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Most people are aware that a home business affords great opportunities. The benefits of time flexibility and control over your destiny is a major draw. Executing this idea into a viable plan is a different lesson and will be achievable through the subsequent tips.
Do not anticipate immediate success simply because you are following a business program that you have deemed likely to bring profit in the future. It is going to take time to make a success out of any home business. Eventually, with patience and dedication, your dream of a profitable home business will become a reality.
Anytime you decide to recruit employees for your home-based entity, you must conduct due diligence regarding their backgrounds. You will want to know that the people you are employing have the skills to sell your product.
Be sure to set aside a specific work area in your home. Having ample room in your home is essential for maintaining organization. This aids in organization, something that is key in a successful home business.
For example, if you entertain clients by eating out with them, you can deduct this from your taxes. Meetings with business associates are deemed legal business costs. However, make sure that these meetings are with potential or paying clients. If not, they aren?t tax-deductible.
All businesses need a short description, often called a business objective. State what your company focuses on and the things that you want to accomplish. In your business objective, explain the unique standpoint of your business, as well as your goals for the company.
As you can see, it will require a little bit of work and dedication to make the jump. If you can manage to pull through and stick to the plan, you will be able to accurately represent your dream in the company?s image and create something that is long-lasting and profitable over the years.
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]AP - A Senate inquiry on Wednesday called for the Australian government to apologize and offer compensation to thousands of unwed mothers who were forced to give up their babies for adoption in the late 20th century.
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Reuters - On a recent unseasonably warm workday in Birmingham, Alabama, the line to get car-license plates filled two long marbled halls in Jefferson County's downtown courthouse and wound 150 feet into a park.
England 'should look to the Scots' to solve alcohol problem, says Nottingham academicPublic release date: 27-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Emma Thorne emma.thorne@nottingham.ac.uk 44-115-951-5793 University of Nottingham
England should look to Scotland to solve its drinking culture, which has seen having a pint of lager become as cheap and freely accessible as downing a pint of milk, an expert at The University of Nottingham has said.
Dr Jane McGregor, a specialist in drug and alcohol addiction treatment in the University's School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy, said that with prices for a four-pack of lager as cheap as a pint of milk in some cases, people are drinking too freely and often way in excess of sensible limits.
And, she said that with initiatives such as minimum pricing, Scotland is leading the way in fighting back against its traditional hard-drinking image, placing it way ahead of its more liberal neighbours.
Dr McGregor said: "It is treating alcohol as a health risk, rather than an issue of disorder England is only now waking up to this.
"Because of the huge impacts of alcohol misuse on health, the Scottish Parliament has been quicker to act than the rest of the UK and now is way ahead of the curve in this area."
Dr McGregor made the comments as she launched a new book about alcohol problems in urban Britain, Drink and the City, which tracks drinking trends and the many factors which have led the UK to its current situation.
The publication of the book comes just weeks after the Prime Minister David Cameron called on the drinks industry to do more to tackle the 'scandal' of drunkenness and binge drinking and hinted that the Government's alcohol strategy due to be published later this year could contain proposals for minimum pricing for drink and the potential use of US-style 'drink tanks' to detain people while they sober up.
Dr McGregor said that Government liberalisation of alcohol laws had led to more deaths and an increase in health problems. She blamed a bid by politicians to create a 'caf culture' and to rejuvenate city centres through the relaxation of licensing laws for actually fuelling binge drinking. Alcohol-related deaths are on the increase the Office for National Statistics reported 8,790 fatalities in 2010, up 126 on the previous year.
At present the English Government favours 'nudging', a non-coercive approach to behaviour change.
She added: "It expects people to follow the unit system of measure which was set in the l980s. This sets sensible drinking limits of 21 units a week for men, and no more than 14 for women.
"While there is no evidence to raise the limits, there is evidence that this approach on its own is not enough. This is why the Government must look at other means minimum pricing being just one of a number of levers to encourage everyone to change their drink behaviour."
Dr McGregor said that Scottish policymakers had been quicker to emphasise public health concerns because the full impact of increasing levels of alcohol consumption has recently become all too apparent. Alcohol-related mortality in Scotland is twice that of the rest of the UK, with one Scot dying every six hours as a direct result of alcohol misuse, according to recent studies.
Scottish Parliament passed the Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Act 2010, which came into force on October 1 2011 and introduced a ban on promotions that encourage binge drinking, such as '3 for 2' and '3 bottles for 10'.
A recent report by Alcohol Focus Scotland calls for the Scottish Government to take further action to regulate off-sales and return licensing to its fundamental purpose of controlling the availability to prevent harm. This includes calls for separate alcohol checkouts and reduced trading hours.
Dr McGregor added: "Now the Scottish Parliament proposes to set minimum prices for alcohol, and is utilising the abundant evidence that the most effective way of reducing consumption and harm is increasing the price of alcohol relative to disposable income. Policymakers in England are looking to Scotland to lead the way.
"Altering the nation's drinking behaviour is becoming an increasingly pressing issue. MPs on the cross-party Science and Technology Committee recently raised concerns that the Government approach was not enough and that greater efforts should be focused on helping people understand the unit system and how to use it. They suggest that people also be advised to take at least two drink-free days a week."
Drink and the City Alcohol and Alcohol Problems in Urban UK Since the 1950s is published by Nottingham University Press.
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England 'should look to the Scots' to solve alcohol problem, says Nottingham academicPublic release date: 27-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Emma Thorne emma.thorne@nottingham.ac.uk 44-115-951-5793 University of Nottingham
England should look to Scotland to solve its drinking culture, which has seen having a pint of lager become as cheap and freely accessible as downing a pint of milk, an expert at The University of Nottingham has said.
