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Publication shows use of Morphologi G3-ID for component-specific particle characterization of pharmaceutical cream.

The application of morphologically directed Raman spectroscopy to characterizing the component-specific particulate properties of the active components in a topical pharmaceutical cream is described in an application note from Malvern Instruments.

While it is relatively straightforward to determine the particle size distributions of the individual components of a drug formulation before they are formulated as a blend, doing so post-blending is more challenging.

Now, the Morphologi G3-ID, which combines automated image analysis with Raman spectroscopy in a single instrument, enables component-specific particle size and shape distributions to be obtained from a blend. The results of this analysis can provide information about the homogeneity and potency of individual components.

Such insight is helpful in improving product understanding and can be applied from a regulatory perspective right through to troubleshooting and optimizing manufacturing processes.

‘Component specific particle characterization of active component(s) in topical cream products’ is freely downloadable from the Malvern website. It details the analysis of a commercially available topical cream containing two active ingredients. These two morphologically similar actives could not be differentiated by image analysis alone, however the combination of image analysis with Raman spectroscopy allowed the unambiguous determination of particle size distribution for each component. To download the application note go to

The Morphologi G3-ID provides size, shape and chemical analysis information for particles in the size range 0.5 µm - 1000 µm for a variety of sample types, including dry powders, liquids and creams. It operates by scanning a particle dispersion and using advanced optics to capture images of individual particles.

The system then automatically selects particles within the dispersion and collects a Raman spectrum from each one, allowing them to be classified and grouped in terms of discrete component populations. Designed for operational ease of use, the fully automated instrument enables particle characterization scientists with even limited spectroscopic experience to gain an in-depth understanding of their particulate samples.

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In 1967, the American social psychologist Stanley Milgram sent out 160 packages to randomly chosen individuals in the U.S. and asked that they be forwarded to a single individual living in Boston. The task included a simple rule: the recipients must send each parcel on to somebody they knew on a first-name basis.

To his surprise, Milgram found that the first package arrived at its destination via only two people. On average, he found, the parcels reached their destination via five pairs of hands, which amounts to six degrees of separation.

Milgram’s work has since been repeated on various social networks. For example, Microsoft says that people on its Messenger network are separated by 6.6 degrees, and Facebook claims its members are separated by only four degrees.

But there is another element to this work that has been less closely studied, which is the time it takes to travel across a network. In Milgram’s experiment, the first package arrived in just four days. But the others took significantly longer.

So an interesting question is how quickly is it possible to traverse a social network—to track down a random individual across the network.

Today, we have an answer thanks to the work of Alex Rutherford at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi and a few pals who have measured how quickly it is possible to track down random individuals around the world using social networks.

Their conclusion is that, on average, any individual is just 12 hours of separation from another.

Their data comes from a competition called the Tag Challenge, run last year, in which the goal was to find five individuals in five different cities in North America and Europe. The only clue was a mug shot of the individual, the name of the city he or she was in, and the fact that he or she would be wearing a T-shirt with the logo of the event.

Rutherford and co won the competition by identifying three of the five individuals in just 12 hours.

Now they have analysed exactly how they achieved this feat and say a key factor is the ability of participants to target other individuals who may be to help. That’s in contrast to another strategy: blindly gathering as many different people to help as possible. “We have shown that this 12 hours of separation phenomenon relies crucially on the ability of social networks to mobilize in a targeted manner, using geographical information in recruiting participants,” they say.

Their data show that one in three messages were targeted in an appropriate way during the most time-sensitive part of the task. This indicates that social networks are able to tune their geographical communication to suit the task at hand.

And Rutherford and co say but it may be possible to get participants to react even more quickly using appropriate incentives.

That’s an interesting observation that may have important applications for the way politicians and grass roots organisations mobilise support. It may also help in emergency situations such as in tracking down individuals.

However, Rutherford and co fail to address the important question of false positives, when individuals who are not legitimate targets are falsely identified.

That’s unlikely when the target is wearing a T-shirt with the competition logo on it. But the recent social media frenzy over the Boston marathon bombings, and the erroneous finger-pointing that occurred on social networking sites such as Reddit, shows that this is an important factor.

Perhaps future work can throw more light on how false positives can be handled and avoided.

But given the significant impact that these kinds of mistakes can have on individuals, important questions remain over whether social media will ever be a suitable medium for tracking individuals in this kind of situation.

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AVerTV Volar HD review

A pocket-sized USB TV tuner with a touch of retro appeal

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Our Verdict

TV tuners are very much a commodity these days, but if we had to pick one the AVerTV Volar HD would be high on the list.

  • Bargain price for HD
  • Simple set-up and pocketable size
  • Quirky antenna

  • Dated software

Questions, questions, questions. That's our first impressions of the AVerMedia AVerTV Vola HD. It's a budget USB TV tuner that makes us ask things like this: TV on a PC?

Too many random capital letters? Have we fallen through some sort of time vortex to the ancient past? All the cool kids are watching their YouTubes nowadays, aren't they? What's that you say - ruffs should be starched this season?

Apparently, though, despite the best efforts of iTunes, iPlayer, Vimeo, YouTube and of course, BitTorrent, a lot of you can't quite give up broadcast TV and all its linear programming loveliness.

Who can blame you?

There's a certain safety knowing that Doctor Who will be shown on Saturday at tea time, and Match of the Day will be repeated at... some time in the evening.

So, the AVerTV Volar HD makes life as easy for you as possible, with its tiny, memory stick size, miniature aerial and low, low price.

Only one question remains, then: will it both offer and meet with a positive reception?


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AOL developing Firefox-based browser again

AOL has taken up the development of its Netscape 9.0 web browser again, it said on a blog posting yesterday.

The forthcoming version of Netscape will yet again be based on Mozilla 's Firefox 2.0 web browser, and will include a number of functions tweaked for AOL's products and services. For example, the web browser will be closely integrated with AOL's user driven news portal.

A big difference between Netscape versions 8.0 and 9.0 is that AOL has created its own development team to develop Netscape 9.0. Version 8.0 was developed by Mercurial Communications , on behalf of AOL.

It's been pretty quiet around Netscape since AOL released Netscape 8.0 about a year ago. But the announcement yesterday indicates that a new version should be out in the next few months.

The development of Netscape 9.0 can be tracked on AOL's Netscape blog .


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iPad 2 tariffs: Vodafone vs Orange vs T-Mobile vs O2 vs Three

Best iPad 2 data plans for UK buyers

Looking for the best iPad 2 data tariff? Look no further - we're collating details on the iPad 2 data deals from the major UK networks as we get them.

iPad 2 on Orange

Orange is offering its customers the iPad 2 3G for £199 if you sign up for a two-year contract.

The offer is for the 16GB 3G iPad 2, and the £25 per month data package consists of 1GB of anytime data plus another 1GB of data from midnight to 4pm.

iPad 2 on Vodafone

Like Orange, Vodafone is to sell the new Apple iPad 2 to its existing customers for £199, again for those willing to sign up to a two-year deal.

The £199 offer is for the 16GB 3G iPad 2, with customers paying a monthly subscription of £24.50.

Data-wise, this package consists of a monthly data allowance of 2GB, plus 1GB of Wi-Fi access through BT OpenZone.

Additional data is charged at £15 per GB.

For new customers the iPad 2 price is £229 for the 16GB 3G model with a monthly tariff of £27.

Vodafone ipad 2 tariffs

Full Vodafone iPad tariffs as shown above can be found on the Vodafone site.

iPad 2 on T-Mobile

T-Mobile has announced its subsidised iPad 2 pricing - stating that you'll be able to pick up the next-gen Apple device for £199 if you're already a customer of the network.

If you're signing up as a new customer, the price goes up to £229.

For that, you'll be getting the 16GB iPad 2, and you'll be signing up for a two-year data plan which is £25 a month for existing T-Mobilers and £2 more for new customers.

