What is the best kind of GPS system for you? This depends on what you intend to use it for. Garmin 12 GPS is very good. There are various models of the 12, 12XL etc.
They can be found for under $150. The altimeter is usually off but once you find your position, most of the time the map tells me what my altitude is. They have a pretty decent battery life since you rarely ever use your GPS for 12 hours straight. The vendors selling GPS units are Garmin and Magellan, those are good brands and can meet your requirements quite well. There is a third player, Brunton (compass makers gone hi-tech).
They make very reasonably priced GPS units with lots of bells and whistles. Garmin GPS records the distance travelled, speed, average speed, etc. Make sure you get good battery life and enough memory to be useful. Mitac Mio 168 comes out well for my requirements but is more expensive, especially if you go for the tom tom mapping software too (voice directions when I'm out on my motorbike!) Most of the functions on GPS of this sort you can get from a map. Maps on pure GPS are not as good as on a GPS/PDA but good maps for these are usually expensive.
Some mountain rescue team members use PDAs with 1:25000 OS mapping data for recording search patterns etc. You really need to look at your own plans - for instance, most backpackers use GPS to "confirm" their position, and they don't use it to set waypoints, determine compass direction, navigate, etc. Many backpackers use it as an emergency navigation tool in Utah's deep, narrow canyons, where a map and compass can be almost useless.
One word of warning, take very seriously the statement on the front of all GPS units "Do not rely on this unit as the primary source of your navigation." It's always a good idea to have a map and compass with you when engaging in wilderness travel and use them right along with the GPS. It can actually be kind of fun to see how accurate you are with a compass and compare map routes with GPS routes to see why you ended up going the way you did.
What are the numbers on a compass for and how do you use a compass? The numbers on the compass are for degrees or headings. They will tell you what direction to proceed on. The first thing you need to do is figure out what kind of compass you have, a floating dial or a floating needle. As to emergency contact, you could buy an expensive Iridium/satellite phone - they can get a signal just like a GPS does. They run over $1,000. It may also be possible to rent one.
For real emergencies, not simply a vehicle breakdown, there is a GPS signaling device, much like ONStar (GM trademark), that can send an emergency signal. The final thing to do is to check in at the local ranger station, BLM office, forest service visitor center, etc., and see about leaving your itinerary with them, as well as a promise to check-out with them when leaving. If you don't check in, they would send someone out to check on you.


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If you're setting up a business and have some flexibility about where to locate it, you may want to give serious thought to an enterprise zone. Enterprise zones bring a wealth of opportunities for small businesses, such as tax reliefs, business rates discounts and easier access to planning permission. Here's how they work and where you can find them.
What is an enterprise zone?
An enterprise zone is typically a small area of the UK that has been set up to encourage investment and development. Consequently, small businesses that wish to establish themselves in an enterprise zone can benefit from a number of incentives, both financial and otherwise.
There are 48 zones around the UK that have been selected as part of the initiative. In these areas, start-up businesses have a number of benefits for up to five years, such as discounts on business rates, tax relief and a simplified application process for gaining planning application.
The government initially set out 24 zones in 2012 and then added another 24 to the list in 2016 and 2017 following the success of the scheme. The idea is to boost local economies while supporting small and growing businesses.
What tax reliefs and other benefits can businesses get?
The local authority in each area can decide exactly what discounts they assign to businesses in an enterprise zone, but you could be given the following:
Business rates – Either a discount or a complete exemption from paying rates. It could save your business up to £275,000 over a five-year period.
Tax relief – Businesses making large investments in plant and machinery in eight zones qualify for enhanced capital allowances, meaning they can set the whole cost of their investments against their profits
Planning permission – It's much easier to gain planning permission within the specific areas.
It's worth pointing out that you would have to choose either the business rates OR tax relief benefit, but you can have either alongside the planning permission assistance.
Where are the enterprise zones in the UK?
The entertprise zones in the UK can be found in England, Wales and Scotland, mostly in or near cities. Currently there is only one enterprise zone in Northern Ireland, in Coleraine.
Enterprise zones in England
If you are considering starting a business in one of England's new 24 zones, you will need to locate within the area before March 2021 or 2022. If you're looking to establish in one of the original zones, contact the local authority there to see if benefits are still available. The enterprise zones website can help you find your nearest enterprise zone in England.
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There are currently eight enterprise zones in Wales, and you can find your nearest zone here.
Scotland has four enterprise zones - which it calls 'enterprise areas' - across 16 locations. You can find your nearest enterprise area here.
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Apart from the obvious financial benefits and planning opportunities, there are many more good reasons for choosing an enterprise zone for the location of your business.
For starters, you would be getting established in an up and coming area that's likely to see an influx of people moving there and taking new jobs, bringing more prospects for rapid growth. For the same reason, you could also attract stronger talent.
Depending on how developed the area is currently, you might be able to get more space for your business as the commercial property prices may be cheaper. That can make a real difference when coupled with the leeway from the preferential rates. Most of these areas are in cities, so you could also base yourself closer to the centre than you might have expected – leading to greater footfall and brisker business. Finally, there is a push for developing the infrastructure in these areas, creating strong connections for your business.
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DUPONT – Mayor Mike Courts nominated and City Council confirmed Andrew Takata as the next City Administrator for the City of DuPont.
Mr. Takata's experience in municipal government spans more than 35 years with over 20 years as a City Manager. He has served as City Manager for the Cities of Atascadero, Newcastle, Yucca Valley, Banning, Calexico, Twentynine Palms, and most recently served as the Chief of Staff District 2 Supervisor for the County of San Bernardino.
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Raleigh–Durham International Airport (IATA: RDU, ICAO: KRDU, FAA LID: RDU) is located at Wake County, North Carolina, United States. The airport has 3 runways and serves 38 destinations.
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This paper presents an analysis of the debate over the concept of information between Marcia J. Bates and Birger Hjørland. To this end, the paper provides an overview of the Bates-Hjørland debate and places it in a historical context. It then outlines a research perspective that does not resolve the debate but instead, pragmatically, circumvents it.
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Just as the coast near Arnarstapi, Jökulsarlon glacier lagoon is a touristy Iceland destination that attracts flocks of photographers (even more so than the former). We have also been there at an appropriate hour (sunset), but I am rather unhappy with my photographs from that landmark. They are all somewhat boring; mostly because I could not decide whether to concentrate on details or the overall view. I may also have been biased by the many glacier lagoon compositions that I had already seen and did not start photographing with a clear vision of mine (which is not a good idea, of course).
This is a landscape composition that I find worth sharing. I like the moving ice in the foreground, which adds dynamic to the composition, and the bright, greenish-bluish iceberg in the centre was the most attractive icy sculpture in the entire lagoon.
The icebergs on the beach next to the lagoon were a similar case: photographed a million times in the best possible ways. My compositions are rather modest, but I am somewhat amused by this iceberg smiley. Maybe it will also conjure a smile on your face.


