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= Creative Zen 2 GB Portable Media Player (Black) =
|Brand||Creative Labs|
|Connectivity Technology||USB|
|Memory Storage Capacity||2 GB|
|Color||Black|
|Screen Size||2.5 Inches|
|Media Type||SD Card|
- Enjoy all your media on a device that's about the width of a credit card
- Watch 64 hours of videos, enjoy up to 4,000 of your favorite songs or share hundreds of photos with your friends
- 2.5-inch TFT color display with 320 x 240-pixel resolution and support for up to 16.7 million colors
- Clock and alarm function, volume restriction, eight equalizer settings, and a USB hard drive mode, SDHC support
- Weighs 2.1 ounces and measures 3.26 x 2.16 x .44 inches (W x H x D)
== Important information ==
Certified Refurbished in Original Sealed Package
== Product Description ==
ZEN 2GB BLACK - MP3 PLAYER FOR MUSIC VIDEO & PHOTOS
This credit card-sized Creative ZEN has a stunning 2.5-inch color screen and is perfect for music, videos, and photos. Enjoy up to 500 MP3, WMA, or AAC songs; watch up to 70 hours of videos; and share hundreds of photos with your friends. Even expand your portable music, video, or photo collection by adding additional content through the convenient SD memory slot. The player also is available in 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, and 32 GB capacities
A razor-sharp 2.5-inch display makes your photos and videos come to life. See the ZEN in detail
Small size, big features--all in the palm of your hand
Add even more storage capacity via the SD card slot
Credit Card-Sized Player Supports 16.7 Million Colors
View your album art, videos, and photos on this 2.5-inch razor-sharp TFT display. Your favorite photos will burst into life with 16.7 million colors on the fresh, new ZEN-patented user interface. The TFT display works under sunlight and allows everyone to watch your home videos and vacation slideshows from any angle
Truly a Multimedia Player
ZEN is the first Creative player to support unprotected AAC format, so you can enjoy all of your favorite CD tracks that you've ripped through iTunes software. ZEN also supports iTunes Plus tracks from the iTunes store, in addition to MP3 and WMA music tracks. It also is compatible with music subscription services such as Napster To Go and Rhapsody
ZEN also supports audio books from Audible.com. Download your favorite books to keep everyone entertained on long road trips, or download daily news reports every morning and listen to the news during your morning commute
Watch purchased or rented movies and TV shows from online services like Amazon Unbox. Share home videos, or load your TivoToGo recorded movies and TV shows
Plus, share your collections of latest photos in 16.7 million colors. Instantly turn your slideshows into attention-grabbing multimedia extravaganzas by adding your favorite song to the slideshow
Need more space? Add additional storage capacity with the built-in SD slot and easily play new music, videos, or photos on your player. With SD cards to go, carry virtually unlimited amounts of your digital library anywhere you go
In between your tunes, use the built-in FM radio to keep yourself up-to-date on world events, sports scores, or traffic reports. Or tune in to the program airing on the gym's TV while running on the treadmill
Enjoy up to 30 hours of your songs or 5 hours of video on a single charge--over a full day of music. Or 10 episodes of Scrubs!
Creative ZEN 2 GB player, earphones, USB 2.0 cable, installation CD, and quick start guide
== Customer reviews ==
*Zen 16gb mp3 player.*Zen 16gb mp3 player
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Unfortunately it didn't exist. iRiver got known for making its Clix series and was focusing on much smaller MP3 players that were between 2 and 4 GB. My old one was 20 GB. I listen to trance music more than anything else and I honestly have at least 10 GB of trance music alone that I want to be on my player, so a bigger capacity is a must. I also took a lot of good videos/pictures when I was on my cruise ship (in Hawaii) and wanted a device that I could use to share those with friends. For listening on my own, I use Shure E3C headphones (which are absolutely amazing by the way)
My first choice was to get the Archos 605 WiFi player that just came out. I figured it would solve all my problems. I don't need to go into too much detail about what it promises but the device looked really neat. I own a lot of DIVX movies and also thought I could just put them on the player (sized at 40 GB) and would be able to watch them whenever I wanted. The battery life was rated at 13 hours for music and 5 hours for video. The problem with the Archos is that it comes as a barebones sytem. Everything extra you want it to do costs more, including watching your own movies
I was under the impression that I could take videos on my digital camera and transfer them to my Archos media player and watch them like they were on my pc. NOPE. Ok so I have to convert them with the included software. NOPE. Nothing's included. I downloaded a sample program that converted files into any format you wanted but because it was a sample, there would be a watermark that would flash on and off the screen for the duration of your video that would only go away after you use the real program. Couple this kind of program in with the already $300 you spent on the unit and you're on your way to making it a not-so-user-friendly machine. Plus, when I took it to the office my first day of using it the battery barely lasted 8 hours playing music and showing minimal video. It had some nice features and had some nice add-ons available, but overall was not worth it for me. So I took that back to the store and was in the market for something new. I started looking into the newest MP3 players. That's when I saw the Creative Zen
They had the 8 GB version of the Zen at Circuit City (where I bought the Archos), but they did not have the 16 GB version that I would want. You can read the editor's review to find out all the actual specs, I'll just list what I like and don't like about it
When I first picked it up I was amazed at how light-weight it was. Another reviewer talks about how it feels like a pack of gum. Well, he's right. But that's actually a good thing. It's VERY light-weight but also has a great battery life, seems really durable, and looks slick in its all black paint. If you're working out with it in your pocket you may actually forget it's there. If it accidentally falls out of your pocket it wont even rip the headphones out of your ear because it's too light. So I think the weight is a good thing
The included software makes it easy to put media on the device and it only takes about an hour or so to fully charge the battery. Both pluses there. At first I was disappointed that the battery life wasn't lasting as long as it said it would, which was around 20 hours or so. I realized the screen would be dim, but still on when the music was playing and couldn't figure out how to turn it off to save battery power. Turns out the only way (that I can figure out) is to lock the unit while it's on and that makes the screen black out but you can't even change the volume while it's locked
Onscreen controls are real easy to figure out from the get-go and pretty self-explanatory. It also took me a while to figure out how to get to the list of songs that were actually playing, instead of just the song that was playing. To do that, you need to keep hitting the "enter" button when a song is playing. First time hitting the "enter" button lets you rank the song, second time shows the album cover, third time shows all the songs in the list you are currently playing so you can pick another song without trying to find it on a random shuffle
As far as the videos and pics are concerned, this little screen looks a whole lot better than I thought it would. Yeah, it's small but to have all the other capabilities this device has, it's more than enough. Oh, and with the video, it also doesn't play your DIVX movies or digital camera movies right out of the box. However, this handy little thing comes with FREE SOFTWARE that will convert it for you. Any file, any size, converts for free. Oh what a relief it is!
Sound quality is phenomenal and it comes with some preset equalizer settings which I also enjoy since I do have a large variety of music playing on the player. Oh, and the Archos DID NOT have any preset equalizer settings. I don't listen to the radio or use it for voice messages so I can't give any feedback for those yet
It doesn't go without its faults though. There are only a few gripes I have about it. The main one is the need to put it in "lock" mode to save the battery power since you have no access to anything while it's in that mode. Another gripe is the power cord that comes with it. For starters, the cord is about 4 inches long and the device can only be charged through a USB port. So to charge it out of a wall you'd need to buy some kind of converter. Charging is quick though, but that cord is so tiny. Also, while the device is charging I can't figure out how to still be playing music. That's about all the negatives I have about it. I'm very happy with my purchase and would recommend this unit to anyone. I paid $250 for it and it's worth every penny. Overall, I'd give it a 9.7 out of 10. Hope this helps some of you
the quality of the sound and durability of the product is good. with that
said I`d like to tell you that if you're planning on buying an MP3 player
and if you're torn between an iPod and the Creative Zen I say buy the Zen with
"your eyes closed" and here`s why
Size: the Zen is 8cm x 5 cm = 40 sq centimeters
while the Ipod is 3.8 cm x 9 cm = 34.2 sq cm, so the difference is barely noticeable
the difference is in the width Zen being twice as wide as ipod nano. This however
is not relevant due to the fact that both fit comfortably in small pockets. Advantage: even
Software: The Ipod uses Itunes, everybody knows that. the thing is, without Itunes you cant
do anything on your iPod so you HAVE TO use apple`s software. this means, that you will have to
update your Itunes software every two weeks (I find nothing more annoying than this and it comes
attached with safari and QuickTime. Zen comes with creative software which is easy to use and they dont keep
bugging you with download after download but the best thing is that YOU DONT HAVE TO USE IT!! If you
know how to transfer files to a usb drive then you can use Zen. Advantage: By far Zen!
Battery life: not much to go into here. Advantage: even