This buys you 1GB of data a month, plus 1GB to use in T-Mobile's declared "quiet time" of 12am - 10am.

So, as an existing customer your total outlay over the two years would be £799 and as a new member of the T-Mobile club, it would be £877.

If you do want to take the T-Mobile plunge, T-Mobile will be taking orders online and on the phone from 5pm on 25 March

iPad 2 on O2

O2 is not offering any deals on the iPad 2, although the operator is offering a data package. O2 iPad 2 tariffs are as follows:

Daily - 24 hours; £2.04; 200MB data

Monthly - 30 days; £10.21 recurring; 1GB data

Monthly - 30 days; £15.32 recurring; 2GB data

Customers can also add 500MB of data as a one-off amount if they are within a recurring data plan.

iPad 2 on Three

Three is selling the iPad 2 at 45 selected Three Stores.

For existing customers, the 16GB 3G iPad 2 has an up-front cost of £199 while the 32GB model is £249. The 64GB iPad 2 is £349 for existing customers.

If you are a new customer, the 16GB 3G iPad 2 will set you back £229 plus £25 a month on a 24-month contract. The tariff includes 15GB of data per month. The 32GB 3G iPad 2 is £279 up front, while the 64GB 3G iPad 2 is £379. Again, these are on 24-month contracts at £25 a month with a data allowance of 15GB per month.

You can check out Three's complete pricing on its iPad 2 page.

iPad 2 from Apple

Apple's pricing for the iPad 2 is as follows

Prices are, including VAT:

Wi-Fi only:
16GB: £399.00 (£332.50 ex 20% VAT)
32GB: £479.00 (£399.17 ex 20% VAT)
64GB: £559.00 (£465.83 ex 20% VAT)

Wi-Fi and 3G:
16GB: £499.00 (£415.83 ex 20% VAT)
32GB: £579.00 (£482.50 ex 20% VAT)
64GB: £659.00 (£549.17 ex 20% VAT)

Those compare to prices last year respectively of £429, £499, £599, £529, £599 and £699. Calculating the differences, the retail (with VAT) price has fallen by between 4% and 7%, with the average being 5%; the ex-VAT price (the one you would normally compare against the US price) has fallen by between 5% and 9%, averaging 7.4%.


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Xbox 360 becomes PS3-beating media hub

Xbox Live Marketplace Video Store to launch in UK

Microsoft has finally announced the launch of the Xbox 360's video-on-demand store in the UK. The US-version has been a huge success thus far, so it was only a matter of time before the service arrived on UK shores.

The several months-late Xbox 360 autumn Dashboard update is now live, and with DivX codec support also being added, the Xbox 360 console can now claim to be the one of the strongest media hubs on the market. That puts it out in front of Sony's PlayStation 3, which has yet to receive DivX support or a full-blown video-on-demand service.

Read: Xbox 360 vs PS3: media hub wars

Arriving this month

While the new video store will be delivered in today's dashboard update, the store will actually go live on 11 December. Presumably that's to allow Microsoft time to iron out any bugs that might be found in the update.

So what exactly is going to be available in the new video store? For a start you'll be able to rent full-length films such as 300 and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. And the cost? 250 Microsoft Points (that's around £2) for standard definition movies and from 380 Microsoft Points (about £3.20) for high definition copies. Not too shabby in our book.

However, if you check out the full list of movies below, you'll notice they're all pretty old. There's no 2007 blockbusters in there. But presumably, as the service grows so will the choice of movies and TV shows that are available.

Adding choice

"Xbox Live Marketplace Video Store in Europe is all about adding to the ever-expanding number of entertainment choices that our consumers have on their Xbox 360," says Robin Truchy, director of Xbox Live in Europe, in a statement to mark the announcement.

"We want to give them the entertainment they want, in the format they want, when they want it and at an affordable price. We were already offering HD games, HD music videos and the option to enjoy HD-DVD format films, now we are offering HD movies to download and rent as well. This is very exciting for us and the consumer."

While movie downloads are currently a niche business venture for most studios and media companies, many analysts think it'll be big business in the future. "As Hollywood turns its attention towards selling digital copies of its blockbuster movies, the delivery of movie content over the open internet has become a key battleground for a broad range of service providers," says Arash Amel, a senior analyst at Screen Digest.

VOD key for future

Screen Digest predicts that the total European movie download market will be worth £249m by 2012, up from £12m in 2007. "The Xbox Live Marketplace Video Store, as the first multi-territory hardware-based online movie delivery service in Europe, is expected to be a European market leader for movie downloads," he said.

"Consumers in both the US and Europe have already made it abundantly clear that they are reluctant to watch two-hour long films on their PC, instead preferring to view them on personal devices or most preferably devices that can provide a link to their large-screen living room TVs and home entertainment systems."

Movies that'll be available on December 11:
The Matrix Revolutions
The Matrix reloaded
Ocean's Eleven
The Perfect Storm
Three Kings
Training Day
The Fugitive
Risky Business
Space Cowboys
Eyes Wide Shut
Analyze This
Demolition Man
Executive Decision
Lethal Weapon 3 & 4
Mars Attacks!
Clash of the Titans
Superman 3
Dead Calm


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T-Mobile adds memory to mobile broadband

Dutch manufacturer Option signed up by mobile network

T Mobile signs up for Option dongles

T-Mobile hopes to take the next step in mobile broadband dongles by partnering with Dutch manufacturer Option and adding memory to the sticks.

By whacking a memory card into the magic internet maker, it will double as a memory stick, meaning you can take your files wherever you go as well as saving files from all those legal sites.

The iCom 431 is a HSUPA-capable modem, meaning you can download at the now-standard 7.2Mbps, as well as uploading at around 5Mbps at a maximum.

Increased speed

However, T-Mobile currently only supports around 4.5Mbps downloads, but the speed will be steadily increased in the coming months.

"Option has supplied data cards to T-Mobile UK over the years," said Jan Callewaert, Chief Executive of Option, before unsurprisingly backing the pink brand to continue its success in the mobile broadband market.

"We're delighted that now our USB modems will contribute to the continued success of T-Mobile's mobile broadband proposition in Europe."


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RIM's Blackberry Thunder imminent?

iPhone-esque Blackberry could be on its way

According to the internet rumours, RIM isn’t done releasing iPhone killers. Hot on the heels of the Blackberry Bold 9000 comes the Thunder 9500, and it apparently sports a full touch screen.

This means no QWERTY keyboard, but instead input will only be possible via the roughly 3-inch display. Whether business users will let go of their beloved full keyboard is unknown.

But does it actually exist?

Of course, this could be complete vapourware, but precise specifications have been leaked suggesting otherwise. Only four actual keys will be present, starting/terminating calls, Blackberry menu and the return key.

However, no word on memory, resolution, colour depth, haptic feedback, camera etc, coupled with a lack of actual pictures of the device mean you should stay suspicious for now.

A quick look back at the Blackberry touch screen patent filed a few months ago tells a different story, with a few more keys and a sliding QWERTY keyboard, but allow RIM the chance to change their mind of course.

The device will reportedly be in keeping with the Bold, as it will also sport high-speed data access, and reportedly will be offered by Vodafone and Verizon worldwide.

Launch is tipped for Q3 this year, so if the rumours are true expect an announcement from RIM in the coming weeks in preparation of their attempt to topple Apple’s touch screen dominance.


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China's manned space mission lifts off today

Din a nay na, din a nay na na. It's the the final countdown!

Shenzhou 7 and its occupants wave goodbye to Earth

China is to launch of a manned space mission today according to the Communist newspaper People's Daily. The launch is set to take place in a desert town in north-west China. An eight hour countdown kicked off this morning.

China's space program has been developing fast – this is the country's third trip into space. It should also mark China's first-ever spacewalk.

First spacewalk

Footage of the spacewalk – which will embark from the shuttle Shenzhou 7 – will be broadcast on Chinese television, and last up to 40 minutes.

