT Type Without Trim Pin Without ON/OFF Pin Negative Logic Remote ON/OFF No Minimum Load Requirement Output Voltage Adjustability Industry Standard Pin-out Negative or Positive Remote ON/OFF Control Short Circuit, Over Current, Over Voltage, and Input Under Voltage Protection Surface Mount and Through Hole Types Available SMT Package Qualified for Lead-free Reflow Solder Process According to IPC J-STD-020D CE Mark Meets 2006/95/EC, 93/68/EEC, and 2004/108/EC UL60950-1, EN60950-1, and IEC60950-1 Licensed DESCRIPTION The JFW48S3.3-4000 DC/DC power converter provides 13 Watts of output power in a low profile industry standard package and footprint. This converter has a 3.3VDC single output and operate over a 4:1 input voltage range of 18-75VDC. The JFW48S3.3-4000 is also protected against short circuit, over current, over voltage, and input under voltage conditions. Some features include 85% high efficiency, adjustable output voltage, and positive or negative remote ON/OFF control. This converter is RoHS compliant and has UL60950-1, EN60950-1, and IEC60950-1 safety approvals. Both surface mount ("S" suffix) and DIP (standard) packages are available. (888) 597-WALL www.wallindustries.com 1 of 17 Rev B TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TECHNICAL DATASHEET JFW48S3.3-4000 Model No. JFW48S3.3-4000 All specifications are based on 25°C, Nominal Input Voltage, and Maximum Output Current unless otherwise noted. We reserve the right to change specifications based on technological advances. SPECIFICATION TEST CONDITIONS Min Typ Max Unit INPUT SPECIFICATIONS Input Voltage Range 18 48 75 VDC Input Current Nominal input and full load 340 mA Input Standby Current Nominal input and no load 40 mA Input Surge Voltage (100ms) 100 VDC UVLO Turn-On Threshold 18 VDC UVLO Turn-Off Threshold 16 VDC Power Up 5 30 Start-Up Time Nominal input and constant resistive load ms Remote ON/OFF 5 30 Input Reflected Ripple Current (See Page 9) 5 to 20MHz, 12µH source impedance 30 mAp-p OUTPUT SPECIFICATIONS Output Voltage Nominal input, full load, and 25°C 3.267 3.3 3.333 VDC Line Regulation Low line to high line at full load -0.2 +0.2 % Load Regulation No load to full load -0.2 +0.2 % Voltage Adjustability (See Page 6) -10 +10 % Output Power 13 W Output Current 4000 mA Output Capacitor Load 12000 µF Ripple & Noise (20Hz BW) (See Page 9) Measured with a 1µF M/C and a 10µF T/C 100 125 mVp-p Output Voltage Overshoot Low line to high line at full load and 25°C 3 %Vout Minimum Load 0 % Temperature Coefficient -0.02 +0.02 %/°C DYNAMIC LOAD RESPONSE Peak Deviation 75% to 100% or 100% to 75% of full load 300 mV Setting Time (Vout < 10% peak deviation) 75% to 100% or 100% to 75% of full load 250 µs REMOTE ON/OFF (See Page 5) DC/DC ON (Open) Open or 3V < Vr < 15V Positive Logic (standard) The ON/OFF pin is referenced to -Input DC/DC OFF (Short) Short or 0V < Vr < 1.2V DC/DC ON (Short) Short or 0V < Vr < 1.2V Negative Logic (optional) The ON/OFF pin is referenced to -Input DC/DC OFF (Open) Open or 3V < Vr < 15V Input Current of Remote Control Pin Nominal Input -0.5 1 mA Remote Off State Input Current Nominal Input 2.5 mA PROTECTION Over Voltage Protection Voltage clamped 3.7 5.4 VDC Over Current Protection % of FL at nominal input 150 %FL Short Circuit Protection Hiccup, automatic recovery GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS Efficiency Nominal input and full load 85 % Switching Frequency 315 350 385 KHz Isolation Voltage (Input to Output) For 1 minute 2250 VDC Isolation Resistance 1 GΩ Isolation Capacitance 1500 pF ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS Operating Ambient Temperature With derating -40 +85 °C Storage Temperature -55 +125 °C Relative Humidity 5 95 % RH Thermal Shock MIL-STD-810F Vibration MIL-STD-810F Lead-Free Reflow Solder Process IPC J-STD-020D Moisture Sensitivity Level (MSL) IPC J-STD-033B Level 2a BELLCORE TR-NWT-000332, Tc=40°C 1,322,000 hours MTBF (See Page 16) MIL-HDBK-217F 514,700 hours PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS Weight 0.36oz (10.5g) Dimensions (L x W x H) 1.10 x 0.94 x 0.34 inches (27.9 x 23.9 x 8.5 mm) SAFETY & EMI CHARACTERISTICS Safety Approvals IEC60950-1, UL60950-1, EN60950-1 EMI (See Page 10) EN55022 Class A Radiated Immunity EN61000-4-3 10 V/m Perf. Criteria A Fast Transient (See Note1) EN61000-4-4 ±2KV Perf. Criteria A Surge (See Note1) EN61000-4-5 ±1KV Perf. Criteria A Conducted Immunity EN61000-4-6 3 Vrms Perf. Criteria A Note1: An external input filter capacitor is required if the module has to meet EN61000-4-4 and EN61000-4-5. The filter capacitor suggested is Nippon Chemi-con KY series 220µF/100V, ESR 48mΩ. (888) 597-WALL www.wallindustries.com Page 2 of 17 Rev B TECHNICAL DATASHEET JFW48S3.3-4000 MECHANICAL DRAWING DIP TYPE (Standard) SMT TYPE (Suffix "S") 1. Unit: inches (mm) 2. Tolerance: X.XX±0.02 (X.X±0.5) X.XXX±0.01 (X.XX±0.25) 3. Pin pitch tolerance: ±0.01 (±0.25) 4. Pin dimension tolerance: ±0.004 (±0.1) PIN CONNECTIONS ETERNAL OUTPUT TRIMMING Output can be externally trimmed by using the method shown below. TRIM UP TRIM DOWN 5 6 RU 5 (888) 597-WALL RD 4 PIN JFW SERIES 1 +INPUT 2 -INPUT 3 CTRL 4 +OUTPUT 5 TRIM 6 -OUTPUT PRODUCT OPTIONS Option Positive Remote ON/OFF with DIP (standard) Positive remote ON/OFF with SMT Negative Remote ON/OFF with DIP Negative Remote ON/OFF with SMT DIP type without ON/OFF pin SMT type without ON/OFF pin DIP type without ON/OFF & TRIM pin SMT type without ON/OFF & TRIM pin DIP type, negative remote ON/OFF, without TRIM pin SMT type, negative remote ON/OFF, without TRIM pin DIP type, positive remote ON/OFF, without TRIM pin SMT type, positive remote ON/OFF, without TRIM pin www.wallindustries.com Suffix No Suffix S R SR D SD G SG F SF J SJ Page 3 of 17 Rev B TECHNICAL DATASHEET JFW48S3.3-4000 DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS Output Over Current Protection When excessive output currents occur in the system, circuit protection is required on all power supplies. Normally, over load current is maintained at approximately 150% of rated current for the JFW Series. Hiccup-mode is a method of operation in a power supply whose purpose is to protect the power supply from being damaged during an over current fault condition. It also enables the power supply to restart when the fault condition is removed. One of the problems resulting from over current is that excessive heat may be generated in the power devices; especially MOSFET and Schottky diodes and the temperature of those devices may exceed their specified limits. A protection mechanism has to be used to prevent those power devices from being damaged. Output Over Voltage Protection The output over voltage protection consists of a Zener diode that monitors the output voltage on the feedback loop. If the voltage on the output terminals exceeds the over voltage protection threshold, then the Zener diode will send a current signal to the control IC to limit the output voltage. Input Source Impedance The power module should be connected to a low impedance input source. Highly inductive source impedance can affect the stability of the power module. Input external C-L-C filter is recommended to minimize input reflected ripple current. The inductor is simulated source impedance of 12μH and capacitor is Nippon chemi-con KZE series 220μF/100V and 33μF/100V. The capacitor must be placed as close as possible to the input terminals of the power module for lower impedance. Short Circuit Protection Continuous, hiccup and auto-recovery mode. During a short circuit the converter will shut down. The average current during this condition will be very low and the device can be handled safely in this condition. Thermal Consideration The power module operates in a variety of thermal environments. However, sufficient cooling should be provided to help ensure reliable operation of the unit. Heat is removed by conduction, convention, and radiation to the surrounding environment. Proper cooling can be verified by measuring the point shown in the figure below. The temperature at this location should not exceed 120°C. When operating, adequate cooling must be provided to maintain the test point temperature at or below 120°C. Although the maximum point temperature of the power modules is 120°C, you can limit this temperature