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He may never fully repair the damage to his reputation, but Tiger Woods' golf legacy is still intact, and Tiger Woods cards continue to be among the most popular hobby choices from the links.
The 2019 Masters gave Tiger Woods 15 major championship victories, and 81 PGA wins overall, which puts him just one behind Sam Snead for the all-time PGA wins record and not far from Jack Nicklaus' 18 total majors. Tiger Woods cards have always enjoyed strong demand and values will begin to push higher if he can break the records that once seemed a foregone conclusion. If that happens with the typical Tiger flair, there is a chance for a boom reminiscent of his early-2000 values, when he was unstoppable on the course.
View Tiger Woods card acutions with the most bids on eBay.
Despite there being quite a few Tiger Woods autographed cards on the market, they still maintain strong values based on generally low print runs and the very limited release of golf trading cards.
Counting down some of the truly elite cardboard, the following list represents many of the best overall options for Tiger Woods. While any Tiger Woods certified autograph card would be a great addition to a collection, several have emerged as favorites. In addition, the few Tiger Woods rookie cards also hold a special place with many collectors.
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Although the design looks very dated and more like a print or poster than a normal trading card, the Grand Slam Ventures The Masters Collection release remains popular despite not coming from an established card brand. That is because the factory set is considered by many to be home to the first standard Tiger Woods rookie card. As such, it will always have interest and value. There is also a gold foil parallel which is more hotly pursued by collectors.
The only "official" Tiger Woods base rookie despite coming years after his Grand Slam Ventures and Sports Illustrated cards, the 2001 UD release is a great value option. While there are several Tiger Woods cards in the 2001 Upper Deck Golf base set, card #1 is the one you want. Young, excited and passionate, this card typifies all the positive attributes of Tiger that made him a star.
When you think about it, it is pretty ridiculous how valuable these cards became. They were originally found in perforated sheets located inside the December 1996 Sports Illustrated for Kids magazines. Tiger Woods shares the page with eight other athletes, including Martina Hingis, Doug Flutie, Jerry Stackhouse and Lisa Leslie.
Given they are intended for children, it comes as no surprise that the design is clearly very basic. Although there are many reasons why it should be nothing more than a novelty, this true Tiger Woods rookie card is a great example of what makes collecting special. Even when it goes against all conventional wisdom, collectors inevitably decide which cards are valuable. And the 1996 SI for Kids Tiger Woods card is clearly valuable, with high-grades selling into the thousands.
2012 SP Game Used made big waves with the Inked Drivers Autograph set. The unique idea applied a metal slab that was designed to look like the face of a driver head. This metal surface became the canvas for the autographs. Also interesting, while Tiger Woods is normally among the toughest odds for autographs, SP Game Used has Tiger Woods in Group E, which features the most common autographs at 1:5 packs. There are also a few rare parallels, including Black (#/25) and Red & White (#/5).
2001 SP Authentic's Sign of the Times insert is a notable release that features multiple Tiger Woods autographs. In addition to the primary SOTT card, which is not numbered, Tiger is part of a special Red set that has seven different cards. The print runs here range from 274 copies down to just four. Six cards in the set showcase a high-profile win, and one card honors the "Tiger Slam."
The 2013 Goodwin Sports Royalty autograph for Tiger receives considerable interest based on its rarity and appealing design. Clearly borrowing from 1933 Sport Kings, this hard-signed option for Tiger Woods is included in Group A, with odds of 1:7,473 packs. Group A also features Michael Jordan, Nolan Ryan, LeBron James and Jerry Rice.
In fact, Woods has signed for many of the Goodwin sets over the years, so there are quite a few choices done with the more artistic look.
Another autograph from his inaugural Upper Deck set, the Player's Ink Tiger Woods features a horizontal layout with a green-and-white color scheme. Additionally, the card design incorporates a scorecard, further evoking the golf mindset. There is also a low-numbered gold parallel (#/25), if you need more of a challenge.
On the surface, this might seem bizarre because golf and basketball have nothing in common. However, Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan make for one formidable pairing. Combining Jordan's well-known love of golf, with both Jordan and Woods' dominance at their respective sports, and it begins to make more sense. Add to that their shared Nike and Upper Deck background, and the two seem well-suited to share space on a card together.
Pairing the signatures of two of the most influential and dominant athletes in modern sports, this is one amazing 2012 SP Authentic Golf card. The duo signed for several other sets over the years, as well, including 2014 Exquisite.
Speaking of Exquisite, the golfing debut for the premium set—UD's 2014 Exquisite Golf—naturally includes multiple Tiger Woods autographs. Noteworthy choices include the foil Signature Masterpiece, shadowbox Dimensions, and a few impressive multi-subject signature cards.
Many products fall flat because they are merely the rehashing of the same basic formula. Upper Deck took the right combination of old and new, and hit a home run with 2013 Upper Deck Tiger Woods Master Collection. The product is absolutely loaded with low-numbered Tiger Woods autographs that sell for huge amounts.
If you had to narrow it down, the Tiger Woods Exquisite Rookie Patch is the clear winner. Playing off the iconic 2003-04 Exquisite Basketball design, this is the biggest draw from a product filled with autographs from the golfing great. His Limited Logos auto patch is also pretty sweet.
As the other official rookie card for Tiger Woods, a decent supply and very good values have made this 2001 SP Authentic card one of the top-selling Tiger Woods autographs out there. Even with a print run of 900 copies, prices remain strong. The simple and modern SPA Authentic Stars design utilizes an on-card autograph to make for one of the most popular Tiger Woods cards ever issued. A gold parallel (#/100) offers collectors even more rarity.
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i have an autographed picture of Tiger woods at age 14 … It was acquired at the Feb 22,1992 Instant Quaker Oatmeal Today's Sports Ground Breakers … What is the value of this photo?
I have tiger woods spa 2001 rookie #/100 not graded but sealed in mint condition…anybody interested??
Anyone know the print run on the Jordan/Tiger Auto for 2012 SPA? I pulled on a few weeks ago.
I have 26 packs of unopened 2001 Premium Edition. Upper Deck golf cards / packs of 5 .
They have Tiger Woods picture on them and have no idea if I should sell them as is or open them and see what's in store !
Have a 2010 World of sports card # 302 autographed. It is suppose to be the most rarest card. I want to sell it but have no idea what its worth. Beckett doesnt even list the card. Can you please point me in the right direction.
I have the 1997 uncut masters gsv sheet that ends with Tiger. From what I read these sheets were not intended to be posters and are rare because people were hand cutting the Tiger card to get a better rating. I have seen later sheets for sale that end with 99 champ for $450 (5 years ago). Would this be considered a rookie card?
It's absolutely disgusting what certain companies do to produce low number productions of cards to demand ridiculous amounts of $'s for them. The autographed priced ones have gotten totally out of hand, and I can see that you support this kind of conduct by recognizing these cards. Why should a 2001 or even later card of Tiger Woods be worth more than a true rookie card from 1996 or 1997, just because a certain company only makes a few of them? It's really sick.
Mike Cohen � There is something out there for each collector and the whole point of this top list is to highlight multiple options that can apply to many different budgets and preferences. While you might prefer the earliest TW cards, plenty of collectors seek out Woods' autographs and the cards generally viewed as his official rookies.
I maintained a subscription to SI for Kids back then and got my copy of that card sent right to my door. Glad to have it. I've never been a huge golf fan but you can't build a collection of iconic 1990s sports figures without him.
I am honour to had pulled out of Exquisite Golf a TRIPLE AUTO OF WOODS/MCILROY/JORDAN out of /10, that would be my best TIGER WOODS CARD.
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In our postponed from Summer 2020 concert in Wells we will perform Mozart's Mass in C minor, a piece that many critics regard as Mozart's masterpiece in the field of religious composition, and which has a breadth of scale and a grandeur that recalls the great baroque choral masterpieces of Bach and Handel. We are also excited to be performing one of Mendelssohn's five great Psalms for choir and orchestra, music that is less often performed than the Mozart Mass, but which nevertheless echoes its majestic splendour. Also included is Haydn's orchestral depiction, so ahead of its time, of the imagined chaos before the creation, a moment in time that we hope to echo in two movements from the 'transparent and spacey' Sunrise Mass by the popular Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo. We will be joined by Southern Sinfonia, one of the most distinctive chamber ensembles currently operating in the UK, and an exceptional line-up of young soloists.
MOZART Mass in C Minor
OLA GJEILO The Spheres; Identity & The Ground (from Sunrise Mass)
HAYDN Representation of Chaos (from The Creation)
MENDELSSOHN Psalm 95
Katie Trethewey soprano
Rhiannon Llewellyn soprano
Andrew Henley tenor
Angus McPhee baritone
Richard Laing conductor
Tickets for this concert will go on sale in the Spring of 2021, both online through the website and at Wells Cathedral Box Office; they will also be available at the door on the night unless the concert is sold out. We would love to keep you informed when booking dates are announced, so we hope you will subscribe to our mailing list using the form on the Home page. Members of our Friends Scheme are entitled to a priority booking period before tickets go on general sale – for more information about the Friends Scheme, please go to https://www.somersetchamberchoir.org/support-us.htm#fr
This concert includes one interval and should end at approximately 9pm
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Louis Édouard Lapicque, né le  à Épinal (Vosges) et mort le  à Paris , est un médecin, physiologiste et anthropologue français.

