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Non-Disclosure Agreements:
A Comprehensive Guide (2020)
Information of any kind can be leveraged by a person or an entity for their own gain.
This is the reason why organizations find it especially important to safeguard any sensitive or confidential information they maintain.
An NDA, short for Non-Disclosure Agreement is a solution utilized by organizations and individuals to protect such confidential information from being exposed by another party with whom the information is shared. NDAs may involve two or more parties who enter a legally binding contract mutually or non-mutually.
You may also find people refer to an NDA using any of these names:
Confidential Disclosure Agreement
Property Information Agreement
Secrecy Agreement
A mutual agreement that governs the use of confidential information by all parties signing the contract. It requires all parties to agree that any sensitive information acquired from other party or parties will not be distributed further to anyone else.
Mutual NDA agreements are also known as a bilateral NDA when only two parties are involved and multilateral NDA when three or more parties are involved.
Non-mutual NDA
A non-mutual NDA is mostly used by organizations for employees, freelancers, and contractual workers whose services they may use. The employees, freelancers, and contractual workers sign an NDA to ensure that confidential information about the company will not be disclosed to any others.
It is a non-mutual agreement because the company is not obliged to enter into a similar agreement for the employee information available with them. This type of NDA is also known as a unilateral NDA.
Common use cases of an NDA
Some common use cases of non-disclosure agreements are:
A company is asking visitors to sign an NDA to prevent them from disclosing any business secrets or new business plans that they may come across intentionally or accidentally.
Organizations require employees to sign an NDA to avoid disclosing sensitive business and customer information to others.
Consultants are required to sign an NDA before they can provide many services to the company. Since consultants may be working for multiple companies, they mustn't end up sharing information or business plans of one company with the other.
Sometimes, confidential information may be shared by interviewees as a part of making them aware of the job responsibilities that they may have to take up. Companies may require such interviewees to sign an NDA before they begin the interview.
An NDA between an author and publisher prevents disclosure of the author's material to others before it is published.
Beta testers are required to enter into an NDA when they are testing a product or service for a company, which does not desire information about the products and services to be disclosed to the public before an official launch.
Two companies may sign a mutual NDA when they are undergoing through the early steps of a Merger and Acquisition.
Businesses often use multiple NDA agreement templates based on the business needs and the people who have access to confidential information.
Purpose of NDA
Businesses are required to maintain confidentiality in their projects, business plans, and innovative ideas. By keeping such information private, they can gain a competitive advantage in the industry.
Young companies with new business ideas must also practice confidentiality in their business plans to launch their ideas successfully. Otherwise, competitors may use the information to their advantage. These businesses can use an NDA Template to draft a strong agreement that prevents leakage of critical business information.
Most companies require sensitive information to be shared with consultants and advisors who guide business leaders and support business profitability. PR firms use company information to understand the brand they are associated with and to use this information judiciously in improving the brand's market standing. Even vendors and suppliers may have access to sensitive business information that must be protected from being disclosed to others.
The purpose of an NDA is to act as a legal framework that defines specific implications for anyone who is found to be in breach of the agreement. With the help of an NDA, organizations can protect their business plans, innovative ideas, or key business processes from being disclosed to others who may benefit from it.
Legal protection is required since the leakage of such crucial information can impact the business revenue and reduce the value of the project, product, or service being provided by the company.
How an NDA works?
A non-disclosure agreement intends to provide greater security and trust to parties who may not want sensitive information to be disclosed to others. For this reason, an NDA has clauses that include details of the actions that a party may take if it finds the other party to be in breach of the agreement.
These penalties for breaking the agreement are defined by the parties who sign the agreement. In some cases, the penalties may include damages like financial losses for the person or organization in breach of the agreement or criminal charges against anyone violating the contract.
Courts do not see all NDAs as the same either. How it is phrased will make a big difference. A court may enforce it, or declare it overbroad or may see it as void. It is also possible that courts may identify certain parts of the NDA to be out of scope. In cases like these, those parts of the NDA may not be protected by the agreement.
When someone breaches the agreement, you can take action as outlined in the agreement. In some cases, this will involve filing a breach of contract lawsuit. Organizations or business owners may also file for injunctive relief, which stops the person from continuing to share confidential information with others. An NDA template will identify the steps taken by the parties when a breach occurs.
What does an NDA include?
The structure of an NDA will differ based on the parties and the purpose it is being drafted for. There are some parts which usually remain common in all NDAs and boilerplate sections include:
Identification of the parties signing the agreement
Agreements will offer complete details that help in identifying the parties involved in the agreement. In some cases, the parties signing the agreement may be required to use the services of a third party (a vendor, a supplier, a subcontractor or a freelancer), and confidential information may have to be divulged to these third parties. The NDA should include details of the extent to which confidential information can be shared with third parties and the procedures that govern the sharing of information with third parties. This is also known as the restricted use of confidential information.
For example, a startup hires an agency to design and develop its website and all branding elements, including the logo. The agency hires a freelance content writer to develop literature for the website. NDAs should tell you how to proceed with divulging information to third parties where necessary. They should also mention that the third party should sign an NDA agreeing to the same terms before any information is disclosed. You can check a sample non-disclosure agreement to identify how the restricted use of confidential information is detailed by companies.
Description of purpose
Every NDA should have its purpose described clearly and accurately. By describing your purpose, it helps the parties in the agreement understand to which extent they can use the confidential information.
The startup that hires the web development agency may be deemed its website and branding content as confidential because the startup may want to announce its launch through a sneak peek of its logo and its products.
So, the business gets the agency to sign an NDA to ensure that people working on the project do not leak information about the startup's products and services or branding details to the public.
By clarifying the purpose, the agency will also be in a better position to understand why they cannot disclose information to others.
Definition of Confidential Information
Every NDA template must provide a clear picture of information that is termed as confidential. When the startup shares information with the agency, all of the information may not be confidential. For example, the identity of the founder of the business may already be known publicly.
But if the NDA fails to define confidential information, then any information divulged by that agency will be seen as a breach even though it is not. Courts are likely to void such NDAs because of a lack of specificity.
Provide specific details about the confidential information without revealing details that you are trying to protect. For example, the NDA may protect the website content and the branding content from being leaked by the agency, or any other the third parties engaged by the agency, before the brand is launched.
Elaborate explanation of how the shared information should be treated
This is also known as the scope of the agreement. The Non-Disclosure Agreement should provide details on how the signing parties can use the information and reasonable steps that must be taken to avoid the signing parties from disclosing the information to others or using it for their benefit. These reasonable steps may include providing access to confidential information to limited people only.
Like the agency can ensure non-disclosure by having the web developers responsible for that startup's website development to have access to the company's information only. Other developers will not have access to the information. Secondly, the agency should also agree that it will not use the information for its benefit, like using the startup's unique business idea to start their own business and earn money through it.
Time and duration of the agreement
An NDA agreement template may vary based on the purpose it is being used for. Sometimes, the NDA binds the parties in a contract for only a few days, while in other cases, the parties may sign an agreement that lasts indefinitely. In most cases, the NDA is intended to last till the time the confidential information remains confidential in nature.
Once the startup launches its website and brand information, the agency may no longer be bound to the agreement since the information is publicly available, and divulging any of that information may not lead to a leakage.
Sometimes, when businesses exchange crucial trade secrets with others, they may bind the parties by an NDA that lasts indefinitely. The time and duration of the NDA must be set by carefully analyzing how long the information should remain confidential.
What does an NDA not include?
Companies do not intend to keep everything confidential. For example, website content and other information published publicly is not covered by the NDA.
Courts can interpret NDAs based on the language used in it. Sometimes, parties may also be able to prove that they obtained the information before the NDA was signed or they obtained it outside the NDA.
