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Traveling off-season, whether to a ski resort, a Caribbean Island or a European capital can save you big bucks! Fewer crowds are another bonus. Shoulder seasons and off-seasons vary according to where you are in the world. In the United States, off-season for posh resorts in Arizona, for example, is during the summer when the temperatures rocket upward. Accommodations, and sometimes lift tickets, are cheaper during the early and late seasons at ski resorts. The lodges in Chile's Patagonia charge less for rooms in early October, when it's spring, than they do in November when it's early summer.
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Know the pitfalls before booking an off-season trip. Research the locale you want to visit first. Check the weather websites to get a sense of what temperatures to expect. A golf vacation in Scottsdale is cheaper in the summer, but you may be playing in 100-plus heat. Book a ski vacation in November or early December and all of the slopes may not be open. If it's a bike or hiking trip you don't want to go during the rainy season. If it's a city trip, you want to confirm the sites you want to explore will be open and the weather will be bearable.
Look for deals on websites (or on apps) at companies such as Expedia, Travelocity and GoLastMinute.com. A favorite is TravelZoo.com because you'll find deals that might be available for a few months out, as well as last minute. The deals are available worldwide, and there will be an off-season somewhere on the globe.
Visit resort websites and look at the lodging packages. Check lodging prices to see when the rooms start jumping up in price. In many cases the prices will be broken out by season. Call a resort's toll-free number and ask when is the least expensive time to visit and what deals might be offered. Visit hotel websites and check the packages. When booking airfare, visit Google Flights for price comparisons.
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Be imaginative when it comes to finding a locale. During a winter trip to Yellowstone National Park you can go wolf watching or ride snowmobiles past the bison. Head to the Caribbean in the summertime. Although it's hurricane season, the Dutch Antilles islands, Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao, are considered out of the hurricane belt. Visit Hawai'i in the spring or fall, when the prices tend to be lower than winter or high summer. Rates in Colorado's resorts are less expensive when the slopes are green.
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Q: Calling Managed C# COM Objects from C# I am trying to call a C# COM object from C#.
I created a class library in C# and exported a Type Library using tlbexe.exe.  I then registered the type library using regtlibv12.exe.  However when I add a reference to my COM object in Visual Studio I get an error saying:
"The Active X type library ... was exported from a .NET assembly and cannot be added as a reference.  Add a reference to the .NET assembly instead."
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

A: A 64bit process cannot access the 32bit unmanage code directly. There are 2 domains for COM objects on a 64bit system. One for 64bit processes and one for 32bit processes. They have different registration areas in the registry, so if you regsiter a 32bit only Com object, as far as a 64bit process is concerned is does not exist.  Now if you have an assembly that is target for ANY_CPU it can be loaded into either a 64bit or 32bit process by the CLR. However, if ANY_CPU assembly is loaded into a 64bit process, it still is not goign to be able to load any 32bit unmaged code. The solution metioned in the artical uses DCOM and IPC to create an out of process call from 64bit to 32bit code.
You can do the same thing a lot easyer in .Net with WCF. You create a WCF server process that is 32bit that acesses your 32bit managed code. Your 64bit process is a WCF client and makes calls to the 32bit server. You can avoid the network stack by using the Named Pipes protical supported by WCF.

A: The article mentioned in your comment above applies to unmanaged (or native) code. This is not a problem in .NET provided that you compile the host application as AnyCPU (and I think there may be a problem using x64 assemblies on x86 machines, not sure though). You can ignore the COM interop stuff in your 32-bit DLL (assuming you don't need it for anything else) and just reference it from your 64-bit assembly (just make sure to change the target architecture to AnyCPU).

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The Company will post the slide presentation for this conference in the investor relations section of its website at www.univstainless.com. Jefferies will host a live webcast of the Company's presentation, which can be accessed at http://wsw.com/webcast/jeff90/usap and in the investor relations section of the Universal Stainless website. A replay of the event will be available on the Company's web site approximately three hours after the live event and accessible for ninety days.