Features: iPod plays videos and music files, has photo viewerZen plays: Videos, music files, has RADIO (it is beyond me why apple is so stubborn not to include a simple fm tuner on their gadgets and has voice recorder. I think these are useful things on an MP3 playercalendar and phone book are ok but the chronograph app in the nano! the screen goes dark after a few seconds and its clumsy, no memory log for times, nothing..so why put that in there? oh and another thing, with iPod you have to use THEIR cable, so me, using it on the car and to sync with my music library on the PC I needed two cables that I had to buy and the original apple cables are EXPENSIVE! with the Zen you use same cable you`d use for a camera or my BB Boldin other words, you could plug your Zen anywhere because everyone has either a digital camera or a Blackberry. I also plugged it on my Head unit in the car and it played like a charmUsually for iPod to work the head unit needs to be loaded with software to communicate with iPodnot the case for the Zen which reads like a normal USB drive. for all these reasonsadvantage: by Far Zen!!
Expandability: all iPods: NONE. Zen: use the media card capacity of your choice and as many as you want and you could - in theory - have infinite storage capacity. I`m not saying it would be practical but think about thisI bought a 2 GB Zen which cost me 40 bucksadd a 16 GB media card which costs about 35 bucks (or lessI now have 18 GB of storage for about 75 bucks. An Ipod nano has 16 GB and for 160 bucksoh my I could buy 2 2 GB Zens and 2 16 GB media cards and still have 10 dollars to spare with twice the capacity. why anyone would prefer an Ipod other than to waste money is beyond me. Advantage: By far Zen!
oh ad one more thing, the iPod `s finish is and always has been, very prone to scratches, so this means if you wanna keep your iPod looking decent you NEED to buy a `skin` which depending on your choice could make the iPod much more expensive. Zens `body`is plastic which is way more resistant to scratches than iPod
No matter how you slice it, the iPod does not compare to Zen and with the money I spent buying my two previous iPods I could have bought a Zen for me,one for my GF, one for myand one for my sister with respective 32 GB media cards and still have 20 us$ left. Not to mention being much more appreciated by the ladies in my life!
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At Indiana University Health in Indianapolis, a cost estimator team works tirelessly to give patients good information on what their care will cost. "The estimate is tailored to a patient's care plan," says David Burton, vice president of revenue management.
The team of nurses and experienced billing and collections staff sort through all the facts that are known at the time. Despite their best efforts, the patient sometimes owes more than anyone anticipated. The devil is in the details.
"Changes in the details can impact the cost to a patient," Burton explains. Certain issues affect what is billed:
The location where services will be rendered;
The physician who will provide the services;
The billing methodology for that location and physician.
A dermatologist might be able to perform minor surgical procedures in his office, but more complex services are performed in the hospital's OR. "Insurance companies may pay both the hospital and the provider differently based on the location," Burton notes.
To avoid pitfalls, staff must be familiar with the patient's insurance coverage and benefits. Understanding benefit accruals also is important since some patients pay a deductible in addition to co-insurance. Correct estimates are only possible if one knows how much of the deductible has been met already.
Some people have met their out-of-pocket maximums already. In that case, there are no co-insurance or other out-of-pocket costs to pay. "Each patient's circumstances are unique. It's based on specifics of their benefit plan and how much care they have received to date," Burton explains.
The team accurately translates the planned services into billing codes. Lastly, they need to accurately apply a patient's health insurance plan to all of the above. "A change to any of these factors can result in a different estimate amount," Burton says.
The team retrieves its information from multiple sources. "We often talk to the patient and their provider, or the provider's team," Burton says.
Even if someone receives the same service as another patient, both with the exact same insurance, they can end up owing different amounts. "Each patient's needs are unique. Their estimate must be customized to meet those needs," Burton explains.
One patient might need a longer hospital stay than the average person. Other times, patients end up consuming different or additional services. Things do not always go as planned. For example, a patient with COPD who is undergoing a routine hip replacement might need extensive postoperative respiratory therapy. That patient is going to stay in the hospital later. "These nuances can lead to varying out-of-pocket responsibilities," Burton observes.
Even with meticulous planning, estimates are off sometimes because something changes along the way. Other times, the patient buys a new insurance plan with completely different coverage.
To add to the complexity, payers might provide their own estimates to patients, which can be faulty. One reason is that the payer estimates do not factor in all the relevant information. The estimates usually are based on average costs rather than specific details of a patient's care.
"These may be incomplete or inaccurate. It causes confusion," Burton says. Staff make it clear to patients that the hospital's estimates can be trusted because they factor in all the available information. In contrast, says Burton, "payer estimates are often based on claim history. That can be very different from a patient's exact circumstances."
The department's price estimate process has expanded greatly in recent years. "We started small in 2015," Burton notes. At that time, staff prepared price estimates only for outpatient radiology services, and at just one location. The department now performs estimates for all locations as well as inpatient and outpatient areas (which includes laboratory services).
"Additionally, we have implemented a formal quality assurance program and retroactive audits," Burton reports. These show that 90% of estimates are accurate within 5% of the patient's actual billed.
Another recent change: Patients can request estimates online anytime. About 8% do so currently. "These are processed like any other request, though they tend to require a bit more research," Burton says.
Ninety-five percent of estimates are completed within 24 hours; 85% are handled the same day. If the process takes a little longer, it is usually because staff need to follow up with physicians to confirm the details. Complex cases also take more time.
At Albany (NY) Medical Center, enrollment specialists are the ones who provide price estimates to patients. They are clear that actual charges may differ from what is quoted. "One issue we can face sometimes is the physician office not respecting the process," says Brenda Pascarella, CHAM, associate director of patient access.
There are times when offices schedule elective services before staff can give a price estimate to the patient. "Patients need to be made aware of the potential out-of-pocket costs," Pascarella says.
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The artificial intelligence (AI) domain grows every day with new algorithms and architectures. Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), a branch of AI has become a very interesting domain since the eighties when the back-propagation learning algorithm and the feed-forward architecture were first introduced. As time passed, ANNs were able to solve non-linear problems, and were being used in classification, prediction, and representation of complex systems. However, ANN uses a black box learning approach – which makes it impossible to interpret the relationship between the input and the output. Discrete Event System Specification (DEVS) is a mathematical well-defined formalism that can be used to model dynamic systems in a hierarchical and modular manner; it can automatically generate simulators for the described DEVS models. Combining ANN and DEVS, we can model the complex configuration of ANNs and express its internal workings. In this thesis, we are extending the DEVS-Based ANN proposed by Toma et al  for comparing multiple configuration parameters and learning algorithms. The DEVS model is described using a visual modeling language known as High Level Language Specification (HiLLS) for a clear understanding. This approach will help users and algorithm developers to test and compare different algorithm implementations and parameter configurations of ANN.
a) System: is a well-defined object in the real world under specific conditions that we are interested in modeling.
b) Experimental Frame (EF): is a specification of the conditions within which the system is observed or experimented. It is realized as a system (with generators, acceptors and transducers) that interacts with the source system to obtain data of interest under specified conditions.
c) Model: is an abstract representation of the structure and properties of a system at some particular point in time or space intended to promote understanding of the real system.
d) Simulation: is the execution of a model over time in order to get the information about the changes in the behavior of the system during executions.
Modeling complex systems requires a robust formalism. The Discrete Event System Specification (DEVS) formalism  that was introduced in the early 70's is a theoretically well-defined formalism for modeling discrete event systems in a hierarchical and modular manner. It allows the behavior modeling of complex systems.
Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) is a branch of artificial intelligence that became popular in the eighties when the back-propagation algorithm  for multilayer feed-forward architectures was introduced. It is widely known that classical neural networks, even with one hidden layer, are universal function approximators . ANNs became widely applicable for real applications when it had the capabilities to solve non-linear problems. It is used for modeling of complex optimization problems such as classification, prediction and pattern recognition.