Chercheur éclectique et aux approches scientifiques originales, on lui doit le concept de chronaxie en électrophysiologie, paramètre de l'excitabilité nerveuse.

Biographie

Enfance et formation
Fils d'un vétérinaire, Louis Lapicque suit sa scolarité au collège d'Épinal où il participe en 1884 à la création du premier club de football des Vosges. Après son baccalauréat, il étudie la médecine à Paris et obtient en plus de son doctorat en médecine, un doctorat ès sciences.

Début de carrière

Dès 1892, il voyage en Extrême-Orient où il mène des études sur la morphologie humaine. Grâce à ses deux doctorats, il obtient un poste de maître de conférence à la faculté des Sciences de Paris en 1899 avant d'être nommé professeur titulaire de la chaire de Physiologie générale. Étant membre de l'Académie de médecine et de l'Académie des sciences, il entreprend, dès 1903, des travaux sur l'excitabilité nerveuse humaine par le courant électrique et il contribue au développement de la neurologie.

Il publie un article très influent en neurosciences computationnelles et théoriques, en introduisant le modèle « intègre et tire » (integrate and fire), toujours très utilisé à l'heure actuelle.

Vie sociale et militantismes
Il épouse Marcelle de Heredia, devenue Marcelle Lapicque (1873-1960), neurophysiologiste également, fille de Severiano de Heredia, député républicain de la Seine en 1881 et ministre des Travaux publics en 1887. Leur neveu et fils adoptif Charles Lapicque (1898-1988) devint un peintre reconnu après des études scientifiques.

Républicain et franc-maçon initié en 1902 au sein de la loge Les Étudiants, il milite pour les idées socialistes, la laïcité, les libertés de culte et de pensée et les droits de la femme. Il se présente en 1906 dans la circonscription de Remiremont contre le nationaliste Maurice Flayelle n'obtenant que 11,21 % des voix. Altruiste, il demande à servir comme médecin militaire durant la Première Guerre mondiale en 1914-1915. Il devient ensuite médecin-chef au  d'infanterie. Il n'oublie pas sa région natale et participe avec Maurice Pottecher, Eugène Gley et Jules Méline à l'Association vosgienne de Paris. Il est également l'initiateur du journal l'Ouvrier vosgien.

En 1932, il est élu membre de l'Académie allemande des sciences Leopoldina.

Louis Lapicque est avec Charles Seignobos à l'origine de la communauté scientifique de l'Arcouest, surnommée Sorbonne-Plage, à Ploubazlanec où il a fait construire en 1895 une villa baptisée Roc'ar Hart (roc aux lièvres) et où il a commencé à recevoir ses amis et collègues..