It is unknown which of the three astronauts will set off on the spacewalk. All three are fighter pilots who have been training together for the last 10 years.

The spacewalk is a major step towards creating China's own space station.

China's first space mission was as recent as 2003. Since then it has received help from Russia in training and in equipment, but China has been busy generating its own technology as it looks to explore space independently.


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LG 55LM660T review

LG's latest passive 3D TV is its best yet

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The 55LM660T makes a heck of an impression right from the off, thanks to a stunning design that at least rivals and arguably betters the impact of Samsung's 'zero bezel' models.

It's also got all the connections you need for today's multimedia-obsessed world, including built-in Wi-Fi, and comes equipped with a beautifully presented, content-enriched version of LG's Smart TV service.

Then there's LG's passive 3D system, supported on the 55LM660T by the inclusion of five pairs of glasses included free in the box.

In many ways the 55LM660T is great fun to watch, too. Its 3D pictures are bright, colourful and relaxing, and its 2D images avoid some of the pitfalls of last year's LG range.

There are still a few problems though, including minor motion flaws, visible line structure over 3D pictures, rather hollow black colours at times, and enough input lag to trouble gamers.

We liked

The 55LM660T's design is nothing short of spectacular. And the same can often be said of its pictures, at least with bright, sharp, colourful HD and 3D sources. 3D in particular is great fun to watch.

The TV's operating system is very good too, and its multimedia features are excellent and very easy to set up and use.

We disliked

The screen suffers more input lag than gamers might feel comfortable with, and dark scenes can look a bit low on shadow detail. There are motion issues too.

Finally, the passive 3D filter causes signs of horizontal line structure over 2D and 3D pictures - though this isn't really a big problem from a sensible viewing distance, and would likely scarcely be noticeable at all on a smaller screen.

Final verdict

LG's ambitions to overhaul its Korean rival as the world's favourite TV brand are once again writ large on this early 2012 model. Its design is a belter; its feature count is massive and, for the most part, genuinely useful; and best of all its pictures are a big improvement over last year's equivalent models.

There are just enough problems around to make us yearn for LG's upcoming higher-specced TVs, but considered for what it is, a mid-range model, the 55LM660T remains for the most part a very attractive TV indeed.

Also consider

If you want an extremely affordable active 3D 55-inch alternative to the 55LM660T, then you could consider Toshiba's 55WL863 - a TV on sale for as little as £1200 in places. This set does suffer with crosstalk, though, and its online service is way behind LGs.

If you want a nearly crosstalk-free active 3D option, there's the Panasonic P55VT30. This uses plasma technology and so isn't as bright as the LG model, but it's a superb TV in a darkened room. Bear in mind, though, that it's due to be superseded soon by the P55VT30.

Passive alternatives are available from Panasonic (in the shape of the ET5 series), Toshiba (the VL863 series - though this doesn't go up to 55-inch), and the Philips also size-limited PFL7666 series. But it's worth bearing in mind that all of these TVs use passive 3D panels sourced from - you guessed it - LG.

Tech Specs

Product TypeLED-LCD TV
Scan Format1080p
Standard Refresh Rate50 Hz
Digital TunerDVB-T (MPEG4)
Video Signal StandardHDTV 1080p
Number of HDMI Ports4
Number of SCART Interfaces1
Product FamilyLM66
3D Type3D
EU Energy LabelA+
Brand NameLG
Screen Size139.7 cm (55")
Aspect Ratio16:9
Green CompliantYes
Green Compliance Certificate/AuthorityErP, RoHS
Wireless LANYes
Ethernet TechnologyEthernet
Weight with Stand (Approximate)25 kg
Backlight TechnologyLED Plus
VESA Mount Standard400 x 400
Operating Power Consumption73 W
Standby Power Consumption300 mW
RMS Output Power20 W
Electronic Program GuideYes
DLNA CertifiedYes
HDMI VersionHDMI 1.4
Digital Audio OutputYes
Height with Stand795 mm
Width with Stand1232 mm
Depth with Stand331 mm
Number of Common Interface1
Component VideoYes
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Amazon to collect Texas sales tax in July, Nevada in 2014

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  1. Amazon has reached an agreement with the state of Texas which will allow them to continue doing business there but at a cost -- Amazon will begin collecting sales tax from...

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  2. Raswan

    Raswan TS Enthusiast Posts: 280

    yeah, California, if you're operating on the basis that you are happy with whatever you can con CA residents into reporting, be happy with that 1% who you've scared into complying with that bs law.
  3. gwailo247

    gwailo247 TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 2,105   +18

    I wouldn't be surprised if the costs of educating the public, enforcing compliance and carrying out the auditing and punishment of "criminals" end up being more than the revenue collected.
  4. ikesmasher

    ikesmasher TS Evangelist Posts: 2,116   +480

    Shopping on the web will lose its appeal because of greedy governments and officials. Taxes are a huge reason why i buy anything off the internet, if not THE reason.
  5. Uhm... Califirnia is not alone in "use tax" laws. 45 other states share the view that sales tax due, if not collected by the retailer, must be remitted directly by the consumer. Laws on the books for more than 50 years in most states.

    Hopefully Congress will finally get involved and fix this imbalance -that local retailers must collect, while remote retailers can ignore the sales tax collection issue because 45 years ago the Supreme Court thought it would be too difficult - clearly it is not today.
  6. Tygerstrike

    Tygerstrike TS Enthusiast Posts: 827   +93

    Well in one aspect, this might help our economic growth. It will no longer make internet purchases so cheap and might help the brick and mortar stores in your very own town/city. I can understand looking for a cheaper price, but in doing so business is taken from the city in which you live, it may even be taking business from YOUR job. And when business can't make money they fire ppl.
  7. Article is wrong, Amazon starts collecting sales tax in Texas on July 1, 2012. That's according to the 10-Q Amazon filed with the SEC on April 27th. From the 10-Q -

    "“While we continue to believe the assessment was without merit, in April 2012, we entered into a settlement with the State of Texas that included an agreement to collect sales taxes on applicable sales transactions for our U.S.-focused internet retailers beginning July 1, 2012, resolution of Texas sales taxes up to that date, certain commitments related to capital investment and job creation in the state, and an immaterial payment to the state,”
  8. Rick

    Rick TechSpot Staff Topic Starter Posts: 6,324   +56

    That is a significant mistake... Thanks for letting us know.
  9. Um... read the title. It clearly states that taxes in Texas WILL be in July. :oops:

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Google Fixes Gmail Bug That Kept Sending Emails

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A portion of Gmail users recently got a little something extra with their email: repeat deliveries. In particular, over a period of up to 5 days, emails of various ages kept being dispatched to the same recipients, sometimes multiple times per day. Aggrieved users of the free service -- but which is also the webmail client for the Premier Edition of GoogleApps, for which subscribers pay -- hit the Google support forums. Many complained that their emails kept getting re-sent even when deleted from Gmail, resulting in spam warnings and getting their email addresses blacklisted.

Awkward situations also seemed to abound. One user complained that an email previously sent to the "alert all hands" company pager number was resulting in all-hours pager alerts for every company employee. Another spoke of their email recipient's IT department, not expecting the problem to have originated with Google, going over its own email servers with a fine-toothed comb. Google acknowledged the problem early Thursday morning and apologized, noting that "we're experiencing an issue affecting less than 2.5% of the Google Mail user base," which prohibited users from accessing Google Mail, and for some, also resulted in their messages being re-sent.

"We are working to implement a fix for this issue, after which point some of these messages may be re-sent one final time," said Google.

Even 2.5% of a Google service's user base, however, is sizeable. Indeed, by one estimate, Gmail had 176 million users in December 2009, meaning that over 4 million people may have been affected. By Thursday night, Google said it had fully resolved the problem. "No more duplicate emails should be going out at this point and new messages you send out now should not be affected by this issue," according to a support forum post by a Google employee identified as MrEvan,

"Sincerest apologies for the inconvenience this has caused you," he wrote. "While I can't take the messages back with some sort of magical Undo Send, I totally sympathize with your situation."