Dr Jane McGregor, a specialist in drug and alcohol addiction treatment in the University's School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy, said that with prices for a four-pack of lager as cheap as a pint of milk in some cases, people are drinking too freely and often way in excess of sensible limits.
And, she said that with initiatives such as minimum pricing, Scotland is leading the way in fighting back against its traditional hard-drinking image, placing it way ahead of its more liberal neighbours.
Dr McGregor said: "It is treating alcohol as a health risk, rather than an issue of disorder England is only now waking up to this.
"Because of the huge impacts of alcohol misuse on health, the Scottish Parliament has been quicker to act than the rest of the UK and now is way ahead of the curve in this area."
Dr McGregor made the comments as she launched a new book about alcohol problems in urban Britain, Drink and the City, which tracks drinking trends and the many factors which have led the UK to its current situation.
The publication of the book comes just weeks after the Prime Minister David Cameron called on the drinks industry to do more to tackle the 'scandal' of drunkenness and binge drinking and hinted that the Government's alcohol strategy due to be published later this year could contain proposals for minimum pricing for drink and the potential use of US-style 'drink tanks' to detain people while they sober up.
Dr McGregor said that Government liberalisation of alcohol laws had led to more deaths and an increase in health problems. She blamed a bid by politicians to create a 'caf culture' and to rejuvenate city centres through the relaxation of licensing laws for actually fuelling binge drinking. Alcohol-related deaths are on the increase the Office for National Statistics reported 8,790 fatalities in 2010, up 126 on the previous year.
At present the English Government favours 'nudging', a non-coercive approach to behaviour change.
She added: "It expects people to follow the unit system of measure which was set in the l980s. This sets sensible drinking limits of 21 units a week for men, and no more than 14 for women.
"While there is no evidence to raise the limits, there is evidence that this approach on its own is not enough. This is why the Government must look at other means minimum pricing being just one of a number of levers to encourage everyone to change their drink behaviour."
Dr McGregor said that Scottish policymakers had been quicker to emphasise public health concerns because the full impact of increasing levels of alcohol consumption has recently become all too apparent. Alcohol-related mortality in Scotland is twice that of the rest of the UK, with one Scot dying every six hours as a direct result of alcohol misuse, according to recent studies.
Scottish Parliament passed the Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Act 2010, which came into force on October 1 2011 and introduced a ban on promotions that encourage binge drinking, such as '3 for 2' and '3 bottles for 10'.
A recent report by Alcohol Focus Scotland calls for the Scottish Government to take further action to regulate off-sales and return licensing to its fundamental purpose of controlling the availability to prevent harm. This includes calls for separate alcohol checkouts and reduced trading hours.
Dr McGregor added: "Now the Scottish Parliament proposes to set minimum prices for alcohol, and is utilising the abundant evidence that the most effective way of reducing consumption and harm is increasing the price of alcohol relative to disposable income. Policymakers in England are looking to Scotland to lead the way.
"Altering the nation's drinking behaviour is becoming an increasingly pressing issue. MPs on the cross-party Science and Technology Committee recently raised concerns that the Government approach was not enough and that greater efforts should be focused on helping people understand the unit system and how to use it. They suggest that people also be advised to take at least two drink-free days a week."
Drink and the City Alcohol and Alcohol Problems in Urban UK Since the 1950s is published by Nottingham University Press.
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There are increasing reports of cases in which the legal costs involved in a personal injury case dwarf the claim. The Association of British Insurers has recently revealed that solicitors are currently charging ?2.4 million per day in fees to settle RTA claims.
Many have pointed to astronomical legal fees as evidence of the so-called ?compensation culture? gripping the United Kingdom. Others however place the blame on ?no win no fee? lawyers who speculate on compensation claims to maximise court costs. Both sides of the fence nevertheless agree on the need to reform our compensation system, which according to some, is currently riddled with disproportionate and excessive legal costs.
Recent changes to the assessment of damages and forthcoming reform of costs and funding following the Jackson review are set to transform the legal landscape in relation to personal injury claims. Many fear that such changes will be at the expense of the claimant, restricting access to justice for many injured individuals.
On Thursday 26 April 2012, Butterworths will host a Personal Injury Law Conference. Leaders in the field of personal injury will explore a plethora of topics from establishing and refuting liability in a range of challenging circumstances to forthcoming changes to costs and funding of PI claims. Chaired by Andrew Ritchie QC of 9 Gough Square, Butterworths? unparalleled speaker panel will offer practical advice to ensure you can navigate critical legal and procedural developments.
? How will the Jackson reforms impact upon personal injury claims? ? What happens when a contractual insurer declines cover? ? What are the methods for calculating care and future loss following serious injury? ? How do you build a successful case for noise induced hearing loss, post Baker v Quantum? ? How should you best avoid underestimating a fatal claim?
To download the full agenda or to register, please visit: www.conferencesandtraining.com/personal-injury. Alternatively, please call us on +44 (0)20 7347 3573 for any enquiries or book your place email ebookings@lexisnexis.co.uk. Please quote the reference ?PIYS? when registering.
Pretty much all signs point to the arrival of a new iPad in the very near future -- in fact, more specific reports have the tablet getting the official unveil next week. With that in mind, it certainly makes sense that a store like Best Buy would be taking the last gen product off its displays. The big box retailer has already reduced iPad 2 prices by a cool $50, apparently to make way for the big number 3, and now we've gotten a note from a blue shirted tipster, saddling the slate (known here as the MCQSULL/A W) with a "Deleted" status. What you're looking at is the entry for the white 32GB model, but we're told other models have been similarly flagged. Granted, we know that this isn't exactly a definitive statement on Best Buy's part by any means, but it's certainly been a harbinger of Apple product launches in the past.
