For over a decade, U.S. consumers have been able to buy Ford's Focus as its entry-level compact car that was inexpensive, pretty good, and not bad for styling and features. But it was a product of this country's disinterest in small cars, which allowed manufacturers to eagerly make bigger-is-better vehicles for outrageous prices that led to ludicrous profits flowing into Detroit–all the way to, or near, bankruptcy.
All that while, the more knowledgeable consumers heard about the "European Focus." Similar in size, but nothing else, the European Focus had a platform made by Ford affiliate Volvo for its smallest sedans, and it had an engine made by Ford affiliate Mazda, which meant it was potent, fuel-efficient, quick and fun to drive, while the suspension was the product of European Ford experts. U.S. buyers couldn't figure out why we couldn't get the European Focus, but an underlying reason was that the European demand for small cars is so intense that there actually is a varying level of small cars, and the Focus was expensive enough to make and sell that it qualified as an upper-level compact. If it was brought into the U.S., it would cost too much to be feasible in a country that has been less than demanding about its small cars.
Times, like gasoline prices, change. And the last time gas prices rose, it sounded the finishing bell for bigger-is-better vehicles, and there was an irreversible move toward downsizing, but also providing well-equipped smaller cars. Ford has been at the leading edge of the movement, striving for smaller engines that will perform better than previous bigger and less fuel-efficient engines, and bringing back the subcompact Fiesta, which is large enough for a young family–or anyone else who might think a quick and agile small car that can deliver an honest, real-world 40 miles per gallon is a good thing.
Coincidentally, Ford timed its global move well. It is time for a new Focus, and it is time to replace the long-toothed U.S. Focus. Just coming out now, as a 2012 model, there will be one global Focus, and it will be sold worldwide. There are a couple of cop-outs there, because the U.S. market is so fickle. As it did with the Fiesta, making a sleek sedan alongside the hatchback because U.S. buyers haven't shared the zeal of Europeans for hatchbacks, Ford is offering the Focus as both a hatchback and sedan. There also are certain things for the U.S. only, and a few other things for Europe and other global locations that won't be on the U.S.-issue Focuses.
The new Focus for 2012 has been refined from the previous European car, and it is truly an upscale compact, designed and built to operate in the same heady atmosphere as the best in the segment, which would be the Honda Civic, the Mazda3, and the just-introduced Hyundai Elantra.
It is loaded up with high-tech features, starting with the gasoline direct-injection application on its 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine, which has what's called Ti-VCT for twin variable camshaft timing on the dual overhead camshafts. It also has a new 6-speed automatic transmission, which is one of the newest style direct-sequential units, which is actually a dual-clutch manual in an automatic package. There is not clutch pedal, but there are two clutches inside the module, with one engaging first, third and fifth, while the other grabs second, fourth and sixth. When you're accelerating in one gear, the automatic's other clutch is engaging the next gear, ready at the appropriate moment to seamlessly switch which clutch is engaged. It downshifts as well as it upshifts, so it will impress techno-types, while non-techies can be content simply marveling at it being one of the smoothest-shifting automatics they've ever driven.
Those two features are key ingredients in what makes the new Focus work so impressively. That is not to say they are without criticism. The 6-speed automatic will be the overwhelming majority, but Ford offers only a 5-speed manual, making the Focus one of the few cars every built with more gears in its automatic than in its stick. The other is that in the best direct-sequential gearboxes–such as the Audi A3, A4, and other models, the Volkswagen GTI, TDI and Jetta GLI, plus Mitsubishi Evolution, Lancer, and Outlander, and the Porsche PDK–having a system of steering wheel remote paddles that allow upshifting with the right thumb and downshifting with the left provides the thrill of manual control over the shiftpoints. The Focus doesn't offer paddles, and it doesn't even have a separate manual channel that lets you manually upshift and downshift with the gear lever. It does offer a little toggle switch on the steering column that lets you click up or down, but that is wholly unsatisfactory compared to steering wheel paddles.
Ford counters that research shows only a few buyers actually use such paddles, but to me it is a perceived value to have them, and because some competitors have them, the Focus is conspicuous for not offering paddles. After driving the Focus hard on some curving California roadways, however, I must acknowledge that the car upshifts and downshifts on its own so well that even stick-shift zealots may accept it.
[![Focus hatchbacks, rear view](http://newcarpicks.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Focus-hatchbacks-r-300x134.jpg "Focus hatchbacks, rear view")](http://newcarpicks.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Focus-hatchbacks-r.jpg)The Hatchback will be far more popular in Europe, and could break traditions in the U.S.
The Focus has 160 horsepower, which is 20 more than the outgoing Focus engine, and 146 foot-pounds of torque, an increase of 10. For those curious about direct injection, it varies from the port-injection system of normal fuel injection by pressurizing the fuel to 2,150 pounds per square inch of pressure–35 times higher pressure than normal port injection–and it injects the precise dosage required directly into the combustion chamber of each of the four cylinders. The pressurized fuel-feed burns more thoroughly, which helps emissions, fuel economy and power.
The feel of the electric-assisted power steering is more normal feeling than some over-boosted electric systems, and it helps the feel and the agility of the car. The torque-vectoring applies brake pressure from the antilock brake system to calculate yaw rate, steering wheel angle, and latitudinal and longitudinal friction and, since it knows how much acceleration the front-wheel-drive system can handle, it allows you to start and turn with maximum power, but restricts you from trying to apply too much power. The stability control controls understeer, while the torque-vectoring supplement prevents the Focus from exceeding maximum limits.
More subtle are such features as body structure consisting of more than 55 percent high-strength steel, with the hardest boron steel in the "B" pillar, six airbags, and torque-vectoring supplement to stability control to aid cornering stability. That is standard on all models, starting with the basic S Sedan, which starts at $16,270. Cost-cutting by offering only front disc/rear drum brakes, and steel wheels with painted wheel-covers, keep the price down.
[![Focus sedan, coupe](http://newcarpicks.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Focus-sedan-coupe-300x129.jpg "Focus sedan, coupe")](http://newcarpicks.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Focus-sedan-coupe.jpg)U.S. buyers will have a sleeker sedan to choose from, against the Hatchback with more storage.
The SE Sedan starts at $17,270, with the hatchback variation at $18,065, and both have all the S equipment, plus standard 16-inch wheels, automatic headlights, foglamps, "MyKey" control, secondary audio controls on the steering wheel, and one-touch power on the front and rear windows. Packages available on the SE and higher are cruise control, perimeter alarm, and maplights, and the MyFord and SYNC packages with offer connective technology with iPods, cell phones by USB plugs, a rear powerpoint, and a 6-speaker audio upgrade. Yet another package has Sirius satellite radio, and the 6-speed automatic, power moonroof, winter package's heated front seats, and a sport package or a super fuel economy package, which reportedly will get 40 mpg.
The more upgraded model is the SEL Sedan, at a base of $20,270, or the SEL Hatchback, at $21,065, and they add more premium items, such as rains-sensing wipers, 4-wheel disc brakes, alloy wheels, chrome beltline and trim, interior ambient lighting, leather steering wheel, dual-zone climate control, 60/40 fold down rear seat, and universal garage door opener. The number of feature packages also increases on the SEL, with a Sony audio and 10 speakers with a subwoofer, an 8-inch screen on the MyFord Touch system, high-definition radio with Sony's connection to iTunes as a tagging feature. The premium package also has 6-way power seats with manual lumbar support, a reverse sensing system, and storage in the rear armrest. Also, the power moonroof and winter packages are available, as is voice-activated navigation, and a parking technology package that will self-park the Focus.
The all-out top of the line is the new Titanium Sedan, which starts at $22,270, and Titanium Hatchback at $22,765, both of which augment the SEL standard features with some premium features, such as reverse-sensing, a special handling package, and the parking technology.
Handling is quick and agile, and the electrically-boosted steering has a more realistic feel than many other cars with electric steering. The 6-speed automatic with SelectShift button is standard on both SEL and Titanium models, although the little switch on the shifter is so easily overlooked that I forgot it was even there, despite my whining about a lack of paddles.
Ford has been putting its SYNC system into all its vehicles, and it continually expands on its capabilities by partnering with Microsoft, Sony, Sirius and TeleNav. The TeleNav navigation system on the Focus is impressively quick, operating via satellite for constant updates, rather than the CD-based systems that must be periodically updated for changing roadway conditions. The Sony sound system's HD audio is also impressive for clarity and general excellence, on the ever-expanding list of radio stations that broadcast in HD. Sony has the largest catalog of music in the world, and in fact supplies its service to iTunes, so it will play all the music you care to download. Its voice-recognition system lets you name a performer, such as Trampled by Turtles, and it will immediately play songs by that group. If you use slang, such as CCR for Creedence Clearwater Revival, or The Boss for Bruce Springsteen, it knows what you want and plays it. Its Tag feature allows you to listen to Sirius satellite radio, and if you hear a song you really like, you can hit "tag," and it will save that song, for you to replay, and even download it to your iPod.
The recently introduced Elantra sets the compact bar quite high for style and substance, and the new Civic, coming out in another two months, will probably be up there with it. From preliminary drives of the 2012 Ford Focus, it will deserve to be considered on the same plateau.