Seconde Guerre mondiale et dernières années

Franc-maçon initié en 1902, il fait partie durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale des fondateurs en 1941 du Comité d'action maçonnique, groupe de résistance composante du réseau Patriam Recuperare. L'activité du comité permet la réactivation ou la création de 211 loges clandestines réparties dans 60 départements

Il repose dans la chapelle de sa belle-famille au cimetière des Batignolles.

Hommages

Un lycée et une rue (le quai Louis Lapicque) portent son nom à Épinal.

Publications

Monographies
 Dosage du fer dans les recherches physiologiques (1895).
 Observations et expériences sur les mutations organiques du fer chez les vertébrés (1897).
 Le Sud de l'Inde, le pays et les habitants, la religion (1904).
 Sur la grandeur des temps à considérer pour les phénomènes d'excitation, comparaison de la grenouille à quelques invertébrés marins (1905).
 Altération des fibres nerveuses myéliniques sous l'action des anesthésiques et de divers poisons nerveux (1922).
 La Chronaxie en théorie et dans la pratique médicale (1925).
 L'Excitabilité en fonction du temps. La chronaxie, sa signification et sa mesure (1926).
 Les Echanges de liquide. Première partie : Circulation. Deuxième partie : Données de chimie physique. Troisième partie : Echanges cellulaires (1926).
 Le Système nerveux et l'activité psychologique (1931).
 Les Poisons (1933).
 Quelques problèmes généraux relatifs au fonctionnement du système nerveux (1935).
 Le Mécanisme physique et le mécanisme chimique de la transmission nerveuse (1936).
 Physiologie générale du système nerveux (1937).
 L'excitabilité itérative (1937).
 La chronaxie et ses applications physiologiques (1938).
 La Machine nerveuse, Flammarion, Bibliothèque de philosophie scientifique (1943).
 Aiguillage de l'influx dans les centres nerveux (1944).
 L'Isochronisme neuromusculaire et l'Excitabilité rythmogène (1947).

Articles
 Sur le temps de réaction suivant les races ou les conditions sociales, Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences, tome 132, fascicule 24, 1901.
 Recherches quantitatives sur l'excitation électrique des nerfs traitée comme une polarisation, in: J. Physiol. Pathol. Gen., 9:620-635, 1907.
 La Conscience, fonction cellulaire, in Revue des Deux Mondes, 1952. (lire en ligne)

Préfaces
 Wladimir Drabovitch, Les Réflexes conditionnés et la psychologie moderne, Les Actualités Scientifiques et Industrielles, Paris, Hermann, 1937.