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Creating a visual workplace can help your facility to improve safety, reduce waste and generally help everything run much more smoothly throughout the day. In most situations you can use things like floor signs, floor marking tape, wall signs and more to convey clear and helpful messages to anyone working in the area.
There are times, however, when it is impossible to use these options. Whether it is because of an unusual flooring type, uneven surfaces or any number of other things, it is important to have an alternative to traditional visual communications tools. For many facilities, this is where virtual signs from SignCast can be extremely helpful.
A virtual sign is a special light projection device that can create an image of a sign that can be displayed on any surface. There are many benefits to having a virtual sign system in your facility. Whether it is used as a permanent visual communications solution or you use it only in temporary situations, you'll find that your facility is able to operate far better than it could without it.
Most floor signs, wall signs and other types of visual communications solutions are designed for long term use. For example, putting down a floor sign uses a very strong adhesive that won't come up very easily. If you only need a sign to be in place for a little while, this is not a good option for you. Temporary signs, however, can be easily knocked over or pushed out of the way, making them ineffective.
Having a virtual floor sign is the best solution in this case. The sign can be set up and active in just minutes and it will provide a clear message to those who are in the area. When it is no longer needed, it can be put away until it is needed again.
A good example of this would be if you are going to have visitors or inspectors in your facility for a few days. In areas where normally only forklift traffic is present it is important to put up a sign to alert the pedestrians to the danger as well as remind the forklift drivers to yield if people are around. You can get a crosswalk virtual floor sign and have it clearly display the warning for everyone to see. When the tours are completed, the sign system can be removed and things can go back to normal.
Another time when traditional floor signs and markings are ineffective is when there is not too much light or there are other obstructions. If the signs can't be easily seen, they are not going to be very effective. In these situations, a virtual floor sign will immediately resolve the problem and improve visibility to the area.
Since these virtual floor signs operate using light, they are going to be highly visible in any area. For example, forklifts may drive through darker areas using their headlights. These headlights, however, won't let them see a traditional floor or wall sign until they are up close. With a virtual floor sign that says, "STOP" on it, they will know to slow down and stop well ahead of time. This can help provide them with great protection as well as those who may be working in the area.
While floor signs today are designed to stand up to lots of traffic and other potentially damaging events, they aren't indestructible. If you need a floor sign in an area where forklifts are often dragging the forks, for example, the signs will quickly become damaged and unreadable.
These heavy traffic areas can be a particular challenge when it comes to using visual communication. If you have an area like this in your facility, you can benefit from a 'Watch Out for Forklift Traffic' virtual floor sign system.
This system uses light that display the floor sign will ensure that no matter how much traffic is present; there will never be any damage. The display system can actually be mounted from 20' to 50' away, which can give you remarkable flexibility in where and how you will display the signs.
Many facilities, for example, will put the virtual floor sign system up in the rafters of an area and have it project down onto the floor. This will let people know that fork lift traffic may be in the area so they can take the precautions needed to avoid accidents or injuries.
If you need to make sure that the sign you are using is precisely located to ensure safety, this system is ideal. Once mounted you can adjust it as needed to ensure that your sign shows up just where you want it. This is important for things like signs that point to fire extinguishers. The 'Fire Extinguisher Do Not Block' virtual sign system, for example, will allow you to display the sign on the floor, or above the extinguisher, depending on your specific needs.
While these are some great examples of how and where virtual signs can be used to improve visual communications in your facility, they can really be used anywhere that a traditional sign would be in place. These systems are able to operate anywhere that has power, even if it is damp or has other potential issues.
Installing a virtual sign system takes just a few minutes and it can clearly display the signs you need. Even something as simple as a 'Trash Can Here' sign can be clearly displayed using this system. This will help ensure that everyone in your facility knows that the trash can for that area needs to be kept in that spot. While it may seem like a simple thing, it will help to ensure that things stay organized at all times.
Another benefit to the virtual sign systems from SignCast is that they can come in different sizes. The 'Jr.' sized floor signs can provide your facility with easy and affordable virtual signs for any situation that the larger versions can handle.
These smaller systems can still display signs from 15' to 30' away, which is exceptionally useful in most facilities. They also have the option to be dimmable so that they won't be distracting when used in an area where there isn't too much light. When it is bright in an area, however, the display can be made stronger so the sign is still easy to see.
Using a SignCast Jr. virtual floor sign is a more economical option for many places in your facility. If you just want to display the 'Trash Can Here' sign that was mentioned above, but you don't need to do it from a greater distance, this is an excellent alternative. The Jr. version is less expensive and will take up less energy to run as well, which is ideal for many areas of your facility.
When people hear about virtual floor signs they often think that it is a good idea, but wonder whether or not it is going to be costly to run. The fact is, these systems are quite inexpensive to use even for long periods of time.
The Jr. versions use 120V electrical and .5A operating current which is not much at all, especially when compared with the overall electrical consumption of most facilities. The full sized option is also 120 V but uses 1.5A operating current. As you can see, this is a very affordable option when you look at the costs compared to the overall benefits your facility will enjoy.
Of course, during hours of the day when people aren't working, the cost of having these signs in place will drop to virtually zero if you can turn them off. This is a great way to enjoy all the benefits of virtual sign systems while saving even more.
The other expense associated with running a virtual sign is the bulbs. The replacement bulbs, however are very affordable and are designed to run for an average of 6000 hours. Even with constant operation this will keep your facility safe for months without needing to be replaced.
When it comes to improving your visual communication strategies, using virtual signs is an excellent option. It offers far more flexibility than traditional signs as well as a variety of options that are unique to these systems.


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BOURNE — An Air Force review of the proposed 130 wind turbines Cape Wind Associates wants to build in Nantucket Sound has found "no impact on the PAVE PAWS radar operations."
In a short statement released late yesterday, the 6th Space Warning Squadron reported that Air Force Space Command had developed a series of criteria to use in determining whether proposed turbines would impact the radar. The criteria include the latitude and longitude of turbines, their height above sea level and windmill construction material.
The Air Force contracted Mitre Corp. to study possible effects of Cape Wind on the Sagamore radar facility, according to the statement. The review did not indicate any problems that would result from the Cape Wind project.
In June, the Defense Department established a 25-kilometer zone around the PAVE PAWS facility. Any proposed wind turbines within the 25-kilometer buffer area would require review by military officials. The buffer zone stretches about 15½ miles from PAVE PAWS.
Cape Wind's proposal fell outside of the zone but opponents of the project claimed the proximity of the site to the edge of the buffer was too close for comfort.
PAVE PAWS is one of two radar facilities of its kind in the continental United States and five worldwide responsible for missile warning and space surveillance.
"We're gratified that the Air Force has now settled this question so clearly and conclusively that Cape Wind presents no problem for the safe operation of PAVE PAWS," Cape Wind spokesman Mark Rodgers said last night.
Patrick Cassidy can be reached at pcassidy@capecodonline.com.