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Regional integration of stock exchanges in Eastern and Southern Africa
Jacqueline Irving
progress and prospects
by Jacqueline Irving
Published 2005 by International Monetary Fund, African and International Capital Markets Depts. in [Washington, D.C.] .
Stock exchanges -- Africa, Eastern.,
Stock exchanges -- Africa, Southern.
Statement prepared by Jacqueline Irving.
Series IMF working paper -- WP/05/122
Contributions International Monetary Fund. African Dept., International Monetary Fund. International Capital Markets Dept.
Pagination 41 p. ;
According to the perspective of the Yearbook Monitoring Regional Integration in Southern Africa (Volume 8, ) Regional integration has been considered an important and successful tool of economic growth and development. In Southern Africa in particular, with its comparatively small economies, r egional integration was meant to play a. The record of regional integration in Africa so far has been a sobering one, and many regional groupings are marked by uncoordinated initiatives, political conflicts and low levels of intra.
a West African regional stock exchange in Abidjan in There have also been discussions regarding regional stock exchanges or integration of national exchanges. in East Africa, Central Africa and Southern Africa. However, progress . The West Africa Capital Markets Integration Council considerable progress has extended to mutual recognition of stockbrokers and regional structures, as highlighted in this blog, and cross-border share deals between national exchanges, in addition to its ground-breaking BRVM regional exchange for 8 countries.
Regional integration is a key strategy for development and intra-regional trade and is expected to produce considerable economic gains for Africa. Although it is widely recognized that intra-regional trade could play a significant role in accelerating economic growth and poverty reduction and enhancing food and energy security in Africa, the. Syllabus of the Subject: Regional Financial Integration in Africa (Master). (Johannesburg Stock Exchange) represents 65 percent of the total market capitalisation in Africa SADC (Southern African Development Community), COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa), WAEMU (West African Economic and Monetary Union).
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This paper assesses whether regional cooperation and integration of stock exchanges in eastern and southern Africa could offer a way of overcoming impediments to the exchanges' development.
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This paper assesses whether regional cooperation and integration of stock exchanges in eastern and southern Africa could offer a way of overcoming impediments to the exchanges` development.
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Downloadable. This paper assesses whether regional cooperation and integration of stock exchanges in eastern and southern Africa could offer a way of overcoming impediments to the exchanges' development. The paper concludes that regional cooperation and, at a later stage, integration, if carried out at the right pace and in a pragmatic way, could improve the liquidity.
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The paper concludes that regional cooperation and, at a later stage, integration. Setting up a formal regional stock exchange [54] Chapter 4 Introducing a regional stock exchange: legal issues and analysis [61] Lessons of experience from the European Community model [61] The case of Eastern and Southern Africa [65] Implications of pursuing a regional stock.
The COVID pandemic and its health and economic impacts has forced a global rethink of the current multilateral framework and what it means for the future. For Africa. The Monitoring Regional Integration Yearbook has become a household name in the SADC region, when it comes to monitoring the progress or non-progress of integration within the southern Africa region.
Celebrating its 12th edition in the current year it has proven to be a platform of scientific discussion and exchange of political views. Regional integration in Southern Africa: overview of recent developments (English) Abstract. The purpose of this background paper is to inform the Bank and others about challenges and opportunities for strengthening socio-economic integration in southern Africa, and specifically in Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), by: highlighting.
Stock Exchange (LuSE), to promote r egional integration of capital markets and integration of Africa in global investment markets. Th e study e xplored the possibility of setting up a closed. East Africa's dream of a regional stock exchange that merges into one the stock markets of the five East Africa Community member states is likely to.
This paper assesses whether regional cooperation and integration of stock exchanges in eastern and southern Africa could offer a way of overcoming impediments to the exchanges'' development. The paper concludes that regional cooperation and, at a later stage, integration, if carried out at the right pace and in a pragmatic way, could improve.
Regional integration, if carried out at the right pace and in a pragmatic way, could improve the liquidity, efficiency, and competitiveness of the region's stock exchanges. Cooperation and integration of national stock exchanges could offer a way of overcoming some of the impediments to development that most of the African stock markets now.
challenges to regional integration in africa: the case of the revived east africa community gichohi marvin muhammad r50// a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment for the degree of master of arts in international ute of diplomacy and international studies, university of nairobi august This report argues that a realistic and economically sensible way forward for regional integration in SADC must proceed on a so-called "variable geometry" model.
COMESA Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa CPI Consumer Price Index It accounts for about half of regional GDP at market exchange rates. It is also the richest.
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this paper assesses whether regional cooperation and integration of stock exchanges in eastern and southern africa could offer a way of. It is argued therefore that the introduction of a regional stock exchange in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa-COMESA-and the promotion of multiple listing and cross-border trade in securities would facilitate the development of more efficient and competitive capital markets in the region.
East Africa's dream of a regional stock exchange that merges into one the stock markets of the five East Africa Community member states is likely to take off in a year or two, key players in the region have said.
"Definitely we want to have one stock exchange. Technically, I. This is a list of stock exchanges in Africa. There are 29 exchanges in Africa, representing 38 nations' capital markets. Africa has two regional stock exchanges: the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières, or BRVM, located in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire; and the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières d'Afrique Centrale, or BVMAC, located in Libreville, Gabon.Regional Integration in Southern Africa.
A Guidebook 11 1 Regional integration appealed as a concept to many economists, politicians and business people for one simple reason: it promised to increase the wealth and well-being not just of one, but of a number of countries at a rate greater than just the sums of the develop.
The regional exchange will be similar to the BRVM, the stock exchange serving West African countries such as Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea Bissau, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. According to Dr James Ndahiro, the chairperson of the Rwanda Stock Exchange, East African countries should form a single stock market by
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Thank you for the article, dear brother. It was very good. It's very difficult to predict what the world will be like 10 years from now. So many turbulances are happening throughout the world. The Muslim world is boiling and rising. America is falling, and it is losing its "client agents" throughout the world as the author put it. Other powers in Asia such as China and Russia are rising. One point the author forgot to mention is that oil is drying. This will bring a great deal of frictions between the super powers of the world. There won't be oil in the Middle East 100 years from now. Your grand children will live to see this day.
It'll be interesting. Insha'Allah, if Muslims stick together, and they will insha'Allah, after they get rid of the garbage that are ruling them, then we might also rise to become a major super power world-wide. Our lands stretch from the Atlantic ocean all the way to the borders of China. That's a lot of land and population!
Your welcome and what you said is 100% true. Ill be sure to tell my children and grandchildren (when i have some obviously ) what you have just said.