Notes et références

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 Edgar Douglas Adrian, « Prof. L. Lapicque », Nature, 171(4343), 153, .
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 Paul Chauchard, « À propos du cinquantenaire de la chronaxie : l'importance de l'œuvre de Louis Lapicque en neurophysiologie », Revue d'histoire des sciences et de leurs applications, Tome 13, n°3, 1960, pp. 247-258 (en ligne).
 Jean-Gaël Barbara, « Les heures sombres de la neurophysiologie à Paris (1909-1939) », in Lettre des Neurosciences, 2005, 29, 4 p. (en ligne).
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MONTROSE, Colo. -- Two gas station operators in Colorado are fuming about grocery stores they claim are selling gasoline below cost, reported the Denver Post.
The fight in Colorado is centered on the Western Slope town of Montrose and could affect fuel-pricing practices elsewhere in the state. Everyone is watching that to see how the court will rule, Roy Turner, executive vice president of the Colorado-Wyoming Petroleum Marketers Association, told the newspaper.
The state's 68-year-old below-cost selling law is intended to protect [image-nocss] small businesses from unscrupulous practices of larger rivals; 23 other states have laws similar to Colorado's Unfair Practices Act, said the report.
A court case in Oklahoma ended with a ruling against a Sam's Club for selling gas discounted below its cost.
The case in Montrose involves Parish Oil Co. and Ray Moore Tire & Petroleum, the report said. They claim in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Denver that the two City Market grocery stores have consistently sold gasoline below their wholesale costs. They are selling below cost to entice people to do their one-stop shopping, Turner told the paper. A number of our members are not able to compete when they are selling below buying prices. Some of them have gone out of business.
Parish Oil, which is a wholesale fuel distributor that sells gasoline at Humdinger's and other Phillips and Conoco stations, and Ray Moore Tire & Petroleum Service Inc., which shut down its gasoline pumps on Nov. 12, 2004, filed the lawsuit against Kroger, City Market's parent company, added a report by The Montrose Daily Press. Bassman said Ray Moore's Montrose station went out of business in March. Parish operates two stations in Montrose, as well as a wholesale operation, The Post said.
Last week, the case went before Judge Robert Blackburn, who told both sides to submit more information before he rules on whether City Market must stop its discounted sales.
Trail Daugherty, a spokesperson for Kroger and City Market, said that the company does not comment on cases in litigation.
Bob Bassman, an attorney representing Parish Oil and Ray Moore, told the paper that City Market argued in court that its gasoline discounts were part of an incentive program designed to bring in grocery shoppers. In recent years, traditional grocers have had to compete with discount stores such as Costco that sell groceries and gasoline.
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April 24, 2014 – Washington, DC – A majority of parents say playing video games benefits their children, according to new research released today by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). The report, 2014 Essential Facts About the Computer and Video Game Industry, reveals that 56 percent of parents say video games are a positive part of their child's life.
Other key findings include that 68 percent of families with children under 18 at home believe game play provides mental stimulation or education, and more than 50 percent believe games help them spend time together. Moreover, 58 percent of parents whose children are gamers play games with their kids at least monthly, and among parents who play with their kids, 88 percent believe video games are fun for the entire family.
"Parents across America recognize the widespread benefits of video games, including education, mental stimulation, and the bonding opportunities they create for families," said Michael D. Gallagher, president and CEO of ESA, the trade association that represents the U.S. video game industry. "Video games are a favorite pastime enjoyed by men and women of all ages, and millions worldwide who share their game play experiences with friends and family."
The report also found that parents monitor their children's game play. In fact, 95 percent of parents report paying attention to the content of the games their children play, and 91 percent are present when games are purchased or rented. Additionally, 88 percent of parents whose children play games believe the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) video game ratings are either very or somewhat helpful in choosing games for their children.
"Our industry has an unparalleled commitment to helping parents make informed entertainment choices, and these findings underscore the value of the ESRB rating system," Gallagher said. (Bart adds:) Personally I strongly advice all parents to play all games their children play and reflect on what they play in an interactive way with their children. Not all games are suitable for all kids – and you should invite them to play a broad variety of games – not just one genre over-and-over again. Especially since kids are very sensitive to patter-recognition (compare why kids love to read the same comic over and over or cartoons over and over) which makes it so addictive to play. It's good to stimulate to play multiple genres, set rules for when to play (after homework is done and checked) and never more than 1 or 2 hours continuously.
The 2014 Essential Facts also provides statistics on gamer demographics; the types of games played and the kinds of game platforms used; the top-selling video games; and other industry sales information. Notable findings include:
181.3 million Americans play video games;
51 percent of U.S. households own a game console, and those that do own an average of 2;
The average game player is 31 years old, and 39 percent of game players – the largest age segment – are 36 or older;
Gamers play on-the-go: 44 percent play on smartphones, and 33 percent play on wireless devices;
Casual and social game play on mobile devices and online increased in popularity by 55 percent from 2012 to 2013; and
Consumers spent more than $21 billion on game content, hardware, and accessories in 2013.
Essential Facts is the most in-depth and targeted survey of its kind. It is conducted by Ipsos MediaCT, gathering data from more than 2,200 nationally representative households (Bart adds: in the USA).
ESA offers services to interactive entertainment software publishers, including conducting business and consumer research; providing legal and policy analysis; advocating on First Amendment, intellectual property, and technology/e-commerce issues; managing a global content protection program; owning and operating E3; and representing video game industry interests in federal and state government relations. For more information, please visit www.theESA.com
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Environmental risks and social inequality are making the world more complicated and unpredictable. Customers are increasingly aware of their personal impact on the world and businesses must work hard to build and maintain their trust. Growing pressure on natural resources and poor global stewardship may increase our costs, restrict our access to key raw materials and make our global supply chains more volatile. In addition, as governments and the wider public demand improvements in supply chain transparency, stewardship and accountability, legislation in this area is becoming increasingly sophisticated and challenging.
As one of the most trusted Brands on the high street, we believe our role is to reassure our customers and key stakeholders that our products are ethically and sustainably sourced. To do this, we must look beyond our operations to the wider supply chain, where the biggest impacts occur. Each year we sell around 3 billion items, produced by over 2,000 suppliers. We estimate that our suppliers source raw materials from around 20,000 farms and 100,000 smallholders, with our entire supply chain involving around 2 million people. We also use non-merchandise goods and services to support our operations - from equipment for new stores to cleaning, security and catering.
Commitments and targets
We aim to enhance the lives and support the local communities of the people who work for and with us. We're committed to source responsibly and we work closely with our suppliers make sure they respect human rights, promote decent working conditions and improve sustainability across our supply base.
We source products and commodities from more than 70 countries, so our supply chain is very complex. We introduced our ethical trading programme, including ethical audits of our supply chain, during the 1990s, and we've worked hard to make sure supply chain workers enjoy decent working conditions.
We have a responsibility to ensure workers' rights are at the forefront of our decision-making and minimum standards are upheld in order to respect human rights, promote decent working conditions and improve sustainability across our supply base. This applies regardless of whether we are sourcing items to sell or use within our business.
Our Human Rights Policy and Code of Ethics and Behaviours reinforces our commitment and responsibility to respect internationally-recognised human rights and the principles and guidance contained in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. We are also signatory to the UN Women's Empowerment Principles and UN Global Compact. Find out more about our approach to respecting human rights.
We comply with the UK Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP), dealing with our suppliers fairly and lawfully. We also support the work of the Gangmasters & Labour Abuse Authority to remove worker exploitation from the food supply chain and have signed up to its Supplier / Retail Protocol.
We've increased our transparency on responsible sourcing. In 2016, we published for the first time an interactive map featuring the locations of all our active clothing and food manufacturers and in 2017 we extended it to cover our homeware and beauty product manufacturers. We also began to disclose additional information on our approach to auditing and audit results within our Food and Household supply chain and Clothing and Home supply chain. .
Our approach to responsible sourcing focuses on:
Understanding our supply chain and establishing and maintaining clear minimum global supplier standards appropriate to the industries and countries manufacturing and supplying our goods and services
Global Sourcing Principles
It is our suppliers' responsibility to achieve and maintain the requirements of our Global Sourcing Principles and to enforce them within their own supply chain. They must be able to demonstrate that they are doing so.
We aim to achieve our objectives by developing clear and agreed standards with our suppliers, supported by regular visits and a policy of continual improvement. We apply strict sanctions when our standards are not met, or where there is no commitment to improve standards.
We are committed to working with our suppliers in an open, constructive and transparent manner and we require our suppliers to do the same.
In 1999, we joined the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) and developed a set of principles in partnership with our suppliers. These principles were based on the ETI Base Code and established our requirements for suppliers to comply with all relevant local and national laws, particularly on working hours and conditions, living wages, health and safety, rates of pay, terms of employment and minimum age of employment.
We reviewed and updated our Global Sourcing Principles in 2014 to reinforce our expectations on the environment, cover gender equality and a wider range of community human rights issues such as land rights and small holders. To reflect our revised approach to human rights and to incorporate the requirements of the UK Modern Slavery Act we made further revisions in May 2016. These were further updated in 2018.
In updating our principles we have drawn from the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the UN Human Right to Water and Sanitation, the UN Women's Empowerment Principles, and the Children's Rights and Business Principles as well as a number of internationally recognised codes including the ETI Base Code and the Global Social Compliance Programme Reference Code. In doing so, we have attempted to ensure our requirements are aligned with internationally recognised standards in order to help promote comparability between the standards of different buying companies and reduce the level of compliance burden on suppliers.
These principles are a contractual requirement and where relevant are reinforced in our standard terms. They set out what is required and expected from our contracted suppliers – those with whom we have a direct contract for goods and services – to ensure their workplaces and ways of working meet acceptable standards.
It is the supplier's responsibility to achieve and maintain these standards and to enforce them within their own supply chain. As our business relationship develops, we expect our suppliers to raise their standard and continually improve working conditions and their environmental performance, taking account of international best practice.
Suppliers must agree with us in advance the production site or workplaces to be used and no subcontracting of our orders from these agreed locations is allowed. All products we sell must also be labelled with their country of origin.