Information obtained through a court order, a subpoena, or through legal means may be considered as a valid means of obtaining the information without being in breach of the agreement.
What are the exclusions to an NDA?
Information that is already known to the recipient outside of the NDA or before the NDA was signed.
Information that is already available publicly provided that it was not made public wrongfully by the recipient of the information.
Any information, product, service, or process developed independently by the recipient without referencing or using the information termed sensitive or confidential in the NDA.
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It is ideal to use a non-disclosure agreement template for drafting an NDA that will stand valid in a court of law. NDAs are complex. They must be clear and accurate. It is also important to avoid drafting NDAs using conflicting sentences. Business-in-a-Box provides companies with access to over 1,900 templates that cover all aspects of business agreements and contracts. Using our templates, you can draft a solid NDA for different parties or different requirements like employees, other companies, or freelancers that your company may hire.
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Cardiac magnetic resonance with T2-weighted imaging improves detection of patients with acute coronary syndrome in the emergency department
Ricardo C. Cury, Khalid Shash, John T. Nagurney, Guido Rosito, Michael D. Shapiro, Cesar H. Nomura, Suhny Abbara, Fabian Bamberg, Maros Ferencik, Ehud J. Schmidt, David F. Brown, Udo Hoffmann, Thomas J. Brady
Background - Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging permits early triage of patients presenting to the emergency department with acute chest pain but has been limited by the inability to differentiate new from old myocardial infarction. Our objective was to evaluate a CMR protocol that includes T2-weighted imaging and assessment of left ventricular wall thickness in detecting patients with acute coronary syndrome in the emergency department. Methods and Results - In this prospective cohort observational study, we enrolled patients presenting to the emergency department with acute chest pain, negative cardiac biomarkers, and no ECG changes indicative of acute ischemia. The CMR protocol consisted of T2-weighted imaging, first-pass perfusion, cine function, delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance imaging, and assessment of left ventricular wall thickness. The clinical outcome (acute coronary syndrome) was defined by review of clinical charts by a consensus panel that used American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology guidelines. Among 62 patients, 13 developed acute coronary syndrome during the index hospitalization. The mean CMR time was 32 ±8 minutes. The new CMR protocol (with the addition of T2-weighted and left ventricular wall thickness) increased the specificity, positive predictive value, and overall accuracy from 84% to 96%, 55% to 85%, and 84% to 93%, respectively, compared with the conventional CMR protocol (cine, perfusion, and delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance imaging). Moreover, in a logistic regression analysis that contained information on clinical risk assessment (c-statistic=0.695) and traditional cardiac risk factors (c-statistic=0.771), the new CMR protocol significantly improved the c-statistic to 0.958 (P<0.0001). Conclusions - The present study indicates that a new CMR protocol improves the detection of patients with acute coronary syndrome in the emergency department and adds significant value over clinical assessment and traditional cardiac risk factors.
https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.740597
10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.740597
Dive into the research topics of 'Cardiac magnetic resonance with T2-weighted imaging improves detection of patients with acute coronary syndrome in the emergency department'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
Acute Coronary Syndrome Medicine & Life Sciences 100%
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Cury, R. C., Shash, K., Nagurney, J. T., Rosito, G., Shapiro, M. D., Nomura, C. H., Abbara, S., Bamberg, F., Ferencik, M., Schmidt, E. J., Brown, D. F., Hoffmann, U., & Brady, T. J. (2008). Cardiac magnetic resonance with T2-weighted imaging improves detection of patients with acute coronary syndrome in the emergency department. Circulation, 118(8), 837-844. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.740597
Cardiac magnetic resonance with T2-weighted imaging improves detection of patients with acute coronary syndrome in the emergency department. / Cury, Ricardo C.; Shash, Khalid; Nagurney, John T. et al.
In: Circulation, Vol. 118, No. 8, 19.08.2008, p. 837-844.
Cury, RC, Shash, K, Nagurney, JT, Rosito, G, Shapiro, MD, Nomura, CH, Abbara, S, Bamberg, F, Ferencik, M, Schmidt, EJ, Brown, DF, Hoffmann, U & Brady, TJ 2008, 'Cardiac magnetic resonance with T2-weighted imaging improves detection of patients with acute coronary syndrome in the emergency department', Circulation, vol. 118, no. 8, pp. 837-844. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.740597
Cury RC, Shash K, Nagurney JT, Rosito G, Shapiro MD, Nomura CH et al. Cardiac magnetic resonance with T2-weighted imaging improves detection of patients with acute coronary syndrome in the emergency department. Circulation. 2008 Aug 19;118(8):837-844. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.740597
Cury, Ricardo C. ; Shash, Khalid ; Nagurney, John T. et al. / Cardiac magnetic resonance with T2-weighted imaging improves detection of patients with acute coronary syndrome in the emergency department. In: Circulation. 2008 ; Vol. 118, No. 8. pp. 837-844.
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Penn cracks top 10 on 2018 World University Rankings
By Michael Tanenbaum
Universities Rankings
University of Pennsylvania.
The University of Pennsylvania's Ivy League clout extends far beyond the United States in the latest annual rankings from the Times Higher Education, which slotted the West Philadelphia school among the top ten universities in the world.
Tied for tenth with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Penn's latest distinction comes after Forbes ranked the university seventh on its list of America's Best Colleges. Among Ivy League schools, Penn came in third behind Harvard University (sixth) and Princeton University (seventh).
England's University of Oxford and University of Cambridge took the top two spots.
Penn's 'living drug' for tough childhood leukemia gains historic approval
Penn Medicine lands in Forebs' top ten places to work in United States
Penn researchers helping NASA bid to put man on Mars
The World University Rankings are the only global university performance table to judge research-intensive universities across all of their core missions, according to the Times Higher Education, whose calculations were submitted to an independent audit by professional services firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
Rankings were determined according to 13 performance indicators, with a focus on the quality and influence of teaching, research, citations, international outlook and industry income.
Among other area universities, only Penn State (77) and Pitt (100) made it into the top 100 schools. Temple University and Drexel University both landed in the range of 350-400 on a list that numbered 1,000 in total.
From a broader view, American universities were dominant but in many cases saw a drop in their overall rank. Two-fifths of the U.S. colleges in the world's top 200 —29 out of 62 — fell in rank.
The Netherlands, Germany and the U.K. were the three most represented countries on the 2018 list, but a major trend to emerge in this year's rankings was the rise of Chinese universities, most of which have improved their rank on a year-to-year basis following bigger investments in the country's educational institutions.
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tanenbaum@phillyvoice.com
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Making sense of China's new plan
Published On: September 30, 2020 12:30 PM NPT By: Andrew Sheng and Xiao Geng
Andrew Sheng and Xiao Geng
The contributor for Republica.
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The Sino-American race to zero
Minimizing the social cost of COVID-19
Economic costs of national security
The American muddle
If the rest of the world wants to cooperate on developing green products and services, China will oblige. If it doesn't, China will rely on its own formidable strengths to sustain its growth and development.
HONG KONG – China's leaders are currently putting the finishing touches on the country's 14th Five-Year Plan, which will cover the 2021-25 period. But one aspect of the plan – the so-called dual-circulation strategy—is already attracting the world's attention. Many fear that China is "turning inward" just when the global economy is staring down the barrel of a recession. These fears are misplaced.
According to President Xi Jinping, the dual-circulation strategy means that China will rely mainly on "internal circulation"—the domestic cycle of production, distribution, and consumption—for its long-term development. This will reduce China's dependence on overseas markets and technology.
But that doesn't mean China is withdrawing from the world. To understand what it does mean, one must first comprehend how Chinese policymakers think about the country's long-term development trajectory.
