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Evwind, Wind Energy
Obama blocks Chinese firm's purchase of U.S. wind energy projects
September 29, 2012 reve
U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday issued an order revoking a Chinese company's purchase of four wind farm projects in the United States citing national security concern, amid the fierce presidential election battle.
The order directs Ralls Corporation to divest its interest in the wind farm projects that it acquired in the U.S. state of Oregon earlier this year.
"Ralls Corporation is owned by Chinese nationals, and is affiliated with a Chinese construction equipment company that manufactures wind turbines. The wind farm sites are all within or in the vicinity of restricted air space at Naval Weapons Systems Training Facility Boardman in Oregon," U.S. Treasury Department on Friday said in a statement after the presidential order.
The privately-owned Chinese company Ralls Corp, which had been installing wind turbines that had been made in China by Sany Group, will now be forced shelve its plans and divest its interest in the four wind farm projects it acquired earlier this year.
In recent weeks, Obama and his Republican opponent in the presidential race, Mitt Romney, have traded jabs over which of them would be more effective in dealing with the challenges the ascendant Chinese economy poses to the United States. On Sept. 17, the U.S. and China filed international trade complaints against each other, boosting tension over trade issues.
The president's action demonstrated the administration's commitment to protecting national security while maintaining U.S. long-standing policy on open investment, claimed the Department, chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
The CFIUS includes such members as the Secretaries of State, Defense, Commerce, Energy, and Homeland Security, the Attorney General, the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the U.S. Trade Representative.
During this election year when the U.S. economy is mired in tepid growth and high unemployment rate, both Democrats and Republicans are using China-bashing tactic to woo some blue-collar voters.
But some economists warned that the protectionist moves taken by the Obama administration will ultimately hurt bilateral economic ties and Americans' job creation efforts.
As China and the United States have grown increasingly interdependent on each other in economy, trade disputes also increase during the Obama administration.
The Chinese government has repeatedly urged the United States to abide by its commitment against protectionism and maintain a free, open and just international trade environment.
"Through consultations within the WTO trade dispute settlement mechanism, the Chinese side hopes the U.S. can correct its wrong-doing and properly deal with concerns from China," said Shen Danyang, spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, at a recent press briefing.
http://www.evwind.com/2012/09/29/eolica-en-ee-uu-obama-impide-a-empresa-china-adquisicion-de-proyectos-eolicos/
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#import "GTMSenTestCase.h"

#import "PLCrashFrameWalker.h"

@interface PLCrashFrameWalkerTests : SenTestCase {
@private
    plframe_test_thead_t _thr_args;
}
@end

@implementation PLCrashFrameWalkerTests

- (void) setUp {
    plframe_test_thread_spawn(&_thr_args);
}

- (void) tearDown {
    plframe_test_thread_stop(&_thr_args);
}

- (void) testGetRegName {
    for (int i = 0; i < PLFRAME_REG_LAST + 1; i++) {
        const char *name = plframe_get_regname(i);
        STAssertNotNULL(name, @"Register name for %d is NULL", i);
        STAssertNotEquals((size_t)0, strlen(name), @"Register name for %d is 0 length", i);
    }
}

/* test plframe_valid_stackaddr() */
- (void) testReadAddress {
    const char bytes[] = "Hello";
    char dest[sizeof(bytes)];

    // Verify that a good read succeeds
    plframe_read_addr(bytes, dest, sizeof(dest));
    STAssertTrue(strcmp(bytes, dest) == 0, @"Read was not performed");

    // Verify that reading off the page at 0x0 fails
    STAssertNotEquals(KERN_SUCCESS, plframe_read_addr(NULL, dest, sizeof(bytes)), @"Bad read was performed");
}

/* test plframe_cursor_init() */
- (void) testInitFrame {
    plframe_cursor_t cursor;

    /* Initialize the cursor */
    STAssertEquals(PLFRAME_ESUCCESS, plframe_cursor_thread_init(&cursor, pthread_mach_thread_np(_thr_args.thread)), @"Initialization failed");

    /* Try fetching the first frame */
    plframe_error_t ferr = plframe_cursor_next(&cursor);
    STAssertEquals(PLFRAME_ESUCCESS, ferr, @"Next failed: %s", plframe_strerror(ferr));

    /* Verify that all registers are supported */
    for (int i = 0; i < PLFRAME_REG_LAST + 1; i++) {
        plframe_greg_t val;
        STAssertEquals(PLFRAME_ESUCCESS, plframe_get_reg(&cursor, i, &val), @"Could not fetch register value");
    }
}

@end

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Büchelberg ist ein mit Verordnung des Badischen Ministeriums des Kultus und Unterrichts (als höhere Naturschutzbehörde) vom 29. März 1939 ausgewiesenes Naturschutzgebiet mit der Nummer 2.019.

Lage
Das Naturschutzgebiet befindet sich im Naturraum Obere Gäue und liegt etwa 500 Meter nordwestlich des Stadtteils Münklingen von Weil der Stadt. Das Schutzgebiet umfasst die Kuppe und die Hänge des  hohen Büchelbergs. Es ist Teil des FFH-Gebiets Nr. 7218-341 Calwer Heckengäu und wird von drei Landschaftsschutzgebieten umgeben (beginnend im Norden und im Uhrzeigersinn weiter): Tiefenbronn-Biet (Nr. 2.36.040), Heckengäu-Weil der Stadt (Nr. 1.15.027) und Neuhausen-Biet (Nr. 2.36.041).

Schutzzweck
Das Vorkommen der Pflanzengesellschaft der Schafweide auf flachgründigen kalkhaltigen Böden soll geschützt werden. Die Pflanzengesellschaft hat ihren Ursprung in einer über Jahrhunderte andauernden Beweidung durch Schafe. Um einer Verbuschung vorzubeugen wird die Landschaft des Büchelberges mit Unterstützung der Bezirksstelle nachhaltig gepflegt.

Flora und Fauna
Die offenen Teile des Gebiets sind durchsetzt von den Pflanzenarten Schmalblättriger Lein, Rötliches Fingerkraut, Breitblättriger Thymian, Rispige Graslilie, Deutscher Fransenenzian, Gewöhnlicher Fransenenzian, Berg-Aster und Gemeine Sichelmöhre. Aus der artenreichen Schmetterlingsfauna stechen gefährdete Arten wie der Segelfalter und der Nierenfleck-Zipfelfalter hervor.

Siehe auch
 Liste der Naturschutzgebiete in Baden-Württemberg
 Liste der Naturschutzgebiete im Enzkreis

Literatur
  Bezirksstelle für Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege Karlsruhe (Hrsg.): Die Naturschutzgebiete im Regierungsbezirk Karlsruhe. Thorbecke, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-7995-5172-7

Weblinks

 mit Schutzgebietsverordnung und Karte

Schutzgebiet (Umwelt- und Naturschutz) in Europa
Naturschutzgebiet im Enzkreis
Geographie (Neuhausen, Enzkreis)

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Listen to a previously unreleased Amy Winehouse demo
"My Own Way" was recorded in just three takes.
By Lily Puckett
Amy Winehouse performs onstage at Lollapalooza in Grant Park on August 5, 2007. Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images
A previously unreleased Amy Winehouse demo has surfaced. "My Own Way" was reportedly recorded in composer and musician Gil Cang's studio in 2001, with the intention of grabbing record label's attention. Cang told the Camden New Journal that Winehouse recorded the demo in just three takes.
In 2015, it was revealed that at least 14 unreleased demos were destroyed following Winehouse's death, in attempt to keep a posthumous album from being released. David Joseph, then chairman/CEO of Universal Music U.K., explained that "Taking a stem or a vocal is not something that would ever happen on my watch. It now can't happen on anyone else's." Whether or not Winehouse wanted this demo out the public will obviously never be known, but Gang maintains that he felt the release would be nice for Winehouse's many remaining fans.
Read Next: Two Amy Winehouse box sets have been announced
"I've had it knocking about for so long," he said. "I found it again last week and thought – I'll put it out there so people could hear it."
Listen below.
Amy Winehouse, Lily Puckett, Pop

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sewing in the past: family life. oh! and pies.
family life. oh! and pies.
i truly adore being an aunt.
i don't get to see my niece and nephews all that often...but when i do, it makes my heart oh-so happy.
above is the newest addition to the family, henry.
just look at those eyes!!
when the holidays roll around, i know i'll have several opportunities to see my family.
a few times a year, almost all of us make it under the same roof.
and if, when the family comes around, i happen to make some terribly delicious pies and awe them all with my fabulous baking skills...well...so be it.
actually, some of my pies turned out kind of strange and wiggly this year...all except my apple pie (not pictured), which is always my shining glory.
i could make apple pies all day long and never tire of it!
this is my 2012 thanksgiving post.
i'm ever so thankful for family...and pies.
hope you had a swell one.