Find out more about our approach respecting human rights including land rights and smallholders.
We are committed to achieving greater supply chain transparency and, where appropriate, traceability of our key raw material sources.
We actively map our supply chain including our direct and indirect supply chain relationships. We require all first tier Food and Clothing & Home production sites (which we define as making whole/finished products) to be fully disclosed to us. We use a number of tools to manage this information including the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (Sedex) and our internal product lifecycle management software.
In April 2016, we published an interactive map featuring the locations of our active first tier clothing and food manufacturers. We added all sites used to make M&S home and beauty products onto the map in April 2017. The map was also extended to disclose sourcing information about some of our key raw materials, including beef, milk, fish, tea and coffee and man-made cellulosic fibres. Details on gender split and existence of a trade union or workers committee are also disclosed. We update this map every six months. Please click 'Find out more' in the footer of the map to understand more about the information disclosed on this map.
All food processing sites (e.g. abattoirs) and farms, growers and fisheries used to supply all the meat, poultry, eggs,, dairy, seafood, fruit, vegetables and salad crops used in M&S fresh or prepared products are approved and known to M&S. Due to the nature of the global trading system it is incredibly difficult to trace batches of commodity raw materials (e.g. cocoa) from farm to factory to retailer. Find out more about our approach to sourcing raw materials, commodities and ingredients.
In 2016, we publicly disclosed where we source our wild-caught fish and shellfish and farmed fish and shellfish together with information about the management of each fisheries and farms, environmental impacts and presence of third party certifications and improvement projects. We also published details on the farms used within our M&S milk pool on our interactive map in September 2017 and our beef supply chain in May 2018. We are in the process of consolidating this information and aim to add details of further primary food raw materials on a continual basis. We will do this in an appropriate way and in due consideration of the human right to privacy on the basis that raw materials are often sourced from locations which are not just businesses they are generally also people's homes.
In the case of Clothing & Home, lower tier sites contracted by our first tier suppliers to make elements of production (e.g. dying, laundering, printing, washing, beading, embroidery) are also required to be fully disclosed to M&S. This information is recorded in our product lifecycle management software. We require wet processing facilities (i.e. dyehouses, printers, laundries, tanneries and finishing facilities) to be disclosed to us on an online system to assess compliance with our Environmental and Chemical Policy (ECP). In 2020, we invited our top 20 fabric suppliers to complete the Sustainable Apparel Coalition's Higg Facility Environmental Module. Find out more about the location of wet processing sites in our supply chain.
In 2017, we committed to become even more transparent about how we operate. We aim to disclose further Food and Clothing & Home supply chain details by 2019 and details of raw materials suppliers by 2022. We also aim to ensure all information can be easily viewed by our customers in store or online worldwide by 2025.
In March 2018, we reinforced the transparency and public disclosure provisions of our Global Sourcing Principles where we made clear that it is a condition of working with M&S that we can publish details of factories used by suppliers. We also reserve the right to publicise any information relating to our products, suppliers and partners on our interactive supply chain map or through other media if we consider it necessary to meet commitments to our stakeholders and comply with human rights, ethical standards or other aspect of sustainability.
Monitoring supplier performance to ensure they meet acceptable standards and are continually improving
Monitoring and assurance
We undertake due-diligence assessments currently from an ethical trade and responsible sourcing perspective and these are being extended to encompass human rights impacts of our business and set ambitious targets to mitigate negative impacts and improve performance.
Our suppliers must comply with the standards set out in our Global Sourcing Principles and where appropriate specific technical sourcing standards and aspire to adopting higher standards or more stringent processes.
It is our suppliers' responsibility to enforce our requirements within their own supply chain. They must be aware of vulnerable groups like women, smallholders, homeworkers and subcontractors, and have adequate monitoring in place to ensure the rights of these groups are upheld.
We work on the principle of continuous improvement and in close partnership with our suppliers, moving away from a solely compliance-based approach to one that is focussed on improved outcomes for workers and with open dialogue.
We are determined to do everything we can to bring fair sourcing principles to all stages of our supply chain. However, it is simply not possible for us to monitor or control the working conditions of each individual who contributes to what ultimately becomes a product we sell or use. We will not under any circumstances accept production from non-approved sites or goods supplied from sites that differ from our contracts system for each specific contract.
We use the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (Sedex) system to monitor our suppliers' progress towards our requirements. All product suppliers are required to be registered on Sedex. We are in the process of extending this requirement to our major non-merchandise suppliers. We currently have over 3,000 suppliers registered on the Sedex.
Sedex registered suppliers are required to have up-to-date assessments on the platform and audits are carried out according to the Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA) best practice guidance.
Our specialist Regional Office teams located in the UK, Turkey, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, China, Cambodia and Vietnam support our local buying offices to monitor social compliance and encourage good practice. Sites are audited by independent specialist third parties at a frequency determined by risk. For the majority of suppliers this is on an annual basis. In addition, M&S personnel will be visiting each site on a regular basis
We work with a number of collaborative partners and multi-stakeholder initiatives and as part of the work together we travel to manufacturing locations and for some we produce annual reports. We submit an annual report to the ETI Board setting out the steps we have taken during the year to tackle working conditions in our supply chain.
We summarise the results of our social compliance activities in our annual Plan A Report and we disclose additional information on our approach to auditing and audit results.
Find out more about our approach to auditing our Food and Household supply chain.
Find out more about our approach to auditing our Clothing and Home supply chain.
Grievances and complaints
As part of our Global Sourcing Principles we state that suppliers must provide a grievance mechanism for workers (and their organisations, where they exist) to raise workplace concerns. This grievance mechanism must involve an appropriate level of management and address concerns promptly, using an understandable and transparent process that provides timely feedback to those concerned, without any retribution. The mechanism must also allow for anonymous complaints to be raised and addressed. The existence and scope of this mechanism must be clearly communicated to all workers and their representatives, and all workers must have equal access.
We encourage the use of supplier grievance mechanisms as a first resort to settle complaints because workers and their representatives are ideally placed to raise these issues with management and potentially solve a dispute as it is occurring. Localised solutions tend to be most attuned to local culture, the concerns of those whose rights are impacted, and opportunities for sustainable solutions.
External investigation of complaints by us alone, in collaboration with other brands / retailers or via multi-stakeholder initiatives are an important and necessary back-stop to these processes but should be used after all local mechanisms have been tried first.
Find out more about our approach to investigating and remedying breaches of our standards and our grievance procedure for Clothing, Home and Food supply chains.
Helping to build capacity and capability within our supply chains so that our suppliers can implement and maintain high standards
Worker training
We have placed worker training at the core of what we do. For example, we've trained 890,000 workers in our Clothing & Home supply chain since 2010 in skills such as workplace communications, health and safety and worker rights, health and nutrition, leadership development, supervisor training, financial literacy and workplace communication
We also hold 'Supplier Exchange' meetings with our suppliers to provide a collaborative forum for suppliers to come together and work with us to raise issues and provide solutions.
Worker Programmes
We actively work with our suppliers on supporting workers in our supply chain on programmes including leadership skills, financial literacy and health.
For example, we decided to work with Emerging Leaders an NGO that provided leadership training to around 20,000 supply chain workers in Kenya, east Africa and South Africa, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.The training takes participates on an incredible journey to a new mind-set and empowers them to take others on the same journey as leaders in their communities. Many tell us that the programme has led to improved productivity, better retention of high quality, motivated employees and less dependency on casual labour.
Another example is where we developed HealthWorks with Project Hope and the Reproductive Health Association of Cambodia (RHAC) to address simple root causes of absenteeism, and fatigue and increase health and nutritional awareness in 7 factories in Cambodia. We trained over 14,000 workers and upskilled the medical professionals on site to help improve employee health as well as workplace productivity.
Working with others to find innovative solutions to complex and systemic issues that we can't tackle alone
Driving convergence in responsible sourcing practices
We firmly believe that the most sustainable way to drive improvement is to work collaboratively with all other like minded retailers and brands.
We were a founding member of Sedex which was established in 2004 as a mechanism to drive improvements and convergence in responsible sourcing practices. We are also represented on the Sedex Board. Through our work with Sedex we've shared best practice on data, assessments, training of auditors and audit quality.
We are active members of a number of other multi-stakeholder initiatives including the ETI, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), Business in the Community (BITC), the Global Social Compliance Programme (GSCP), and the International Labour Organization's (ILO)Better Work programme, to name but a few.
Each year we are involved in a wide range of projects with different suppliers and stakeholders to increase and share our understanding on root causes and solutions which contribute to improving working conditions in our supply base.
In every country we source from, we work with key suppliers, and where relevant national governments, multilateral platforms and civil society, to ensure workers' rights are respected and policies are in place to crease a safe working environment and to work towards a fair wage for workers who supply to us.
We're active members of the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Labour Working Group and work collaboratively with key stakeholders like the ETI on consultations on new legislation and on collective response to key issues. For example, we were one of five retailers who helped sponsor the 'Stronger Together' initiative. This initiative - developed by the Association of Labour Providers (ALP), the Gangmasters & Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) and Migrant Help - aims to give UK employers the knowledge and resource they need to recognise signs of exploitation and tackle it in the food and agriculture industries.
All the relevant areas of our business are responsible for ensuring that appropriate processes and controls are in place to implement our Global Sourcing Principles. To support them, we've developed sourcing strategies and standards that facilitate the delivery of industry obligations or particular Plan A commitments that go beyond our minimum standards. For example, our Clothing and Home and Food and Household business units have established industry leading programmes covering manufacturing and farming excellence. You can read more about these on this website.
Code of Ethics AUGUST 2015
M&S Human Rights Policy MAY 2016
M&S Global Sourcing Principles AUGUST 2018
M&S Grievance Procedure for Clothing, Home and Food Supply Chains MAY 2016
M&S Child Labour Procedure NOVEMBER 2016