[unable to retrieve full-text content]SPACE.com - It took more than 200 astronauts from 12 countries more than a dozen years to build the International Space Station (ISS). Satoshi Furukawa, an astronaut from Japan, matched that feat in just about two hours — and he did it all while aboard the orbiting outpost itself.
Researchers at the universities of Granada and Ja?n, Spain, have discovered why recalling some items from memory reduces our ability to recall other related items. In the field of Psychology, this phenomenon is known as "Retrieval-Induced Forgetting" (RIF), and researchers have determined the cognitive process that causes this phenomenon and its duration.
To carry out this study, the researchers designed a set of memory tasks where the participants had to learn a material and then recall it partially. Memory tasks had different levels of difficulty and included different types of materials; they were presented both to young people (university students) and to elder people (average age: 65 years).
Firstly, participants were asked to learn a list of words grouped by semantic category. Then, participants were presented a set of cues to make them name half the words from half the categories. Then, they were asked to recall all the elements learnt in the first phase. The researchers found that participants had difficulty to remember the elements that had not been practiced in the second phase and were from the same category that had half its items practiced. However, it was easier for them to remember those elements that had not been recalled in the second phase and belonged to categories that had not been practiced.
Two Questions to be Solved
The aim of this research study was to characterize the cognitive control mechanism involved in Retrieval-Induced Forgetting. While some of the properties of this phenomenon are known, there are two relevant questions unanswered: controlled nature versus automated nature of the mechanism responsible for reducing the ability to recall items, and the duration of such reduced ability.
These two questions have been answered by the University of Granada researchers, who have confirmed the adaptive nature of Retrieval-Induced Forgetting. This phenomenon is an effect of the activation of a cognitive control mechanism that is efficient even in individuals with a partial executive control deficiency. This mechanism reduces access to memory traces that might affect the recalling of target information, and its persistence relies on the type of information involved.This phenomenon is not permanent, as forgotten information can be recalled shortly when it occupies a central part of the cognitive structure of the subject.
The principal author of this study is Almudena Ortega, from the University of Granada Department of Experimental Psychology, in collaboration with professors Teresa Bajo Molina, from the University of Granada, and Carlos J. G?mez Ariza, from the University of Ja?n, Spain.
The results of this research study have been partially published in Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, memory and Cognition.
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The competitive spirit of each individual continues to thrive as the days pass. In line with this, it is becoming very evident that numerous individuals are now exploring all the probabilities as to how they might be able to land the best job there is.
Amongst the best weapons that they?re clinging to is knowledge, which is needless to say gathered from books and attending school. But it is obvious that merely attending all scheduled classes is not enough to take on the world; and that is why home schooling was introduced.
Through home schooling, information gaps are filled with supplementary data with the intention to help students gather and comprehend the lessons that they?ve discussed at school. Subjects like Math, English, and Science are among the subjects being offered. During other instances, clients can request for a teaching aid like pictures and diagrams which allows better comprehension of the lesson.
Just like school educators, the educators coming from every schooling agency in Singapore are also carefully assessed and screened. They?re all required to bring proof of their ability to educate including work experience certificates and most especially training certifications. Sometimes, foreigners are also allowed to educate specific subjects, they just need to present is their passport and authorization to work or study for overseas workers and students respectively together with their application.
Today, the process of looking for an appropriate tutor for one?s needs is becoming increasingly hard even if there are already many home schooling providers in the country. Which is why it is very much advisable for prospective clients to make a list of what they are trying to find before taking off for the quest; the list should contain the subject, the preferred schedule inclusive of time and date, the length of time to be allotted for every learning conference, and also the tutor qualifications.
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The choice to remodel your bathroom can have beautiful, yet expensive results. Having the knowledge of how to find deals on items that are needed in your bathroom will help with lowering the overall cost. For example, by investing in cheap bathroom tiles, you can create elaborate designs in your bathroom and save a great deal of money on the expenses related to popular choices. Some of the suggestions listed here will help you to remodel your bathroom for a more affordable price.
A common misconception is actually you purchase cheaper items, you will not be able to get the same quality of results that you will with more expensive materials. However, this is not always the truth. During your search for cheap bathroom tiles, you will discover that there are many that offer similar designs to designer tiles. Not only are these tiles more cost efficient towards your budget, they will last for around the same length of time as regular tiles. For tiles that are used at bath and shower areas, it is more important to use a high quality grout than to use a high quality tile.?
If you are not familiar with how to how to shop for cheaper materials, the process is very easy. If you prefer to shop locally, you can start by visiting some of the home improvement stores in your area. Take time pricing tiles and noticing which options will be more affordable while offering quality performance. If you take time to compare prices at these stores, you can usually find the most cost efficient deal in the area. If there is not a reliable selection of options in your local stores, you may want to consider using the internet. The internet is a wonderful resource to many materials when you are remodeling any area of your home. If you know the type of tile that you need for your project, you will generally be able to find it for a cheaper price online than in your local area.?
For individuals who are working together with a contractor to create a new bathroom, there are also options. You do not have to search for tiles and prices on your own. Instead, it may be a better choice to allow your contractor to know that you are wanting to save money by using less costly materials.. An experienced contractor will be able to find Cheap Tiles For Bathroom that will be more cost efficient without sacrificing the quality of the tile.?