The Swiss firm, CORP IT AG, offers unique development services and sophisticated standardized solutions, which extend the feature set of PRTG Network Monitor and allow integration with other solutions.
With more than 200,000 installations of PRTG, monitoring expert Paessler is global market leader in IT infrastructure monitoring.
The solution supports all major monitoring protocols and methods, making it possible to integrate and centrally monitor a wide range of devices and systems.
The custom-made PRTG SLA plugin from the Swiss company CORP IT, allows monitoring data in PRTG to be extracted and pulled into your existing SLA reporting tools, such as SQL Server Reporting Engine or Crystal Reports. Alternatively tailored PDF reports can be generated via the CORP IT SLA GUI.
The SLA plugin extracts the monitoring data from PRTG via the PRTG RESTful API and saves it to your SQL Server. This data allows you to detect the exact duration of downtimes and, from this, calculate the uptime.
Given this plugin can determine the exact timeframe of downtimes, error identification and cause analysis can be pinpointed much faster!
With the PRTG SAP plugin, CORP IT AG offers an additional add-on for PRTG Network Monitor: A fast and easy integration for SAP monitoring. Via CCMS or SAP Control, performance and status information is transferred from SAP to PRTG.
PRTG becomes the central application which keeps the administrator, or responsible team, on top of every component in the IT infrastructure. The admin can even configure status updates and alerts in PRTG to make it even easier to manage.
With its PRTG PLUGINS, for years CORP IT has been offering strategically developed products which are used by customers such as IBM (Switzerland, Austria), LEICA (global), QUINDATA (Germany) or SOMNITEC (Switzerland) to monitor instances of SAP, evaluate PRTG monitoring data and, on that basis, generate SLA reports. Based on many years of experience, the specialists at CORP IT offer web-based training and workshop concepts which teach the use of PRTG as well as the application of the CORP IT PRTG plugins.
The company, founded in Switzerland in 2012, is an owner-run AG and has built up an international reputation with the label "Member of CORP IT". The CORP IT companies in Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Romania are supplemented by international partners from, for example, Germany, Austria or Canada.


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Q: Cannot access correct scope within controller I am trying to dynamically build a form based on data returned from the server. In this instance, I do not have my store in the <PROJECT NAME>/store folder. I have it in <PROJECT NAME>/store/admin. It is defined like this:
Ext.define('APP.store.admin.TaskOption', {
extend: 'Ext.data.Store',
autoLoad: false,
storeId: 'adminTasksOptions',
model: 'APP.model.admin.TaskOption',
sorters: [
    { property: 'order', direction: 'ASC' }
]
});

Please notice the storeId.
Now in my controller, I tried this in the init method, but it did not work (ie: it did not call the taskOptionsLoaded  method.
      Ext.create('APP.store.admin.TaskOption');

      this.getAdminTasksOptionStore().on({
          scope: this,
          load : this.taskOptionsLoaded
      });

Also note, that when I did a break point and checked, this.getAdminTaskOptionStore returned the correct store. I am guessing that is happening because I am putting the store in a sub folder? Not sure, but instead of reorganizing folder structure and putting them all in the store folder (I have a ton of stores; large project), I am trying to find a solution so I can keep files organized so it is easy for the next guy.
So now I have tried this, and this doesn't work either. This is being executed in a method in the same controller.
Ext.getStore('adminTasksOptions').load(
        {'params' : {'t_id' : this.selectedTaskTemplate},
        callback: function(store, records, success) {
            this.taskOptionsLoaded(store, records, success);
        }
    },this);

When I breakpoint on the this.taskOptionsLoaded line, it is within the store scope, not the controller (this) scope.
What is the cleanest way to add a load callback in a store with it's own storeId, and execute a method within the scope of the controller?
Hope that makes sense.

A: If your controller had a config stores: ['AdminTasksOptionStore'], it would generate a getter called getAdminTasksOptionStore().
The fact your storeId is adminTasksOptions doesn't mean ExtJS will generate getters in a controller; you can, however, do Ext.data.StoreManager.lookup('adminTasksOptions').
You'd need to have in your controller:
stores: ['TaskOption'],

And then in your controller you'll have the getter getTaskOptionStore().
With regards to your load scope, you are using wrong variables, it should really be:
Ext.getStore('adminTasksOptions').load({
    scope: this,
    params: {'t_id' : this.selectedTaskTemplate},
    callback: function(store, records, success) {
        this.taskOptionsLoaded(store, records, success);
    }
});

A: I think you're using on() function wrong. Try this:
this.getAdminTasksOptionStore().on(
  'load', // event
  this.taskOptionsLoaded, // handler
  this // scope
);

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Thread: New Girl.. 2012 Vanilla Cream.
Got this beautiful girl from John @ DBNPythons.com. I love this combination and so glad to finally have it in the collection.It's going to be really neat when she gets to breeding size to see what I can plug into her. I am hoping to have a Vanilla Mojave combo male by the time she is ready.
Video says its private tough?
Last edited by el8ch; 09-30-2012 at 09:58 AM.
Sahweet pick up! I love that combo.
Video should be up now.
vanilla creams are so hot!
I really like the head, pretty.
Re: New Girl.. 2012 Vanilla Cream.
Gorgeous girl. I am finding I like just about anything that has Fire in it. Good luck with her in the future.


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Q: wix react-native-navigation version 2 - Fab icon is not displaying in the screen Fab icon is not displayed in the screen. I have already added the source code according to V2 docs as follows.
  static get options() {
    return {
      topBar: {
        title: {
          text: "Collapse",
          color: "black",
          fontSize: 16
        },
        drawBehind: true,
        visible: true,
        testID: "addLiveSale"
      },
      fab: {
        id: "addLiveSale",
        backgroundColor: "blue",
        clickColor: "blue",
        rippleColor: "aquamarine",
        hideOnScroll: true
      }
    };
  }


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<?php

use robote13\yii2components\migrations\Migration;

class m170430_165536_related_products extends Migration
{
    public $table = "{{%related_product}}";

    public $productTable = "{{%catalog_product}}";

    public function up()
    {
        $this->createTable($this->table,[
            'product_id'=> $this->integer()->notNull(),
            'related_id'=> $this->integer()->notNull()
        ], $this->tableOptions);