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Aware that hardware margins are often not enough to make a networking sale profitable, Hewlett-Packard is offering its resellers a tool it believes will assist them in winning after- sales business with their clients.
Called Network Performance Adviser (NPA), the tool is a new feature of the AdvanceStack Assistant software which ships free with HP networking products.
"What Performance Adviser does is build a traffic matrix of your network, and tells you who's talking to who and in what volume," says Lindsay Lyon, HP's marketing development manager for network products. "Now you get that with RMON today, but you've got to figure out what to do with it."
Lyon says Performance Adviser does the auto-discovery and mapping work required to build up an accurate view of a network, then by analysis creates a traffic matrix from which it makes recommendations on network architecture. "So it will write a report on what to do with the network, and how to break it up," said Lyon.
"What we're trying to do is add value to both our resellers and our customers by giving them real data that they can act upon, and going a step further by not only giving them data but making a recommendation as well," said Lyon.
"It's just such a great opportunity to add value for our resellers in a marketplace that's commodity price driven, and it's getting so hard to make the margins that they used to make.
"They sell the network, then come back in six months time and can charge for analysis."
NPA itself is backwards compatible with HP hardware for at least six years, but requires the network to have at least one HP product in each segment.
Lyon said while the product will also be available to network administrators, he sees a huge potential for resellers to make use of it in situations where the customer has minimal technical skills.
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Tailored Marketing on the Internet: Does It Really Capture Customers?
Forget all the hype about "tailored marketing" on the Internet. The Web is just as likely to drive a wedge between retailers and their customers as it is to bring them closer.
by Victoria Griffith
For many retailers, the great promise of the Web is that it will bring them closer to their customers. They hope to use the new medium to gather detailed data about consumers, so they can then make an informed sales pitch. Data may range from the very basic (a customer's age and address, for instance) to the very specific (the customer likes blue flower motifs). The greater the amount of information, the argument goes, the greater the cross-sell potential. For instance, knowing a customer has just purchased a home may provide a golden opportunity to sell everything from kitchen appliances to fertilizer, grass seed and a book about the history of the new community. We have already seen the beginnings of tailored marketing on the Internet. Through e-mail, for example, 1-800-Flowers, the flower delivery company, is able to remind a customer that it is time to send his or her mother a bouquet for her birthday.
Managers such as Terrence Murray, chief executive officer of the Fleet Financial Group, are excited about using the Internet to get to know customers as individuals. Knowing more about each consumer, Mr. Murray believes, will allow Fleet to "cross-sell" different products to the same customer in a way that has proved elusive until now.
"The problem is that we've been trying to sell customers the wrong products," says Mr. Murray. "But the data we can get from the Internet changes everything. If you know someone is 35 years old, has just had a kid and earns $50,000 a year, chances are he's not going to be interested in another credit card. But he may be interested in a mortgage."
This is an extension of the "relationship marketing" theory that became popular in the mid-1990's. Relationship marketing means retailers strive to learn a lot about their best customers, then reward their loyalty with special promotions and services. The Internet, because of the great amount of data it can generate, means retailers can take this a step further. They can get to know all their customers, then seek to sell them only the products their customers want when they want them.
Yet "tailored marketing" on the Internet is doomed to fail. Here's why: Customers don't want a large number of corporate relationships.
"It is not in the customer's interest to have a relationship with a Web store," says Phillip Kotler, an international management consultant and author of "Marketing Management" (Prentice Hall, 1996). "They are all trying to build bonding, but the customer is better off being disloyal." The fewer ties individuals have, the freer they are to seek out the best deal on the market. In the Darwinian world of the Internet, the rewards of relationship marketing may be too meager to keep shoppers from looking elsewhere.
Annoyance factors also inhibit a consumer from getting too close to a corporation. We've seen this in the failure of many attempts at relationship marketing in the bricks-and- mortar world. In the 1990's, retailers flooded shoppers with smart cards and value cards in the mistaken belief we would all welcome the rewards.
Instead, most of us got fed up with carrying around so much stuff all the time. The benefits often took too long to achieve, and meant there was one more thing to monitor. For three years, for instance, I purchased shoes at the children's footwear store, Stride-Rite, receiving a stamp for every pair. I invariably forgot my card, and had to ask for a new one. At the end of three years, pulling together five separate collections of stamps, I got a free pair of sneakers.
My main sentiment was relief, not that I had saved $35, but that I had finally rid myself of all those cards. Unfortunately, my wallet is still stuffed with others that were issued to encourage my "loyalty" to various stores and chains.
While I feel I cannot throw them out, they do not influence my buying patterns. Rewards are supposed to work better on the Internet, because the computer keeps track of everything. We don't have to worry about carrying around our smart cards, or asking vendors to stamp them when we make a purchase. Yet tailored marketing on the Internet will not be annoyance-free.
The annoyance level will rise as more companies get in on the act. While a customer may welcome one reminder from a flower company about her mother's birthday, 30 reminders from 30 vendors will probably just make the customer mad. As the volume grows, junk e-mail may prove as ineffective as junk mail, which elicits a response from just a small fraction of its target audience.
While big-ticket items with huge loyalty awards - such as frequent flyer mileage - have been shown to influence consumer behavior, very few retailers fit into this category. Some buyers may stick to a certain vendor to get that free box of fax paper, but most will probably make their decision based on current price and value.
It is important to remember, too, that even the most successful players in the relationship marketing game - the airlines - have not been able to parlay the extra customer loyalty into big profits. Since everyone is doing it, any advantage to be had in offering frequent flyer mileage was wiped out long ago.
Staples Inc., the office supply store, is very conscious of the limits of tailored marketing. The chain, which launched a sweeping Internet sales initiative earlier this year, is keen not to repeat on the Web the mistakes it made in its bricks-and-mortar stores in the late 1980's and early 1990's. "We started out in 1986 as a quasi membership club," says Jeffrey L. Levitan, senior vice president of Staples.com. "People would be issued an identification card so we could keep track of who you were and what you bought.
"The maintenance costs of this system, though, were too high. Another negative was that people thought you had to be a member to shop in the store. We also came to realize that the most valuable information was to organize buying patterns into 'clusters,' rather than focusing on individuals. It's hard to build corporate strategy around the habits of a single person."
In designing its new Web site, Staples has drawn on lessons from its past to avoid bringing customers closer than they want. "We have a system that lets you anticipate when you might run out of fax paper and send yourself an e-mail," says Mr. Levitan. "But we won't do it for you. We want to avoid anything that smacks of Big Brother."
CUSTOMERS LESS 'STICKY' THAN RETAILERS BELIEVE
Investors in Internet stocks have built a cult around market share. One thing highly valued retailers such as America Online and Amazon.com have going for them is the number of customers they serve. A common argument is that these companies were in the game early enough to win a large segment of the market, and that latecomers will have a hard time breaking their stranglehold. Yet accumulating a lot of customers today will not guarantee that the customers will stick around tomorrow. In fact, customer "stickiness" on the Internet is likely to diminish over the next few years.
Today, hassle factors often work in retailers' favor, discouraging Internet consumers from changing allegiances. Many people tell me they shop at Amazon.com rather than Barnesandnoble.com in part because they already have an account set up at Amazon. The bookseller knows the customer's credit card number, shipping address and other details - data that takes time to enter on another site.
The hassle factor of switching plays an even bigger role on sites where customers set up an ongoing "shopping list." Online grocers, for instance, allow customers to list the supplies they need on a regular basis, products such as cereal, bread and bottled water. Setting up such lists can easily take an hour, so shoppers think long and hard before switching to a competitor.
This does not mean online vendors can feel complacent. As technology improves, the time it takes to set up such lists should shrink. Even more important, customers may be eager to switch if offered strong financial incentives. Consider the example of the telephone companies in the 1990's: Many will give an individual $100 in cash in addition to discount plans to customers willing to change carriers. If Barnesandnoble.com begins to offer $100 in free books to set up an account there, Amazon.com's customers could begin to slide out the metaphorical door.
Retailers may fool themselves into believing their customers will remain loyal because they enjoy being part of a community. Once, this was probably true. As Amazon.com shoppers, early Internet adopters felt they were part of a technologically savvy elite. Mass usage of the Web is changing that culture rapidly. Even Jeffrey P. Bezos, founder and chairman of Amazon.com, no longer thinks this kind of sentiment counts for much. "We on the Internet should be terrified of customers because they are loyal to us right up to the point that someone else offers a better service," he said recently in a speech in Washington, D.C. "The power shifts to the consumer online."
Such nervousness has probably fueled Mr. Bezos' forays into virtual music, discount pharmacies, auction houses and grocery stores. He is hedging his bets because he is not sure Amazon.com's book customers are as sticky as investors once believed.
PREDICTING THE FUTURE GETS A BIT TRICKY
On the Internet, vendors run historic data through computer programs to forecast consumer behavior. The trouble is, spending patterns of today may have little to do with what a shopper purchased yesterday. Web vendors can often seem more like Blind Brother than Big Brother. For example, one of the most vaunted customer profile systems now used on the Internet is the individualized book recommendation list at Amazon.com. Amazon.com collects data on customer purchases and uses them to make projections about what other books might be of interest.
Many of the recommendations are obvious. If someone just purchased a book by a certain author, the computer reasons, the customer may be interested in another book by the same author. Others are subtle, predicting tastes by grouping the consumer with like-minded customers. The system often works, but sometimes misses the mark completely.
I frequently purchase books for work through Amazon.com. In preparing for an interview with a particular author, I ordered most of his past writings through Amazon. Nine months later, Amazon.com still believes I have a deep interest in the subject matter, and has recommended the author's new book. The Amazon.com computer thinks it knows me in a way it does not.
Computers cannot anticipate our needs in the way an old-fashioned salesperson could. Decades ago, local vendors could truly use knowledge about a customer to guide them to the right purchases. For instance, a woman whose husband had been laid off might walk into a shoe shop in a small town. A salesman would know through the grapevine that the woman's financial circumstances had changed. Even if the woman had always purchased the most expensive shoes in the store, he would anticipate that her needs had changed, and direct her to a less expensive pair.
But wait, you may say. It is unfair to compare the Internet with a small-town vendor. We should compare the Internet to the offhand service at big chain retailers, where most of us now shop, and where service is dismal.
While this is true up to a point, the value of face-to-face contact cannot be underestimated. "The Web is a difficult interface," says John Little, a professor specializing in e-commerce at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "It's not terribly warm."
PRICE PLUS VALUE
When Mr. Murray of Fleet Financial told me about his vision for cross-selling on the Internet, I asked him about the impact of pricing. Even if Fleet correctly guessed that I was in the market for a mortgage, I told Mr. Murray, I would not necessarily take the bank up on its offer. Rather, I would run a quick search to get the lowest mortgage rate I could. Mr. Murray conceded that some customers would do this, but insisted others would be interested in maintaining a relationship with Fleet.
