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Staying Active on Social Media: How to Generate Relevant Content on a Frequent Basis
This article is a recap of a presentation I gave at the TD Ameritrade Institutional National Conference on January 31.
One of the most difficult aspects of social media marketing for financial advisors is staying active. The statistics only further prove this. According to a study by Vertical Response, 43% of small businesses spend six or more hours per week on social media and 61% spend at least one hour writing a blog post. For advisors who already have a hectic schedule, how do you manage to generate relevant content and maintain an active presence? Here are 10 tips to help you get started.
1. Repurpose Content
Not all of your social media contacts see your content the first time it's posted, so it is a good strategy to repurpose or even reuse content you've already created. For example, you can:
- Turn old newsletter articles into blogs
- Use blog topics for videos and podcasts
- Turn white papers or ebooks into blogs and vice versa
- Edit webinars into shorter videos
- Edit and republish blogs that are more than two years old
- Promote ebooks, white papers and recorded webinars multiple times
2. Find Multiple Contributors
Creating original content is time consuming. If you are finding it difficult to set aside time, share content creation responsibilities with others. Ask staff members, centers of influence and referral partners to contribute articles, videos and podcasts. For more substantial pieces like white papers or ebooks, collaborate with other professionals to write the content. A secondary benefit of this strategy is that your content will then highlight different perspectives and showcase your different areas of expertise.
3. Diversify Content
Not all content takes the same amount of time to create nor does it generate the same amount of interest. By diversifying your content, you can save yourself some time and appeal to people's different preferences. Types of content can include, but aren't limited to, articles, blogs, videos, podcasts, ebooks, white papers, events, photos, images, infographics, press releases and webinars.
4. Create a Library
In order to ensure that you are posting on a consistent basis, stockpile content for future use. Create articles and videos around universal topics that can be used anytime. Also consider saving interesting information such as articles, videos and infographics you come across so you can share them at a later date.
5. Create Filler Content
Content can come in a variety of lengths—from a single tweet to a lengthy white paper. When you are short on original ideas for blogs, videos or podcasts use "sound bite" content as filler for your social media accounts. Consider sharing famous quotes or posting a series of tips (e.g., Top 25 Retirement Tips for Baby Boomers).
6. Share Others' Content
Not all content has to be created by your firm. Some of the best content will come from the minds of others. Use Google Alerts to follow industry news and share relevant stories on your social media accounts. Also follow the social media profiles of centers of influence, referral partners, custodians, associations and other financial professionals, and share the content with your network.
7. Mark Significant Events
Events on the calendar can inspire great content. Each month, make note of all significant events and post appropriate content. For example, wish your followers a Happy Halloween in October or post an inspirational quote from Martin Luther King in January. Consider reminding your audience about important deadlines such as quarterly tax due dates. In addition, keep track of nationally recognized days, weeks and months, and post content themed around those dates. For example, in November you could post articles for small business owners in recognition of National Entrepreneurship Month. Finally, make note of your own company calendar. Announce important events such as upcoming events or company anniversaries; you can also post pictures or press releases about these events.
8. Use a Copy Writer or Pre-Packaged Content
When you can't create original content, look for other options for generating consistent material. A copy writer can help you write articles to post on your blog or you can subscribe to a content provider who has prewritten articles. While original content written by your own team will usually generate better results, incorporating canned content can help when you just don't have time to create your own content.
9. Create an Editorial Calendar
Planning your content in advance can ensure regular activity. By creating an editorial calendar each month using Google Calendar, Outlook or even a spreadsheet, you can plan for blog topics as well as other content you are going to post across your various social media channels on different days.
10. Schedule Content
Scheduling content in advance helps ensure consistent and frequent participation. By utilizing social media scheduling platforms such as HootSuite, you can translate your editorial calendar into prescheduled content so that you are participating in social media, even when you are in a meeting or out of the office.
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My papa is a bit of a photo nut so, somewhat reluctantly, I agreed to pose for him on our last outing. He needs a bit of training on composition, lighting and a few other technical aspect of fashion photography but, in the end, he managed to get off a few passable shots. This is his favourite…
I dunno.
Do you think it makes my head look fat?
Monthly Archives: July 2008
Not a dweeb?
So it turns out, after all, that my paternal unit isn't such a dweeb after all. I was concerned when I found out he was a computer dweeb … I mean, how could he possibly take care of my needs when he makes such poor career choices? But then I discovered that he moonlights as a volunteer firefighter… now that's a real job. I imagine he gets paid mucho dinera for that!
I'm relieved, frankly. It would have been really awkward dragging my bones to the first day at pre-kin knowing that my answer to the perennial "so what does your father-figure do?" question would be "well… he's a dweeb". Now I can say, with some pride, that he's a highly paid volunteer firefighting dude.
What a rush!
Woah… today I experienced something radically different from the rest of my existence! At first it was just a question of sitting in a different but similar chair, if you know what I mean. But then, all of sudden, there's my maternal unit pushing on the chair, almost as if she wanted to put some distance between me and her.
Then, without warning, the chair starts to fall back towards her, as if some secret force was at work denying her the pleasure of my rejection. So then she pushes again, as if to emphasize her antipathy, and — amazingly — her efforts are thwarted by a sudden swing back towards her. This "to-fro" yin-yang thing goes on for several time-units.
She squealed then screamed something at me but that woman just can't pronounce her words — it just sounds like mumbling to me. Besides, if it doesn't start with a "buh" sound then I don't understand it… come to think of it, every word I know is pronounced "buh"… go figure.
They gave me this round semi rigid thing without a single word of warning and, just as I put it into my mouth (like I always do with new stuff) it starts to dissolve and, I swear, crumble into little bits of sand-flavoured crap! I don't know what they were thinking…they know I put everything in my mouth — what's with the sand-bar?
I gagged, naturally, and spat it out yet, for some unfathomable reason, I felt compelled to put the evil thing back into my mouth. It was like my mouth needed a second opinion. Soon I was left with a soggy mess, a sorely-tested gag reflex, bits junk in my hair and nose, and, shortly thereafter, some nasty structural changes in my nappy.
I certainly hope this is the last time they try to foist that kind of junk into me…
Magic box
Relaxing in my hotel room after spending the day visiting my legion fans here in Toronto, I'm a bit impressed by the facilities. Look at the size of this bed! It's as big as my room back home! And the best part is that, to get to our room, we have to step into this little magic cube with sliding doors that makes my tummy tingle while, get this, it totally transforms the lobby into the hallway to my room… it's amazing! I don't know how they do but it works every time!
And in reverse too: walk down the hall from my room, press a button to make the doors open, walk inside and seconds later the doors open and voilà!!! The hallway is gone and there's the lobby. Makes me wonder though…if they can transform a lobby into a hotel room hallway in the blink of an eye, why does it take so long for my parental unit to transform that construction zone into something usable. I'm thinking I didn't get the sharpest crayons in the box….
Gag me with a baby spoon….
You know, I like to follow fashion trends just like the other gals, but tell me, in which sister-sister manual does it say that a gal's gotta match her threads to her mamma's? I hafta say, once and for all, that it just creeps me out when I look in the mirror and my momma and I are wearing the same freekin' outfit.
I must admit though… I think red is my colour. Dunno about my Martha-Stewart-wannabe-mom… maybe she should stick to earth tones.
Save me!
"Hello? Is this the Child Protection Services?"
I'd like to report a goofy father who drags a helpless child into a construction zone? What? Danger? Yes… there must be! There were wires, unfinished walls, insulation and stuff…spooky enough to make my hair stand on end…
Didn't they have enough time to finish this place before I was born? And what the heck are they doing while I'm sleeping anyways?
I can't stand it!
I have no freedom in this place… I'm comfortable eating with my feet up on the table and, apparently, this is "verboten" in my house. Are all parents this strict? "Feet, Mado!" I hear them say all the time… as if they never had feet of their own. Gimme a break…
When I get a chair of my own I'm going to put my feet up all the time …. and I will never wear shoes!