        $this->addPrimaryKey('', $this->table,['product_id','related_id']);
        $this->createIndex('product_vertex_idx', $this->table,'product_id');
        $this->createIndex('related_product_vertex_idx', $this->table,'related_id');
        $this->addForeignKey('product_vertex', $this->table, 'product_id', $this->productTable, 'id', "CASCADE", "CASCADE");
        $this->addForeignKey('related_product_vertex', $this->table, 'related_id', $this->productTable, 'id', "CASCADE", "CASCADE");
    }

    public function down()
    {
        $this->dropTable($this->table);
    }
}


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07.12.2022 Press release #Business/economy
Bosch appoints head of new digital unit
Effective January 1, 2023, Ulrike Hetzel will be president of the new corporate sector Bosch Digital
Bosch Digital will have the task of driving forward the company's digital transformation and supporting the divisions in the connectivity business.
Bosch wants to further digitalize its core business and to open up new areas of business on the basis of software and services – without neglecting hardware.
The aim is for all sales of digital products to generate revenue from services as well.
Joern Ebberg >
Joern Ebberg
Spokesperson internet of things and mobility
Joern.Ebberg@de.bosch.com
Stuttgart, Germany – Effective January 1, 2023, Ulrike Hetzel (50) is to become president of the new corporate sector Bosch Digital. In this function, she will be responsible for global IT services and support the digitalization of the Bosch Group's divisions with technical, IT, and digital services. "Ulrike Hetzel has a lot of experience in transforming IT and digital business. She is a sympathetic and inspiring person – it will be fun to work with her to successfully implement such changes," says Dr. Tanja Rückert, the Bosch Group's chief digital officer. "We're glad Ulrike Hetzel has so enthusiastically agreed to head up of new corporate sector Bosch Digital – she will tackle the issue that arise with passion, and is a valuable addition to our team." Having previously worked in the company, Ulrike Hetzel is no stranger to Bosch. "Taking Bosch into the digital future and actively shaping the strategy of the new corporate sector Bosch Digital is an exciting task. I'm really looking forward to it," she says. "I will be able to draw on my many years of experience in the field."
Ulrike Hetzel
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Effective January 1, 2023, the Bosch IO subsidiary and the IT services unit are to be merged under joint management and, as a next step, realigned in the new corporate sector Bosch Digital. "With the planned reorganization, we will be merging the IT and software expertise of the two units. We want to develop a powerful organization in a modern work environment, and in this way to take the software culture forward throughout our company. You could call it an agile unit that will be working very closely with the divisions in the future," Rückert says. "The aim is to provide our divisions with the best possible support in their digital transformation and with their connectivity business. At root, this means much more autonomy and P&L responsibility for joint teams at the interface between IT, digital, and business."
Bosch wants to systematically further digitalize its core business and to open up new areas of business on the basis of software and services – without neglecting hardware. For Rückert, the future direction is clear: "With impressive IT, software, and services, we are in a position to get very close to our customers' everyday lives. In other words, our digital solutions not only add to the "Invented for life" promise – they also bring technology into people's lives." The aim for the future is that all sales of digital products will generate revenue from services as well. On this subject, Bosch announced a digitalization campaign at Bosch Connected World in November 2022: the supplier of technology and services plans to spend 10 billion euros on digitalization and connectivity by 2025.
As CTO and member of the board of Dekra until the end of 2022, Ulrike Hetzel is responsible for services, innovation, and IT. She can look back on many years of experience in the area of IT and digital operations. Before joining Dekra in 2021, she worked for Bosch from mid-2015 to mid-2020, most recently as a member of the executive management of corporate IT. Prior to that, the structural engineer and business management graduate worked for IBM for 16 years, including a spell as head of its Infrastructure Technology Services unit.
Tags: Business/ economy, Digital, Internet of Things, IoT
CV Ulrike Hetzel
About Bosch
The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 402,600 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2021). The company generated sales of 78.7 billion euros in 2021. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. As a leading IoT provider, Bosch offers innovative solutions for smart homes, Industry 4.0, and connected mobility. Bosch is pursuing a vision of mobility that is sustainable, safe, and exciting. It uses its expertise in sensor technology, software, and services, as well as its own IoT cloud, to offer its customers connected, cross-domain solutions from a single source. The Bosch Group's strategic objective is to facilitate connected living with products and solutions that either contain artificial intelligence (AI) or have been developed or manufactured with its help. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is "Invented for life." The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 440 subsidiary and regional companies in some 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch's global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. With its more than 400 locations worldwide, the Bosch Group has been carbon neutral since the first quarter of 2020. The basis for the company's future growth is its innovative strength. At 128 locations across the globe, Bosch employs some 76,100 associates in research and development, of which more than 38,000 are software engineers.
The company was set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861–1942) as "Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering." The special ownership structure of Robert Bosch GmbH guarantees the entrepreneurial freedom of the Bosch Group, making it possible for the company to plan over the long term and to undertake significant upfront investments in the safeguarding of its future. Ninety-four percent of the share capital of Robert Bosch GmbH is held by Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, a charitable foundation. The remaining shares are held by Robert Bosch GmbH and by a corporation owned by the Bosch family. The majority of voting rights are held by Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG, an industrial trust. The entrepreneurial ownership functions are carried out by the trust.
Additional information is available online at www.bosch.com, www.iot.bosch.com, www.bosch-press.com, www.twitter.com/BoschPress.
Bosch Group
Bosch agreed to acquire roughly 12 percent shares in Husqvarna in total
Personnel changes at Robert Bosch GmbH
Bosch readies itself for rising demand for specialty semiconductors


An investment deal that will see new ownership at the helm of Accrington Stanley Football Club has been agreed following a Shareholders meeting.The landmark deal sees local businessman and Farleys client Andy Holt become a director at the club. The negotiations, overseen by Farleys' specialist corporate team, will also see What More UK Limited and the parent company of the What More Group 0404 Investments Limited absolve the club's outstanding debts that currently stand at an estimated £1.2m.
Established in 1999, What More UK is widely regarded as a leading distributor in both UK and internal markets. With a global reputation extending beyond the company's humble regional roots, What More UK has enjoyed rapid growth over the recent years acquiring considerable business acumen.
The influx of capital provided by Andy Holt – founder of What More UK – was agreed on the basis that he became a Director of the Company and it's controlling Shareholder, moves that were formally agreed at the meeting. Led by Debbie King, Farleys provided all requisite legal advice assisted by our Sports Law department.
Andy Holt said: "All lower league clubs have similar problems with lower revenues and struggling with finance, but what kills them is high debt. Stanley is known as 'the club that wouldn't die' and the fact that it hasn't is a credit to those currently and previously involved in the club, and who have backed it financially.
"People like Eric Whalley, Ilyas Khan, Peter Marsden and the other directors there have now backed the club to the hilt. What attracted me to getting involved was their integrity and commitment to the club, matched on the field by John Coleman and his team. All the staff there are Accrington Stanley to the core and they are people I know I can work with.
In the past six months Farleys' corporate team have assisted in a number of deals of both regional and national significance. This latest deal adds to the team's extensive portfolio as they continue to establish themselves as North West leaders in corporate law. For further information on how our experienced team can assist your business call 0845 050 1958, alternatively please complete an online enquiry form.


It's therefore important to consider the different risks that might face an individual who works for you.
Particular consideration should be given to those who work alone. Lone workers routinely carry out tasks and activities in isolation, and extra care should be taken to ensure they can work safely despite this.
Each job has unique dangers, and both employers and employees should think about how to reduce and manage these dangers, regardless of how safe day-to-day tasks may seem.
Lone workers have to cope with risks without their colleagues in the immediate vicinity, and often work with members of the public or in little known environments. However, despite these common features, lone working roles are wide ranging and often have little in common. Take a community nurse, a shop manager and a property surveyor as examples. All three of these people may work alone periodically, but their jobs are very different and the support they need as lone workers is therefore likely to be different too.
For this reason, lone worker policies are vital, and cannot be overlooked, simplified or homogenised. It is necessary to consider each job, and assess the risks associated with it, so that you can ensure each member of staff is equipped with the tools and knowledge they need to stay safe.
A thorough and accessible lone worker policy that all staff are aware of is therefore paramount to the personal safety of employees. This policy should clearly explain what dangers staff are most likely to face; what responsibilities the employer and employee have in a hazardous situation; and what measures are in place to make staff safer. It should be accessible to everyone who works for the company, and take all relevant working environments into consideration.
As part of this, it's important to figure out what safety procedures are right for your workplaces and staff. While these may differ from company to company, all systems should help to produce rapid responses to issues, allowing staff to communicate with each other, trace colleagues who are out of the office, and remain aware at all times.
One kind of tool that is often used to facilitate quick responses to problems is a lone worker device. Through an alarm receiving centre these devices aim to alert other members of staff, or the police, if an employee faces a hazard they are unable to cope with alone. They act as a safeguard, and play a useful part of an overall personal safety strategy.
There are many different lone worker devices available, and unlike the clunky radio devices of the past, these pieces of technology are very clever. Devices commonly include location sensors, check-in timers, and 'man down' tilt recognition, as well as many other functions. The challenge, however, lies in choosing the right device for your employee's needs.
When you're choosing a lone worker device, you should think about why you want to invest in one, who will use it, and how it will make them safer. Some devices are better suited to public facing lone workers, while others will be more helpful for those who have physical roles. Your lone worker policy should inform your decision. Ultimately, it's important to use your knowledge to select a device that can serve your needs.
The Suzy Lamplugh Trust's Lone Worker Devices Directory could be a good place to start your search. We're also pleased to discuss the different devices available, and provide advice regarding implementing a lone worker policy within your organisation.
Please do remember: Lone Worker Devices are one way to keep staff safe, but need to be used in combination with others to be fully effecive. The best way to keep staff safe is through clear instructions and robust policies.
Through creating and prioritising a culture of personal safety, you can ensure that all staff are given not only technology, but also thorough training which assures competence and confidence.
Lone Working: Supporting policies with technology In the first of a series of monthly blogs on lone working, the Suzy Lamplugh Trust looks at how technology can assist policies.


