Tuesday, July 31, 2012

WSJ reporter gets beaten up after a thief steals his date's iPad

We aren't living in a perfect world. It's also a world where iPads, even used ones, have a lot of value. These are two facts that WSJ reporter Rolfe Winkler found out while on a train ride in the NYC subway.

He and a date were just checking out an ebook on her iPad, when the train stopped at

the Bergen Street station in Brooklyn. As the doors opened, a swift thief quickly snatched the iPad away from the hands of the girl and ran out of the train. Winkler, being a real man, followed the thief in order to reclaim the iPad, however, it turned out the rest of the thief's buddies were waiting at the station. With the odds definitely not being in his favor, the reporter ended up beaten up by the offenders. Here's what Rolfe Winkler says about this unpleasant experience:

"Instead of winning back the iPad, I found myself lying on the platform bleeding, my jaw split in half."

Winkler may have to be thankful that he got away this "lightly". Sources use this occasion to remind us of a last year case when a Chicago woman died when a thief caused her to fall down the stairs of a rail station, only to steal her iPhone.

Please be careful, guys and gals, it seems there are a lot of lowlifes out there who'd love to get their hands on OUR tech.

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Apple Refutes Allegations That it Copied Sony, Shows 'Purple' iPhone Prototype

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Apple is refuting allegations that it copied the iPhone design from Sony and has presented a 'purple' iPhone prototype as proof, reports The Verge.

"Purple" dates back to August 2005 - months before the Jony prototype was originally designed. According to the documents, Shin Nishibori's Sony-style touches were simply "an 'enjoyable' side project," embellishments on a concept Apple had already designed. The documents contend that Purple remained free of the alleged Sony inspirations, ultimately giving birth to the iPhone in 2006 (and looking decidedly like the iPhone 4).

Apple has requested that the Court enforce an order from Judge Grewal excluding evidence that Apple's designs were derived from Sony's design language, from Mr. Nishibori's exercise in applying Sony-style design details to the iPhone, or from Sony handsets of the time. Because this evidence is not admissible to prove the invalidity of Apple's patents, they argue it should not come in for any purpose.

"Judge Grewal's Order prevents Samsung from relying on Sony handset designs, Apple's "Sony-style" CAD drawings, or Sony "design language" to argue the invalidity of Apple's designs. All such evidence was stricken from Mr. Sherman's expert report. Samsung's attempt to prove otherwise fails, as does its effort to devise other theories to support the admissibility of this evidence."

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Monday, July 30, 2012

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Three Steps to Stare Down the Fear of Business Negotiation

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It's a fact: 70% of people prefer to avoid negotiation entirely. Just wish it would go away. It's either a fear of losing, fear of embarrassment or fear of "overstepping" that drives this avoidance. Because somewhere buried deep inside us is a voice that says "don't lose", "don't mess it up" or "don't ask - you might offend".

"Pound me once shame on you, pound me twice shame on me". So we avoid.

Negotiation at its best is a wonderful tool to improve the bottom line while moving relationships forward. I've seen it, done it and reaped the benefits...you can to. But to get there you've got to overcome fear. We do that with a 3 step plan:

1) Conscious Approach. Face fears straight-on by raising them to the level of consciousness and then stare them down. Like this, "OK, I don't like this because I'm worried about making a mistake and losing. But we have an opportunity to make some financial gains, and expand the relationship so we both grow. So I'm going to do this, even though I don't want to." Here's the key...when fears rattle around in our sub-conscious they subtly, insidiously defeat us. When we look them in the eye, we defeat them.

2) Leverage Zone. Once we've stared our fears down, we need strength to get it done. And that happens by pumping up my leverage zone. Leverage Zone are those characteristics and advantages that are uniquely ours, and provide leverage. We identify them, document them and celebrate them. Enter leverage.

3) Embrace the Process. Conscious Approach and Leverage Zone are a great start. But by themselves they are not enough. We overcome fear with a third "whammy" which is process. One that is reliable, repeatable and practical. And the best way to do that is through what I call "Aggressive Preparation". Not aggressive with other people, but aggressive with ourselves in order to do the heavy lifting during preparation that makes negotiation productive.

