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CITIC Telecom CPC's Subsidiary Signed a Cooperation Agreement with STNC
To build quality cloud data center Accelerates development of IDC and cloud computing services in key cities
Hong Kong, 26 June 2014 - CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited ("CITIC Telecom CPC"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited (SEHK: 1883), has announced that its subsidiary, China Enterprise ICT Solutions Limited ("China Entercom"), has signed a cooperation agreement with Shanghai Science & Technology Network Communications Corporation Limited ("STNC") to set up a cloud computing data center in Baoshan, Shanghai. The data center is to be built to international T3+ standard, which can meet requirements of reliability, scalability, eco-friendliness, security and management for next-generation data centers. The partnership is a realization of the Company's commitment in developing IDC services in key cities after it secured the China Internet Data Center / Internet Content Provider (IDC/ICP) license in March, and also significantly enhances STNC's competitiveness in the cloud data center market.
Building quality data center infrastructure and strengthening the strategic development of IDC and cloud computing solutions
The next-generation data center launched by the cooperation of China Entercom and STNC is located in Baoshan, Shanghai with a total area of 14,000 square meters. According to the agreement, the first phase of the data center covers around 1,000 square meters, providing approximately 500 standard racks. Among the partnership, STNC will take part in infrastructure and hardware support as well as operational maintenance, while China Entercom will act as the ICT solutions provider for business partners. The data center is expected to be launched this October, and this marks the first time that STNC has engaged in such a large-scale project with an ICT solution provider. Once the data center is launched, it is expected to provide quality IT infrastructure and a high standard cloud computing services platform with stable network access for customers, as well as strengthen its market competitiveness.
In addition, the development of a quality data center and cloud services platform can strengthen CITIC Telecom CPC and China Entercom's overall business development and strategic planning, enabling both companies to capture opportunities in the IDC and hosting services markets. It also serves as a solid foundation for the expansion on cloud services solutions, enabling customers around the globe to enjoy high-quality cloud services and more efficient cloud deployment.
Creating a new strategic landscape in the cloud computing market through a strong partnership
STNC is a powerful operator of Metropolitan Network (NSP license) and a carrier-neutral data center services provider (IDC license) with two high quality standard data centers offering more than 2,000 racks in Shanghai. It has extensive experience in serving multinational companies and organizations as well. As one of the pilot testing units for the China next-generation internet (CNGI) Customer Premises Network (CPN) under the auspices of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), STNC takes on an important role in the national internet test bed managed by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the PRC. Mr. Yucheng Deng, President from STNC said, "The cloud computing solutions, including the SmartCLOUD one-stop integrated suite of cloud capabilities, of China Entercom and its parent company CITIC Telecom CPC, together with the strong infrastructure of STNC will boost STNC's competitiveness in the cloud computing data center market. Leveraging Shanghai's extensive distribution capability, we can create a new landscape in the cloud computing market."
At the same time, CITIC Telecom CPC and China Entercom will leverage STNC's extensive operational experience and strong technical support capability to strengthen the partnership between China Entercom and its business partners for gradually rolling out its IDC operations. Mr. Stephen Ho, Chief Executive Officer of CITIC Telecom CPC, said, "The cloud computing data center in Baoshan, Shanghai is just the first step in our commitment to launch IDC projects in major cities after securing the China IDC license, while other first-tier cities such as Beijing and Guangzhou will be the next. STNC's operational experience in data center infrastructure brings reliable operational support for our data center in Baoshan. The advanced design of the Baoshan data center also fulfills our strict requirements on the technical capability of our IDC. Both of us are confident about this collaboration and hope to extend our partnership to build new data centers in the near future."
Leveraging industry growth to capture immense opportunities in IDC and cloud computing markets
According to the "2013-2014 Research Report on the Development of the IDC Industry in China" issued by IDCQuan.com, the market size of the IDC industry in China in 2013 amounted to RMB26.25 billion, representing a growth of 24.7%. The increase was driven by the development of cloud computing and big data business as well as the rise in demand from internet customers. Among these factors, the cloud computing market holds the greatest potential. The market size of the IDC market in China is expected to reach RMB54.83 billion by 2016, a growth of more than 30%. The partnership between CITIC Telecom CPC's subsidiary, China Entercom and STNC expands the Company's nationwide operation network, complementing the seven existing cloud computing centers in the Asia Pacific region. Enterprises can thereby enjoy quality data center services and crossregional cloud services deployment with high efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
As a trusted information and communications technology solutions provider keeping abreast of market trends, CITIC Telecom CPC has been optimizing its IDC and cloud computing service network in major cities since its subsidiary secured the IDC/ICP license from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in March 2014.
In addition to the Baoshan cloud computing data center co-established with STNC, the Company is also expanding its coverage to key cities such as Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. CITIC Telecom CPC's ultimate goal is to strive for becoming a dedicated ICT and cloud computing solutions provider with the best quality of service and the most comprehensive offerings. Consequently, customers across global markets would benefit from its one-stop services to enhance business efficiency, create more opportunities and deliver greater value.
CITIC Telecom CPC is committed to providing the impetus behind its customers' business growth. It will continue to grasp opportunities in the international business market and strive to achieve win-win results with its customers.
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About CITIC Telecom CPC
CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited ("CITIC Telecom CPC"), a wholly owned subsidiary of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited (SEHK: 1883), is a trusted Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions provider with multiple branches across Asia Pacific, and a preferred partner by multinational corporations and business enterprises.