Those loyal few are more likely to shrink than expand in number as the Web makes price research easier. Market transparency has the potential to destroy entry barriers to online retailers and undermine brand loyalty. Bargain hunting on the Internet is ballooning, in fact, as "bots" and auction sites gain in popularity.
Bots such as Junglee.com, mySimon.com and Pricescan.com post the prices of retailers that have signed up with the service to help customers choose the cheapest price on particular items. These bots are capable of conducting a tremendous amount of price research on specific items within just a few minutes. A recent search for John Grisham's "The Testament" on Pricescan, for instance, showed the book was being offered for $23.51 at Barnes & Noble's online store, a penny cheaper than the Amazon.com quote. The best bargain was at the Compaq Computer Corporation's shopping.com, an online retailer, where it was listed for $17.47.
Auction houses are also gaining popularity. Forrester Research Inc. predicts online auctions will be a $19 billion market by the year 2003. The biggest one, eBay Inc., has 6.5 million visitors a month and, in May, had a market capitalization of about $23 billion, about three times that of the Kmart Corporation.
The auction houses have gained such a foothold, in fact, that traditional stores have embraced the concept. The Web site for Lands' End Inc. has been experimenting with such reverse (or "Dutch") auction transactions for two years. Every Saturday, it puts a limited quantity of an item, say down jackets, on sale for 25 percent off, but warns customers that it will continue to cut the price during the week. Consumers have to weigh the value of the discount against the probability that the item will sell out. They then decide when to bid.
So far, retailers have comforted themselves with the knowledge that price does not count for everything. Most consumers will also consider value, service, delivery schedules and other factors in making a purchasing decision. Through branding, a company convinces a consumer that it can provide superior value. This is what creates customer loyalty.
Yet greater market visibility on the Web means retailers will be under far greater pressure to provide better value all the time. That is because bots plan to build comparisons for service and quality as well as price. MySimon, for instance, has plans to extend its research capability to give consumers a better sense of value. "We are moving into the next generation of bots, which will not focus exclusively on price, but on quality, terms of sale and other factors," says Michael Yang, chairman and co-founder of mySimon Inc.
Frictionless Commerce Inc. is also creating an online system that will provide automated comparison shopping to consumers for a small fee. "Our technology allows the kind of comparison that says: 'These two computers are about the same price; one has greater memory but longer delivery time. Which do you prefer?'" says Alexander F. Kleiner 3d, president of Frictionless Commerce.
These kinds of systems are likely to make consumers even more fickle. In the bricks-and-mortar world, retailers can take advantage of some amount of customer ignorance. When in doubt, buyers are more likely to stick with the retailers and products they know. Circuit City Stores Inc., the discount electronics chain, once conducted a study that concluded shoppers would only forgo a purchase if they thought they could find the item for $25 less at another place. On the Web, that kind of cushion disappears.
As retailers accept that consumers are bent on price and value comparisons, a number are moving to provide that service. Staples' Web site has begun to furnish comparison information that lines up high-priced items such as fax machines attribute by attribute and price by price. The company plans to expand this service substantially over the next few months.
The J.C. Penney Company is also investing heavily in advice sections to aid consumers in their choices online. The store has a Web fashion center, for instance, that matches skin tone, hair color and other information volunteered by the consumer to create recommendations. The company plans to expand such services in other areas, such as interior decorating.
A company using a similar strategy is Insite Marketing Technology. The new company is creating software to improve retailers' ability to provide information to customers. The idea is being used at the CompUSA Web site, where a customer can get help from a virtual sales advisor. The advisor asks buyers to prioritize their requirements for a laptop, for instance, including specifications for disk drive, weight, battery life and other factors. The advisor then makes recommendations based on the information. Similar questionnaires are used by a number of automobile sales sites.
While recommendation sites share some aspects of tailored marketing, there are key distinctions between them. First, the consumer's current, not historical, requirements drive the recommendations. Second, the shopper, not the retailer, is in the driver's seat. Contact is made only at the customer's bidding.
POWER SHIFTS FROM RETAILERS TO CUSTOMERS
It is easy to see why retailers prefer the tailored marketing approach. Under tailored marketing, companies, not customers, decide when and how they will contact customers and which products will be showcased on a specific day. The success of tailored marketing would mean a shift of power to retailers. What is actually working in the marketplace is far more aggravating to businesses. With perfect or near-perfect information flowing to them, consumers are likely to turn to a multitude of providers, switching allegiances depending on the price, quality and service available at a given moment.
In such a world, companies will have an increasingly difficult time expanding margins. Every time they try to boost prices, they stand to be undercut by competitors. "We have to accept that in such a world, we won't win every time," says Michael Ponder, who heads the Internet initiative at J.C. Penney. "We'll try to always offer the best product, service and value possible, but at times someone else will get the sale. That's the reality of the Internet." In such a world, how much information companies have about individual buyers is not likely to make much difference.
Web Superstores vs. Specialty Retailers
One uncertainty on the Internet is what kind of site will rule the day: broad-based vendors that can provide products from dozens of different categories, or specialist players. It is a hot question, with Amazon.com moving well away from its expertise in books to tackle music, toys and groceries.
In theory, broad-based should dominate. In the bricks-and-mortar world, retailers are restricted by the size of their store, but on the Web, which has unlimited shelf space, of- fering more of one product category does not necessarily mean selling less of another. Amazon.com could, conceivably, carry not just every book in print, but also every music recording or film video.
Right now, confusion favors broad-based players. According to a study by Zona Research Inc., most people using the Web still do not know where to go to buy certain items. This helps explain the growing use of portals such as Yahoo! and Excite that help people get where they want to go. Online retailers also have strong economic incentives to become more broad-based. Amazon.com, for instance, has spent so much money to gain customers that it now needs to sell them a variety of products, not just books, for the investment to be worthwhile.
Yet, in the long run, specialty vendors may hold an advantage. "I can"t help but think Borders and Barnes & Noble smile every time Amazon announces it"s getting into a new category," says Michael May, an Internet analyst with Jupiter Computer Communications. "It"s been easy for Amazon to position itself as the largest bookstore in the world. As it moves into other areas, that message gets diluted, and shoppers may very well begin to turn to competitors with the assumption that they know more about books."
Jeffrey F. Rayport, an associate professor at the Harvard Business School, predicts the Internet may go the way of the American shopping mall. "When malls first started, they tended to be grouped around big department stores," says Mr. Rayport. "As time went on, they increasingly broke down into specialist shops, because it was easier for consumers to find what they wanted that way. The question on the Internet is: 'Do these stores get smarter or dumber the more products they take on?" I think they get dumber."
The kind of expertise that specialty stores provide can command a premium on the Web. Brien Curran, who runs an auction site for sports memorabilia, says his buyers will pay up to 35 percent more for a specific item at his online store than what they might pay at the large online auction house eBay. "They pay a premium for two reasons," says Mr. Curran. "First, because I guarantee my merchandise. Second, because it"s easier to find what they want on my site. They don"t have to sort through all the other products to find something."
Many Web specialty stores will probably be extensions of bricks-and-mortar businesses. These companies are learning to leverage their distribution channels and customer service expertise to provide value, and are becoming fierce competitors in cyberspace.
The online site for Bloomingdale"s, a division of Federated Department Stores, for example, now allows customers to order what they want on the Web and pick up the items the same day at a physical store. Staples, the office supply chain, can usually provide next-day delivery on online orders. Amazon.com, which does not have physical warehouses and distribution channels, can take two weeks to deliver items to customers.
As in the physical world, the Internet in the long run will probably include a mix of specialty and broad-based players, each offering different advantages to the customer. "If a customer is mainly interested in saving money, the broad-based retailers have a place," says Jill Frankle, an Internet analyst at the International Data Corporation. "They will be the Wal-Marts of the Web. But if customers are primarily interested in saving time, the specialty players will have an edge. There"s less stuff to cut through, and they may be able to offer better information and service to the shopper."
Victoria Griffith, Griffgor@aol.com
Victoria Griffith writes about technology and management for the Financial Times and other publications. She has an MA in international politics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Ms. Griffith is based in Boston.
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2007 Major League Soccer: Chicago Fire vs. Los Angeles Galaxy
14:30 (UTC-6)
Chicago Fire 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy Toyota Park, Bridgeview
Referee: Alex Prus
Barrett 61'
Thorrington 61'
Wanchope 80'
Soumare 80'
Rolfe 90'+1'
Carr 90'+1'
Thorrington 90'+3' (1) Match Report 58' Vagenas
58' Beckham
61' Glinton
61' Buddle
72' Tudela
72' Gordon
Both teams entered Sunday's match with a seven-game unbeaten streak to give them the chance to take the final playoff spot. In the end, Chicago Fire beat Los Angeles Galaxy to take the last playoff spot.
Chicago Fire controlled the game as they outshot Los Angeles Galaxy 22-5. Los Angeles Galaxy recorded just a single shot on goal which came early in the 1st half. Chicago Fire poured the shots until the scored the winner in the 93rd minute to score the eventual game winner.
The loss for Los Angeles Galaxy eliminates them from the playoffs as Chicago Fire will play DC United in the 1st round of the playoffs.
"MLS: Beckham, Galaxy lose out on playoffs" — The Sports Network, October 21, 2007
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I'm pleased once again to be hosting My Legume Love Affair, a long running event celebrating all of the goodness of legumes. We are at edition #88 and I hope fellow bloggers will submit a recipe this month. This event was started by my dear and loving friend Susan of The Well Seasoned Cook and eventually passed along to me to administer. A special thank you to those who have hosted and contributed their creativity and talent over the years.
Legumes are an important source of protein, especially for those following vegetarian or vegan diets. In my kitchen, it is rare a day goes by without legumes playing an important role.
Prepare a legume-centric dish. Link back to this announcement, my blog and also Susan's blog, as she is the original founder of the event. Share your creation using the linky tool at the end of this post by the end of the month. Use of the lovely logo, designed by Susan, is optional, but appreciated.
I own and operate a vegetarian blog, so only vegetarian recipes will be accepted. That includes recipes free of meat, fowl and seafood. Please only one submission per month, per blogger. Recipes from your archives will be accepted if reposted and updated.
Thanks in advance for your participation and inspiration. I am looking for guest hosts for 2016. Send me an email at legume.lisa AT gmail DOT com or leave a comment on this post if you would like to host.
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Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT-D) has partnered with British Telecommunications (BT) to set up British Telecommunications India Research Centre (BTIRC). The centre is aimed to develop next generation broadband optical networks and quantum security solutions.
The new solutions are likely to help sustain the growth of high data rate telecom services towards 5G. Under the partnership, BT will focus on developing cutting-edge next generation ICT solutions and networks research whereas IIIT Delhi will work towards development of Elastic Optical Networks and Quantum Key Distribution (Inter-city Backbone and Metro Networks).
BTIRC will be an addition to BT's network of collaborative research facilities across the world including centres in Northern Ireland, China, USA and UAE. The research centres support the company in its strategic research agenda to generate greater insight into emerging technologies.
"IIIT-D is a research-lead teaching Institute, where our faculty members continuously work on cutting-edge technologies. Being industry-facing, we have always been in favour of getting an increasing number of students, professionals and businesses to be a part of the technological revolution," he added," he added.


