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The global "Nylon Zipper market" research report covers all the elements of the overall market study. The Nylon Zipper market report sheds light on the in-depth segmentation, the regional and global analysis of the market, and the key players in the market.Additionally, the information about some of the major market players YKK, kao Zipper, SBS, 3F, YCC, Weixing Group, YQQ, CMZ Zipper, Zhejiang LIDA Zipper, Xinyu Zipper, HSD Zipper is given.
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Despite recent bumps, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Standard & Poor's 500 indexes rose roughly 12%, excluding reinvested dividends, in the first half of 2013. The performance of many broker-dealers, though, sharply outpaced the major indexes.
The iShares Dow Jones U.S. broker-dealer ETF (IAI) moved up an impressive 28% in the same period, with some firms topping returns of 40%.
The SPDR S&P Capital Markets ETF (KCE) also outpaced the major indexes moving up roughly 18%.
Wirehouse broker-dealers had mixed results. Shares of Morgan Stanley (MS), which recently said it would soon purchase its final stake in the Morgan Stanley-Smith Barney joint venture, has risen 25.5% this year.
Wells Fargo (WFC) has improved about 18%.
Bank of America-Merrill Lynch (BAC), however, moved up just 7.5%, while UBS (UBS) ticked up only 5%.
The independent broker-dealers had a stellar first half. Charles Schwab (SCHW), for example, soared 41%, as did TD Ameritrade (AMTD).
LPL Financial (LPLA) maintained a decent pace, improving about 32.5%, while Ameriprise Financial (AMP) moved up 25%.
Other firms outpacing the S&P in the first six months of the year include Citigroup (C) at 17% and Goldman Sachs (GS) at 15%.
Raymond James Financial (RJF) improved roughly 9% during the period.
The iShares Dow Jones U.S. Broker-Dealer ETF includes shares of 6% or more in Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Charles Schwab and Amerprise.
In contrast, the SPDR S&P Capital Markets ETF is more focused on investment firms, such as Legg Mason (LM), Invesco (IVZ) and Eaton Vance (EV); these companies each represent about 2.5% of the ETF's portfolio.
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By Jamerika Haynes, Multimedia Journalist, follow me on Twitter @JamerikaHaynes
The Unity Journalists of Color are giving media entrepreneurs the chance to win big. The group is hosting the 'New U' News Entrepreneurs Working Through Unity Program. Fourteen selected fellows created video pitches for a chance to win one of three $10,000 Ford Foundation sponsored seed grants. Co-Project Director, Doug Mitchell says the contest gives entrepreneurs of color the opportunity to be discovered.
"We feel like people of color are being left out of start-up of media companies," Mitchell said. "This project is meant to give these fellows a community of support."
This is the second year for the contest. Voting will remain open until January 3, 2012. Winners will be in announced February 2012.
NABJ members who are up for consideration are:
- An educator, writer, and self-proclaimed "internationalista," Roxanne L. Scott has lived in the U.S., Latin America, and Asia. She currently lives in Beijing, China and will take her first trip to Africa in January 2012.
- Jason Frazer is currently a TV Reporter for the CBS affiliate in Columbus. Prior to TV, Jason was a banking manager for four years.
- Kathryn Buford is a journalist and PhD student in sociology whose research focuses on social entrepreneurship, art and the women and history of the African Diaspora. She is co-founder of Live Unchained (liveunchained.com/liveunchained.com/blog) which, she is developing with a team of women artists, entrepreneurs and tech experts from around the world.
- Sherbeam Wright is a blogger and communications, brand and social media consultant. She has extensive experience working with journalists, authors and writers in using social media, PR and online marketing to develop and grow their brands. Sherbeam has a history of developing and driving strategic initiatives supporting the sales efforts of public enterprises and private tech organizations.
- Kelly Virella is a web technologist, an experienced, award winning journalist and entrepreneur with a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and a master's from the University of California at Berkeley. In July, she founded and began working full time-time on Dominion of New York, the online magazine for black people who love interesting ideas.
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Has anyone heard of anything on the Lincoln Academy, or used them? I haven't been able to find a website that compares these online schools. I'm looking for reputation information. Any comments or direction on where to look is greatly appreciated.
Lincoln Academy offers an actual diploma, not GED.
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Lincoln Academy is accredited through the Nation Home School Accreditation of America (NHSAA). The NHSAA is one of the largest organizations that accredit home schools and private schools across the country. All public colleges recognized this accreditation and will accept a diploma accredited through the NHSAA.
For just because a high school or college states, "we are accredited" does not mean they have the real accreditation.
For just because a high school or college states, "we are accredited" does not mean they have the real accreditation.
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The story is developing fast
Research 2000 is a left-leaning polling firm that has been contracted by Daily Kos over the past few years. Typically, the Research 2000 / Daily Kos polls are the only ones that show "good" news for President Obama.
- BREAKING: Daily Kos to Sue Research 2000 for Fraud (538)
- More on Research 2000 (Kos)
- My Own Suspicions About Research 2000 (538)
- Research 2000 Issues Cease & Desist Letter to FiveThirtyEight (538)
- Research 2000: Problems in plain sight (Kos)
Here is R2K's attempt to silence FiveThirtyEight:
Nate Silver Letter re: Daily Kos (6-29-2010)
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Cisco has announced that two top executives have assumed the title of president.
COO Gary Moore is now president and COO, and Rob Lloyd, executive vice president of Worldwide Operations, is now president of development and sales.
IN EARLIER DEVELOPMENTS ... Cisco bids strategy chief adieu in executive shuffle
PRODUCTS: Major enhancements coming for Cisco Catalyst 6500
Moore will be responsible for Cisco's end-to-end operations, including services, IT, supply chain, marketing and communications, human resources, corporate affairs, transformation office, legal, government affairs and corporate planning functions.
Lloyd assumes responsibility for Cisco's development and sales efforts, aligning Cisco's technology initiatives with market transitions and customer relevance.
Pankaj Patel, executive vice president and chief development officer, will continue to lead Cisco's development organization, the company said.
Chuck Robbins, who previously ran the Americas sales region, will immediately assume Lloyd's prior role as the head of worldwide sales. Wim Elfrink, executive vice president and chief globalization officer, will continue his focus on emerging solutions and the development of new markets, and will integrate his organization into the development and sales organization.
Patel, Elfrink and Robbins will report to Lloyd.
"Today we're evolving our organisation and developing our leadership team to grasp this opportunity" of cloud computing, mobility and pervasive Internet connectivity, said CEO John Chambers in a statement.
"We're optimising the alignment across development and sales, and on the top priorities of our customers, to maximize speed to market and our competitive advantage. At the same time, we are focusing on operational excellence across the company, which creates capacity for innovation, investment and growth."
Moore and Lloyd were recently pegged by Chambers as potential replacements as CEO should he retire or be "hit by a bus." Chambers indicated plans to retire in two to four years.
Jim Duffy has been covering technology for over 25 years, 21 at Network World. He also writes The Cisco Connection blog and can be reached on Twitter @Jim_Duffy.
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amit.sudharshan necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 237 diseños de 60 diseñadores freelance.
YottaClick is the pioneer in real-time targeted advertising for Twitter. Our mission is to provide advertisers with the ability to identify, categorize and reach the most valuable users across the social web.
Our name comes from the combination of Yotta and Click. Yotta is the largest scientific unit (giga,tera,peta,exa,zetta,yotta) and stands for 10 followed by 24 zeros. and Click because we are an ad company optimizing for ad clicks.
YottaClick was founded in 2009 by a team of Ph.D's from the University of Illinois. We believe that social networks can enable a radically new method of delivering targeted advertising - based on user needs at a particular point in time. Our classification system uses proprietary, natural language processing technology to generate real-time user profiles that are updated with each user interaction on the social web. We are currently in beta and working with the leading advertising networks and agencies to demonstrate the power of our classification system.
YottaClick will act as an ad network, linking websites with advertisers, thus there are two key target audiences
Websites, which will initially be third party twitter applications (eg. http://stocktwits.com or http://twitpic.com). These tend to be edgier web companies.