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The name of the Inn, honours the fishing boats and the men and women who crewed them, that created and still sustain this small and colourful village.


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THE season-8 of Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) will feature a real life heroine, who fought against human trafficking and rescued many girls, on 21 August 2014. Fatima Khatoon. from the Khawaspur red-light area of Bihar, has rescued many girls and enrolled them in the Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) hostel.
Her father belongs to a semi-nomadic community. Acute poverty forced Fatima's parents to mam' her off when she was only nine to a man almost twenty years her senior. The only criterion for the marriage was that the man had a house.
To Fatima's horror she found out that she was married into a brothel and (he husband was a trafficker. She began resisting her husband and in-laws and even helped four oilier women, trafficked in her house, escape from there. For her "crime" Fatima was severely assaulted by her in-laws. Fatima Khatoon. who fought human girl trafficking in the bravest way possible, is one of the most important survivor-leaders of NGO Apne Aap.
In 2004. when "Apne Aap' started its community centre inside the red light area in For besganj. Bihar. Fatima was one among the first two women who started coming to the community centre. She has started the first women's group inside the red light area along with two other girls. Fatima is now leading Apne Aap Girls' programme in Uttari Rampur red light area.
A mother of six. Fatima. has played a crucial role in organising women 10 fight for their rights and the rights of their daughters to live their lives tree of sexual exploitation.
This gutsy woman has been a prime instigator against trafficking rings. She and her daughter have been constantly attacked by the traffickers who try to keep her daughter from going to school. Last year, a police officer kept her 14-year old daughter illegally In a police lock up all night. She appealed to the NHRC and the Bihar government for counselling for her daughter and accountability of the police officer. Fatima is one of the most important survivor-leaders of Apne Aap who is a vehement spokesperson against prostitution as a 'choice' for women because she believes that nobody wants 'to sell their dreams'.


Rivaled perhaps only by Birchbox, Amazon never ceases to amaze us with its under-the-radar beauty gems—and oftentimes, these products already have devout followings by the thousands by the time we're alerted to their existence. Case in point: The numbers are in for the online marketplace's top-selling products of 2016, and the number two slot goes to a shampoo that we've never heard of. But nearly 9,000 positive reviews can't steer us wrong, right?
"I don't think I've ever stuck with one product for so long," says reviewer Sally B., adding that she saw a marked difference in her thinning hair in as little as three months. "My hair has never been so shiny and silky," chimes in reviewer Stacey B.
Reviewers also note that since the formula is so gentle, it works particularly well in restoring color-processed hair to its most vibrant state. Either way, you can consider us convinced.
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The American College in Spain is authorized to offer Broward College's Associate of Arts degree, which is well recognized and worldly accepted. After completing the 2-year AA program at ACS, students can transfer to an American university to complete their bachelor's degree.
One of the advantages of the American education system is that during the first two years, the students complete their general courses and academic requirements, giving them time to carefully choose their area of specialization and which degree they truly want to receive. Once the first two years have been completed, the U.S. university system offers a wide range of specializations and degrees.


Ever since we stumbled past the Fiscal Cliff and the budget crisis, the stock market has been rising like a hot air balloon in an updraft (at least as of the time this post was written at the end of March 2013).
If you have money to invest, should you put it to work when stock prices are rising every day, or should you wait until the market goes down?
I'm not financial advisor or planner or trader or fund manager, but since I have money to invest, I wanted some answers to this question for my own purposes! I'd rather buy stocks at a lower price and sell them at a higher one if I can. It's hard for me, emotionally to avoid trying to time the market.
We individual investors have all become market skittish since the recent huge recession and economic downturn. Should we trust that the market is going to behave itself and not come crashing down again? Is the economy really recovering or will our jobs (assuming we have one) once again disappear?
"Hirsch is editor-in chief of Stock Trader's Almanac, a well-known publication within Wall Street circles. In the latest edition of his almanac, Hirsch suggests that the Dow will experience a "super boom" starting in 2017 and ending with the Dow reaching 38,820 in 2025.
I retired in 2010 (yeah!). I moved my retirement savings from two company plans into an IRA. Unfortunately, to move them, I had to cash some the investments out in the 401K, leaving me with quite a few funds to get back into the market. In 2010 and 2011 I did get a lot of it re-invested, even though it was rising the whole time. We have set our asset allocation model to require 15% of our assets in international stocks. Since they were dirt cheap at the time, I had no emotional problem getting into some mutual funds focused on international stocks.
We also were over allocated in my last employers company stock, and the rising market made it easier for me to meet some selling price objectives.
However, getting that money and the rest of my retirement plan money into large cap dividend paying stocks (which also are called for in our allocation model) continues to be emotionally problematic for me. I keep thinking the market will go down and I can buy cheaper, but instead it just keeps going up and up! But, if the DOW is really going twice as high, I certainly want to be in on that!
Is The Bull Market About To Deflate?
He points out that Europe hasn't been fixed, that Germany is entering a recession and that the US consumer and businesses are not yet ready to go on a spending spree, indicating that the economy isn't as strong as others might believe.
So, who do you believe? Will the bull market end? No one knows. I don't – I'm not a professional, but even the professionals don't know. I need to do what is right for my situation. My situation calls for getting re-invested in the market.
My Personal Lesson, Don't Time The Market.
I've heard this mantra over and over again from every investment professional with whom I have dealt. Don't time the market, figure out what your personal situation requires and work towards that.
It's hard to do though.
In hindsight, although my personal situation made me desire retirement, it would have been financially more astute to keep working and investing my salary during 2010 and 2011 and 2012.
In hindsight, it would have been much better if my husband had gone ahead back in 2011 and bought those bonds we still need to get into our allocation.
In hindsight, we all would have sold out of the market at the end of 2006!
Hindsight is easy, but foresight is not. I have no way to predict the future. Therefore, what I am now trying to do, as I did back in 2010 and 2011, is to hedge my bet.
I have set up an automatic purchase plan to re-invest retirement funds once a week for a year into a large cap high dividend mutual fund. If the market continues to rise, at least I will get some of the shares at a lower price. If the market falls, I will get some of the shares at a lower price (assuming it falls during my investment period). Note that I am just reporting what I have done, not suggesting that this is what you should do.
Since I am not a trader or a fund manager, I think this is the best solution for me at this time. It may or may not turn out that way. That is the beauty of our inability to know the future! When we take action, we take risks.
What do you think the market will do in the next 10 years? What strategy are you using?
Hi Marie! Since you're already retired, shouldn't your holdings be more in cash and less in equities? What am I missing?
You are missing statistics on normal lifespans. I may live another 30 years and I'm not putting everything into cash because it will be worthless due to inflation if I do.
To answer your question, I have no idea! I will be retired (again) in less than 5 years. I keep dollar cost averaging into the market. I will live on Social Security, pension, IRA, Roth IRA and brokerage accounts. I have a modest lifestyle with low debt, but will have my mortgage paid off by the time I retire. So my fixed income portion will support my lifestyle and the other part (equities) will support my wants.
Sounds like a plan. It will work better if your pension is indexed to inflation.
We all have th emotional need to want a better deal, but we can't allow that to let us miss opportunities. Your best bet is always just to use technical analysis of the market as a whole, the industry your stock is in and the individual company you want to buy. If everything measures up and it is a good investments opportunity, then you go with it. That is the only way you can take the emotion out of it and remain profitable long term.
Our strategy is simply to keep a highly diverse portfolio–trying to mitigate the fluctuations of the market.
That is a good plan, and is what we have done too. However, with the influx of funds to invest, it becomes more problematic.


What is Parietal Cell Antibody Test?
Parietal Cell antibody also is known as gastric parietal cell antibody is auto antibodies, proteins that are produced by the immune system, that target the cells in the stomach wall. Parietal cell antibody test helps to detect these antibodies in the blood, which in turn is the cause of pernicious anaemia. Pernicious anaemia happens when the body's immune system prey its own tissues and develops antibodies against the parietal cells and/or intrinsic factor. Parietal cells help in the digestion of the food by making acid and make intrinsic Factor, which is required for the absorption of vitamin B12 from food. Pernicious Anaemia is the most common cause of the deficiency of Vitamin B12.
There is no specific preparation required for the testing of parietal cell antibody. Blood is withdrawn from the vein in the arm. For most people blood withdrawal is not much of a problem but a minor inconvenience. The trained personnel withdrawing the blood, are usually very skilled to perform these tasks on a day to day basis and hence there is no need to worry or be tensed, moreover it is only that moment when the needle is inserted in the vein it pains, which fades away very quickly and slight discomfort when needle is removed which again is for few seconds.
Parietal cell antibody test along with the intrinsic factor test may be used to detect The cause of vitamin B12 deficiency and diagnosis of pernicious anaemia. The parietal cell antibody test is not frequently done, it is performed only when the person has signs and symptoms that suggest vitamin B12 deficiency and when pernicious anaemia is suspected. The results of the test are always taken into consideration with other test results to reach a conclusion. Positive test results likely indicate pernicious anaemia whereas negative result still does not rule out pernicious anaemia, but still parietal cell antibody test is the good way to evaluate pernicious anaemia.
The procedure involves blood withdrawal from the vein the arm and the trained personnel perform the task. Blood is withdrawn after sterilizing the area from where the blood is to be withdrawn, a needle is inserted into the vein and blood is withdrawn and then the pressure is applied to the area, where the blood was taken and a bandage is placed on it. If you feel pain or discomfort afterward follow first aid procedure to relieve the pain including icing the site, you can very well consult the person withdrawing the blood and he/she will guide you well on it.
The presence of immune complexes in a patient's sample may cause an elevated level of nonspecific binding and produce false-positive results. Assay performance has not been established for pediatric patients.
Average price range of the test is between Rs.1400 to Rs.3000 depending on the factors of city, quality and availablity.