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That said, Sunday night still holds a few mysteries, most notably the outcome of Meryl v. Viola, a historic Supreme Court decision that paved the way for the integration of the diva showdown. This has been the warmest, most peaceful close Oscar rivalry in recent memory?of course a nominee always has to pay lip service to the colossal talents of her rivals, but as Andew O?Hehir notes in his explanation of ?How Viola Davis took Meryl Streep?s Oscar,? Streep has taken the podium at various awards-season events, looked out at the audience, and all but mouthed silently at Davis, ?Take it. It?s yours.? A Meryl Streep acceptance speech is a thing of beauty, and I hate to miss out on the first chance to hear her accept an Oscar in almost 20 years, but watching Viola win will be plenty gratifying. It was the sensitive, witty performances of Davis and Octavia Spencer (a likely shoo-in for best supporting) that lifted The Help above its natural station as sentimental abolitionist literature. And for all the racial discomfort the film inspired (not just between but within races, as Davis demonstrated in a prickly interview with PBS? Tavis Smiley), The Help was a crowd-pleasing hit that also had its critical champions, whereas not even Meryl Streep partisans can really find it in themselves to defend the creaky biopic mechanism of The Iron Lady.
An American television?producer?has been found dead in mysterious circumstances while working in Uganda, his brother-in-law told msnbc.com on Wednesday.
Paul Blackman said that family members had heard that poisoning was suspected in the death of father of two Jeff Rice, 39, who is originally from Oklahoma.
Blackman, who is the brother of Rice's wife Sally, added that the situation was unclear and?relatives were trying to establish what exactly had happened
Rice, who previously worked for?shows including?"The Amazing Race" and Animal Planet's "Whale Wars,"?died on Friday night.?
Rice's assistant, who Blackman declined to name, also became ill and was taken to a hospital in Uganda.
"We've sent people up there to get some answers," Blackman told msnbc.com by phone from Durban, South Africa. "Nothing is finalized yet.
Addressing media reports that Rice had been fatally poisoned, Blackman said:?"I don't know where they are getting this 'definitely poisoned' thing."
Rice?moved to South Africa about 13 years ago and?holds dual citizenship, Blackman said. His wife is South African.
Rice's death was first reported by FoxNews.com.
'Really tough to handle' Blackman said Wednesday morning that he was looking after their children, girls aged seven and two,?while Sally Blackman tried to get information from the South African police.
He said?his sister was finding the?uncertainty "really tough to handle, but, yeah, she's strong."
"There's so much stuff in the air about possible poisoning, all that kind of stuff," Blackman said. "At the moment, we're trying to get Jeff's body out of there to get some answers."
Blackman said Rice had been "a historian, tour guide kind of person" in the United States and?had started?to work?in television about three years ago. He and his wife ran SB Productions in Durban.
He added his brother-in-law was working on?either a future show or documentary in Uganda.
"He was a fantastic producer apparently, a very, very sought-after producer," he said. "The messages (of condolence) coming in have been very, very good actually. It's been fantastic, he's a very well-liked character. He was a good guy, very relaxed and just a very good guy."
The "about us" section of SB Productions' website says Rice decided there were "better ways to spend his time" after five years "contributing to the stalemate of the 405 in LA."
"From pie in the sky to looking no futher than his nose, his mind is always churning. If Jeff isn't crunching budgets or breaking down scripts, he can probably be found in some unusual African location with his Power Book and a bottle of the local brew. Jeff has an incredibly calm nature and a wicked sense of humor," it adds.
Frequently, I have individuals reach out to me who are starting a nonprofit or are thinking about starting a nonprofit. Often, they want to ?pick my brain? about how I have started and/or run my nonprofit organizations. They have so many questions? How can I raise money? Where will I find board members?
The first questions to ask instead are:
Is this nonprofit really needed right now?
Is there another, existing organization or multiple organizations offering these or similar services?
Do I have the capital to start a nonprofit business?
What do I need to know about running a nonprofit that I don?t know?
There are a lot of passionate people out there with the entrepreneurial spirit wanting to affect the world in a positive way ? I applaud you! Before you start your organization make sure you have the right resources in place.
Many people consider hiring a legal professional to file their 501c3 documents, but that?s as far as the financial or legal planning goes.?? Most people when they start nonprofits don?t have the expertise in fundraising, board development, financial management, operations, marketing, and program development and evaluation ? just to name a few.
You?re going to need money to hire consultants, attend trainings, pay for basic supplies. These are things that frequently are forgotten and seem like a luxury. If you were to start a small business, what capital would you need to have to get started?
The truth is that there are people with significant expertise who can save any organization significant time in the short-term and long-term. You?ll want to plan financially to bring those people on.
While your mission might be the greatest cause in the world, there is a business side to running an organization that is often times not seen as sexy, but is crucial in long-term success. Anything is possible and knowing what you don?t know is the first step.
Before starting another nonprofit, investigate the landscape and see what?s already there. Learn about what you need to know. Ask for help and have a financial plan that makes sense so you can serve your mission and your goals effectively.
The detector at the Gran Sasso end of the OPERA experiment. Credit: OPERA
The faster-than-light neutrinos seen by the OPERA particle physics experiment last year may have just been explained. By a loose cable. I wish I was joking.
To back up a little, the OPERA collaboration based at the Gran Sasso laboratory underneath the mountain of the same name in Italy published a paper to pre-print server arxiv.org last September saying that they had seen neutrinos, a type of sub-atomic particle, travel faster than the speed of light. They recorded neutrinos, which had travelled from CERN, Geneva, through the Earth to Gran Sasso, Italy, arriving at the laboratory 60 nanoseconds faster than they would had they travelled at the speed of light.
Since then, scientists around the world have been collectively scratching their heads and publishing papers that tended to fall into one of two categories: suggesting an error with the experiment (such as the clocks at the two laboratories not being synchronised properly), or suggesting an addition to the current theory of particle interactions that could explain the strange result (for example, a new dimension that the neutrinos could have skipped through to make their journey shorter ? so they would have never actually travelled faster than light at any point).