to a lower value for extremely high reliability. TOP VIEW Figure 1 Temperature Measurement Point (888) 597-WALL www.wallindustries.com Page 4 of 17 Rev B TECHNICAL DATASHEET JFW48S3.3-4000 Remote ON/OFF Control The remote ON/OFF pin allows the user to turn the DC/DC power module on and off from a remote switch device. The ON/OFF input can be switched by a number of switching devices. Figure 2 gives several examples of acceptable configurations. The remote ON/OFF switch is activated by the voltage difference between the ON/OFF pin and the –Vin pin (with –Vin as the reference voltage). The user-supplied switch must be capable of sinking up to 1mA of current at low-level logic voltage. The leakage current of the user-supplied switch must be 0.5mA or less at 15Vdc. Remote ON/OFF Implementation Circuits Figure 2 Isolated-Closure Remote ON/OFF Level Control Using TTL Output Level Control Using Line Voltage There are two remote control options available: Positive logic and Negative logic a. The positive logic structure turned the DC/DC module ON when the ON/OFF pin is at high-level logic and turned the DC/DC module OFF when the ON/OFF pin is at low-level logic. Figure 3 When JFW module is turned OFF at Low-level logic When JFW module is turned ON at High-level logic b. The negative logic structure turned the DC/DC module ON when the ON/OFF pin is at low-level logic and turned the DC/DC module OFF when the ON/OFF pin is at high-level logic. Figure 4 When JFW module is turned ON at Low-level logic (888) 597-WALL When JFW module is turned OFF at High-level logic www.wallindustries.com Page 5 of 17 TECHNICAL DATASHEET Rev B JFW48S3.3-4000 External Trim Adjustment Output voltage set point adjustment allows the user to increase or decrease the output voltage set point of a module. This is accomplished by connecting an external resistor between the TRIM pin and either the +Vout or -Vout pins. With an external resistor between the TRIM and +Vout pin, the output voltage set point decreases. With an external resistor between the TRIM and -Vout pin, the output voltage set point increases. The external TRIM resistor needs to be at least 1/16W. 5110 2.5 2050 Rup (Vout , up 2.5 0.8) (Vout , down 2.5) 5110 2050 Rdown (Vout Vout , down) Vout,up is the desired up output voltage Vout,down is the desired down output voltage Trim Resistor Values Figure 5 -OUTPUT Rup -INPUT TRIM +INPUT Rdown +OUTPUT (888) 597-WALL Trim Vout,up Rup Vout,down Rdown 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 3.333V 3.366V 3.399V 3.432V 3.465V 3.498V 3.531V 3.564V 3.597V 3.630V 385.071 kΩ 191.511 kΩ 126.99 kΩ 94.73 kΩ 75.374 kΩ 62.47 kΩ 53.253 kΩ 46.34 kΩ 40.963 kΩ 36.662 kΩ 3.267V 3.234V 3.201V 3.168V 3.135V 3.102V 3.069V 3.036V 3.003V 2.97V 116.719 kΩ 54.779 kΩ 34.133 kΩ 23.810 kΩ 17.616 kΩ 13.486 kΩ 10.537 kΩ 8.325 kΩ 6.604 kΩ 5.228 kΩ www.wallindustries.com Page 6 of 17 TECHNICAL DATASHEET Rev B Graph 1: Efficiency vs. Output Current Graph 2: Efficiency vs. Input Voltage (Full Load) Graph 3: Output Power vs. Ambient Temperature & Airflow (Nominal Vin) Graph 5: Conducted Emission of EN55022 Class A (Nominal Vin and Full Load) (888) 597-WALL JFW48S3.3-4000 Graph 4: Power Dissipation Vs. Output Current Graph 6: Conducted Emission of EN55022 Class B (Nominal Vin and Full Load) www.wallindustries.com Page 7 of 17 Rev B Graph 7: Typical Input Start-Up and Output Rise Characteristic (Nominal Vin and Full Load) Graph 9: Typical Output Ripple and Noise (Nominal Vin and Full Load) (888) 597-WALL TECHNICAL DATASHEET JFW48S3.3-4000 Graph 8: Using ON/OFF Voltage Start-Up and Vo Rise Characteristic (Nominal Vin and Full Load) Graph 10: Transient Response to Dynamic Load Change from 100% to 75% to 100% of Full Load at Nominal Vin www.wallindustries.com Page 8 of 17 TECHNICAL DATASHEET Rev B JFW48S3.3-4000 TEST SETUP: The JFW48S3.3-4000 specifications are tested with the following configurations: Input Reflected-Ripple Current Measurement Test Setup Figure 6 Component L C C Value 12μH 220μF 33μF Voltage ---100V 100V Reference ---Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor Peak-to-Peak Output Ripple & Noise Measurement Setup Figure 7 Figure 8 Output Voltage and Efficiency Measurement Setup Figure 9 Vout Iout Efficiency 100% Vin Iin NOTE: All measurements are taken at the module terminals (888) 597-WALL www.wallindustries.com Page 9 of 17 TECHNICAL DATASHEET Rev B JFW48S3.3-4000 EMI Considerations: Suggested Schematic for EN55022 Conducted Emission Class A Limits C3 L1 +INPUT Figure 10 +Vin +Vout -Vin Trim CTRL -Vout C1 -INPUT Load DC/DC CONVERTER C2 To meet conducted emissions EN55022 CLASS A the following components are needed: JFW48S3.3-4000 Component Value Voltage L1 18µH ---- C1 C2, C3 2.2µF 470pF 100V 3KV Reference 1.6A 0.1Ω 0705 SMD Inductor P/N: PMT-071 1812 MLCC 1808 MLCC Recommended Layout with Input Filter Figure 11 (888) 597-WALL www.wallindustries.com Page 10 of 17 TECHNICAL DATASHEET Rev B JFW48S3.3-4000 EMI Considerations (Continued): Suggested Schematic for EN55022 Conducted Emission Class B Limits C6 L1 L2 +Vin +INPUT C1 C2 C3 +Vout C4 LOAD Figure 12 -Vin -INPUT -Vout DC/DC CONVERTER C5 To meet conducted emissions EN55022 CLASS B the following components are needed: JFW48S3.3-4000 Component L1 Value 325µF Voltage ---- L2 33µF ---- C1, C2 C3, C4 C5, C6 2.2µF 2.2µF 470pF 100V 100V 3KV Reference Common Choke, P/N: PMT-050 1.2A 0.13Ω 0705 SMD Inductor P/N: PMT-069 1812 MLCC 1812 MLCC 1808 MLCC Recommended Layout with Input Filter Figure 13 (888) 597-WALL www.wallindustries.com Page 11 of 17 Rev B TECHNICAL DATASHEET JFW48S3.3-4000 Recommended Pad Layout for DIP Type Figure 14 Recommended Pad Layout for SMT Type Figure 15 (888) 597-WALL www.wallindustries.com Page 12 of 17 TECHNICAL DATASHEET Rev B JFW48S3.3-4000 Soldering and Reflow Considerations: Lead Free Wave Solder Profile for DIP Type Figure 16 Zone Preheat Zone Actual Heating Reference Parameter Rise temp. speed: 3°C/sec max. Preheat temp: 100~130°C Peak temp: 250~260°C Peak time (T1+T2 time): 4~6 sec Lead free reflow profile for SMT type Figure 17 Zone Preheat Zone Actual Heating Cooling Reference Parameter Rise temp. speed: 1~3°C/sec Preheat time: 60~120sec Preheat temp.155~185°C Rise temp. speed: 1~3°C/sec Melting time: 30~60 sec Melting temp: 217°C Peak temp: 240~245°C Peak time: 10 sec max Rise temp. speed: -1~ -5°C/sec NOTES: 1. Reference Solder: Sn-Ag-Cu 2. The curves define the maximum peak reflow temperature permissable to be measured on pin 1 or Vin pin of the DC/DC converter (888) 597-WALL www.wallindustries.com Page 13 of 17 Rev B TECHNICAL DATASHEET JFW48S3.3-4000 Cleaning & Drying Considerations: Cleaning a. PWB Cooling Prior to Cleaning: Power modules and their associated application PWB assemblies should not be wash-cleaned after soldering until the power modules have had an opportunity to cool to within the cleaning solution temperature. This will prevent vacuum absorption of the cleaning liquid into the module between the pins and the potting during cooling. b. Cleaning Process In aqueous cleaning, it is preferred to have an in-line cleaner system consisting of several cleaning stages (prewash, wash, rinse, final rinse, and drying). Deion-ized (DI) Water is recommended for aqueous cleaning, the minimum resistivity level is 1MΩ-cm. Tap-water quality varies per region in terms of hardness, chloride, and solid contents, therefore, the use of tap water is not recommended for aqueous cleaning. The total time of ultrasonic wave shall be less than 3 minutes. Drying After cleaning, dry converters at 100°C, more than 10 minutes to assure that the moisture and other potential foreign contaminants are driven out. For open power module constructions with magnetic structures (transformers and inductors) that have unspotted windings, a baking process of 100°C for 30 min. is recommended for the assembly to ensure that the moisture and other potential foreign contaminants are driven out from the open windings. The drying section of the cleaner system should be equipped with blowers capable of generating 1000CFM1500CFM of air so that the amount of rinse water left to be dried off with heat is minimal. Handheld air guns are not recommended due to the variability and consistency of the operation. Product Post-Wash External Appearance