Unlike Western leaders, who typically have degrees in law or economics, Chinese policymakers are mostly scientists and engineers. As a result, they are more likely to think in systemic terms. China's Five-Year Plans are crammed with engineering and systemic terms, such as "top-down architectural design," networks, platforms, and processes. This approach means that Chinese policymakers look beyond mainstream micro- and macroeconomic models to account also for meta- and meso-considerations.
At the meta- level, Chinese policymakers are dealing with what the father of the country's nuclear program, Qian Xuesen, called an "open complex giant system." As Qian and his co-authors noted, one cannot expect to manage such a system using "exact science," with its underlying reductionism. Instead, they should engage in "meta-synthetic engineering from the qualitative to the quantitative"—that is, a process of qualitative analysis followed by rigorous testing against empirical facts.
Deng Xiaoping summed up this approach with his axiom, "crossing the river by feeling the stones." Decades later, Nobel laureate Robert Shiller would take this concept further, showing how qualitative factors, such as popular stories, influence complex systems and are therefore essential to enable us to explain outcomes accurately.
At the meso- or institutional level, the dual-circulation strategy evolved out of the "circular economy" model—a systemic approach to reducing consumption and waste, thereby enabling natural-resource regeneration. The dual-circulation model is built on the recognition, derived from decades of manufacturing the world's goods, that supply chains operate through multiple cyclical production, distribution, and innovation processes that are endogenously self-coordinating and synchronizing.
When these processes, cycles, and feedback loops do not synchronize well with government policies and procedures—say, because taxes or bureaucratic barriers are too high—supply chains stall. The dual-circulation strategy aims to avoid such obstruction, by applying flexible, adaptive, institutional, and structural approaches.
Focusing on internal systems is crucial to this objective, not least because of increasing macroeconomic disturbances. For starters, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted just how vulnerable our "just-in-time" global supply chains are to disruption, fueling calls for "deglobalization."
At the same time, tensions with the United States—China's largest trade partner—are escalating, exemplified by recent moves by President Donald Trump's administration to cripple the operation of the popular Chinese-owned mobile apps WeChat and TikTok in the US. Economic decoupling now seems likelier than ever.
China's dual-circulation strategy is a pragmatic response to the rapidly changing internal and external pressures the country faces. Policymakers' goal is to boost supply-chain and market resiliency by leveraging China's massive population of 1.4 billion—including 400 million middle-class consumers.
This brings us to micro-level considerations. Given China's meritocratic system, one generally reaches the highest levels of policymaking only after working at the development "frontlines": directly managing the construction of physical and social infrastructure in villages, cities, and provinces. This instills in Chinese leaders an awareness of people's needs and the dynamics of social and economic engineering that never dissipates.
Today, most Chinese enterprises, as well as local governments, are struggling to adjust to fast-changing domestic and international market conditions. The dual-circulation strategy will help, by creating freer and more unified national markets for physical, financial, and human capital, products and services, technology, and information. It will also ensure that all of the system's stakeholders know what to expect.
But strengthening internal production and consumption cycles does not mean destroying external trade, investment, tourism, and education networks; on the contrary, China is set to continue opening up its economy, especially its financial market. Rather, dual circulation means that external exchanges will be expanded and deepened in ways that complement the domestic economy.
If the rest of the world wants to cooperate in such ways—say, on developing green products and services—China will oblige. If it doesn't, China will rely on its own formidable strengths, from a large consumer base to fast-growing innovative capabilities, to sustain its growth and development. Simply put, if the world is not ready for cooperation, China will adapt to polarization.
From Made in China 2025 to the Belt and Road Initiative, the world has often misinterpreted pragmatic or strategic Chinese policies and projects as devious or destructive schemes. But China can't control how others interpret its actions, and it will not change its policies to appease its critics. With China poised to be the only major economy to record positive growth in 2020 and 2021, according to International Monetary Fund forecasts, there is no reason why it should.
Andrew Sheng is Distinguished Fellow of the Asia Global Institute at the University of Hong Kong and a member of the UNEP Advisory Council on Sustainable Finance. Xiao Geng, Chairman of the Hong Kong Institution for International Finance, is a professor and Director of the Research Institute of Maritime Silk-Road at Peking University HSBC Business School
Copyright: Project Syndicate, 2020.
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FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2015-- Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) today announced financial results for the Company's fiscal first quarter 2015. Net income for the quarter was $1.6 billion, an increase of 11% over the prior year, or $2.53 per share, an increase of 15% over the prior year. All references to earnings per share assume fully-diluted class A share count unless otherwise noted.
Net operating revenue in the fiscal first quarter of 2015 was $3.4 billion, an increase of 7% nominally or 9% on a constant dollar basis over the prior year, driven by solid growth in service revenues, data processing revenues and international transaction revenues. The strengthening of the U.S. dollar impacted net operating revenues by approximately 2 percentage points of negative growth during the quarter.
The Company also announces its board of directors has authorized a four-for-one stock split. Trading will begin on a split-adjusted basis on March 19, 2015.
Payments volume growth, on a constant dollar basis, for the three months ended September 30, 2014, on which fiscal first quarter service revenue is recognized, was 11% over the prior year at $1.2 trillion.
Payments volume growth, on a constant dollar basis, for the three months ended December 31, 2014, was 11% over the prior year at $1.2 trillion.
Cross-border volume growth, on a constant dollar basis, was 8% for the three months ended December 31, 2014.
Total processed transactions, which represent transactions processed by VisaNet, for the three months ended December 31, 2014, were 17.6 billion, a 10% increase over the prior year.
Fiscal first quarter 2015 service revenues were $1.5 billion, an increase of 8% over the prior year, and are recognized based on payments volume in the prior quarter. All other revenue categories are recognized based on current quarter activity. Data processing revenues rose 9% over the prior year to $1.4 billion. International transaction revenues grew 9% over the prior year to $970 million. Other revenues, which include the Visa Europe licensing fee, were $204 million, an increase of 14% over the prior year. Client incentives, which are a contra revenue item, were $713 million and represent 17.4% of gross revenues.
Total operating expenses were $1.1 billion for the quarter, a 6% increase over the prior year.
The effective tax rate was 30.6% for the quarter ended December 31, 2014.
Cash, cash equivalents, and available-for-sale investment securities were $7.5 billion at December 31, 2014.
The weighted-average number of diluted shares of class A common stock outstanding was 619 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2014.
During the three months ended December 31, 2014, the Company repurchased 3.1 million shares of class A common stock, at an average price of $259.52 per share, using $803 million of cash on hand. From January 1, 2015, through January 27, 2015, the Company repurchased 2.5 million shares of class A common stock, at an average price of $256.31 per share, using $650 million of cash on hand. Fiscal year to date through January 27, 2015, the Company repurchased a total of 5.6 million shares of class A common stock, at an average price of $258.08 per share, using $1.5 billion of cash on hand. The Company has $4.2 billion of remaining funds, authorized by the board of directors, available for share repurchase under the current program.
On January 28, 2015, the board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.48 per share of class A common stock (determined in the case of class B and class C common stock on an as-converted basis) payable on March 3, 2015, to all holders of record of the Company's class A, class B and class C common stock as of February 13, 2015.
In addition, on January 28, 2015, the Company held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders during which holders of the Company's class A, B and C common stock at the close of business on December 1, 2014, voted on proposals enumerated in the Company's proxy statement. All Proposals other than Proposal 5(a) and 5(d) passed.