CITIC Telecom CPC delivers a range of innovative services, including: TrueCONNECT™- an advanced MLPS VPN service which employs state-of-the-art fully meshed network, TrustCSI™ - an integrated suite of information security solutions, and SmartCLOUD™ – smarter, better and high performance cloud computing solutions which complement the company's managed network and managed security solutions.
As further testament to its commitment in providing premium quality services in the Asia Pacific region, the company became the first VPN service provider in Hong Kong to achieve all four ICT related certifications in ISO 9001 – Quality Management System, ISO 27001 – Information Security Management System, ISO 20000 – Information Technology Service Management System, and ISO 14001 – Environmental Management System. Learn more at www.citictel-cpc.com.
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Bank Nizwa participated in the College of Banking and Financial Studies (CBFS) Symposium, discussing the emerging challenges and future growth of the Islamic banking industry in the Sultanate.
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Addressing government policy makers, research scholars, industry professionals and students, El Jaroudi said, "Islamic banking saw 33 per cent and 27 per cent in financing and deposits respectively in 2014 incremental increase of the entire banking sector."
"In order to maintain this momentum, we need to focus on overcoming both internal and industry challenges, including constraints in liquidity management, the lack of standardisation in products and services, the availability of qualified professionals, as well as the limitations posed by the relatively low levels of customer awareness on Islamic banking and the added-value it brings to individuals, local communities and the national economy," he added.
Explaining the banking landscape in Oman, El Jaroudi highlighted the competitive edge that conventional banks enjoy in comparison to Islamic banks, given their well-established networks, brand visibility and operational scales of efficiency.
He further outlined how these propositions support the operations and growth of Islamic windows as they leverage on the existing customer base and infrastructure of their parent organisation; while fully-fledged Islamic banks require time to build their network and promote their products, services and name.
As of December 2014, the market in Oman includes two full-fledged Islamic banks and six Islamic windows of conventional banks, with a network of 46 branches in total. In light of the recent formation of the High Sharia Supervisory Authority, Dr El Jaroudi highlighted four key areas to consider in order to inspire organic growth within the industry, including products, people, market place and the regulatory environment.
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Northeastern State completed a devastating four-game sweep of the Hounds on Saturday, routing ENMU 11-0 and 12-1 behind three-hit pitching performances by Jason Travis (1-1) and Josh Walker (4-4). ENMU (21-26, 19-21 LSC) did not manage an extra base hit all day and fell to seventh place in the LSC, behind Texas A&M-Kingsville (21-17) and Tarleton State (18-18).
The top six teams qualify for the tournament, scheduled for May 1-4 at the home of the regular-season champion. Because of weather problems, many of the LSC teams are hoping to finish their weekend series today.
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August 26, 2010
Night time Diapering: Fuzzibunz
Cute and simple. This is also a super soft and fluffy diaper to put on my baby!
It comes in snaps, which I really like. There is a row of snaps across the top which allows you to adjust the waist tightness and then there is a lower curved row of snaps which allows you to adjust the leg tightness.
The diaper opened up. There is a nice soft fleece lining the inside of the diaper which is nice for night time to keep moisture off the baby's bottom.
There is a big pocket opening for stuffing the diaper.
This picture below was taken about a month ago. It fits really well and isn't to bulky on him. I like that the snaps can be adjusted to fit his chunky legs and can be tighter at the waist if needed.
My overall experience with this diaper:
-I really like this diaper for my infant. I will put the insert that came with as well as a second microfiber insert into it for night time and rarely ever have a leak.
-I also use this for day time if needed but I like to save it for night time.
-You can get the perfect size Fuzzibunz on clearance at different stores right now. They come in cute colors and also some cute daisy prints.
-These wash up really well. I've had mine for a few months not and have not had a single issue with it. No loose threads, no piling anywhere on it. The elastic is holding up well.
-So far this is my favorite night time diaper for my infant.
Have you used this as your night time diaper? What do you think?
21 comments:
- Anonymous said...
This was my bulletproof night time diaper for my daughter as well. She is now 17 mos and has really chunky thighs and has finally outgrown it. It is supposed to be "one size", but at about 27 lbs, it is just too tight on her legs. You forgot to mention the adjustable elastic inside. That is an awesome feature. Mine came with two inserts, the small one and a larger one. We used both at night on my daughter who was a super soaker and NEVER had a single leak. Im sad that it doesn't fit anymore, and am anxiously awaiting each of your night time blogs to see if I can find another bulletproof nightime diaper for my chunky monkey:)
- August 27, 2010 at 1:39 AM
- Kristina said...
This is actually just the perfect size diaper. I have it in the size small. I do have a fuzzibunz onesize that I will be doing a review and giveaway for hopefully next week. So this diaper doesnt have the adjustable elastic but the one size does!
- August 28, 2010 at 12:08 AM
- JustCorey said...
my little one is a heavy wetter at night so i have been looking for good reviews for nighttime diapers... i currently still use disposables
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- August 28, 2010 at 2:29 PM
- Wendy said...
My stash consists mainly of FB Mediums so I use these at night as well. Normally I haven't had any problems with leaking, EVER, but last night my daughter did leak through. Maybe as she gets older she becomes more of a heavy wetter? I am not sure but I don't think we will be using these at night anymore. I think I will go back to Thirsties and prefolds for night time use.
- August 30, 2010 at 8:43 PM
- Mama B said...
I LOVE my fuzzibuns- I'm so jealous you got them so cheap!
- September 5, 2010 at 12:04 PM
- AEK said...