It can be done. But first you need to gain the tools and tactics to drill out natural fears and make negotiation work for you.

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Sunday, July 29, 2012

Rain drenches Olympic cycling, archery events

Visitors walk during raining at the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Visitors walk during raining at the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

A spectator covers her head from the rain with a British flag during the equestrian eventing dressage phase at Greenwich Park, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A woman covers herself from rain with a British flag at the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Cyclists pedal under pouring rain during the Women's Road Cycling race at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Beach volleyball fans sit in the rain during a beach volleyball match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

(AP) ? Heavy rain drenched the women's road cycling race Sunday and strong winds rattled through tennis courts and the equestrian arena as the London Olympics faced its first encounter with Britain's often tempestuous weather.

Thousands of fans braved downpours along the 87-mile (140-kilometer) Olympic cycling route, while the riders themselves battled to keep control as they flew across pools of rainwater.

In London's Greenwich district, wind and rain forced a brief delay at the equestrian events and pulled loose the roof of an enclosure housing tournament judges.

To the south at Wimbledon, play in the Olympic tennis tournament was delayed for almost three hours amid repeated showers, and the arena's Center Court roof was rolled out to allow some matches to continue.

The archery competition ? taking place at the capital's storied Lords cricket ground ? was also blighted by downpours during a women's team quarterfinal between Denmark and South Korea.

Claps of thunder had announced the start of the women's road cycling race, close to Buckingham Palace, but spectator Simon Ashmore, 29, said the soaking conditions hadn't dampened the crowd's spirits.

"It was a fantastic atmosphere despite the rain. People were still jolly and everyone was sharing brollies," said Ashmore, using a British term for umbrellas.

At the Olympic Park, Molly Wilson, from Michigan, wrapped her U.S. flag around her head in an attempt to fend off the rain.

"I know London is rainy so this doesn't surprise me, though I will bring an umbrella next time," she said.

British horse rider Kristina Cook insisted the wind and rain hadn't put her ? or her horse ? off their stride as they competed in the equestrian events at Greenwich.

"Obviously I would love the sun shining down on me now, it would have been brilliant, but that's England for you isn't it?" said a philosophical Cook.

But she said she did get concerned when strong winds yanked off part of a roof on a temporary enclosure where the judges were based.

"When the judges' roof came up and down as he (my horse) was doing his extended trot, I really hoped that he wasn't going to spook," she said.

Despite the showers, some Olympic venues escaped the poor weather.

Soccer matches in central and northern England went ahead unaffected, the beach volleyball tournament in central London continued unscathed, and there was actual bouts of sun at the Weymouth sailing venue in southwest England.

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Layton Hower ? Why Everyone Ought To Focus On Personal ...

A sad truth of life is that usually occasions we result in a rut. Often these are caused by unusually troubling scenarios, other times it is actually introduced on by simply our unwillingness to move ahead. Regardless of the scenario might be this post will supply many ways when it comes to getting yourself back again in your ft ..

Information writings through the earlier advise us to view our own improvement because it affects other people, and also to be personal-crucial. The sensible modern day person will nevertheless attend to these tips. Self improvement is nice. Directing our abilities in a fashion that will help and is not going to restrict other people is better yet.

On your own confidence throughout self improvement time periods will manage to benefit from the harmonious romantic relationship to the primary personal. If you?re in track with your imagination, entire body, and spirit, you?ll locate it simpler to protect yourself towards difficulties to your primary values and ideals. It will help you reinforce the influence of your values, and your self confidence within them.

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Make a list of things which are dragging you lower or maybe traveling you nuts. Then split this collection into items you can and can not management. Know that there is little you can do with the things that are away from your handle and strive to release that. Instead set your attention to the things that you can handle.

An important element in your success will be thinking and acting professional-actively in contrast to re-actively. When you try and greater yourself, remember that your thoughts controls everything. Acquire options and routines that come your way under consideration with an open thoughts, and engage in new adventures because they will provide you with experience essential that you should increase as a man or woman.