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Shillong Peak
Accessible from Upper Shillong or Jowai Road, lying about 10 km away from the city, the Shillong Peak offers you one of the best views in the area. Mostly covered in fog, it stands at an elevation of 1,966 m above sea level. The semi-circular peak looks spectacular and resembles a crown placed on top of Shillong Hill. Tourists can either climb or ride to the top to take in the serene views. On reaching the acme, one would be exposed to a breathtaking view of Shillong spread in all its glory, the Himalayas and the plains of Bangladesh. A telescope is also available for tourists.
It is believed that the city of Shillong got its name from this peak and local lore says that the patron deity of the city, Leishyllong, has his abode in these hills. U Shulong is a sacred site, where the main attraction is a ritual that is organised every spring. This place is also an airport base and has a radar station of the Indian Air Force.
Arts and Crafts of Shillong
The state of Meghalaya is renowned for bamboo products as well as Khasi...
Baghmara lies at a distance of about 280 km from the city of Shillong. It...
Cathedral Mary Help of Christians
This church is the primary place of worship for Catholics in Shillong. It...
Cherrapunjee (Charrapunji)
One of the wettest places on earth, Cherrapunjee or Cherrapunji lies at an...
Dawki
Buckle up and set off on a splendid drive of 95 km from the city of...
Diengiei Peak
Lying about 200 ft lower than Shillong Peak, Diengiei Peak (6,200 ft) is...
Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures
This museum and research and publication centre, 3 km away from Shillong,...
Jaintia
Spanning over an area of 3,819 sq km, Jaintia is one of the 11 districts...
It lies at a distance of nearly 64 km from the city of Shillong and is the...
Laitlum Canyons
Laitlum Canyons is the perfect place to get wide, sweeping and picturesque...
Living Root Bridges
The uniquely popular living root bridges in Meghalaya are made of tangles...
Marai Cave
Marai Cave is also called Krem Marai by the locals and is a sacred site...
Mawlynnong
One of the cleanest villages in India, Mawlynnong is located about 92 km...
Mawphlang Sacred Forest
One of the noted sacred forests in Meghalaya is Mawphlang, about 25 km...
Nokrek Biosphere Reserve
Nokrek is the highest peak in West Garo Hills, and has a huge population...
Shillong Golf Course
Shillong boasts one of the oldest and the best natural golf courses in the...
Accessible from Upper Shillong or Jowai Road, lying about 10 km away from...
Umiam Lake
Umiam Lake is one of the biggest artificial lakes in Meghalaya that is...
Umlawan Caves
Umlawan Cave is located about 60 km east of Jowai and is an exciting...
Wankhar Entomological Museum (Butterfly Museum)
Also known as Butterfly Museum, Wankhar Entomological Museum is privately...
Ward's Lake
A horseshoe-shaped artificial lake, lying near Raj Bhavan and the...