Sooooo embarassed
So, here's my maternal parenting unit dragging me to the local toy library. That's embarrassing enough — all my buddies seeing me hanging out with my Dear Mater at the toy lending place instead of chilling at the local breastfeeding clinic with all the other cool infants. You'd think she'd let me ride in the front of the jogging stroller, eh? But noooo… she has to tuck me into her coat, like some sort of arctic marsupial.
Having said that, and I'll deny it if you ever quote me on this, it's kinda cool up here… feels like I'm five feet tall instead of being knee high to a porcupine and stiff-necked from looking up all the time.
Baby's block
I got this new block thing from my grand-dad… a bunch of blocks which, according to the instructions, are supposed to stimulate my pincer grasp and augment my manual dexterity. The problem is I can't seem to get past this inexplicable urge to taste it and lick it all over. I dunno… it's just bigger than me.
I feel like such a failure sometimes… I mean, I really want to explore my pincer grasping abilities and I truly hate to miss the milestones cuz I know the parental units are tracking them… but it just looks so gosh-darned edible that I lose my self-control. One of my colleagues at the breast-feeding clinic has a mom who is an occupational therapist… perhaps I should arrange for a consult.

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Fulham comes under the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and is one of the well-respected areas in London that our moving teams frequently visit. With an array of families and couples moving into the area on a regular basis. Parsons Green achieves the enviable combination of leafy suburbia with the business opportunities prevalent in the inner city, which is what led to a rise in property prices in spite of the recession a few years back. The area boasts excellent public transport links to the likes of nearby Earls Court, Chelsea and Hammersmith, whilst the area itself is home to Fulham FC's Craven Cottage. With such development in the area and a wealth of opportunity for both businesses and families, it is no surprise that we get so many requests of people moving to and from the area.
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Depending on the move at hand, we are able to offer you a variety of professional moving services in Fulham and surrounding areas. Well we say surrounding but actually we work across the whole of London and the UK! For smaller moves we are able to offer our man with a van service – this is one of our most popular services within London due to the affordability and flexibility of the service. Although we are able to offer our man and van service in Fulham at a very affordable price (1 man and a LWB Transit van starting from £55 fixed rate!) we do not compromise on the quality of service that we offer. All our vans are equipped with lots of blankets, straps/ties and a trolley to make sure your items are moved efficiently and safely.
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The Lead:
Heads are finally rolling at Volkswagen AG following revelations of emissions rigging. As Reuters reports, the company's CEO, Martin Winterkorn, has stepped down as chief executive, following a morning meeting with an executive committee. "Volkswagen needs a fresh start – also in terms of personnel. I am clearing the way for this fresh start with my resignation," he said in a statement.
In Canada:
The C.D. Howe Institute has released a new report, urging Alberta's royalty review panel to consider replacing the province's gross revenue royalties with cash-flow taxes. The report's co-author, Benjamin Dachis, sat down with the Canadian Press and explained that the regime's design should figure as part of the panel's ongoing work. "Many in Alberta's oil and natural gas sector have looked to the royalty review panel with a lot of trepidation. But this fear is going to be misplaced if the royalty review panel, instead of raising rates, recommends that the province have a best-in-class resource tax," Dachis said.
Also in Alberta — Premier Rachel Notley spoke yesterday at the Alberta Chambers of Commerce, where she called on the energy industry to "clean up its environmental act." "If we don't get our act together on this issue, a solution is going to be imposed upon us, sooner or later, by others — by the federal government, and by the markets who will increasingly insist that energy products that they be mined and processed responsibly," she said. But, she wasn't just there to reprimand the sector. She also discussed her government's plan to cultivate investment interest in the province.
The issue of climate change has already cropped up as part of Pope Francis' visit to the United States. "I find it encouraging that you are proposing an initiative for reducing air pollution," the pontiff said of the U.S. president, while speaking at the White House. "Accepting the urgency, it seems clear to me also that climate change is a problem which can no longer be left to a future generation."
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said yesterday that she opposes the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. "I oppose it because I don't think it's in the best interest of what we need to do to combat climate change," she said.
- B.C. coast should brace for 'monster' El Nino year: UVic professor (The Canadian Press)
- Climate Change Could Cost The World Trillions More Than We Thought (The Huffington Post)
- Diesel sales continue to decline amid Volkswagen scandal (The Globe and Mail)
- Leo DiCaprio joins campaign to fight global warming by shedding his fossil fuel investments (The Associated Press)
In Opinion:
Calgary Herald energy and economics editor Stephen Ewart says the Alberta government's review of the provincial energy regulator "deserves the same status as royalties or climate change."
Globe reporter Jeffrey Jones suggests the B.C. government postpone its plans to launch a provincial LNG industry.


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The genus Ribes, was classified to the Saxifragaceae family originally, but was later placed within the Grossulariaceae family on the basis of morphological traits such as the presence of inferior ovaries, syncarpous gymnosperm and fleshy fruit. The blackcurrants are natives of Sweden and northern parts of Russia, as well as the northern counties of England.
The word "currant" is originating from the ancient Greek word for the city Corinth and was used to illustrate grapes grown in the region. Early references to Ribes currants use words like corinthes, corans, currans, and bastarde corinthes. The known blackcurrant culture in farms and gardens dates back at least as far as the Renaissance in Europe.
Blackcurrants have been cultivated in northern Europe for more than400 years and records were first described by the 17thcentury herbalists, e.g. Gerard (1636), referring to the use of blackcurrants as ingredients in tea and medical concoctions.
The use of blackcurrants fruit as a herbal medicine emerged in the Middle Ages. In the 16th century, European herbalists started to recommend Ribes berries or their syrup for the treatment of several illnesses, including bladder stones and liver disorders, cough and lung ailments.
In England blackcurrants were once called 'squinancy berries' because they were used to treat quinsy.
These small berries don't appear to have been cultivated until around 1500. During 1700s , blackcurrants were domesticated in eastern Europe and sold to farmer's markets in Russia. Blackcurrants were introduced in the USA along with red currants in the seventeenth century, but received little interest in terms of their domestication and cultivation.
During the Second World War blackcurrant cultivation was encouraged by British government due to in part the fruit's suitability to the UK weather and the berries' high content of vitamin C.
Nowadays blackcurrants are the leaders Ribes crop worldwide and are still mainly processed rather than used fresh, due to their strong flavor.
Origin and the history of blackcurrant
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There were problems with numbers not matching up and high inventory costs. While the owner was suspicious that the manager was just inept at his job, I saw more. I saw that the manager was probably keeping secrets for a reason. I knew that this manager had a drinking problem. I think that was my first clue that we needed more bottle security in our bar.
I also know that this manager did not have a naturally dynamic personality and was always stretching to make friends. The reality was that he was giving away drinks to trying and make friends in addition to feeding his own drinking problem.
The manager was having a hard time explaining inventory and sales figures and tried to keep things under lock and key as much as possible – especially from the owner. The owner didn't want to believe that this manager could be stealing or giving away drinks when he was working.
This was a more complicated problem than just needing to implement bottle security. This was a problem with an employee keeping detrimental secrets.
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Block 1 is up for, September 5th, 3 PM Eastern Time
Waco Turtles
Plano Wildcats
Key West Pelicans
Sacramento Valley Cats
Uconn Unicorns
Targaryen Dragons
Welcome to the 2100 MLB Mideastern live amateur draft!
I'm gonna run the draft this year. Each manager of every block will get a private message to let them know they're on the clock. Each block will have about 24 hours to send me their picks (by private message or in this thread if a manager is up).
If you have any questions, feel free to post them here or ask me by private message or chat.