How Did We Get to This Point? from Lt. Col. Allen B. West | the "silent" majority no more!
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How did America Become a Nanny State?
How did we get to the point where we are told that "only government" can remedy our current economic situation? Last time I checked it was government that placed us in this situation. Our founding fathers guaranteed us the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, not the right to happiness. When government made the fateful decision that everyone in America was entitled to own a home this terrible crisis was born.
Home ownership is a privilege, something achieved through dedication and hard work. It should be earned. However, those in Washington brought forth legislation, which lowered standards for mortgage lending. It also pressured financial institutions that tried to maintain appropriate lending standards and levied fines against them for non-compliance. Dwight Eisenhower once said, "A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both." When government places entitlement over empowerment you will head down the road to perdition, which is where we find our America heading.
Five months ago, we were told that our financial system would collapse and were sold a bill of goods in the Troubled Asset Recovery Plan (TARP), aka bailout, which turned out to be nothing more than a big government spending spree. When did our country, which was paid for by the blood of revolutionaries that sought to create their own nation far from the grips of a strong and tyrannical government, become one that looked to government to solve all of our problems? More to the point, when is the last time "more government" ever fixed a problem for you or the ones you love? Government is not the answer to our financial woes; the answer lies with the ingenuity and spirit of the American citizen. President Obama continues a fear-mongering tactic to get us to believe that this plan is what is needed. A recent Congressional Budget Office analysis, and many top economists, stated that we could do nothing and be better off than with this plan.
How did we come to the point where we no longer respect the indomitable American spirit to be resilient and push past this crisis? When did we lose faith in realizing that putting money back into the pockets of the American citizen is the way to restore an ailing economy? When we focus on empowering the American taxpayer, our small businesses, and entrepreneurs then our economy will grow.
Why not simply say we are going to eliminate capital gains, dividend, and death taxes. We should no longer tax social security benefits. We could freeze employer and employee payroll taxes for six months to a year and create wealth for our families. Why not establish a flat tax rate with standard deductions for individuals, corporations, and businesses and provide tax credits to those who stay in America, hire Americans, and produce American goods and services? We need to look towards stimulating investment, innovation, ingenuity, and economic growth… not bloating government and increasing our deficit.
And do not forget, there is no provision for use of e-verify in this stimulus bill, how many of these "shovel ready" jobs will go to illegal immigrants?
How did we come to the point where we do not re-assess our foreign aid spending and perhaps make the cuts there? One place to look is the $925 Million we send to the UN and say, we are cutting back. Why do we not hear anyone in the federal government; President Obama, Sen Harry Reid, Speaker Nancy Pelosi say, "We are going to examine how government can cut back, reduce spending, and shift money to paying off our debts"? Instead we have, at last count (7) seven new government positions called Czars…welcome to the United Socialist States of America.
How did we get to the point where our government is now in ownership of financial institutions? This concerns me because it resembles one of the mandates from the Communist Manifesto, which prescribes for the state to gain control of banks and financial institutions.
How did we get to the point where, a new President would make his first call not to allied leaders but to a Palestinian group leader, Mahmoud Abbas? Where, his first interview was to Al Arabiya and his tone is apologetic and appeasing to the Muslim world.
How did we get to the point where President Obama felt the most important first executive order was to shut down GITMO, cease military tribunals, and seek to offer our precious American constitutional rights to our terrorist enemies? How many families of those who lost their lives on the USS Cole had their hearts ripped out when charges against these murderers were dropped?
How did we get to the point where our Second Amendment constitutional rights are again under attack with a bill, dated 6 Jan 2009, floating around in the US House of Representatives? Be very aware and remain vigilant my fellow Americans.
How did we get to this point? The answer is simple; we grew complacent, apathetic, and lazy. We have now allowed the inmates to run the asylum, speaking of Washington DC. All that should have mattered during the 2008 Presidential election is now starting to matter. We have strayed so far away from our foundational principles of governance and free market capitalism that we are in danger of losing the essence of America.
We have been taken advantage of by a media that was complicit in hiding the truth, and as Goebbels in Nazi Germany, they just kept telling us the "Big Lie"… which then became truth. America is a Republic, meaning there is a limit of power for the government. It means that "We the People" are the stakeholders and that the rule of law must reign supreme. We have separation of powers and should always be on the lookout for consolidation of power. We must reemphasize the preeminence and strict interpretation of our Constitution, the embodiment of the America way of life.
Shall there be a new "tea party"? I say yes, and that is because the American people and not the mindless lemmings, who are dead from the neck up, shall stand and demand their Country back. I know what my purpose is, do you?
How did we get to this point, well, that is evident. The real question is, "How do We the People recommit to our principles, restore our Republic, and regain our American spirit"?