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The Republican Wife-Cheating
The Internet Web Page Considered "Public Enemy
Number One" by the Hypocritical Republican Party!
Many toothless, militia-sympathizing morons like to believe that Democrats somehow own the franchise on wife cheating, probably because of the legend of John F. Kennedy and the "Bash-Clinton" psycho cottage industry which employs retard inbreds like Kenneth Starr and Paula Jones' attorneys. But when you tally the facts, there are a huge number - more than three times as many Republicans who have cheated on their wives than Democrats. Let's count up the Randy Right Wingers......
Don't forget - Republican women can be adulterous, too! There are lots of cheating Republican ho's on our list!
WELCOME OUR NEW INDUCTEE:
Rep. Susan "Congressional 'Ho" Myrick
REMEMBER - DEAD POLITICIANS DON'T COUNT!
The Republican Adultery
Honor Roll of Shame:
Rep. Henry Hyde Broke up a family during his seven year adulterous affair!
Mike Bowers Cheated on his wife for FIFTEEN YEARS!
George Bush Linda Tripp says had he an affair with a woman named "Jennifer"
Newt Gingrich Dumped his ex-wife while she was in a hospital bed suffering from cancer....
Bob Dole Cheated on his first wife with his current wife, Elizabeth Dole.
Former Rep. Bob Dornan Reported to have cheated on and beaten his wife.
John Linder Has a wandering eye for his female staff members.
Ronald Reagan Dumped Jane Wyman by cheating on her with several Hollywood starlets
William Cohen Dumped his white wife for a new black one.
Guy Millner Has been married three times, partly because he has sex with women he isn't married to....
Rush Limbaugh Fat as he may be, he cheated on two of his three wives...
Mitch Skandalakis Hired hookers from his Las Vegas hotel room!
Michael Deaver Was so drunk he doesn't remember hiring hookers...
John Warner Dumped his wife for Elizabeth Taylor...
Bill Randall A Florida Congressional candidate and minister, he fathered an illegitimate child during his affair!
Bill McCartney Promise Keepers founder who didn't keep his Promise to his wife and then lied about it for 20 years!
Rep. Dan Burton Had at least six adulterous affairs, and fathered a bastard son who, today, he ignores!!
Rep. Bob Barr Cheated on all three of his wives - and coerced one into having an abortion - then lied about it!
Rudolph Giuliani Boffs his assistant in Gracie Mansion while his wife stays home with the kids!
Sen. Strom Thurmond Cheated on his fourth wife at age 88!!
Gilbert Davis Paula Jones' attorney, who allowed himself to be videotaped DrUnK during his adultery!
Bob Packwood Drank huge amounts of hard liquor and then tongue-kissed his female staffers against their will!
Gov. Kirk Fordice Got so hopped up by his mistress that he crashed his Jeep Cherokee and got himself hurt!
Beverly Russell The Christian Coalition coordinator who molested his stepdaughter Susan Smith, who later killed her own kids.
Marv Albert Calls himself a Republican, bites his longtime mistresses, and has sex with her while wearing women's panties!
Other Horny Republicans:
N.C. Rep. Sue Myrick - Who cheated on her husband and left him for another man!
LA. Rep. Bob Livingston - The GOP Speaker-to-never-be, who cheated on his wife Bonnie - with at least four women!
Michael Huffington - The Former GOP Congressman who cheated on his wife Arianna - with other men!
Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin - Who had an adulterous affair with her Security Guard - a state trooper!
Rep. Helen Chenoweth - Who screwed most every married male member of the Idaho Legislature!
The Charleston County, S.C. Solicitor, a Republican, who had an extramarital affair - a GAY affair with another man.....
Jim Bakker - Who eventually got locked up in chains and sent to federal prison.
Jimmy Swaggart - Who broke down crying after he got busted with an ugly hooker!
We really should mention John Tower, the infamous alcoholic woman-chasing midget U.S. Senator, but he's dead, so he doesn't count!
Honorable Democrat Mention
President Clinton, who allowed himself to be the benficiary of fellatio from a fat chick. Big Freakin' deal.....
Rep. Joe Kennedy, who took his cue from Master Mike Bowers and "came out of the closet" a while back with that unbelievable and totally shocking revelation that yet another Kennedy had engaged in an Adulterous affair. I was floored when I heard that. Joe also was forced to come clean for fear of exposure......now doesn't that sound like someone we all know????
Sen. Ted Kennedy, who crashed his car with his mistress and drowned her.
Rev. Henry Lyons, the President of the National Baptist Convention, who bought a Rolls Royce and a Mercedes and a $700,000.00 house with his mistress, which his wife tried to burn down.
Colorado Governor Roy Romer, the head of the Democratic National Committee, who recently admitted a longtime but "non-sexual" (yeah.....right!) relationship with his top aide.
So if you are a female, beware in the presence of Republicans. Statistically, there is a 33 to 10 likelihood that you will be propositioned by one of them, and at least two of them will be stinking drunk - and two of them will be GAY! Somebody really ought to do something about the "Party of Family Values!" They're simply too horny!
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Mechanical Engineering Technicians: Jobs, Career, Salary and Education Information
Mechanical Engineering Technicians
Career, Salary and Education Information
Go to: What They Do | Work Environment | How to Become One | Salary | Job Outlook | Related Careers
Following is everything you need to know about a career as a mechanical engineering technician with lots of details. As a first step, take a look at some of the following jobs, which are real jobs with real employers. You will be able to see the very real job career requirements for employers who are actively hiring. The link will open in a new tab so that you can come back to this page to continue reading about the career:
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This position is responsible for performing visual, dimensional, mechanical , and optical inspections based on engineering drawings, internal and external specifications, quality assurance standards ...
Engineering Technician - Testing Group - Amer Sports Company - Woodinville, WA
The Test Engineering Technician is responsible for assisting the Test Group and Engineering ... mechanical test fixtures using common shop and hand tools. + Wire, plumb, and troubleshoot ...
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What Mechanical Engineering Technicians Do[About this section] [To Top]
Mechanical engineering technicians help mechanical engineers design, develop, test, and manufacture mechanical devices, including tools, engines, and machines. They may make sketches and rough layouts, record and analyze data, make calculations and estimates, and report their findings.
Duties of Mechanical Engineering Technicians
Mechanical engineering technicians typically do the following:
Evaluate design drawings for new or changed tools by measuring dimensions on the drawings and comparing them with the original specifications
Prepare layouts and drawings of parts to be made and of the process for putting the parts together, often using three-dimensional design software
Discuss changes with coworkers—for example, in the design of a part and in the way it will be made and assembled
Review instructions and blueprints for projects in order to ensure that test specifications and procedures are followed and objectives are met
Plan, produce, and assemble new or changed mechanical parts for products, such as industrial machinery or equipment
Set up and conduct tests of complete units and their components, and record results
Compare test results with design specifications and with test objectives and make recommendations for changes in products or in test methods
Estimate labor costs, equipment life, and plant space
Some mechanical engineering technicians test and inspect machines and equipment or work with engineers to eliminate production problems. For example, they may assist in testing products by setting up instrumentation for vehicle crash tests.
Work Environment for Mechanical Engineering Technicians[About this section] [To Top]
Mechanical engineering technicians hold about 46,100 jobs. The largest employers of mechanical engineering technicians are as follows:
Architectural, engineering, and related services 23%
Machinery manufacturing 13
Transportation equipment manufacturing 13
Computer and electronic product manufacturing 9
Scientific research and development services 7
Some mechanical engineering technicians may be exposed to hazards from equipment, chemicals, or toxic materials, but injuries are rare as long as proper procedures are followed.
Mechanical Engineering Technician Work Schedules
Most mechanical engineering technicians work full time.
How to Become a Mechanical Engineering Technician[About this section] [To Top]
Get the education you need: Find schools for Mechanical Engineering Technicians near you!
Most employers prefer to hire candidates with associate's degrees or other postsecondary training in mechanical engineering technology. Prospective engineering technicians should take as many science and math courses as possible while in high school.
Mechanical Engineering Technician Education
Mechanical engineering technicians typically need an associate's degree or a certificate from a community college or vocational–technical school. Community colleges offer programs similar to those in technical institutes but include more theory-based and liberal arts coursework and programs. Community colleges typically award an associate's degree. Vocational–technical schools include postsecondary public institutions that emphasize training needed by local employers. Students who complete these programs typically receive a diploma or certificate.
ABET accredits associate's degree programs in relevant fields of study, such as mechanical engineering technology.
Completing an associate's degree in mechanical engineering technology is good preparation for studying for a bachelor's degree.
High school students interested in becoming mechanical engineering technicians should take classes in math, science, and computer skills. Courses that help students develop skills working with their hands also are valuable because these technicians build what mechanical engineers design.
Important Qualities for Mechanical Engineering Technicians
Communication skills. Mechanical engineering technicians must be able to clearly understand and follow instructions or ask their supervisors for clarification if they do not understand. They must be able to clearly explain, both orally and in writing, the need for changes in designs or test procedures.
Creativity. Mechanical engineering technicians help mechanical engineers bring their plans and designs to life. This often requires helping the engineer to overcome problems that might not have been anticipated.
Detail oriented. Mechanical engineering technicians must make precise measurements and keep accurate records for mechanical engineers.
Math skills. Mechanical engineering technicians use mathematics for analysis, design, and troubleshooting in their work.
Mechanical skills. Mechanical engineering technicians must apply theory and instructions from engineers by making new components for industrial machinery or equipment. They may need to be able to operate machinery such as drill presses, grinders, and engine lathes.
Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations for Mechanical Engineering Technicians
The National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) offers four levels of certification through its technician certification programs. Mechanical engineering technicians can obtain certification in industrial instrumentation by passing an examination. In addition, an engineering technician's supervisor must verify the competency of the candidate for certification.
Mechanical Engineering Technician Salaries[About this section] [More salary/earnings info] [To Top]
The median annual wage for mechanical engineering technicians is $54,480. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $34,030, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $82,810.
The median annual wages for mechanical engineering technicians in the top industries in which they work are as follows:
Scientific research and development services $59,730
Computer and electronic product manufacturing 57,700
Architectural, engineering, and related services 56,090
Transportation equipment manufacturing 54,480
Machinery manufacturing 50,780
Job Outlook for Mechanical Engineering Technicians[About this section] [To Top]
Employment of mechanical engineering technicians is projected to grow 5 percent over the next ten years, about as fast as the average for all occupations. Firms may contract the work of mechanical engineering technicians from industries that provide engineering services, research and development, and consulting services. Contracting for this work allows firms to hire these services at a lower cost than employing in-house technicians.
Mechanical engineering technicians may find work as assistants to mechanical engineers and thus work in emerging fields, such as automation, three-dimensional printing, robotics, and alternative energies.
Job Prospects for Mechanical Engineering Technicians
Mastering new technology and software will likely become more important for workers in this occupation. Those who gain skills to help deploy the latest technological developments, such as three-dimensional design software, should have the best job prospects.
Employment projections data for Mechanical Engineering Technicians, 2016-26
46,100 48,400 5 2,300
Careers Related to Mechanical Engineering Technicians[About this section] [To Top]
Drafters
Drafters use software to convert the designs of engineers and architects into technical drawings. Most workers specialize in architectural, civil, electrical, or mechanical drafting and use technical drawings to help design everything from microchips to skyscrapers.
Industrial Engineering Technicians
Industrial engineering technicians assist industrial engineers in devising efficient systems that integrate workers, machines, materials, information, and energy to make a product or provide a service. They prepare machinery and equipment layouts, plan workflows, conduct statistical production studies, and analyze production costs.
Machinists and Tool and Die Makers
Machinists and tool and die makers set up and operate a variety of computer-controlled and mechanically controlled machine tools to produce precision metal parts, instruments, and tools.
Mechanical engineers design, develop, build, and test mechanical and thermal sensors and devices, including tools, engines, and machines.


The local branch of Dishcrawl, a national organization dedicated to exploring and sharing good local food, is organizing Neighborfood, a "celebration of food, family, and community" on June 23 (2 – 5pm).
The event goes like this: Neighborfood participants will be dining at 8 different restaurants and shops in the Historic East Village, all within walking distance. Each ticket includes food at each participating location, with drink specials to be offered.
AllSpice will be one of the eight stops during the progressive dinner, where we'll be hosting Mia Bella (and their fabulous cavatelli, yum).
Tickets are $40 in advance ($45 day of, if not sold out), and are available through the Des Moines Dishcrawl website.
We'll have special hours Sunday, June 23, when we will be open from 1 – 5 pm.


There are many ways that you can support Parenting Special Children.
Parenting Special Children really values the time and skills that volunteers give to the charity and we often have new volunteering opportunities. The majority of people who have volunteered with the charity over the years have learnt new skills and have moved to paid work.
We have a number of volunteers who work closely alongside our staff team, and make an essential contribution to our work with parents/carers.
Our Diagnosis Support Service has a number of trained Peer Supporters. Peer Supporters are parent volunteers who support families whilst awaiting an assessment or who have recently received a diagnosis.
Please click here if you're interested in other aspects of volunteering for Parenting Special Children.
This is important to the charity as it raises valuable funds, but also raises the profile of the charity. This means that more families are aware of the services we provide, and also encourages others to fundraise for the charity. We are always looking for new supporters with new ideas!
Attending or sponsoring an event is a great way to raise funds for the charity. A recent example of this is our Annual Fundraising Ball.
The following local organisations are a great way to donate to local charities such as Parenting Special Children.
The Good Exchange will match your donations, meaning that your donation is doubled! This means that a donation of £10 can immediately become £20, without any extra work for the donor.
Localgiving.com is also a great way of supporting local charities.