The Adrienne Arsht Center is located in Miami, Florida and was designed as a complex of single purpose state-of-the-art performance halls.
The center's two main performance halls consist of a 2,200 seat Knight Concert Hall and a 2,400 seat Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House.
Our services consisted of designing and reviewing multiple theatrical rigging equipment and lighting support systems for both the concert hall and opera house. A key feature of this project was the design of an overhead canopy system with overall dimensions of approximately 45 feet wide by 65 feet long and a total weight of approximately 115,000 pounds. Additionally, we performed construction coordination and evaluation services throughout the project.


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq.Expressions;
using HostApp.Core.Interfaces;
using HostApp.Core.Repository;
using MongoDB.Driver;
using PersonService.DTO;
using PersonService.Interfaces;

namespace PersonService.Repository
{
    public class PersonMongoRepository : RespositoryMongoDBBase<PersonDTO>, IPersonRepository
    {
        public PersonMongoRepository(IContextMongoDB<PersonDTO> context) : base(context)
        {

        }

        public PersonDTO Get(int id)
        {
            var data = Context.GetCollection.Find(d=>d.businessEntityId.Equals(id));

            return data.FirstOrDefault();

        }

        public IEnumerable<PersonDTO> Search(string lastName)
        {
            Expression<Func<PersonDTO, bool>> filter = x => x.lastName.StartsWith(lastName);
            var data = Context.GetCollection.Find(filter).ToList();
            return data;
        }
    }
}


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This is a Javascript based web chat application.  The features include smileys, sounds, custom buddy icons, languagues, automatic translation of chats, offline messages, blinkers, and many more.

## Creator

[Peter Szocs](http://peter.szocs.info/), Senior Software Developer at [Bloomberg LP](http://www.bloomberg.com/).

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* https://www.linkedin.com/in/szocspeter
* https://github.com/gepesz


