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IQ Option – FX Broker 17+
Online Forex Trading App
Designed for iPad
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As we strive to make trading available to everyone, our main goal is to make a clear, fast, accessible and affordable platform. 20 million people across the world have already joined IQ Option and experienced the power of ultimate trading.
Why do traders chose us?
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⁃ Available worldwide;
⁃ Free practice account;
⁃ Our rates are low and fair;
⁃ Fast withdrawals;
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With IQ Option you can trade such assets as Forex pairs (ex: EUR/USD, GBP/USD, AUD/CAD), indices (ex: DAX 30, FTSE 100), commodities (ex: gold), and equities (ex: Nike, Google, Apple) on a wide range of devices with our mobile and tablet apps, desktop application, and web version.
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With investment amounts as small as $1 you will have plenty of space to experiment comfortably with your trading. The practice account remains available, and you will be able to switch between balance types at any time.
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Ratings and ReviewsSee All
Great platform
This is a very easy platform to use and understand. Help is always on hand and a fantastic network system of other traders to help and chat with. I've learnt to trade from this platform after trying out several. The only weakness of this platform is withdrawing your investment. That makes the platform look shady. If using a card, you can only put withdraw what you have invest. Not your profit. You've got to open an ewallet or go through a length process to withdraw your profit. It's like they don't want you to get to your earnings.
Developer Response ,
Thank you for very detailed feedback.
Unfortunately withdrawals to bank cards are processed as refunds, therefore it is not possible to withdraw more than you deposited.
But you can easily use e-wallets, there are no restrictions from our side.
Thank you.
Binary Options gone :(
Can't really call this app 'options' anymore since all the binary options has been removed from the App Store now. Reading the reviews it looks as if people didn't read the T&Cs of the app, I hope apple give binary options back to iq options iOS app because they are completely legit and one of the more reliable platforms. I've withdrawn from them with no problems (less than my deposit) and it's super fast, literally went into my bank account the next day, maybe even the same day but I didn't check. I've never received one phone call from them asking me to deposit money like all the other trading platforms have, I've spoke to customer support but only when I've phoned them myself and they are very helpful. I think apple should give them their binaries back on the app or IQ should make a 3rd party profile app to install from safari if that's allowed. I for one am sorry to see this happen.
Developer Response ,
Thank you for your review! We hope that we will be able to return Options to our iOS app.
At the moment, you can find it on PC or Android.
Appalling 'customer support'
After depositing £10 to 'try out the app', I placed £5 on BitCoin to jump on the bandwagon. Then later, put my remaining sub £4 on something called 'Ethereum Classic'. Imagine my surprise, when a few days later I see that my initial investment in Bitcoin is Now showing '£3.78' and not the aforementioned £5.
After contacting their 'support', I was told that this was not the case and I hadn't put £5 on.. despite being sat with a colleague when placing it. After several days, I gave up and just accepted they would not budge anywhere. I submitted my verification documents well within the 7 days, sure enough on the last day for me to verify my account they decided what I had provided wasn't sufficient and have now suspended my account. My money is stuck in limbo and their support is awful. Most of the time you receive a 'an English speaking member of the team will assist you within 24hours'.
As soon as I can, I will he closing my account with them and protecting my money and details. AVOID THESE PEOPLE.
I worry for my colleague who has over £11,000 invested through this app.
Developer Response ,
Hello! Thank you for the review!
Please, call our hotline. You can find the number here: https://iqoption.com/en/contacts
Our specialists will explain why do you have £3.78 instead of £5 and help you to verify the account.
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English, Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
- 17+
- Unrestricted Web Access
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- © IQ Option
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- Free
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Up to six family members will be able to use this app with Family Sharing enabled.


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Photography has been an occupation in Lai Xa village, Hoai Duc district, Ha Tay province for more than 100 years. Nguyen Dinh Khanh, a native of Lai Xa, is considered one of the founders of photographic industry in Vietnam.
Khanh began photography at the age of 16. Two years later in 1892, he opened his own photographic studio called Khanh Ky in Hanoi. The Khanh Ky Photoshop quickly became well known in the capital city, and later opened branches in several other largest cities in the country, including Hai Phong, Nam Dinh and HCM City.
Dinh Khanh was not only a successful photographer, but also a patriot. In 1907, he joined in the Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc patriotic movement. Three years later, he went to France to further his photographic studies. There, he established close relations with many Vietnamese patriots including Phan Chu Trinh and Phan Van Truong. In 1911, Khanh opened selected as first winner for his photos of the French President in a contest with hundreds of skilled photographers. He later became well known in Europe.