I love Fuzzibunz as a nighttime diaper along with Joey Bunz inserts --- they are pretty bulletproof for me!
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Consider a rectangular $(m \times n)$ matrix $\underline E_1$ with $m < n$ that has only $0$ or $1$ entries. It has exactly one $1$ entry in each row and not more than one $1$ entry in each column. Consider it being a selection of $m$ rows out of a $(n \times n)$ permutation matrix $\underline P$.
Given $\underline E_1$ I'm looking for an elegant way to describe the set $\mathcal{P}$ of $((n-m) \times n)$ matrices so that any $\underline E_2 \in \mathcal{P}$ combined with $\underline E_1$, like so
$\underline E = \begin{pmatrix} \underline E_1 \\\ \underline E_2 \end{pmatrix}$
forms a valid $(n \times n)$ permutation matrix $\underline E$, i.e. something like $\mathcal{P} = \operatorname{percomp}_n( \underline E_1 )$ (there are $(n-m)!$ elements in $\mathcal{P}$)
Is there anything like this used in mathematical parlance already?


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To see why the choice of Clint Eastwood as the surprise guest speaker at last night's close of the Republican Convention was so brilliant, look at the electoral map.
The Democrats, thanks to their dominance of the big cities, control the West Coast and the Northeast — plus (as long as the dead voters of Cook County can still get to the polls) President Obama's home state of Illinois. The GOP dominates the South, the Plains and the Rocky Mountain states.
Up for grabs is the fading Democratic stronghold of the upper Midwest. Michigan-born Mitt Romney and Wisconsinite Paul Ryan aim to win the heartland and drive the Democrats back to their coastal enclaves in New England, New York, California and the Pacific Northwest.
And this strategy — call it the Heartland Campaign — is already paying off.
For decades, the Democrats could count on reliably liberal states like Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan (a total of 36 electoral votes) to anchor the middle of the nation, and then aim to flip normally Republican states such as Indiana and Ohio. It worked perfectly in 2008.
This year, Indiana (11 votes) will return to the Republican fold; Illinois will stay Democratic and most likely Minnesota, too — but Ohio and the rest of the nation's industrial midsection are now in play.
This is not good news for Team Obama.
In Michigan, where Mitt's father, George, was a popular governor and successful private-sector auto executive, Obama is up about 2 points in the polls; in Ryan's Wisconsin, by little more than a single point. And in Iowa, which also went for Obama in '08, the president's lead is down to two-tenths of a percentage point.
In short, the trends are not good. Wisconsin's Republican Gov. Scott Walker withstood wave after wave of Democratic sore-loser attempts to overturn the results of the Tea Party tsunami of 2010, finally triumphing in a recall election in June. Republicans also elected a Michigan governor in 2010, Rick Snyder, and took command of the Legislature. And Iowa, which put Republican Terry Branstad in the State House in 2010 by a wide margin, also appears to be suffering buyer's remorse.
A rout of the Democrats along the Great Lakes would be huge not only electorally, but also culturally.
It would marginalize the party as a group of arugula-munching, latte-sipping elites who enjoy their ocean views and heedlessly live off the fat of the land (many on the taxpayers' dime) as lawyers, journalists, college professors, government employees and entitlement recipients — while the rest of the interior labors to pay the bill and suffers the "regulation" of distant, unaccountable bureaucrats.
In other words, the Heartland Campaign is not simply about Electoral College votes. It's also a way to frame the Democrats as the out-of-touch party of the status quo — i.e., Big Government — at a time when Big Government has so signally failed the average American.
If it works — and if a Romney administration can successfully grapple with the debt bomb, the entitlement crisis and growing government dependency — it could set back the Democrats' prospects for years to come.
Which brings us back to Eastwood. In such films as "The Outlaw Josey Wales" and "High Plains Drifter," he's the embodiment of rugged, rebellious heartland values.
And those cranky, cantankerous, all-American voters are just who Romney & Ryan need to defeat the coastal elites and return America to its heartland roots.
Michael A. Walsh's new book is "The People v. the Democratic Party."


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Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
Colossal SquidRichard E. Young and Katharina M. Mangold (1922-2003)
Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni is the largest of all cranchiid species with adults reaching over 2 m in mantle length (Nesis, 1982). It is a circumpolar Antarctic species with young found north to the subtropical convergence (Nesis, 1982).
Brief diagnosis:
A taoniin ...
- with hooks on the arms and tentacle clubs.
- Arms
- Tentacles
Click on an image to view larger version & data in a new window
- Tentacular club with hooks.
- Diagonally set pairs of suckers and pads on distal 2/3 of tentacular stalk.
Figure. Oral view of the tentacular club of a large M. hamiltoni. Note the very small marginal suckers. Photograph by Martin Collins.
- Funnel
- Funnel valve absent.
- Funnel organ: Dorsal pad with three papillae.
- Mantle
- Tubercles absent in adults, present in paralarvae and juveniles.
- Tubercles absent in adults, present in paralarvae and juveniles.
- Fins
- Fins ovate, without anterior lobes.
- Fins terminal.
- Photophores
- Two ocular photophores: crescent-shaped photogenic region in medial photophore and small, oblong photogenic region in lateral photophore within concavity of first.
- Arm tip photophores probably absent.
This is the only cranchiid that has hooks on the arms. Characteristics are from Voss (1980).
Life History
The young stages were described by McSweeny (1970). Hooks first appear on the arms at about 45 mm ML.
M. hamiltoni is known only from Antarctic waters. A map of its distribution can be found here.
McSweeny, E. S. 1970. Description of the juvenile form of the Antarctic squid Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson. Malacologia, 10(2): 323-332.