But I don?t think anyone expected it to be something as simple as this.
Today, Science is reporting that a fibre optic cable connecting a GPS receiver and an electronic card in a computer was loose. They go on:
After tightening the connection and then measuring the time it takes data to travel the length of the fibre, researchers found that the data arrive 60 nanoseconds earlier than assumed
This news (though still unconfirmed) rather casts a shadow over another recent explanation, involving something slightly less ridiculous.
In a paper published in journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, Claudio Germana of the Astronomical Observatory of Padova, Italy, suggests that there was a problem with the synchronisation of clocks at the two ends of the experiment. His calculations suggest that if the experiment had been run at a different time of year, the neutrinos would in fact have arrived 50 nanoseconds later than light.
I spoke to Carlo Contaldi, a physicist at Imperial College London, who last year published a paper on arxiv.org pointing out a possible problem with clock synchronisation, about the new paper. Though he thought the calculations and the large effect the calculations seemed to show were ?interesting?, he had some reservations:
[Germana] does not seem to mention the latest measurements that were carried out by OPERA in November 2012. Those showed a consistent value for the neutrino?s time of flight as the previous results and it would be interesting to see how that time frame fits in with these corrections.
It?s an interesting hypothesis though ? and one that is easily testable by running the experiment at a different time of year.
This paper is just the latest in a long string of attempts to explain the faster-than-light neutrinos. For more of the explanations that have been offered over the last few months, have a look at a timeline I made that follows the story right from the beginning until now.
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All of these papers could have been for nothing, of course, if the new report of a loose cable is true. It would be a little disappointing if this turns out to be the case. I?m going to reserve judgement for now, at least until the ?sources familiar with the experiment? become something a little more concrete.
I?ll be updating the above timeline as the story unfolds.
UPDATE: The Nature News Blog has an official statement from OPERA, that says they have ?identified two issues that could significantly affect the reported result? ? you can read the full statement over there.
AP - Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Meg Whitman pleaded for patience Thursday as she described operational challenges and other internal problems that contributed to a decline in earnings at one of the world's largest technology companies.
AP - The backers of California's same-sex marriage ban petitioned a federal appeals court Tuesday to review a split decision by three of its judges that struck down the voter-approved law known as Proposition 8.
Spending, especially when people use their credit cards, is such a hard habit to break. They continuously endure the agony of spending in spite of imminent problems that tag behind once they get started.
And when things eventually get out of hand, most people will soon realize that they are already stuck with a mountain load of credit card debts. And mornings after mornings, they will wake up each day with worries in their head about how they can repay all of those instant splurges.
In order to get out of credit card debts, one way is by consolidation. Keep reading to learn how this can be done.
Make a balance transfer.
You can consolidate credit card debt through a balance transfer. By doing this, the person with a huge outstanding balance on his or her credit cards will be getting another credit card with a lower interest rate. Once approved, they should then get a cash advance immediately and use it to pay off their standing balance on the other credit card. They consolidate all of their payables into one credit card when this is done. Plus, they get to have only one rate to worry.
The job can be done with home equity loans.
Provided that it will be used properly, then this is a very workable strategy.
Getting a home equity loan is probably one of the easiest things to do. Best of all, home equity loans can offer tax deductions for the interest rate of the loan.
However, there is a drawback. Serving as the collateral is the debtor?s house. But even so, it?s still a good way of consolidating credit card debts. The money from the loan should only be used in paying credit card debts and this is the one important fact that the debtor should remember. It will only worsen the problem if it?s used on other things.
How to make use of retirement funds.
In order to consolidate credit card debts, there are instances wherein debtors can make use of their retirement funds. However, this should be made only if there are no other options available. That?s because with this type of consolidating credit card debts, things can be very tricky.
Did you know that loans on retirement funds are not actually tax deductibles? In fact, the problems sets in when they fail to pay back the loan within five years or when he or she will resign from work.
There are indeed, no nippy fixes when consolidating credit card debts. All in all, this would mean that if the person will stay out of debt, then all the better so they won?t have to worry about consolidation matters.
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Home > Gamer Zone > Gabe Newell: Valve is excited about wearable computers, open hardware
Finally, we have a concrete reason for the eternal delay of Half-Life 2 Episode 3: Valve head Gabe Newell is more interested in wearable computing. OK, that?s not directly why Valve hasn?t announced a new Half-Life title, but wearable computing and hardware development are definitely something Valve is interested in, Newell told Penny Arcade Report.
Wearable computers ? think Star Trek communication badges, wrist-bound touchscreens or SixthSense ? are seeing a resurgence, and Valve is doing its own research into how they might function as gaming devices. Wearable computers now are ?way higher resolution, way lighter weight, much better battery life,? and Valve is doing its own research into this technology through biometrics, and is excited to see where it goes, Newell said.
?So we?re thinking of trying to figure out how to do the equivalent of the [Team Fortress] incremental approach in software design and try to figure out how would you get something similar to that in the hardware space as well,? he said. If Valve were to produce hardware, it would be something easy to iterate so customers don?t have to buy 10 million devices, Newell said. Of course, that?s if.
?Well, if we have to sell hardware we will,? Newell said. ?We have no reason to believe we?re any good at it; it?s more we think that we need to continue to have innovation and if the only way to get these kind of projects started is by us going and developing and selling the hardware directly then that?s what we?ll do.?
No company is safe from irrelevance, as far as Newell sees it, and even Microsoft and Sony can suffer the same fate as Atari and Commodore if they continue to create closed systems and don?t innovate. ?As soon as Valve stops doing interesting, innovative work we?re gonna be left behind,? Newell stated, unfortunately missing the ?left for dead? pun opportunity.