In 1916-1917, Khanh used his studio to conceal his revolutionary activities. Khanh owned many photo shops in Europe. He assisted the financing of Nguyen Ai Quoc during his time in Paris.
After Vietnam again gained independence from the French colonialists, in May 1946, Nguyen Dinh Khanh sent a letter to President Ho Chi Minh expressing his wish to return to Vietnam. Khanh also wanted to bring new advancements in photography.
However, in May that year, he passed away at the peak of his career. In June the same year, President Ho Chi Minh went to France to pay tribute to Mr. Khanh, also known as Khanh Ky. He was in great debt to Mr. Khanh Ky who helped him learn photography during his early days in France.
Vietnamese people, and the people of Lai Xa village in particular, appreciate Khanh's contributions photography and to his country.
Vice General Secretary of the Vietnam Photographers' Association, Chu Tri Thanh, said, "President Ho Chi Minh and Mr. Khanh are the founders of Vietnamese photography and are bright examples of for us to follow".
Every year, local people celebrate the anniversary of Mr. Khanh's death remembering his contribution to the centenary development of the village's photographic craft. In 2000, photographic clubs and training courses were set up in the village.
Nguyen Van Thanh, Head of the Khanh Ky Photographic Club, confided "We are very proud of Nguyen Dinh Khanh for his devotion to the photographic craft as well as his contribution to the national revolution. We try our best to continue to develop the craft and contribute to the development of Vietnamese photography".
Over the last century, Lai Xa villagers have been instrumental in spreading the art of photography throughout Vietnam. Lai Xa natives such as Thinh Ky, Phuc Lai, My Lai and Kim Lai have opened hundreds of photographic studios nationwide. Last year, the Ha Tay province's People's Committee issued a Decision in recognizing the traditional photographic occupation of Lai Xa village.
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When you start a new job, there's a formal onboarding process. You get an employee handbook that outlines the company's philosophies and policies, and the HR director or your supervisor may even sit down with you to review it. You sign some documents, attend a few training sessions and participate in continuing education opportunities as they're offered.
What if we treated caregiving like the full-time job it is and offered a formal onboarding process for familiarizing yourself with the work and how to do it?
The problem is that caregiving is so individualized, and changing all the time. Everyone comes to it for different reasons, and some are so deep in juggling care responsibilities with a full-time job, they hardly realize they're a caregiver. That said, there are some universally practical resources from which all family caregivers can benefit.
You need people in your corner. And the best people to have in your corner are people who understand your situation, maybe someone with experience caring for a loved one. You need people who are in the trenches with you or have been where you are. Family and friends may not always understand what you're going through, and that's OK. But you need a tribe, a group whom you feel safe expressing your deepest fears and difficult feelings like resentment. You need a person who will listen without judgment and only offer advice if you ask for it. You need validation and encouragement, and a support group is a great place to find all the above
There are many online options, like #CareChat on Twitter, or closed, private Facebook groups like Caregivers Connect. You can also check community listings for support groups that meet in brick-and-mortar locations on a regular basis or ask your family doctor for suggestions.
Not to be confused with the automobile agency, the Area Agency on Aging is your neighborhood "one-stop-shop" for federal, state and local caregiving resources. There's typically one AAA for every county, but in some states, smaller, less-populated counties share an AAA office. Head to the Eldercare Locator (Eldercare.gov) to get in touch with the AAA office and other community-based resources, like Meals on Wheels or Shared Ride services, associated with your zip code. While you may not find all your caregiving answers here, AAA staff can point you in the direction of senior living communities, adult day centers, Medicare insurance counseling and more. You may even find you're eligible for caregiving support funding through federal and state programs.
When it comes to establishing vital legal documents like a health care proxy, living will or DNR, you'll want to put these in place sooner rather than later — especially if your loved one has a cognitive impairment or dementia diagnosis and may have diminished decision-making capacity over time. Elder law attorneys don't just do estate planning: these resourceful professionals handle many issues related to health care, long-term care planning, guardianship, retirement, Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid.
If you're struggling to communicate with siblings or other family members about a parent's care needs, you may want to consider working with a mediator or unbiased third party who can offer expert advice while navigating difficult family dynamics. Even if your siblings support your role and work as a primary caregiver, you may also want to work with a geriatric care manager or similar professional to guide you through the health & senior care maze. Organizations like AARP, the American Cancer Society, the American Heart/Stroke Association, Arthritis Foundation or the Alzheimer's Association can also provide access to valuable training, mentors or other community-based resources.