Also, on January 28, 2015, Visa's board of directors declared a four-for-one split of its class A common stock. On March 18, 2015, each class A common stockholder of record at the close of business on February 13, 2015 (the "Record Date"), will receive a dividend of three additional shares for every share held on the Record Date. Trading will begin on a split-adjusted basis on March 19, 2015. Holders of class B and C common stock will not receive a stock dividend. Instead, the conversion rate for class B common stock will increase to 1.6483 shares of class A common stock per share of class B common stock, and the conversion rate for class C common stock will increase to 4.0 shares of class A common stock per share of class C common stock. Immediately following the split, the class A, B and C stockholders will retain the same relative ownership percentages that they had prior to the stock split. The stock split will increase the Company's total as-converted shares of class A common stock outstanding as of March 19, 2015, from approximately 614 million shares to approximately 2.5 billion shares based on the share count as of January 27, 2015.
Fiscal First Quarter 2015 Earnings Results Conference Call Details: Visa's executive management team will host a live audio webcast beginning at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) today to discuss the financial results and business highlights. All interested parties are invited to listen to the live webcast at https://investor.visa.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on the Visa Investor Relations website for 30 days. Investor information, including supplemental financial information, is available on Visa Inc.'s Investor Relations website at https://investor.visa.com.
This Press Release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally are identified by words such as "estimates," "expectation," "will," "continued" and other similar expressions. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements we make about our revenue, client incentives, operating margin, tax rate, earnings per share, free cash flow, and the growth of those items.
various other factors, including those contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2014, and our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance on such statements. Except as required by law, we do not intend to update or revise any forward–looking statements as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
The tables below provide information regarding the available operational results for the 3 months ended December 31, 2014, as well as the prior four quarterly reporting periods and the 12 months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, for cards carrying the Visa, Visa Electron and Interlink brands. Also included is a table with information on the number of billable transactions processed on Visa Inc.'s CyberSource network.


I had lots of diluted cranberry juice for breakfast as I was thirsty rather than hungry when I woke up.
Lunch - toasted Marmite, mayonnaise, cucumber and tomato sandwich on wholemeal seeded bread. I then ate most of my rhubarb pie filling with Greek yoghurt leaving some for this evening. The pie crusts are ready to scatter on the grass for the birds later when it gets dusky.
We've been at Soho Farmhouse in Oxfordshire for a few nights and we've had some wonderful food. The steamed buns, teriyaki rib eye and black cod in the Japanese restaurant were excellent. Brill and crab last night. A shared courgette and garlic pizza for lunch. This morning we had a private breakfast chef cooking for us, eaten on our terrace overlooking the lake in the sunshine. On the first evening we had a private cocktail bartender while we got ready to go out. It's been bloody marvellous!
We stopped at Daylsford for supplies on the way home so we've got the ingredients for a seafood pasta dish for dinner.
I cannot wait to go and collect DD when we get back!
Apple for snack. Salad bowl including the last of the chickpeas and some cheese, a Ryvita with cream cheese.
I had the Thai chicken curry soup yesterday which was tasty as I was eating it, but it repeated on me for hours. Never again.
Breakfast today - cornflakes and sliced banana. Cranberry juice.
Lunch - an apple and a dark chocolate choc ice.
Dinner - a piece of baguette filled with roast chicken from drumsticks, coleslaw and lots of sliced cucumber. Oh, another choc ice.
A bit of a naughty day yesterday...... Almond croissant for brekkie.
Haddock and a handful of chips, shared mushy peas and wonderful HM tartare sauce in Jacksons in Newton Abbot - throughly recommend. A HUGE double bobbled ice-cream on the way home - really delicious !
We shared a large cornish pasty and cauli for supper, starter was avocado and 3 types of fish...... with a few pastry straws.
Today will be another almond croissant for brekkie, some Devon brie I bought yesterday, tried a bit on the stall, very creamy, will probably have it with celery for lunch and supper will be the 4lb plaice we bought yesterday with the samphire and some steamed veg. He will probably have tato of some sort. Don't think we will eat all the fish so there will be some for Saturday.
We has the usual coffee and croissant after shopping - I really need to sit down!
Lunch was the rest of Tuesday's quiche with a tomato and basil salad, beetroot and balsamic and some (bought) celerie remoulade.
Supper was lovely local free range chicken roasted with naughty chips and a bit pot of ratatouille. We had some faiselle with baked rhubarb afterwards.
Lunch is to be Chicken Caesar salad and supper will be a curried chicken salad a bit like coronation chicken but I think nicer. I add dried apricots (fresh in season) and unsalted cashew and or macadamia nuts.
The rest of the rhubard will go with strawberries in jelly.
I had granola first thing but was hungry again a couple of hours later so I got one of the chocolate twist pastries from Waitrose.
Lunch will probably be a salad box from Leon.
I think dinner will be a one pan chicken tray bake. We've got some chicken legs that arrived in the meat box and we'll add olives, tomatoes, courgettes, peppers, new potatoes, and at the very end dress it with some good quality evoo, crumbled feta and basil.
Breakfast - muesli. Pomegranate and apple juice.
Lunch - crusty baguette with low fat cream cheese, pickle, cucumber and raw onion. Black coffee.
Tonight I am going to stick a packet of mushroom rice in the microwave and mix with chick peas, beansprouts and soy sauce. Depending on how much decorating I do this afternoon I'll either eat the lot or save half for lunch tomorrow.
I'm craving a pizza now Sue!
I felt a bit off this morning and couldn't face yoghurt or cereal and so had some toast with damson and claret jam.
Lunch will be something from pret.
Dinner will either be blade steak with homemade chips, onion rings, tomatoes, mushrooms and peas, or pork medallions with apple, shallots, spring greens, and mustard and wild garlic potato cakes.
We'll have the other option tomorrow night.
What a lovely break OMCO!
Trying to remember what I've eaten for past 48 hours - I know I'm looking forward to going shopping and all in one tray bake sounds a very good plan.
On plane 1: Watery tortellini to which salt had to be added to taste of anything. Roll & butter. Green salad.Peculiar iced cake.
An odd warm microwaved flat wrap with unidentifiable filling.
Breakfast of melon, orange juice, mini pot of scrambled egg, hash brown, chicken sausage. tomato.
In airport paid for by airline due to delay: Big slice of pizza. odd tasting and not nice almond croissant.
Plane 2: Potato and lettuce salad. John Dory with nice piquant topping, rice. Sweet cold rice pudding with blob of jam.
Can't remember final meal .. there was orange juice.
Home too late to get any shopping: Cup a soup.
Today brunch: Baxters Bean & smoked bacon soup.
Time to go shopping for something healthy!
Enjoy your healthy shop EM! Those last few meals sound very typically traveller unfriendly!
Breakfast - muesli and a chopped banana. Pomegranate and apple juice with lemon splashed in.
Lunch - I shared a cheese and salad baguette and a bowl of chips with my mum in Sainsbury's. I also tried a new coffee on their hot drinks menu. I'll post the name of it later because I have forgotten. It was divine!
Dinner - the plan is to cook a jacket potato and top with leftover beansprouts, chick pea, chilli and soy sauce. I will add some mushrooms to that. I have just bought some blueberry Greek yoghurts so will have one of those for pudding with an apple and / or plum if still peckish.
The coffee I had is called Cortado. Never heard of it. It was lovely!
Amazing sounding break OMCO. Welcome home EM.
This is actually unsustainable for me. OH is the earner in the family - I have the interesting job. But interesting job to try to fix a country doesn't work at the mo with my main aim in life which is to look after my lovely OH. Thanks - moan over!
A colleague is leaving and I am her manager so we went to another island for lunch and cocktails today (to go back to the moan, I got to work at 4:45am to get stumped done first....) which was lovely. I had gorgeous fish tacos. Left colleagues at 3 which was sensible as it was getting quite feisty and have had Sicilian sausage stew for dinner with lovely OH. Stacks of brocolli too .