The second audience is advertisers who will want to advertise on the websites we have signed up.
We are looking for a logo to represent our ad network -- YottaClick. This logo will be incorporated into designs for our website and word/powerpoint templates.
The symbol for Yotta(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yotta) is a capital Y, which may guide you to the design, but please do not feel constrained around this.
We are looking for something edgy, and interesting, with colors that will guide the brand.
A similar company's logo is here:http://www.admob.com/img/ad_mob_logo_header.gif
We do not wish to constrain you on design or color, but please ask questions and we will try and be as responsive as possible.
We would like adobe illustrator, scalable vector graphics, and jpeg versions for the site.
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FRISCO, Texas — In Thursday's training session, FC Dallas' final one before departing for Real Salt Lake, head coach Schellas Hyndman had his club practice penalty kicks during the last part of practice.
Hyndman obviously hopes the second leg of their Western Conference Semifinal series against RSL (Saturday, 10 p.m. ET, FSC) isn't decided at the spot, but there's always that possibility and he's not taking any chances.
"We told [the players] last week that the second game and all the games after [that] would end in PKs, so we encouraged them to start thinking about PKs and start practicing on it as of last week," said Hyndman.
It looks like the first five shooters could include David Ferreira, who has taken most of the penalty kicks this year, and veterans Jeff Cunningham and Daniel Hernandez. But after that, unclear exactly who the FCD gaffer will choose for the remaining two spots.
"Hopefully we don't have to get into that stage," Ferreira said. "We want to go in and get the result in 90 minutes. If for any reason we go to PKs, I'm confident. … I'm going to do it like I always do, be calm and make it."
If the game does reach the penalty kick stage, Hyndman said his philosophy is simple.
"My philosophy is just simple," he quipped. "Make them."
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Hyndman is confident that having veteran goalkeeper like Kevin Hartman between the posts should the game go to a penalty shootout will be absolutely crucial.
"We know how important our goalkeepers are," Hyndman said. "Kevin is one of those 'keepers that has been around a long time and does a fairly good job with the PKs."
No Rio Tinto Mystique
Even though FCD have never won at Rio Tinto Stadium, and despite RSL not having lost there since May 2009, Hyndman and his players don't see any mystique surrounding RSL's home field.
"I've played twice over there and haven't been able to get a result," Ferreira said. "Hopefully this time will be different. We go in a goal ahead, so we need to play with their emotions because they're going to try to go in and try to score a goal. … We're going to go in there and play smart."
The FCD manager sees RSL's success in Sandy as a result of some pretty simple factors.
"They have the altitude. You don't realize how much of an effect the altitude has until you take a corner kick and it goes to the other line," Hyndman said. "[RSL] play a little different at home. The three times we've played them there, we've scored three goals and they scored nine. It's a tough place to play."
FCD's Birthday Bit
Thursday was Hyndman's birthday, and before the start of practice, his players showed up donning white headbands with the word "NINJA" on them and diapers to sort of lighten the mood and to show their appreciation toward their head coach.
"They were funny," Hyndman said. "It was very thoughtful on their part. With everything we've got going on, it was very nice of them."
Hernandez wouldn't own up to being one of the ringleaders of the gesture, but he did admit he had a hand in the bit's execution.
"I had to help lead it, that's for sure," the FCD captain said. "I think it's just more of a respect thing for him. Everybody has a lot of love for coach and really respects him. This whole team has been kind of like a family this year and we care a lot about each other. Little things like that I think mean a lot to us. We wanted to do something special for him and get a little laugh out of it."


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I have a game level, consisting of squares (the 'data' array). Now, I would want a sane way to access each square's parameters, and (square-type (aref (level-data level) x y)) looks ugly to me. So I wrote this:
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((type :initarg :type :initform :wall :accessor square-type))) ; more slots will be added later
;; The default level
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(defclass level ()
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(setf data (make-array (list width height)))
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(setf (aref data x y) (make-instance 'square))))))
I define a series of macros so that I can refer to square's slots by forms like (square-type x y level), or even (square-type x y), if I want the default level.
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(defclass square ()
((type :initarg :type :initform :wall))) ; without accessors
(defconstant +square-slots+ '(type))
(labels ((define-square-accessor (accessor-name slot-name)
`(defmacro ,accessor-name (x y &optional (level '*level*))
`(slot-value (aref (level-data ,level) ,x ,y) ',',slot-name)))))
(dolist (slot +square-slots+)
(intern (concatenate 'string "SQUARE-" (string slot)))
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Real-Time Bidding Makes Its Way Into the Mobile Ad World
Aug 27, 2013 5:00 AM PT
Real-time bidding, or "programmatic buying" as it is sometimes called, is remaking the online ad industry with its approach of matching supply and demand of ad inventory in real time against the attributes of any given viewer.
Now this trend is starting to creep into how mobile ads are delivered.
First, the stats: There is little doubt that this technology, which had its fair share of critics when it first debuted a few years ago, is beginning to dominate the online ad industry, especially as more advertisers become familiar with the environment and the many players.
eMarketer recently revised upward its projections for RTB digital display advertising in the U.S., forecasting that marketers will spend US$3.34 billion this year on real-time-bidded ads, up 73.9 percent from 2012. As recently as June, eMarketer forecast RTB spending would reach $3.32 billion, for growth of 72.7 percent.
It has also revised upward growth rates for future years -- it now expects advertisers to spend $8.69 billion on RTB ads by 2017, up from the $8.51 billion previously forecast.
The reason for the increase in digital ad spending is mobile, eMarketer notes, pointing to higher spending in this category -- with higher accompanying levels of RTB.
Yet while the numbers point to a tidal wave of RTB-fueled mobile ads in future years, the sense on the ground -- at least among marketers not steeped in mobile advertising -- is that it is still an experimental format, and especially so for mobile. They believe, in short, that the jury is still out on this technology.
'A New Age in Mobile Marketing'
Not so, experts say. If it isn't apparent now that RTB is driving mobile ad spend and delivery, it soon will be.
"RTB is becoming dominant in mobile marketing as we speak right now -- I would go so far as to call it a new era for mobile marketing," Fred Hsu, CEO of RTB.com, told CRM Buyer.
The driver, he says, is the explosion of additional users due to their smartphones and tablets -- "RTB will account for the way ads are served to a majority of these users," he said.
For many publishers, buyers and agencies, programmatic buying is no longer in the testing stage, Victor Milligan, CMO with Nexage, told CRM Buyer.
Instead, they are moving toward adopting programmatic buying as a strategic technology for both public and private trading, he said -- "in short, RTB and programmatic are rapidly shifting from a disruptor to a strategic foundation for mobile advertising."
If Not Now, Then When?
All that said, the majority of mobile ad demand, at this point in time, is still not RTB-enabled, Mike Cohen, vice president for performance and programmatic advertising with InMobi, pointed out.
"Real-time bidding is growing at exponential rates in the mobile advertising world," Cohen told CRM Buyer.
"Some notable publishers have announced they will be moving all or a majority of their inventory to RTB," he explained, but "compared to the online/desktop world, it is still a relatively small piece of the pie."
Cohen is of the mind that the market will see the dramatic shift to RTB for mobile in 2014 -- "the momentum is headed in the right direction," he said.
Others also see greater utilization in the coming year.
There is a continued glut of available inventory that RTB can address, David Scatterday, senior product marketing for mobile at DG MediaMind, told CRM Buyer. "The presence of excess mobile inventory, particularly on the Web side, drives publishers to embrace RTB in order to monetize unsold supply at efficient price points."


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© evertiq Components | February 20, 2015
RFMW and API Technologies inks distribution agreement
Under the agreement, RFMW will be an authorized distributor of a full range of standard, customisable and fully custom RF, microwave, and microelectronics products.