Block 1 --> September 5th, 3 PM ET
Waco Turtles (LIST IN) SS George Slaughter
Plano Wildcats (LIST IN) P Alfred Bennett
Key West Pelicans (LIST IN) P Carl Seiler
Sacramento Valley Cats (LIST IN) 2B Bud Johnson
Uconn Unicorns (LIST IN) 2B Brian Griffin
Targaryen Dragons (AUTO) 3B Robert Roberts
Block 2 --> September 6th, 3 PM ET
Milwaukee Lakes (AUTO) SS Daniel Martinez
Los Angeles Dodgers (LIST IN) P Thomas Adams
New Orleans Pirates (LIST IN) P Andrew Lambert
El Sobrante Astros (AUTO) RF Jose Thompson
Industriales Iguanas (AUTO) P Robert Hang
THE WAR MACHINE (AUTO) SS Tyler Conner
Block 3 --> September 7th, 3 PM ET
Calgary Blue Jays (LIST IN) P Samuel Flowers
Bronx Bombers (AUTO) P Timothy Thomsen
South Florida DiamondBacks (AUTO) SS Adam Patterson
Kitty Hawk Terpz (AUTO) P John Robinson
Plum Island Bogeys (LIST IN) P Thomas Lomas
Oregon Oasis (AUTO) CF Steven Jones
Block 4 --> September 8th, 3 PM ET
Detroit BoneCrushers (AUTO) 2B Eugene Gonzalez
Eureka Royals (LIST IN) P Lewis Barrow
Riverside Rangers (AUTO) P Daniel Mallory
Port Coquitlam Cubs (LIST IN) P Martin Brown
Brooklyn Mets (LIST IN) 2B George Horsley
Uconn Unicorns (LIST IN) P Mark Smith
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Block 1 is up for, September 5th, 3 PM Eastern Time
Waco Turtles
Plano Wildcats
Key West Pelicans
Sacramento Valley Cats
Uconn Unicorns
Targaryen Dragons
Plano Wildcats select P Alfred Bennett.
Block 2 is up for, September 6th, 3 PM Eastern Time
Milwaukee Lakes
Los Angeles Dodgers
New Orleans Pirates
El Sobrante Astros
Industriales Iguanas
Block 3 is up for, September 7th, 3 PM Eastern Time
Calgary Blue Jays
Bronx Bombers
South Florida DiamondBacks
Kitty Hawk Terpz
Plum Island Bogeys
Oregon Oasis
The Jays select Samuel Flowers, P .
Block 4 is up for, September 8th, 3 PM Eastern Time
Detroit BoneCrushers
Eureka Royals
Riverside Rangers
Port Coquitlam Cubs
Brooklyn Mets
Uconn Unicorns
1st round is completed!
The picks have been set, PLEASE DON'T CHANGE YOUR #1 RANKED PLAYER


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Given the robust southeastern real estate market, many relocating baby boomers are purchasing home sites now, even if they don't plan to build for 2-5 years, because they understand the distinct advantages of doing so.
Bluffton, SC (PRWEB) April 29, 2017
Marian Schaffer, Principal and Founder of Southeast Discovery, a real estate consulting firm specializing in guiding Baby Boomers with their real estate needs in the niche markets of retirement relocation and second homes in the Southeast region, recently shared four advantages of purchasing a home site prior to relocation and retirement.
"In our work with clients, we've seen a lot of folks who may still be 2-5 years away from retirement, but are currently looking at areas and communities in the Southeast they may want to relocate to in a few years' time," said Schaffer. "They see that the market has been robust, and if they find what they like in an area and community and can see themselves living there, they recognize with the demographic of so many baby boomers relocating, their best option may be to secure the home site now, then build when they're ready."
Schaffer noted that lot values are increasing in price, and that the inventory selection is shrinking.
Schaffer shared the following four advantages of securing a home site 2-5 years prior to a relocation move:
Getting the home site you want. "Buyers don't want to come back 2-3 years after seeing a lot in a community they loved, and say, 'I remember when that lot was for sale, I wish I would have bought it then, because while I still love the development, there are far fewer sites I care to buy to build on,'" said Schaffer.
Getting a fair price in a high-demand market. Schaffer pointed out there's currently a high demand in the Southeast region's real estate market and prices for home sites are continuing to rise. "Even if home buyers are not ready to relocate now, they're figuring out it's to their advantage to secure a home site of their choice and lock in on today's prices, rather than waiting until they're ready to move when prices will be higher and there will be less inventory to choose from."
The comfort of knowing where you're going to relocate to. "Another advantage of purchasing a home site now is, it can be a comfort for folks to know 'the where' of where they're going to relocate to. They can start to prepare for this life move, both mentally and logistically by visiting and revisiting the area when there's time, to familiarize themselves more with the area's shopping, dining, medical and recreational attributes that are nearby," said Schaffer. "It makes the final move that much less intimidating. They may start to get to know their future neighbors and people in the community they will live near, and even attend social functions throughout the year."
Ease of planning. "If they buy now, they can start organizing and planning for the build of their home and what the build will be, as every lot dictates a different kind of build," said Schaffer.
Some of the questions buyers should consider in advance include, what size the footprint of the home can be; if there will be a need for a walk-out basement (if the lot has a slope); if the home site dictates a wide floor plan vs a deep floor plan, based on the width and depth of the home site; if the home can have a 2 or 3 car garage, and if it can be a side load or front stall garage; what the covenants and restrictions for the build are as they pertain to the exterior of the home; what type of building materials and style of home is permissible – stucco, southern style architecture, mountain craftsman, traditional, etc. – as this can impact build costs; and if there are square footage minimums and maximums to the home site and within the community's parameters.
For those relocating to the Southeast who want information on how and where to start their search, Southeast Discovery assists folks from all over the U.S. streamline the process so they can find the right area and community to call home. Complete the firm's complimentary online questionnaire here to receive feedback on the best areas and communities in the Southeast for retirement and relocation.
About Southeast Discovery
Since 2004, Southeast Discovery has been a trusted resource for candid information and insight on communities, developments, and general real estate in the Southeast. Through its highly-ranked web portal, newsletter and blog and its one-on-one work with clients, Southeast Discovery helps buyers actively looking for a retirement or second home in the Southeast navigate the process of identifying the right area and community for their needs. To learn more, visit http://www.southeastdiscovery.com/


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KakiDIY was invited to exhibit in the 2014 Penang Mini Maker Faire. An article was written ahead of the show introducing KakiDIY to the the faire : http://makerfairepenang.com/2014/10/28/recycle-reduce-and-reuse-the-kakidiy-way/
We were honoured to be there and we brought lots to show and tell.
Among the items were :
Automated Photobooth, that will capture your picture, tag it, caption it and upload them to Facebook using Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi music streaming server that was serving music to the booth the whole event.
DIY-able Items from mostly recycled items. All of them available on our Facebook posts.
– DIY Google Cardboard
– DIY Coin Box (From used air freshener)
– DIY Painted Shoe
– DIY Creative Clock
– DIY Stationary Holder (From Coffee paper cups)
– DIY Cable Organiser (From Lego)
– DIY Mini Rack (From used Box)
– DIY Lego Signboard
– DIY Melted Crayon Art
– DIY Soft toys from socks
– DIY Planting pots (From PET bottles)
– DIY Plastic fasterners (From PET bottle caps)
– DIY "wooden" paper basket
– DIY Clippy Name Card holder
– DIY Silica Gel Pouch
– DIY Old clothes into Flowers
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And we also setup a sales corner selling some of our DIY products like the ever so HOT SELLING DIY Creative Clock, DIY tools and toolkit.
This was our original booth size and location. But due to overwhelming amount of visitors due to our FREE pandan rose making class, we were forced to expand across the booth to a 2nd booth to cater for the class and the participants.
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Q&As about premium changes
Answers to your most frequently asked questions about insurance premiums
Why have my premiums increased?
Over the past few years there have been a number of natural disasters across NZ and around the world. These events have not only had an effect on NZ insurers but also global reinsurers who have increased the price of reinsurance to reflect the losses they have suffered and to take account of the increased likelihood of catastrophe events occurring.
AMI's premiums reflect the current costs of providing insurance cover. Premiums are influenced by a number of factors unique to you as well as the frequency of claims and average costs per claim.
We believe AMI premiums remain competitive and that you continue to receive excellent value for money.
We try to keep premium increases to a minimum and you can talk to us about ways to save on your insurance.
What's affecting car insurance premiums?