Tomorrow we are boating for lunch so fish somewhere. No idea on dinner. We have prawns in the freezer. Any inspirational ideas?
Yesterday a crumpet with a slice of cheddar melted onto it. No lunch but a certain amount of nibbling while I prepared snacks for book club and listened to my audio book.
Rocky wrote: We have prawns in the freezer. Any inspirational ideas?
Breakfast - an apple, two plums, a Nutrigrain bar, apple and mango juice.
Lunch - mushroom omelette, baked beans, a slice of toast and Marmite, blueberry Greek yoghurt.
Dinner - Eurovision screams out snacks! I'll probably plate up some crackers and celery and toppings such as cream cheese, pickle, cucumber, peanut butter, redcurrant jam, whatever I feel like when it comes to it. I might add crisps to the mix. Damn you Eurovision for making me eat so unhealthily!
Lunch was HM celery soup made from yesterday's chicken stock - as well as celery of course. fresh scones.
Tonight I've got chilli which I am going to serve with soft wraps, cheese shreddded lettuce and guacamole. I've just taken a tray of meringues out of the oven and I've got raspberries marrinading with a little sugar and framboise eau de vie and some chantilly cream so something can be constructed.
We had a late brunch of bacon, egg, beans a mushroom and toast.
Thanks. And thanks to Zosh. Pulled my mental socks up and enjoyed island living today. OH and I had a long walk / run. Then met another couple and had a wee boat trip mooring up at a place that only takes 3 boats and saw turtles and a huge Ray. Another island for lunch - OH and I shared a lobster roll. Don't know why as I find lobster a bit ordinary. It was fine but... Came home and have just had soup from the freezer which is a mix of various leftovers over the past 6 weeks or so - delicious.
Will shop properly tomorrow to use the prawns so thanks for the ideas!
I had a lovely platter of snacks with Eurovision last night on my biggest dinner plate. Lots of celery sticks, sliced cucumber, cubes of feta, sesame Ryvita spread with cream cheese and prawn cocktail crisps. I munched that with a glass of crisp cider as a Saturday night treat. Nice and easy, tasty and only one plate and one knife to wash up.
Today I should be getting some decorating help from my mum and my uncle so no plans for food, just waiting to see what happens, although I did pick up a big bag of reduced to clear bananas over at the Co-op last night for 47p and rather fancy making a peanut butter and banana loaf for us all to munch on with coffee.
The starter was roasted quails breasts served cold and marinated in escabeche with baby artichokes three ways, puree with caraway, barigoule and crisps.
Main was sadddle of rabbit with tapenade, garlic and anchovy forgasse which was steamed rather like a light dumpling then topped with a potato crisp with almonds and grilled fennel all with a very rich jus.
Dessert was a soft sponge biscuit topped with elderflower cream and local strawberries and served with an almond milk ice cream.
That dessert sounds absolutely heavenly Rats.
I had cranberry juice and an apple for breakfast while I painted a chest of drawers pastel rose.
Nothing until we finished several hours of decorating when we raided the Co-op for ready made sandwiches. I had chicken salad on wholemeal. Just nibbled a dark chocolate choc ice.
Rocky - . Your food always sounds amazing despite your circumstances.
Went to have a quick nap yesterday afternoon and woke up 12 hours later so didn't eat anything after lunch .
Lunch: Baxters soup and bread. Small piece chocolate.
Back to work tomorrow - have healthy fruit and veg all ready. I am trying to drink more water too, I got into the habit whilst away and it's one I need to keep.
Hope you have a less stressful week this week Rocky!
Yesterday I had afternoon tea with my mum and sister at cloud 23 at the Hilton. Afternoon tea isn't my favourite but this one was ok. A few interesting savoury bits that weren't bread based.
We spent most of this afternoon at a kids birthday party with a magic theme, the wizard was actually pretty good. I picked at some of the adults food and had a slice of the adults cake which was a very rich salted caramel thing.
This evening we've had a lazy dinner in the garden of lamb leg steaks with rosemary, minted new potatoes and a dish of leeks/spring greens/cavolo nero/peas/butter/wild garlic.
Ooooh, I've not updated all week.
I did manage to go out for tea with my mum and sister though one night which made a nice change. We had tapas and then mini desserts with a cuppa. Patatas bravas, calamari, king prawns, garlic mushrooms, chickpea cakes, chicken souvlaki, pizza... my dessert was choc brownie.
Friday, we had fishfingers, chips and mushy peas for tea.
Chips and gravy at my mums for lunch.
Tea was a mozzarella burger and salad.
Today, I had cooked ham and tomatoes on a potato waffle.
Various sandwiches... smoked salmon and cream cheese; ham (I'd cooked a gammon) and cheese; hummus and salad; egg mayo and salad.
Not really hungry tonight but may go get some ham shortly!
After spending a good amount of time decorating, shifting rubbish, entertaining two under ten year olds, a dog and making drinks for three adults I was hungrier and more tired than I expected to be this evening, so prior to a planned telephone catch up on the phone with a mate, quickly microwaved three veggie hot dogs, some baked beans and spinach and munched. That sorted me out until tomorrow!
Congratulations on the anniversary EmWil. Where do the years go? And thank you everyone else. A weekend has been a good thing to make me realise that the recovery of BVI isn't entirely on my shoulders. Much of this level headed thinking is thanks to you chaps. I know thinking may be different tomorrow but I'll enjoy today!
Lunch was a small portion of chicken curry. Dinner has been mahi in seasons breadcrumbs with a really cool spiraliser sweet potato dish OH invented / and a sort of tartar sauce.
Breakfast - muesli, chopped banana, pomegranate and apple juice diluted but with a splash of lemon juice added.
Lunch - a warm salad of new potatoes, green beans, beetroot, chick peas in a mayonnaise dressing. A choc ice.
Dinner will be chicken mulligatawny soup and a blueberry Greek yoghurt later.
I took myself out for lunch to try and cheer me up (post mother weekend blues and a passive aggressive colleague) and to try to write. Succeeded in the latter but not the former.
I had a tiny tiny (starter) broad bean, asparagus, pea and barley risotto with grated something cheese. Parmesan? Pecorino? It might have been goat. It was very nice and I could have eaten it x4.
But I can't seem to stop with the sugar today. I also had homemade chocolate and cranberry brownie brought in by a work friend, and a salted caramel mousse pot (tasted just like butterscotch Angel Delight.) Oh and some berry muesli.
I ought not to eat dinner.
I caught a glimpse of myself in a window on my way back to the lunchtime pub where I'd left my cardigan.
Herb Good that you got some writing in, but try not to beat yourself up! You didn't like your reflection because you already felt guilty about what you'd eaten, you was probably looking lovely. The mind's good at playing tricks. Your food today sounds delicious. Have a better day tomorrow if you feel you need to!
I swapped my soup dinner because I wasn't really in soup mood for a bit of a weird mish mash. In a large bowl I mixed half a white cabbage, shredded and steamed, with a packet of coriander microwave rice and a tin of chick peas. I dressed it with a mixture of soy sauce, hot chilli sauce and mayonnaise. It was one of those accidental combinations that I think really worked and I will definitely be making it again when I have those ingredients to hand. The trick now is going to be resist eating the remaining second portion tonight. That's for lunch tomorrow!