If you don't have an excellent primary care physician or family doctor, you should ask around for word-of-mouth recommendations and referrals. As your parent's health status changes (mainly if they have dementia or another chronic illness), the support of a good healthcare provider who understands older adults' needs — like a geriatrician — will be invaluable.
It's not a matter of if, but when: as a caregiver, you will need regularly scheduled breaks. Don't think of respite only when concerning a week-long vacation (although those extended breaks and getaways are a must-do). Sometimes, respite is taking 10 minutes a day to step away from caregiving. Plan a once-monthly lunch with your best friend. Take a day off from the laundry. Every other month, go for a weekend-long getaway with your spouse. However you do it, respite is a necessary resource for caregivers — not a luxury.
You can't do caregiving alone. You need respite; you need mentors, you need friends. Your loved one needs a good doctor, a pharmacist, and perhaps physical, occupational, or speech therapist. You need Mom's church friends to visit her, and your work friends to pitch in during a caregiving crisis that may call you away from the office.
When you have a caregiving village, you don't have to brave the cold reality of caregiving alone.
Taking respite is one thing, but doing regular, consistent, daily self-care is another. And that's because there are ways to do self-care while you're still caregiving. You can take a nap when Dad does. You can eat more nutritious foods as you're preparing food for your parent. You can take a 15-minute walk when your mom is getting her hair done at the salon. Whatever you can do in the midst of caregiving to take care of yourself, do so: it's the fuel that will keep you going, and keep feelings of burnout, resentment or depression at bay.
Will you make mistakes as a caregiver? Of course. Caregivers are
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You were such a comfort to me and my grandmother before her death. Your caregivers are a godsend!


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It was once considered nature's most fearsome predator, and made us afraid to go back in the water. But now the great white shark has been reduced to a passive iPhone amplifier, blasting out your Nicki Minaj and MIA.
Designed by Schreer Delights and available from Shapeways starting at $70 (depending on the material you choose) the iShark naturally amplifies the speaker on your iPhone 4 or 4S when it's inserted into the shark's back. On the novelty side of things it also turns your phone into the iShark's dorsal fin. How fun.
The red version pictured above is suggested for Valentine's day if you want to express your love with a hollowed out plastic shark, but Shapeways also lets you choose your own color and finish if you want something a little more Jaws-thentic. [Schreer Delights]


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It's time once again, Boys & Girls, for Uncle Jay to give a Retro look at the news!
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Uncle Jay Explains the News...
Posted byAmy Jamison at8:29 PM
World View & Market Commentary.
Forest first; Trees second.
Focused on Real & Knowable facts that filter through the "experts" fluff and media hyperbole. Where we've been, what the future may hold and developing a better way forward.


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Nelson Hall, construction
Nelson Hall, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
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- Title:
- Nelson Hall, construction
- Topics:
Campus and Town
- Subjects:
Construction (Assembling)
Universities and colleges
- Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
- Item identifier:
- 0004854
- Created Date:
- circa
- Description:
- The back of the photograph: "New Textile Building May 1939" Nelson Hall is named for Thomas Nelson (1872-1953). Nelson was a lecturer in weaving and design at NC State and became head of the department in 1924 until 1943. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science by the college in 1926. The hall was built in 1938.
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North Carolina State University -- Buildings
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Raleigh (N.C.)
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University Archives Photographs
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- Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
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- University Archives Photograph Collection. Campus facilities and views (UA023.005) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
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- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
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Building: North Carolina State University, Thomas Nelson Hall -- New Textiles Building (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)
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Peer-Reviewed Publications
Can Adolescent Drivers' Motor Vehicle Crash Risk Be Reduced by Pre-Licensure Intervention?" J Adolesc Health. 2017."
Can novice drivers be trained to scan for information that will reduce their likelihood of a crash?" Inj. Prev.. 2006;12 Suppl 1:i25-9."
Car safety seats for children: rear facing for best protection." Inj. Prev.. 2007;13(6):398-402."
Caregivers' Confidence in Performing Child Safety Seat Installations: What Matters Most?" Inj. Prev.. 2013."
The carnage wrought by major economic change: ecological study of traffic related mortality and the reunification of Germany." BMJ. 1999;318(7199):1647-50."