The partnership will introduce API's standard and configurable RF and microwave products to RFMW's sales channel. "We are pleased to have RFMW as a new distribution channel and look forward to partnering with them to offer a variety of our quick-turn product solutions to customers in the commercial aerospace, defense, and industrial markets," said Michael Valo, API Technologies Corp. "RFMW's expertise in customer support and product management will be an asset to us as we strive to expand our customer base worldwide." According to Joel Levine, President and CEO of RFMW, "API's product offering allows RFMW to help more customers find the solutions they're looking for and API's products add a new dimension to the customer applications we can support." Going further, Mr. Levine added "Broadening RFMW's product offering with API also allows more options for customer segments requiring U.S. manufactured components."
SkyWater chosen for volume US manufacturing of temperature sensing chip Foundry partner, SkyWater Technology, has been chosen by investment firm, Asymmetric Return Capital (ARC) and Linear ASICs, a fabless analog and mixed-signal semiconductor company, to volume manufacture a microchip with temperature sensing capabilities used in a low-cost, smartphone-enabled wireless patch that assists in the remote detection of COVID-19.
Samsung expands with new NAND flash facility Samsung Electronics plans to expand its NAND flash production capacity in Pyeongtaek, Korea, in order to improve its ability to meet demands from emerging technologies.
ASML ships first-generation multibeam inspection system 'eScan1000' ASML Holding NV says that it has completed system integration and testing of its first-generation HMI multibeam inspection (MBI) system for 5 nm nodes and beyond.
Cognex takes measures to counter deteriorating market conditions Machine vision technology provider, Cognex Corporation, says it is taking significant steps to reducing expenses due to deteriorating market conditions and to position the company for growth when conditions improve.
Verkotan selects PWC technology from Rohde & Schwarz Test and measurement specialist Rohde & Schwarz has recently introduced the R&S PWC200, the first plane wave converter (PWC) on the market. Verkotan is the first independent test house to choose this technology to test 5G NR FR1 base stations over-the-air (OTA).
Kurt Sievers takes the helm at NXP At its annual general meeting of shareholders, the appointment of Kurt Sievers as the company's next CEO was overwhelmingly approved.
Excelitas' Qioptiq subsidiary expands with new plant Excelitas Technologies, a company delivering photonic solutions, sats that its Qioptiq subsidiary held a ground-breaking ceremony last week to mark the beginning of construction for a new factory in Göttingen, Germany.
Farnell adds Sorensen power supplies to its roster Distributor Farnell announces that it has added Sorensen, the premier DC programmable power supply brand from Ametek, to its range of power supplies.
Infineon raises EUR 1 billion following successful share placement Infineon informs that the company placed 55 million new shares, following an accelerated bookbuilding process with institutional investors, under the exclusion of subscription rights. The shares were placed at a price of EUR19.30 per share, meaning that the company managed to raise EUR 1.06 billion.
Skeleton Technologies strengthens management with new COO Skeleton Technologies has appointed Ants Vill, former Vice President of Product, as Chief Operating Officer.
SiPearl chooses Germany for its first international operational subsidiary SiPearl, a designer of the microprocessor for the European exascale supercomputer, is opening its first international subsidiary in Duisburg, in the Ruhr region, Germany, in order to build closer connections with its German partners and future clients.
DELO reports increased revenues despite current pandemic DELO closed the financial year that ended on March 31 with a turnover of EUR 163 million. This is an increase of almost 5% compared to the previous year (EUR 156 million).
China falls far short of its "Made-in-China 2025" goal IC production in China represented 15.7% of its $125 billion IC market in 2019, up only slightly from 15.1% five years earlier in 2014. IC Insights forecasts that this share will increase by 5.0 percentage points to 20.7% in 2024 (one percentage point per year on average).
COVID-19 highlights the gravity of the secondary market for SME Cha Jin-Seok, Chief Financial Officer of SK Hynix, said it best in the company's Q1 earnings call, "Because of a never experienced pandemic, even basic business activities such as maintaining normal operations and predicting future demand have become challenging tasks."
GlobalFoundries to implement ITAR at US manufacturing facility GlobalFoundries plans to implement export control security measures at its most advanced manufacturing facility, Fab 8, in Malta, New York.
Rebound Electronics expands in Asia The independent supplier of electronic components says it is investing to increase its market coverage in Asia with the opening of several new offices and setting up a customer service & telesales centre.
Samsung expands foundry capacity with new production line Samsung Electronics says that it plans to boost its foundry capacity at the company's new production line in Pyeongtaek, Korea, to meet growing global demand for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) solutions.
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Watertightness and IP rating
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A headlamp's watertightness is ensured by its IP rating
This rating classifies the level of protection offered by equipment against ingress by solids (e.g. dust) and liquids (e.g. water, oil).
Two standards govern the IP rating
- The IEC 60529 standard involves all electronic products, including headlamps. It defines the levels of protection against solids and liquids and describes the tests to be done depending on the product's IP rating.
The IP rating consists of two digits:
- The first digit indicates protection against solids.
- The second digit indicates protection against liquids. More commonly called watertightness.
|1st digit (tens)
Protection against solids
|2nd digit (ones)
Protection against water ingress with harmful effects
|No protection
|No protection
|Protection against solids greater than 50 mm in diameter
Protection against vertically falling water drops
|Protection against solids greater than 12.5 mm in diameter
Protection against water drops (15° from vertical)
|Protection against solids greater than 2.5 mm in diameter
|Protection against solids greater than 1.0 mm in diameter
Protection against spraying water
|Dust protection
Protection against water jets
Completely protected against dust
Protection against powerful water jets
Protection against temporary immersion
-1 meter for 30 minutes
Protection against prolonged immersion
duration and depth defined by the manufacturer
NB : When a criterion has not been tested, the number is replaced by X (e.g., IPX6 indicates that the product has not been tested for solids).
- ANSI/PLATO FL 1 standard defines an additional concept by giving test acceptance criteria for the IPX4, IPX7 and IPX8 ratings.
|The lamp functions just after the test and 30 minutes after the test.
Water drops allowed in the lamp after the test, provided there is no short-circuit or electrical fault.
|The lamp functions just after the test and 30 minutes after the test.
No water allowed in the lamp after the test
To define a headlamp IP rating, a manufacturer can rely solely on the IEC 60529 standard by defining its own test acceptance criteria, or use the acceptance criteria given in the ANSI/PLATO FL 1 standard.
What watertightness tests are done on Petzl headlamps?
To claim an IP rating on its headlamps, Petzl chose to do its testing internally. Petzl follows the test protocol defined in the IEC 60529 standard and the test acceptance criteria from the ANSI/PLATO FL1 standard.
Petzl has a test laboratory (oscillating tube, water tank and watertightness chamber) that allows the necessary tests to be done in order to determine the watertightness of a lamp.
What are the IP ratings of Petzl headlamps?
All of our headlamps are at least IPX4 (weather resistant): a rating suitable for most headlamp use in rain, snow or a humid environment.
The e+LITE® lamp is IPX7 (watertight to -1 meters for 30 minutes in fresh water).
The DUO S lamp is IP67 (watertight to -1 meters for 30 minutes in fresh water and dust tight).


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Hi guys. Long time no speak eh.
I also felt like I was in a style rut. My style definitely isnt cool or cutting edge. I know what I like and I know what I feel good in. My style is so different to what's also "in" right now and paired with the fact I spent about 8 months dressed like I did when I was 15 (holla @ those former emo kids) I just needed a kick up the but to get my fashion mojo back a bit! I didnt buy any clothes in all of April, and to be honest most of March too! However the past weeks I've been trying new things and trying to piece together a fresh take on my own personal style! I actually wrote a post once on how to find your personal style so if you wanted to check out the steps I took to do it then here it is!
This turned out to be a lil heart to heart hey! Im not really into the whole woe is me style of blogging. I like talking about the positives and my experiences and how I overcame them not just how I feel in the moment. I think it's because Im pretty shielded as a person anyway, I dont like the idea that people feel sorry for me or anything like that. Feeling vunerable is a huge no-no for me so I dont think I express myself as much as I probably should but there it is all typed up on the internet for the world to see.
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Dr. Greene, I am 8 months pregnant with a child affected by Propionic Acidemia, an inborn error of metabolism. My Doctor and Dietician warn that I will not be able to breastfeed, as the milk cannot be accurately measured. I will be able to pump, but the bonding attached to breastfeeding is something I really wanted. Do you know of any successful stories of breastfeeding with metabolic patients?