Information on the Internet
About This PageDrawings from Voss (1980) Printed with the Permission of the Bulletin of Marine Science.
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA
Katharina M. Mangold (1922-2003)
Laboratoire Arago, Banyuls-Sur-Mer, France
Page copyright © 2019 and Katharina M. Mangold (1922-2003)
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By TheSaint
An adaption of an adaption.
A good while back, I created a program, KindEbook Wishlist, that I use most days and is still available here at the forum. It works well, keeping tabs on price changes for Kindle ebooks at Amazon ... at least for my modest wants.
About a year or so later, I struck upon the idea of adapting that program for CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays etc from the JB Hifi store, where there was a limit of about 50 items on the in-store wishlist. JB Wishlist is kind of a niche program, really only suitable for those from AUS, at the AutoIt Forum, who would want such a thing ... so not many I imagine, so it has never been available here. However, if you meet that criteria etc, and are willing to register at the AutoIt4Life Clubrooms, then it is available in the Project Chat section there ... though not the more recent updates (you need to ask me about them). That too, works quite well for my modest needs, and even includes an additional Preview & Summary window, which KindEbook Wishlist doesn't have ... though both programs do have access to a Details window per item, that is like the Preview window ... just doesn't constantly display alongside the Main program window (see later for an example with IonGoG Wishlist).
So, now we come to IonGoG Wishlist, which is an adaption of the JB Wishlist program, and used for keeping tabs on GOG Games ... prices, history of changes, bought list, etc.
IonGoG Wishlist is an incomplete adaption, so still in beta ... though all the really important elements work well enough. I have been working on it in dribs and drabs, and I now think it has come to a reasonable enough stage to share it ... just be advised, that some of the features accessed via the right-click menu etc, may not work or give strange results. Any of the options that I have given an Accelerator key facility to, should be working fine ... and most of the others are too ... and I am not even sure at this point, of what remains to be adapted ... not much I imagine.
The name by the way, in case you were wondering, is a phonetic mangling on the words - keep an Eye On your GOG Wishlist.
Here is a screenshot, with the Preview window on left. The Preview window can be placed at right instead or even turned off.
Download, includes source files.
IonGoG Wishlist v0.0_b28.zip (see detail at Post#23)
I have another program that GOG users may be interested in, that can assist with getting game images that IonGoG Wishlist gets and doesn't get ... larger versions taken from modified thumbnail links in their GOG Library.
Downloads Dropbox (see the GOG example in Post #7)
In reality, compared to most stores I have come across, the GOG store is great, well setup and laid out. and for most things, including their Wishlist, is more than adequate. So I rarely do a full list Price Query ... so much quicker and easier to just check the two pages of my in-store wishlist. When I first started work on IonGoG Wishlist, the in-store wishlist wasn't as good as it is now.
All that said, I still find it handy to use IonGoG Wishlist, for a variety of things - Offline browsing, Cover images to use with my bought & downloaded game folders, price changes history (and patterns of GOG behavior for sales etc), a bought list (with price I paid and date etc), Game Notes & Warnings, etc. And while not as quick as just checking the pages of your in-store wishlist, you can just set the full, favorites or non-favorites Query going, while you go away and do something else, and then later come back and look at the highlighted changes that may have occurred.
By TheSaint
Only early days at this point, but I have been pondering such a program for a while.
As good as calibre is (thank you Kovid Goyal), which is a great and wonderful ebook suite of tools and a fair database, it does have its limitations. One of which, is how it deals with multiple libraries, another is the views you get. CalibBrowser will seek to address those.
What CalibBrowser is not going to be, is an editor for existing calibre libraries. That will be left up to calibre, which is very much needed still, and covers many aspects I will never look at. Unlike calibre, which is quite a complex program, CalibBrowser also seeks to be simple. It is mainly a viewer, at this point, but will later be able to create its own libraries. However, it does not and will not export them to calibre, especially as calibre employs a far different method and structure to what CalibBrowser will employ.
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A calibre library, is a set of ebook folders (Author\Ebooks) and a database file, always named metadata.db, and which causes an issue when it comes to multiple libraries, but makes life a bit easier when reconstructing any corrupted libraries. However, there are better ways to deal with that, as my program will show.
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Also required of course, is an install of calibre, plus some ebooks in a created library - Calibre Library is the default when you first add ebooks to calibre. The Mobile Read Forums, is a great source for all things ebook, and calibre can be found there in the E-Book Software section.
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My apologies for the program being created in AutoIt v22.214.171.124. It is the first one I have done in a while, with an older AutoIt version. Basically my Win 7 Netbook, which has a current version of AutoIt, was busy and is always busy doing something, and not suitable for doing big projects for several reasons. My older but more powerful Win XP Laptop, has a better programming environment, better computer chair (most important for my knees etc), better external monitor (wider and newish), full size external keyboard & mouse, and a great suite of setup tools to assist me. I run several older versions of AutoIt already on my Laptop, but haven't yet determined what I need to adjust to add a current version of AutoIt to the mix. This also applies to my hugely beneficial Toolbar For Any program (one of those tools), which I constantly use with SciTE. At some point, when finished, I may update the program to the current AutoIt version ... especially as I believe I am now proficient enough to do so, having become quite familiar with it in the last year or so, making many programs with it.
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KindEbook Wishlist and the other programs are now being updated at a new topic - KindEbook Suite
Formerly known as KindEbook Price Query.