If your Ben Gurion Airport flight gets delayed on arrivals, departed from any of the European Union (EU) airports, then according to EC Regulation 261/2004 you are eligible to claim compensation from the respective airline.
When Can You Claim Compensation For Ben Gurion Airport Flight Delays Or Cancellations?
You are eligible to claim financial compensation from the airlines for flight delays or cancellations, if you booked your flight with European or Non-European airline and your flight's departure is/was from an European Airport and arrival at Ben Gurion.
And, If your flight was delayed or cancelled at Ben Gurion Airport due to the airline's fault.


After being put in to bat, Azhar shared a 55-run opening partnership with Ahmed Shehzad and followed it up with a 103-run second-wicket stand with Mohammad Hafeez before he retired with the score at 158 for 2 in 28 overs., reported Daily Pakistan.
Hafeez was dismissed two balls later for 49 off 55 balls. Malik struck a quickfire fifty – an innings that included five fours and two sixes – and combined with Younis Khan for a 72-run stand. Babar Azam provided the required impetus with a 29-ball 43, including four fours and two sixes, helping the Pakistanis cross the 300-mark in the process, crick info cited.
Nepal were never really in the contest in the chase. Their innings got off to a slow start as openers Anil Mandal and Subash Khakurel added 49 before Yasir broke the stand by having Khakurel caught in the 14th over.
Mandal then shared a 79-run partnership with Sagar Pun for the second wicket before Anwar Ali trapped Mandal lbw for 61. Ahmed Shehzad and Wahab Riaz picked up a wicket each to reduce Nepal to 155 for 4 in the 41st over.
Gyanendra Malla offered some resistance towards the end with a 52-ball 41 before he was dismissed off the penultimate delivery of the innings as Nepal finished with 205 for 5. Anwar Ali picked up two wickets but conceded 56 in his 10 overs.