The marking or date-code may fade or disappear after cleaning. This is not a problem on the converter's characteristics. (888) 597-WALL www.wallindustries.com Page 14 of 17 Rev B TECHNICAL DATASHEET JFW48S3.3-4000 Packaging Information: DIP Type Figure 18 SMT Type Figure 19 (888) 597-WALL www.wallindustries.com Page 15 of 17 TECHNICAL DATASHEET Rev B JFW48S3.3-4000 Safety and Installation Instructions: Fusing Consideration Caution: This power module is not internally fused. An input line fuse must always be used. This encapsulated power module can be used in a wide variety of applications, ranging from simple stand-alone operation to an integrated part of sophisticated power architecture. To maximum flexibility, internal fusing is not included; however, to achieve maximum safety and system protection, always use an input line fuse. The safety agencies require a normal-blow fuse with maximum rating of 3A for JFW24Sxx-xxxx modules and 1.5A for JFW48Sxx-xxxx modules. Based on the information provided in this data sheet on Inrush energy and maximum DC input current; the same type of fuse with lower rating can be used. Refer to the fuse manufacturer's data for further information. MTBF and Reliability The MTBF of the JFW Series of DC/DC converters has been calculated using Bellcore TR-NWT-000332 Case I: 50% stress, Operating Temperature at 40°C (Ground fixed and controlled environment). The resulting figure for MTBF is 1.322 × 106 hours. MIL-HDBK 217F NOTICE2 FULL LOAD, Operating Temperature at 25°C. The resulting figure for MTBF is 5.147 × 105 hours. Ordering Information Part Number Example: JFW 48 S 3.3 – 4000 S Series Designation Maximum Output Current (mA) Nominal Input Voltage Single Output Nominal Output Voltage (888) 597-WALL www.wallindustries.com PRODUCT OPTIONS Option Positive Remote ON/OFF with DIP (standard) Positive remote ON/OFF with SMT Negative Remote ON/OFF with DIP Negative Remote ON/OFF with SMT DIP type without ON/OFF pin SMT type without ON/OFF pin DIP type without ON/OFF & TRIM pin SMT type without ON/OFF & TRIM pin DIP type, negative remote ON/OFF, without TRIM pin SMT type, negative remote ON/OFF, without TRIM pin DIP type, positive remote ON/OFF, without TRIM pin SMT type, positive remote ON/OFF, without TRIM pin Suffix No Suffix S R SR D SD G SG F SF J SJ Page 16 of 17 Rev B TECHNICAL DATASHEET JFW48S3.3-4000 Company Information Wall Industries, Inc. has created custom and modified units for over 50 years. Our in-house research and development engineers will provide a solution that exceeds your performance requirements on-time and on budget. Our ISO9001-2008 certification is just one example of our commitment to producing a high quality, well-documented product for our customers. Our past projects demonstrate our commitment to you, our customer. Wall Industries, Inc. has a reputation for working closely with its customers to ensure each solution meets or exceeds form, fit and function requirements. We will continue to provide ongoing support for your project above and beyond the design and production phases. Give us a call today to discuss your future projects. Contact Wall Industries for further information: Phone: Toll Free: Fax: E-mail: Web: Address: (888) 597-WALL (603)778-2300 (888)587-9255 (603)778-9797 [email protected] www.wallindustries.com 5 Watson Brook Rd. Exeter, NH 03833 www.wallindustries.com Page 17 of 17


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So we all have seen the rookie QB comparisons to guys like Brees and Flacco - what about Alex Smith from last year?
There is an easy comparison to draw - and it's around the rest of the team, not specifically the QB.
Everything being equal - assuming the 2011 defense from SF is the same as ours here in 2012. (just for argument's sake!) and the idea of their ability last year to stay relatively injury free and close games similar to what we are seeing from our team last year - a VERY unspectacular team with a solid running game and serviceable passing game nearly went to the Super Bowl last year.
Now... if you look at RW versus 2011 Alex Smith - which one is greater? Assuming everything else is equal for the 2012 Seahawks vs. the 2011 49ers? I would contend that RW can do more than Smith. Regardless of age, size, experience. Watch that guy throw. He sucks. Watch the reads. He really is not very good.
That's a dang good optimistic approach to 12+ wins and some home games in the playoffs. Not saying it will happen - but when you put it in terms of looking at the 2011 9ers - it starts to seem a little more possible, doesn't it?


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HumanInternals needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 148 designs submitted by 51 freelance designers.
We are a new innovative company, built from the ground up by 3 young partners, we deal with internet marketing, software development, web-based application development and social media marketing.
We are basically three partners trying to get a company running from the ground up without many resources.
The logo will be mainly see by companies looking for marketing services or software development, it might be displayed on our main company website but it is mainly used for client relations.
The logo will be used and displayed in various locations and sizes: client papers & e-mails, trademark symbol and business cards.
We want a logo that shows the fact that we are a young and innovative company while keeping an established look and as such we ask that it does not include any cartoons / clipart images or a use of too much colors, if you can try to create the impression of youthfulness using a web 2.0 like design , roundness around the corners is OK, a bit of glossiness is fine as well, it is not a must but it would be nice to see designs come out that way, besides that feel free to experience with the lettering itself and everything else.
Since the brand itself, "HumanInternals" is quite long you are free to experience splitting it into two lines, using spacing ('Human Internals') or keeping it as it is.
We would like to see the use of dark colors and if possible to incorporate an image of a cog, this is not a must so feel free to use your artistic freedom.
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text: Hi there, thanks for replies. As far as I understood from all comments here, that my approach has to be changed. Suppose there is no way to block this sites in the net in Kazakhstan, except speaking to Kazaktelecom and convince them to do it. But there are only few products on the market in Russian language to block this sites. What I was thinking is to find some good IT people and write this type of programm on Russian and Kazakh languages (very simple) and then strat selling them for private needs.


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The movie, "Woodstock: Three Days of Peace, Love & Music", was released in 1970 as the first documentary chronicling the biggest music festival of its time.
By August 15, 1969, hundreds of thousands of people had flocked to upstate New York to attend Woodstock, the epic 3-day music festival that was said to be the capstone of a cultural movement. The world had never seen anything like it. Sam Yasgur convinced his father Max to allow the event to be held on their 600 acre farm in Bethel, New York. Most attendees didn't buy tickets, so the promoters didn't make any money until the movie and record were released. The biggest and best bands of the era played day and night to the lucky folks who made history just by being there. 20-mile traffic jams, heavy rain, mud, and insufficient food and accommodations did nothing to mar the collective, peace-loving spirit of the happening. It boasted scorching, legendary performances, like The Who's reflective "See Me, Feel Me" as the sun rose, Janis Joplin belting out "Piece of my Heart" to a crowd of half a million, and Jimi Hendrix's incendiary, distorted version of "The Star Spangled Banner" to a relatively empty field on the very last day of Woodstock. The world still hasn't fully recovered, and probably never will.
Our poster proofs are rare collectible prepress versions of vintage concert posters from the 1960s to today, featuring classic bands in rock, blues, jazz, soul, and more.