Each meal is a matter of life and death for children with propionic acidemia. Children need protein in order to grow and thrive, but for these children extra protein is a deadly poison.
Here's the problem: The amount they need to grow is a little more than the amount they can handle. Each meal becomes a delicate balancing act that can make the difference between normal development and long-term disability.
Knowing that your baby has this precarious illness must make the desire to nurse and comfort your baby even stronger. But, as cruel as it seems, even breastmilk can be dangerous, unless it is used in just the right way.
Propionic acidemia is one of what we call the inborn errors of metabolism. The individual metabolic disorders are rare, but taken as a group they are fairly common. I do know women who have nursed successfully with metabolic disorders. Some of the metabolic disorders make nursing difficult but still a great benefit.1 Others make nursing harmful.2
Normally, when we eat protein in our food, our enzymes break the protein down into molecular building blocks. We then reassemble these into the specific protein molecules and other substances our bodies need. Proteins are made up of amino acids.
In propionic acidemia, one little enzyme is missing, but this is enough to change an entire life. Without the enzyme propionyl CoA carboxylase, some common amino acids in protein (isoleucine, valine, threonine, and methionine), are only partially processed. One of the intermediate stages, propionic acid, builds up in the bloodstream.
The propionic acid causes poor feeding, vomiting, dehydration, floppiness, and lethargy, which usually show up in the first weeks of life, and can progress rapidly to coma and death. Seizures occur in about 1/3 of babies. If a baby survives the first attack, similar episodes may occur during an unrelated infection, constipation, or following a high-protein meal.
Some children sail through the early months without apparent problem and don't come to attention until much later in life.
Before it was recognized and treated, propionic acidemia was usually fatal. With right treatment, it is possible for children to grow and develop normally. The right treatment is crucial. It greatly improves children's odds but is not the whole story.
Some children are treated perfectly and still have bad outcomes. Others receive no treatment at all and thrive. Even within the same family, there can be wide variability of this disease. One boy was first diagnosed at age 5 because of mental retardation; his 13-year-old sister turned out to have the same level of enzyme deficiency but had no symptoms at all!3
The cornerstone of treatment is to restrict protein. Other measures can be helpful (supplementing with L-carnitine, supplementing with thiamine,4 using antibiotics to kill gut bacteria that produce amino acids, using alkaline treatment to decrease acid, treating any constipation immediately, etc), but without restricting protein, none of the other treatments help.
Generally with the low-protein diet, regular protein must be restricted to 1.0-1.5 g/kg per 24 hours. To get enough protein to grow and thrive, kids can supplement this with specially made proteins without isoleucine, valine, methionine, and threonine. This allows the total protein to be increased to 1.5-2.0 g/kg per 24 hours.5 The baby needs to be carefully monitored, especially during times of stress or infection, to achieve just the right balance of protein.
I was not aware of anyone who had breastfed successfully with propionic acidemia, so I contacted Iraj Rezani, M.D., the Chief of the Section of Metabolic Disorders at the Temple University Children's Medical Center and the author of the leading pediatric text on propionic acidemia. He explained that the act of nursing is impossible, even once a day, because the concentration of protein in human milk (1.5%) is just too high-even in small amounts. In those few precious days after a baby is born and before a mom's milk comes in, the concentration of protein is even higher in the little bit of colostrum that appears. Breastmilk must be pumped, diluted, and carefully measured to be safely used.
In the past few years, researchers at the Istanbul Medical Faculty in Istanbul, Turkey, have studied the possibility of safely breastfeeding children with inborn errors of metabolism. Unfortunately, to date, only one child with propionic acidemia was included in their studies. During three months of breastfeeding, that child had two metabolic emergencies and was quickly switched to a low-protein formula. (Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease. 28(4):457-65, 2005.)
Ross Labs (with whom I have no affiliation) has designed a comprehensive line of medical foods designed to meet nutrition needs in people with this and other inborn errors of metabolism (more than 3 dozen in all). I applaud them for addressing the needs of families with these rare conditions. Propimex-1 is a ready-to-feed formula for infants and toddlers. Propimex-2 is designed for children and adults with propionic acidemia.
I am hopeful that, in your baby's lifetime, gene therapy will be able to replace the missing enzyme. For now, liver transplantation is the most effective way to do this.7 But unless and until your child has the enzyme replaced, the propionic acidemia diet should be followed carefully.
I feel for the poignancy of your situation. Because your baby was diagnosed before birth, I suspect there may have been another baby in your family who died. How hard this time must be for you!
I am a huge fan of nursing, but I am also confident that the love you already feel will surround and caress and comfort and nourish your baby. When people are denied their eyesight, their other senses become more powerful. I observe that when people who want to nurse are denied the opportunity, all of the other ways of bonding give rise to unexpected levels of closeness.


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Liberty News
Leading jeweler CEO speaks to business students
Every semester, Liberty University welcomes prominent speakers from across the professional, political, and spiritual spectrum, as a supplement to classroom learning. On Wednesday, business students heard from Marc Fink, CEO of Fink's Jewelers, one of the top jewelers in the country.
Fink spoke during a special Convocation hosted by the School of Business. (Convocation, typically held in the Vines Center for the entire student body, was cancelled on Wednesday to allow for various departments to host their own services targeted to their specific programs.)
Fink graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. He then attended the Gemological Institute of America in Santa Monica, Calif., and is a certified gemologist within the American Gem Society.
Fink took over the business 30 years ago, determined to build upon the success of his grandfather and father.
"In any type of business, you have to always be respectful of the generations who came before you and realize you are fortunate to be born into the family you were born into," Fink said.
Fink's Jewelers began in the 1930s with Marc Fink's grandfather pushing a jewelry cart selling jewelry. Fink's is now leading and operating 16 stores in both Virginia and North Carolina and is one of America's top 50 jewelers.
Marc Fink said what separates his company from others is its commitment to quality and being family-oriented. When they hire employees, they look for people who really care about others and want to serve, he said.
"Fink's Jewelers believes in helping each other, creating a team environment, and becoming the jeweler who guides their customer in all their future purchases," Fink said.
He challenged students to choose a career they will be happy doing 40 hours a week.
"Follow your dreams and do not do something you do not care about. Also, look for a company that cares about people because in the end they will care about you."
Also during the Convocation, Scott Hicks, dean of the School of Business, announced the school has received approval from its accrediting agency to move forward with its Master's of Science in Information Systems and Doctorate of Business Administration programs.
"This is very exciting. This is a huge step for this university and a huge step for the school in becoming a full-service School of Business," Hicks said.


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Washington, D.C., January 16, 2013 – Dr. James Coffman, former dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University (KSU) and an expert in leadership development, has been chosen to deliver the 2013 Recognition Lecture at the AAVMC Annual Conference in Alexandria, Va., on Sunday, March 10.
The Recognition Lecture is an annual honor given by the AAVMC to an individual whose leadership and vision has made a significant contribution to academic veterinary medicine and the veterinary profession.
Dr. Coffman plans to speak on the convergence of influences that are currently shaping academic veterinary medicine, including the decline in state assistance to public universities, high expectations for outside research funds, the high cost of in-house clinical education, the impact of these factors on high tuition cost, and possible solutions to the pressures of these interconnected forces.
Dr. Coffman's career is an example of progressive leadership in academic veterinary medicine. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1960, DVM in 1962 and master's degree in pathology in 1970, all from KSU. After earning his DVM, he operated a private equine practice in Wichita from 1962-1965. He served on the faculty of the Department of Surgery and Medicine at KSU from 1965-1969. After two years in private practice in Oklahoma City, Dr. Coffman served as professor of equine medicine at the University of Missouri from 1971-1981. He also was director of the Equine Center there from 1973-1977. Dr. Coffman returned to KSU in 1981 as the head of the Department of Surgery and Medicine. This marked the beginning of his 28-year tenure at KSU where eventually he served as dean of the college of veterinary medicine from 1984-1987 and university provost from 1987-2004. As a provost, Coffman developed a priority focus on furthering minority education and inclusion of minority groups in veterinary medicine, for which the AAVMC honored him with an Iverson Bell Award in 2005. He retired from KSU in 2009 where the university's James R. Coffman Leadership Institute was established and named in his honor.