Car insurance premiums are being impacted by two main factors:
- More claims - primarily because there are more cars on the road and driver distraction due to in-car devices;
- The average cost per claim is higher – vehicle technology e.g. sensors and intelligent braking systems, has led to a higher repair / replacement cost.
What's affecting house insurance premiums?
House insurance premiums are being impacted by two main factors:
- More claims – due to the number of natural disasters over the last few years ;
- The average cost per claim is higher – repair / replacement costs are impacted by higher building costs.
What's affecting contents insurance premiums?
Contents insurance premiums are being impacted by two main factors:
- More claims – because we own more stuff so there are more opportunities for things to get lost, broken or stolen;
- The average cost per claim is higher – technology improvements e.g. mobile phones, hearing aids etc. impact costs.
Why has the cost of reinsurance increased?
Reinsurers have not only been impacted by the Canterbury earthquakes, but also by events such as Japan's tsunami, the Queensland floods and storms in the US.
Reinsurers have increased their premiums to account for the greater understanding of claims costs associated with recovering from these events, as well as the higher risk of natural disasters occurring in the future. The insurance industry in New Zealand, including AMI, has been impacted by these increased costs.
Why is the EQC levy included in my premium?
A proportion of your house insurance premium is actually made up of levies and taxes collected on behalf of others: The Fire and Emergency Levy, EQC levy and GST.
If you have house or contents insurance in New Zealand, the EQC provides first cover for earthquake and landslide damage to your house, contents and land. It is part of your overall insurance cover while being provided by EQC and charged for by them. AMI is required to collect these levies by legislation.
What are you doing to keep costs down?
AMI is very conscious of the cost of insurance, and the impact of premium increases on our customers. As a result we focus on being efficient and not incurring unnecessary costs in operating the AMI business.
Will other insurance companies be increasing their premiums?
We are unable to comment on other insurance company premiums, however, the whole insurance industry will be affected by increased reinsurance costs.
Even though we have increased our premiums, we are committed to keeping insurance affordable and our premiums competitive.
I have never made a claim, why are my premiums increasing?
The premium increase is applied to all AMI policies, regardless of whether you have made a claim or not. Your premium ensures we remain a strong and sustainable business able to meet your needs.
AMI premiums remain competitive and we reward customers for not making claims through freeBmax, our Maximum No Claims Bonus protection, and No Claim Bonus.
I would like to make some savings on my insurance, what should I do?
Having insurance is vital to help families and individuals overcome the financial impact of unexpected events.
There are different levels of insurance and types of policies that can be considered, as well as different payment and excess options available to help meet your personal circumstances. It is important to discuss these options with us so that you are not caught out when the unexpected happens.
Please contact us on 0800 100 200 or visit your nearest branch for more information.
Should I contact AMI to help work out the best insurance option for me?
Yes. You can contact us on 0800 100 200 to discuss the best insurance option for you or visit us at one of our branches across New Zealand. We will be happy to assist you.
What about other brands within the IAG group?
Different brands need to make different increases depending on the way the company operates, its insurance mix and current pricing of policies. The increases from one brand to another may vary as a result, but all IAG brands share the objective of keeping insurance affordable and minimising premium increases where possible.
What about customers in Canterbury?
The same cost challenges apply across our business, and across the insurance sector but at that same time we recognise the particular situation of our Canterbury customers, and also the Deed of Undertaking that IAG entered into as part of the purchase agreement for AMI. This means AMI Canterbury customers will not be disadvantaged relative to customers of other IAG brands.
In coming months, like other insurance customers in New Zealand, Canterbury customers will face premium increases inline with the risk and reinsurance costs attributed to the region where the risk is located.


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The Abbott Northwestern Pharmacy Residency Program provides residents with skill development in basic and specialized patient-centered care, service excellence, practice management and leadership. Pharmacy practice is decentralized, supported by an Epic electronic health record and a medication distribution system of automated dispensing cabinets through which over 90 percent of medication doses are supplied.
Residents interact with dozens of pharmacists with skills in a variety of clinical pharmacy specialties, management and leadership. Residents gain valuable experience by participating in multidisciplinary patient care rounds, medication use assessments, preparing and presenting educational programs, staffing and completing a major research project. Residents are involved in student instruction through teaching assistant assignments at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy as well as precepting of APPE/IPPE students in the hospital.
Abbott Northwestern is ranked #1 in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area and #2 in Minnesota for the sixth year in a rowin the 2018-19 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings. It was national ranked in eight specialties– cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, geriatrics,gynecology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology and urology. In 2014, the American Nurses Credentialing Center awarded continued Magnet Recognition Program® status to Abbott Northwestern Hospital, making it one of less than five percent of all U.S. hospitals that have been designated MagnetTM facilities. The hospital is home to the Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, Minneapolis Heart Institute, Penny George Institute for Health and Healing, and the Virginia Piper Cancer Institute. The hospital maintains an academic affiliation with the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy.


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Salvage the Bones
A NovelBook - 2011
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Jesmyn Ward is a stand out Author! Brilliant writing style, I felt like I was near this family and had to live through the hurricane to reach the end of the book. Her complex characters live in poverty. They range from brilliant, caring then at times animal like. Esch often used Greek mythology to relate to her, family, friends and her surrounding. This family could be labeled dysfunctional. Esch had no role models for growing up other than men and boys. In the end strong family/friend bonds shine through. Maybe it is enough....
Ward's comment about her frustrations with white normative literature holding claim to the "classics" like Greek Mythology is so fascinating and accurate. Those timeless tales belong to humanity and are race-neutral just as Esch's fascination with Medea's is, as it courses through the book.
This book is similarly universal: it's simply about the bonds of family in the wake of their mother's death and in the face of the impending Hurricane Katrina.
This is an absolute must-read. Ms. Ward, what a treasure!
Such a wonderful writer - such a bleak book.
A dreadful book. I couldn't stay with it long enough to get to the part about the hurricane. The pictures the author paints of the lives of the characters is so unrelentingly ugly, depressing, violent, and hopeless that I had to give it up after 20 or so pages. I can't imagine why anybody would read this book.
I've been wanting to read another Jesmyn Ward novel after reading her latest book, Sing Unburied Sing; and Salvage The Bones seemed like the next best one. Although I didn't find this particular story to be as interesting as Sing Unburied Sing, I still enjoyed it. Jesmyn has a unique writing voice and I love how her novels focus on Black families living in rural Mississippi. She also weaves poetry into her stories, which some readers may or may not appreciate; but this is what helps set her novels apart from others. I'm looking forward to reading more of her novels.
This is a powerful novel, much better than her first, that will give you reason to love and respect this family, and fear the power of Katrina and all hurricanes. The bond between Skeeter and China is especially moving (and unexpected for most of us), and the ending suggests that bond is unending.
Highly recommended.
Esch Batiste is a fourteen-year old girl quickly coming-of-age in an impoverished, coastal Mississippi town. Her mother died several years earlier, and she is left to live with her alcoholic father and three brothers. The story begins twelve days prior to Hurricane Katrina. The family is busy preparing for the storm as Esch experiences her own inner storm; she is pregnant. The full realization of her pregnancy occurs to Esch while watching her brother's beloved pit pull give birth to puppies. The theme of motherhood continues to weave itself throughout the story as the Batiste children scramble to collect food and protect their home from the impending storm.
The winner of multiple awards, including the National Book Award for Fiction (2011), Salvage the Bones is an excellent choice for fans of literary fiction. The poetic nature of Ward's writing, along with the emotional telling of one family's endurance will appeal to those who enjoy thought-provoking, gripping story lines.
This is an exquisitely written novel that follows the narrator, 14-year-old Esch, her family, and friends over the course of 12 days. Set in Bois Sauvage (the Wild Woods), Mississippi, Jesmyn Ward's lyrical writing contrasts vividly with Esch's harsh and savage world.
From the loss of Esch's mother and her alcoholic father's rough indifference to the raw cruelty of dog-fighting, to the casual passion of sex and the fierce loyalty of her brothers, Ward creates characters and a story as unforgettable as Esch's beloved Greek mythology. It's not an easy read, but it's worth every minute.
Highly recommended.