Oh Sue - you and us both. We had planned white chicken chilli but yet another 'urgent' thing has reared its head. It is almost certainly not on people's radars but the UK has just made a decision to legislate on an area devolved to the overseas territories. Whether you believe in what UK gov is trying to do is neither here nor there, we are faced with a massive constitutional issue and my massively busy life is busier. I feel I could cry. I am however going somewhere in relation to this thread. Rather than come home separately OH and I came home together and I was determined to make the chicken chili. Then realised that because we had come home in his car, I had no onions. No worries says I (despite it is gone 8 at this stage) this is exactly why I undertook to buy stacks of pesto. Oh but that is also still in my car..
We actually ended up with a lovely meal with what we had Thai freee curry with chicken and broccoli with fried rive that had peas, peppers and toms in it. Sorry - boring story over..
Not feeling well today and had got to 6pm without eating, other than a few squares of chocolate, so I decided to make something 'proper'.
I then had some stewed rhubarb (also from the garden) with Jersey cream. Lily (cat) must be able to smell cream. She came running when I poured it. She loves cream.
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Rocky - . Your meals still look great . Your comments remind me of what people said after the war when they'd expected things to get back to normal but they didn't for years. Scary how decisions made in the comfort of a London office one rainy afternoon affect the lives of so many for so long afterwards (irrespective of political belief).
Lunch: Salad of rice & veg. Satsuma.
Dinner: Jacket potato, tuna mixed with salad cream (ran out of capers ) & salad . Mixed fresh fruit & quark.
earthmaiden wrote: Belated anniversary greetings em!
What a lovely thoughtful comment. I am more appreciative than you can imagine. And thank you Sue for yours too.
Will turn the moaning off for a while . We were both late this evening so bought a tub of fresh pesto that OH had with pasta and I had loads of veg. Mum (the little star) did some cooking when she was here so we have taken a cottage pie out of the freezer for dinner tomorrow. And roti Wednesday as usual so a good outlook!
Supper was a selection of provencal type dips and spreads with toasts and savoury cake sticks.
Cheeese included a fabulous Chaource and pud was a choux ring with Chantilly cream and fresh strawberries.
We took them out for lunch yesterday to a great little place which does a 3 course lunch menu for under €20.00. They couldn't believe what good value and how delicious the food was.
We had a warm spiced chicken salad, followed by more beef for one while the rest of us had a brandade maison served hot with a really deicious fresh tomato sauce. Afterwards 2 of us had creme brulee and the others a cafe gourmande.
For supper a large salade nicoise seemed to hit the spot and there was room for more cheese and the rest of the choux.
I'm just going down to make a lamb casserole for supper and decide what we will have for lunch - probably scrambled egg with smoked salmon which the guests didn't have time for at breakfast time because they had to leave early. They made do with croissants, HM yogurt and fruit and lots of coffee.
Last night we made some really nice sausage, leek, apple, sage and onion pasties which we ate hot with a salad and chutney on the side.
Lunch today will be some grilled peppers, courgette and aubergine with basil and wild garlic pesto in a ciabatta.
Tonight I think we're having prawn and spring onion noodle cakes with various dipping sauces...sweet chilli and oyster/sesame. Probably some flash fried chilli and garlic greens on the side.
A naughty evening nibble may be that remaining banana ice cream that is calling my name!
Glad the banana ice cream worked out well Tezza - sounds as though it makes 2 bananas go quite a long way.
Basmati rice and marinated skirt of beef and steamed veg medley.
Extremely naughty breakfast this morning of toasted brioche with yoghurt and berries, dusted with icing sugar.
Lunch was a very small salad with a few prawns.
For dinner I'm thinking of aubergine roll ups with salad and spiced minted yoghurt. We griddle or bbq aubergine slices and then spoon a combination of feta, red onion, tomatoes, chilli and whatever spicing and herbs we fancy onto one end before rolling up. They're messy but deliciously smoky and spicy.
Breakfast - cornflakes mixed with muesli and a small banana. Cranberry juice.
Lunch - the best omelette I have ever eaten courtesy of Sainsbury's cafe. Delicious! Packed full of mushrooms and thick melted cheese with a side salad and a bowl of chips. Me and my mum shared the lot. Just right for two.
Dinner - I'll have chicken mulligatawny soup and a couple of new potatoes floating in it. I've got blueberry Greek yoghurt should the need for sweetness arise!


I've been absent for a long time from this board but, now that I've moved to the UK, I feel compelled to step back into the hobby once again.
I have to rebuild my army (a small force from Talabecland) and I'm wondering if I should rebase them with round bases to play AOS.
Last time I've actively played was 10(ish) years ago, therefore everything will be new to me.
My question for you is simple: is it fun? Playing the Empire in AOS could give me a good time or an immense amount of frustration?
It really depends on how you see it and if the previous "Old World" lore is a massive influence or not.
Free People as they are now are a bit in an odd place, they still haven't gotten a Battletome (yet?) and most parts are scattered into several "sub" factions. And playing an old Empire list in it's entirety feels off. But if you play the Free Guild (biggest sub faction left over) and you splash a bit of the other in it as allies they can still form a good list / army that can do pretty well. Not top tier but certainly a mid field contender. That is game wise.
Lore wise you really have to let go of 80-90% of the old lore and get to grips with the new Mortal Realms and how they work. Free People now mostly operate from Free Cities which also comprise out of the old Dwarves (Dispossessed) and old High Elves, Dark Elves and some Wood Elves (Aelves also divided into smaller subfactions). The feeling is that they might combine into something from the Free City defenders or something like that.
I would also say it depends on your intended gaming group and what they play too.
I would have to say what sks says. If you are a traditionalist and love the old lore, you will have a disconnect with the new game. I had all the warscrolls etc for the old units and have converted 2 armies (orks and devoted of Sigmar) and built a new skaven/beastman army and enjoy the new system but they are becoming more irrelevant as time goes on. I really like the new system and the direction they are going (the new gloomspite gitz - the name belongs on the Vegas strip) are the old night goblin/forest goblin/ troll/giant factions combined in one book and I think it's a brilliant move and gives me complete confidence when the get the free guild/ dispossesed / elf factions together (if that's the way they are going) and warlord says, your group will be most helpful as this game is highly flexible.
I've realized I don't have the ability to get invested in different game systems and I really enjoy a supported game structure so I'll probably go with this completely with a few distractions on the way.


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business plans teriminin İngilizce İngilizce sözlükte anlamı plural form of business plan İlgili Terimler business plan A summary of how a business owner, manager, or entrepreneur intends to organize an entrepreneurial endeavor and implement activities necessary and sufficient for the venture to succeed.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority has issued the Draft Business Plan for public review and comment. The official comment period begins Friday, March 9 and ends Monday, May 7, at p.m.
The period to comment on the Business Plan is now closed as of May 8, All comments. The business plan you create should have detailed business and forex on the business structure.
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James Walbeoff Senior Associate (Litigation Executive), Criminal & Misconduct
James is a Criminal Defence and a Police Station Accredited Representative at Slater and Gordon Lawyers in Birmingham.
He is predominantly instructed by the Police Federation of England & Wales to represent Police Officers in both Criminal & Misconduct and Disciplinary proceedings.
James has 15 years' experience in defending Police Officers in proceedings brought under the Police Conduct Regulations. In addition James has represented Police Officers in a wide range of serious criminal defence investigations and criminal proceedings in both the Magistrates and Crown Court. This experience includes defending officers accused of;
Serious sexual offences
Fatal road traffic collisions.
James is also regularly instructed to advise and assist Key Police Witnesses at Post Incident Procedures in death and serious injury cases.
James has advised clients and the Police Federation in relation to Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigations including investigations in fatal police pursuits, the use of Taser and the deployment of Firearms Officers where suspects have been shot and seriously injured by the Police.
James has experience in assisting Interested Persons and the Police Federation in Coroners Inquests including deaths following Police pursuits and deaths in custody.