Please read IMPORTANT ADVICE here at Post #57. (9th May 2016)
Reading some sections of the previous topic could be helpful. There is also a Disclaimer reference etc.
Screenshots in second post.
See Post #51 for information about the Bonus program (AZWPlug).
See Post #96 for Instructions & Screenshots for Bonus program (Add Book & All Formats To Calibre).
(11-12-2017) KindEbook Wishlist updated to v5.8
Added a 'Both' option to the Search category dropdown, though it only works for selection display, plus copy to clipboard with the new clipboard button. Star button relocated to left of selection display (input) field, with the new clipboard button taking its prior location at right. NOTE - This now provides a quick easy way to copy Author &/or Title text for the selected entry, to the clipboard.
Added a 'Simple' option to the Search category dropdown, which justs finds the specified text in the chosen column (Title or Author), and selects that row. Search starts at the selected entry and will wrap around at need. The Clipboard button, can now be set in the program settings (or used with CTRL), to minimize the program window when clicked.
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Add Book & All Formats To Calibre updated to v1.7 (NOTE - This has only been tested with calibre v2.x.x, not the newer v3.x.x.)
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(30-11-2017) KindEbook Wishlist updated to v5.5
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(11-11-2017) AZWPlug updated to v2.8
Database list can now be set not to display when starting that window, plus a LOAD button added to load that list when desired. CTRL used with the open Kindle Content folder button, will now close the program. If CTRL used when selecting the MODE on the Results window, it will just save the setting without making changes to existing results. Option added for slicker loading of list, plus alternate list lines are now pale pink. Two find options added for the Author and Title, with FIND jumping to each entry found and SHOW just displaying all found.
NOTE - With LOAD deselected, the list will only show the added ebook title (if any).
KindEbook Wishlist - Most controls get disabled now during a Query, plus the same occurs during an 'Exchange Rate Query'. Plus if 'Please Wait' splash is disabled for Query, then a splash is no longer shown during an 'Exchange Rate Query', with that text shown instead in both the 'Please Wait' and 'Timer' labels, which are temporarily unhidden for that purpose. The Timer label can also be reshown if hidden by the new feature, by clicking the FIND label.
Mouse cursor now changes during Query and Ebook list loading etc, to indicate when busy working. Extended the 'Please Wait' label to loading & sorting the Ebooks list, which also applies to any other process that re-populates or changes number of list entries (ebook removal, changing user, relocating bought, etc). Those are all dependent on the "Use a flashing 'Please Wait' ..." setting being set. NOTE - This feature was added to this and the previous version, so that having a 'Please Wait' splash displayed on top of all windows, for a lengthy period perhaps, could be avoided, if desired.
Previous Versions (newer)
Previous Versions (older)
The KindEbook Wishlist, is basically a compliment to your regular store wishlist, but has a history element and allows you to check current and previous prices etc in a better, quicker and more organized fashion. Essentially it assists and hopefully improves with decision making, when it comes to determining whether to make a purchase yet or not.
You could compare it to manually and painfully creating something like an Excel spreadsheet for the same purpose, without the time, complexity and pain involved.
You can sort by Title, Author, Current Price, Lowest Price, Add Order, Favorites, etc.
You can view details - Book Description, Price Changes, etc.
You can open the ebook URL in your web browser, where you can elect to make the purchase.
The program supports multiple users, shared titles, shared comments and private comments, etc.
After purchase, an ebook can be relocated to a bought list (per user).
Price can be queried on an individual title basis or ALL titles (starting at first or selected or only favorites or not favorites).
Dates are recorded for most processes, with various reporting options.
I call it a wishlist on steroids.
By TheSaint
This version has been discontinued. See the new version here.
MANUAL MODE+ ONLY. No longer fully working automatically for price and adding new ebooks.
NOTICE - As many of you are probably aware, internal links from the old forum are no longer working in many instances, which is apparently due to how those links were created in the first place. With that in mind, all the broken links here will not be fixed by me just yet, until some time has passed and a Forum rollback is no longer likely. Downloads should be working however, except when Jon may be updating or fixing something.
Here's a simple little nifty program ... well it is for me ... and maybe you, if you like to keep tabs on a certain online store's prices for those ebooks you are interested in, but are not in your price range yet.
BE AWARE - This is coded using AutoIt version 126.96.36.199, an oldy but goody, so it may need modification to run or compile with later or current AutoIt. Reportedly not at this point, as all seems fine.
BE ADVISED - This is not affiliated or supported or likely appreciated or even recommended by them &/or Partners.
As always, use my stuff at your own risk, and I seriously suggest you check out my disclaimer on my Toolbox page (see my signature below).
Basically, I haven't tested this much yet, as it is hot off the press, and no prices have changed yet for me to give the ultimate definitive test, but it should work ok ... until they change an important element that the program relies on.
I've kept it pretty basic and simple, and others are welcome to add improvements, just so long as they respect me, and share here. This program is only allowed to be shared (made available for download) from the AutoIt Examples forum, until I give permission otherwise.
What does it do?
It is a simple database, that you populate using web page links from a certain store for their ebooks. I just got mine off my Wishlist pages. It keeps a record of up to four prices for each ebook.
Title, Author (or Editor), URL, Price (Start, Current, Lowest, Highest), Date (Start, Last Check), are all stored in the program's INI database. Also, what I am presuming is the ISBN, which is used to make each entry unique. If a price has changed since Start, it will be indicated by an asterisk in the number (first) column.
Seller, Publishers and even Authors on occasion, like to play games with ebook prices.