Dr. Coffman has authored or co-authored more than 130 articles and book chapters and two books on veterinary medicine and post-secondary education, including the book Work and Peace in Academe: Leveraging Time, Money, and Intellectual Energy through Managing Conflict (JB-Anker), which addresses conflict and dispute resolution strategies in academic environments.
Coffman is a charter diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and served as its president and chair of the Board of Regents. He has served as president of the American Association of Equine Practitioners and as a trustee of the American Veterinary Medical Association's Professional Liability Insurance Trust, including two years as chairman. A career-long member of AVMA, he currently chairs the AVMA Task Force on Foreign Veterinary School Accreditation.
Past Recognition Lecturers have included former deans, federal government officials, researchers, and academicians.
To hear Dr. Coffman's lecture and join colleagues or other stakeholders in academic veterinary medicine, sign up for the AAVMC's 2013 Annual Conference and Iverson Bell Symposium at www.aavmc.org.
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Just a quick note to say this is my last week setting up the photo threads. It's been a great long haul since the beginning and I've learned a lot since then. I'm happy this thread was beneficial to others as well. But work commits are limiting my time to really just setting it up and even that is sometimes a stretch.
If anyone is able to set up the threads weekly (or however you want to do it going forward), be my guest.
If I don't follow you on Instagram, hit me with a follow @jonathanfmiller and I'll hit you with one back. And if you follow me and I don't follow you, please shame me in a DM and I'll fix it real quick.
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A sawmill in Fort St. James has closed temporarily to clean up sawdust after two recent sawmill explosions at other plants, said John Allen, president and CEO of the Council of Forest Industries.
"I'm aware of one mill that's taking some down time to remove dust, but not because it's dusty ... they will start up again," Allen said. "Dust removal is now a high priority in mills."
The mill took the step because there is an order out from WorkSafeBC for immediate cleanup, said Steve Hunt of the United Steelworkers union.
There is no proof that the highly flammable dust is responsible for either explosion, but it is one common denominator, Allen said.
"We don't know the cause of these fires yet and so I think it's premature to reach any conclusions that it's a dust issue. Could be, but nobody knows for sure yet."
Allen and Hunt were speaking outside a hastily-arranged meeting of provincial government, WorkSafeBC, industry and union leaders in response to the recent deadly sawmill explosions in Prince George and Burns Lake.
Labour Minister Margaret MacDiarmid said the group representatives, which included WorkSafeBC, have agreed to form a working group to immediately address worker safety in sawmills.
"There's a commitment on the part of the union, industry representation and WorkSafe to immediately form a working group that will look at that plain language, look at best practices to address the things that we believe may have been responsible for the explosions and continue to work together on worker safety," she said.
"WorkSafe does not know with certainty what caused the explosion in Burns Lake and of course the investigation in Prince George is just starting.
"WorkSafe is going to come up with ... what they can say with certainty has been ruled out, the common factors here and the order that's coming from WorkSafe, which will go out to the industry tomorrow, asks industry to look carefully at dust, so sawdust, and asks them to look at ignition sources. It's not to say conclusively that we know that either of those two things are what have caused these explosions, but there's the possibility and this is a precaution."
The union's Hunt said knowing what possible causes WorkSafeBC has ruled out will provide some peace of mind to mill workers who are increasingly concerned about their personal safety.
Asked whether WorkSafeBC is moving fast enough in its investigations, Hunt said: "I don't know if you can ever go fast enough when people are dying for a living, but hopefully what we can do now is take some steps to ensure that no on else is harmed."
WorkSafeBC on Tuesday ordered sawmills across the province to immediately investigate sawdust levels and other possible workplace hazards in their facilities, saying the review is urgently needed given explosions at two northern mills in just under three months.
The order came after a massive explosion and fire at the Lakeland sawmill in Prince George Monday night. Two workers died and 22 were injured.
In January, a similar explosion and fire at Babine Forest Products in Burns Lake killed two men and injured 19 others.


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Chargers fans are listing a number of reasons for turning their back on the Bolts and refusing to renew season tickets.
Increase in ticket prices. Decrease in wins. Having to drop an Andrew Jackson to park your car. Unobstructed views. A chance to see a real winner – the Zolos.
But Bobby Hood, who has had season tickets in the family since 1961, the Chargers' first year in San Diego, heard a different reason from one friend.
When Hood called the business associate Wednesday, asking if the man and a friend were renewing their tickets, the guy said, "No, we're not going to renew them because we're Norv Turner fans, and we are now Cleveland Browns fans."
"I just laughed my (rear) off," said Hood. "I told him, 'I think you're the only one in town with that excuse.'"
Running with Ryun
Jim Ryun, silver medalist in the 1,500 meters at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, spoke to more than 300 members of the San Diego Track Club this week.
Making the occasion moving to Ryun was where he spoke – at the Balboa Stadium track.
"A lot of wonderful memories," said Ryun, now 65.
On June 27, 1965, Ryun, then 18, raced head-to-head against the world's best milers at Balboa Stadium. Included in the field: New Zealand's Peter Snell, the reigning Olympic 1,500-meter champion.
In danger of being boxed in, Ryun made a move with about 300 yards to go, then held off Snell, winning in an American-record 3 minutes, 55.3 seconds. Ryun also broke his high school record, a mark that stood for nearly 36 years.
Said Ryun, "I kind of prayed my way through the last 300 yards."
Mile and more
Ryun has appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated more often than any track and field athlete: seven times …
Wondering how fast you can run the mile? Show up at La Costa Canyon High on Saturday, Feb. 23. Cost is $10 for students, $20 for adults. There are heats for all ages and speeds. First heat: 9 a.m. Funds benefit LCC athletics …
In the aftermath of ESPN analyst Jay Williams asserting that members of the 2002-03 Chicago Bulls smoked marijuana before games, Dan Patrick asked Charles Barkley if he smoked weed during his playing career.
"It didn't do much for me," said Sir Charles. "It only made me want to eat potato chips."
'Seinfeld,' Kramer, USD
Talking about junior forward Dennis Kramer sometimes playing too stiff, USD coach Bill Grier uncorked a sit-com comparison.
"Did you ever see that "Seinfeld" episode where Jerry tells, fittingly, Kramer, that he's never seen him in jeans? So Kramer puts on these jeans that are so tight he can't bend.
"Sometimes that's how Dennis plays." … If you haven't seen the "Seinfeld" bit, google it. Hilarious …
Pop and culture
The Globetrotters – tossing a bucket of confetti on fans instead of water, the dribbling displays, running the weave to "Sweet Georgia Brown" -- play at the Valley View Casino Center tonight. Tipoff: 7.
Bumper sticker spotted on a beat up pickup in Poway: Is There Life After Death? Touch a Cowboy's Truck and Find Out …
Warning: "Bachelor" comments looming. Gotta wonder how bright Sean is if it took him this long to boot Tierra. Here are TJI's odds on the Final Four:
AshLee 2-1; Lindsay 4-1; Catherine 6-1; and Dez 15-1, but even odds to hang her brother by the, uh, ears after he apparently challenges Sean to a fight in Monday's hometown visit …
This week's fitness tip: Keep a baseball in your car, not to fire a fastball in a fit of road rage, but to massage your back, legs and buttocks during the commute. Feels good. Trust TJI.


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Whether you are looking for a gift for employees or a giveaway for consumers, a collapsible cooler is the perfect products to satisfy these marketing needs and more. Used by just about anyone, companies in nearly any industry can easily incorporate these items into their campaign efforts. Plus, they can be easily transported to events by purchasers and back home by recipients as these items gain more and more impressions with every use. And don't think that they are only appropriate for summertime campaigns or big tailgating events. There is actually a wide range of different types of these collapsible coolers available including small lunch bags styles to big event rolling models, so anyone is sure to find the perfect design to fit their needs!