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2019 Maserati GranTurismo Review – Entering Its Twilight
Alfio Capicollo July 3, 2021, 4:08 AM 347 Views
As we enter 2019, The Maserati GranTurismo enters its twilight. This year, the Modena carmaker have made a couple of important announcements. This will be the final year of the GT as Maserati will look ahead for innovation. Back in 2014, they had already unveiled what they would base its replacement on. The concept 2+2 coupe, Alfieri, named after the Maserati Brother who raced their very first car, in 1926, will be the template on how they will move forward with a revamped Grand Tourer. So time will tell what will be produced in the years to come.
Maserati also announced that, to prepare for the new build, they will shut down their Modena GranTurismo factory and give it a complete overhaul. But before all this happens, Maserati would give us one more special edition of the GranTurismo to mark this grand occasion.
A car that had first entered our motoring landscape in 2007 has remained largely untouched during the intervening years. This is a testament as to the high quality and near perfection of its construction. While some improvements were sought from under the hood and inside the cabin, with engine performance enhanced and a sound system replaced, the exterior shape and seductive contours of the bodywork have stayed the same.
Maybe, not surprisingly, the shape of this Maserati, regarded as one of the best shaped Grand Tourers ever made, has stayed the test of time. In its original design stage, Maserati went to one of their most experienced designers for inspiration. The legendary coachmaker, Pininfarina, from Turin would be tasked for the great job. Andrea Pininfarina would be the one to make the flowing designs of the GranTurismo and it was his grandfather, Battista, who had designed the iconic 3500 GT 50 years before. Andrea has stated before that, when designing the GranTurismo, he took styling cues from the '60's & '70's and felt the car design reinvented what Maserati was and could be.
So when we were given the keys and given the chance to test drive the 2019 Maserati GranTurismo, how could we refuse?
1 Power of the Prancing Horse
2 Fly Through the Gears
3 Cornering is Attacked
4 Corse Means Racing
5 Trident Panache
6 Wired for Sound
7 End of an Era
Power of the Prancing Horse
For the last six years, the GranTurismo models have all been powered by the same engine. The 4.7 liter V8 Ferrari engine puts out 454 bhp and 384 lb-ft of torque which provides 4.7 to 5.0 seconds of acceleration from 0-60 mph and top speeds of 177 to 187 mph, depending on the model you drive.
But these cold numbers do not tell the whole story. The fact that the 2019 Maserati GranTurismo is such a thrill to drive. When you first turn the key in the ignition (yes, this car does not bother with starter buttons but requires the driver to ignite the engine the "old school" way) and the Prancing Horse erupts under the hood, with that familiar growl and pop, you know you are about to experience something special. Push the revs higher and the growl becomes a ferocious roar that fills the air. Once you apply pressure to the drilled aluminum pedal at your foot the power unleashed thrusts the car forward with great acceleration. It might not be as swift as other "road rocket" rivals, but it feels more organic in the way it gains speed as the engine's growl fills your ears.
It took great expertise and deep understanding of the Ferrari engine to produce these results. Maserati turned to Snr Paolo Martinelli for guidance. This was an engineer who used to look after the V10 engines that powered the Scuderia Ferrari Fi racing cars that were driven by Michael Schumacher, as he won multiple Championships. By redesigning the pistons, revising the ignition-spark timing and re-tuning the mapping and management of the engine he would squeeze every last ounce of output out of the V8.
Fly Through the Gears
Apart from the 2019 Maserati GranTurismo MC, all models are fitted with the ZF six-speed automatic transmission which has an additional two driving modes – Sport & Race. For the ease of inner city driving, the automatic gearbox serves its purpose well. But, when hitting the open road, the driving modes are mandatory.
Once the 'Sport' mode has been engaged, shift changes occur at a much faster 200 milliseconds while the rev counts are dialed up as they near the redline on every gear change. The 'Race' mode brought you closer to what a Maserati racing car feels like as the suspension tightens up by 10% and shift changes occur even quicker, at just 60 milliseconds. To enhance the experience, the exhaust baffles are bypassed as soon as the revs climb above 3,000 rpm. This allows the all too familiar Maserati growl to explode even more.
Driving the car in these modes was exhilarating, as you have much more control of the car's performance on the road. Engaging Race mode, I was able to have more manual control of the gears and was able to use either the gear stick, flicking up and down for the shift changes, or using the wheel mounted shift paddles. With their elongated shape, they were always in easy reach of my fingers no matter where the wheel was pointed.
Gear changes were considerably smooth despite the high rev counts and, even when changing down, the automatic gearbox was able to carefully match the declining revs to the desired gear. The transmission is nowhere near as sophisticated as other dual clutch automatic transmissions but its "analog" feel gives you a more enjoyable ride, if you prefer to do more of the work yourself and not rely on the car's automation.
Cornering is Attacked
Despite the weight of the car, at over 4400 lbs, it is surprisingly well balanced and handles the twist and turns of the road with great precision. Driving at speed, I had no real qualms about attacking the corners or tight bends. I encountered no lack of driving control from over or under steer while the backend did not drift either. This is, by far, not the quickest exotic car on the market but it is definitely the most fun to drive. It has a very responsive feel on the road and, even when you have pushed the car too far in a tight corner, the driving aids will swiftly kick in to ensure the excitement does not go too far.
The level of driving precision has been achieved by a number of factors. Firstly, due to its perfect balance of weight distribution. The 2019 Maserati GranTurismo boasts a weight ratio of 49/51 front to rear which allows the car to maintain its racing line without too much deviation. The car's grip is also enhanced by the customized tires from Pirelli. The P-Zero radials have a staggered width of 245 mm in the front and 285 mm in the rear.
To ensure a reliable amount of safety during the driving, there are a few automated assistance aids installed. These include both stability and traction control as well as anti-lock brakes.
Lastly, to make sure the ride is as smooth, as can be attained under such hardcore driving, the adaptive 'Skyhook' suspension system has been fitted. As the automobile flies over uneven road surfaces or attacks cornering at speed, the suspension will adjust accordingly and minimize body roll. Despite the fact I was pushing the car hard, the amount of motion I or the other front passenger felt was minimal.
Corse Means Racing
When owners pushed Maserati into being able to buy a road legal version of their Maserati Corse racing cars, the GranTurismo MC was what was offered. In Italian, 'corse' means racing and this is exactly what the GT MC was built for. Maserati went to their racing drivers to find out what was required to ensure this car had the right feel for racing. They insisted upon a much firmer suspension and a lower driving profile, to be able to sit closer to the road – and, preferably a manual gearbox.
For most of the world market, this is what was produced – GranTurismo MC Stradale. Bodywork was adjusted to ensure better aerodynamics and downforce. These included spoilers on the front, back and sides with air splitters and air vents for the brakes and engine. This increased the downforce by 50% at the rear and 25% in the front while making this the fastest GranTurismo (and the fastest Maserati road car) yet. It would achieve 0-60 mph in just 4.5 seconds and hit a top speed of 188 mph (303 kmh).
The 2019 Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale was fitted with the latest Modena gearbox as it had the MC Race Shift robotized six-speed manual transmission. This gave the blistering shift changes as well as utilizing the shift paddles to fly through the gears.
As requested by the racing advisors, the suspension was installed with fixed rate dampers and springs set 8% stiffer. A racing attitude required a no nonsense suspension which meant for a much harder drive though more responsive on the track.
The racing setup continued inside, as the interior seats were ditched, all four of them, and the front were replaced with lightweight carbon fiber bucket seats. Traditional seatbelts were discarded in favor of a proper racing harness that strapped the driver in tight and passed through the back of the seat and affixed to a roll bar in the rear.
This was not a car to be driven to the mall or pick up groceries with. This was a racing car with a license plate and should be driven as such whenever the engine was started. However, for the American market, the rough edged racing feel was smoothed out by reverting to the automatic transmission and keeping with the 2+2 seating configuration.
Trident Panache
Sitting inside the 2019 Maserati GranTurismo is a glorious experience. The new integrated seats are not just comfortable and very supportive of your back, while the driving position is near perfect Everywhere you look, you will see the finest leather covering most surfaces. Poltrona Frau leather supplies the hides, as they do for many car manufacturers. But only two car makers are given the privilege of receiving their finest leather. One is Ferrari while the other is Maserati. Even at the back, which is surprisingly spacious considering it is a GT, is awash with leather.
This fine texture covers all the seats and headrests, side panels, steering wheel, dash, central panel and gear stick. There are eight different tones to choose from and these are complemented by a variety of 13 different hand stitching and piping. The dash surface has a choice of chrome, French lacquer or three types of wood. Even the carpets have multiple colors to contrast with the aluminum pedals.
The exteriors are just as fetching with the bodywork available in 21 different paints. The three layered canvas top (which can be reclined in 24 seconds even with the car moving at under 20 mph) come in six different tones.
The 20 inch alloy wheels have four different designs to pick from and can be painted bright silver or black. While the Brembo brake calipers have a choice of eight shades.
To commemorate the end of this production line, Maserati unveiled the GranTurismo Zeda. This was given a stunning tri-color bodywork that incorporated gloss, matte and satin paint finishes and went from blue, in the front, to black then a white/pearl at the rear.
Last year's upgrade of the Infotainment system was long overdue and fixes an issue that many owners had complained about. Maserati installed their own inhouse entertainment software system, Uconnect. This had an added benefit of pairing with both Apple Carplay and Android Auto which allowed smartphone connectivity to be much smoother. This was also fitted with a new 8.4 inch touchscreen and also improved its usefulness. Harman Kardon now installed the Surround Sound System and placed 10 speakers in the coupe and 11 in the soft top.
So after over 40,000 models produced, this was set to be the end of the line for the iconic GT. What will come after the 2019 Maserati GranTurismo has not been confirmed but it will surely be a technological improvement on its predecessor. But while it strives to compete with all the other sophisticated exotic competitors it will lose some of its original appeal. The alluring flair of the GranTurismo flowing bodywork, coupled with its sumptuous interiors are an equal match to its enthralling enjoyment of being driven. This is not the best performing high performance car out there but, certainly, the most thrilling to drive. It will surely be missed.
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Air Force Academy Public Affairs / Published December 12, 2013
Members of the FalconSAT-6 program completed a major testing milestone Nov. 14 at Kirtland AFB, N.M. The Departments of Astronautical Engineering and Physics hosted the Fall 2013 End-of-Semester Review Thursday to brief progress on the program's spacecraft to Academy staff and faculty, as well as representatives from sponsoring organizations such as the Air Force Research Lab.
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Cadets in their senior capstone engineering program are briefing progress on the FalconSAT-6 and FalconSAT-7 spacecraft as well as on-going operations involving FalconSAT-3 today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The event, hosted by the Departments of Astronautical Engineering and Physics, is the Fall 2013 End-of-Semester Review for the program.
Students will highlight program progress for Academy faculty and staff as well as representatives from sponsoring organizations such as the Air Force Research Lab, the Space Test Program, Air Force Space Command, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and several supporting commercial space companies that are providing payloads, subsystems and other support operations.
One of the recent highlights of the FalconSAT-6 program include completion of a major testing milestone Nov. 14 at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. The test validated the structural finite element model and verified that the satellite's structural design can withstand the dramatic vibration environment that a satellite experiences during launch.
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Q: If the datapoint furthest from the y‐axis was excluded, what would happen to the associations seen? looking at the Figure below, what would happen to the association if the datapoint furtherst from the y-axis was excluded?
Current linear association indicates:
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A: I tried to replicate the data using WebPlotDigitizer.  These values are approximate, and I'm not sure I captured all data points.  I ended up with an n of 40.
You might be surprised that the linear model doesn't change much with that one point removed.  Without that one point, the best-fit line is similar, and actually the p value decreases a tad and the r-squared increases a bit.
There may be some other problems with fitting a simple linear model to these data. The residuals are not particularly normal, and the data are not particularly homeoscedastic.
R code below.  You can run it at: https://rdrr.io/snippets/ or in R.
Data = read.table(header=TRUE, text="
 X Y
1.1965811965811959  12.870229007633586
0.04273504273504258 9.34351145038168
0                   8.427480916030532
0.5128205128205128  8.335877862595419
21.581196581196576  2.65648854961832
18.119658119658116  5.0381679389312986
16.58119658119658   3.206106870229009
9.615384615384613   3.9389312977099245
10.641025641025639  3.9389312977099245
7.350427350427348   6.137404580152671
3.7606837606837606  6.870229007633588
1.4102564102564097  6.961832061068703
0.04273504273504258 6.641221374045802
0.17094017094017122 6.595419847328243
0                   6.137404580152671
0.6837606837606831  6.137404580152671
1.6239316239316235  6.320610687022901
3.0769230769230766  6.091603053435115
4.786324786324786   5.404580152671755
0.6837606837606831  5.679389312977099
1.0256410256410255  5.9541984732824424
1.282051282051282   5.7251908396946565
1.4529914529914523  5.358778625954198
1.4529914529914523  5.587786259541986
0.04273504273504258 5.221374045801527
0.4273504273504267  5.221374045801527
0.6837606837606831  5.404580152671755
0.2136752136752138  4.48854961832061
0.6837606837606831  4.9465648854961835
1.0683760683760681  5.0381679389312986
1.1965811965811959  4.992366412213741
1.7094017094017095  4.809160305343513
1.0256410256410255  5.404580152671755
2.051282051282051   1.8778625954198471
3.1623931623931627  4.580152671755725
4.700854700854701   1.8778625954198471
4.444444444444444   4.305343511450381
5.470085470085469   4.2595419847328255
7.777777777777776   3.1603053435114514
3.0769230769230766  5.587786259541986
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plot(Y ~ X, data=Data, pch=3)
abline(6.13064, -0.17048, col="black")

model = lm(Y ~ X, data=Data)

summary(model)