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Nick Braet (Gent, 15 februari 1991) is een Belgisch padeller.

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Braet is van opleiding master lichamelijke opvoeding.

Samen met Jeremy Gala werd hij in 2019 Belgisch kampioen. In 2018 werd Braet met het Belgische team achtste op de wereldkampioenschappen in de Paraguyaanse hoofdstad Asunción en in 2021 vijfde op de Europese kampioenschappen in het Spaanse Marbella.

Zijn partner Jana Bonnarens is ook actief in het padel. Samen baten ze te Gentbrugge Padel 4U2 uit, de oudste Belgische padelclub.

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Dani earned her Master's in Psychology and Art Therapy from Antioch University Seattle in 2006. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT), a registered Art Therapist (ATR), an approved Washington State supervisor, as well as a national member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), and the American Art Therapy Association (AATA). She has close to 15 years of experience working with bereaved children, adults and families. During that time, she has worked for a local non-profit organization as the Director of Adult Programs.
Currently, she has a part-time private practice in downtown Seattle helping individuals, couples, and families explore and navigate a range of emotional and behavioral issues, as they adjust to significant changes created by trauma, loss and grief. She began teaching at AUS in 2012 and is very passionate about learning and transforming through connection in community, sharing what she has experienced as a clinician, learning from a talented and diverse AUS student-body and embraces the continuing gifts of compassion, growth, and change.
Current student of PhD in Counselor, Education and Supervision, Antioch University Seattle.
I began teaching at Antioch University Seattle in 2012. I am very passionate about learning through connection and community. Teaching at AUS as a marriage and family art therapist allows me to feed that passion and creates an opportunity for me to share what I have learned as a clinician, come along side and teach from an experiential perspective, learn from the wide range of talented students that makes up our community of adult learners and embrace the gift of personal and professional growth and transformation.