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Freescale To Supply Apple With PowerPC Processors To '08

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SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Computer Inc.'s transition to Intel Corp.'s microprocessors may not happen as fast as expected, as the computer maker on Friday (Aug. 26) reported that it has signed a microprocessor supply agreement with Freescale Semiconductor Inc. that lasts through 2008.

According to a document filed by Apple with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Apple and Freescale entered into a purchase agreement Aug. 22 whereby Freescale is obligated to supply Apple with Power PC microprocessors through 2008.

Apple, however, is "under no obligation to purchase Freescale microprocessors other than work in progress that was in place at the time the agreement was executed," according to the filing.

Apple made waves in June when the company announced that it would start using x86-based microprocessors from Intel in its Macintosh computers beginning next year. Apple has been using PowerPC microprocessors in Macintosh since the mid-1990s, and has never before used Intel microprocessors.

In the June announcement, Apple said x86 microprocessors would permeate the entire Macintosh product line by the end of 2007.

This week's agreement with Freescale could be taken as a sign that the transition to Intel chips may take longer than expected, or simply that Apple wants PowerPC processors available as insurance against the possibility that the transition doesn't go as smoothly as hoped.

Apple's June announcement that it would transition to Intel microprocessors proclaimed a split between the company and IBM, which has been a longtime supplier of PowerPC microprocessors to Apple, along with Freescale (previously Motorola Semiconductor). IBM has reportedly experienced an assortment of delays and supply problems for the PowerPC to Apple.


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Microsoft's Got A New Go-To Guy For Server Software And Justice Relief

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When Microsoft needed an executive last fall to manage its third-largest and fastest-growing business, it tapped senior VP Bob Muglia to build bridges between the company's rough-and-tumble engineers and sometimes overlooked marketing staff. This month, Muglia, an 18-year Microsoft veteran who took over the company's key server software and development tools business in October, took on more responsibility, becoming the point man in Microsoft's still-simmering antitrust battle with the Justice Department that's dragged on for more than a decade.

Customers move to the head of the line with Muglia

Customers move to the head of the line with Muglia

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Muglia, 46, is taking on a higher profile at Microsoft as the company tries to settle its legal problems with the U.S. government, tamp down antitrust concerns in Europe, and better-position products such as the Windows Server operating system, SQL Server database, and Visual Studio development tools in a war of attrition against IBM, Linux, Oracle, and other open source software.

Muglia will be center stage next year, when Microsoft ships the long-awaited update to Windows for servers. During a keynote speech at Microsoft's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference last week, he introduced a second test version of Longhorn Server, the next version of Windows for servers. "There's a trend towards industry standardization, it's unstoppable, and Windows is leading in that space," he said.

On June 11, he and Microsoft CTO Ray Ozzie will kick off the company's TechEd conference in Boston, introducing a new version of Windows for supercomputing clusters. Meanwhile, Muglia is spearheading an effort to market more effectively to CIOs by demonstrating how Microsoft's server products can address business problems, from logging users securely into networks to merging IT systems after an acquisition.

One goal is to counter IBM's enormous presence in the business market. "They know how to speak to those customers and have a business conversation that Microsoft has struggled with," Muglia says. "We've been criticized, and rightly so, for saying, 'We have this cool new technology and why don't you take advantage of it?'" without sufficiently explaining how products fit into a company's operations.

Alan Nunns, general manager of global technology and strategy at Chevron, says the oil company has been working with Microsoft to assemble "customized stacks" of server software that can manage its roughly 100 million documents and engineering files. Microsoft's business products have become more flexible, Nunns says, letting Chevron use common software components in applications that track safety and production at oil fields around the world. "Those capabilities are really being driven by products that Microsoft creates," he says.

Where The Growth Is

Revenue in Microsoft's servers and tools division grew 16% to $2.8 billion during its third quarter, ended March 31. That outpaced the company's 13% overall revenue growth during the quarter, and put the server group's sales behind only Microsoft's flagship desktop Windows business and information worker group, which contains the ubiquitous Microsoft Office line. But while the server division is nearly as big as the Office group, which generated $2.9 billion in revenue during the quarter, it's only half as profitable, mostly due to the longer time it takes to close sales of its complicated products. It's a business Microsoft is counting on for growth, though, on both the top and bottom lines.

"Our growth potential is very strong in this organization," says Muglia, who predicts double-digit percentage growth in revenue and profit margins in years to come. Windows Server's installed base grew nearly 18% from 2004 to 2005 to just over 15 million, according to IDC. That's faster than the overall growth rate for shipments of Intel- and AMD-based servers. Windows on x86 affords customers wide price advantages over Unix, and differences in the performance between x86 hardware RISC continue to shrink. Microsoft's SQL Server database also is capturing share from IBM's DB2 and Oracle. Microsoft released a new version of SQL Server late last year; sales of the database were up a whopping 30% last quarter compared with a year ago.

Microsoft remains vulnerable to open source databases and other applications running on Linux, which runs on the same industry-standard hardware as Windows and SQL Server. And one other risk: Any slowdown in x86 server sales could stunt Microsoft's server software growth.

Part of Muglia's job will be to make sure the applications moving to Microsoft's server stack are large and complex enough that customers choose premium versions of its software. According to Microsoft, SQL Server holds just over a 40% share of the database market measured by units, but its share of the database market's revenue is about half that. That's starting to change, though, Muglia says. Customers are "beginning to move apps they're willing to spend lots of money for to SQL," he says. "We're able to bring our revenue per unit up." About one fifth of SQL Server sales are of Microsoft's most expensive enterprise edition, which has a list price of $25,000 per processor, Muglia says.

At the other end of the market, Microsoft is distributing more free versions of SQL Server on its Web site, trying to build a bulwark against Linux and open source databases like MySQL in hopes that hobbyists or small businesses will download the free version, then upgrade later.

Stylistically, Muglia is a sharp departure from his predecessor as head of the server group, senior VP Eric Rudder, known for his technical brilliance and combative management style. Last fall, Rudder took a new job working for Microsoft chairman Bill Gates on advanced technologies and technical strategy, his second tour of duty as a special assistant to Gates.

While Microsoft's servers and tools business grew under Rudder, he also gained a reputation for a confrontational style and disdain for talking to the press. Muglia, who's worked on most of Microsoft's major businesses, including Windows, Office, MSN, and .Net Web-services technologies, is seen as a manager who can break down barriers between technical and business staff in the 7,000-person servers and tools unit. "Bob respects and values what marketing and business does," says Steve Guggenheimer, a general manager in the group. It's a useful skill at a time when Microsoft is trying to make a clearer connection between its products and IT problems.

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Muglia's conciliatory skills will be put to the test in his new role as manager of 300 Microsoft staffers working to meet Justice Department requirements that Microsoft rewrite a complex technical document that describes how other companies' software can better interface with Windows. The document was required by Microsoft's 2002 settlement of its landmark antitrust case with the federal government; earlier this month, Microsoft and Justice announced an agreement under which the department would extend its oversight of the company by two more years, until November 2009, because of Microsoft's failure to produce a workable document.

According to a filing by Microsoft and Justice to the U.S. district court in Washington, D.C., Microsoft has been unable to translate recommendations of a three-person technical committee into workable documentation of the protocols that would let other companies' software communicate with Windows. The Justice Department said Microsoft was late producing a document and that many of its proposed fixes didn't resolve known problems. To break the impasse, Microsoft named Muglia to rewrite the documentation and test its proposals, according to a court filing.

Protocols that had been in place for years didn't include documentation suitable for use outside the company, according to Muglia. "We really didn't have the right engineers on it," he says.