Determination is really a building block in every great self improvement program. Ambitious targets and meticulous planning are common self improvement functions, however are of little assist in case the initially symbol of problems brings about the entire software to get deserted. Faults and breakdowns are inevitable ? personal development is approximately transferring prior them, not eliminating them.

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Saturday, July 28, 2012

Teleseminars | Writing and Speaking For Everyone - Rollins - Typepad

Telecourses or perhaps teleseminars are some of the best methods a data marketer offers with regard to developing great saleable content. But producing and saving a web seminar to convert in a training product, may be greater than a brand-new manufacturer is capable of. Which is unfortunate. Due to the fact making a telecourse or perhaps seminar is actually effortless ? should you choose it correct.

However , nearly all fresh producers do it incorrect!

In the event you listen to almost all of the experts, developing a telecourse or even teleseminar is not hard. Merely take a moment, start up your duplicate involving Ms powerpoint or even Keynote, then start itemizing out there what you need to convey. When you find yourself completed just sign on to your service provider, upload and begin chatting. Not a problem.

It?s no difficulty for them since that isn?t how they do it. They have got somebody else create this for them and they possess a teleprompter that feeds all of them what things to declare.

Nevertheless think about everyone else that has to create the goods we?re going to promote?

In the following paragraphs, I?m going to reveal the a little gem I have discovered for making the first telecourse. You can now create a webinar. It merely requires knowing how.

A single. Let enough time

If you think the particular gurus, it will lead you around an hour to prepare any one-hour web conferencing. Of course, they are underestimating terribly. Your Chapman Coalition review approximated that one hours associated with webinar will require about forty-three a long time associated with planning moment an average of. Even though your system pertaining to developing online seminars will affect the period, you ought to be happy to invest 1 week for every hr from the very first telecourse you generate.

2. Piece of software it out 1st

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Lucid dreamers help scientists locate the seat of meta-consciousness in the brain

ScienceDaily (July 27, 2012) ? Studies of lucid dreamers show which centers of the brain become active when we become aware of ourselves in dreams.

Which areas of the brain help us to perceive our world in a self-reflective manner is difficult to measure. During wakefulness, we are always conscious of ourselves. In sleep, however, we are not. But there are people, known as lucid dreamers, who can become aware of dreaming during sleep. Studies employing magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) have now been able to demonstrate that a specific cortical network consisting of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, the frontopolar regions and the precuneus is activated when this lucid consciousness is attained. All of these regions are associated with self-reflective functions. This research into lucid dreaming gives the authors of the latest study insight into the neural basis of human consciousness.

The human capacity of self-perception, self-reflection and consciousness development are among the unsolved mysteries of neuroscience. Despite modern imaging techniques, it is still impossible to fully visualize what goes on in the brain when people move to consciousness from an unconscious state. The problem lies in the fact that it is difficult to watch our brain during this transitional change. Although this process is the same, every time a person awakens from sleep, the basic activity of our brain is usually greatly reduced during deep sleep. This makes it impossible to clearly delineate the specific brain activity underlying the regained self-perception and consciousness during the transition to wakefulness from the global changes in brain activity that takes place at the same time.

Scientists from the Max Planck Institutes of Psychiatry in Munich and for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig and from Charit? in Berlin have now studied people who are aware that they are dreaming while being in a dream state, and are also able to deliberately control their dreams. Those so-called lucid dreamers have access to their memories during lucid dreaming, can perform actions and are aware of themselves ? although remaining unmistakably in a dream state and not waking up. As author Martin Dresler explains, ?In a normal dream, we have a very basal consciousness, we experience perceptions and emotions but we are not aware that we are only dreaming. It?s only in a lucid dream that the dreamer gets a meta-insight into his or her state.?

By comparing the activity of the brain during one of these lucid periods with the activity measured immediately before in a normal dream, the scientists were able to identify the characteristic brain activities of lucid awareness.