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The Supreme Court has delayed a decision on whether to hear a case that could affect the entire biotech industry -- one asking whether Myriad Genetics can own the patents on two breast cancer genes.
Because it had been scheduled for a conference discussion by the justices earlier this month, a decision about whether to consider the case was expected on Tuesday. But the Court?declined to accept or reject the case, suggesting that the justices will want to discuss it again.
At issue us whether a single human gene, isolated from its cell and chromosome, is a natural product or a patentable piece of intellectual property.
The answer could have wide-reaching implications for the biotechnology sector, which relies on extensive research about genetic niches to create tailored therapies. If the fruits of such research could become essentially open-source, it could make many products a poor deal to develop. The industry believes that a ruling that genes cannot be patented could undermine many existing patents, too.
The case, Association of Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, concerns one of the first effective genetic? screening tests for cancer. Myriad isolated variations of two genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, that can raise the risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Women use the tests to determine whether they are likely to develop tumors and many opt for enhanced screening or even prophylactic surgery if they learn they are positive.
Myriad has been protective of its genetic discovery, and has taken legal action against other companies that pursued tests based on the same gene patterns. They have also kept the cost of testing high?the full genetic analysis costs about $3,000, more than some insurance companies are willing to spend.
The challengers in the case want to make their own tests. Myriad, which has patented both the isolated genes and the processes it uses to decode them, says they should have exclusive rights to the genes.
Patent law allows inventors to protect their creations, but the Supreme Court has recognized an exception for ?products of nature.? That exception means that companies can?t patent naturally occurring plants or bacteria, say, though they can patent synthetic copies or genetically modified organisms.
The Court has not yet considered the question of a single gene. A district court in Washington, D.C., found for the plantiffs, saying that the gene was a ?product of nature? and therefore unpatentable. But the Federal Circuit Court found for the inventors, ruling that the gene, once removed from the body and unbound from neighboring genetic material, was a discrete product.
The American Civil Liberties Union says Myriad's patent has stopped other companies from researching and testing the patented genes, increasing costs for patients. "We hope that the Supreme Court will take this opportunity to recognize that genes are indeed unpatentable ?products of nature,? and that the only person who can own your genes is you," the?ACLU wrote in a blog post.
Margot Sanger-Katz and Meghan McCarthy, National Journal
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) ? Prosecutors are awaiting the results of an autopsy on the body of a Florida pastor found dead in his home last week, five months after he was seriously wounded in a shooting at a church.
The Ledger of Lakeland (http://bit.ly/yNXxmt ) reports that prosecutors will use the results to determine whether to file murder charges against 57-year-old Jeremiah Fogle.
Polk County Sheriff's officials have previously accused Fogle of killing his wife before heading to the Greater Faith Christian Center Church and shooting the Rev. Carl Stewart and another pastor, who was injured but survived and has since returned to the pulpit.
Authorities say a friend became worried last week after he hadn't heard from Stewart. The friend found the 65-year-old dead.
Ought to B2B marketers adjust their strategies after a recession? Does an economic depression always mean marketers have to work actually harder to find ways to do more with a smaller amount? Can a recession develop opportunity for smart marketers to grow and prosper? These are some of the subject areas I recently explored over a panel at the SMX Sophisticated conference in Dallas.
Are we in a decline?
First off, let me explain I do not think we?re inside a recession in the US * yet. A recession needs two quarters of negative growth in GDP, and Q4 last year observed 0.6% growth even though preliminary numbers for Q1 this year were 3.9% growth (Bureau regarding Economic Statistics).
And we all may not yet be in a recession, but occasions are growing increasingly difficult for consumers. The subprime mess is actual, exorbitant energy as well as food costs are reducing into discretionary spending, along with the weakening dollar will be importing inflation to your economy. According to The way i Spent My Government, the $152 billion stimulus bundle is going primarily to reduce consumer debt or to buy higher gas as well as food costs, i.e. it is not likely to stimulate incremental spending.
What this means is that we will be in the worst feasible non-recession. Prior downturns avoided learning to be a (global) recession due to resilient American client. This time, it looks such as we won?t have that saving grace ? meaning points may still get worse prior to better.
What does this implies for B2B marketing techniques?
Fewer consumers signifies less demand; a smaller amount demand means that attempts to stimulate requirement (i.e. advertising) are less effective total. Put simply, when people buy less, advertisers cut back. According to research company Veronis Suhler Stevenson, US advertising dropped 9% in the 2001 a downturn while Internet advertising chop down a whopping 27%. I should explain that this slowdown pertains to business-to-business marketers as well because of second- and higher-order effects, i.e. as client spending drops, the businesses that sell to individuals consumers reduce their own spending as well.
Nonetheless, these overall numbers hide two essential facts:
Branding and other forms of push marketing decline in a slowdown, even though direct marketing tends to rise. When finances are cut, the particular channels with the very least ability to measure internet marketing ROI are reduce especially hard while companies shift shelling out to more quantifiable channels. Investment bank Cowen and Company viewed the last six recessions given that 1950 and found that investing in direct marketing in fact grew during six recessions.
This time is different regarding online marketing. In the Mid 2001 recession, online marketing was still unproven and got captured in the downward fall of the Internet generally speaking. Today, the trend in order to shift advertising money to measurable on the internet channels is verified and won?t disappear soon. So online marketing won?t crater just like last time, but it also isn?t immune from a slowdown. In reality, eMarketer recently reduced their 2008 estimate for people online advertising to $25.8-10 billion. That is a 7% decline from their prior estimation ? showing the particular impact of the downward spiral ? but it?s important to note that it is still 23% more than 2007?s total. In other words, the current recession may slow down the expansion of online marketing, but it?s nonetheless growing at a substantial pace.