As a young maid flees a burning city she makes a radical decision to rescue the Governors baby from the flames. In the midst of the revolution she can't help but do good. Throughout the winter months high up in the Caucasus she hides from those who'd have the enemies baby killed. Their subsequent misadventures across her war-torn country become the heart of Brecht's playful parable, the question is, once captured will others decide to do what is right in a world that has gone so wrong!
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package tomas.ochoa;
/**
 * Created by Tom's Desktop on 3/10/2016.
 *
 *  - Define a class called Fraction.
 *  - This class is used to represent a ratio of two integers.
 *      - int1/int2
 *  - Include mutator methods that allow the user to set the numerator and the
 *    denominator.
 *  - Innclude a method that displays the fraction on the screen as a ratio (e.g., 5>9).
 *      - This method does not need to reduce the fraction to lowest terms.
 *  - Include an additional method, equals, that takes as input another Fraction and
 *    returns true if the two fractions are identical and false if they are not.
 *          - This method should treat the fractions reduced to lowest terms;
 *          that is, if one fraction is 20>60 and the other is 1>3, then the method should return true.
 *
 *  -  Embed your class in a test program that allows the user to create a fraction.
 *          - Then the program should loop repeatedly until the user decides to quit.
 *          - Inside the body of the loop, the program should allow the user to enter a target
 *            fraction into an anonymous object and learn whether the fractions are identical.
 */
public class Fraction
{
    // Instance variables
    private int num;
    private int den;

    //-------------------- Constructors --------------------
    /**
     * Default Constructor
     * */
    public Fraction()
    {
        num = den = 1;
    }
    /**
     * One argument Constructor
     * */
    public Fraction(int n)
    {
        num = n;
        den = 1;
    }
    /**
     * Two argument Constructor
     * */
    public Fraction(int n, int d)
    {
        num = n;
        den = d;
    }
    /**
     * Copy Constructor
     * @param original The original fraction to copy
     * */
    public Fraction(Fraction original)
    {
        if (original == null)
        {
            System.out.println("Fatal error.");
            System.exit(0);
        }
        num = original.num;
        den = original.den;
    }
    //-------------------- Mutator Methods --------------------
    /**
     * Mutator method that changes/sets the numerator value
     * @param n Int value to change the numerator value to
     * */
    public void setNum(int n)
    {
        num = n;
    }
    /**
    * Mutator method that changes/sets the numerator value
    * @param d Int value to change the numerator value to
    */
    public void setDen(int d)
    {
        den = d;
    }
    //-------------------- Accessor Methods --------------------
    /**
     * Accessor method that gets numerator value
     * @return Returns numerator
     * */
    public int getNum()
    {
        return num;
    }
    /**
     * Accessor method that gets denominator value
     * @return Returns denominator
     * */
    public int getDen()
    {
        return den;
    }
    //-------------------- Helper And Other Methods --------------------
    /**
     * Method that displays the fraction as a ratio i.e. 4/5
     * */
    public void displayFraction()
    {
        System.out.print(num + "/" + den);
    }
    /**
     * Method that a fraction as input and checks if two fractions are identical
     * @param other Variable that contains the fraction to compare
     * @return Returns true if they are equal, false if not
     * */
    public boolean equals(Fraction other)
    {
    // Remainders for this and other
        int myRem = num % den;
        int otherRem = other.num % other.den;

    // Check if dividing by 0
        if((other.den == 0) || (den == 0) || (other == null) || (this == null))
            return false;
        else
        {
        // If a fraction is equal both fractions when reduced should be the same
        // ie 4/5 == 20/25
            while ((myRem > 0) && (otherRem > 0))
            {
                // this
                num = den;
                den = myRem;
                myRem = num % den;
                //other
                other.num = other.den;
                other.den = otherRem;
                otherRem = other.num % other.den;
            } //if both GCD same, then equal else false
            if(myRem == otherRem)
                return true;
            else
                return false;
        }
    }

}

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Q: bash cut command: why is my script not cutting? All:
Good evening!
I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with bash 4.4.20.
Here is my script:
        results=`echo "SELECT cacheuid,status,expire from imagecache where rawline = '$line';" | mysql -u$mysql_user -p$mysql_pass -D$mysql_db -h$mysql_host -s 2> /dev/null`
        if [ -z "$results" ]
        then                                                    # The cache look up failed.
                echo "\$results is empty"
        else                                                    # The cache look up succeeded.
                echo "\$results is NOT empty.  It is = $results"
                cacheuid=$(echo "$results" | cut -d " " -f 1)
                stat=$(echo "$results" | cut -d " " -f 2)
                expire=$(echo "$results" | cut -d " " -f 3)

        fi

                echo "Query Results   : '$results'"
                echo "CacheUID        : $cacheuid"
                echo "Status          : $stat"
                echo "Expire Time     : $expire"

And here are the results:
$results is NOT empty.  It is = 1       waiting 1588636095
Query Results   : '1    waiting 1588636095'
CacheUID        : 1     waiting 1588636095
Status          : 1     waiting 1588636095
Expire Time     : 1     waiting 1588636095

I am expecting these results:
$results is NOT empty.  It is = 1       waiting 1588636095
Query Results   : '1    waiting 1588636095'
CacheUID        : 1
Status          : waiting
Expire Time     : 1588636095

Where am I going wrong in my cuts?
Thanks!

A: There are spaces before start of the string and in multiple spaces in between words. Try
results=$(echo "${results}" | sed 's/^ *//' |  tr -s " ")

A: Or use awk { print $1 } instead of cut -f 1, and awk { print $2 } instead of cut -f 2, etc – Philipp Claßen