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"Flor de Mayo" Watercolors
Exhibited October, 2005
exhibit in our Visitor Center gallery offered a veritable Fall harvest of
lovely botanical watercolors by Tucson artist and ethnobotanist Martha Ames
Burgess. With a background in geology, dendrochronology (tree-ring dating),
and environmental education, Burgess approaches watercolor with a scientist's
drive for accuracy mixed in good measure with an adventurer's sense of freedom
about her subject matter
and a teacher's wish to share. Burgess teaches
ethnobotany workshops to share her knowledge of edible and medicinal desert
plants, and how plants have been used by indigenous desert people for food,
fiber and medicine.
Burgess volunteers time with Tucson-based Native Seeds/SEARCH, and a favorite theme of her art is Native farmers and conservation of ancient endangered crops. She is inspired by sculptural forms and colors of these rare plants, and her paintings capture moments of botanical, geological, and architectural beauty. Close friends know her by the nickname "Muffin" and others by her nom de plume "Flor de Mayo".
"A favorite subject for my paintings is ancient heirloom cultivars of the Southwest. For many years I have been multiplying out seeds of endangered SW crops for the seed conservation organization Native Seeds/SEARCH. In some cases there may only be a handful of these precious seeds available, passed down by Native American families or pioneer families from one generation to the next and given to Native Seeds/SEARCH for safekeeping. Seed banking cannot work forever for living things so we grow out the seeds to keep the irreplaceable genetic material alive and well, and to have seed to share with other gardeners via the Native Seeds/SEARCH catalog."
"When I grow out these incredibly venerable vegetables (corn, beans, squash, chiles, melons, etc.) I am always struck by their beauty, their desert survival, and their role in the life of ancient desert people. I feel such overwhelming honor for the plants and for the people who selected them and grew them over the centuries here in the Southwest. Their beauty and nutrition are so transient that I've been driven to express my respect by painting them at harvest, somehow capturing a reminder of their importance in the past and their continued potential for the future of desert agriculture and horticulture. I hope that the heirlooms in my artwork can be a pleasurable eye-opener for Arboretum visitors sharing a love of desert plants."
"Another area of interest to me is special geological landscapes, landmarks, and arches. Such places draw me to them and encourage me to express myself in painting."
" In order to share my work I have produced notecards and miniature matted prints. I now have available six cactus and wildflower images, five heirloom foods images, seven Southwest landscape images, and ten images of historic Tucson buildings."
"Carrying my love of desert plants into a more practical realm, I have created two herbal bath soaps, one made with heirloom lemon basil and the other with wild desert lavender, both using jojoba oil as a gift from the desert. I also produce refreshing hydrosol sprays of several different aromatic desert plants. These sprays are refreshing nutritive tonics for the skin--another way to rejoice in the diverse attributes of our desert flora. To me the fragrances elicit an almost artistic visual effect!"
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - A recent graduate and assistant coach at Tufts University, Julie Fox was named head coach of MIT softball, becoming the ninth head coach in the history of the program. Fox begins her first stint as a collegiate head coach after helping lead the Jumbos to two consecutive NESCAC Championship appearances in two years.
Most recently, Fox has served as the first base coach for Tufts' national-contending program, although the Willow Springs, Ill., native is well-familiar with the Cambridge area after serving as one of the region's top players from 2001-04. Fox earned All-New England accolades twice in her career and was named to the NESCAC All-Conference team on three occasions. Winning three league championships during her playing career at Tufts, Fox delivered a game-winning, three-run double to lead the Jumbos to the 2003 conference crown.
Fox's appointment at the Institute marks her second role within the Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation. In 2004, the former Tufts tennis player was an instructor at the Nike Tennis Camp hosted by MIT.


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DELAND, FLA. – Juniors Josh Slater and Adnan Hodzic scored 26 points each as the Lipscomb Bisons defeated Stetson 85-71 Saturday evening in the Edmunds Center.
Slater finished with seven assists, five rebounds and four steals after missing triple-double Thursday by one rebound.
"In the last two games he has played like he's capable of playing," coach Scott Sanderson said. "And when he play's at that level we are a totally different team. The key is can he maintain his focus."
Slater and Hodzic were both 11-of-16 from the field as the Bisons shot 50 percent from the field for the contest.
The Bisons maintained excellent control of the ball with Jacob Arnett, Jordan Burgason, and Slater finishing with 17 assists while committing just two turnovers. Arnett equaled Slater with seven assists, a career-high. Lipscomb turned the ball over ten times tying its second lowest mark of the season.
Lipscomb never trailed after opening the contest with a wide-open layup by Brandon Brown assisted by Slater.
Lipscomb took a 28-11 lead at the 10:12 mark following a 14-2 run over five minutes. The Bisons hit four of their first six attempts from beyond the arc.
Slater finished three of six from downtown while Burgason connected on four of eight attempts. It was the 12th game of the year that Burgason hit four or more threes. He finished with 12 points.
Stetson made a run towards the end of the first half scoring on four straight possessions including hitting a pair of threes to make it a seven-point game with 2:01 remaining.
Lipscomb closed the half by scoring eight unanswered points, including a three by Slater off a Stetson defensive gamble with 15 seconds left, to take a 44-29 lead into the locker room.
Stetson made 12 first half turnovers which the Bisons converted into 15 points. The Hatters made only three second half turnovers as they worked to bring the game to ten points, 56-46, with 11:24 left.
After Hodzic and Stetson's Ridge Graham exchanged baskets, Hodzic added five more points followed by a three by Slater and a three-point play by Arnett to push Lipscomb's lead to 19 points, 69-50, with 8:36 remaining.
Stetson used two threes and a dunk to close the gap to 12 points, 80-68, at the 1:47 mark.
The teams each grabbed 37 rebounds. Junior Michael Teller led the Bisons with six boards while Ridge Graham and Liam McInerney each brought down nine rebounds for the Hatters (6-22, 4-15 A-Sun).
Hodzic extended his streak of scoring in double-figures to a nation-leading 54 games.
Tyshawn Patterson led Stetson with 18 points. Ridge Graham added 16 with all but two coming after the half.
Lipscomb improves to 15-12 and 12-6 in the Atlantic Sun. Stetson drops to 6-22 and 4-15 in the conference.


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by LEN LEAR
A few years ago, while we were having lunch at Sultan, a 10-year-old Indian BYOB restaurant in North Wales, a gentleman having lunch at the next table with several friends ambled over and began issuing an unsolicited testimonial. He had noticed the fact that I was asking questions of the manager and writing down the answers in a reporter's notebook.
He asked what newspaper we were with, and I said, "The Chestnut Hill Local." The 40-ish gentleman proceeded to identify himself as Vijay Tammara, adding that he and his luncheon companions worked for the nearby Merck Pharmaceutical Corp.
"I'm from South India," he said, "and I can tell you that before the new owners took over this restaurant, it was not very good. But I have eaten here four times so far — this is my second time here this week — and the change is dramatic. The quality of the food is excellent, the customer service is very good, and the variety is outstanding.
"I told them at the beginning that if they have high-quality food and service, they will succeed, and that is exactly what they have done. And they treat you like family. They'll come over to the table regularly and ask how you are doing. Naturally, since I am from India, I want to have a restaurant in the area that serves outstanding Indian food, and now we have one."
Sultan (which means "king" in South Asia) is located in the Montgomery Commons Shopping Center, 1200 Welsh Rd. (Route 63), about one mile past the intersection of Routes 63 and 202 and about two miles west of the intersection of Routes 63 and 309, at the end of the Route 309 Expressway. (It's about 15 minutes from the Top of the Hill.)
In February of this year Sultan again changed hands. Two of the new owners have strong Chestnut Hill connections; Managing partner John Lawrence previously worked for Paul Roller and later had his own Indian foods concession in the Chestnut Hill Farmers Market from 2004 to 2011, and investor/partner Ritesh Nautiyal is also a tennis pro at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. Jose Gonzalez Heres is also an investor/partner, and beverage manager Gerard Woel was an assistant lacrosse coach at Chestnut Hill Academy and now also teaches martial arts in the Chestnut Hill area.
The restaurant can seat 100 people and is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week. So far they have been busier at lunch time during the week and at night time on weekends. A huge magnet at lunch time is the all-you-can-eat buffet with 20 to 25 items ($9.95 on weekdays and $10.95 on weekends); another is the fact that Sultan is BYOB. They also do both on-premises and off-premises catering. Another is the fact that they offer, believe it or not, complimentary "Mumbai mango margaritas" with dinner.