This story is primarily about a young girl's heartbreak, her grief over her mother, and the isolation she feels even while surrounded by her brothers and father. It is a story about family and a story about this young girl trying to love and be loved. Ward's writing makes you feel like you are there: you smell, you taste, you hear every moment. The tension and anxiety builds from the beginning and then culminates with Hurricane Katrina's arrival.
This story sticks with you. It's about poverty, teenagers, family, dogs, love, and hurricanes. Written as a family works to prepare for the coming hurricane Katrina. Along with poverty and absent parents the children deal with teenage pregnancy and a dying litter of puppies. The impending tragedy of Katrina keeps you waiting as neglect and despairing poverty intertwine to tell the story of four children.
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Fats and oils play a vital part in determining the quality of innumerable food products. They impart both taste and structure and ensure that the food can be processed and formed as required. For example, the production of puff pastries and other pastry products would be unthinkable without fats. The fats give the dough the necessary rising and crumbliness. The fat is responsible for the form and structure of chocolate coatings too. Some food products only become edible through having the right amount of fat.
Fats are of great importance in the nutritional physiology. Not only do they carry unsaturated fatty acids, for example α-linolenic acid (an Omega-3 fatty acid), but they also carry natural, oil-soluble vitamins, such as tocopherol, vitamin E, etc.
Thanks to our knowledge in buying raw materials, the gentle pressing of the seeds, the refining and modification of oils and fats and finally, knowing the application, we are able to offer individual solutions. Special products need special fats.


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With our League fixtures starting on Saturday at home to Dundee United, the popular Saturday Club is also returning for a new season. Saturday Club is for Primary School aged children and runs from 12:30 pm before all home Saturday games. It costs £10 per child (£8 for Junior Blues) and they will receive coaching on one of the Arena pitches, followed by lunch and then they watch the match together as a group in the BDS Digital Stand. Parents can then collect their child after the match.
There is no need to pre-book. Just come along to the Arena before 12:30 on Saturday and register at the table beside the pitches.
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Press Glass appoints software partner
Poland-based Press Glass SA has selected software specialist FeneTech, creator of FeneVision ERP software, as its long-term software partner. The partnership will begin with the implementation of FeneVision ERP at Press Glass plants in Poland, followed by installation of the software at Press Glass Inc in North Carolina, USA. After successful implementation at these facilities, the software will be introduced at the company's other factories.
"At Press Glass, we focus on building a technology advantage in the glass processing industry" explained Tomasz John, Purchasing Director for Press Glass SA. "In order to guarantee the highest quality of our products and services, we co-operate with the most reputable partners in the industry, such as FeneTech. Our advanced processes become more and more automated. Our partners inspire us and we constantly expand and modernise our systems and software to be ready for Industry 4.0 challenges and beyond."


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Subject: Reminder: POMS 2019 Conference Registration
Only five days are left.
Dear Colleagues:
Registration for POMS Washington, DC Conference, May 2 - May 6, 2019, is now open.
Go to the following link to register: https://pomsmeetings.org/conf-2019/
If you are not a POMS 2019 member, the conference registration system lets you register for the conference and become a member at the same time.
Click on the following link to find registration rates. The rates increase by $ 100.00 on February 1, 2019.
Registration Rates
You can also register for one of the POMS College conferences at the same time. These conferences will be held on May 2, 2019.
Please note that registration for the College conference is different from becoming a member of a college. There are separate rates for the two.
Please note that the last date for the presenting author to register is March 1, 2019. If the presenting author has not registered by that date, the abstract will be removed from the schedule.
Please review the Important Dates document on the website.
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The YMCA of Montclair will be conducting a FREE program for kids and adults with little or no swim experience. Swimmers will learn basic swimming skills and water safety practices over 5 days (4 days for adults) with 30 minute swim and safety lessons daily (45 minutes for adults).
WHEN: June 18-22
COST: $5 registration fee
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Park Street Branch, 25 Park Street
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This class blends cardio and resistance training for maximum fat burning and body sculpting results. It's an intense yet basic workout for all fitness levels and uses a variety of equipment including hand weights, body bars, katami bars and resistance bands.
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This week we got the chance to catch up with Ken Christofi from Hazelton Manor in Vaughan, ON. Ken guides hundreds of couples through the planning process each year and knows a thing or two about wedding do's and don'ts.
Hazelton Manor in Vaughan, ON
We asked ken to divulge his number one tip for couples gearing up to tie the knot. Ken says that one of the biggest mistakes couples make in the planning process is overdoing it on the food. Think about the volume of food you want to have at your wedding – is it really necessary to serve an antipasto buffet, 5 course meal, dessert, wedding cake, sweets buffet AND late night bites?
Take the guest in to consideration and think about how time consuming serving up all of those courses can be. Remember that while dinner is a necessary part of the evening, it shouldn't serve as the focal point. Don't lose focus of what the event is all about and remember it's a celebration of life and new beginnings – don't kill the time you have to celebrate with eating! You don't want your guests to be tied up sitting at the dinner table all night – free up some of that time for mingling and dancing! Sometimes less is more. A carefully thought out and streamlined menu can often be more satisfying to your guests than a massive buffet of options – and leaves more room in the budget for the dress!


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I don't know about you all, but when I am stressed, all nuance goes out the window. All of a sudden, the world becomes black and white again (at this time of year, think "It's a Wonderful Life"). All choices are either good or bad, right or wrong, epic triumphs or catastrophic disasters. I lose the ability to see the grey as the world twirls me round and round leaving me disoriented and harried.
Quick life update: I am graduating next week! Exciting stuff, right? Right. But also...utterly terrifying. Nearly every sphere of my life feels like it is in flux and, as someone who enjoys being in control of her life in general, this is downright worrisome. On the horizon are BIG life things such as finding a job, taking (and passing, God willing) my boards exam to become an official registered dietitian, and settling into my new apartment.
In these moments of stress, I am tempted to do a lot of things that I am sure we are all familiar with. I snap at loved ones or friends, lose my sh*! over the most trivial things, and drink too much coffee which truly only amplifies my anxiety (why coffee, why?). When faced with a world out of my control, my default setting is to try to control what I can. Which, in the past, meant falling back into patterns of restricted eating.
However, with the principles of Intuitive Eating under my belt (I promise a post on this is coming!), I can better counteract those restrictive thoughts with gentle self-compassion. But more than that, Intuitive Eating gives me the freedom to develop more effective ways to cope with the stress life brings. And this brings me to my 3 tips for staying grounded when I'm stressed:
1. Make a list. (and, because it's the holidays, check it twice)
List-making has always been in my wheelhouse when coping with stress. Sometimes I end up creating many lists with various sublists. What I find to be most helpful, however, is to start by making a stream of consciousness style master list. I write down everything I'm worried about or every task that needs to be done that is associated with those worries. Then, I look at the this "master list" and categorize the items. Maybe one category is "Financial Woes" and another is "Gift Giving for the Bereft" (just a few hypothetical examples...). Point is, I break my big list down into smaller lists and begin attacking my to-dos this way. This makes everything feel a lot more manageable.
2. phone a friend.
It seems like the more stressed I become, the more hermit-like tendencies I exhibit. Holiday party? Nah, I need to sit at home and wallow in my anxieties. Night out at a local bar with friends? Sorry, I have a night of stress-eating peanut butter while watching The Great British Bake Off planned. Humor aside (although seriously, you need to watch that show), I tend to isolate myself more when I am stressed. And while time alone can be necessary to recharge my batteries, spending time with a few friends gives me this wonderful thing called perspective. And at the end of the night, that feels a whole lot better than a jar of PB at the bottom of my tums.
3. do something with your hands.
Laugh if you want, but I have recently taken up knitting again and it has given me a wonderful outlet for my stress. Doing something physical - like coloring, writing, knitting, drawing, cooking/baking, can help take my mind off of whatever elephant is sitting on it. Also, repetitive movements like kneading bread dough put me in a quasi-meditative state.
While these methods do not take away my anxiety, they do allow me the space to quietly observe the stressors with a new lens. And when the world is twirling you round and round, those moments of quiet peace can make a big difference.