Hopefully this little tool, will even the odds in our favor, maybe even put us in front.
OLDER NEWS (relocated to 2nd post)
(15-06-2015) The program no longer works for price and that element may remain broken. It does however still assist with any current ebooks on the list, and I may add the ability to add more ebooks, and manually paste the current price, etc. Not all is lost.
(15-06-2015) I have coded a partial fix, which allows you to manually enter (copy & paste) prices.
(16-06-2015) Ebooks can now be added manually.
(17-06-2015) More improvements.
IMPORTANT - Please update from v1.1 to v1.2 or later, due to a Query bug.
WARNING - Before running v1.6 (and later) for first time, you may want to read all notes.
IMPORTANT - Before downloading this latest update, or if using it already, please make yourself familiar with some later information here. It may even be better to just wait for the next update, and not use this one.
(v3.4) For those who have not kept up with updates since v2.0.
KindEbook Price Query.au3 Previously: 113 + 78 downloads
KindEbook Price Query v3.4.zip Previously: 151 + 57 downloads
(v3.5) For those who have kept up with updates.
KindEbook Price Query.au3
KindEbook Price Query v3.5.zip
(v3.6) For those who have kept up with updates & First time users.
KindEbook Price Query.au3
KindEbook Price Query v3.6.zip
(v3.7) For those who have kept up with updates & First time users.
KindEbook Price Query.au3 Previously: 30 downloads
KindEbook Price Query v3.7.zip Previously: 31 downloads
(v3.8) For those who have kept up with updates, but not First time users yet. Sources included in the zip file.
PARTIAL FIX KindEbook Price Query v3.8.zip Previously: 32 downloads
(v3.9) For those who have kept up with updates, and First time users. Sources included in the zip file.
MANUAL MODE KindEbook Price Query v3.9.zip Previously: 26 downloads
(v4.0) For those who have kept up with updates, and First time users. Sources included in the zip file.
MANUAL MODE+ KindEbook Price Query v4.0.zip Previously: 28 downloads
IMPORTANT - See this post for extra INI entries to improve web page read for Summary (prior post explains).
RECOMMENDED - Users could maybe benefit from reading various comments in Intercept Right-Click Listview Context Menu topic.
(17-06-2015) (v4.0) MANUAL MODE, but with some more automation.
A Query ALL can now start at the currently selected entry, via a prompt.
An option to auto close current browser tab (using Ctrl + W), has been added for when getting price in manual mode.
Input Box window widened slightly in ADD Ebook manual process.
A delay option has been added, to allow a pause for specified seconds between queries during a Query ALL. This delay may be helpful in preventing erroneous detection as a malicious scraper.
Ebook cover can now be a .jpg file, in the Image Data folder, where filename matches ISBN ID.
Bugfix for whitespace in Price in manual mode (sorry about that).
(16-06-2015) (v3.9) MANUAL MODE only for prices and adding ebooks.
Program can now have ebooks added to it manually, when in 'manual' mode.
The Timer and Wait labels are now dealt with correctly, by being hidden when not required or wanted.
An Input Box is continually presented for user to manually add an Ebook's details (Title, etc).
No other fix has been added yet, to deal with broken status in regard to automatic price checking.
That last, also includes not automatically getting details when adding ebooks. I may do that next.
(15-06-2015) (v3.8) PARTIAL FIX - Manual Price adding only.
Program is broken as far as getting prices automatically from Amazon, but a 'manual' mode has been added, and set by default, but can be reset to 'automatic' in program settings. The manual mode allows you to do your usual Query (one or ALL), and presents you with an Input box to manually paste the price you have copied from the ebook webpage that has been executed. You can stop at anytime, by clicking the Cancel button. The usual Report will be displayed and any changes stored.
NOTE - You cannot currently ADD any new ebooks to the list with this version, but I will address that issue soon.
(13-06-2015) (v3.7) NO LONGER WORKING FOR PRICE AND ADDING NEW EBOOKS.
A major update that resolves a bug, and perhaps made v4.0 (as originally planned) redundant.
Bugfix for Timer Label causing a miscount of control numbers when swapping users in certain scenario.
Prompt when making a Query from relocated bought ebooks user.
Private Comments are now queried when copying or moving an ebook to another user, if they exist for that ebook.
All Shared Comments are now stored and read from the shared file 'Comments.ini', though they still also exist in each user file for now, if no longer referenced or updated there. Any conflicts during this updating change, between users, meant comments were combined but separated by a pipe '|' character.
Still advise you read v1.6 notes.
PREVIOUS VERSIONS (relocated to 2nd post)
NOTE - See extra comments at Post #13.
This program is based on settings in that store, that are relevant to me as a customer from AUS. It also relies on a leading dollar sign at the start of each price (and other currency entry listed in INI file), which is removed during comparisons. I did not remember to include the pound sign, so if you need to, modify the source code. That last will definitely be necessary for others from other countries. I'll add any currencies advised of, in the next update. It is simple enough to change, and I may just make an INI entry, that can be modified by whoever, to suit.
ADDENDUM - Relocated to Chat topic.
NOTE - This program was initially considered and talked about in this Chat topic.
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Retention | Project Spotlight
Harper College, a two-year
community college in Illinois, is using early warning and student tracking
software as part of its Project Success initiative, which identifies and tracks
students who are at risk of not completing their diploma or certificate programs
and then intervenes to ensure those students have the guidance they need to help
them complete their courses.
The seeds for the Project Success initiative were planted in 2009, when the
school examined its student success rates and discovered that a significant
number of those in developmental coursework were not progressing on to college-level courses.