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Part of the beauty of the internet and HTML is its inherent serendipity – links lead you somewhere, and other links lead you somewhere else, beyond, anywhere. Yet, serendipitous as the web may be, few sites encourage this sort of haphazard exploration.
As developer Derek Powazek writes, "Serendipity powers the social web. It's why every website has a "share this" link. Serendipity is at the core of why Twitter is fun, YouTube is valuable, and everyone you know has a Facebook account."
In fact, argues Powazek, "we should be designing for serendipity."
Unfortunately, things like the bottom line, advertising dollars and other external forces mean web designers are tasked with keeping you on a page, not sending you off to discover something else. Even Powazek's examples, like YouTube's "related videos" section is inherently designed to keep you on YouTube's page. But the way it keeps you on YouTube is by creating a potentially serendipitous experience.
Nothing is going to change the need or desire to keep visitors on your page, particularly if eyeballs on those pages are your source of income, but adding the element of the accidental discovery to your site can make it even more valuable for your visitors.
Here's more advice from Powazak (who is a former Webmonkey, by the way):
If you make a website, take a look at it and ask yourself, "when someone comes here looking for one thing, where do I have the opportunity to tell them about something else?" It could be in a footer, for example. This can be tricky, because you don't want to interrupt a self-directed experience. Just look for the cracks where you can leave hints about what else is available. Hint: Newspapers have been designed this way for years. Crib, crib heartily.
There are many serendipitous routes that lead people to your stuff. Understand what they are and nurture them. But don't become over-reliant on them. Design your stuff to create serendipitous connections between things. Look for every opportunity to hint that there's much more to be discovered. Take the time to design the serendipity in to the experience.
Or, you could watch this video about drinking monkeys and see where that leads you:
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Kansas-based Lawing Financial opens office in Nashville
Lawing Financial, a financial advising firm based in Overland Park, Kan., opened a Nashville office last week.
The firm, with more than $3 billion in assets, advises clients on retirement and wealth management, estate and retirement planning, tax-reduction strategies and business succession management. Lawing has about 90 investment advisers, more than 35 staff members and eight locations, including new offices in Denver and Minneapolis.
"The team-based experience of the Nashville team members makes them a perfect fit for our firm's culture, and we expect them to further thrive by joining with our resources, experience, and specialists," CEO and President Kerry Lawing said.
Lawing comes as existing banks and wealth management firms add to their financial advising teams. Wunderlich Securities and Avondale Partners have made new hires in the past year, as well as banks including Wells Fargo and Capstar Bank.
Patrick Moore, who came from Peachtree Planning of Tennessee, will lead the Nashville office at 213 Overlook Circle in Brentwood.
Reach Jamie McGee at 615-259-8071 or on Twitter at @jamiemcgee_.


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The star of the Swedish-language Millennium Trilogy has signed on to the Cannes sales title My So-Called Father opposite Vera Vitali.
Jan Blomgren of Bob Film Sweden AB is producing and will launch sales in Cannes. Nyqvist will jet in to meet buyers on May 18.
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Ulf Malmros commenced shooting recently in Sweden on the story of a woman who attempts to recreate the father she has always wanted after her arrogant parent suffers a stroke and forgets who he was. Disney will distribute in Scandinavia in autumn 2014.
"Ulf Malmros and I have lived with this project for four years," said Nyqvist. "It's a film with a universal theme where we challenge each other to take it a step further. Extremely gripping, but also very fun."
"The role of the father is written especially for Michael Nyqvist," said Malmros. "He insisted on the role when I pitched the story to him, and I cannot think of any actor who is better suited to do it."
Vitali is a rising Swedish star who broke out last year in the critically acclaimed miniseries Hinsehäxan opposite David Dencik. She has signed on to play Swedish legendary jazz singer Monica Zetterlund in the upcoming biopic Monica Z.
Malmros' Swedish directing credits include A Summer Tale, The Wedding Photographer, Slim Susie and Mommy's Boys.
Bob Film Sweden produces in association with Film I Väst, The Walt Disney Company Nordic, TV4, Molkom Film, GEL Investment, Nordsvensk and in association with Beachrose LTD, The Chimney Pot and Nyqvist Film. Production support comes from the Swedish Film Institute.


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International Football – Weekend Betting Preview
To help punters place their football bets, bwin.com has put together a betting preview for this weekend's Euro 2012 qualifiers involving the home nations. All odds quoted in the article were correct as of 12:00 on Friday, 2nd September but are subject to change.
For your free bet: click here
With the Premier League in the midst of a 13-day hiatus, attention turns to the international scene this weekend. All of the home nations are in action as their Euro 2012 qualification groups near their climax. England, Scotland, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are seeking wins to boost their chances of making it to the tournament in Poland and Ukraine next year, while Wales have the more modest target of ending a run of four qualification defeats in a row.
England are first up with a 19:15 kick-off against Bulgaria in Sofia this evening. Fabio Capello's men are not in the best of form having won just two of their last six matches. Nevertheless, they are unbeaten in Group G and top the table on goal difference from Montenegro. Meanwhile, Bulgaria have scored just twice in picking up a win and two draws from five matches. A 4-0 win over Lothar Matthaus' at Wembley almost a year ago to the day suggests England have the measure of their opponents this evening and the Three Lions are 23/50 to pick up all three points. A home success is priced at 25/4 and a draw is at 3/1.
Northern Ireland's game with Serbia in Belfast is less clear-cut. Nigel Worthington's men are a point better off than their opponents this evening, lying third in Group C. That said, Serbia are 11/10 favourites to win the game in bwin's 3Way football betting market, with a Northern Ireland victory priced at 12/5. Wins have been hard to come by for Norn Iron of late, with just one recorded in their last six games. Goals are also a rarity, with a 4-0 victory over Faroe Islands in their last outing a notable exception. Nevertheless, the hosts have only lost once in their qualification campaign so far and with Serbia not scoring more than once in their last four games, a draw looks the most tempting option at 23/10.
Republic of Ireland continue their impressive qualification campaign against Slovakia. Giovanni Trapattoni's charges have won four of their last five matches and lead Group B on goal difference from Russia and their opponents this evening. Slovakia's form has been shaky of late with defeats to Luxembourg, Bosnia Herzegovina and Denmark coming in their last six matches. Punters will therefore want to look past the odds on a draw (23/10) and Slovakia win (63/20) in favour of betting on an Ireland victory at 9/10.
This evening's other match involving a home nation is Wales v Montenegro. The two teams are in Group G along with England but are at opposite ends of the table. While Montenegro are only behind leaders England on goal difference, Gary Speed's men are bottom without a single point. Five defeats in their last six suggest Wales are set for another disappointment, with odds on a Welsh win of 21/10 not likely to tempt many. Montenegro are 13/10 to take all three points in Cardiff although as the away side have scored just four goals in their five group matches so far, Wales could yet scrape a draw at 11/5.
This leaves Scotland, who take on Czech Republic tomorrow. It is a must-win game for Craig Levein's side, who are looking to take the runners-up spot behind Spain in Group I. Czech Republic look good to finish second at present, although with the Scots just four points behind and with a game in hand, a win on Saturday would put them firmly in the driving seat. Scotland go into the game in much better form than their opponents, making them the best bets for the victory at 3/2, with a draw priced at 21/10 and a Czech success at 37/20.
International Football Betting Preview
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Look what the cat dragged in. Samsung's finally given its first 7-inch Galaxy Tab Android tablet a proper successor with sharper screen, an additional camera and the delicious Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Talk about long overdue update.
We might not have had the kindest words to say about the original Galaxy Tab back in 2010, but it's undeniable that it paved the way for 7-inch tablets to go up against the iPad.
Since the Tab, Samsung's done nothing but make tablets in every size imaginable. We took a look at the Galaxy Tab 8.9 back in October.
New on the 10.5mm thick Galaxy Tab 2 is a 1GHz dual-core processor (up from a single core), 1024x600 PLS LCD display and 1GB of RAM (up from 512MB). In addition to the 3-megapixel camera on the rear is a VGA (640x480) front-facing camera for video chatting, 16GB or 32GB of internal storage, a microSD slot and a 4,000 mAh battery.