According to the owners, there is a sizable Indian population within a few square miles of the restaurant, and their clientele has been about 50 percent American and 50 percent Indian. Some Americans are fearful of the spiciness of some Indian food, but of course the chefs can adjust the spiciness in any dish according to a customer's taste. The executive chef is Surender Kumar, who for eight years was the chef at Palace of Asia in Fort Washington.
Since every region of India brings its own distinctive dishes and subtle variations of popular dishes, fragrant, pungent spices must be delicately blended in specific proportions to create the dishes. The blending and preparation of spices is a centuries-old craft that is indispensable to fine Indian cuisine.
By toning down the use of chilies, as well as some of the richer ingredients, Sultan offers recipes that are gentler but retain the flavor, aroma and texture for which Indian cuisine is rightfully renowned. Sultan is not only pleasing to the palate, but a healthful alternative as well, owing largely to the use of a variety of vegetables and leaner meats.
Our favorite appetizer was the sublime "murg tawi" special for two, which is marinated chunks of chicken baked in a clay oven and sauteed with green pepper, fresh tomato, onion and hints of lemon ($10.95), and our favorite entree was the shrimp vindaloo — lots of plump crustaceans prepared in an incendiary sauce ($15.95). We also enjoyed the chicken tikka masala — tender boneless pieces of chicken baked in the clay oven, then cooked in a tasty tomato onion and cream sauce ($13.95). In addition to dozens of beef, chicken and seafood dishes, there are lots of vegetarian options to choose from.
And there are not many finer things under heaven than fresh Indian breads baked in a clay oven. They are as velvety and flavorful as the law allows, and they are not merely a palate cleanser but also canvases on which to paint a palette of condiments such as the sweet tamarind sauce or the mint sauce. This is like hosting a party in your mouth. Some of the breads are naan, white bread baked in a clay oven ($1.95); paratha, whole wheat layered flat bread ($2.50); onion kulcha, unleavened bread stuffed with onions and green peppers ($2.95), and tandoori roti, round-shaped whole wheat bread ($1.95).
Sultan has traditional Indian desserts such as kulfi, Indian ice cream ($4), and gulab jamun, milk puffs deep-fried and soaked in a sweet syrup ($3).
For more information or reservations, call 267-847-7604 or visit www.sultancuisine.com You may bring your own wine or beer, and there is no corkage fee. To contact Len Lear, call 215-248-8807 or email firstname.lastname@example.com


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Not according to the recent Accenture Skills Gap Study, which surveyed more than 1,000 employed and unemployed US workers: Only 21 percent of respondents reported developing new skills in the past five years through formal training programs offered by their companies.
This failure to deliver relevant skills in a timely and consistent manner is being felt on both an individual and corporate level. For workers, frustration is setting in: Our research shows that although 55 percent of employees say they feel pressure to acquire additional skills, less than a quarter report they're getting the support they need.
For companies, skills shortages are increasingly common. Despite growing unemployment in many countries, organizations from almost every industry are struggling to find people with the capabilities they need to deal with changing technologies, markets and customers.
If hiring needed skills is not necessarily the answer anymore, then companies must find ways to retrain the people they already have, which in many cases includes significantly upgrading skill levels and training people to move into roles with different capabilities. But that doesn't mean operating in isolation when it comes to capability development. Quite the opposite: It means transforming your entire organization into your enterprise learning team—connecting people in ways that result in innovative ideas—and turning the best practices of internal and external experts into your own knowledge base.
In fact, given the learning field's potential to deliver consistent, expert-driven, capability-based training to critical workforces, combined with new social media and collaboration technologies, the time has actually never been better for bringing relevant skills to the workforce while also encouraging the interactions that generate innovation and increase your organizational brainpower.
In this podcast, the authors explain that organizations need to do a better job of tapping into the full learning power of the enterprise, improving formal programs while incorporating the latest in social learning, coaching and collaborative platforms.
For optimum viewing, maximize the video once it is playing.
Most employees recognize that much of what they need to perform better, improve their skills and gain more knowledge is around them all the time: learning by observing colleagues, receiving coaching from a supervisor, having access to proven ideas and best practices, as well as simply getting on-the-job experience every day. Seventy-five percent of workers responding to Accenture's survey build new skills through job shadowing, observing others and on-the-job experience.
The challenge for companies is to transform the inherently ad hoc nature of this informal learning into something with more structure and rigor. That's where social networking and collaboration technologies are now beginning to create learning opportunities.
Social media is an inescapable presence today. It would be hard to find a major business that's not asking people to follow it on Facebook, or that isn't tweeting regular news about its products. But it's one thing to leverage the enormous popularity of social networking to reach customers and manage brand awareness. It's quite another to integrate social media into a core capability such as learning. Sound easy? It's not.
What training professionals refer to as "social learning" will be a force in every organization, sooner or later. In the words of Claudia Rodriguez, vice president and head of Motorola Solutions Learning, organizations are at "a major inflection point" when it comes to the use of social media and collaboration tools in business—not just in learning but in everything a business does. "Gradually, social networking is becoming so ingrained in how we live that it will also become ingrained in the way we work," says Rodriguez.
"The question is, how do we do it in a way that advances the business and also contains the risks? We are answering that question by providing more robust tools that make collaboration even more accessible and efficient to the broader internal and external ecosystem, while also educating users on how to be effective and more accountable social learners."
Social learning is not without risks—some perceived but some very real: leaked information, learning programs that might be inconsistent and contradictory, productivity losses and a candor in exchanges that may not always be productive.
Consider the company that established an internal forum akin to a Facebook page. Direct reports to a senior executive were asked to post their vision statements for their organization onto his page. One manager did so, but the executive didn't like it. His response—visible to everyone in the entire company—was that the manager's posting wasn't a true vision statement and would need to be totally reworked before it would be acceptable. Not something that's likely to stimulate learning and the open sharing of ideas again anytime soon.
Properly designed and managed, however, social media tools have great potential to harness the experiential dimension of the workplace to deliver relevant learning experiences that reflect both proven expertise within a function or industry and timely access to an organization's best thinking, wherever it might be.
A social learning solution developed by Microsoft—called Academy Mobile—is an internal platform employees can use to share knowledge by creating and posting audio and video podcasts. The platform has been enormously popular, with download traffic up 115 times in its first two years.
Its value resides largely in how easily employees across Microsoft's global organization can translate interactions, meetings or timely personal insights into content that can support better learning, performance and idea generation. For example, using the platform, virtual meetings can be captured, catalogued, indexed and converted to video or audio. Content is searchable, and learning programs are also organized and catalogued by topic, creating a kind of virtual curriculum. The academy is available on workers' mobile devices as well.
The Academy Mobile platform is especially valuable to employees such as salespeople: It enables them to learn rapidly about particular products, solutions and sales techniques so they can capitalize on an immediate customer opportunity.
How does a Microsoft employee know what content is more valuable than other content? In part, through a ranking system from the users themselves. The ranking (from one to five stars) becomes a means by which the best ideas rise to the top because of their practical value. Employees can also interact and ask questions of content creators, generating a dialogue that may become as important as the original posting—and offers another indicator of what content is "hot."
The ability to rate content sourced online will become increasingly important to effective enterprise learning. In its totality, the Internet is the world's greatest source of learning but, to use the cliché, that's a bit like saying that a fire hose is the greatest source of drinking water.
A company's knowledge system might well provide a search capability and generate abundant content in response to a query, but then what? Content may be king but context is queen. To provide value to employees and enable faster routes to innovation, a search engine needs to aggregate results from a number of internal and external sources and then, as the Microsoft solution does, rank those results according to how likely the content is to support someone's needs and intentions.
Not every company needs to develop its own social media platform. Many organizations will find that the social networks already in use by consumers have functionality that goes well beyond what they can create in-house.
Rather than trying to introduce competing solutions, companies should think about how to integrate commercially available (and popular) social media technologies into their own learning ecosystem. Using existing platforms like YouTube, companies have ready access to rich sets of tools that deliver learning in a format that has already gained widespread acceptance and popularity.
Social learning doesn't even necessarily require technology-based tools.
Coaching and mentoring programs require planning and time from supervisors but little capital investment. They can also support employees who don't fit the typical knowledge worker profile.