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30 April 2018 By laurn larson in Books Nonfiction Tags: Agriculture, Archaic Age, Assyrian Empire, Bronze Age, Christianity, Classical Greeks, Constantinople, Copper, Dark Age, Dr Mattern-Parkes, Dr Winks, Greeks, Hellenistic World, History, Homo Erectus, Homo Sapiens, Iron, Iron Age, Islam, Mediterranean, Neolithic, Paleolithic, Roman Empire, Romans, Stone Age, Tin	Leave a comment
The Ancient Mediterranean World: From the Stone Age to A.D. 600
Written by: Robin W. Winks and Susan P. Mattern-Parkes
Published by: Oxford University Press
Homo erectus, an upright fellow, showed up during the Pleistocene about 2 million years ago and quickly dispersed throughout Asia and Africa even though his starting point is ambiguous. After mucking about the tropics, the lack of clothes makes it difficult to take skiing vacations in the Alps, decided to take on a bigger brain and chin with less eye brow protuberance, and developed into our mum: Homo sapiens, a couple of hundred thousand years ago. Some say we came from east Africa, others say east Asia but regardless of our origins we showed up in what is now Israel around 100,000 years ago and our quest for ever larger cell phone screens and civilized table manners had begun.
Agriculture, originating about the 12th century B.C., traces its roots back to the fertile crescent; beginning at the Jordan River progressing north and northeast to the headwaters of the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers and then back down south to the rivers' marshlands, eventually pouring into the Persian Gulf. By 9500 B.C. man was cultivating wheat, flax, rye, peas, and other crops that brokered the way for cities, government, laws, and taxes; otherwise known as civilization.
The earliest civilizations are conveniently timed to the discovery of bronze around 2500 B.C. Bronze tools and weapons, an amalgam of copper and tin, galvanized the rise of city-states and empires until the tin ran out in 1200 B.C., then the Dark Ages set in. Virtually every major city in the eastern Mediterranean was sacked and burned during the first 50 years of the advent of these interesting times, many to disappear from the map forever. The technology to smelt carbon steel brought a renewal of civilization during the Iron Age and the cementing of the Assyrian Empire–for awhile.
By the end of the Iron Age the bright lights of civilization have shifted from Mesopotamia to the northern shores of the Mediterranean; first settling into the Aegean peninsula around the 8th century B.C. before migrating to Rome in the 3rd century B.C. By the 3rd century A.D. Rome was a spent force and the remnants of the empire shifted back to the eastern Mediterranean in Constantinople.
Christianity's rise followed Rome's decline through the Mediterranean. The rapid spread of Christianity is somewhat of enigma, as are other philosophies or religions such as Buddhism and Islam, but the prevailing thoughts are that church improved the lives of its followers and promised a way to life every after.
The authors, Drs Winks and Mattern-Parkes, professors of history at Yale and the University of Georgia respectively, have written a short history of the region that engrosses and enlightens without preaching. If interested in the history of the Mediterranean from the Stone Age to Islam, this is quick read and is eminently readable.
A Little Package of our Past
24 January 2018 By laurn larson in Books Nonfiction Tags: 20th Century, Alexander the Great, American Revolution, Ancient Times, Aztecs, Black Death, Cold War, Communism, Crusades, Early Modern Times, Egypt, English Revolution, Facists, French Revolution, Great Depression, Greece, History, Holocaust, Incas, Industrial Revolution, Islam, Lenin, Middle Ages, Mongols, Napoleon, Nazis, Ottoman Empire, Reformation, Renaissance, Romans, Slavery, Stalin, Vikings, World History, WWI, WWII	Leave a comment
World History: 50 Key Milestones You Really Need to Know
Written by: Ian Crofton
Published by: Quercus
Attempting to describe 12-15,000 years, since the big ice fields melted, of human endeavors in 200 pages and 50 topics would seem presumptuous and futile, and you would be right, but one has to start somewhere and the first steps can and should be small but decisive. One can quibble about the exact 50 topics, and I will do just that in a bit, but the author, Ian Crofton, performs the task with aplomb, and provides the maximum amount of useful information possible given the limiting format.
This book is a quick and fun read for both those without a broad or deep introduction to human history or those that just want to refresh their memory on once familiar, but long forgotten topics. Even if you are familiar with all the topics in the book there will be a sufficient amount of new informational tidbits to make it worth your time. For myself, as one example, I found the observation that our ancestral hunter-gather cousins versus the first cereal grain farmers, were healthier, due mainly to their higher protein intake from a meat rich diet, was new and interesting.
Each "idea" or event is developed, chronologically, over 4 printed pages that includes a short thesis, an expansion of that thesis, a timeline of notable events, a famous quote(s) and an ending synopsis of the discussion. The publisher of this book, Quercus, has published at least 27 other books of a similar nature and format that explore the great topics of the human experience including: architecture, art, astronomy, big ideas, biology, chemistry, the digital world, earth, economics, ethics, the future, genetics, the human brain, literature, management, math, philosophy, philosophy of science, physics, politics, psychology, quantum physics, religion, science, universe, war, and world history. I believe they continue to add more topics as the years go by. I have several of the topics, listed above on my already too fat reading list.
Not to detract from the topics that the author has chosen, his are all defendable, but for myself I probably would have included 5 different topics devoted to: the Iron Age, Israelites of the 12th century BC, 1st century Christianity, Sumerians development of an alphabet in 300 BC coupled with Guttenberg's first printing press in the 15th century AD, 18th century BC Babylonian Hammurabi's, and 7th century BC Greek Draco's legal codifications, and finally the advent of computers in the 20th century and beyond. Adding 5 topics requires that 5 be removed. I would likely leave out: Empires and Kingdoms of Africa, The Bubonic Plague, the Vietnam War, integral to the late 20th century US, but will likely be a footnote on communism in the future, and lastly, the Arab-Israeli conflict and the post 9-11 topics, at a minimum, combined into a topic on 21st century divisions in civilization and culture, as if that were something new. On further thought, maybe just leave those last two topics out completely, mainly because they are too fresh to decide their seminality to our future development as a species.
That leaves our list one shy of 50. What topic(s) would you add?
Human Nature Yesterday
27 April 2017 By laurn larson in Books Nonfiction Tags: 11th Century, 12th Century, Christianity, Christians, Crusades, High Middle Ages, History, Holy Land, Islam, Ivanhoe, Jihad, Levant, Muslims, Pope Urban II, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, Seljuk Turks, Sir Walter Scott, The Talisman, Thomas Asbridge	Leave a comment
The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
Written by: Thomas Asbridge
Published by: HarperCollins
In 1095 AD, during the high middle ages, the Byzantine Emperor Alexius Comnenus of Constantinople asked the Latin Pope Urban II for assistance in recovering parts of Asia Minor lost to the Seljuk Turks. The Pope responded, with less than altruistic motives towards his eastern Christian cousins, by embroiling western Europe and the Levant in 200 years of war which eventually became known as the Crusades.
Thomas Asbridge presents a compelling history of Christian struggles to seize control of the holy land from the Muslims, thus reviving the Islamic concept of jihad, while attempting to answer the questions of how these battles of conquest and religion reverberate through western history into our modern times. Interesting enough Asbridge suggests that the crusades "belong in the past" and inferences to todays apparent sequels are "misguided".
This is a excellent and thoroughly researched march through the 11th and 12th centuries of western Europe and the Levant, bringing alive names of Richard the Lionheart and Saladin and others that Sir Walter Scott so richly romanticized in his historical 19th century novels, Ivanhoe and The Talisman . The Crusades is a fast paced read with sufficient twists and turns in the narrative that you may suspect that this is a movie screenplay rather than a history. This is a great read. Well worth your time.


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Алтайський державний краєзнавчий музей — один з найстаріших музеїв Росії. Заснований у 1823 році як Гірничий музей.

Історія

Музей заснований в 1823 році з ініціативи році Фрідріха Геблера і Петра Фролова. Тут були виставлені експонати, які збиралися в Барнаулі з XVIII століття: етнографічні матеріали народів Сибіру та Північної Америки, моделі гірських машин і механізмів, гербарій; існувала Гірнича бібліотека.

У першій половині XIX століття музей мав популярність як наукова установа і був закритим для вільного відвідування. З експозиціями знайомилися Олександр Гумбольдт (1829), Петро Семенов Тянь-Шанський (1857), Альфред Брем (1876), Микола Ядринцев (1878). Колекція «Пам'ятки давнини з Сибіру» була представлена на Московській антропологічної виставці (1879) і була удостоєна срібної медалі.

До кінця XIX століття Краєзнавчий музей послабив своє наукове значення, але в 1913–1915 роках фонди були об'єднані з колекціями, зібраними членами Товариства любителів дослідження Алтаю. А в 1913 році Микола II підписав указ про передачу музею нової будівлі на вулиці Ползунова, яке раніше займала головна хімічна лабораторія округу. Реконструкцією приміщення займався архітектор І. Ф. Носович.

До 1918 року музейне зібрання включало колекції мінералів, комах, ґрунтів, опудал птахів і тварин, гербарій місцевої флори, фотографії. У 1920-і роки музей став загальнодоступним, з'явився відділ історії радянського періоду.

Сучасність
На сьогоднішній день в музеї 192237 одиниць зберігання. Найбільш цінні колекції з археології, історії гірничої справи на Алтаї, рідкісних книг, виробів алтайських каменерізів, старовинних сибірських монет.
Краєзнавчий музей складається з кількох відділів: природи, історії, військової історії, по роботі відвідувачів, методичний, а також наукової бібліотеки. Одним з філій музею є Меморіальний музей Калашникова М. Т., розташований у селі Курья, Алтайського краю.
Відвідуваність — 125 тис. відвідувачів на рік.

Див. також
 Музеї гірничої справи

Примітки

Джерела
 Вебсторінка Алтайського Державного краєзнавчого музею
 Энциклопедия горной механики. Донецк: Юго-Восток. т.1. 2008. с. 24-25.
 Барнаул: Энциклопедия / Под редакцией Скубневского В. А.. — Барнаул: Изд-во Алт. гос. ун-та, 2000. — ISBN 5-7904-0140-6.