?The general basic activity of the brain is similar in a normal dream and in a lucid dream,? says Michael Czisch, head of a research group at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry. ?In a lucid state, however, the activity in certain areas of the cerebral cortex increases markedly within seconds. The involved areas of the cerebral cortex are the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, to which commonly the function of self-assessment is attributed, and the frontopolar regions, which are responsible for evaluating our own thoughts and feelings. The precuneus is also especially active, a part of the brain that has long been linked with self-perception.? The findings confirm earlier studies and have made the neural networks of a conscious mental state visible for the first time.

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  1. Martin Dresler, Renate Wehrle, Victor I. Spoormaker, Stefan P. Koch, Florian Holsboer, Axel Steiger, Hellmuth Obrig, Philipp G. S?mann, Michael Czisch. Neural Correlates of Dream Lucidity Obtained from Contrasting Lucid versus Non-Lucid REM Sleep: A Combined EEG/fMRI Case Study. Sleep, 2012;35(7):1017-1020

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Friday, July 27, 2012

Divorced from your ex, but married to your children

In my new book The Divorce Ritual: Get Up, Get Out and Get On With Your Life, I have a whole chapter dedicated to parenting after a divorce called 'We?re Still Family.' And that's the truth?you are still family. Divorce is the end of being husband and wife, but it's not the end of your roles as mother and father. Sure a divorce can bring up a lot of emotions for everyone involved, but coming together in a healthy way can make a better future for all. Below are some of the healing and empowering divorce rituals from my book to help ease the transition for you and your children.

Divorce Ritual #67: The Contract

This is one of my favorite rituals in my book. After a divorce, a happy medium between your home and your ex?s home can be difficult to achieve. At your home, eating your greens means veggies. At your husband?s house, it may mean green M&M?s. So it?s important that you both get on the same page. The best way to do so is a contract. Get together with your ex and make an agreement regarding aspects of child rearing???the same way you handled all aspects of your divorce. This will create structure for you and your ex moving forward and keep you both on the same page.

Divorce Ritual #68: Make Room

A child?s room is their own special place in the house that they can call their own. You probably redecorated your bedroom after the divorce, so let your children do the same. Fixing up their room will help them have a fresh start. Stars and clouds on the ceiling, different photos on the walls, new sheets on the bed ??allow them to change their world a bit, and offer them a hand if they would like your help.

Divorce Ritual #70: Christmas in August

"Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the swimming pool is so delightful." Kids love Christmas, so why not have it twice a year? Make it a yearly tradition to also have Christmas in August. It will be a fun time and will mark the new traditions you are making together as a family.

Divorce Ritual #71: If You Don?t Have Anything Nice to Say

"Even though your divorced from your children?s father, they are not"

It?s important to not talk badly about your ex to your children. Even though your divorced from your children?s father, they are not. It?s important that you both are on the same page about keeping any negative thoughts you may have about each other to yourselves. Communicate with your ex, and make sure you?re on the same page because it?s about what?s best for the kids from this point forward.

Divorce Ritual #73: The Meal Deal

When you were married, dinnertime was an important part of the evening for your family. Now that there?s an empty seat at the dinner table, how do you fill the gap? Fill it with a new family closeness and a new set of traditions. A great one is to let your children make dinner once a week. Help them pick the menu and go to the store to get the food. Supervise them and help prepare it. You can also teach them how to be on a budget by cutting coupons and looking for sales in the supermarket. This is fun and a learning experience for your child.

To read more of Lois Tarter?s divorce rituals, pick up her new book The Divorce Ritual.

More about kids and divorce

Your divorce: Coming clean to your teen
Helping kids understand divorce
How to talk to your kids about divorce

Source: http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/967087/divorced-from-your-ex-but-married-to-your-children

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Future of California high-speed rail looks green

ScienceDaily (July 27, 2012) ? A new analysis gives Californians good reason to be optimistic about the green credentials of the state's proposed high-speed rail project, due to begin construction in 2013 thanks to funding recently approved by state legislators.