For example, at Tiendas Aurgi, a chain of automobile repair shops in Spain, a new informal mentoring system helped to quickly provide employees with new skills. Those whose skill sets were restricted to such tasks as changing tires were able to get the personal coaching, through a master-apprentice model, needed to perform more complex tasks, such as repairing clutches. The program improved overall shop floor productivity by more than 30 percent, which the company believes will potentially lead to a 20 percent increase in revenue.
The point here, however, is not to throw out everything organizations know about learning and supporting their employees' performance and replace it with a user-generated social learning solution. The point is rather to recognize where different media and learning approaches are most appropriate and have the best payoff in terms of performance improvement—then to blend or chain these together for maximum impact.
The statistical evidence suggesting that some types of formal learning are failing to deliver value to employees does not mean that traditional classroom training or e-learning is inherently an out-of-date delivery channel. Rather, it is an indication that it too often delivers learning experiences that are not timely or relevant, and not linked to reinforcing knowledge, and so the program does not ultimately support an employee's ongoing needs. In other words, formal learning isn't failing because it's formal but because it's often poorly conceived and delivered.
It's not uncommon to hear disparaging remarks in the learning field about how, in spite of all the innovations in electronic and web-based learning, as much as 70 percent of corporate training is still delivered in the old-fashioned way: an instructor in front of a classroom. But the fact is, formal channels are still the best way to deliver many forms of training when consistent knowledge and performance behaviors are what's sought.
For example, what Accenture calls an "academy" approach to learning is a way to ensure that specific workforces, such as finance, supply chain and sales, get high-quality and consistent knowledge to drive common understandings and common approaches to getting things done.
Learning is targeted to jobs and roles, and designed to fill specific needs and skills gaps. There is rigor to the curriculum because, frankly, no one wants different members of the finance workforce analyzing a balance statement in different ways. Formal learning is good at that—building common skills, ensuring shared understanding and making best practices available to everyone at the same time.
Properly designed, this approach can also be a way to improve relevance. An academy, for example, offers content tightly aligned to functional- and industry-based competency models and job frameworks so that learning is tailored to real and relevant performance needs. Content can be continuously updated by an organization's internal experts as well as by academics and industry specialists.
The formal learning aspects of the academy can also be augmented by social media and collaboration opportunities, and other kinds of follow-on experiences to reinforce initial training. Without that, the learning program can stagnate and lose relevance and credibility.
However, many organizations actually block their employees from external social networking sites; their collaboration platforms may be adequate for internal use, but they are closed systems and offer an inadequate link to outside perspectives. By building social media hooks into formal learning solutions, an organization can leverage the biggest database of all—the collective experience of people both within and outside their own organization.
How can an enterprise harness the best qualities of both formal training and informal, social learning to turn its entire organization into a corporate-wide enterprise learning team?
Inventory your skills
Companies rarely manage their workforce capabilities with the same rigor they do their stock inventory—that is, through careful assessments of what they have versus what they need. Only 53 percent of employees responding to the Accenture Skills Gap Study said their employers document their skills. Even those that do skills assessments rarely go beyond a "dump" of basic resume data.
An organization's strategic plans should generate a list of the workforce capabilities needed to execute business strategy, as well as a monetary value for each capability based on how critical it is to generating new revenues or reducing costs. Then, as with a well-managed supply chain, companies should compare the skills and experience they need with the inventory they actually have.
The gap between the ideal and the real can keep learning needs (and budgets) in line because it will sustain a focus on what people really need to be competent and execute strategy.
Identify interdependencies
A related, but more difficult, task is to identify the interdependencies between competencies. No worker operates in isolation. Everyone depends on one another, and every business function interacts with others, so identifying the most critical dependencies is important. It can also be helpful in developing the most useful social media-based support tools, identifying which parts of the organization—and which learning sources—need to be especially linked.
Locate pockets of expertise
The ability to identify particularly valuable content or performance behaviors and then rapidly get those into training vehicles is especially important to delivering on both relevance and timeliness. Several leading companies work to design learning experiences for a particular function based on what top performers are doing, right now, to be successful.
For example, the Eastern European unit of a major consumer products company was looking to improve the performance of its sales force. The company was able to identify specific behaviors of top-performing store executives and field sales supervisors, and rapidly embed those insights and approaches into training activities. Those activities were a blend of social or informal learning such as coaching, as well as e-learning modules and instructor-led workshops and classes.
Create learning chains
It is important to leverage many sources and modalities of learning, and to offer a variety of reinforcing experiences linked together over time. This can improve retention, reinforce knowledge and encourage behaviors that support business goals. This is an excellent way to combine the best of formal learning techniques with social learning as well as with such related areas as communications and coaching.
For example, one company with a supply chain academy combines formal training (both classroom and online) with informal learning that may come from Internet searches, podcasts, YouTube videos, professional research organizations, books and journals, as well as internal resources.
So a search for knowledge and skills in a particular area does not simply turn up a course to enroll in or to take online; it delivers comprehensive results that provide information sources across a wide range of internal and external media. It is important that employees be given a choice in the medium and channel they use to learn, depending on their location and need.
Create responsibility for learning among employees
Employees need to understand that they cannot be merely passive recipients of training. One of the more positive results from the Accenture Skills Gap Study was the finding that more than two-thirds of workers surveyed believe they bear the primary responsibility for their ongoing skills development. But they also need to understand the current and future demand for their own skills and the value of skills they could develop, and then be proactive participants both in their general career development and in any specific re-skilling they may need or be interested in.
Of course, the organization needs to support employees and harness their energy as they work to upgrade their skills, helping them develop learning plans and providing them with access to expertise, often through the social learning tools discussed here.
For example, global retailer Carrefour has implemented a social learning pilot at a number of its stores, involving about 1,000 employees. The program has enabled workers to identify skills they wish to develop, and then find experts to help them do so. Employees identified a learning gap in a simple database, then shared it with their supervisors for approval. Once approved, the need was posted, and experts volunteered to work with individuals to help them develop new capabilities. Preliminary results have been impressive, with the pilot stores reporting a 267 percent increase in sales of specific product lines.
Keep learning continuously aligned with business needs
It is critical that organizations keep an eye on how well learning is aligned with business goals and needs, particularly as these programs grow. This can be especially important when it comes to dealing with social learning and networking, which, because they are still early in the hype cycle, may engender an enthusiasm that needs to be tempered by operational realities.
Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn, vice president and general manager of Learning@Cisco, which delivers product training and career certifications at Cisco Systems, is adamant on this point. As she wrote in Chief Learning Officer magazine, "Business needs come first, social learning second."
To reach Cisco's global audience of employees, partners and customers with timely information and training, the company created a social learning environment called the Cisco Learning Network. But the idea, as Beliveau-Dunn stresses, wasn't the social learning platform for its own sake; it was about serving the needs of the business. The development team spent considerable time upfront to understand the business needs that the platform was meant to address.
The drive to ensure ongoing alignment with business needs has generated innovative approaches at high-tech company Motorola Solutions. As Claudia Rodriguez explains, the audience for learning at the company is extremely varied—employees, channel partners and customers. It's also global, but organized into four geographic regions. So in developing innovative learning, Rodriguez has to balance and align with different levels of priorities.
Globally, learning development leaders are joined at the hip with global business leaders to ensure that the training strategy—from new product and solution introductions to service offerings and skills in sales and marketing—stays in lockstep with business objectives. The regional leaders in the learning organization then validate these priorities with their go-to-market colleagues and adapt the scope and delivery timing to best suit each region's specific needs.
Rodriguez and her team have developed tools, processes and communications plans (formal meetings multiple times a year, plus ongoing engagement) to obtain input, prioritize training development and drive alignment at those two levels. It's important to have one common vision for training development not only for strategy reasons but also for management efficiencies. Notes Rodriguez: "I develop one list of priorities that my head of design and development can plan against from a capacity planning perspective."
She concludes, "At the end of the day, what we get out of this governance and planning structure is alignment with all the right stakeholders, true visibility to what's going on and then ultimately even the ability to measure the impact of all those key priorities and validate that they are helping to achieve the company's business goals."
Social learning represents a shift, and a major opportunity, for organizations. It enables the exchange and delivery of timely, relevant knowledge and can bring people together—inside and outside the enterprise—to generate fresh thinking and potentially profitable innovations.
At the same time, it's not the answer to everything. The key is to plan the right learning and collaboration solution for the right need, and to blend formal with informal to reinforce knowledge and build new skills.