### Original model
   ### slope     = -0.17
   ### p         = 0.004
   ### r-squared = 0.198

Data2 = Data[2:40,]

plot(Y ~ X, data=Data2, pch=20)
abline(5.89043, -0.15360, col="blue")

model2 = lm(Y ~ X, data=Data2)

summary(model2)

### Second model
   ### slope     = -0.15
   ### p         = 0.001
   ### r-squared = 0.252


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Camille Umoff
December 30, 2015 Jennifer Samson
13 year-old Camille Umoff as Velma Kelly in "Chicago" at Santa Barbara High School. Photo by Anthony Horvath.
Photo by Anthony Horvath
This girl….
I want to be careful that I don't sound jaded because I'm really not. However, I've spent my entire life in the world of show business; growing up in an "industry" family, acting professionally for over thirty years, and teaching and coaching for the last ten of those. So I think it's fair to say, it is a rare and sublime experience to have my breath taken away by a performer whom I know personally.
Especially when that performer is my thirteen year-old student.
It's not that I don't know a lot of monstrously talented people. I know plenty - and my respect for their talent and expertise is beyond measure. But… there is that thing that (sometimes) happens with familiarity…when you know the person really, really well: their habits, tricks and idiosyncrasies, it's very hard to be genuinely surprised by their work, let alone transported.
I have worked with Camille Umoff as her acting coach for the last four years. When she first attended my class, she was eleven years old and although she was extremely focused, she was, at the time, very intimidated by the other, slightly older students whom she judged (mistakenly) as better than she. Camille was, as we say, too much "in her own head" and almost paralyzed with worry over not being great. Most of us can relate to that, I know I can.
Around this same time, I also started to work with her privately in person or via Skype and had the pleasure of helping her prepare for the roles she played in her community/school plays and musicals. You know how it goes with youth theatre programs and Junior High and High School theatre - students play roles of all ages and this was no different. At eleven, she played Nancy in "Oliver", she was Mama Rose in "Gypsy" at twelve and, as a thirteen-year-old high school freshman, she played Velma Kelly in "Chicago". I saw her performances in all of the above productions.
How is it possible for a kid so young to pull off roles of stature and sophistication with such ease and know-how? I honestly am not sure, but you have to trust me that this girl did.
And she took my breath away.
Here is a clip from the 2014 Santa Barbara High School production of "Chicago" with a then thirteen-year-old freshman Camille Umoff as Velma Kelly, performing "I Can't Do It Alone".
(Camille is fifteen now and just performed as the leading player in SBHS production of "Pippin", and will be starring in "Spring Awakening" for the Santa Barbara Theatre Initiative for Young Adults in early January 2016.)
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So if the solo ad were going to a list of 200,000 and cost $150, each of the three would pay $50. You get to reach 200,000 people for 1/3 the cost you would have normally paid. And, because this ad relates you to other types of businesses, you actually expand your advertising reach.
So who would be qualified to enter into an ad co-op with you? It depends on the nature of your business. Think of others that reach your same target customer and make a list. If you design Web sites, you might approach hosting companies, graphic artists, copywriters or programmers. If your business is landscaping, you could invite yard maintenance companies to join you.
Once you have a list of one or more business types, think of current associates you know who belong to those groups. Also, ask others if they know of any reliable businesses that fall into the categories you've outlined.
Also, be sure to ask about the advertising outlets these businesses currently use. You will likely find new avenues that lead to greater exposure.
You'll need to work out payment arrangements with your partners prior to placing the ad(s). The best way I have found to handle the finances is for each party to pay me for their portion of the cost with a credit card. I then place the ad order with MY credit card. This way, you are assured of receiving the dollar amount due to you; and your partners have the assurance that - should you default on your end of the deal - they have recourse for getting their money back.
Working in cooperation with other businesses can lead to tremendous successes with advertising. When like-minded companies pool their resources to reach one target audience, the impact is doubled while the cost is reduced by at least half. That's the best advertising bargain around today!
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So now you are advertising your business, and are bringing in people but hardly any of them are becoming customers. What's the problem? Is it the advertising message, the targeted audience, or the sales conversion process?
Chuck McKay, an advertising and marketing consultant, who wrote a book titled "Fishing For Customers" and also writes in a blog by the same name Fishing For Customers, wrote an interesting article titled, The Flaw in the Advertising Plan.
The insightful article takes a look at the other end of the advertising and marketing spectrum; the sales conversion process as possibly being the problem in converting leads, visitors, and inquiries into paying customers.
The understanding of the linkage between sales, marketing, and advertising is fundamental in developing good advertising strategies for your business today. The chain linkage between S. M. A. shows that if any area is weak, the chain breaks, and sales are missed.
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There is an advertising solution for your business that can start generating leads and sales almost immediately. The solution is to use Pay-per-click, PPC advertising. This form of advertising can be highly selective, and you only have to pay for the budget that you set forth.
Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft Search all have similar forms of online advertising programs that can be targeted to select groups of individuals based on various criteria.
The main criteria used is the keywords themselves. Essentially you start an account and bid what you are willing to pay for a click to a particular page of your website. A business can set up a daily or monthly advertising campaign budget of a not to exceed amount. The budget can be spread out over the entire month or more aggressively advertise, displaying ads more often until the budget is used for the month.
One of the keys to successfully running an online advertising campaign is making sure your business has the proper landing pages that will produce sales conversions. A business must optimize all aspects of the ad campaign, from the ad copy, the landing page design(s), the keywords used in the ad, the keywords used in the landing page, and the call to action items, all to maximize the best return on investment.
Good advertising is a natural extension of marketing. Marketing and advertising go hand in hand. Doing one without taking into account the other is like eating a steak without a good baked potato. Edgar Watson Howe, an American novelist and a newspaper and magazine editor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries put it this way, "Doing business without advertising is like winking at a girl in the dark. You know what you are doing but nobody else does."
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I worked my way through college employed at a termite and pest control company. Pretty humble beginnings for an aspiring leader!
In California, where I lived, a home cannot be bought or sold without a clean bill of health from a termite and pest control company. As they look for these wood eating insects, termite inspectors also report any dry rot and structural flaws in the property.
Which is how I spent a month one summer in Redwood City.
Our company had inspected an imposing turn-of-the-century home that was being put on the real estate market for the very first time in its storied history. The home rested, not on a foundation, but on a dozen or so stacks of concrete block. We had been contracted to bring this building into the 20th century by putting a suitable foundation underneath it.
The crew I worked on jacked up the house with a house jack, cut the floor joists from the posts that rested on the concrete blocks, dug a trench around the circumference of the house, poured concrete, and lowered the house onto its new foundation. What an ordeal!
It is far easier and less time consuming, to put a foundation in first, and then build a house.
When it comes to advertising, most small businesses are like this old house. Instead of doing the groundwork necessary for success, they go out and build their building: advertising here, advertising there, with varying degrees of success. Thousands and thousands of dollars later, most small business owners have no idea if any of this expensive advertising had any impact at all.
Who is the person most likely to use your products or services? This is a counterintuitive practice called narrowcasting. Instead of trying to reach everybody, narrowcasting aims at a very specific, identifiable group of people. Narrowcasting is essential for success in today's crowded marketplace. If you are everything to everyone, you are nothing to no one.
Take the time to know EXACTLY who you want to reach and learn everything about him or her.
One of my small business clients did this by tracking all the people who came into his store during a typical week. From that exercise he was able to determine the age range and gender of his primary target, professional women in their late 30's and early 40's. This group comprised almost two-thirds of everyone who came into his store. Surprisingly, he also learned who was NOT his primary target, young males 18-30, who comprised less that 5% of foot traffic on a given week.
Then he went one step further. This small business owner took 10-15 minutes with 25 of the women in his target and asked them a dozen questions. From their responses he was able to craft a profile of his target complete with likes, dislikes, buying motives, children's ages, daily habits and shaped his advertising by it.
2. What does your target audience read, listen to, or watch?
One of the questions you MUST ask your target audience is what media outlets they read, listen to, or watch. Without knowing this information, your advertising odds are no better that the lottery's.
The dirty little secret in advertising sales is that most buys are ego buys and have nothing to do with targeting. A business owner likes the radio station, or drinks beers after work with the ad rep, or wants to be a TV star in a funny commercial.
If you want to be a star, go to open mic night and the nearest comedy club. Don't gamble away your hard-earned dollars on speculative advertising. Again, find out EXACTLY what your target audience reads, listens to, or watches and place your advertising ONLY on those mediums.
Here too, though, you must be strategic. Don't do something one month in the newspaper and switch to the radio the next month and then try a direct mail coupon book. Dominate a medium that connects with your target.
If there is one secret to successful advertising, it is this: repetition.
This means having your advertising run and run and run on one medium so that it appears like you own that medium. When you are sick of seeing or hearing your ad, GREAT, your prospects are just now noticing it. Once you have dominated a medium in this way, add a new advertising medium only when you can dominate it as well.
3. What is your compelling benefit?
What do you say in your advertising now that you've defined your target and are ready to dominate a medium that speaks directly to them? Here, too, is where small businesses go awry.
Recognize any of these words?
These slogans, and hundreds like them, mean nothing because they don't say anything. A compelling benefit, however, grabs your prospects by the throat and demands their attention.
To craft your compelling benefit, you must first know your competitive advantage. What do you do better than anyone else in the business? Focus on that one thing and state it in a powerful, succinct way. Sure you do other things, and people will get to know that in time, but first you need a clear, simple focus to your messaging.
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The Kingston Training Group specializes in teaching sales people how to set first appointments. Their six word slogan, all beginning with the letter M, is this: Make More Meetings, Make More Money. Note the competitive advantage, setting appointments, and the compelling benefit, increasing income, stated in a memorable way. Perfect!
The benefit statement I have for my business is this: A BETTER Business, A BETTER Life. I specialize in helping small business owners build their business in a systematic way that allows them to live the life they wanted when they started it in the first place. Again, stated in just six words.
This best part about this tool is that it is absolutely free because words are free. Work on your words. Make them simple, short, and powerful. Then build all your advertising around them.
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La sílaba es un elemento que está presente en todas las lenguas del mundo, sin excepciones, ya que los sonidos se agrupan en sílabas. Sin embargo, cada lengua tiene una combinación de sonidos característicos. Son patrones específicos que hacen que esa lengua se distinga de cualquier otra.