How do you cope with stress? Share your tips below!


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Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti Review: GF114 Rises, GF100 Rides Off
Page 1:The GeForce GTX 560 Ti Review
Page 2:GeForce GTX 560 Ti: Old Suffixes Mean New Cards
Page 3:Tessellation Performance
Page 4:Test Hardware And Benchmarks
Page 5:Benchmark Results: 3DMark11 (DX11)
Page 6:Benchmark Results: Metro 2033 (DX11)
Page 7:Benchmark Results: Lost Planet 2 (DX11)
Page 8:Benchmark Results: Aliens Vs. Predator (DX11)
Page 9:Benchmark Results: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (DX11)
Page 10:Benchmark Results: F1 2010 (DX11)
Page 11:Benchmark Results: Just Cause 2
Page 12:Benchmark Results: World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm
Page 13:Benchmark Results: Multi-Card Scaling
Page 14:Overclocking
Page 15:Power Consumption And Noise
Page 16:Conclusion
Page 17:Postscript: AMD Crashes The Party With 20 Radeon HD 6950 1 GBs
GF100, your services are no longer required. Nvidia's GF114 GPU displaces the last card based on the company's 3 billion-transistor chip using fewer than two billion transistors. It's amazing what a little optimization can do. Welcome, GeForce GTX 560 Ti...
Back in July of last year, I speculated that Nvidia turned off one Streaming Multiprocessor on the GeForce GTX 460's GF104 processor to avoid blowing GeForce GTX 465 out of the water. Wouldn't it have been cool to see a version of that chip with all eight SMs enabled, though? I mean, the GeForce GTX 460 was an award winner with 336 CUDA cores and 56 texture units. And yes, the fully-functioning version might have thrown a wrench into more expensive (and less attractive) GeForce boards. But it also would have wrecked the Radeon HD 6800-series cards a full three months before they launched.
Of course, it made sense that Nvidia wouldn't do such a thing. The GeForce GTX 465 had enough trouble competing in a world without GF104. That card is no longer being manufactured, though. And we have to imagine that Nvidia is eager to shift away from GF100-based boards entirely.
Up until today, the company had one card left employing its original Fermi-based GPU: GeForce GTX 470. The 470 filled an important gap in Nvidia's portfolio at $259 (between the $200 GTX 460 and $349 GTX 570). That's down from a launch price of $350. It's amazing how healthy competition turns into better value for us game enthusiasts, isn't it?
GF100 says its final farewell today, just under a year after its original introduction. It's being replaced by the GeForce GTX 560 Ti. Rather than center on an unrestricted version of GF104, GTX 560 employs a re-spun derivative of the chip that folds in some of the transistor-level improvements first seen in the GeForce GTX 580.
The result is a graphics processor armed with fewer than two billion transistors (1.95 billion, according to Nvidia) that universally matches or exceeds the performance of the three billion-transistor GF100 as it appeared on GeForce GTX 470.
Building A Faster Gaming GPU
We all know that Nvidia's GeForce GTX 500-series is hardly different from the 400-series, architecturally.
The GeForce GTX 580 and 570 both center on GF110—a reworked GF100 with improved texture filtering, better Z-cull efficiency, and a number of transistor-level optimizations that facilitate higher clocks at comparable power use.
Similarly, GeForce GTX 560 Ti centers on GF114, the re-spun version of GF104. Before you get too excited, though, remember that GF104 already incorporated the texture filtering improvements that didn't make it into GF100. That is to say 64-bit FP16 texel throughput doubled from two/clock to four/clock, per texture unit. GF104 has this capability, GF110 has it, but GF100 did not. What's more, Nvidia decided not to carry over the Z-cull improvements from GF110, instead choosing to leave the raster engine unchanged.
The net effect is that GF114 is functionally identical to GF104. In fact, Nvidia even cites the same 1.95 billion transistor count. And we're still looking at TSMC's 40 nm process here.
The reworked silicon can clock higher at lower power levels, yielding more performance, but it's still an improved GF104. Of course, the main difference is that, while Nvidia turned off one of GF104's Streaming Multiprocessors to create GeForce GTX 460, GeForce GTX 560 Ti sports an unshorn GF114 (I challenge you to use that word in a sentence at some point today). Compared to the 460, that means higher clocks, more CUDA cores, theoretically higher geometry performance due to an eighth PolyMorph engine, and eight additional texture units. All of those factors combine to create a card that doesn't end up replacing GeForce GTX 460 at all; it instead is fast enough to eclipse the GeForce GTX 470.
Those Specs Look Familiar
If you already know GF104, then this is going to look a bit like a study guide from Last Year's GPUs 101. GF114 consists of two Graphics Processing Clusters (GPCs), each with four Streaming Multiprocessors. As you already know, all eight SMs are fully enabled in GeForce GTX 560 Ti.
Taken (and modified) from my GeForce GTX 460 review:
"Instead of the GF100's 32 CUDA cores per SM, GF114 wields 48 cores per SM. Keeping these more complex SMs fed with information necessitates higher instruction throughput, so we see another enhancement: taking GF100's two dispatch units per SM to GF114's four. Similarly, each SM now boasts eight texture units (instead of four).
In the simplest terms possible, this is a wider GPU than GF100/GF110. The result is better performance than a scaled-down GF100 in the types of apps that most people play today.
GF114, as it appears on GeForce GTX 560 Ti
The chip's back-end is a bit different, too. A complete GF100 offers six ROP partition units independent of the GPCs, each capable of outputting eight 32-bit integer pixels per clock (totaling 48). All six partitions are also associated with a 64-bit memory path, yielding an aggregate 384-bit bus. GF114 gets a maximum of four partitions, yielding up to 32 pixels per clock and a 256-bit bus."
- The GeForce GTX 560 Ti Review
- GeForce GTX 560 Ti: Old Suffixes Mean New Cards
- Tessellation Performance
- Test Hardware And Benchmarks
- Benchmark Results: 3DMark11 (DX11)
- Benchmark Results: Metro 2033 (DX11)
- Benchmark Results: Lost Planet 2 (DX11)
- Benchmark Results: Aliens Vs. Predator (DX11)
- Benchmark Results: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (DX11)
- Benchmark Results: F1 2010 (DX11)
- Benchmark Results: Just Cause 2
- Benchmark Results: World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm
- Benchmark Results: Multi-Card Scaling
- Overclocking
- Power Consumption And Noise
- Conclusion
- Postscript: AMD Crashes The Party With 20 Radeon HD 6950 1 GBs
reprotectedSome areas could be improved, but this is still pretty decent. Just lower the price 50 dollars please Nvidia and I will buy 10 of them.
Wow, it's not as powerful as I expected with that kind of energy use.
liemfukliangPlease don't let me go away from Tomshardware because the disapearing of Print View Mode. If there is an official anounce about that please give me the link. In Indonesia internet is so slow and expensive. That way the print mode is so much help. I open an article, klik print view page. I go watching TV, eat, drink cofee, etc. About 10 - 20 minutes later the acticle is completed. I just save as mht for feature need (personal use). Lastly I read it.
Btw TomGUIDE still have this print page view. Why only in Tomshardware the button is missing?
Sorry for my OOT.
geekapprovedQuote:Either way, my conclusion on the GTX 560 Ti doesn't change. It still doesn't present me with the overwhelming urge to upgrade. AMD's cards simply look better in comparison, based on their performance.
hardcore_gamer6950 is really better than a GTX560Ti, and consumes less power.Gigabyte's 1Ghz card is interesting.If it has the performance of a 6950 at $269, AMD'll be forced to reduce the price (again)
anacandorI'd love to see some more benchies on that Gigabyte card like noise and temps, for only $20 more it seems like a steal!