Of course, the star is going to be Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Like all Galaxy Tab tablets and Galaxy smartphones, Samsung's TouchWiz skin will sit on top of Android 4.0. What a good way to give the ICS train a boost for some Chrome for Android Web browser lovin'.
Tablet hounds will notice that the bezel sports a slight girth on the top and bottom as it does on the Galaxy 10.1N. It's a slight cosmetic design that won't hamper usage in any way, but will help ol' Sammy avoid more courtroom battles with Apple over patent designs. I'm not digging it, but that's the minimalist in me speaking.
Thus far, pricing has only been announced for Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and the U.K., but expect news for other regions to be unveiled soon. Wi-Fi models look to cost about $420 to $463 (converted), whereas 3G models hover in the $523 to $556 (converted) region. Release should be sometime in March.


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Let $A\in\mathcal M_n$ be an $n\times n$ real [symmetric] matrix which depends smoothly on a [finite] set of parameters, $A=A(\xi_1,\ldots,\xi_k)$. We can view it as a smooth function $A:\mathbb R^k\to\mathcal M_n$.
1. What conditions should the matrix $A$ satisfy so that its eigenvalues $\lambda_i(\xi_1,\ldots,\xi_k)$, $i=1,\ldots,n$, depend smoothly on the parameters $\xi_1,\ldots,\xi_k$?
e.g. if the characteristic equation is $\lambda^3-\xi=0$, then the solution $\lambda_1=\sqrt[3] \xi$ is not derivable at $\xi=0$.
2. What additional conditions should the matrix $A$ satisfy so that we can choose a set of eigenvectors $v_i(\xi_1,\ldots,\xi_k)$, $i=1,\ldots,n$, which depend smoothly on the parameters $\xi_1,\ldots,\xi_k$?
Update - important details
- The domain is simply connected
- The rank of $A$ can change in the domain
- The multiplicities of the eigenvalues can change in the domain, they can cross
- The matrix $A$ is real symmetric
- $n$ and $k$ are finite
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- A relaxation of the conditions of the problem: For fixed $p=(\xi_{01},\ldots,\xi_{0k})$, can we find an open neighborhood of $p$ in the domain and a set of conditions ensuring the smoothness of the eigenvalues and the eigenvectors?


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My daughter's excited squeals snapped me out of a sundrenched daze. She'd been running around the Keiki Cove splash zone for 45 minutes. Her unbridled enthusiasm and bold moves (staring directly into the jets until water shoots her in the face) drew a crowd of onlookers. When new kids dared to enter, my 18-month-old pre-talking force of nature acted as ambassador, explaining with animated gestures how to properly use the splash zone.
My husband and I were in awe, both of her enthusiasm and at the fact we'd been sprawled on lounge chairs for almost an hour doing nothing. An impossible feat when you're parent to an active toddler. Aulani, a Disney Resort and Spa in Oahu, was now my happiest place on earth.
We chose Oahu for our family holiday because Hawaii truly is fabulous for toddlers. Kids between 18 months and four years of age have zero interest in being strapped to a stroller taking in local sights. They crave freedom, and need an outlet to exhaust their boundless energy. A day at the beach, powering through sand and splashing in the ocean, pretty much guarantees an early bedtime and sound sleep - the ultimate goal for any parent with young children. After a little research, I discovered a couple of services that made travelling to Oahu with kids even easier. Carving out time for a romantic dinner, or an adult-oriented activity, such as paddle boarding, ensured that all members of our family had a chance to unwind. Through Nannies Hawaii, I found excellent care for our daughter in each area of the island we visited.
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We started in Waikiki, where a car wasn't necessary. The condo-style Trump International Waikiki Beach Walk, TripAdvisor's No. 1 family-rated hotel in Waikiki, had full kitchens (great for making quick breakfasts) and a separate living room with balcony, which allows for romantic dinners after the kids go to bed.
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Off-beach activities that work well for little ones, included a visit to Honolulu Zoo, where the hippos and giraffes stole the show as far as my daughter was concerned, and finding Nemo at the Waikiki Aquarium. Both are within walking distance of most hotels, and are often crowd-free. Restaurants are plentiful in Waikiki. Happy Hour at Trump's Wai'olu Ocean View Lounge offers exceptional value for the entire family.
The oceanfront patio at Azure Restaurant in The Royal Hawaiian Hotel was my little piece of heaven in Waikiki. Under a canopy of twinkling lanterns, you'll dine on freshly caught fish (hand-picked at the auction that very morning), while listening to waves thunder on the shore. Try the five-course tasting menu, which includes Azure's signature Kona lobster tail risotto.
After the bustle of Waikiki, Turtle Bay Resort on the North Shore was a welcome retreat. Set on almost eight kilometres of beachfront, the property offers views of the area's famous big surf.
Three of Oahu's best known surf spots - Waimea Bay, Banzai Pipeline and Sunset Beach - are a 15-minute drive away. We liked to grab a picnic lunch from one of the many North Shore shrimp trucks, or a teriyaki chicken plate from Ted's Bakery, and watch the onslaught of towering waves pummel the beach.
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If you haven't thought of it already... Ideas for Tesla
If you haven't thought of it already... Ideas for Tesla
Wireless induction charging does have a cool factor and may be slightly more convenient than plugging in a cable, but it would come at the expense of lower efficiency (slower charging) and higher installation cost, which are pretty large obstacles to overcome...
and also presumabley a bigger hardware footprint on the car, but maybe not, I dunno
Inductive charging for the Tesla would be really inefficient. For the phones the coil is on the back of the phone and it is touching the pad so the gap is quite small. With a Tesla parked over the coil the gap would be far larger. Also, with a phone the loss of efficiency is no big deal since the amount of power is fairly small. With the huge amount of power required to charge the car it is a much bigger problem. Also, if there are any iron based parts of the car they would be affected also by the large magnetic field.
The EV1 had inductive charging. You still plugged in a cable, but there was no metal to metal contact. Instead the plug was paddle shaped and had an inductive coil.
I don't know what the efficiency loss was, but it might have been small given the very close contact and precise alignment.
You might wonder what the advantage was, though. I am not sure. I can think of lack of contact wear or corrosion and higher safety (or feeling of safety), when charging in the rain. I can't say that either of these is a significant advantage in real life.
Yes, and I would also wonder about the data link between an inductive charger and the car. Would it be as wideband and robust? Hard to imagine.
The main advantage of inductive charging is outside the home where the lack of a cable means copper thieves have nothing to steal. However, the logistics of having an inductive charger that could work with a wide variety of cars and the higher costs of charging due to the inefficiency of inductive charging are likely to be an insurmountable barrier for the foreseeable future.
I'd like a two door model S.
I'd like a pickup truck, think El Camino.
Well how about this use as tinting for any ev vehicle which actually Has pv cells in the tinting to keep charging the ev vehicle
Trivial and expensive. A few watts, when you need kilowatts.
Few watts could be enough to stop discharging while not used. Infinite time at parking lot without plugging in. For charging, especially while driving, it would be pointless effort. Real cars are not "solar racers" which are basically just mobile extremely aerodynamic lightweight solar panel movers in bicycle wheels.
I know this doesn't refer to inductive charging.
I think it would be great to have "solar panels" on the top of the car, like the roof, hood and trunk lid. I see that a company "Alta Devices" now makes a 23.5% efficient solar cell, and a company "SunPowerCorp" is making solar panels with that efficiency. I see that they have a 327Watt panel that is roughly 5Ft by 3 1/2Ft. Also, they make a 435 Watt panel which is roughly 7Ft by 3 1/2Ft. So, maybe one could extend the driving range with a 400Watt solar generating panel(s) on the car (integrated into the hood, roof and trunk lid) while driving. It might add maybe $1500 (I'm guessing on the numbers) to the cost of the car, as an option, but if it gives another maybe 50 miles to the range? it might be worth it. And, help keep the battery charged or slowly charging, while sitting in a parking lot.
lotsa threads on this. But, for example, the Karma's solar roof cost $5k or so, and generates a couple hundred watts. Shape, angle, time of day, parking in the sun, etc. all considerations. Generates maybe a couple of miles a day. Would take hundreds of years to pay off.