Estos patrones característicos ocasionan problemas a la hora de aprender una lengua extranjera, aunque si estos patrones se asimilan bien y se aprende la estructura silábica del español, en este caso, la pronunciación mejorará.

Lo que se explicará a continuación será qué sonidos pueden integrar sílabas en nuestro idioma, el español, y cuáles son las combinaciones válidas.

La estructura vocálica de la sílaba española
En nuestro idioma las vocales siempre constituyen el núcleo de la sílaba, es decir, la parte central de esta, la que tiene mayor intensidad sonora, y en muchas ocasiones van seguidas por consonantes que integran los márgenes silábicos.

A continuación se verán las distintas combinaciones de márgenes y núcleos vocálicos, que pueden ir precedidos o seguidos de consonantes, o bien integrados por diptongos y triptongos.

El núcleo vocálico lo integra una sola vocal
Cuando sucede esto, esa vocal es el punto de mayor apertura de los órganos de articulación y la fase de mayor sonoridad de la sílaba.

Esto se observa, por ejemplo, en palabras tales como ca-sa o gus-to, siendo la primera «a» el núcleo vocálico de casa, y la «u» el núcleo vocálico de gusto.

Núcleo vocálico integrado por varias vocales: diptongos y triptongos
En nuestro idioma la sílaba puede estar integrada por dos o tres elementos vocálicos, a los cuales denominamos diptongos, cuando se juntan dos vocales, como en la palabra ai-re, o triptongos, cuando se juntan tres vocales, como en la palabra a-so-ciáis.

• En el caso de los triptongos una de las vocales actúa de manera central y las otras dos semivocales lo hacen en posición implosiva o explosiva.

• En cuanto a los diptongos una de las vocales es nuclear, y la otra está en posición implosiva o explosiva, es decir, antes o después del núcleo.

Para que se produzca el diptongo es imprescindible que esté presente una semivocal, que se trata de la vocal con menos duración e intensidad de la sílaba (i, u), mientras que la más abierta (a, e, o) es la predominante. Es decir, el núcleo vocálico.

Las semivocales pueden actuar como fonemas con las siguientes características:

– Se articulan de una manera más breve que las vocales plenas. Por ejemplo, en ahí [a-í] ambas vocales son plenas y tienen la misma duración, pero sin embargo, en hay [ai] la i actúa como semivocal, siendo, por lo tanto, más breve.

– Se dan siempre al principio o al final del núcleo silábico, en el interior de la sílaba.

– Nunca inician una sílaba, porque en ese caso serían tratadas como si fueran semiconsonantes.

– Hay una excepción con la palabra i-ni-ciar, ya que aquí la primera i es plena, mientras que en la sílaba -ciar, es semivocal.

– Siempre van acompañando a otra vocal: Eu-ro-pa.
-Son siempre vocales átonas, sin acento tónico.

Escrito esto, hay que añadir que no todas las vocales se pueden convertir en semivocales. Esto solo ocurre con las vocales cerradas i y u, siempre que no estén acentuadas, porque en este caso podrían actuar como núcleo de la sílaba, comportándose como vocales plenas.

Por ejemplo: tí-o, mí-o.

Tipos de diptongos
Los diptongos pueden ser de dos maneras: crecientes o decrecientes.

• Los diptongos crecientes son los que comienzan por la semivocal y finalizan en la vocal fuerte, la de mayor sonoridad.

• Son diptongos crecientes las siguientes combinaciones: ia, ie, io y ua, ue, uo.

Las vocales i y u también pueden formar diptongos crecientes, articulándose como semivocal la primera, y como núcleo la segunda: Ciudad (iu)    cuidado (ui)

– Hay tres combinaciones de diptongos crecientes que resultan especialmente complicadas para los hablantes de una lengua extranjera como la inglesa, ya que prácticamente no se dan en ese idioma. Son ia, ie e io.

– Por otra parte, los diptongos decrecientes son aquellos que comienzan por el núcleo vocálico y descienden hacia la semivocal.

Forman diptongos decrecientes las siguientes combinaciones silábicas: ai, au, ei, eu, oi, ou.

Triptongos
• Siempre están formados por una vocal central que funciona como núcleo, y por dos vocales cerradas, que la preceden y la siguen, y que hacen de semivocales.

Por ejemplo: buey [buéi], enviáis [em-biáis].

La correcta pronunciación de los diptongos y los triptongos
Es importante pronunciar de manera correcta los diptongos y los triptongos, ya que ambos tienen valor fonológico, no es un simple alargamiento fonético, y en muchos casos una incorrecta pronunciación del diptongo lleva a un cambio de significado en la palabra. Esto se puede ver en los siguientes ejemplos: Rioja-roja, magia-maga, magia-maga.