Los Angeles, CA, April 19, 2012 — FileTrek, the first combined file sharing and tracking solution provider, announced today the appointment of Michael Murphy as a new member to its Board of Directors. Murphy is an accomplished entrepreneur with over 30 years of technology management and sales experience.
Michael (Mike) Murphy served as Chief Executive Officer of InQuira, Inc. from 2001 until Oracle acquired the company in September 2011. Mike led the company in delivering a comprehensive knowledge management solution that provided multi-channel customer support across industries. Customers included industry leaders like Apple, Intuit, Hartford, eBay and Bank of America.
Prior to InQuira Inc., he served as Senior VP at Cambridge Technology Partners where he managed its Western Region and later, he oversaw its sales, marketing, alliances and partner programs. Prior to his tenure at Cambridge Technology Partners, he spent 13 years with Hewlett Packard. Mr. Murphy holds a B.A. in Management from Loyola Marymount University.
"I am delighted to welcome Mike to the FileTrek Board of Directors. We continue to strengthen our Board with visionary leaders within our industry. He will, most certainly, bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to support the growth of our exciting company," said Dale Quayle, CEO of FileTrek.


The recipes in this section are maily those that I have used for cooking demonstrations at various gardening and food shows around Australia using Italian vegetables. They are of necessity simple but by using the best of fresh ingredients they are fun and tasty. As stated in "the River Cafe Cookbook Green" (Ebury Press) "...good cooking is about fresh, seasonal ingredients, organic whenever possible, used thoughtfully. It is something the Italians have always known"