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Walt Disney and His Magic Spread Though America
It's a fair fact that not one person who hasn't heard or knows of Walt Disney exists. Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5th, 1901. After dropping out of high school to drive ambulances in World War 1, he returned in 1919 to Kansas City, Kansas, for an apprenticeship as a commercial artist. By 1922, Disney has set up a shop with his brother, Roy Disney, and collaborator, Ub Iwerks; they created the business Laugh-o-Grams, which specialized in short cartoons, and the magic began from there and is forever growing stronger. The article "Walter Elias Disney" states, "His (Disney) insistence on technical perfection and his unsurpassed gifts as story editor quickly pushed his firm ahead. The invention of such cartoon characters as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Minnie, and Goofy combined with the daring and innovative use of music, sound, and folk material (as in The Three Little Pigs) made the Disney shorts of the 1930s a phenomenon of worldwide success."("Walter Elias Disney", 1) Some might say Disney's work was uneducational, was a waste of space, and just plain silly. Walt Disney made a positive impact on America, because of how his entertaining work made life for other bearable, how he had the ability to cause people to change perspective on anything and everything, and by how he introduced technological innovations and transformed animation. Walt Disney made a positive impact on America through his work, and how its entertainment made life for viewers more bearable. Disney's work provided happiness from its viewers during one of the most memorable and worst periods of America's time- The Great Depression. Author J.B. Kaufman claims, "Mickey, with his humble barnyard origins, made an ideal mascot for an America faced with hard times; his unflagging good cheer and resourcefulness seemed to symbolize the indomitable spirit of the country."(Kaufman, 1) Along with Mickey Mouse were other cartoons created by Disney;
Walt Disney's Impact On American Culture
Most of us think of Walt Disney as the creator of Mickey Mouse and Disneyland, but his impact on American culture went beyond cartoons and theme parks. Walt Disney impacted today's world by advancing technology to the film industry and inspiring children of all ages.…
Breaking the Disney Spell
Jack Zipes, in his essay "Breaking the Disney Spell", directly addresses the issue of what happens when a story is taken from its original oral form and written down. Zipes discusses in depth what Walt Disney has done to fairy tales and the consequences of Disney's actions. Zipes addresses many issues, including those of context, society, and alteration of plot. He accuses Walt Disney of attacking "the literary tradition of the fairy tale" (344). While many scholars disagree with Zipes' accusations, his essay makes very solid and well-presented points that he promptly backs with fact. Regardless of what the scholars say, Zipes was right: Oral tradition is important, and Disney's representations of historical folktales damaged fairy tales as we know them.…
The impact and significance of the amazing Walt Disney.
In order to comprehend how influential Walt Disney truly was, try to imagine the world without him. Imagine the world today with out Mickey Mouse, the fairytales, Disney World, and possibly all animation. Walt Disney has most likely affected your life, whether by touching your heart with a Disney classic such as Beauty and the Beast, or by simply fascinating you by one his amazing theme parks. Walt Disney developed animation and changed the world we live in today.…
Walt Disney: The Influence Of The Mass Media
Walt Disney made movies that were appealing to families, 240 million people have at least seen one Disney movie, 800 million have read at least one Disney comic book or magazine. Walt Disney used early film technology in the 1920's to make short animated films. He produced an one hour film every week. " Disney made changes that began in 1920 when he first used the newest mass media vehicle - moving picture - for short animated films, and ended with television programs, high tech, full length animated films and amusement parks where the families can be entertained for a week." (Walt Disney and his influence on the Mass…
How Did Walt Disney Change American Culture
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package org.stropa.data.config;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextAware;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
import org.springframework.scheduling.TaskScheduler;
import org.springframework.scheduling.concurrent.ThreadPoolTaskScheduler;
import org.stropa.data.schedule.DataTransferTask;

import javax.annotation.Resource;
import java.util.Map;

@Configuration
public class DefaultSchedulingConfig implements ApplicationContextAware {

    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(DefaultSchedulingConfig.class);

    @Resource
    private TaskScheduler taskScheduler;

    @Bean
    public TaskScheduler getDefaultScheduler() {
        ThreadPoolTaskScheduler scheduler = new ThreadPoolTaskScheduler();
        scheduler.setPoolSize(100);
        return scheduler;
    }

    @Override
    public void setApplicationContext(ApplicationContext applicationContext) throws BeansException {
        Map<String, DataTransferTask> taskMap = applicationContext.getBeansOfType(DataTransferTask.class);
        for (String name : taskMap.keySet()) {
            DataTransferTask dataTransferTask = taskMap.get(name);
            taskScheduler.schedule(dataTransferTask, dataTransferTask.getTrigger());
        }
    }
}

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"News Changes Fast"—OK. But why are Kate and Wills being buried by a "dead" story? This is the confusing linchpin of the whole campaign.
That, and terrible Photoshop work. Ad agency: O&M, Chile.
If I didn't know that that was Julian Assange ahead of time (names were included in the press note), would I know that that was Julian Assange?
Well since Mubarak is almost dead, this execution makes a tad more sense to me. A tad.


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Multi-Platform Wireless Solutions on the Horizon
LTE will still become the mainstay 4G mobile network technology, although its universal use is still in the future. According to the latest market assessment by ABI Research, some service providers will benefit from a dual-platform or multi-platform strategy that's initially based on both LTE and WiMAX.
According to ABI research director Philip Solis, "Intel and others are pushing the idea of heterogeneous networks. This is not to deny LTE's long-term position as the leading 4G platform, but to recognize that a small part of the ecosystem will still be characterized by diversity for some time."
Who stands to benefit from that multi-platform scenario?
Some operators, such as Sprint and Clearwire, KDDI and UQ Communications, and KT, will use both technologies for some time.
When asked why network operators would prefer to support multiple technologies, Solis said, "By using both standards, they'll have access to more spectrum, which helps with capacity issues."
Multi-standard base stations now being deployed to support several generations of technologies as well as both 4G standards. Alvarion, Huawei, NEC, NSN, Samsung, and ZTE are some vendors supporting both technologies in the same flexible base station.
There will also be multi-mode 4G chipsets in handsets and other mobile devices.
Prior to its acquisition by Broadcom, Beceem was already planning such chipsets. Chipmaker Sequans recently announced a similar product initiative it calls 4Sight, with software allowing for hand-offs between multiple networks if carriers choose to implement it.
According to Solis, these solutions provide the wireless ecosystem with the design flexibility it needs.
Intel already has combination WiMAX and Wi-Fi chip-sets and in the near future it will focus designs on HSPA+ with LTE. Longer term, it will likely combine those into one solution along with short-range wireless technologies.
Multi-mode chip-sets also benefit mobile device manufacturers interested in reducing the number of their SKUs -- and by creating devices compatible with multiple networks, they ensure product longevity and allow mobile network operators to migrate without stranding their subscribers.
posted by: David H. Deans at 3/22/2011
tags: 4G, bluetooth, hspa, lte, mobile, semiconductor, standards, wi-fi, wimax, wireless
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