Catalyzing Traffic Safety Advancements Via Data Linkage: Development of the New Jersey Safety and Health Outcomes (NJ-SHO) Data Warehouse." Traffic Inj Prev. 2019:1-4."
Cell Phone Use While Driving: A Pattern of Risk in Young Novice Drivers." Academic Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatology. 2018;6(5)."
The Cellie Coping Kit for Children with Injury: Initial Feasibility, Acceptability, and Outcomes." Child Care Health Dev. 2018."
The Changing Landscape of Pediatric Migraine Therapy: A Review." JAMA Neurol. 2018;75(7):881-887."
Characteristics and Behavioral Risk Factors of Firearm-exposed Youth in an Urban Emergency Department." Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2019;42(4):603-12."
Characteristics of Concussion in Elementary School-Aged Children: Implications for Clinical Management." The Journal of Pediatrics. 2020."
Characteristics of Crashes Involving Injured Children in Side Impacts." International Journal of Crashworthiness. 2011;16(4):365-373."
Characteristics of Diagnosed Concussions in Children Aged 0 to 4 Years Presenting to a Large Pediatric Healthcare Network." Pediatric Emergency Care. 2020."
Characteristics of prolonged concussion recovery in a pediatric subspecialty referral population." J. Pediatr.. 2014;165(6):1207-15."
Characterization of interpersonal violence events involving young adolescent girls vs events involving young adolescent boys." Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2004;158(6):545-50."
Characterization of the Motion of Booster-seated Children During Simulated In-vehicle Precrash Maneuvers." Traffic Injury Prevention. 2019."
Characterizing the Learning-to-Drive Period for Teens with Attention Deficits." J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2019."
Child and parent perceptions of monitoring in chronic illness management: a qualitative study." Child Care Health Dev. 2010;36(5):655-62."
Child bicyclist injuries: are we obtaining enough information in the emergency department chart?" Inj. Prev.. 2002;8(2):165-9."
Child coping and parent coping assistance during the peritrauma period in injured children." Fam Syst Health. 2011;29(4):279-90."
Child coping, parent coping assistance, and post-traumatic stress following pediatric physical injury." Child Care Health Dev. 2013;39(2):171-7."
Child occupant protection: a summary of current safety recommendations." Prim. Care Update Ob Gyns. 2001;8(4):141-148."
Child passenger injury risk in sibling versus non-sibling teen driver crashes: a US study." Inj. Prev.. 2007;13(3):207-10."
Child passenger safety." Pediatrics. 2011;127(4):e1050-66."


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Victor Laszlo
Rebel Commentator
Victor was a Canadian performing artist for many years and semiretired to concentrate on writing and filming evidence of the attacks on Classical civilization and reason by the far left and resurgent religious Islam. Describing himself as a sometimes devout 'Schrödinger's Catholic', Victor believes in preserving Greek thought and all its vectors, Judaism, Christianity and the values which built civilization. Victor is a writer and contributor on many websites, internet radio and terrestrial broadcast radio programs for the past 15 years on these issues and is proud to have the opportunity bring his access to European news to The Rebel Media


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March 5, 2007 -- Nearly one-fifth of patients in health clinics may have anxiety disorders, and many of them aren't getting help for their anxiety disorder, a new study suggests.
Anxiety disorders go beyond normal anxiety or fear. Here's how the National Institute of Mental Health describes common types of anxiety disorders:
- Generalized anxiety disorder. Chronic anxiety, even with little or no cause.
- Panic disorder. Sudden bouts of terror, often accompanied by a pounding heart, sweatiness, weakness, fainting, or dizziness.
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). An anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event such as a violent personal assault, disaster, accident, or military combat.
- Social anxiety disorder (social phobia). Overwhelming anxiety and excessive self-consciousness in everyday social situations.
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder. Recurrent, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and/or repetitive behaviors (compulsions).
Anxiety has long been known to be a common mental health problem. The new study spotlights a brief survey that doctors could use to help screen patients for anxiety disorders.
Screening for Anxiety Disorders
The study appears in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The researchers included Kurt Kroenke, MD, of the Regenstrief Institute for Health Care in Indianapolis.
They studied 965 patients at family practice or internal medicine health clinics in 12 states. The patients were 18-87 years old (average age: 47); most were white women.
Kroenke's team developed a seven-item survey to gauge patients' anxiety, nervousness, worrying, irritability, inability to relax, and fear during the previous two weeks. The survey is a lengthier version of another anxiety survey.