Quick piecing methods and assembly strategy make this a fast and fun project.
As its name indicates, Stars and Scraps quilt pattern will use up a lot of your accumulated scraps or collected fat quarters, provided they are of similar value. You can adapt the size by adding or removing a few rows. The quilt pattern includes the "General Guidelines for Beginners" as well as instructions for a pieced back.


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World Book of Records launches globally Pledge Campaign to promote safety against Covid-19 pandemic and serve society, WBR will issue the Certificate of Commitment to all those who will participate in this campaign
Switzerland: World Book of Records (WBR) has taken an initiative to motivate and inspire people with a pledge to be committed to safe and educate others to stay safe in the Covid-19 pandemic period. This global campaign of the pledge is going to cover people and organizations of 100 countries. World Book of Records will issue the Certificate of Commitment to all those who will participate in this campaign. This was informed by Mr. Wilhelm Jezler (Head of Europe, Switzerland). He said that this cosmopolitan Pledge Campaign will motivate people of all continents so that together we will win this fight against COVID-19. In a briefing about the campaign, Mr. Wilhelm Jezler said that one will have to take all necessary precautions that will prevent the spread of this deadly virus and to follow and encourage others to follow the key COVID protocol and appropriate behaviour. Apart from this, one has to always wear a mask/face cover, especially when in public places, maintain a minimum distance of six feet from others, wash hands frequently and thoroughly with soap and water and use hand sanitizers appropriately when and where required and support the vaccination drive. The Certificate will be presented digitally to all personalities who have been committed to such a noble cause by the officials of the World Book of Records. He appealed to people and other organizations to come forward and support the cause and save their and others' lives as well. World Book of Records (WBR) has been committed to follow guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO). This campaign will coordinate and espouse the cause of the United Nations Organization(UNO). Significantly, the World Book of Records (WBR) is one of the leading organizations in international certification of world records. It works from all continents with a global network. It recognizes the potential of talent and capabilities in world records through international certification. It also honours personalities and lists places of outstanding contribution to humanity and universal peace.