Muglia says he's given the court an estimate of "months, not years," to complete the document, and hopes to have an agreement with the Justice Department on a specification within the next couple of weeks. He's also working on a common document for the United States and European Union, where Microsoft has run afoul of regulators for failing to clearly publish the Windows Server interfaces required by an antitrust judgment there.


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The US will oppose any change to international regulations that could transfer control of the Internet

United States representatives have confirmed they will oppose the changes to the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) that could transfer the control of the Internet to an agency of the United Nations (UN).

The changes to the way the Internet is governed will be discussed in December at the World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai.

At present, several non-profit US bodies, like the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), oversee the net’s technical specifications and domain name system.

Internet rules

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), based in Geneva, is the specialized agency of the UN overseeing information and communication technologies. At the moment, it coordinates the global use of the radio spectrum, assigns satellite orbits and establishes international standards.

However, there are countries which want to see ITU take more responsibility for the governance of the Internet.

The future of the Internet will be decided at the World Conference on International Telecommunications, which will bring together representatives of 178 ITU member states. The event aims to review the current ITRs which “serve as the binding global treaty outlining the principles which govern the way international voice, data and video traffic is handled”. The last time this had happened was in Melbourne, Australia in 1988.

The US authorities are worried that the conference will be used as an opportunity to call for more powers to be given to the ITU. This would be a stark contrast to the current “multi-stakeholder model”, which sees businesses, civil society, governments and research institutions participating in the decision making together and on equal terms.

For example, according to BBC, a leaked Russian submission to the ITU suggests that the organisation should take over allocation of at least some of the Internet addresses, the job currently done by ICANN. China and India have also expressed their support for the reforms.

ICANN has been previously criticised by businesses and international bodies, including the UN, over its launch of “dot-anything” domains.

“The Internet has grown precisely because it has not been micro-managed or owned by any government or multinational organization,” said Terry Kramer, the special US envoy to ITU, reports AFP.

“There is no Internet central office. Its openness and decentralization are its strengths,” he added.

Other proposals to be discussed at the conference could see telecommunication operators taxed for their Internet use, which would  hit large companies in the US. The issues of “net neutrality” and traffic management will also be on the agenda.

According to the ITU rules, any changes to the treaties must have unanimous support. This means the US is likely to achieve its goal of maintaining minimal changes to the ITRs.

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Where can I go to sign up for a course? Where is the starting line?

I didn't see the specifics so I could try this myself.

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    Aug 1 2012: Head to Coursera.org!

    And also, check out this blog post for more free college course ideas:

  • Aug 1 2012: I had a browse through some Google results and found this https://www.coursera.org/
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    Aug 2 2012: Cool Im actually a fan of Ken Robinson's talks on creativity and how the world education system needs changing to fit modern times. His talk about changing education paradigms was very eye opening. I actually talk about him as well in the afore mentioned blog post about self paced online education. The post was about revealing how it seems kids are learning better from watching YouTube videos than in the actual class rooms.

    And I agree, this Corusera sounds really great, I just wish I had known of them in 2010 instead of enrolling in the online course I did :X
  • Aug 1 2012: I googled her and searched quite a few pages of her and found nothing. Sometimes an extra pair of eyes helps. No need to be mean or rude Theodore.
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      Aug 1 2012: What exactly did you Goggle? "Daphne Koller online courses" brings up several listings such as....

      Probabilistic Graphical Models | Coursera
      Daphne Koller, Professor. In this class, you will learn the basics of the PGM ... class, the online education model that has led to the formation of the online courses ...

      Consortium of Colleges Takes Online Education to New Level ...
      [Jul 17, 2012] Even before the expansion, Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng, the founders of Coursera, said it had registered 680,000 students in 43 courses with its original ...

      Coursera, Udacity, edX: Will free online Ivy League courses ...
      Daphne Koller, educator, speaks during Session 3: Building Blocks, at TEDGlobal ... with 12 major research universities to offer more than 100 free online courses in ...

      TED Blog | Completely free online classes? Coursera.org now ...
      At TEDGlobal 2012, Stanford University professor Daphne Koller introduced us to Coursera.org, an effort to bring rigorous college courses online to anyone who ...

      "Rude" is in the context of your feelings to my comment, but I do not cause your feelings.
      • Aug 1 2012: Sir, you are incorrect. Rude is what you were. My feelings has nothing to do with your actions. My feelings are a separate entity than what was factually done and said.
      • Aug 1 2012: If you don't want your online text to come across as rude but more so jovial, I suggest you learn how to rephrase your wording for future clarification if you choose to continue to communicate behind a computer screen without facial expression and vocal tone.
      • Aug 1 2012: Please don't make it my problem that you are unaware how to communicate with others.
        Quote anything you like, you still chose phrasing that made you look a certain way.
        When stating something, if the other person doesn't understand the point you're trying to put across, the problem lies with you, not them.
      • Aug 1 2012: And let's have 3 cheers for making assumptions. You have no idea what I do or do not intend on doing with this information or these links. SO how about you take your snide, know-it-all, poor excuse for a so-called human self and mind yourself.
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          Aug 2 2012: katt and Theodore, any chance of olive branches both ways here? Just in the spirit of TED community?
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      Aug 1 2012: "Much ado about nothing."
      It least my comments didn't revert to name calling.
      And you did not answer the question. What did you search for?

      You must be new to TED.
  • Aug 2 2012: two thumbs up
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    Aug 1 2012: I wrote about online education in my blog recently and mentioned Salman Khan's Khan Acadamy. Its basically the same premise. (And he even did a TedTalk about it in 2011) I am all for free education . But it may also mean that many business corporations everywhere, will have to change their requirements for hire or they eliminate the thousands of potentially prime candidates for hire because they require that MBA or BA is something. They would have to determine if the "certificate" you get for completing one of these online courses will or will not be recognized. Speaking as someone who spent 5 years in college from High school, and couldn't find any work in my desired graphic design field, I am a little jaded. Id hate to put in the time for these courses and not be hired because my degree wasn't from a "credible" University.
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      Aug 2 2012: How is Khan Academy "basically the same premise"?
      Coursera is actual college classes taught by professors that teach at the universities. Certificate of completion for the course are not the same as a degree.
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        Aug 2 2012: Its online and its not-for-profit. I'll grant that KhanAcadamy doesn't seem to have much in the way of certified professors rather relying on a few subject specialists among a ton of software engineers.

        And my concern was not about the difference between a degree and this certificate from Coursera, so much as to if businesses will recognize it for possible candidates for hire.
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          Aug 2 2012: What is changing about education is that even after one receives a degree, we will be required to become life long learner. This is why courses are being offered online. We currently consume more information in a day than people did in entire lifetimes.

          In America this is not the issue it is in other places in the world. As Koller indicates tens of thousands of people that access Coursera are from areas of the world where there are fewer opportunities for attending such classes. Yet the need for this information is great.
          What will matter is what you can do with your knowledge and not what a piece of paper says you did in the past. (see Charles Leadbeater and Sugata Mitra's TED Talks)

          Can you imagine a future where your schooling records will be persistent and online, in the cloud. This is where employers will look for qualified applicant for job placement.

          This is part of the "education revolution" Sir Kenneth Robinson's TED talk calls for.
    • Aug 2 2012: Right? These are for people, so far, that aren't necessarily trying to land a job in the field but feel it may help.
      Every job I've had I've gotten from starting at the bottom of the totem pole and working my way up, each job change is a step upwards, I have some college under my belt and a few trade certifications (those are the most fun concerning learning and getting something out of it). I've found that the trade certs got me hired much faster in higher paying positions than ones that require higher formal education.
  • Aug 1 2012: Oh awesome thanks!
    I was just going to the specific university's websites...
    For example, the MIT website has some courses you can download the curriculums, tests/exams, textbook literature, and read lecture notes. There's a really big variety of courses to read about too. Really neat find by accident.
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    Aug 1 2012: Please don't expect others to do your homework for you.