Here you go:
James296I waited to see what this card was going to be like but it feels more like a rebranded GTX 460/470 as far as performance so I'm just going to skip the GTX 560 "Ti" and go for the GTX 570
Bigger FAIL
hixbotSo can the 6950 1GB be unlocked to a 6970? If not, I'm not sure it has the value the author mentioned, not when compared to the 2GB 6950 which comes with the free upgrade.
cronik93I think it was a good choice for he AMD to make a 1GB version of the 6950 to compete with the 560.
leiunowhat is "unshorn" ?
wolfram23Can't wait to see what the next gen can do when I may be upgrading... but still, the performance increases over last gen are pretty impressive, and the price/performance ratio is way better now too
OnusI've been waiting for this. Bummer though, I was really hoping for a single PCIE power connection. Oh well. It looks like the most powerful card out there with only one is the HD6850.
Unshorn = not sheared, e.g. used to describe sheep before their fleece is harvested. Or, in this case, a graphics card without some of its circuits cut out.
scrumworksThat 20 1GB Radeons is only for that single Sapphire model. XFX currently has two 1GB models 20pcs each and I'm sure others follow soon. And that's only at newegg.com.
Anik8This is chickenshit with everybody blindly slamming the gtx 560.IMO it performed reasonably well and is at par with the 6950.
Moreover the card has exceptional overclocking headroom and the OC charts are simply overwhelming.
Tamz_mscIf this drops to 220$ or less in a couple of weeks, AMD will have no answer for it.
jprahmanWow this kinda sucks, I built my LGA1156 i5-760, 2xGTX 460 rig three months ago. So now because of the Sandy Bridge launch and now this it's already obsolete.
rohitbaranWell, it doesn't help bring the price of Radeon 6950 any lower. Once AMD launches the 1 GB version of Radeon 6950, this card will be in trouble.
rohitbaranI also visited the nVidia website. From the looks of it, Crysis 2 will be a TWIMTBP title. Sucks.
megamanx00Damn, the 560 is pretty amazing for the price. This is what the 460 should have been, but that would have put the 470 in a tough spot and made the 465 even more of a lame duck .
Nice the see the 5870 is still up there. Good show 5870, good show
oldmangamerLots of overclocked GTX 460 product on the market that is cheaper and faster than this unit. Nothing to see here, folks; move along.
Tamz_mscWith performance nearly equal to the HD 6950 1GB, excellent overclocking potential, great thermal and acoustic performance, the GTX 560 Ti is an excellent choice, probably the best under 250$, though I feel that NVIDIA could have priced it lower.


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Listening to the iconic film scores of John Williams and other greats struck passion into 7-year-old Justin Freer. He knew he wanted to conduct the sounds accompanying the screen.
On Saturday, the UCLA alumnus stood at the podium at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in front of an orchestra and packed theater, conductor's baton in hand.
Freer, conductor and co-founder of CineConcerts, said his desire to preserve and share film music with the public inspired him to start a company that pairs live orchestral performances with film screenings. CineConcerts' Saturday screening of "The Godfather" balanced a cinematic fan favorite with live music that was played alongside the film's dialogue track.
After receiving his bachelor's and master's degrees in music composition from UCLA, Freer conducted and wrote music for films such as "Avatar" and "The Day the Earth Stood Still." Freer's love for film music started at age 7 when he received two albums from his grandfather, including "The Best of John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra" on request.
"After hearing these albums I knew right away that was what I wanted to do: compose music and conduct," Freer said. "I've been studying since then."
[Related: UCLA music lecturer, film score composers release CD 'Montage']
Selecting films for CineConcerts requires a mix of passion and practicality. Freer selects the musical scores for their artistic appeal. But at the same time, some of the greatest film scores come from more obscure movies that might not draw in big crowds, he said.
Brady Beaubien, CineConcerts co-founder, said his business acumen helped with the logistics of CineConcerts, and in developing the business and advertising shows. Freer provided connections within the professional music community and his understanding of musical performance.
Freer also possesses an understanding of the nuances of how to book shows, how to sell a show and how to pick a project that will excite both the philharmonics playing it and the audience, Beaubien added.
"Justin has a bibliographic mind for music," Beaubien sad. "As a classically trained musician, he is always surprising me with stories and expertise on instrumentation."
Placing the orchestra prominently on the stage as "The Godfather" was projected in the background directed the audience's awareness to the variety of musical styles in the film, from Italian folk music to big band, said Rob Frear, principal trumpet player for the performance.
The film's music captures the emotions of each scene and helps create different moods for the each location in the story, Frear said. In scenes involving death or violence, the rapid bow movements and plucking of violin and cello strings heightened the tension of what was on screen.
The sweeping, grand strings played during the New York scenes are replaced by the swinging horns of a big band sound when the scene shifts to Nevada, where the characters try to break into the casino business, Frear said.
The performance consisted of a full orchestra, with a variety of instruments from an accordion to a mandolin to bassoons. All the music heard is played live save for the pianola at the beginning of the second act, Frear said. The pianola is played by director Francis Ford Coppola and is part of the film's audio track.
[Related: Students work with Francis Ford Coppola on new genre of multimedia]
"'The Godfather' is such an incredibly iconic movie and the thing about the music is that it really typifies the emotional content of the scenes," Frear said.
During moments like the opening wedding scene, the orchestra on stage mirrored the instrumentalists on film. Freer raised his baton and the instrumentalists sat up straighter and turned their eyes away from the screen in anticipation of each new song. The music matched the original film recording exactly – except it was not being pumped through speakers.
Audience member Robert Serna attended because he was interested to hear the film's score performed live, he said.
"It was really interesting because the orchestra was so spot-on that you would sometimes forget they were there," Serna said. "The live format is definitely better than hearing the recorded music on a home speaker."
[Related: Tempo of Terror: The essential role of soundtracks in horror films]
Freer said he believes CineConcerts has been successful in preserving film music and increasing public appreciation for film scores. After performing "The Godfather," "The Gladiator" and "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" live there is only room for expansion of its performance library, Freer said.
"A lot of us don't quite know how powerful music is in film and what it does for film," Freer said. "That's one of the fantastic experiences of these concerts – to see people after the concerts and talk to them, and hear from them that they had no idea how much music meant to that film."


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We're currently experiencing a new era for superhero movies.
A decade ago, when we saw trailers and posters of superhero films, we were quick to say production studios riding on yet another Hollywood trend. But Marvel Studios, who seems to be always a step ahead, had a greater cinematic vision. It brought our childhood heroes to the big screen. It dug into its rich comic history to open up different dimensions, unearthing the most interesting antagonists and story arcs for our viewing pleasure.
While we gotta hand it to the folks at Marvel for taking cinemagoers by surprise (catch up, DC!), it didn't take long for fans to realize that each movie was part of a bigger picture. Fans are aware that Marvel's flicks are shown in phases, and the production studio currently has four chapters in its book.
It's been almost a decade since Iron Man premiered, and with 18 films and counting, Avengers: Infinity War is possibly the most awaited Marvel film of all time. How do we know? It's only got the most viewed movie trailer, like, ever.
You can actually watch all the films before Infinity War hitscinemas, if you have a weekly Marvel movie night. Black Panther will be showing in theaters in February, and it seems to play a vital role in the upcoming Avengers film with scenes from the teasers being set in Wakanda.
With this MCU refresher course, you'll hopefully be more prepared for all the awesome chaos that's about to go down during Infinity War.
1) Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Steve Rogers is your typical wimpy kid, whose patriotism will never be enough to get him listed into the Army to fight in World War II. After the Super Soldier program, Rogers only ends up as the war's propaganda mascot, armed with a vibranium shield designed by Howard Stark. In true hero fashion, he foils the evil Red Skull's plans of blowing up Manhattan by crashing a HYDRA plane in the Arctic.
Plot twist: He gets frozen and wakes up 70 years later, effectively missing his date with Peggy Carter.
2) Iron Man (2008)
Tony Stark is kidnapped by a group of Afghans after he exhibits the "Jericho" missile (which turned out to be orchestrated by his business partner/Iron Monger Obadiah Stane). In the ambush, the infamous genius, billionaire, and playboy gets hit by a grenade. Shrapnels are lodged near his heart and he is operated on and given a battery-powered device to keep his heart beating. Stark tweaks it with a makeshift version of his father's Arc Reactor technology. To flee his captors, he built and blew up an iron suit—we gotta say that metal creation is still way better than the 1978 version.