Hiato
Es posible que en una palabra aparezcan dos vocales seguidas, pero estás no formen un diptongo, en este caso se dice que están en hiato. Esto puede suceder por dos motivos:

 Ninguna de ellas es vocal cerrada, por lo que no pueden funcionar como semivocal. A-é-re-o.
 Una posible semivocal lleva acento tónico, imposibilitando la unión. Re-ú-no.

Sin embargo, el diptongo es posible si, a pesar de existir una sílaba tónica, el acento recae en la vocal nuclear (sin-tió).

Como curiosidad, hay que añadir que existe un hábito frecuente en el habla popular hispana, que tiende a transformar los hiatos en diptongos, pronunciando la palabra de manera incorrecta. Por ejemplo: pior en vez de pe-or o tualla en vez de to-a-lla.

La estructura consonántica de la sílaba española
En cualquier lengua, la posición de los fonemas dentro de la sílaba ayudan a caracterizarla y a describir su comportamiento. En el español, y a diferencia del inglés, que tiene una mayor complejidad y variedad de combinaciones consonánticas que nuestro idioma (por ejemplo, tiene combinaciones imposibles en el español: sk-, sp-, lt-…), existen reglas propias y posibilidades de combinación de las consonantes al comienzo y al final de la sílaba.

Número de consonantes permitidas en los márgenes silábicos
Como máximo, en español, pueden darse cuatro consonantes seguidas. Esto se puede observar en palabras tales como abstraer o instrucción. Sin embargo, si observamos bien la palabra, nos damos cuenta de que estas cuatro consonantes no pertenecen a la misma sílaba, sino que tienen que dividirse en grupos de dos consonantes.

Por tanto, a pesar de ser cuatro las consonantes que pueden ir seguidas, son solo dos el número máximo de sonidos consonánticos que permite el español tanto al principio de la sílaba, como al final de la misma.

Restricciones posicionales
La regla explicada en el punto anterior se complementa con la siguiente explicación:

En las sílabas con dos consonantes al inicio o al final, el grupo silábico debe estar orientado hacia el interior de la palabra, como por ejemplo en abs traer, o en gra cias, imposibilitando palabras como pa pels.

Posibles combinaciones de fonemas consonánticos
Una vez aclarado lo anterior, queda añadir las posibles combinaciones de fonemas consonánticos en español, que son las siguientes:

– Los grupos /pr, fr, gr, kr/ /pl, bl, fl, gl, kl/ /dr, tr/ son inseparables y siempre deben pertenecer a la misma sílaba. Esto se puede observar en los casos de ha-blar o gra-cia.

– También se pueden agrupar otros grupos de consonantes como /ns, bs, rs, ls, ds/, con la excepción de que estas se articulan en pares dentro de una misma sílaba, siempre que aparezcan seguidos más de dos sonidos consonánticos: cons-truc-ción o abs-trac-to.

– Sin embargo, hay excepciones en las que las consonantes /ns, br, bs, rs, ls, ds/ no se articulan. Esto se puede comprobar en palabras como con-sis-ten-te, sub-ra-yar o ab-so-lu-to.

Sílabas abiertas y sílabas cerradas
Dependiendo de su fonema final, si es vocálico o consonántico, las sílabas pueden ser abiertas, si terminan en vocal, o cerradas, si finalizan en consonante. Por ejemplo, ba-jo o be-llo son palabras con sílabas abiertas, mientras que trans-por-tar o abs-trac-ción son palabras con sílabas cerradas.

Una sílaba abierta acaba en el momento de máxima apertura de los órganos de articulación, mientras que si la sílaba acaba en consonante, dichos órganos se "cierran".

El español suele tener preferencia por la estructura silábica abierta, mientras que en lenguas como el inglés, su estructura favorece las sílabas cerradas.

Bibliografía
• Fonética y fonología españolas, Iribarren, Mary C.

• Manual de pronunciación española, Tomas Navarro Tomas.

• La estructura silábica y el acento en español: análisis no lineal, James W. Harris.

Fonología del idioma español


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The first-ever Los Angeles Beard and Mustache Championships took place at the Federal Bar in North Hollywood Sunday afternoon, and you know competition's tough when Abraham Lincoln comes in third place.
Honest Abe -- in all his stovepipe-hatted, bow-tied glory -- was actually professional Lincoln presenter Robert Broski of Covina, and his third-place finish was in the partial beard category, behind Chris Noel (whose business card reads: "actor / musician / #1 freak" ) in second place, and Nathan Johnson grabbing top honors.
And though there were three additional beard categories (business beard, full beard and freestyle -- which included tonsorial topiaries of all kinds) included in the facial-hair faceoff organized by the North Los Angeles Beard and Mustache Club, it was the 'stache that brought more than a dash of panache -- and solidified the City of Angels as the home of the handlebar.
"The mustache [category] was the most competitive I've seen anywhere," Phil Olson remarked afterward of the 28 vying for a prize (representing more than a quarter of the nearly 100 competitors in all). "I'd call Los Angeles the City of Mustaches."
The lip spinach wasn't all that was in abundance in the crowd that organizers estimated climbed to nearly 300 over the course of the day -- roughly half were females -- assorted spouses, gal pals and a fair number of what appeared to be beard and mustache groupies, some sporting stick-on 'staches, others with knit beards or temporary tonsorial tattoos or T-shirts that combined a heart-and-handlebar design.
Although she hadn't adorned herself with any of the aforementioned accoutrements, L.A. resident Maria Weitz nonetheless found herself enthralled by the forest of facial hair on hand.
"I'm overwhelmed, honestly," the 26-year-old said as she sipped a drink. "I found out about it on the Internet, saw a link to buy tickets, and I was like: 'Click. Let's goooooooo!' Since I've been here I've seen a Viking, a pirate and Abe Lincoln."
Photo: At top left, the crowd cheers on their favorites at the Federal Bar in North Hollywood, site of the first-ever Los Angeles Beard and Mustache Championships, held Aug. 14. Top right, Shawn Hasson hoists the trophy he took home for a first-place finish in the Mustache category. At bottom, Andrew Smith, who took home top honors in the freestyle category. Credit: Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times.


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Jury Awards $230 Million in Trade Secret Theft Case
Big jury award
For lithography secrets;
Costs are included
A jury in California awarded the US branch of ASML, a Dutch semiconductor company, $233 million in damages after a rival company, XTAL, was found to have misappropriated its trade secrets.
According to The Register,
XTAL was founded by two semiconductor veterans who had worked at Brion Technologies when it was acquired in 2007 by ASML and subsequently left and set up their own company. XTAL specializes in enhancing chip yields during manufacture, designing semiconductors, and similar consultation work.
ASML alleged that XTAL pushed ASML's employees to steal ASML's trade secrets and secretly work for XTAL.
Two ASML employees left the company and went to work for XTAL. ASML told the jury at trial that those employees were working for XTAL while they were still on the ASML payroll.
The former employees were accused of copying ASML trade secrets onto external storage devices and failing to return them to their former employer when they left the company.
ASML became suspicious when it lost a contract with a key customer and XTAL entered the market with its own lithography technology, developed at an "astonishing" rate.
Brion is a leader in computational lithography. According to the Recorder,
Computational lithography uses computer models to predict and simulate how microscopic chip patterns will print on physical wafers.
When the court ordered XTAL to hand over its computer equipment to be searched, information on lithography technology that ASML had acquired from Brion was found.
Former ASML employees were also accused of taking source code, programming language scripts, and business information to XTAL.
The award included $1.2 million for the plaintiff's investigation expenses.
Under California's computer fraud statute (Penal Code Section 502), in addition to any other remedies, the owner of a network or data lost or damaged by someone in violation of the statue can recover the costs of investigation.


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'use strict';

var assert      = require('assert'),
    stockMarket = require('../stockMarket2');

describe('bestDealInStockMarket()', function() {
  it('should find the best day to buy and sell in the stock market', function() {
    // arrange
    var market = [100, 98, 97, 89, 110, 190, 90, 240, 230, 200, 190];

    // act
    var actual = stockMarket(market);

    // assert
    assert.deepEqual(actual, { buyIndex: 3, sellIndex: 7 });
  });
});