As they seek to harness brainpower through social media platforms, integrated with formal learning, organizations should bear in mind the same kinds of development rigor and consistent delivery that has brought them success in the past.
Diego S. De León is the global lead for learning and collaboration offerings and capabilities within the Accenture Talent & Organization management consulting group, and the lead for Talent & Organization in Europe, Africa, Middle East and Latin America. He is based in Madrid.
New York-based Terry Nulty is the lead for Accenture Academy, a suite of online learning environments focused on improving the skills of critical workforces.
Geirean Marcroft is the lead for learning and collaboration offerings and capabilities within the Accenture Talent & Organization management consulting group in the United Kingdom. He is based in London.


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"We're the world's greatest Replacements cover band," Paul Westerberg cracked as his band took the stage Friday night at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. He may have been joking, but there was more than a little truth to his remark, in part because Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong would arrive a few songs later and take over vocal duties.
On the first day of the second weekend of the desert festival, a number of the marquee acts were seeking to recapture the magic of days gone by, including headliners Outkast. If reports from the first weekend of Coachella are to be believed, then the Replacements were also out to prove that the band could simply capture a share of the Coachella audience.
If the crowd was, shall we say, respectably quaint, the Replacements had more than a little fun toying with it. Less than 10 minutes in, Westerberg was on his back, his legs splayed across the armrests of a couch that was placed in front of the drum kit. Telling the crowd he had a sore back, Westerberg then handed vocal duties over to a bearded Armstrong for a significant chunk of the set.


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The Kings Park Library first opened in October 1972. In June 1993 a renovated and expanded building reopened. Kings Park, a busy community library, is known for its experienced and welcoming staff, enthusiastic customers, and large volunteer force. The library has a collection of over 120,000 items including magazines and newspapers, and audio and visual materials. Our dedicated staff presents a wide range of quality programs for preschool children and their parents/caregivers, book discussion groups for school-age children and their parents, teens and adults, and other special programs throughout the year.
The Friends of the Kings Park Library generously supports branch programming and provides funding for materials, furnishings, and other branch needs through their on-going and semi-annual book sales. When you visit, enjoy our beautiful stained glass windows and inviting outdoor space, including a butterfly garden and native plants, maintained by a dedicated group of volunteer gardeners. With the office of the Braddock District Supervisor sharing the building space, Kings Park Library is a focal point of the community.
Kings Park Library Events
Your Kings Park Library staff is committed to providing programs and events that appeal to all members of our community.
Branch Contacts
Branch Manager: Helen Ignatenko
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Volunteer Coordinator: Carolyn Norton (find volunteer opportunities at Kings Park)
Friends Group President: Bruce Wallachy
Available Facilities
Access Services: One computer with ZoomText software
Display Cases: Two
Book Sale: Ongoing.
Large book sale annually.
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Reservations can be made for regular hours and extended hours.
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Meeting Room: capacity 142
Conference Room : 15
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Internet Access: 12 Internet stations with Microsoft Office plus wireless access is available.
Parking: 140 parking spaces, 5 handicapped
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Please call the library to see when the foreign language speaker is available. Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Marathi, Telugu.
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Active-adult communities, assisted-living facilities, continuing-care retirement communities — that's just the tip of the jargon iceberg for places people 55 and over might spend their golden years. And since each facility uses different terms and has different pricing structures, comparison-shopping becomes very difficult. "You can go crazy learning the terminology," says Karyl Cafiero, 61, of Brooklyn, N.Y., who has researched communities for her mother-in-law.
The senior housing industry has largely recovered from its slump during the Great Recession, when many prospective residents couldn't relocate because they couldn't sell their homes. Assisted living facilities and continuing-care retirement communities aim for occupancy rates between 90% and 95% and are currently at the lower end of this range, says Andrew Carle, executive-in-residence at the program in senior housing administration at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.
The differences among communities, of course, are very important to residents. Active-adult communities are a "want-driven product," says Gregg Logan, an Orlando, Fl.-based managing director of RCLCO, a real estate consultancy. In other words, they're a place where people choose to live and play among like-minded adults (in most cases, children are only allowed to visit, not live).
Assisted-living facilities and continuing-care retirement communities, by contrast, are "need-based communities" that folks move to when they can no longer live on their own or, for those who move into the independent-living section of a continuing-care retirement community, when they anticipate a future need for assistance. There are between 30,000 and 40,000 assisted-living facilities in the U.S. and about 2,500 CCRCs, according to industry estimates. (Active-adult communities aren't counted by the U.S. Census Bureau and are thus harder to track, analysts say.)
While assisted living is often a way station between home and the more intensive care of a nursing facility, continuing-care retirement communities accommodate three levels — independent living, assisted living and nursing care — on one campus. Regulations vary on whether assisted-living facilities can accommodate people with serious dementia, and to what extent.
Nursing homes aren't really considered retirement communities — they focus on round-the-clock medical care, whereas assisted-living facilities and continuing-care retirement communities emphasize amenities such as Olympic-size pools and structured social activities. What's more, nursing homes fall under federal regulation, while assisted-living facilities are overseen at the state level (continuing-care retirement communities are a bit of a hybrid whose oversight depends on the level of care provided).


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I will have three interfaces, external, dmz for web and email, and an internal lan.
# Macros $ext_if = "bge0" $int_if = "bge1" $dmz_if = "bge2" $ext_v4 = inet4(bge0) $ext_addrs = { ifnet(bge0) } $services_tcp = { http, https, smtp, domain } $services_udp = { domain } # prv_hosts -- the list of addresses of hosts on the screened LAN prv_hosts = {192.168.1.10, 192.168.1.15, 192.168.1.20 192.168.1.21 192.168.1.22} # dmz_hosts -- the list of addresses of hosts in the DMZ dmz_hosts = {192.168.2.21/32, 192.168.2.22/32, 192.168.2.23/32, 192.168.2.26/32, 192.168.2.27/32, 192.168.2.28/32} # dmz_www -- the address of the WWW server in the DMZ dmz_www = { 192.168.2.21/32 } # dmz_smtp -- the address of the SMTP server in the DMZ dmz_smtp = { 192.168.2.22/32 } # dmz_dns -- the address of the DNS server in the DMZ dmz_dns = { 192.168.2.23/32 } # Tables table <1> type tree file "/etc/blockedipsbycountry" table <2> type tree file "/etc/rfc1918" map $ext_if dynamic 192.168.1.0/24 -> $ext_v4 map $ext_if dynamic 192.168.2.0/24 -> $ext_v4 map $ext_if dynamic $dmz_www port 80 <- $ext_v4 port 80 map $ext_if dynamic $dmz_smtp port 25 <- $ext_v4 port 25 map $ext_if dynamic $dmz_dns port 53 <- $ext_v4 port 53 procedure "log" { log: npflog0 normalise: "random-id", "min-ttl" 64 } procedure "rid" { normalise: ( "random-id", "min-ttl 64", "max-mss 1440", "no-df" ) } group (name "external", interface $ext_if) { pass stateful out final all block in quick from <1> block in quick from <2> block out quick from <2> block return-rst out on $ext_if proto tcp all block return-rst in on $ext_if proto tcp all block return-icmp out on $ext_if proto udp all block return-icmp in on $ext_if proto udp all pass stateful in final proto tcp to $ext_addrs port $services_tcp pass stateful in final proto udp to $ext_addrs port $services_udp } group (name "internal", interface $int_if) { block in all pass out final all } group (name "dmz", interface $dmz_if) { block in all pass stateful out final all pass stateful in final proto tcp from $ext_addr port $services_tcp pass stateful in final proto tcp from $int_if port $services_tcp } group (default) { pass final on lo0 all block all apply "log" }
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OK, i'm probably stretching the limits of what constitutes "beat appropriate," but, fuck you, it's my blog.
And we do have the RZA behind the boards for this one. Throw in some Black Keys for good measure (clearly not beat, but, goddamn, if they're not best grungy garage blues slop band on the planet, i don't know who is).
And then mix in kung-fu goodness on an epic scale. Forget about Django Unchained, The Man with the Iron Fists is the Tarantino flick that is making me turgid.


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Here is my loaf before baking. I've made Irish Soda Bread quite a few times before but I think this was the simplest recipe!
I added 1 cup of raisins. I love caraway seeds in my Irish Soda Bread but the kids and picky husband do not so I left them off of this loaf.