New analysis gives good environmental marks to California's high-speed rail system when compared with car and plane travel, according to a new study. (Image courtesy of the California High-Speed Rail Authority)

Arpad Horvath at the University of California, Berkeley, and Mikhail Chester at Arizona State University compared the future sustainability of California high-speed rail with that of competing modes of transportation, namely automobile and air travel. They determined that, in terms of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, a mature high-speed rail system wins out when it deploys state-of-the-art trains powered by greener electricity. This was true even after accounting for the emergence of more fuel-efficient airplanes and automobiles.

The study, published July 26 in the journal Environmental Research Letters, comes three weeks after lawmakers authorized $4.7 billion in state funds, which freed up an additional $3.3 billion in federal funds, for the high-speed rail project. The system promises to link Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego with trains traveling at a top speed of 220 mph.

The bill, signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown last week, allows initial construction on the 768-mile rail system to begin next year.

"We're showing that if this high-speed rail system is deployed, it is likely that California will reduce its transportation environmental footprint," said Chester, who began this work as a UC Berkeley post-doctoral researcher. But to reap those environmental benefits, the state will have to wait until the system becomes fully operational, which could take an estimated 20-30 years after groundbreaking.

"What had been missing from the public debate is this long-term planning horizon," said Horvath, UC Berkeley professor of civil and environmental engineering. "Comparable high-speed rail systems in Europe and Japan have been in place for 30-50 years. Why would we expect California's system to provide a return on investment in a short period of time? I would compare where we are now to circa 1950, around the start of commercial air travel. Did anybody know then how many passengers LAX or SFO would eventually see in a year? Air travel has since grown into a massive industry."

To assess sustainability, the researchers conducted an exhaustive life-cycle assessment that inventories the full range of environmental effects associated with each mode of transportation. Included in the analysis are the cradle-to-grave environmental costs associated with extracting, manufacturing and distributing the materials -- such as concrete, steel and asphalt -- needed to build and maintain the vehicles, freeways, tracks, stations and other integral components of the travel systems.

Construction of an initial portion of California's high-speed rail system is scheduled to begin in 2013. (Image courtesy of the California High-Speed Rail Authority)

The researchers considered different scenarios, such as varying levels of ridership and renewable energy use, when calculating emissions of greenhouse gases and conventional air pollutants, acidification and impacts on human respiratory health.

Assuming that the electricity needed to operate the high-speed rail system comes from renewable sources, a goal set forth by the California High-Speed Rail Authority, the bigger impact of the project comes from infrastructure and supply chain processes. For instance, approximately 67 percent of infrastructure emissions attributed to high-speed rail are the result of cement production for concrete used in construction.

"If the high-speed rail project uses low-CO2 concrete, it could reduce the infrastructure's environmental footprint by 15 percent," said Chester, now an assistant professor at Arizona State University with joint appointments there at the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, and the School of Sustainability.

The new study updates a 2010 analysis by Chester and Horvath with newer, more realistic system descriptions, data and projections, including forecasts for cleaner electricity.

One of the differences in the new analysis is the allowance for smaller, more energy-efficient trains, such as the InterCityExpress (ICE) high-speed trains already in use in Germany, that can be deployed based upon passenger demand. Instead of running a 1,200-passenger train at half capacity, for instance, the system could run smaller, more energy-efficient, 400-passenger trains during non-peak travel times.

When calculating the future energy consumption of cars, the researchers used the federal fuel economy standards goal of 35 mpg by 2020. The researchers also ran scenarios in which cars average 54.5 mpg by 2025, a standard proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The researchers also accounted for next-generation aircraft that are expected to enter production within the next two decades. Such planes offer up to 20 percent in fuel consumption savings.

The findings indicate that when the proposed high-speed train is occupied by 80-180 passengers on average over its lifetime, it would result in as many greenhouse gas emissions on a per passenger-kilometer-traveled basis as a 35 mpg sedan carrying 2.2 people. The greenhouse gas emission-equivalent for a typical airplane carrying 116 passengers would be a train carrying 130-280 passengers.