What this means is that the recession will speed up the decline associated with interruption-based mass advertising that shouts your information to customer. Instead we will see increased development in measurable and relationship-based techniques such as search marketing, email marketing, lead nurturing, and online communities.
A downward spiral can also create potential for the companies that are extremely effective at turning advertising and marketing investments into income, since there will be significantly less competition overall. In the study of U.S. recessions, McGraw-Hill Research found that business-to-business firms that maintained or perhaps increased advertising expenditures during the 1981-1982 recession averaged substantially higher sales growth than those that eliminated or decreased marketing. In fact, by 1985 companies that were aggressive recession advertisers matured their revenue around 2.5X faster compared to those that reduced their own advertising.
Seven strategies for B2B marketing within a slowdown
Given these types of macro economic trends, precisely how should you allocate your current marketing budget ? and time? This is my definitive help guide to B2B marketing after a downturn:
1. Employ lead management to maximise the value of each steer. In a recession, risk-adverse buyers take even longer than usual to research potential buys. When you first identify a new prospect (regardless of whether that they downloaded a whitepaper, ceased by your booth at a tradeshow, or signed up for a free trial) they are more likely than not still in the attention or research period and are not yet able to engage with one of your revenue reps. What this means is you will need lead scoring to spot which leads are very engaged, and direct nurturing to develop connections with qualified prospects who are not yet ready to build relationships sales. Without these kind of capabilities, as many as 95% involving qualified prospects who are not however sales-ready never end up turning out to be a sales prospect. These prospects tend to be valuable corporate property that you worked challenging to acquire ? consequently in a down overall economy you need to do everything easy to maximize value at their store. Implementing even a simple automated lead taking care of program can deliver a 4-fold improvement in the conversion of brings into sales possibilities over time. That?s a extraordinary improvement marketing return! Net-net: Companies that can do a better job of managing prospects and developing early-stage prospective customers into sales prepared leads will be in the top position to blossom in a downturn.
2. Focus on your house record. In a recession, maybe you have less money to spend on acquiring new customers. The answer is simple: spend more time advertising to (and building relationships with) people you already know. Some actions that can help you get the best your existing relationships include lead nurturing campaigns, creating new content material to offer to existing prospects, and washing and augmenting the marketing lead database with progressive profiling.
3. Build and enhance landing pages. When instances are tough, it?s more important than ever to maximize the actual return on your advertising. Whether you are using Pay per click, banners, sponsorships, or email promotions, a dedicated landing page could be the single most effective way to change a click into a prospect. MarketingSherpa?s Landing Page Guide book shows that relevant web page can easily double conversion rates versus sending ticks to the home page, along with testing your pages could increase conversions simply by another 48% or more. Collectively, these tactics by yourself can result in 2.5X more leads for every dollar you spend, something that?s likely to look good in challenging times. However, MarketingSherpa also reviews that most companies are usually under-using this important approach: just 44% of mouse clicks for B2B organizations are directed to your home page, not a special landing page, and of B2B companies that use landing pages, 62% have six as well as fewer total pages. A recession is perhaps local plumber to focus on some of these principles.
4. Content with regard to later in the purchasing cycle. When buying decelerates, you need to focus more than ever before on making sure you might be finding the prospects that are actually ready to buy ? or even better, get them to finding you. A great technique to do this is to concentrate your offers in content that will appeal to someone who?s actually trying to find a solution (as opposed to believed leadership and best techniques content, which can appeal to prospects who may possibly one day have a need to have but are not currently looking). Examples of this kind of content can include ?Top 5 Questions you should ask a Potential Vendor? whitepapers; buyers guides and checklists; expert evaluations; and so on.
5. Appeal to the anxious buyer. A recession could mean more risk-adverse buyers, which can lead to a tendency to match ?safe? solutions. This is for large established businesses, but it means more youthful companies need to do more than ever to reassure and build trust. Tactically, this means such as customer references, reviews, expert opinions, accolades, and other validation in your marketing. Strategically, an economic depression means fewer threat takers and visionaries, so please take a lesson from Geoffrey Moore?s Traversing the Chasm and use techniques that appeal to well known pragmatists: industry-specific marketing tactics and also solutions; vertical customer references; relevant partnerships and alliances; and whole product marketing.
Six. Align sales and marketing. Today?s prospects start their process by interacting with advertising and online channels a long time before they ever consult with a sales representative. This means organizations must integrate advertising and marketing and sales efforts to produce a single revenue pipeline. The old days of practical silos and poor interaction between the two sectors must end. A tougher selling surroundings, driven by a decline, means this is much more true than ever.
Seven. Don?t be a cost centre. Most executives today think that Sales produces revenue and Internet marketing is a cost heart. Marketers are partially to blame for part of this mindset, since when we utilize metrics such as ?cost for every lead? we frame the actual discussion in terms of costs, not in terms of impact on revenue. More indistinctly, using language such as ?marketing spending? and ?marketing budget? instead of ?marketing investment? endorses these beliefs. Inside a recession, marketing wants more than ever to change these kinds of perceptions. This means that advertising investments must be justified with a rigorous business case and should become amortized over the entire ?useful life? from the investment. And it implies marketing must enhance marketing accountability simply by demonstrating the influence of each marketing exercise on pipeline and also revenue. Of course, that is easier said than done, but which doesn?t mean you shouldn?t test. Even small measures, like reports that report the total opportunity price for each lead origin or campaign, can create a big impact.