Краєзнавчі музеї Росії
Музеї гірництва
Засновані 1823
Культура Барнаула
Музеї Алтайського краю
Об'єкти культурної спадщини Росії федерального значення

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TOOWOOMBA Mayor Paul Antonio wants to see a working group soon to expand and improve the region's water security.
Cr Antonio moved a special motion during the council's meeting yesterday to bring levels of government, irrigators and other business owners together to "enhance water security in Toowoomba and the surrounding regions".
It comes just weeks after the council announced it would soon start pumping water up from Wivenhoe Dam after the region's combined water levels dropped below 40 per cent.
Along with low dam levels, several communities and townships in the region were moved up to medium-level water restrictions last year following stresses on bore water supplies, including issues with quality.
While Cr Antonio acknowledged Toowoomba City had a secure water source with the pipeline, many outlying areas were not yet connected to town water.
"It's the very start of a long journey in terms of making sure we get onside all the necessary parties, including all levels of government, the private sector and industry," he said during the meeting.
"We would dearly like to begin this journey now, and I think the conversation has been held around this table and in this community.
"This will open up a study of many options and some of those options will be future water sources and an efficient use of water."
Warwick students share water-saving tips: Clever Year 2s from the School of Total Education have a drop of knowledge when it comes to being water wise!
Cr Antonio said water security was a major issue for surrounding councils, and that the Toowoomba Regional Council had a role to play in the years ahead.
"I hope that we can work with our neighbours, particularly the Southern and Western Downs. Other councils want more security with their water," he said.
"If you look at the issues we deal with, you'll find water is a top priority.
"I hope we can set up a working group that answers to us, and we'll cover all aspects of this issue."
Water and waste general manager Damian Platts told councillors that combined dam levels were at just over 36 per cent as of last month.


The Indian telecommunication sector has emerged as a strong growth engine for the Indian economy in the last decade. Given the disruptive innovations and turmoil in this industry in the last decade, the typical Porter's Five Forces cannot be used to analyze this industry. This article aims to study the industry using a modified Five Forces model, focusing on every aspect from entry to the market to relationship dynamics amongst the various stakeholders to exit options from the industry. The article contains valuable insights gathered from primary interview of industry experts as well as data from various secondary literatures.
There are 10 major established players in the industry namely Vodafone-Essar, Airtel, Aircel, Idea Cellular, Tata Teleservices, Reliance Communications, Videocon, Uninor, BSNL, MTNL with cumulative market share of 96.98%.There is no considerable difference between the various basic service offerings by service providers. Thus, high mobility exists among customers in migrating between service providers. Also, the government regulations like MPN (mobile number portability) have provided more flexibility to users. There are certain specific cases where users prefer a provider because of better network coverage, easy accessibility or better Value-Added Services, but such a trend is short-lived.
The biggest barrier is the availability for credit financing which is highly dependent on many external factors. However, to minimize this high deployment costs, service providers have started considering infrastructure sharing, which has been discussed in Industry Transformation.
Despite technological changes that reduce the demand for spectrum, availability of spectrum continues to be a constraint. In order to allocate spectrum amongst competing service providers, auctions are often used. It is here that the government's regulatory powers come into play. Moreover, there are always issues of interoperability with changing bandwidth and thus seamless integration of various services becomes a major issue. Thus, spectrum availability poses a huge barrier to entry, increasing the industry attractiveness.
Licensing also acts as a major barrier to entry as sometimes it becomes very difficult for the new entrants to obtain license. Existing players pay huge revenues to obtain licensing and new entrants face retaliation from incumbents regarding licensing. This increases the industry attractiveness.
Wireless technology is based on two competing platforms GSM and CDMA. Accordingly, players have united themselves in lobbying with GSM service providers represented by Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) and CDMAs by Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India (AUSPI). With each technology possessing inherent advantages as well as disadvantages, it presents a difficult proposition for a new entrant to decide on its offering.
The Hirschman-Herfindahl Index (HHI) for the Indian telecom industry stands at 1421.29 which indicate a highly contestable but oligopolic industry. Moreover, the concentration of top four firms at 66% also confirms this hypothesis.
The switching costs being low, the Indian market is highly value-driven and price sensitive, and telecom companies are in continuous pressure to deliver new services while improving customer experience and loyalty. The service providers' priority is to add maximum number of subscriber per month and retain the existing user base. The preferred strategy among all competitors is to offer lower prices coupled with more value added services. This has a damaging effect on the bottom line for the industry as whole, leading to commoditization of the market with decreasing individual market capitalization and makes the industry unattractive for the entrant.
The industry suffers from high fixed costs and fast technology obsolescence. The service providers also incur expenses in procuring licenses and laying down network infrastructure. To garner these expenses, it becomes essential to have adequate capacity utilization. It takes tremendous capital to build a cellular network, backhaul and operations center. Operating a cellular carrier requires specific human resources, with specialized skills. It requires a field force to install and maintain the physical assets, a training division, a support group and web experts to build a reliable website. These human resources are in limited supply and are expensive. Thus, increasing subscribers' base becomes very important. This also furthers the competitive stakes.
We see players in this market are the ones typically considering big business powerhouses in India (Bharti Airtel, Reliance), and they branch out into other industries as well. These increase strategic stakes for the players. The tele-density is very less in rural India and this presents an untapped potential for the service providers once the urban market has started maturing. Migration to the new market requires more upfront investments and thus hard cash availability with the providers becomes essential. Moreover, it is always profitable to have the first mover advantage as it provides the opportunity to garner certain premium in pricing for services.
There is almost no differentiation among the service providers regarding basic services, and even any innovations in value added services are quickly copied. So, it is very easy for the users to change their service providers and the industry operates with minimal customer loyalty. This makes the industry rivalry most prominent.
Buyer's threat of backward integration and industry's threat of forward integration are nil. However, contribution to quality and cost, along with buyer's profitability, plays a good part in determining buyer's bargaining powers.
The market can be divided into household and industrial consumers. Additionally, they can be differentiated as either pre-paid or post-paid users. In case of post-paid users, customers exercise certain degree of loyalty because of high switching costs. Also, the industrial users have customized offerings from service providers that bind them. For household customers, TRAI's recommendation on MPN (Mobile Number Portability) has made it all the more important for the companies to charge lower tariffs besides providing better services to retain subscribers.
With urban tele-density well over 100% the additional growth in revenue by service providers can only be achieved by market cannibalization. This results in more pronounced buyers' power.
On analyzing the industry, it is evident that infrastructure suppliers wield intermediate degrees of bargaining power over the service providers because of necessity of infrastructural support like network towers, high-tech broadband switching equipment, fiber-optic cables, mobile handset and billing software. The number of suppliers is few, substitutes are rare, and contribution of these supplies to cost and quality are huge. Thus, although suppliers do not have a scope of forward integration, the high switching cost for the telecom industry provides great bargaining power to suppliers. But, here too, shared tower infrastructure has brought forth a transformation. Silicon chip manufacturers (for processors, memory chips, etc), sub-contractors and employees also act as suppliers to this industry. Due to heavy competition among chip manufacturers, their bargaining power is essentially low. But there is medium switching cost for telecom vendors since changing their hardware would lead to additional cost in modifying their architecture. Also, the switching to different set of hardware support involves modification in design architecture at the service providers' end and this entails some costs. The suppliers' side also faces the pressing issue of dearth of talented and skilled manpower, and this curtails the capabilities to innovate and strengthen the bargaining power for suppliers.
Additionally, products and services from non-traditional telecom industries such as Cable TV and satellite operators are laying their own direct lines into homes, offering broadband internet services. Railways and energy utility companies are utilizing their vast infrastructural installations to support high-capacity telecom network alongside rail-tracks, pipeline networks, and electricity transmission lines. Many ISPs (Internet Service Providers) are offering "internet telephony" at low prices. For service providers skillfully managing their transition from voice to data services, internet messengers such as Skype, Google Voice and Chat pose a threat.
Unlicensed frequency options (ex: Wi-Fi, UWB, Walkie Talkie) also compete alongside. But, the issue of security, reliability and flexibility associated with mobile telephony, along with switching costs associated with substitutes, still make mobiles a preferred choice. Satellite options incur higher operating costs and the technology is not promoted by government due to security considerations.
ARPU: Average Revenue per User, which is calculated by dividing the total revenue by the number of subscribers. Given the total volume of VAS that contributes to revenue, this is a better measure than AMPU, or average minutes per user.
Customer Base: Analysis of annual reports of the major telecom companies revealed that almost all take great pride in commanding a huge subscriber base, and revenues are directly dependent on them.
Penetration Levels: In this saturating urban market, telecom companies look out for possible expansion in any region using the penetration levels. Very low penetration levels are existent in rural areas, basically due to lack of infrastructure. Telecom companies target medium level penetration zones where added infrastructure cost would be low, and return on assets high. Low penetration level in Africa was one major factor which motivated Bharti Airtel to set up operations there.
Data Rate Units: With data becoming the major segment of revenue earner, companies strive to provide data rate in the range of Kilo Bytes and Mega Bytes to enhance user browsing experiences. Thus, Mbps is becoming one of the most important success factors in years to come.
Churn Rate: It is defined as the rate at which customers leave a provider for a competitor. Largely due to fierce competition, the telecom industry boasts - or, rather, suffers – from the highest customer churn rate of any industry, with a monthly churn of 1.9-2.1%. Strong brand name marketing and service quality tends to mitigate churn to some extent.
Quality of Service: QOS serves as an important statistic that service providers monitor using signal strength indicators to maintain their standards of service.