    • Aug 1 2012: Furthermore, this is not homework, it was a simple question. Sometimes others know how to better find something more efficiently than yourself.
      Way to go for positive feedback that you heavily preach on your profile that others are doing for you. How about you practice what you preach and instead of treating others like shit, treat them in the nice way that they've treated you? We all have our strengths and weakness, it's apparent kindness isn't one of yours.
      Next time you have any type of question that I can easily answer for you, expect the same rude answer you've given me.
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        Aug 1 2012: "Ambition should be made of sterner stuff than this." to paraphrase Shakespeare

        In general this was written in a joking manner, but your feeling of being slighted are curious.
        "Thou doth protest to much" as Shakespeare says in "The Taming of the Shrew" and I wonder if my barb struck a little to close to home.
        This is a fairly simply task since she shows examples in the video of the online classes: "Coursera."
        Having taking a few classes at Coursera I can warn you that they are self directed and there is a heavy burden to be self motivated. If you cannot find Cousera outline I think do have a valid concern about your success in these classes.


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Math topics presented in a more engaging and unorthodox fashion.

Math is already the most hated subject in schools and students have pinned math knowledge with a certain persona. The general persona is a monotone, nerd with no 'swagger'. This coupled with the rigor of the subject makes even the serious minded students tune out. This is a math lesson delivered as they've never seen nor expect. In music videos and various other forms of entertainment, a 'hood' figure who speaks with 'hood' vernacular is placed at the other end of the intelligence spectrum. This educator shows that where you come from does not speak to your intelligence or potential. Many agree that his delivery is unorthodox, interesting and rivals the explanations of seasoned professors. Some have professed that none of their collegiate educators delivered an explanation which could surpass the one given in the video. View the link and see if you agree with thousands thus far.

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    Jun 13 2013: Here are our thirty-four TED Talks about Math. http://www.ted.com/talks/tags/math

    The first, by a very energetic speaker, has had almost 5 million views! And he spoke again at TED Global today.

    In my experience, math is presented in a very wide variety of ways by different teachers and speakers. There are great and engaging teachers and professors and weak ones. With such a wide range, and as mathematicians can have an eccentric streak, I don't think any mode of speaking about the subject can truly be called orthodox.
    • Jun 14 2013: I guess there is a reply limit on here so I clicked on this one to reply to your last comment. As a matter of fact I am a math teacher. I suppose it wasn't very hard to tell. That theory sounds pretty good. The most problematic aspect of teaching inner city students is discipline. I honestly could not say whether or not I would be able to implement such a strategy because the biggest magic trick of all is getting them to actually care/try. There could be gifted students in the mix but they are so taken by their environments that academics are the last items on the list of importance. If I could be so lucky to get 5 million views and resources to act, I know exactly how to change it. As of now, it's a daily battle and with the close of each year, I lose the war big time. I mean, some of them have genuine unbelievable circumstances to deal with at home. One student told me that their mom was up for 3 days as he witnessed a drug habit. Not to get too deep but I almost hugged the little guy because he deals with a lot to be so young. The worst part is that his story isn't at all unique. They all have crushing survival pressures, horrific environmental influences and a loss of will. Movies and television about this very thing tend to desensitize as we are no longer stunned by hardships but it is 10,000% real. At this point, I really don't know what to do for them. I know I went on a little rant here but hey....just figured I'd vent while speaking to a fellow educator.
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        Jun 14 2013: It's not the place for me to address at length, but what worked pretty well for me in classrooms like you seem to have is to start the year by asking for a show of hands of who sees college as probably in the plan. Practically all say they do.

        At that point I say that this is important for me to know, because we need to run the class to prepare them for that.

        This conveys expectations that are useful and that, after all, came from what they told me their personal goals are.

        You might try that in September.
        • Jun 14 2013: This is not funny at all but sometimes all you can do is give one of those 'this makes no sense' laughs....when I ask about college, they don't even bother to raise their hand. It use to be that way about 7 years ago. They would raise their hand at least not to look bad. This is my last year teaching.
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    Jun 21 2013: Learnig maths (or whatever) and also teaching in a nice way, is practical, pleasant, and (if they know how to do it well) useful. Sure.
  • Jun 20 2013: LOl,I was good at math subject and I spent so much time to probe math's questions at school.And now my daughter likes math subject too.I can say some of students don't like math subject which isn't children's fault but math's teaching methods,curriculum...how do we apply math in reality?
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    • Jun 23 2013: you know of any books which go into more detail about this?
  • Jun 17 2013: I watched the talk referenced by you. I found that the presentation in his explanation of the derivative in the differential calculus based on the conventional definition. I admire his clear presentation. but it's not an innovative approach. The dismal phenomenon of lack of interest in math by the students is not due to teaching, but it's due to the interference of the top-down from the education bureaucracy who tries to handcuff the teachers in how to teach, what to teach and shovel all the ineffective materials or regulations to deter students learning. Two examples:
    The so-called common core teaching materials, especially in math, are full of idiotic explanations which are simply hard for the student to understand and impractical as well. An example is the equation; 1/2 x 1/3 = 1/6. Most of the TEDsters believe that using the pizza slices analogy is both realistic and easy to understand. But the authors in the common core attacked this approach and came up with some impractical and hard to understand explanations.More of these kind of "puzzles" are certain to turn the students off.
    Another example concerned with the new rules by the education authority to delay the teaching of Algebra I until the 9th grade. First of all, history shows that math should be learned as early in age as possible. There are plenty of prodigal youngsters who can reach the level of calculus or beyond at the age of 15 or even younger, but there are extremely few adults who could develop high math skills when they didn't have the proper foundation in math when they are already adults. Furthermore, what would we teach the students in the 7-8th grade. If the problems include relatively complex solutions, then the problems can easily be solved by algebraic equations, but they have not been taught at that time. If we lay off the students on that, then it is equivalent to give THE STUDENTS A SLACK in progress during the optimal time for learning. In both cases, we turn them off of math!
  • Jun 13 2013: Thanks for the reference. I will check them out.....I agree. Math is typically very unorthodox but to the masses of people who hate the mere mentioning of the subject, it can be dim to say the least.
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      Jun 13 2013: I notice children typically like or even love math as long as the problems are easy and they can do them with minimal effort. Part of why people start not liking math is that people don't always enjoy making mistakes and being told they have made mistakes.
      • Jun 13 2013: Yeah that's true. Once they have to do more than 3 steps to get to the answer then it's like pulling teeth. At some point, they just have to realize that it is the glory of thinking your way through that fuels the process.
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          For this you have to hit just the right level of difficult so that they will get stuck... stuck...stuck... but then break through, producing that elated feeling that gets addictive. and you take them there over and over again.

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Employee Empowerment, is it a tool for organizational development or it is just a general motivational factor, in this economy.

Employee empowerment has over the years been regarded as a general motivational toll, however with the dawning of the global economy some organizations have taken the subect to their advantage by embracing a holistic approach to empowerment and ensure the related initiatives like;worker participation, training, information sharring , wellness mangement and employee share empowerment schemes, would ensure organizational competitiveness is mantained and that an organization would be flexible , considering the changing economy world-wide

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    Oct 1 2011: Employee empowerment can be a great tool. Yet, I have seen it used as a mask by management to fool workers into working harder for no gain. Saturn cars had true employee empowerment to some degree and yet the makers took them off of the market. Schools are supposed to be teacher empowered but they are run by federal rules, state rules, tests, hidden and open agendas, the old boy/girl system, union rules, societal rules, and many other rules. A teacher has no real empowerment to teach what they feel is best for the students. State tests to be passed, teacher reviews, parental desires all have locus of control as well as politically controlled text book publishers.
    I have only heard of one person to fully implement employee empowerment and that was J. Paul Getty. At one time he came to an oil well that was not producing and could not find the engineer. He gave half ownership in the well to the men who worked the rig. The production went through the roof and he could not get the engineer in to town for meetings. Maybe I am trying to say that true employee empowerment is when the employees are part owners of the company and have a strong say it how it is run and receive part of the profits and suffer part of the losses. At least that is what my reading has lead me to believe
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    Sep 20 2011: But is it a strategic thing to just implement it with the goal for individual satisfaction or its rather morestragic and fitting to use it for a dual cause; motivation and most essentially organisational development.
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    Sep 20 2011: Even if it is a motivational factor will not it work for organisational development ?