The college developed a five-year strategic plan to improve student
completion rates. One of the strategies was Project Success, which targets high
school students who are beginning their first year at Harper College and who are
placed in two or more developmental courses. If faculty members note that those
students have missing assignments, are not attending class or have other
behaviors that put them at risk of not completing the course successfully, the
system flags the students so school counselors can help them get back on track.
Project Success began as a two-year pilot project in the fall of 2011, and the
program is now in its third year.
Technology Solution
To launch Project Success, the college wanted a technology solution to help
gather data and share it between faculty and support team members. A committee
evaluated the various software tools available on the market. Once committee members had
narrowed the selection down to a few options, they brought in the vendors for
demonstrations and tested the software themselves. In the end, the college opted
for Starfish Early
Alert, an early warning and student tracking system from
Starfish Retention
According to Sheryl Otto, dean of student development at the college, Harper
College selected Starfish Early Alert because "it was very user friendly, easy
and intuitive, and that was important because we knew we were going to be
engaging hundreds of faculty across campus, both full-time and adjunct, as well
as counselors, academic support teams and students, so it had to be something
that could be rolled out without extensive training in how to use it."
Otto said Starfish gives the college a systematic method of collecting
information, so administrators can reach out to students, get them in to a counselor and
then develop a plan to get them back on track academically so they can finish
their courses successfully and move on.
The Starfish team worked with Harper College to implement the software,
customize it for the college's needs and integrate it with the college's
Ellucian Banner student information
system. Once students are flagged for monitoring in Starfish Early Alert,
student development staff members can access information about those students, such as
their course registrations, associated faculty and GPA, so they can use that
information to track student progress and get in touch with their instructors.
Near the beginning of the semester, instructors are notified which of their
students are being monitored by the Project Success system. A few weeks later,
the student development team sends the instructors a survey asking if any of the
students are missing classes, have any late assignments, aren't participating in
class and so on. If instructors have any concerns, they can just click the
associated checkboxes in Starfish Early Alert. Once a student has been flagged
for follow-up, Starfish notifies the student, the Project Success assistant and
the students' assigned counselor. Students are then encouraged to visit their
counselor, who works with the students to help them overcome any problems they
are having with their coursework. Counselors can also use Starfish to notify
instructors that a student needs to meet with them or to refer a student to the
tutoring center.
"It facilitates all that communication, and it also allows us to run
aggregate reports, so we can look at how many students are being raised for
concern," said Otto.
According to information from Starfish, during the first year of the pilot
project, "56 percent of students were identified for needing extra attention,
and of those, 77 percent met with their counselor." In the second year, "63
percent of students were identified, and of those, 74 percent met with their
counselor before the end of the semester." The college also reported 80 percent
of students in Project Success persisted from the fall to spring semester,
compared with 70 percent of those who were not in the program. And in the second
year, "the fall-to-spring persistence rate for students in the program was
nearly 83 percent, while the college average was 76 percent."
"Those students who we are successful in getting in to see a counselor have
significantly higher success rates than those students who don't follow through
on seeing the counselor," said Otto. "So that has yielded significantly higher
differences in persistence rates and course completion rates."
More Project Spotlights
About the Author
Leila Meyer is a technology writer based in British Columbia. She can be reached at [email protected].
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Kent State Hosts Fulbright Scholar from Senegal
Kent State University's Department of Pan-African Studies is hosting Fulbright Scholar Louis Mendy, Ph.D., from Senegal for the 2012-2013 academic year. The Fulbright Scholar Program is sponsored by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars and is supported by the U.S. Department of State's Education and Cultural Affairs Bureau.
At Kent State, Mendy will give lectures, observe classes and conduct library research. One of Mendy's specializations is American Literature, therefore, the Department of Pan-African Studies is working closely with the Department of English to ensure that a maximum number of students hear him lecture.
"The Fulbright Scholarship allows for exchange between scholars so that they can act as cultural ambassadors and learn from each other," Mendy says. "It was a really long process and there were a lot of applicants. It's an honor to have been sent to Kent State."
Senegal is one of the most stable democracies in Africa, with a long Atlantic coast in the west and northern borders with Mauritania. It also hosts the West African headquarters for Mobil Oil, Arthur Anderson and other international American firms. The Department of Pan-African Studies is steadily building international bridges and global partnerships as it works toward achieving strategic goals, such as continuing to develop cooperative arrangements with other academic departments locally, nationally and internationally.
Diversity is one of Kent State President Lester A. Lefton's key commitments for Kent State, and the Fulbright Scholarship program helps advance this goal.
"Here we have an international scholar who has just been honored with this prestigious and highly sought-after fellowship that's coming from another continent to North America," says Amoaba Gooden, interim chair and associate professor in the Department of Pan-African Studies. "That in itself is an honor for Kent State and it really fits in with the global mission of internationalizing the university. Dr. Mendy is an expert in American literature and human rights issues, so I think he's going to bring a lot to Kent State."
The Fulbright Scholar Program was proposed by Sen. J. William Fulbright of Arkansas in 1946 to promote mutual understanding between U.S. citizens and people of other countries.


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The Asus Padfone 2 may arrive in stores sooner than expected after reports suggest the smartphone-tablet hybrid will go on sale in Germany on December 1.
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We're still unsure if the smartphone-tablet hybrid concept will be a success - with the high asking price Asus may find it hard to shift the combo.