Sorry for the super short post this week but we are having company, and I of course waited until the last minute to make my bread! This bread was absolutely delicious warm with some butter, even picky husband said it was "really good" and that's a big compliment from him :) One of the best Irish Soda Breads I've had!


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The second section of Paul's theological polemic envisions a particular person who apparently is acting as a spiritual umpire, watching to see whether the community observes certain holy days and complies with certain dietary regulations and using these things to determine the quality of their devotion to God. In response, Paul issues here the first of two negative commands (imperative me): Do not let anyone judge you. The verb for judge (krino) is often used of God's final judgment, and it may be that the community's fitness for the new age (even the church's hope for participation in it) is determined in their minds by food and celebrations. The list of these celebrations, which includes a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day, is fairly typical (compare Hos 2:13; Ezek 45:17; Jubilees 1:14). Since the list encompasses annual festivals (such as Passover or Yom Kippur), monthly meetings (such as the New Moon celebration) and the weekly observance of sabbath, it is evident that Paul's opponents required a rather comprehensive obligation. Moreover, within Judaism most of these celebrations were intended to help the community look forward to Messiah's deliverance of Israel from its suffering and to its entrance into God's promised shalom. Thus, for the Christian to participate in these Jewish celebrations was tantamount to a denial of Jesus' messiahship. In addition, the dietary rules that accompanied the holy days had a social (as much as a religious) role: to publicize the community's distinctiveness as a separate people. To eat particular foods and not others symbolized their particularity within the world order. This function also detracted from Christianity's single social marker--its faith that Jesus is Lord Christ.
I should emphasize again that Paul's objection is not to religious celebration per se, and probably not even to a congregation's public expression of worship that borrows from the traditions of Judaism. Rather, Paul's primary concern here is any observance that does not concentrate the celebrants' attention upon Christ's importance for salvation. To observe a Jewish calendar of worship seems foolish to Paul when it does not celebrate Jesus as Lord Christ (compare Lohse 1971:115-16). He argues that it elevates an eschatological shadow (that is, Jewish worship's anticipation of God's salvation) over its reality (that is, the future blessings of God's salvation already experienced by those in Christ). Paul does not employ this shadow-reality dualism--a motif of Hellenistic Judaism--to deny the truth about God's promised salvation that is expressed by Judaism's worship on holy days or in eating patterns; rather, his purpose is to assert that the Messiah has already fulfilled the promise so that the reality is present, not future. Paul is not anti-Jewish; but he is opposed to those who appeal to Jewish practice to measure and even replace the core convictions of the Christian faith.
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Do you think that geeks are boring? If your answer is yes, then perhaps some of the photographs that I'm going to show to you can change your mind.
Here are 10 bizarre photos of famous geeks:
1. Bill Gates arrested for running a red light and driving without a license in New Mexico in 1977 (What's with the smile?):
2. Steve Jobs the Hippie (taken during the 70's I guess):
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5. Linus Torvalds is not all brains, he's got the body too. Although, he needs to work more on his sit-ups:
6. Hacker and writer Eric S. Raymond shows off his bad boy image:
7. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak together with rockstar David Lee Roth of Van Halen (Woz this way!):
8. Free software revolutionary Richard M. Stallman posed like Saint Ignacius in a developers meeting.
9. The other side of Sergey Brin (photo taken during his College years)
10. Bill Gates had too much pie.
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It's becoming more and more clear that neither Tim Tebow nor Mark Sanchez will return to the Jets in 2013. But before completely slamming the door on the possibility of one more go from Sanchez or Tebow, it's important to remember that, after the J, E, T, S just ended the season in 2011, it looked like linebacker Bart Scott would be long gone.
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[Anime-Only] Does chidori require the use of sharingan?
for some reason ive forgot about, me and my cousin started discussing this.. he said that sharingan is a MUST for one to be able to use the chidori technique, but i dont see a reason why it should. as far as i know, chidori just use high speed in combination with a massive amount of chakra concentrated to the hand, and a sharingan shouldnt be required..
so now i must ask ya, does chidori indeed require sharingan? and if so, whats the explanation for this?
oh, i have only watched the anime, so try not to give any spoilers..
|2004-04-30, 17:40
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The spikes from the ball of sand were trying to hit him and he weaved through them all. The Sharingan's used to allow the user to dodge attacks as he's flying into attack. Since a big part of the attack is the speed of it, you are going to be leaving yourself open.
Don't have to be a Sharingan user to use Chidori, just to use it effectively.
BTW, you didn't have to put [anime] in the thread name. It's assumed if it doesn't say [spoilers] that it's an anime, and hence, non-spoilery topic.
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wow, this is a very active forum!
thanks for the confirmation.. thats actually almost exactly what i told my cousin, that sharingan is probably just so you can counter their attempts to dodge and such
randomguy: actually i didnt put anime after the topic! dunno how it got there, maybe some funtion i didnt notice or some mod put it there
also, my cousin still dont believe me even after i showed him this thread, he can be kinda cranky :P
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Great googly moogly.
In any case, dude, if your cousin doesn't believe you, ask him what exactly does a Sharingan user have that a non-sharingan doesn't have that allows for that technique. Because there are techniques that are similar in nature to the Chidori that don't involve using the Sharingan, or having to run at the target.
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Using the chidori without using Sharingan would be possible, but stupid. I imagine that Naruto might be able to make it work, since it fits into his normal fighting style. However, a solo Naruto's hand to hand seems fairly clumsy (when compared to other ninjas). Why someone who can learn difficult techniques would voluntarily fight like Naruto is beyond me.
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Dude, I have a question sorta unrelated/related to this. Why on earth is high speed required for the chidori? For it to be destructive? No way! When Sasuke powered up his hand and moved it to the side, we see the wall underneath his feet disintegrate--and I think that similar things could happen to the human body...
I guess speed is required so that people can't dodge it... but you could extend that logic to a number of destructive things that work well when they've got high speed, like some things I can't mention in this thread.
Just think of an advanced taijutsu user who just powered up each hand and attacked. So what if he can't see fast enough for a thrust attack? Just don't attack that way. The chidori looks as if a sideswipe approach could take a significant chunk out of the opponent.
While the speed -does- increase its destructive power, that'd only be useful against an opponent with an ultimate defense like Gaara, which not many people have.
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Well we don't know if they can control the level of the charge, because like Gai said the Chidori requires for the user to activate their body chakra and transfer it to their hand, and like Kakashi said it's pretty much the same has exploding all your chakra inside of your body, so i think that perhaps it can be possible to charge it more by using more and more of your chakra but it appears to have a minimum limit, because when Kakashi was training Sasuke he said that his limit was at 2, if it was possible to decrease the chakra then Sasuke would simply use less and could to the chidori one more time perhaps.
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Well, I think the chidori is meant to be used like a blade, and not just to power up a fist. The palm thrust would make sense because it would throw the chakra forward out of the palm and into the defender.
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Wouldn't this just be Neji's gentle fist technique minus the byakugan?
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hmm...thats kind of confusing. has anyone ever seen one of those rubbery balls connected to string? its like a kids toy and the ball has like water in it...and normally standing it looks like a ball. But when you spin the string around REALLY FAST, the ball begins to expand because of the water and takes a new shape that looks like a squished flat ball...well thats sort of how I'm explaining the use of speed with the Chidori, so that the Chakra can be made to be used as a blade, not a ball of energy. bah forget it I can't explain things well....
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well maybe sharingan makes it easyer like just watch someone do it and you get the hands signs all you need to do sommon up the speed and chakra another way naruto rasgan is better then sharingan suaeke can't sue it without someone teaching him it
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If you\'re looking for a quick read on investing and saving to recommend to young working stiffs, initial reviews suggest William Bernstein\'s latest book might fit the bill.
\"If You Can: How Millenials Can Get Rich Slowly\" lobs many grenades at the financial industry, and it reiterates Bernstein\'s prior advice to stick to a simple, low-cost approach with your 401(k) or IRA.
Here are a few zingers from the short book:
On mutual funds: \"Most mutual fund companies spew more toxic waste into the investment environment than a third-world refinery.\"
On financial professionals: They are largely \"self-deluded monsters\" who have \"had to tell themselves a story about how they're really helping their customers.\" And on a related note: \"a ready routine for deflecting approaches from friends and relations in the finance industry is an essential survival skill.\"
On technical analysis: It\'s \"an entirely bogus field of finance\" that\'s \"devoted to finding patterns in random financial data.\"
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