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Covid-19 has rapidly increased the number of people working at home and flexibly; this has had a huge impact on many women.
Lynn Houmdi FRSA shares a new approach being piloted in Scotland to support women to reach their potential and change workplace culture for the better
At the start of 2020, prior to widespread Covid-related restrictions on movement, education and work, according to Timewise, nine out of 10 people in the UK wanted to work flexibly, and 60% of UK employees were lucky enough to do so. The latter number is inflated by workers who might be working part-time due to lack of full-time options that suit their skills, availability or aspirations.
This is especially true for women who make up 78% of the part-time workforce in Scotland, mainly due to a lack of flexibility to fit work around other commitments, such as caring and domestic tasks. Many of these part-time roles are in sectors hardest hit by Covid-related restrictions or by a surge in demand and pressure due to the pandemic, including caring, nursing, hospitality and retail, claims Engender, Scotland's feminist policy and advocacy organisation. Part-time work is rarer at higher salary levels, meaning well-qualified women are often working below their potential.
Lockdown restrictions in highly developed economies, such as Scotland, quickly pushed aside frequently cited arguments against greater flexibility – of location and of hours – in the workplace. Working from home during a crisis, often with children in the mix, is typically not an optimal remote working set-up for the longer term. However, the greater acceptability of remote and flexible working practices is facilitating access to the workplace to a number of groups for whom the rigid nine to five does not fit. These are not only working mothers, but also fathers, those with other caring responsibilities, those with chronic illness, disabled people and many more.
Making Work Work
In collaboration with Challenges Catalyst, an Edinburgh-based social enterprise and accredited training provider for the Chartered Management Institute, I have developed Making Work Work. Encompassing a range of bespoke programmes, Making Work Work, aims to provide a peer-led, supportive online learning environment, complemented by workshops, masterclasses, mentoring and post-programme support, where participants have the opportunity for accreditation by the Chartered Management Institute.
Its purpose is to empower people to find work that works around all the other commitments and enjoyment of life and which is fulfilling and meaningful. The programme has been devised to contribute to more positive and productive workplace cultures where people are able to contribute in a way that fits with their lifestyles and commitments.
Making Work Work – for Women Returners, which is running throughout February and March 2021, is a pilot in this innovative approach. This first programme is aimed at women with at least five years' management experience and is designed to unlock the innate confidence, talent and networks of these women to enable them to find and create work which fits with the other commitments and enjoyment of life. Women with a gap in their career history (for example, because of caring, motherhood, illness, menopause or redundancy) often face additional barriers to finding good jobs.
Leaving this programme, the aim is that women will not only be equipped to find fulfilling work that works for them, but also be advocates for greater flexibility and family-friendly approaches in the workplace to the benefit of all workers, not just women.
We will refine the programme with partners and participants during this pilot in order to adapt it for subsequent cohorts of women returners and other groups in future (for example, late career switchers, refugees and migrants, and disabled workers). The women in this cohort will be able to actively participate in designing their bespoke programme; fully reflective of the post-Covid-19 context, where flexible, off-site and asynchronous working are becoming the norm. They will also co-create an online peer support network to provide continued access to mentoring, networks and other help as they transition back into work and assume positions from which they can impact working culture for the better.
Changing work for the better
According to the UN, while everyone is facing unprecedented challenges, women are bearing the brunt of the economic and social fallout of Covid-19. This is true in economies of every size, and Scotland is no different. Making Work Work – for Women Returners aims to benefit the workplace, as well as participants' personal and family lives. We aim to grow from this first programme, replicating it for women returners and other groups. Happy workers are productive, and diverse workplaces are profitable and impactful.
Covid-19 has given us an unexpected insight into workers' personal lives: through them being on the frontline of the fight against the virus; through the experience of furlough and redundancy; and through a glimpse of children, pets and domestic chores via video calls. It is about time we stopped ignoring that people have lives outside of work, stopped pitting work against life in pursuit of an ever-elusive balance, and started making work work.
Lynn Houmdi is a consultant specialising in the for-purpose sector, and passionate about making work work with all the commitments and enjoyment of life. She is also a keen maroc-o-phile, having lived, worked and researched in Morocco for 10 years and contributed to four books on Moroccan culture and society. For more information on Making Work Work – for Women Returners, see: https://thechallengesgroup.com/makingworkwork/ or contact Lynn via the RSA or Twitter: @LynnHoumdi or @talentloom
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Xbox confirms new console on the way
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by Sean Keach
12th Jun 2018 9:19 AM
MICROSOFT has officially confirmed multiple new Xbox consoles are on the way.
We've tracked down the latest Xbox Two news and rumours circulating online, plus the latest E3 2018 news - here's what we know.
At the end of Microsoft's E3 2018 conference, Xbox boss Phil Spencer officially confirmed that a new Xbox is on the way, reports The Sun.
He revealed that his team is "deep into architecting the next Xbox consoles" - yes, that's more than one.
Spencer added that the Xbox team "will once again deliver on our commitment to deliver the benchmark of console gaming".
The Xbox boss also made mention of artificial intelligence, which means we could see further integration of Microsoft's Cortana virtual assistant into the Xbox 2.
Phil Spencer, Head of Gaming at Microsoft, announced the new console. (Photo by Casey Rodgers/Invision for Microsoft/AP Images)
XBOX TWO RELEASE DATE - WHEN IS THE XBOX 2 OUT?
There's no definitive Xbox Two release date yet, because Microsoft hasn't formally announced new consoles.
But it's almost certain that Microsoft is looking at a new model to take on Sony's inevitable PlayStation 5.
Also, it's important to remember that the pace of games console launches is quickening.
The original Xbox was first released in 2001, followed by the Xbox 360 in 2005. We then had to wait EIGHT years for the Xbox One.
But things have changed. The Xbox One S came in 2016, just three years after its predecessor.
And the brand new Xbox One X launched in 2017, a mere year after the console it replaced.
Sony is playing at a similarly frantic tempo with its own console releases, because both companies have realised that they can mimic the smartphone sales model - offer a few performance upgrades, and convince some gamers to upgrade every year or two.
Based on previous PlayStation launches, the PS5 looks likely to arrive in 2019. If this happens, Microsoft will almost certainly debut a new console within a year of Sony's reveal.
Of course, there's no guarantee that Microsoft will keep pace with Sony - or even the company's own rapid release pace.
If we had to guess, we'd say expect a new console in 2019.
The month will almost certainly be November, as every previous generation Xbox model (except for the Xbox One S) has been launched in November too.
XBOX TWO NEWS AND SPECS RUMOURS - WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT XBOX 2 FEATURES, GAMES AND GRAPHICS?
Microsoft's Xbox One X is already on a really strong footing.
It can play video games at a native 4K resolution, and can play 4K Blu-ray discs - the latter feature is missing on the PS4 Pro.
So what should we expect? Well, the good news is that Microsoft is already working on the next Xbox - as of July 2017 - according to Window Central's Jez Corden:
The obvious big improvement will be in terms of performance. Now that the Xbox One X is capable of 4K gaming, Microsoft will be keen to improve graphical fidelity and frame-rate.
It's also possible that Microsoft will produce two versions of the Xbox - a premium, supercharged model, and a cheaper, less graphics-intensive version for casual gamers.
Microsoft also faces the obvious gap of VR and AR. Sony doubled down on virtual reality with its PlayStation VR platform, but Microsoft hasn't made any noise about VR for the Xbox.
However, Microsoft has long been working on the HoloLens augmented reality headset, which lets you overlay virtual objects onto your real-world environment.
It's likely that Microsoft will be looking at ways of integrated its HoloLens AR technology into a future Xbox, although nothing is confirmed on that front.
Microsoft will probably debut its new console with some launch exclusives too - so count on a new Halo game turning up alongside the next-generation Xbox.
Finally, we could see a bridging-of-the-gap between Xbox and Windows 10. Microsoft offers gaming on both systems, so it makes sense to try and unify the platforms going forward.
This story first appeared on The Sun.
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