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Standing, left to right: Samuel Hartwell "Bye" Ball, Venetia Juanita "Nyta" (Ball) Barrow. Sitting, left to right: James David "Dave" Ball, Kenady Wade Ball, Venetia Clarissa (Smith) Ball. Child in the lap of Kenady is Mamie Hoskins (Ball) Destree, and the child standing is Henrie Venetia (Ball) Payne, both are daughters of John Franklin Ball, son of Kenady and Venetia Ball.
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ALG Editor's Note: As ALG News has previously reported, the loose dollar and easy credit policies—government policies, make now mistake—of the past decades generated the illusion of economic prosperity. Really, though, it was the economy of debt. And now that is coming back to haunt the American taxpayer. In reality, as noted by the following featured op-ed, the U.S. government needs to limit the powers of its central bank to avoid the boom-and-bust cycles of the economy:
To Prevent Bubbles, Restrain the Fed
Obama would be a fool to trust his economy to the discretion of central bankers.
By GERALD P. O'DRISCOLL JR.
On Nov. 14, 2008, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 8497.31. On Nov. 13, 1998, the adjusted (for dividends and split) close was 8919.59. There has been great volatility, but no net capital accumulation as measured by the Dow in a decade. Other indexes, such as the Nasdaq, tell a similar story. Capital has been invested but as much value has been destroyed as created.
The U.S. cannot afford to have another lost decade. Or to see the dreams of another generation of Americans who had been told to take responsibility for their financial health by investing in the stock market dashed by failed monetary and fiscal polices.
Today, the most urgent task facing President-elect Barack Obama is stabilizing financial markets by instituting policies that foster economic growth and prevent the type of boom and bust cycle that has just wiped out a decade's worth of wealth accumulation.
Mr. Obama's task is made all the more difficult because there has been a perfect storm of bad policies and practices. Laudable goals, such as fostering more homeownership, went terribly awry. Financial services regulation has failed at its most basic task, protecting the soundness of the system. And a dysfunctional compensation system has given corporate managers incentives to take excessive risks with investors' money.
None of the policies and practices that are now widely criticized suddenly appeared in the past decade. But they were kindling for a financial firestorm that needed only an accelerant and a spark. Both were provided by a policy of easy money that came in response to the bursting of the dot-com bubble in 2000-01, the ensuing recession, and the Sept. 11 attacks.
At first Fed easing was in order. The central bank needed to counter the "irrational exuberance" of the dot-com bubble. And by May of 2000 the Fed had done that by raising the fed-funds target to 6.5%. That needed to come down when the bubble burst. Aggressive cutting brought it to 2% in November 2001.
The problem is the rate remained at 2% or less for three years (for a year it was at 1%). During most of this period, the real (inflation-adjusted) fed-funds rate was negative. People were being paid to borrow and they responded by often borrowing irresponsibly.
Consider subprime mortgages. In 2001, there was $190 billion worth of subprime loan originations — 8.6% of total mortgage originations. In 2005, there was $625 billion worth of subprime originations — 20% of the total. In the same period, the percentage of subprime mortgages securitized — loans that were packaged and sold to investors — rose from just about 50% to a little more than 81%. (These numbers all trailed off slightly in 2006.) The great easing in monetary policy ended (with a lag) when the Fed began raising rates in June 2004.
The subprime saga follows a familiar pattern. Easy credit begets a boom and then the inevitable tightening of credit bursts the bubble. What is not familiar is the scale of the devastation wrought in this boom-bust cycle.
Never before had financial markets evolved such a complex superstructure of interlinked securities, derivatives of all kinds, and special-purpose investment vehicles. Professor Gary Gorton of the Yale School of Management has best described that complexity in his paper "The Panic of 2007," published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. He makes clear that as this system evolved there was not a sufficient guard against systemic risk.
No president could want these events to repeat themselves on his watch. But they could be repeated.
The economy now confronts deflationary forces. If past is prologue the Fed will concentrate on those deflationary forces for too long and rekindle an asset boom of some kind. The fiscal "stimulus" being contemplated by Congress could be another economic accelerant. If both the fiscal and money stimulus efforts kick in just as market forces also kick in, we're likely to see another unsustainable boom that will be followed by a bust.
The incoming administration must think about that possibility because the timing of boom and bust cycles seems to be shortening. The next bust could come five or six years from now — or about in the middle of an Obama second term. Should that happen, Mr. Obama would be unable to blame Republicans for the mess and would be tagged as the second coming of Jimmy Charter.
To avoid such a fate, Mr. Obama needs to stop the next asset bubble from being inflated by imposing a commodity standard on the Fed. A commodity standard (such as a gold standard) imposes discipline on a central bank because it forces it to acquire commodity reserves in order to increase the money supply. Today the government can inflate asset bubbles without paying a cost for it because the currency isn't linked to the price of a commodity.
With a commodity standard in place, the government would also have price signals that would alert it to the formation of a bubble. Why? Because the price of the commodity would be continuously traded in spot and futures markets. Excessive easing by the Fed would be signaled by rising prices for the commodity. In recent years, Fed officials have claimed that they cannot know when an asset bubble is developing. With a commodity standard in place, it would be clear to anyone watching spot markets whether a bubble is forming. What's more, if Fed officials ignored price signals, outflows of commodity reserves would force them to act against the bubble.
The point is not to deflate asset bubbles, but to avoid them in the first place. Imposing a commodity standard is a practical response to the repeated failures of central banks to maintain sound money and financial stability. What would be impractical is to believe that the next time central banks will get it right on their own.
Mr. O'Driscoll, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, was formerly a vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.


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