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Carriera

Giocatore
Cresce nel settore giovanile della , per poi vestire le maglie di Cinella (nella stagione 1950-1951) e Turbighese (dal 1951 al 1954). Nella stagione 1954-1955 fa parte della rosa della Pro Patria, impegnata nel campionato di Serie A, senza tuttavia mai scendere in campo; nella stagione 1956-1957 segna 11 reti in 28 presenze con la maglia del  in IV Serie. Torna quindi alla Pro Patria, con cui esordisce in prima squadra all'età di 22 anni nella stagione 1957-1958 in Serie C: in questo suo primo campionato tra i professionisti gioca stabilmente da titolare, disputando 34 partite. Anche nella stagione 1958-1959 con 30 presenze risulta essere il giocatore più utilizzato dalla Pro Patria. Continua a giocare in terza serie nella stagione 1959-1960, nella quale pur disputando una sola gara conquista la promozione in Serie B. Fa il suo esordio in seconda serie nella stagione 1960-1961, nella quale gioca 3 partite; fa parte della rosa della squadra bustocca anche nella stagione 1961-1962 e nella stagione 1962-1963, nel corso delle quali gioca in tutto ulteriori14 partite in Serie B.

Nell'estate del 1963 passa al , dove nella stagione 1963-1964 gioca 13 partite in Serie C; anche nella stagione successiva gioca 13 partite, conquistando la seconda promozione in Serie B della sua carriera. A partire dalla stagione 1965-1966 e fino al termine della stagione 1967-1968 milita in seconda serie con il Novara: nella sua prima stagione gioca 8 partite, mentre nella stagione 1966-1967 gioca 34 delle 38 partite di campionato, per poi chiudere la carriera con un'ulteriore presenza nella stagione 1967-1968.

In carriera ha giocato complessivamente 62 partite in Serie B e 91 partite in Serie C.

Allenatore
Nella stagione 1978-1979 ha lavorato come allenatore in seconda nel Novara, nel campionato di Serie C1.

Palmarès

Giocatore

Competizioni nazionali

Pro Patria: 1959-1960
Novara: 1964-1965

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Collegamenti esterni


Here are some keys to making budget travel work.
1) Look at the big picture. Some days you may spend more on gas, and other days less. One day you may go out to a restaurant, or visit a special place that has an admission fee. We are checking our total spending by the week. Be sure to set some money aside for upkeep on the van too.
It was hard at first to think in these terms.We've always been used to trying to fit as much into two weeks' vacation as we can. Now that we're retired, we can afford to slow down and "smell the roses." The fewer miles you drive each day, the less you spend on gas. On our first trip we took five days to drive to our daughter's home, which is normally just three hours away. The first night we got as far as Asheville, and we realized that if we had not been obligated to be at Brenda's on a certain day, we could have spent several days exploring that one city. Yes, consider visiting the AAA-rated sites, but you can also ask the locals about interesting places to see and eat.
Whether you are on a short or a long trip, think in terms of the outdoor temperatures. Check the weather web pages to find average temps in the areas you're planning to visit. Then you can choose when to go. Or if you choose the time first, choose the place with the climate in mind. If you use the van like we do, you will have a wide range of temps that are comfortable, especially in the lower ranges, because the space is small and your body heat helps keep it warm inside the small space. We've found that we can be comfortable at night (under a heavy-duty sleeping bag, which I covered with a home-made quilt/duvet cover) in temperatures down into the 30s. We haven't tested the upper limits yet, but our van has side and back windows that open, and still leave the van secure, so we're hoping that will help.
4) Use free facilities. We camp at Walmarts, and use the internet at Lowe's, McDonald's, or Dunkin' Donuts. We usually find a park when we need to prepare a meal, and refill our water jugs whenever we see a spigot, although we sometimes buy drinking water if we're not visiting with friends or family. We use the Walmart restrooms morning and evening, if we're staying there (we also have a porta-potty in the van). As to entertainment, decide what you like to do, and think creatively. You see the same ocean whether you're paying for a high-priced seaside hotel or walking over from your parked car. Scenic drives, parks and recreation areas, libraries, town squares, shopping malls, and bookstores are all facilities that we have used in our short time on the road.
5) Camping tips. Sometimes you will want to visit campgrounds, the "luxury" side of stealth camping. They are especially nice if you want to have a real shower (instead of sponge-bathing in the van), and don't want to pay $8 for a shower at a truck stop. You can buy guidebooks with listings of free or nearly free campgrounds (Don Wright's Guide to Free Campgrounds is a good one), and AAA now gives members the excellent Woodall's directories instead of compiling their own. Between these and the Tour Books, AAA is an excellent resource to have. Also, a US government Senior Pass will cut in half the admission price to any national park or campground, and you can include guests! On our first trip we happened across a National Forest Campground where we stayed for $5 a night with our Senior Pass. Instead of men's and ladies' restrooms, it had four complete bathrooms that could be locked. Each was bigger than the bathrooms in our home!
I will share other cost-saving ideas as we go along.


As the upcoming Winter Olympics approach this upcoming week, the ability to view and stream the games on mobile devices has become more privaient. On Wednesday, Microsoft highlighted the NBC Sports Live Extra Apps, and these apps will allow users to enjoy the games.
The app from NBC Sports is designed to work on all Windows tablets, laptops, PC's, and smartphones, and is specifically designed for Windows Phones as well. The multiple apps will give users the ability to watch the games, follow news on the games, and much more from Sochi.
The NBC Sports Live Extra app is made for Windows Phones, and will start coverage on February 6th. With the mobile strategy set forth by Microsoft, the company will allow users to stream over 1,000 live events. The ability to view this many events on Windows devices has never been more possible than with these apps.
The games are scheduled for all hours of the day, with various time changes, so these apps for Windows and Windows Phones will become a must have for many looking to follow the games. The apps will also enable push notifications for users, and the users will be able to know when their favorite hockey, skiing, or other event starts.
What also makes the Windows Phone and Windows apps on the Winter Olympics amazing, is the multiple network support. Networks and sports like NBC, NBC Sports Network and the Golf Channel, including NHL regular-season and Stanley Cup playoff games, the PGA TOUR, the U.S. Open (golf), Notre Dame football, the French Open (tennis), Premier League soccer, Major League Soccer, Formula One, IndyCar and Triple Crown horse racing will be available.
The apps are available starting today on Windows and Windows Phone 8 devices, and is 100 percent free for users. Of course, mobile apps will have data streaming charges applied, so be careful how much of the Olympics you view on mobile devices. But, Microsoft is making a huge play for the Winter Olympics and has teamed up with NBC Sports to deliver it this Winter.
I love the Olympics, and have tried these apps. They are visually stunning, and I can't wait to watch hockey on them soon.


Judith Torrea, is an award-winning independent investigative blogger, journalist and author based in Ciudad Juárez, México. Torrea´s work spotlights some of the most dire human rights cases in Ciudad Juárez, and analyzes the impact that the war against drugs has on marginalized and poor communities. Her book "Juárez en la sombra" (Aguilar) was already released in Latin America and Spain. Torrea has spent most of her two decades career covering the México/USA Border, with a special emphasis on women rights issues, such as femicides, human trafficking and missing girls.
Janée J. Baugher is the author of two ekphrastic poetry collections, The Body's Physics (Tebot Bach, 2013) and Coördinates of Yes (Ahadada Books, 2010). She holds degrees from Boston University and Eastern Washington University, and her nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and criticism have been published in nearly 100 journals and anthologies, including The Writer's Chronicle, The Portland Review, NANO Fiction, and Nimrod. A two-time Pushcart Prize nominee and Bread Loaf Conference participant, Baugher has received grants/awards from Humanities Washington, Richard Hugo House, Jack Straw Foundation, and The Lerman Trust. She's currently on the editorial staff of Boulevard magazine.
Heather M. O'Brien is an artist based in Los Angeles, where she is exploring how capitalist desire and militaristic legacy construct our ideas about home. In working with photographs, film, installation, performance and writing, her projects seek to build encounters around the illusion of accurate memory, familial archives and the fallacies of the American Dream.
O'Brien's work has been exhibited in venues across the United States including The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, The International Center of Photography, Parsons/The New School, The Photographic Center Northwest, The Bronx River Art Center, Baxter St., Purchase College at SUNY and The Center for Photography at Woodstock. Her projects have been featured in a variety of publications including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Review of Books and Conveyor Magazine. Her collaborative book project, I see in the sea nothing except the sea. I don't see a shore. I don't see a dove., was published in 2015 by Secretary Press. The title is borrowed from Mahmoud Darwish's book of poetry, Memory for Forgetfulness: August, Beirut, 1982. Here, however, the endless horizon of the war on terror is considered, in attempt to imagine a shoreline. O'Brien received an MFA from CalArts and currently teaches courses in Photography, Art History and Writing at California State University Long Beach and Moorpark College.