James has also been instructed by the Royal College of Nursing to advise and represent its members in criminal investigations undertaken by both the Police and Internal Departments of the NHS.
James career in law began in 2001 in a private practice in Cardiff for Hugh James Solicitors and then Lloyd & Rowe Solicitors where he was employed as a Police Station Advisor and Litigation Executive before joining our Cardiff Criminal Defence team in January 2004. In 2005 James transferred to our Criminal Defence Team in Birmingham where he has acted on behalf of Police Officers from the West Midlands, West Mercia, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Leicestershire Police Forces.
University of Wales, Swansea Institute LLB Law 1998 - 2001
Cardiff University Police Station Advisers Accreditation 2003
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"Criminal defence specialist James Walbeoff provides advice that is 'always realistic' and 'based upon a thorough grasp of the issues before him'" Legal 500 2018
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A simple example demonstrating the use of markdown in LaTeX, with the new markdown package.
The markdown examples are taken from the markdown package and from here.
in chapters 12--14"). Three dots ... will be converted to an ellipsis (only if you enable the `smartEllipses` option).
As you probably guessed, indented 4 spaces.
Do not bump wooden spoon or it will fall.
Here's a link to [a website](http://foo.bar).  And now^[with `markdown` v2.4] you can also use inlined footnotes with `inlineFootnotes`.
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: There's no "e" in tomatoe.
which you wish to be displayed literally, ex.: \`foo\`, \*bar\*, etc.
Citations are now supported with `markdown` v2.4; but beware of underscores in BibTeX keys (best avoided)!


Hornopirén (meaning "snow oven") is a young stratovolcano in southern Chile, SSW of Yate volcano, north of the Hornopirén strait and immediately south of Lago Cabrera. The forested basaltic-andesite volcano lies on the major regional Liquiñe-Ofqui fault zone.
Prominent lava flows extende beyond the SW base of the volcano and overlie the floor of a tectonic graben. An eruption in 1835 is uncertain.
Hornopirén volcano is part of the Hornopirén National Park, which comprises about 3000 hectares of glacier fields and 3 lakes - El Cabro lagoon (155 hectares) and lakes Inexplorado (150 ha) and Pinto Concha (475 ha). Hornopiren National Park is home to 25 species of mammals, 123 birds, 9 amphibians and 1 reptilian.


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I am new to jmp and I have a question for you all. I am trying to do a doe to know which components of a mixture have the biggest effect on one of its physical characteristics. This components appear in different % (in between a range) for different finished products. I have designed a model using this property as the Y and assigning the predict goal (as I can measure it).
As I already have some measurements for different concentrations of these components, I was wandering if there is any possible way to input this data into the model for it to have more information and maybe to reduce the number of needed additional measurements.
There are a couple of ways to accomplish your goal but I think that the easiest way is to create a custom design for these mixture components and then replace the runs in the resulting design with the combinations you already have. You can then augment this design with new runs that will complement the existing data.
JMP creates meta-data at the column and table level when you design an experiment and make a table for it. The other way is to enter the existing data and create the meta-data by hand. I have done this many times but it is tedious work so I suggest the first way.
I think it is a great idea to re-use existing data as long as it can be qualified for the new purpose. The existing data might be inadequate for fitting the desired model but augmenting will improve the data considerably.
See Help > Books > Design of Experiments. This free JMP guide contains a lot of information about DOE. I recommend that you read the first chapter for an overview of custom design. You will also find a chapter devoted to mixture experiments.
We also offer complete training for the design of experiments. You can review the JMP training curriculum here.
Keep posting questions - we're here to help.


It's tough being a parent.
I know people tell you to 'cherish every moment' and ask for time to slow down because their children are growing up too fast, but do you know what, sometimes it is so tough being responsible for these small humans we created that quite often, you can feel overwhelmed.
You can't get any peace and quiet for yourself – not even to go for a pee in the toilet – and because of that, sometimes we need a bit of help from an alcoholic beverage or two.
I keep seeing this video spring up on Facebook, Gin and Tonic four ways, and it got me thinking (dangerous, I know…).
I thought, wow, these look nice but I also thought, if I make one of these drinks and try to sit down with it, I'll inevitably end up with one of the children yelling at me to wipe their poo bum, or to help them make a dragon out of a toilet roll tube and some pipe cleaners, or something like that. You never get 5 minutes peace.
So, I decided to make my own video.
Actually snorted my own gin & tonic up my nose watching this!!! Brilliant just brilliant!!!
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Not only do you have gin, you have an airing cupboard. #jel #lifegoals Thanks for linking up to #chucklemums, could murder a G&T now!
This is so great! A woman after my own heart.
Have you thought about a hip flask?
Haha! Love it! Also all good solutions for eating chocolate as a parent!


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RoboSockets review
Tatem Games presents, RoboSockets, a addicting puzzle iPhone game in which your objective is to save RoboCivilization by connecting damaged robots together. Sound a bit odd? Indeed, but as weird as this concept may be, the game play is quit fun. You have broken robot pieces that are dropped like the building blocks in Tetris. Each robot has a few sockets sticking out of it. Your objective is to connect the sockets together. Doing so will for some reason blow them up, and you will gain energy. You must fill up the energy requirement for each level to move on.
I really like RoboSockets because it's simple to learn, a bit hard, and brought back nostalgia of the fake Tetris handhelds I use to buy in China. There is a small story to the game, but it soon becomes a bit irrelevant because all you have to do is connect the sockets and move on. There are some useless robots that just get in the way, but there are also a ton of different power ups like drills, bombs, and bumpers.
The game is very simple because it just relies on strategic placement of your robots. You can't rotate them to rearrange the socket and if it wasn't for the fact that your given random power ups, the game would be very dull. There is a challenge mode along with the default play mode that runs through the story. The story mode just consists of objectives that you must follow to move on.
With every puzzle game, there must always be competition. Although RoboSockets doesn't have an openfeint option it does have a leader boards option. This shows you your current rank throughout the world. You can also use Game Center with this app to play with friends.
Unfortunately there isn't a free version in the app store, but for the low price of 99 cents, it doesn't hurt to take a gamble. Overall I am comfortable with my purchase along with the amount I spent on this app for the iTouch. Who says cheap simple games have to suck? Robosockets is definitely an app I would recommend someone looking to kill some time and had some spare change.
Here is a video demo of the RoboSockets app on the iPhone
AppSafari Rating: 3.5/5
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The only way to improve U.S. healthcare while bringing costs down is to introduce serious competition for healthcare dollars.
This post is for U.S. citizens since the federales are going to tinker with our health insurance reform very soon. This would be a great opportunity to make helpful changes to the system. I have no faith they will do it.
Healthcare in the U.S. consumes one of every five dollars spent in the economy. We are not getting our money's worth, at least judging from average lifespan.
Karl Dennnger has put a lot of thought into the problem over the last decade, and has a concrete legislative proposal that makes a lot of sense. I endorse it. As you consider the possibilities, you need to keep in mind that the cost of healthcare will drop drastically. Not just by 50%. More like 80% or more. Healthcare will be so cheap you won't even need insurance to pay for most of it.
How are these price reductions possible? Because the Dennniger plan introduces competition and moves us closer to a free market situation without third-party interference from insurers and government.
All healthcare providers must publicly post (e.g., on the web) prices which apply to everyone. E.g., not a price depending on which insurance you have, whether you are paying cash up front, etc.
All customers must be billed for actual charges at the same posted prices at the time services or product is rendered. This removes the third party (insurer or government). You file the claim and every one pays the same price. In a way, medical care isn't too expensive; too often it's "free," because someone else is paying. So there's no comparison shopping. You see posted prices and you pay them yourself when you buy gasoline, groceries, cell phones, computers, TVs, cars, and houses. A valid and collectible bill must be consented to in writing before the service or product is provided. Actual price, no open-ended add-ons.