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Generac builds bigger, ahead of disaster
At its Oshkosh plant, Generac assembles generators that assuage fears of the next big storm.
Generac builds bigger, ahead of disaster At its Oshkosh plant, Generac assembles generators that assuage fears of the next big storm. Check out this story on thenorthwestern.com: http://oshko.sh/2vX6N5Y
Nate Beck, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Published 6:14 p.m. CT Aug. 11, 2017
Mike Kirchner, technical sales manager for Generac Power Systems, show components in a 1-megawatt generator that will run through testing procedures during a media tour Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017, at the company's Oshkosh facility. Generac makes 150-kilowatt to 2 megawatt diesel and natural gas generators.(Photo: Joe Sienkiewicz/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)Buy Photo
OSHKOSH – Some engines are as big as boxcars and capable of powering an apartment complex for days on end.
They are assembled and tested to withstand years of wind, rain and snow, then spring into action when disaster strikes. And all of the generators assembled at Generac's plant in Oshkosh are hand-tailored to each customer. While most are painted in industrial grey, the company has painted others green, brick red and baby blue with hints of gold.
Since purchasing Baldor Electric Co.'s generator business in 2013, Generac has grown its operations in Wisconsin, said Erick Wilde, vice president of the company's North American Industrial arm. The company is hiring at its Oshkosh plant and has added new machines that improve efficiency.
In April, Generac moved 60 jobs to Wisconsin from a subsidiary in Vermont. Between its plants in Oshkosh and Berlin, Generac employs 380 workers.
The company is headquartered in Waukesha. Its other Wisconsin locations include Jefferson, Eagle and Whitewater, but it also has facilities in Iowa and overseas.
"Since the acquisition of the facility here, Generac has continued to invest," Wilde said. "We have brought a lot of new technology and capability to the system. We're continuing to hire in the local area."
Workers at Generac Power Systems assemble a generator onto an engine Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017, at the Oshkosh plant, which makes 150-kilowatt to 2-megawatt diesel and natural gas generators. (Photo: Joe Sienkiewicz/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)
Built into this business is a blunt fact: disasters drive up demand for generators.
"Demand for the majority of our products is affected by power outage events caused by thunderstorms, hurricanes, ice storms, blackouts and other power grid reliability issues," according to the company's annual report.
For instance, when Hurricane Sandy struck the East Coast in 2012, Generac stepped up production to supply homes with power. Among the hardest-hit by the storm were residents of apartments, who were left without power for days.
In the superstorm's wake, Generac added dozens of jobs at its plants in Wisconsin and posted a boost in sales.
But one ongoing contract may help safeguard citizens against the next big natural disaster.
In early August, the New York City Housing Authority began installing the first of 300 Generac generators into apartment complexes as part of an effort to thwart future storms. The project is supported by a $3 billion grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The generators run on natural gas, which is more reliable in an emergency than diesel. Unlike diesel engines, which require regular refueling, natural gas can be piped directly to the engines.
"They are rebuilding the buildings to make them Sandy-proof," Wilde said.
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Our place has been loved by generations of families for our naturally beautiful environment, our colorful heritage and our caring community.
Taumarunui sits on the Adventure Highway (State Highway 4) and starts the Forgotten World Highway in the central King Country of the North Island. Part of the Ruapehu District, Taumarunui is centrally located – detour through here to either Auckland or Wellington. This is a beautiful scenic route with views of Mt. Ruapehu and the Wanganui River. Taumarunui provides access to the Whanganui National Park, Dual Listed World Heritage Tongariro National Park and the Pureora Timber Trail.
Along these highways of wide-open spaces are many recreational activities and outdoor pursuits such as canoeing, jetboating, fishing, golfing, mountain biking, cycle trails, walks, tramps and rail cart rides along with many others. Taumarunui is a motor home friendly town with free day parking for campervans. Stop here for lunch and visit Cherry Grove or our Arts.
If you are into outdoor adventures that suit all ages, then Taumarunui is the place to be.
Our people make Taumarunui a great place to live and visit. Supportive and welcoming, we have plenty of community facilities, groups and clubs to fill your needs and keep you engaged and involved in the community. We have a range of sports clubs and even a Live Theatre group in town.
Taumarunui is home to a variety of activities including cycling, canoeing, fishing, skiing, walks, and great scenic views. With locations such as the Ongarue, Whanganui, and Whakapapa Rivers, Pureora Cycle Trail, Tongariro or Whanganui National Parks, there's something for all interests in Taumarunui.
Settled by Europeans in the 1870's, the King Country was the last region in Aotearoa to disallow Pakeha to settle in its lands. Taumarunui, in the heart of the King Country, enjoys a wonderful relationship between all the people that live in the town and surrounding areas.