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Reviglass, S.A. v. Betebe Mosaic and Ceramics Ind. Inc
The Complainant in this administrative proceeding is REVIGLASS S.A., Bo Elbarrena, 20496 Bidegoian (Guipuzcoa), Spain.
The Respondent is Betebe Mosaic and Ceramics Ind. Inc., Davutpasa Cad. Cebealibey Sok. No. 20, Topkapi, Istanbul, Turkey.
The domain name in dispute is <reviglass.com>.
The Registrar with which the domain name is registered is NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.
The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center ("the Center") received the Complaint on April 18, 2001, by e-mail and on April 26, 2001, in hardcopy. The Center had acknowledged receipt thereof on April 19, 2001.
On April 23, 2001, the Center sent the corresponding Request for Registrar Verification in connection with this case to Network Solutions. On April 24, 2001, the Registrar's verification response confirmed that the Registrant was Betebe Mosaic and Ceramics Ind. Inc. and that the domain name <reviglass.com> was in "active" status.
On May 2, 2001, after having verified whether the Complaint was satisfying the formal requirements, the Center notified by e-mail and courier the Commencement of Administrative Proceeding to the Parties, in accordance with Paragraph 4 of the Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("the Rules").
On May 21, 2001, the Center issued by e-mail the Notification of Default to the Respondent for having failed to submit a response to the Complaint within the deadline granted.
On May 30, 2001, the Center proceeded with the appointment of the Administrative Panel pursuant to Paragraph 6 of the Rules and advised the Parties of the appointment of the undersigned as sole panelist in accordance with Paragraph 6(f) of said Rules, after the latter had signed and forwarded to the Center on May 29, 2001, a statement of acceptance and declared his impartiality and independence in this matter.
Transmission of the file to the Sole Panelist was made on May 30, 2001, by e-mail and registered post, hard copy of which was received by the undersigned a few days later.
The Sole Panelist forwarded his decision to the Center within the time limit fixed.
The Complaint is based on the marks and company name registered by Reviglass S.A. for goods and/or services (classes 19 and 35): Glass for building, especially tiles of glass; sole agency, import and export services, especially of tiles and glass for building (Complainant's Annexes 4 to 6).
The Complainant submits the following :
(i) the domain name <reviglass.com> is identical or confusingly similar to the marks and company name registered by the Complainant;
(ii) the Respondent should be considered as having no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the domain name that is the subject of the Complaint; and
(iii) the domain name should be considered as having been registered and used in bad faith, because :
- the domain name was registered in order to prevent the Complainant from reflecting the mark in a corresponding domain name; Reviglass S.A. has used the "REVIGLASS" mark throughout the world for more than fifteen years, attending to many national and international exhibitions (Paris, Bologna, Singapore, Beirut, Dallas, San Francisco...);
- the domain name was registered and is being used primarily for the purpose of disrupting the business of a competitor, considering that both Complainant and Respondent are glass mosaic producers, and thus, direct competitors;
- Reviglass S.A. is selling its glass mosaic under the "REVIGLASS" mark in the Turkish market for more than eight years, and therefore the Complainant considers that the REVIGLASS mark was well known by the Respondent when registering the <reviglass.com> domain name.
The Respondent has not submitted any response to the Complaint.
Paragraph 4(a) of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("the Policy") sets forth three requirements, which have to be met for the Administrative Panel to order the transfer of the disputed domain name to the Complainant. Those requirements are that:
(i) Respondent's domain name is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark or service mark in which the Complainant has rights; and
(ii) Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the domain name; and
(iii) Respondent's domain name has been registered and is being used in bad faith.
The Complainant must prove in the administrative proceeding that each of the aforesaid three elements is present so as to warrant relief, according to Paragraph 4(a) of the Policy.
The Administrative Panel has to decide the Complaint on the basis of the statements and documents submitted and in accordance with the Policy, the Rules and any rules and principles of law that it deems applicable, pursuant to Paragraph 15(a) of said Rules.
A. Identity or Confusing Similarity
There is no doubt that there is identity between the Complainant's trade and service marks "REVIGLASS" and the domain name <reviglass.com>.
The Complainant has also established its rights in trade and service marks "REVIGLASS" with various registrations for such a name (see Complainant's Annexes 4 to 6).
B. Rights or Legitimate Interests of the Respondent
The Respondent, in not responding to the Complaint, has failed to invoke any of the circumstances, which could demonstrate, pursuant to Paragraph 4 (c) of the Policy, any rights to and/or legitimate interests in the domain name in dispute. This entitles the Administrative Panel to draw any such inferences from such default as it considers appropriate pursuant to Paragraph 14 (b) of the Rules (see e.g. WIPO Cases Nos. D2000-0009, p. 6 or D2000-0867, p. 6).
It is the Sole Panelist's finding that the Complainant has established that the trade and service mark "REVIGLASS" has been known in Europe for a significant period of time. Furthermore, absent evidence to the contrary, the Complainant has not granted any license or otherwise permitted the Respondent to use such trade and service marks or to apply for any domain name incorporating the said trade and service marks.
Under those particular circumstances, the Sole Panelist is unable to find any evidence that would tend to establish that the Respondent has rights or legitimate interests in respect of the domain name at stake.
C. Registration and Use in Bad Faith
Paragraph 4(b) of the Policy provides a non-exclusive list of circumstances that evidence registration and use of a domain name in bad faith. Any one of the following behaviors is sufficient to support a finding of bad faith:
(i) circumstances indicating that you have registered or you have acquired the domain name primarily for the purpose of selling, renting, or otherwise transferring the domain name registration to the complainant who is the owner of the trademark or service mark or to a competitor of that complainant, for valuable consideration in excess of your documented out-of-pocket costs directly related to the domain name; or
(ii) you have registered the domain name in order to prevent the owner of the trademark or service mark from reflecting the mark in a corresponding domain name, provided that you have engaged in a pattern of such conduct; or
(iii) you have registered the domain name primarily for the purpose of disrupting the business of a competitor; or
(iv) by using the domain name, you have intentionally attempted to attract, for commercial gain, Internet users to your web site or other on-line location, by creating a likelihood of confusion with the complainant's mark as to the source, sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of your web site or location or of a product or service on your web site or location.
As already pointed out, the Respondent did not file any response to the Complaint, failing thereby to invoke any circumstance, which could demonstrate his good faith in the registration or use of the domain name in issue.
In addition, the Respondent has not disputed the Complainant's contentions mentioned above that it has registered and is using the <reviglass.com> domain name (i) in order to prevent the Complainant from reflecting the mark in a corresponding domain name and (ii) for disrupting the business of a competitor, considering that both Complainant and Respondent are glass mosaic producers. Absent evidence to the contrary, it is the Sole Panelist's finding that the Complainant can successfully rely on Paragraph 4 (b) (ii) and (iii) of the Policy.
In light of the foregoing, the Sole Panelist decides that the domain name registered by the Respondent is identical to the corresponding trademarks of the Complainant, that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the domain name and that the domain name in issue has been registered and is being used in bad faith by the Respondent.
Accordingly, pursuant to Paragraph 4 (i) of the Rules, the Sole Panelist requires that the registration of the domain name <reviglass.com> shall be transferred to the Complainant.
Christophe Imhoos
Dated: June 12, 2001
Источник информации: https://www.internet-law.ru/intlaw/udrp/2001/d2001-0560.html


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Today, Silversun Pickups confirm a thirty-date tour of the United States, throughout February and March of next year and in support of their latest studio album, Widow's Weeds. The band will perform in cities including Los Angeles, Austin, Washington D.C., as well as two shows at New York City's Brooklyn …
Circa Waves share official music video for "Jacqueline"
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Following the announcement of their widely anticipated fourth studio album Sad Happy, Circa Waves recently unveiled the playfully sinister video for "Jacqueline," the first single to be lifted from the new record. Sad Happy will be released on March 13, 2020. Pre order the album HERE. Shot in the lavish …
Knuckle Puck announce 2020 North American tour dates
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Vader Announce North American 2020 Tour With Special Guests Abysmal Dawn and Hideous Divinity
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Enslaved Enter Studio To record New Album
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Norwegian metal avant-gardists Enslaved have some big news for their fans. The band have just entered the studio and are currently working on new material for their upcoming album. The new album will be released once again via Nuclear Blast Records and has a tentative release date of May 2020. Band founding member and …
Laura Dreyfuss debuts official music video for "Better Drugs"
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Nina Nesbitt gets you in the Christmas spirit with new version of "Last December"
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I just found a great Swedish invention out there that I wanted to share with everyone who are taking notes at some time or the other. First of all, the idea is to have low contrast lines or squares on your papers so as not to be distracting as the normal patterns are on normal notebook / college book paper is.
The whitelines paper uses white lines by printing slightly grey around it. It is ingenious for many reasons, one is that the lines are not visible if you copy or scan your paperwork. And now with the digital mobile camera you can scan yours or your friends notes in a second and also send them automatically to dropbox, evernote or have them mailed somewhere with a simple app that you can get for both iOS and Android. Using the Whitelines Link it goes automatically and can correct for skewing and perspective. It's awesome.
Here is the kicker. If you don't feel like buying their pre-printed stationary you can print it yourself by downloading a PDF file from their home page. They have PDF files for lined and squared A5 and A4 papers. Print them, make your notes, scan them with the Whitelines app and then find them in your dropbox. Never loose a field note again.
The trick is that they have printed codes in all 4 corners of the papers. Codes that reminds you of QR codes (but are simpler). The app finds these codes and can then perspective-correct your photo scan of your notes.
On their site you can also buy tags to put on your white board. Then when you scan that it will also perspective correct and store your brain storms and what not in your phone or you can share with any one of your services really.
Check it out, it's neater than you would believe!
Wow! Thank you very much !