True emergency patients who are unable to consent must receive the same price for same service as a person who consents to said service.
All medical records belong to the patient and shall be delivered to the patient (customer) at the time of service.
Auxiliary services (e.g., x-rays, lab work) may not be required to be purchased at the point of use. Example: an orthopedist wants you to get a knee MRI scan on his machine. You can shop around other places for a cheaper or better-quality MRI scan.
All anti-trust and consumer protection laws shall be enforced against all medically-related firms, and any claimed exemptions are hereby deemed void. Stiff penalties and fines for violations. Private lawyers must have access to sue.
Health insurance companies must sell true insurance, to sell any health-related policy at all. No insurance coverage for an event or condition of which you received treatment over the last 24 months. If an adverse event occurs, insurance pays for all of it. E.g,, if you get an expensive cancer, the insurance company cannot drop you. The insurance must cover, with a selection of available deductibles, all accidental injuries and true life-threatening emergencies. Medical underwriting is permitted (e.g., insurers can charge higher premiums for smokers, couch potatoes, obese folks, etc. I have long thought that people in the top 25% of fitness, determined by a treadmill exercise test, should get a discount on insurance premiums).
Medicare becomes just another insurance provider. No more Part B (outpatient services).
What about U.S. citizens and "lawful permanent residents" who can't pay for care but still need attention? For true emergencies, the hospital or Emergency Department bills the U.S. Treasury, who pays within 30 days. For non-emergencies, the provider bills the U.S. Treasury and will be paid within 30 days except no billing for government payment if the condition resulted from a lifestyle decision the patient made. After the Treasury Department pays the provider, Treasury will send an invoice to the customer (patient or taxpayer), which may be settled within 90 days at no penalty. If charges are not paid, they become a tax lien subject to collection from refundable tax credits, tax refunds, other entitlement checks (except Social Security retirement), and windfall amounts (either money or property).
Repeal all aspects of Obamacare/PPACA.
You need a break after all that. Almost done. Hang in there!
Karl favors "catastrophic" policies, as do I. Your car needs new tires every few years, oil changes much more often, and periodic repairs, but you don't expect car insurance to pay for those non-catastrophic costs.
Who would get hurt by this plan? Lobbyists, insurance and healthcare administrators, drug reps, pharmacy benefits managers, and those who refuse to make healthy lifestyle changes.
I don't recall Karl addressing unreasonable insurance mandates, managed care plans (like Kaiser Permanente in CA), accountable care organizations, liability reform (we need the English Rule), tax parity (businesses buying insurance for employees get a tax break, but private individuals buying their own policies don't), or much about enforcement. But he may have; Karl's a very smart guy.


Hello, I'm a guy from Germany who would love to get to know Colombia a bit better. And what could be better then meeting people from there? I plan to travel there soon and also could imagine to stay a bit longer. But well, that depends on how I like it there.
My partner should be able to communicate in english, should be interested in sports and should be also a bit interested in Germany and .... well .... I don't know ... it would be good if I would feel attracted to her ;-).


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Our mission is to provide exceptional dental care and assistance in a comfortable and friendly atmosphere. We constantly strive for a level of excellence that we and our patients expect, one that is reflected not only in our dentistry, but the manner in which it is performed. Our goal is to create a trusting relationship with our patients where their comfort and health is our first priority.
We are a general dental practice with an emphasis on aesthetics and family care. We have established long term relationships with our patients, and are familiar with their history and specific needs. We are here to guide you to better oral health. Among our many services are: Composite Restorations, Crowns, Bridgework, Veneers, Partial Dentures, and Aesthetic Dentistry.
Cerec Restorations are the latest form of porcelain restorations being made by utilizing a new technology called CAD-CAM. These restorations start out as a block of solid material (porcelain, composite and now also lithium disilicate) and are milled to the form which will fit the teeth and the bite. The design of the of the form is obtained through a computer.
I think you would have to ask our patients what makes us different. I could tell you what I think makes us different. We enjoy what we do, we enjoy the people we are doing it with, we enjoy our patients, we enjoy our team members. We like to have fun. I've been known to burst out into a magic trick or to do a balloon animal, or just to be skipping and dancing down the hallway. Not very well though.
People with apnea usually are not just snoring and making noise, but if they have true apnea they actually stop breathing in the middle of the night and it can be harmful to your health. You are going to walk around tired, uncomfortable all day and not getting good sleep. And also if you stop breathing it is not a good thing. So we like to keep everyone breathing easy.
If you are looking for an experienced, compassionate Jewett City, CT dentist to care for your family's smiles, call our office to schedule a consultation with Dr. Norman Katzoff.


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VIDEO: 4-year-old gives National Guard soldiers cookies at inauguration
Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders kicks off college tour at UNC-Chapel Hill
by: Amy Cutler
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) — Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders made a stop at UNC-Chapel Hill Thursday evening.
It's the first stop of his college tour.
"I am here to ask for your help to win the Democratic nomination," Sanders said.
The Vermont senator wasted no time presenting his vision for the country.
"I am asking you to engage in a political revolution which transforms this country," he said.
Sanders pointed out that his policies have gained traction in the last four years.
He's calling for Medicare For All, increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, tackling climate change and wiping out college debt.
"If Trump and his friends could give over a trillion dollars in tax breaks to large, profitable corporations and to the one percent, you know what we can do and will do, we're going to cancel all student debt in America," Sanders told the crowd.
People waited in line for hours for the chance to see him speak. A reported 2500 people attended.
For some, this will be the first time voting in a presidential election.
"I've been a Bernie fan since 2016 as a high schooler, getting into it. He's the reason I'm a poly sci major coming in," Jake Dobson, a UNC-Chapel Hill sophomore said.
"Hopefully gave more people more insight and more inclination of why they should vote for Bernie," Marcus Slade from Durham said.
Sanders not only went after Trump, but he also called out another rival Vice President Joe Biden.
"I would say to him, Joe we are not going to make the changes that we need in this country when you go to three fundraisers in Chicago sponsored by multi-millionaires," Sanders said.
In response the Trump Victory committee said
"Whether he is campaigning on government-run healthcare, massive tax hikes, or eliminating fossil fuels, Bernie Sanders continues to show that his socialist agenda is out-of-touch. Meanwhile, North Carolinians are thriving under President Trump and will not be interested in Sanders' extreme policies that would hurt hardworking individuals across the Tar Heel State."
Trump Victory Spokesperson Samantha Cotten
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UNC students face long lines for required COVID-19 tests; 1 party reported to police
by Holden Kurwicki / Jan 18, 2021
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) -- The spring semester still hasn't started, but students at UNC-Chapel Hill are already voicing their concerns about the school's COVID-19 testing sites.
During the spring semester UNC students are required to receive COVID-19 testing at least once a week.
NC teen missing a month has contacts in Orange, Chatham counties; reward offered
PITTSBORO, N.C. (WNCN) -- Officials are offering a reward for a North Carolina teen girl that has been missing for more than a month, according to Chatham County officials.
Emealia "Emma" Rose Marie Staley, 17, was last seen on Dec. 12 around 8 p.m. in the Gray Fox Lane area of Staley in Randolph County.
'Mando' to be Chapel Hill police's newest K-9
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) - Chapel Hill police announced K-9 "Mando" as its newest member on Friday.
Mando will replace "Ace," a K-9 that spent the last four years with the department.
Tax law changes, stimulus checks delay start of tax season until Feb. 12
Moving truck caught on video outside Trump's estate in Florida as Biden prepares to take office