    Like all other things end result depends up to one's hand (individual & / Organisation) how it is implemented with what objective.


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Finding a place to lock lips can be tough. Too much PDA in the school halls is frowned upon and the ‘rents totally make it their job to check in on you when you’re hanging at home. Amirite? So when all else fails, you can always resort to a makeout sesh in your car like some of our fave TV characters have done. It might be a little cramped, but it sure looks fun…

Blair and Chuck on Gossip Girl
Our hearts melted as Blair told Chuck he was the one she couldn’t live without. Swoon. That moment was quickly ruined as the paparazzi pretty much ran the two off the road, but we’d still take it.

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Bamy got their smooch on in the back seat one last time before Amy left for New York for the summer. Kinda awkward that their driver was sitting up front during their romantic parting, but whatevs.

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Ty and Bay on Switched At Birth
Um, maybe parking the car outside Bay’s house to lock lips wasn’t the best idea, figuring her dad caught them. “A” for effort?

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These two always have the most epic kisses, but the one Ezria shared in the car outside of Mona’s birthday party is one of their best. Too mad Noel saw them in action.

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    Ooh… I’d make out with any of those gals;)

  • max

    It doesn’t matter where Ezra and Aria are they always have the most passionate kisses! One thing they’re not short of is love!

  • yass

    Chuck and Blair!!

  • mirna_9452

    To be honest, neither. It is very professional for an actrice or actor to be very persistent and focus in a kissing scene to someone they are probably not dating. No matter who they are kissing, they need that image of passion. The photos for pretty little liars are terrible. It saids kidsing scene for a reason. We, the viewers, what to see their,the actor or actrice, facial look and the the kiss not their backs! The images for *gossip girls and *the secret life of an amerocan teenager is exceptible. That is all.

  • Rill

    Ezria of course. Duh! They have the most EPIC kisses of all time. So much passion and affection. Love.

  • victoria

    forever chair

  • kate

    this scene with chuck & blair isn’t nearly as good as the one in limo! *misses season 1*

  • MSC

    I love Chuck and Blair!

  • camilla

    Blair and Chuck!!!!!!! Always!!!!!

  • Lia

    Definetly Blair and Chuck! But not in this episode. The best Makeout Session in the car was in the first season episode 7.

    • Jenny

      Definitely. It was their kiss in the limo in Victor Victrola that was the most iconic moment on Gossip Girl.

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  • pinky

    i love the lying games too! :)

  • brittney

    swithed at birth is the best show seires i’ve ever seen. are you guys gonna make a new one. is it on abc family. what day doese it come on.

    • zoey

      me too…… oh my gosh, just can not get enough of it! ;)

  • Sam

    I love Emma and Ethan on The Lying Game!


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I am at a farm.
I hear the echo of an engine turning off.
I unbuckle my seat belt.
I see the night.
I see the silohette of trees.
I open the door and
I see the void of darkness illuminated by the lights.
I step out.
I hear the grass crunch under my feet.
I feel the cold air freeze and kill everything.
I feel the winter.
I look up at the night sky.
I see stars.
I feel their intensity.
I know they shine through the dark.
I feel the battle between the made and the natural.
I look above me.
I look directly above me.
I see the shiniest star right above me.
I see how minute it is.
I retract my thought.
I know the light must travel though miles,

and miles,

and miles,

and miles.

i feel small.
i wonder why i feel so important.
i am such a small part of the puzzle.
i ask myself what if they fell.
i shiver with the thought.
i feel scared.
i train my eye on the brightest one.
i can't look away.
i wonder "what if".
i hear crickets chirp.
i don't look away.
i can't be distracted.
i could blink and this could go away.
i could blink and it all could be gone.

Why am i so important?
Why do i feel scared?
Where would we go?
Where would "it" go?
What if it didn't twinkle?
Would i be here
To feel the grass crunch?
To feel the cold air?
To feel the intensity of the tiny stars?
To feel the battle between existences?

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History of corporate manslaughter: five key cases

Following Cotswold Geotechnical's landmark £385,000 fine on Thursday for corporate manslaughter we take a look back at five key cases.

From P&O Ferries to the Hatfield rail disaster, here are examples of corporate cases brought to trial before The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 was given Royal Assent.
British Transport Police, Hertfordshire Police and health and safety executives examine the train following the Hatfield rail disaster in 2000.

Companies have been open to manslaughter proceedings since 1965. Until then, English law abided by the principle laid out by a 17th century judge, who deemed, "Companies have a soul to damn, but no body to kick".

Here are five examples of corporate cases brought to trial before The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 was given Royal Assent.

Lyme Bay tragedy

The only successful prosecution of a corporation for manslaughter through gross negligence involved a company owned by one man.

Peter Kite, owner of OLL Limited, was jailed for three years, and his company fined £60,000 following the 1993 Lyme Bay canoeing tragedy in which four teenagers died.

Mr Kite was found guilty because he was directly in charge of the activity centre where the children were staying. Joseph Stoddart, manager of the St Alban's centre in Lyme Regis, was found not guilty of the same charges after the jury failed to reach a verdict.

The Court of Appeal later reduced Mr Kite's sentence from three years to two, meaning he only spent 14 months in jail.

Herald of Free Enterprise

One of the most famous corporate manslaughter cases came to trial during the late 1980s, when the Herald of Free Enterprise - a Townsend Thoresen car ferry owned by European Ferries, which later became part of P&O European Ferries - capsized in 1987 off the Belgian coast. A total of 193 lives were lost after the bow doors of the ferry failed to close and the car deck was flooded.

An inquest jury returned verdicts of unlawful killing in 187 cases. However, the corporate manslaughter case failed because the various acts of negligence could not be attributed to any individual who was a "controlling mind".

Clapham rail disaster

Britain's worst rail disaster claimed 35 lives after three trains collided on December 12, 1988. The British Rail Board admitted liability for the accident, which was attributed to careless work by signal engineers. As the board was responsible under the "vicarious liability" principle, it paid compensation reaching £1m in some cases, though no-one was prosecuted for manslaughter.

In 2003, the Appeal Court in Edinburgh rejected a charge of "culpable homicide" (the Scottish equivalent of the law in England, now known as "corporate homicide") against the gas pipeline firm Transco after the death of a family of four in Larkhall in 1999.

Separate charges were brought under Sections 3 and 33 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, and the company was fined a record £15m.

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In 2005, executives of Network Rail and maintenance company Balfour Beatty were cleared of individual charges over the October 2000 Hatfield rail crash, which claimed four lives.

However, after an eight-month Old Bailey trial in 2005, Balfour Beatty was fined £10m for breaching health and safety regulations (later reduced to £7.5m). Network Rail, which took over from Railtrack in 2002, was fined £3.5m.

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Rentokil's City Link replaces second chief in 18 months

A rise in bed bug calls may have boosted Rentokil's pest control arm, but the rat-catcher's parcel delivery business is facing tougher challenges.

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The support services firm has replaced the boss of its struggling City Link parcel delivery business for the second time in less than 18 months.

Rentokil said Stuart Godman had resigned "by mutual consent", to be replaced by Alan Brown, the group's chief executive, until a new boss is found.

The news suggests a poor performance for City Link in the final quarter of the year. The business narrowed its operating losses by £2.3m to £4.7m in the first half and reported operating losses of £1.3m in the third quarter, the same as last year.

City Link recently admitted it had gone too far in closing depots and cutting staff and had been forced to outsource work to more expensive third-party firms.