The patients completed the seven-item survey before seeing their doctors. Later, they were interviewed via telephone by mental health professionals.
Anxiety Disorders Were Common
The study shows that 188 patients -- nearly 20% -- had at least one anxiety disorder.
That includes 83 patients who had posttraumatic stress disorder, 73 patients with generalized anxiety disorder, 66 patients with panic disorder, and 60 patients with social anxiety disorder. The researchers did not include obsessive-compulsive disorder in their study.
Several patients had more than one type of anxiety disorder. Forty-two patients had two anxiety disorders, 14 had three disorders, and eight had four disorders.
Among patients with at least one anxiety disorder, 41% said they weren't getting any medication, counseling, or psychotherapy.
The anxious patients were more likely to be depressed and reported more disability days in the previous three months compared with those without anxiety disorders.
The survey may help doctors identify patients with anxiety disorder, write Kroenke and colleagues.
Identifying anxiety disorders is the first step toward getting help, note journal editorialists Wayne Katon, MD, and Peter Roy-Byrne, MD, who work in Seattle at the University of Washington's medical school.
The study has some limits. For instance, patients who declined the follow-up interview weren't included in the results. They tended to be less anxious than those who agreed to the interview.
The study was funded by the drug company Pfizer. In the journal, the researchers disclose consultancies, grants, or honoraria from the drug companies Pfizer, Eli Lilly, and Wyeth.
The editorialists note consultancies, honoraria, and grants from the drug companies Alza, Cephalon, Eli Lilly, Forest Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Novartis, Pfizer, Pharmacia, Roche, Solvay, Wyeth-Ayerst, and the Janssen Research Foundation.


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Today is a day when the paid work that I'm doing is something I cannot tell you much about yet. I can tell you that it involves a museum, and creating and trying out a game using very current digital technology. It will be available to the public soon – if I can work out how get things to display as I want.
I have been using computers for different purposes in cultural heritage since 1986. A computer is a very useful tool in archaeology, possibly more essential than the more familiar trowel and spade in the 21st century. The computer in the photograph on the right was my first work computer. It was 3 years old when I took the photograph, and I used it for 3 years after that. I used it to create spreadsheets to help monitor progress on capital projects relating to the North of England sites in care. I also used it to keep track of information about the sites, write submissions for funding, and to develop long-term management planning tools. All the digital files were in that box under the monitor or on floppy disks.
Today, I have been working mostly in the Cloud (networked digital resources available through the Internet). Part of my work today included communicating digitally with someone in a museum hundreds of miles away who took a photograph and sent it to me within the same morning.
I searched the Web to obtain more information about the creator of the museum object in the photograph than had been available on the museum's database. I was lucky. There was a connection with Scottish architecture, and there is a superb online resource about historical Scottish architects, landscape architects and similar professionals. Having found the additional information I wanted, I re-sized the image to reduce the file size, and uploaded the photograph through a website, adding caption and description.
Such tasks are part of the everyday work that create the wonderful online heritage resources.
It is not the most obviously exciting, Indiana Jones adventuring sort of work. It is, however, really cool. We are developing new ways of enabling more people to learn about and interact with their heritage. Best of all, today is one of the days when I have been working on subversive heritage learning. I want people to play games, have some fun, and not notice that they are learning about their heritage.


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Staggering, but what you have come to expect from Hewlett-Packard (HPQ).
That's how I feel about this revelation about Autonomy's fraudulent accounting. You had a company that so many people thought was overvalued being bought by a CEO who was clearly overvalued, OK'd by a board that had no value. I don't know a soul who thought this deal was a good one to begin with except Leo Apotheker, at least at the price it was going to pay. Lest we forget, Oracle did want to buy them for $6 billion, $4 billion less that HPQ paid. But I could argue, shrewd acquirer that he is, Larry Ellison would not have gone through with this transaction.
Now here's what matters. Even though the fraud was at a company acquired by HPQ, my "accounting irregularities equal sell" dictates selling a company I have been telling you to sell for months and months now.
I was impressed by the fact that the cash flow for the company is holding up despite the declining hardware and software businesses here. The personal computer business fell 14%, printing declined 5%, services dropped 6% and enterprise servers saw a 9% decline.
But, frankly, so what? You can only cut back so much before declines like that just wipe your business out. The idea that Meg Whitman is still buying back shares and paying dividends after these shocking declines and the Autonomy fiasco is a little disappointing. After all, this is hardly a debt-free company. But I think she wanted to show that the company truly does generate cash, so she's sticking by the projections for next year and is pounding the table on the cash generation.