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The hearing featured testimony from Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, president of the American Action Forum; Brian Motyl, assistant director of Finance at the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT); and Vicente Sarmiento, director of the Orange County Water District.
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"Today, the committee will examine the benefits of federal infrastructure leveraging programs to American tax payers.
"This is the seventh hearing our committee has held this year on improving our nation's highways, bridges, and water projects.
"These hearings have shown infrastructure is critical to our nation's prosperity.
"As America's population and economy have grown, our infrastructure has not kept pace.
"Maintenance shortfalls and project backlogs have left many key elements of our transportation and water infrastructure in need of major repair or replacement.
"As a result, major infrastructure improvements are needed across the country to build, maintain, or replace these vital systems.
"Timely decisions and timely construction are keys to success.
"The sooner a project is built, the sooner it can have a positive impact on the lives of the people in the communities affected.
"Loan and loan-guarantee programs often allow expensive projects to be delivered in a timely fashion and at a reduced cost.
"These programs are: the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, TIFIA; the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, WIFIA; and the new Securing Required Funding for Water Infrastructure Now Act, the SRF-WIN Act.
"TIFIA loans have been used successfully for the construction of critical transportation infrastructure, and we expect to see similar success through WIFIA and the SRF-WIN.
"These programs enable state and local project sponsors to borrow money at lower long-term costs, and to complete construction years sooner than if funding was secured through other means.
"As we have heard in past hearings, leveraging federal funding to maximize investment is a tool the Trump administration strongly supports.
"Two of these leveraging programs are key components of America's Water Infrastructure Act – the bipartisan legislation we passed unanimously through this committee last month.
"Based on our water infrastructure bill, the Congressional Budget Office or the CBO estimated the WIFIA program and the SRF-WIN program would receive appropriations of $400 million over two years.
"That expenditure would then be leveraged by state borrowing to generate $12 billion in new water infrastructure spending.
"Converting $400 million in federal resources into $12 billion in new infrastructure spending is exactly the kind of leveraging that President Trump has been calling for.
"This is particularly true for the SRF-WIN program, which is designed to help rural states.
"Such leveraging seems good for federal taxpayers and as well as states alike.
"Congressional rules dictate that all bills be scored by the CBO to assess the amount of taxpayer dollars that will be spent but also by the Joint Committee on Taxation, or JCT, to judge if any federal revenue will be lost.
"States use tax-free bonds for infrastructure projects.
"JCT assumes that the federal treasury will lose tax revenue when states borrow.
"Under this theory, the $12 billion in increased state infrastructure spending is presumed to cost the federal treasury $2.6 billion.
"The committee has addressed this scoring issue by cutting back the size of the SRF-WIN program.
"These changes will be reflected in the version of America's Water Infrastructure Act that will soon be brought to the Senate floor.
"I believe that leveraging programs such as WIFIA, TIFIA, and now SRF-WIN are good for federal taxpayers since they enable states to address more of their infrastructure backlog.
"If states aren't able to finance their infrastructure needs, federal taxpayers will inevitably be on the hook to directly fund more projects in the future.
"Today, former CBO Director and American Action Forum president Doug Holtz-Eakin will share his observations on how leveraging programs can generate economic growth and demonstrate benefits to the taxpayer far beyond any loss of federal revenue.


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First, the lazy manager story would suggest that institutions are best for innovation when competition is weak. If competition is strong, then lazy managers will tend to disappear rapidly from the scene (see Bloom, Sadun and Van Reenen 2007 ). In fact, the data shows that institutional ownership is best for innovation when competition is stronger – the exact opposite prediction (see Figure 3). Secondly, the institutional effect is stronger when managers are less entrenched in general (such as being protected from hostile takeovers), again inconsistent with the lazy manager view. Finally, CEOs are less likely to be fired after bad news if there is a greater share of institutional ownership, which is consistent with the careers concern story.
Aghion, Philippe, John Van Reenen, and Luigi Zingales (2009) "Innovation and Institutional Ownership ", CEPR Discussion Paper 7195.
Bloom, Nicholas, Raffaella Sadun, John Van Reenen, (2007), "Can European firms close their 'management gap' with the US? " VoxEU, 12 July.
Porter, Michael (1992) "Capital Disadvantage: America's Failing Capital Investment System " Harvard Business Review (September-October), pp. 65-83.


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Gold Fields Limited (NYSE:GFI) saw some unusual options trading activity on Tuesday. Stock investors acquired 12,499 call options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 660% compared to the typical daily volume of 1,644 call options.
A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded shares of Gold Fields from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $10.50 to $11.00 in a research report on Tuesday, October 12th. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Gold Fields from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, September 20th.
GFI opened at $10.59 on Wednesday. Gold Fields has a 1-year low of $7.75 and a 1-year high of $12.52. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $10.12 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $9.44.
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GFI. Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Gold Fields by 75.4% in the first quarter. Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,935,799 shares of the company's stock worth $10,951,000 after acquiring an additional 1,261,943 shares during the period. New York State Common Retirement Fund bought a new position in Gold Fields in the second quarter worth approximately $59,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its position in Gold Fields by 10.2% in the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 2,541,030 shares of the company's stock worth $22,613,000 after acquiring an additional 234,294 shares during the period. Ronit Capital LLP raised its position in shares of Gold Fields by 57.6% during the 2nd quarter. Ronit Capital LLP now owns 331,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,946,000 after purchasing an additional 121,000 shares during the period. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Gold Fields by 10.1% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,638,501 shares of the company's stock valued at $23,483,000 after buying an additional 242,834 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 30.67% of the company's stock.
Gold Fields Company Profile
Gold Fields Ltd. is a gold mining company, which engages in the production of gold and operation of mines. Its operating mines are located in Australia, Ghana, Peru, and South Africa. The company was founded on May 03, 1968 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Марсия Нейгебауэр (, род. 27 сентября 1932 г.) — выдающийся американский геофизик. Внесла важный вклад в исследование космоса. Результатом новаторского исследования Нейгебауэр стали первые прямые измерения солнечного ветра. Это исследование пролило свет на его физическую природу и его взаимодействие с кометами.

Нейгебауэр была первым исследователем, произведшим с помощью плазменного анализатора межпланетной станции Маринер-2 первые широкомасштабные измерения солнечного ветра и определившим его свойства. Она также разработала аналитические устройства, некоторые из которых были выведены на орбиту Земли, другие были доставлены на Луну космонавтами программы «Аполлон», третьи были отправлены к комете Галлея на европейской межпланетной станции «Джотто».