Service levels had remained excellent in the period, apart from in the past two weeks, which had been affected by the snowy weather, it said.

However, Rentokil said its profits expectations for the year remain unchanged as the rest of the group, which includes pest control and washroom services, compensates for City Link's losses.

City Link is expected to recruit hundreds of drivers in the new year following the cut-backs as it looks to reduce its use of sub-contractors.

Mr Godman took over City Link in July 2009 after the sudden exit of Petar Cvetkovic, who left during a strategic overhaul of the company. Both men joined Rentokil from Target Express in November 2006 after Rentokil bought the group.

Gatwick-based Rentokil posted a 16pc rise in pre-tax profits to £57.3m in the three months to September 30, after a rapid increase in calls to deal with bed bugs ensured strong growth at its pest control division.

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Gay marriage campaigner: legislation does not go far enough

Gay rights campaigner Gino Meriano says that new legislation on same-sex marriage is not enough, with society needing "to catch up with the laws".

As one of the first couples to sign on the dotted line after the Civil Partnerships Act became law in 2005 and as joint founders of the Gay Wedding Show, Gino Meriano and his partner, Mike Ullet have watched the development of the gay rights movement with interest.

Mr Meriano sees the latest debate as a stepping stone stemming from the Civil Partnerships Act that will lead to further legislation.

He insists that young people need to understand that gay people just want equality, and that this can only be achieved by educating people.

His comments come as a bill allowing same-sex civil and religious marriages for faith groups that choose to conduct them is expected to be introduced in January, with the first gay weddings likely in early 2014.

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Tempers fray as Norwich slip

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Norwich added further weight to the impression that no club want to win the title as they contrived to draw against 10-man Rotherham. Indeed, the leaders were indebted to a last-minute equaliser by Damien Francis.

Yet that only scratches the surface of a quite remarkable match which saw a hat-trick by Rotherham striker Martin Butler relegated almost to the level of "any other business".

Rotherham played the second-half a man down after defender Guy Branston was sent off for his part in a 20-man half-time brawl which spilled out of the tunnel and back out on to the pitch. Branston claimed he was reacting to being spat at in the face by Norwich's Leon McKenzie.

Rotherham's Darren Garner said: "It takes a lot to get Guy upset, although their lad is adamant he didn't spit at him. Emotions were running high, and it's one lad's word against another.

"We were having a team talk when someone came in and said the referee's outside, and he's just showed Guy a red card. The gaffer went crazy, we all did."

Rotherham manager Ronnie Moore was banished to the stands for sparking the 60-second free-for-all. He had sprinted half the length of the field to remonstrate with Darren Huckerby, who had just given Norwich a 3-2 lead from the penalty spot. Moore claimed that Huckerby had made a meal of defender Shaun Barker's challenge.

Moore said: "I said to Huckerby I hoped he was pleased with his dive, he told me to watch a video of what happened. Then Guy said that McKenzie ran past him and spat in his face. Guy responded by putting his hand into the player's face, which the fourth official has seen."

Norwich manager Worthington said: "There's no truth in that allegation. It's a serious allegation but the way their lad was behaving was even more serious.

Rotherham fought back to take a second-half lead through John Mullin after Butler had completed a stunning hat-rick. The visitors had scored twice inside two minutes midway through the first half thanks to Iwan Roberts and McKenzie, either side of close-range efforts by Butler.

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Ronaldo: Roy Hodgson is one of 'the greatest managers in the world'

Brazilian World Cup legend Ronaldo heaps praise on England manager Roy Hodgson, but says his team will not win next year's tournament in Brazil.

The highest scorer in World Cup history backed England to do well in his homeland but wrote off their chances of winning the tournament.

Speaking during a visit to the Daily Telegraph's offices in London, the Brazil 2014 ambassador said: "If I had to say who'd win, it would be Brazil, Germany and Spain, in that order, and I'm very sorry not to include England.

"They have a very strong team, they also have a very good manager. I, of course, worked with their manager at Inter Milan."

Ronaldo added: "I think he is one of the greats. He is tactically very good, he likes the technical ability of his players, so he does rank amongst the greatest managers in the world."

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IndyCar Series crash injures Dario Franchitti and 13 fans

Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti fractured two vertebrae and broke his right ankle when his car went airborne into a fence on the last lap of the Grand Prix of Houston 2 on Sunday.

On Sunday the IndyCar Series ran the Shell-Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston 2 - the second of two races over the weekend on a 1.683-mile, 10-turn temporary street course in Reliant Park.

In the final lap, contact between Dario Franchitti and Takuma Sato sent Franchitti's car launching over Sato's and into the fence. Parts and pieces from both vehicles flew into the grandstand. E.J. Viso then hit Sato's car as Franchitti landed.

The accident showered debris into the grandstand, injuring 13 fans and an IndyCar Series official.

Dr Michael Olinger, IndyCar's director of medical services, later gave an update saying: "Franchitti was admitted awake and alert to Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center in Houston for a concussion, spinal fracture that will require no surgery and a fracture to the right ankle. He will be kept overnight."

Houston Fire Department spokesman Ruy Lozano said 13 fans were injured by the flying debris, and that 11 were treated on site at Reliant Park. Lozano said two were taken to the hospital for treatment.

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Olympic organisers struggle to fulfill pledge over ticket equality for paying public

Sports considered to be supported by the well-heeled such as equestrian eventing, modern pentathlon and sailing were the biggest losers under the London 2012 Olympic Games ticket pricing as organisers struggled to fulfil a pledge across all sports to divide seating categories into roughly equal proportions.

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Following detailed breakdowns of each Olympic session by Locog earlier this week, it has emerged that sailing fans at Weymouth and Portland were particularly hard done by.

Organisers sold 96 per cent of their tickets to the sailing events in the higher priced A category of £55 (finals) and £35 and just four per cent at the cheaper B category of £20.

This flies in the face of regular commitments by Locog officials in briefings and in evidence to the London Assembly.

Over at Greenwich Park, the elevated grandstand seating for the eventing was sold off at the highest prices – the final was £150.

Locog says the breakdown of seating across the categories was 59 per cent A category, 14 per cent B, 13 per cent C and 14 per cent D, well short of having 20 per cent across all categories.

The modern pentathlon pricing was also skewed towards the most expensive tickets.

According to the Locog figures, 62 per cent of tickets to this sport were A category and 38 per cent were B.

Organisers also charged half of the public the highest priced £60 tickets at the open water swimming, with 22 per cent being charged B category costing £40 and 28 per cent C category £20 tickets.

Locog chief executive Paul Deighton had told the London Assembly last year: ''at all the sports sessions we have broadly the same number of tickets at each price band but this is not an exact science because of each venue's specific shape and configuration.''

However it appears that the percentage breakdown across the sports as provided by Locog relates only to the UK public ballot tickets.

Telegraph Sport revealed this week that ticket sales to VIP's corporate clients, sponsors and sporting officials were overweight in the highest price categories, particularly to highly sought after swimming, track cycling, athletics, ceremonies, and finals of gymnastics, hockey and basketball.

In many of these cases the sales of AA and A priced tickets to these client groups compared to the UK public was three to one.

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Metro police arrested two people moments after they allegedly broke into an Old Hickory residence on Friday.

Officers were called to a residence on the 1500 block of Stokely Lane after Angelo Gleaves, 21, and an unnamed 17-year-old entered the home while a 15-year-old girl was home alone, according to a release from the Metro Nashville Police Department.

She hid from the suspects and was not hurt, police said.

Soon after police arrived, officers and other residents spotted Gleaves and the juvenile running toward the Cumberland River.

The teenager was apprehended by officers on the river’s edge, police said. Gleaves jumped into the river before two officers pulled him out, the release said.

Both suspects were charged with aggravated burglary, vandalism, felony theft and evading arrest. Gleason was booked into Metro jail on $75,000 bond.

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