But the simple fact is that despite this company's amazing pedigree and its 60-year experience, it is a totally broken enterprise going the way of BUNCH (Burroughs, Univac, NCR, Control Data and Honeywell). Those were all once computer companies that had to give up and throw in the towel. NCR saved itself by becoming a force in ATMs, as well as maintaining its register business. Honeywell became a diversified maker of pretty much everything but computers. Control Data managed to cobble together some service businesses that were spun off and ultimately sold to create value and Burroughs and Univac combined to become Unisys. It's the latter that feels a heck of a lot like the future of Hewlett-Packard.
That's because in the end, this company, like Dell (DELL), is just an assembler of parts with very little added. You can assemble the parts, too. The services business, GME, bought by Mark Hurd to diversify away from hardware, is getting crushed by Accenture (ACN), IBM (IBM) and SAP (SAP). The phone business Palm, also bought to diversify, is stillborn. And finally, the networking business, which looked so promising as a competitor to Cisco (CSCO), has been crushed by that recharged colossus.
It would be enough to stay away from HPQ just because of the crushing of all of those others businesses. But the simple fact is that there were accounting irregularities here that cost them $10 billion and even if everything were hunky dory away from that I would still tell you to sell. And sell. And sell.
Action Alerts PLUS, which Cramer co-manages as a charitable trust, is long IBM.


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(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that's happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.)
Country music had some high highs and low lows in 2012. And Entertainment Weekly recently had a pretty comprehensive list of them all.
Last week I wrote about the bests . And now, I'm analyzing their worsts .
One is that country radio was dominated by men this year and that Jana Kramer was one of the only girls not named Carrie , Miranda or Taylor to get played. They also think Kelly Clarkson getting nominated for a CMA female vocalist of the year award was a little premature since all the country she'd done recently was turn her "Mr. Know It All" into a country song remix.
When it comes to the guys of country, two songs that made the lists of worsts were Tim McGraw 's "Truck Yeah" and Craig Morgan 's "Corn Star." "Just say no to in-title puns country stars! We're begging you," the story says.
They also had a problem with the rockification of country music, saying that "electric guitars took over country thanks to artists like Brantley Gilbert and Jason Aldean ." Some people may put that in the bests column, but I, too, hate when the guitars are drowning out what should be some very poetic lyrics. Lastly, the list has country Christmas album covers down for their janky Photoshop covers. Do you agree? Disagree? Have any worsts to add? Let's hear it.


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Well folks, I have four days remaining of my internship. I can not believe the time has flown this fast. I have been busy shooting recently. This past week I photographed a bakery, a farm, and everyone's favorite dog. Each came with its own set of challenges.
With the bakery, I wanted to make sure I wasn't in anyone's way, (after all, they were kind enough to let me come take some photos, I didn't want to be a pain!) I am most definitely NOT a food photographer, so it was challenging trying to make still life images interesting. I am used to working with much more dynamic subjects. In the end, though, I feel like I at least got a couple good, useable images from the shoot.
Next we had a request for some farm animal pictures. I was able to find a farm-education center near Columbus that was happy to have us. Now, growing up in a small town in Northeast Iowa, everyone figures I know a thing or two about farms. This photoshoot, however, proved that that most certainly isn't the case. One of the first things I photographed was a chicken coop. I was inside the coop with about 50 chickens when suddenly they all started pecking me. I was semi freaked out by this so I started running, and the demon chickens followed after me. I had no idea that I had a fear of chickens until that day. Regardless, I did get a couple nice images of the farm.
After these fun shoots, I decided it was time to get Stoli into the studio. Stoli wasn't as cooperative as normal. It has been almost four months since his last studio debut, and I think he is quite out of practice. I kept the shoot short since he wasn't too keen on being in front of the camera this time.
Like I said, my internship is drawing to a close, and I have no idea what will be next for me. I will let you know whatever/wherever I head next.
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Department of Surgery faculty members, both physicians and scientists, are world-renown in their subspecialties. Faculty members are passionate in their clinical care and research practices, as well as being mentors for medical students and trainees. The department also invests significant funds to provide protected time and lab space for junior faculty to perform research.