Нейгебауэр участвовала во многих космических исследованиях в течение своей долгой карьеры в НАСА и занимала несколько руководящих постов в Лаборатории реактивного движения, в том числе руководителя отделений физики и космической физики, руководителя исследовательской группы Маринер Марк II. Также была научным сотрудником программы «Рейнджер» (аппараты 1 и 2) и программы сближения с астероидами и встречи с кометой (CRAF).

В 1967 году Музей науки и промышленности назвал Нейгебауэр «Калифорнийской женщиной-учёным года». Она получила множество наград от НАСА, включая награду «За исключительные научные достижения», медаль «За выдающееся лидерство» и медаль «За выдающуюся службу» (высшая награда НАСА).

Нейгебауэр была президентом Американского географического союза и главным редактором его журнала Reviews of Geophysics. Также она была членом комитета Национальной академии наук США по физике Солнца и космической физике.

Нейгебауэр родилась в Нью-Йорке. Она получила степень бакалавра (B.A.) физики в Корнеллском университете в 1954 году, затем магистра (M.S.) физики в Иллинойсском университете в Урбане в 1956 году. Она получила почётную докторскую степень по физике в 1998 году от Университета Нью-Гэмпшира. В 2010 году Нейгебауэр получила  от Национальной академии наук США и премию Джорджа Эллери Хейла от  Американского астрономического общества.

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Officer Is Fired in Fatal Shooting of Christian Taylor
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A white rookie police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black college football player after the youth had broken into a car dealership in this Dallas suburb was fired on Tuesday for "inappropriate judgment" in his handling of the situation, officials said.
The Arlington police chief, Will D. Johnson, said that the officer, Brad Miller, 49, had been fired for making mistakes in the fatal shooting of Christian Taylor, 19, which included entering the building without his more experienced partner and which led to "an environment of cascading consequences." Officer Miller was hired last fall and was still in training when the shooting occurred early Friday morning.
Officer Miller's lawyer did not return multiple phone calls or an email sent on Tuesday evening.
The police had said that Mr. Taylor — an Arlington native who was a football player and student at Angelo State University in the West Texas city of San Angelo — was shot around 1 a.m. Friday as he was confronted by officers who had been dispatched to the Classic Buick GMC dealership after reports of a suspected burglary. At a news conference, Chief Johnson said Officer Miller made bad decisions in communicating with other officers and initially approaching Mr. Taylor on his own without a plan for an arrest. There were other officers at the scene, the chief told reporters, including Officer Miller's training officer, who tried to use a Taser to subdue Mr. Taylor.
"Based on a preponderance of evidence available to me and facts revealed by the investigative team," Chief Johnson said, "I have decided to terminate Officer Miller's employment with the Arlington Police Department for exercising poor judgment."
The chief's announcement represented a shift in the official police narrative of the events leading up to the shooting. Previously, Chief Johnson told reporters that Officer Miller and his training officer had a confrontation with Mr. Taylor inside the dealership as they tried to arrest him, and that led Officer Miller to fire his weapon. The chief had declined to describe that event, explaining that investigators had not determined "the nature of the confrontation."
But in Tuesday's news conference, Chief Johnson offered a detailed account of the confrontation, indicating that Mr. Taylor never reached Officer Miller before he was killed and that the police officer's own actions had put him in harm's way.
The chief also said that the officers had said they saw a bulge in Mr. Taylor's pocket. It turned out to be a wallet and a cellphone. "It is reasonable that officers were concerned that a weapon may be present," Chief Johnson said. "This further underscores the questionable nature of Officer Miller's decision of entering the building alone and without an arrest plan."
Chief Johnson said that the criminal investigation would proceed and that the evidence would be turned over to the district attorney, who would make a decision on whether to present it to a grand jury for a possible indictment. He said he had spoken to Mr. Taylor's family.
"I certainly expressed regret that their son had been killed," Chief Johnson said.
When reached by phone on Tuesday evening, Mr. Taylor's father hung up the phone.
Police were called to the scene after they had received reports that Mr. Taylor was damaging a car in the parking lot of the dealership. Surveillance video released later showed Mr. Taylor roaming the lot, then kicking in the windshield of one car and snaking his body into the car. Police said he later crashed his own vehicle into the dealership's showroom.
Mr. Taylor's death came days before the anniversary of another death caused by a police shooting: Michael Brown, the black teenager fatally shot by a white police officer last year in Ferguson, Mo., and whose death helped touch off a debate around the country about police interactions and excessive use of force in African-American communities.
Chief Johnson has described Mr. Taylor's death as a "tragedy" and vowed days ago that "there will be consequences" if the shooting turned out to be unjustified.
Chief Johnson had asked the Federal Bureau of Investigation to participate in and review its investigation, based on the department's "commitment to transparency," Chief Johnson said.
But in a statement released Monday, a spokeswoman for the F.B.I. office in Dallas said the bureau declined the request, saying it had "full confidence in the ability of the Arlington Police Department and Tarrant County district attorney's office to conduct a thorough investigation of this matter." The spokeswoman, Allison Mahan, said that if information came to light indicating a potential federal civil rights violation, "the F.B.I. is prepared to investigate."
The F.B.I. did not respond to a request for comment on Tuesday.
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