3) Incredible Hulk (2009)
The Hulk is a freak of nature that resulted from an unsuccessful attempt to recreate Abraham Erskine's Super Soldier serum (and exposure to hazardous amounts of gamma radiation, of course). Bruce Banner, who is a genius scientist in the fields of fields of biochemistry, nuclear physics, and gamma radiation, was tricked into joining the Bio-Tech Force Enhancement Project by none other than his girlfriend's father, General Ross. He goes into hiding in South America after his genes are mutated, transforming him into a gigantic green monster that cannot be controlled. The US government tries to hunt down the Hulk to weaponize him against terrorist threats, but all Banner wants is to get cured.
4) Iron Man 2 (2010)
Turns out the Arc Reactor technology wasn't designed by Howard Stark alone, and Ivan Vanko (Whiplash) is out for revenge, determined to discredit the Starks. Vanko creates a suit with Arc Reactor-powered whips that are capable of cutting through cars.
5) Thor (2011)
Thor's coronation as new king of Asgard is disrupted by the Frost Giants trying to ransack Odin's treasure fault for the Casket of Ancient Winters. Thor set out to destroy Jotunheim with his own hands, a quest against Agardian law. The God of Thunder was then banished to Earth. His hammer is enchanted with a spell that will only let Thor lift it and allow him to regain his powers when he has proven himself worthy. In Thor's absence, Loki discovered he was merely adopted and that he originally belonged to the line Jotunheim's kings. This drives the trickster to scheme his way to the throne. Like all banished gods, Thor falls in love with a human, interdimensional scientist Jane Foster. Loki, of course, tries to kill Thor, and the fallen god must destroy the portal to Earth to protect its people.
6. The Avengers (2012)
The Avengers Initiative finally takes into shape and Nick Fury assembles Captain America, Iron Man, The Hulk, and Black Widow. But there wasn't any teamwork among these "special individuals" until S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Agent Coulson was killed by Loki. Thor's brother was given a mind-controlling scepter as he was sent by Thanos on a mission to retrieve the Tesseract—he even has an army of Chitauri invaders at his command. The Chitauri attack is widely referred to as The Battle of New York (or The Incident) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
7) Iron Man 3 (2013)
A terrorist who calls himself The Mandarin has been setting off bombs all over the world. Aldrich Killian, the real Mandarin, developed the Extremis virus, which has regenerative capabilities and enhances the immunity and cerebral capacity of anyone injected with it—but it also allows them to be turned into human bombs.
This is also the film where we find out the Stark Mansion's exact address: 10880 Malibu Point, 90265. And, after three standalone movies, Tony finally gets an operation to remove the shrapnels in his heart.
8) Thor: The Dark World (2013)
A forgettable Marvel film. It's just important to note that The Aether (or The Reality Stone), which puts Jane Foster's life in danger, ends up in the "safe" hands of The Collector.
9) Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Plot twist: Cap's best bud Bucky Barnes didn't die. He was turned into a murderous cyborg by HYDRA.
10) Guardians Of The Galaxy (2014) and Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Peter "Starlord" Quill is kidnapped as a child and grows up to be a Ravager, seeking treasures across the universe. But it doesn't take long before he betrays his group and goes after an orb, which is later revealed to contain The Power Stone. Starlord meets all kinds of misfits Gamora (Thanos' adopted daughter), bounty hunters Rocket Raccoon and Groot, and Drax The Destroyer, who just wants to kill Ronan The Accuser.
Vol. 2 is said to be set just three months after the first movie, so you can go ahead and jump on it. Peter's long lost father, Ego, turns out to be a god. But that old guy is evil, set to terraform planets into his own extensions. But his plan required two celestial beings. The galactic fuckboy then impregnated thousands of female extraterrestrial species to create an offspring with the Celestial gene—and guess what, Peter turns out to be the only one who inherited it.
11) Age of Ultron (2015)
Ultron started out as an AI peacekeeping program that would eliminate the need for The Avengers. But the program was intelligent enough to be conflicted about his creators, The Avengers. Ultron tags them as a threat, conscripts Maximoff twins Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch to go against them, buys vibranium in South Africa, and plans to levitate the whole of Sokovia to recreate the meteor impact that made dinosaurs go extinct.
And, in case you've forgotten: Only one of the Maximoff twins survived.
12) Ant-Man (2015)
Scott Lang, an ex-convict, is hired by Hank Pym to put on the Ant-Man suit and prevent his insecure apprentice Darren Cross from selling shrinking suit "Yellowjacket" to HYDRA representatives. Ant-Man's suit is powered by legendary Pym Particle technology which allows matter's size to be altered. Scott now has to learn how to maneuver and combat in the suit—plus talk to ants—to carry out the second and biggest heist of his life.
13) Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Iron Man and Captain America's riff about the Sokovian Accords (requiring the registration of superheroes and enhanced individuals, gods included) is deepened by the revelation that the Winter Soldier caused the car accident of Tony's parents. Don't get confused, this isn't counted as an Avengers movie.
14) Doctor Strange (2016)
Globally-renowned neurosurgeon Stephen Strange gets himself into an unfortunate car accident that renders his hands completely useless. In his search for a cure, he discovers the miracle of Kamar Taj. He later uncovers that it is not merely a place for healing, but the frontline for extinguishing interdimesional threats through Mystic Arts.
15) Spider-Man (2017)
The teenager from Queens, New York, gets to keep the suit Mr. Stark has designed for him, badgering Iron-Man to give him missions off the streets. But the web crawler found his own way out of it by challenging the Vulture, whose business was selling Chitauri technology in the black market.
The best thing about this film is the disabled Training Wheels Protocol which only tells us one thing: This third Spider-Man is here to show us some neat tricks.
16) Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Thor and Loki find out they have an evil older sister who wants to relive Asgard's age of aggression and destruction—a desire to conquer all the Nine Realms. Hella shatters Thor's hammer and the God of Thunder finds himself sold as a gladiator in the weirdest part of the galaxy.
One thing's for sure: we like this epic rock-n-roll version of Thor.
17) Black Panther (2018)
We finally get to see the exotic world of Wakanda on the big screen. Marvel's only revealed little about the plot. When King T'Challa returns home, he must stop enemies who are plotting to bring down his kingdom.


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My 3 store shopping trip on less than $5
So, I had a $2 and $3 Register Reward to use at Walgreen's and I wanted to try out those Colgate Wisps on sale $2.49 B1G1 Free with my $0.50 off coupons but I also needed some Purex Crystals, TP, and I really didn't want to pass up the Scott's paper towel deal, so I planned out my trip and worked some other RR's so that I could get everything I needed with only $5 cash budgeted to my shopping scenarios. Well, I say needed but really this was a trip for experience. The only thing I needed were the Purex Crystals (we fell in love with the smell, no matter the price, and don't have a Target nearby) and TP, on top of other budgeted items and I LOVE how I got all of the below for LESS than I would've spent on the 2 things I needed!
At Walgreen's I did 2 transactions
Trans #1
Colgate MaxFresh 2.99
Used $2 RR
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$3 RR printed (Better than free!)(normally $3.29)
Trans #2
Purex Crystals 3.99 (got my Purex!)
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Use 2 $3 RR (Our Walgreens doesn't count Wags Q's in Q total, yay)
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So then I went to WalMart hoping to get a few deals but only found one besides the water and soda I went after to begin with. I'm getting pretty stocked up on nail polish. 🙂
NYC Color Nail Polish $0.98
NYC Color Eyeliner $0.98
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This is my best trip so far. I still didn't get all I hoped. There were no Purex laundry detergent left that would've been free with my coupon. They wouldn't work with me on the character Band-Aids with the Aveeno/Listerine/Band-Aid $2off2 coupon which would've made those B1G1 Free. Also, our Walmart doesn't have the Biore (I hear these go on sale at Walgreen's next week) or Vaseline lotion trial sizes but all in all I think I did pretty good with almost 87% saved altogether. Great trip!