Conclusion
Even if we aren?t inside a recession, we are in for some tough financial times ? plus an economic slowdown means a tendency to scale back advertising spending. However, research shows that a downturn generates opportunity to accelerate development faster than the competition. This means it may be the best time to step up your marketing ? at least in quality otherwise quantity. The entrepreneurs that focus on getting the most from every dollar put in and on demonstrating marketing?s impact on revenue and direction will be well situated to come out of the downturn looking like a star.
Irish mammals under serious threat from 'invasional meltdown'Public release date: 21-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Claire O'Callaghan c.ocallaghan@qub.ac.uk Queen's University Belfast
Some of Ireland's oldest inhabitants are facing serious threat and possible extinction because of foreign species, according to researchers at Queen's University.
The red squirrel, Irish hare and red deer are just some of Ireland's indigenous species which are under threat as a result of the introduction of foreign species. A new study which took place over the last two years looked at the impact of two introduced species the bank vole and greater white toothed shrew on two native small mammals, the wood mouse and the pygmy shrew. If the rate of invasion continues as at present throughout the island of Ireland, its native small mammals will die out in at least 80 per cent of their available habitat.
The study, published in the international journal Biological Invasions, found that in the recent past the pygmy shrew has completely vanished in parts of Ireland where both invasive small mammals are found. Wood mouse numbers have decreased by more than 50 per cent in areas where the bank vole is longest established.
Small mammals occupy central positions in food webs, so major changes in species composition which are already occurring, will have both top-down and bottom-up effects in the ecosystem affecting bird and mammal predators as well as the invertebrates, seeds and seedling that small rodents and insectivores feed on.
Professor Ian Montgomery, lead researcher from the School of Biological Sciences at Queen's University, said: "The introduction of alien mammals to Ireland over the last 100 years has had major detrimental effects, threatening our indigenous habitats and species. The American grey squirrel, for example, passes a deadly virus to native red squirrels, whilst European hares threaten the ecological and genetic integrity of the native Irish hare through competition and interbreeding.
"Governments, both north and south of the border, are urged to work together to address the overall problem of invasive mammals throughout Ireland, and ensure that we understand both the mechanisms of invasion and the impacts of these aliens. It is no longer tenable to treat each invasive species as an isolated case. We should establish a realistic plan identifying the mammal species that are key to maintaining our unique biodiversity and ecology and those that we should eliminate or control."
The new study is the first of its kind to systematically analyse the cumulative effects of invasive mammal species on indigenous species. Such a process is known as 'invasional meltdown'.
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1. Professor Ian Montgomery is available for interview. Interview bids to Claire O'Callaghan on 00 44 (0) 2890975391 / 07814415451 or c.ocallaghan@qub.ac.uk
2. Peer reviewed publication: Montgomery, WI, Lundy, MG and Reid N 2011 'Invasional meltdown': evidence for unexpected consequences and cumulative impacts of multispecies invasions. Biological Invasions DOI 10.1007/s10530-011-0142-4
3. 'Invasional meltdown' is a phrase coined by Simberloff and von Holle 1999 Biological Invasions 5 179-192
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Irish mammals under serious threat from 'invasional meltdown'Public release date: 21-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Claire O'Callaghan c.ocallaghan@qub.ac.uk Queen's University Belfast
Some of Ireland's oldest inhabitants are facing serious threat and possible extinction because of foreign species, according to researchers at Queen's University.
The red squirrel, Irish hare and red deer are just some of Ireland's indigenous species which are under threat as a result of the introduction of foreign species. A new study which took place over the last two years looked at the impact of two introduced species the bank vole and greater white toothed shrew on two native small mammals, the wood mouse and the pygmy shrew. If the rate of invasion continues as at present throughout the island of Ireland, its native small mammals will die out in at least 80 per cent of their available habitat.
The study, published in the international journal Biological Invasions, found that in the recent past the pygmy shrew has completely vanished in parts of Ireland where both invasive small mammals are found. Wood mouse numbers have decreased by more than 50 per cent in areas where the bank vole is longest established.
Small mammals occupy central positions in food webs, so major changes in species composition which are already occurring, will have both top-down and bottom-up effects in the ecosystem affecting bird and mammal predators as well as the invertebrates, seeds and seedling that small rodents and insectivores feed on.
Professor Ian Montgomery, lead researcher from the School of Biological Sciences at Queen's University, said: "The introduction of alien mammals to Ireland over the last 100 years has had major detrimental effects, threatening our indigenous habitats and species. The American grey squirrel, for example, passes a deadly virus to native red squirrels, whilst European hares threaten the ecological and genetic integrity of the native Irish hare through competition and interbreeding.
"Governments, both north and south of the border, are urged to work together to address the overall problem of invasive mammals throughout Ireland, and ensure that we understand both the mechanisms of invasion and the impacts of these aliens. It is no longer tenable to treat each invasive species as an isolated case. We should establish a realistic plan identifying the mammal species that are key to maintaining our unique biodiversity and ecology and those that we should eliminate or control."
The new study is the first of its kind to systematically analyse the cumulative effects of invasive mammal species on indigenous species. Such a process is known as 'invasional meltdown'.
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For media inquiries please contact Claire O'Callaghan on 00 44 (0) 2890975391 / 07814415451 or c.ocallaghan@qub.ac.uk
Notes to Editors:
1. Professor Ian Montgomery is available for interview. Interview bids to Claire O'Callaghan on 00 44 (0) 2890975391 / 07814415451 or c.ocallaghan@qub.ac.uk
2. Peer reviewed publication: Montgomery, WI, Lundy, MG and Reid N 2011 'Invasional meltdown': evidence for unexpected consequences and cumulative impacts of multispecies invasions. Biological Invasions DOI 10.1007/s10530-011-0142-4
3. 'Invasional meltdown' is a phrase coined by Simberloff and von Holle 1999 Biological Invasions 5 179-192
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