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USC: SuperDoctors Rising Star , 2013-2016
USC: SC-CTSI KL2 Mentored Research Award, 2013-2016
USC: Pasadena Magazine Top Doctor, 2010-2016
USC: Robert E. and May R. Wright Foundation Award , 2010-2012
Harvard Medical School: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowship, 1999-2000
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Analysis of the Microsurgery Match from 2014 to 2018 Reveals Increased Competition for Microsurgery Fellowship Positions J Reconstr Microsurg. 2019 Nov; 35(9):662-668. . View in PubMed
Small Peptide Modulation of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 3-Dependent Postnatal Lymphangiogenesis Lymphat Res Biol. 2019 Feb; 17(1):19-29. . View in PubMed
Complex Reconstruction of the Knee with a Free Vertical Rectus Abdominis Flap after Periprosthetic Soft Tissue Necrosis Cureus. 2019 Jan 28; 11(1):e3969. . View in PubMed
Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Isolated from Irradiated Human Skin Have Diminished Capacity for Proliferation, Differentiation, Colony Formation, and Paracrine Stimulation Stem Cells Transl Med. 2019 09; 8(9):925-934. . View in PubMed
Trochanteric pressure ulcers: preoperative management and reconstructive considerations Ann Transl Med. 2019 Jan; 7(1):22. . View in PubMed
A Pre-clinical Animal Model of Secondary Head and Neck Lymphedema Sci Rep. 2019 12 04; 9(1):18264. . View in PubMed
Piezo1 incorporates mechanical force signals into the genetic program that governs lymphatic valve development and maintenance JCI Insight. 2019 03 07; 4(5). . View in PubMed
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Local Administration of Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Improves Diabetic Wound Healing Ann Plast Surg. 2018 05; 80(5S Suppl 5):S317-S321. . View in PubMed
Porcine Mesothelium-Wrapped Diced Cartilage Grafts for Nasal Reconstruction Tissue Eng Part A. 2018 04; 24(7-8):672-681. . View in PubMed
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Laminar flow downregulates Notch activity to promote lymphatic sprouting J Clin Invest. 2017 Apr 03; 127(4):1225-1240. . View in PubMed
Development and Characterization of A Novel Prox1-EGFP Lymphatic and Schlemm's Canal Reporter Rat Sci Rep. 2017 07 17; 7(1):5577. . View in PubMed
Topical Fibronectin Improves Wound Healing of Irradiated Skin Sci Rep. 2017 06 20; 7(1):3876. . View in PubMed
Radiomics-based Prognosis Analysis for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Sci Rep. 2017 04 18; 7:46349. . View in PubMed
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An update and review of cell-based wound dressings and their integration into clinical practice Ann Transl Med. 2016 Dec; 4(23):457. . View in PubMed
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Dr. Wong performs aesthetic surgery of the face, breast, and body. He has a special interest in breast augmentation with implants and autologous fat grafting. His reconstructive practice is focused on microsurgical free tissue transfer for the management of complex wounds, post-oncologic reconstruction, abdominal wall reconstruction, and lymphedema surgery. Dr. Wong has attending staff appointments at Keck University Hospital of USC, LAC+USC Medical Center, Huntington Memorial Hospital, and Garfield Medical Center.
Some of Dr. Wong's many qualifications include: Member of the Society of University Surgeons, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, and Plastic Surgery Research Council. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Plastic Surgery and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Wong has been named one of Pasadena Magazine's Top Doctors for every year since 2010, and is on the list of SuperDoctors/Los Angeles Magazine.
As a member of the full time Keck School of Medicine USC faculty, Dr. Wong teaches and mentors the next generation of doctors and plastic surgeons. He serves as the Director of Plastic Surgery Visiting Clerkship at the Keck School of Medicine.
In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Wong directs a research laboratory with focus areas in lymphedema, adult-derived stem cells and novel biologics for wound healing, molecular pathogenesis of silicone breast implant capsular contracture, and microvascular flap physiology. Dr. Wong has received multiple grants and awards from organizations such as the National Institutes of Health, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, American Society for Maxillofacial Surgery, Wright Foundation, Whittier Foundation, American Cancer Society, and Southern California-Clinical Translational Science Institute (SC-CTSI). His work has been published in a variety of high impact peer reviewed journals.
Prior to joining the faculty at USC, Dr. Wong completed his Fellowship training at the NYU Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and completed his formal Plastic Surgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Wong received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology and is an honors graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences of Cornell University.


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Among other things during his radio program, Mac, iPhone, and iPad user Rush Limbaugh recently discussed Apple and iOS 8, revealing his favorite iOS feature and his fear of it being removed from the shipping version of iOS 8.