To get your 50 miles, park in the direct sun, all day, for 2 weeks or so. In the summer, as close as possible to the equator.
It takes 20kW to keep going at 60mph. 400W is 2% out of 20kW. 2% out of 250miles is 5 miles. 400W is overoptimistic value. You would not get that because angle of the Sun, unless you drive at noon in desert at equator. In real life in sunny day somewhere at mid-US you might get maybe two miles worth power extended range if you are lucky. Parked you might gain something like 2kWh / day with that panel.
It's just not worth it. Tiny panel that just keeps charge state constant when not plugged in could be worth the money, but anything bigger than that would be better used to put in more batteries.
The only thing a solar panel on the roof is good for is running a ventilating fan or some similar non-critical low power accessory. Even then it's not even remotely cost efficient. Solar panels on the roof of your house are a good idea, on a car, not so much.
here's an idea: auto drive. I would think a car with so much computer power as the Tesla, it would be great to include some of what google has been working on. also with computer auto drive, cars on the freeway that have this could link up and form a "train" (may be magnets in the bumper) and go faster with less energy.
Not even close. Check out the gear the Google car carries.
Ideas? More colors!
The main colors that seem to be missing from the Model S
Light Blue
Sea Green
I'm sure there are more, but these are other colors I would expect to see.
Chameleon? Neon green?
Isn't "sea" supposed to be blue? Sea Blue (looks like there is Sea green paint also. Weird).
the google car packs it all into a prius...a car that starts life without the kind of computer the Model S already has. sure its still going to need much more, but the Model S has lots of space throughout. the space in front of the firewall for instance. this is a long term goal, it just seems like this would be the right kind of forward thinking that would fit with such car. also there has to be a better solution to that salad spinner on the roof!
Inductive charging for the 'Supercharger' stations?
@Fog, I'm sure there are better and more unobtrusive systems that that "salad spinner". Google just goes with what works for now, and worries about hiding it later.
I don't think this is any more a technical challenge, we already have all kinds of sensors that are better than human eyes, and computer processing power is more than adequate to react faster than humans do. I think the problem is in software, making that tech to think as well as humans in unexpected situations is not that easy task. Making thinking "fuzzy" so that it can adapt and still do what you want it to do and not something else.
Think "Christine" combined with Hal 9000.
Considering even the side mirrors add 5% to the S' drag, or X' drag, and regs don't even allow rearview cameras yet ... Of course, Google has way more clout to throw around and strings to pull than TM.
Yes, the 400W for the 60MPH @ 20KW is small, 5%. But, if the speed is slower, say around town driving, 35MPH, say 11.6KW, then the 400W becomes a little more significant, about 3.4% and for the 250 miles it adds about 8.5 miles. But, also, if you figure driving say 20 miles a day, back and forth to work, for about 2 hours, then you have 11.6KW X 2 Hours, or 23.2KWH used. And, if you figure that the 400W is going for 10 Hours a day of sunlight, then you have 400W X 10Hours or 4KWH of power generated. Then, the 4KWH generated against the 23.2KWH used becomes about 17.2% generated of the power used.
So, for around town driving, it becomes more significant.
if you figure that the 400W is going for 10 Hours a day of sunlight
That's where your figures start to go wrong. To get max Sun power you need your panel to be facing Sun. Car surfaces rarely are pointing at the Sun. From that 400W panel you might get maybe 200W output at the best, and for daytime only fraction of the time panel is facing Sun, so that 200W shrinks even further to something like 100W if that.
for around town driving you are driving in shades of buildings most of the time.
Theoretical max and reality are not meeting here. Solar is weak, and continues to be weak even with a lot better panels than what we have now. You need big area that is facing the Sun without shades to make it useful, such as rooftops of buildings, not tiny roof of cars.
Instead of adding costly paint options why not offer a "vinyl wrap" option like here http://www.wrapstyle.com/gallery where one could get as tasteful or garish in expression as one wants without impacting production costs for TM? A re-wrap service would be possible too when the time comes for a refresh...
Sorry if it has been stated elsewhere here but I haven't figured out how to do a search across these forums.
Can/would TM recommend/sell an auxillary generator for emergencies or range extensions when there are no other options available?
I was thinking something similar to a Honda compact generator series like the model 20's that may fit in the front trunk or boot space for those times when range could become an issue and no overnight or side of road power source is certain.
I realize that this is treading close to being hybrid territory but may help overcome range anxiety especially for people doing long distance travel and can't risk being caught out.
Again, apologies if this is old ground as I am new on this site and very excited about the S after seeing it on a recent trip to DC. The X looks great too especially for us Down Under.
There's a site set up called Volkerize.com, which uses Google to search the public forums here. It (in the background) puts the string site:www.teslamotors.com/forum/forums into a normal search. (That works with any search engine, and any "site:", btw.)
Make a bookmark on your toolbar, and you can use it any time.
Thinking about a Model S variant - Police Interceptor. Maybe in a year or so after most of the reservation holders get there Model S's. Model S has a 5 star crash rating, is as roomy as a Crown Vic or Caprice and great acceleration... good starts for a police car. Sure more expensive but will likely save law enforcement agencies a lot of money in operating costs... Add bulletproof windows and additional EM shielding. The variant would be great for FBI, VIP protection, high end taxis or even Limos for government and corporate officials that want to make a green statement and cut costs.
Fleet sales add economy of scale that helps Telsa's bottom line and all Tesla customers - more Model S on the road means more availability of parts down the road and of course less pollution of course...
Good thinking. For taxis, just imagine the production line filled up for a few weeks with Yellow Cabs! Heh.
what if instead of a supercharging station, you had 60 miles of interstate with some type coil embedded and charged by huge solar panels and your Tesla was recharged for an hour or so as you drove over the charging coil. These are placed strategically across the country so you arrive with a charged vehicle running off battery for local transport.
might as well dream big...
For cop car heavy weight is also beneficial: Pit maneuver "Don't force it, get a bigger hammer"
A Tesla cop car would be great for stealth operations too...can sneak up for a bust, nice and quiet.
But going back to the solar panels on the car. Might be a good option for those who travel a lot.
we all know you don't want to let the batteries run down to nothing or you might "brick" the car. The solar panels could keep your state of charge fairly constant so the likelihood of "bricking" would be quite low (so long as your keep your car outside).
Not bricking your $35,000 battery might be worth the $1500 solar panel option in that respect.
I'd like to be able to order a customized seat. It's been a while since I sat in an S, but would like something more along the lines of what comes in high end Avalon- allows seat cushion to extend out. Recaro seats offer some of these bells and whistles for 2-3K .
The minute charge from car-roof solar would be inadequate for that. It doesn't begin to cover the 'Vampire' draws.
In any case, you can only brick the battery if you try really hard or are really stupid, or both.
@Brian H The minute charge from car-roof solar would be inadequate for that. It doesn't begin to cover the 'Vampire' draws.
I don't think so. Unless the 'vampire draws' are really huge, you can keep the battery state from reaching 0 with quite small solar panel. From Roadster owners manual after 50% charge has been reached it will lose only about 5% / week. Assuming same applies to Model S, 5% out of 85kWh is only 4.25kWh divided by 7 for / day draw = 607Wh. To negate that required panel is small, less than square meter.
As option it could be useful if you live somewhere where Sun is shining more or less regularly. Not for you canucks or us Finns, but for someone living in Florida or Las Vegas with sunny parking lot probably.
I think MS owners had found far larger draws originally: "To summarize, oweners are reporting a significant drop in indicated range when the car has not been used for some time. It appears to be in the range of at least 8% per day. Calculated power use of the model S is about 120W when not in use." The 4.0 seems to have dropped this considerably, though.
I would buy the optional solar panel, I live in Florida and am always parked in sunny parking lots...
@Brian H, that's with full battery. It says the same in Roadster manual. That loss slows down when batteries get closer to empty.