The 3-hour Rush Limbaugh Show airs daily on a network of approximately 590 AM and FM affiliate radio stations. The program is also broadcast worldwide on the U.S. Armed Forces Radio Network.
From the live on-air transcript:
You know, I keep getting e-mails, and I know they're genuine. I know that you sending them are not tweaking me. I keep getting e-mails, and I should have never brought this up. People keep begging me to explain what my favorite feature is in iOS 8 that Apple has taken out that's got me so depressed.
Folks, look, I'm embarrassed that this feature is that big a deal to me. I don't even know why it is. If I were to explain it to you, you would say, "That is enough to depress you?" Yeah. It would also take me a little while to explain it, and I'm probably one of five people that care about it. So in terms of market share, for example, I don't know how many people would be interested even though I'm the one explaining it.
I do believe I can make anything interesting and compelling. Plus I don't know that it would make any difference. I mean, if Apple found out how much I liked it, they might never put it back. For example, it's like what the governor of New York said when he found out that all it took was raising taxes to get me to leave the state. He said he'd have done it sooner.
That was David Paterson. Remember that? Of course, the Drive-Bys chuckled at that. They got a big, big laugh. (interruption) Where is he? I don't know. Doesn't he have a motel room somewhere? (interruption) So I don't know. If I tell 'em how much I like it, they might just leave it out for spite. They might be planning to put it back in. I don't know.
You know what really grates me about it, though? These tech bloggers — and I know this is unfair. I'm talking to you about something you don't know about. The tech bloggers routinely tell people, "Turn the feature off. It's a battery hog," and, at the same time, they love the exact same thing in Android.
They rave about it. It's called Google Now, and they rave about it, and yet they tell people to turn it off on their iPhones. Frequent Locations is what it is, but that's not the feature. That's just the name. (interruption) Yeah, it stopped. It stopped. Now the phone's not hot and it's behaving normally.
iDownloadBlog's Sébastien Page covered this feature last October, "In this simple tutorial, I will show you how to use the Frequent Locations in iOS 7 in order to find out information about your Next Destination."
"Buried deep inside your Location Services privacy settings is a feature Apple calls Frequent Locations. When turned on, your device will quietly keep track of locations you go to on a regular basis. For most people, this could be school, work, home, or any location that is frequently visited," Page reports. "Without any action required from the user, your device will effectively keep a log of your regular whereabouts. This data is not only used to improve Maps, but also to provide you with location-related information."
"This location-related information is part of what Apple calls Next Destination, a feature that will display travel time to your Frequent Locations in Notification Center," Page reports. "For example, if you go to the office everyday around 8am, your iPhone will detect the pattern, and after a few days, it will start showing the travel time to that destination in your Notification Center, allowing you to adapt the time you leave home accordingly, if needed."
Page writes, "Although it doesn't do much if your Next Destination is right down the street, this feature can be very helpful for commuters. If you have to drive downtown everyday, it's nice to have an estimated time to destination on your screen prior to leaving home for work."
Read more about how to use Frequent Locations and Next Destination features in iOS 7 here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews readers too numerous to mention individually for the heads up.]


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As we transition to our new site, you'll still find some Stats NZ information here on this archive site.
Every five years Statistics New Zealand makes an official count of the population and dwellings in New Zealand. Statistics New Zealand conducted the 2006 Census of Population and Dwellings on Tuesday, 7 March 2006.
Iwi profiles were completed for iwi who consented with a population of 1,000 and over. Pacific profiles provide detailed information for the seven largest Pacific ethnic groups in New Zealand. Both iwi and Pacific profiles are based on information from the 2006 census.
A selection of Statistics New Zealand and external reports which use information from the 2006 Census of Population and Dwellings. The Business Toolbox uses 2006 Census data to help businesses, non-government organisations and community groups to find out about the demographics of their area.
These metadata products provide information about the data produced from the 2006 Census, including a description of the phases of the census cycle, questionnaire forms from 1906-2006, and a list of variables available accompanied by definitions and more detailed information about each of the output variables.
Additional information and research surrounding the 2006 Census including methodological papers targeted at our technical audience, samples of the English and Bi-lingual Individual and Dwelling Forms and Guide Notes, results from the 2006 Post-enumeration Survey (PES) - conducted to estimate the populations missed by the 2006 Census, and seminars held throughout New Zealand following the 2006 Census.
The following documents outline discussion, consultation and decisions on topics to be included in the 2006 Census of Population and Dwellings.