"There are tradeoffs," said Chester. "Depending on ridership, sometimes high-speed rail is better with greenhouse gas emissions and beats out cars and planes. For respiratory impacts, cars are typically the worst offenders, followed by high-speed rail and then airplanes. Overall, what we're showing is that the trains are looking pretty good."

Horvath pointed out that he and Chester matched existing state-of-the-art trains against cars and planes that are still emerging. If more energy-efficient rail technology emerges, he said, the environmental benefits would be even greater.

"It's not clear what technologies will be available for high-speed rail in the future," Horvath said. "We considered the best available technologies now, but there is nothing to say that it will be the best 10, 15 or 20 years from now. I'd be very surprised if best practices weren't improved upon by then."

Chester added that while their analysis shows environmental benefits to high-speed rail, "this is not the answer to the state's greenhouse gas goals. This is a tiny piece of the puzzle."

The researchers say that ultimately, planners and policy makers need to consider various factors beyond environmental impacts in developing California's high-speed rail system. Changes in travel time, productivity, congestion, safety and urban development opportunities are just some of the deciding factors noted by the authors.

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  1. Mikhail Chester, Arpad Horvath. High-speed rail with emerging automobiles and aircraft can reduce environmental impacts in California?s future. Environmental Research Letters, 2012; 7 (3): 034012 DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/7/3/034012

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Polaris Enters Joint Venture with Eicher Motors Limited | Motohead ...

Partnership creates new operation in India, expanding the Company?s global footprint

Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE: PII) today announced a joint venture with Eicher Motors Limited, a leading manufacturer of commercial vehicles and motorcycles in India. The joint venture will develop and market new products to meet the diverse vehicle needs in India and other emerging markets. The agreement creates a new operation, wherein Polaris and Eicher each control 50 percent. The overall investment is expected to be approximately $50 million, shared equally between the partners over a three-year period.

?This agreement instantly expands and enhances Polaris? presence in India and supplying access to additional emerging markets around the globe and leverages Polaris? strength in product innovation and vehicle development? said Scott Wine, Polaris CEO. ?Eicher?s financial strength and rich history as a leader in the Indian market makes them the perfect partner for Polaris in India. This joint venture represents an incredible opportunity to develop new vehicles and realize global growth.?

Eicher is a well-established, powerful brand in India. The company today is comprised of Royal Enfield, an iconic motorcycle brand, and VE Commercial Vehicles Limited (VECV), a 50/50 venture with Volvo. VECV, established in 2008, manufactures and markets medium-to-heavy-duty trucks and buses, engineering components and provides engineering design solutions. Between its two business divisions, Eicher has a dealer network with more than 400 locations in India.

?At Eicher Motors Limited, we are committed to long term growth and value creation for our stakeholders through both organic and inorganic expansion,? said Siddhartha Lal, managing director and CEO, Eicher Motors Limited. ?This joint venture strongly supports our strategic direction. Currently, we are active in the commercial vehicle and motorcycle categories. Collaborating with Polaris allows us to enter new profitable vehicle segments.?

The joint venture will benefit from the complementary and shared strengths each partner provides, utilizing these collective talents to co-develop new products for emerging markets. Polaris? unmatched innovation in engineering and design, paired with Eicher?s powertrain expertise, economical engineering and knowledge of local markets create a powerful combination. The companies? shared dedication to manufacturing excellence and responsible management further strengthens this partnership.

While strategies are still under discussion, Eicher and Polaris plan to cooperatively build a new manufacturing facility to support this joint venture, with production projected to start in 2015.
Source: Polaris Press Release

Source: http://motorsports.daedalusautomotive.com/polaris-enters-joint-venture-with-eicher-motors-limited/

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Thursday, July 26, 2012

An Eye on the Olympics: Origins of the sports - The Snowflake ...

Do you know the origin of some of the Olympics sports? (Part 1 of 3)

Archery - Bows and arrows were a part of the ancient Egyptian culture.It was later adopted and embraced by many Asian countries.

Badminton - Created by British military officers in mid-18th century British India.

Basketball - Invented by Dr. James Naismith. Naismith was born in Canada and became a physician in Montreal. He invented the basketball game in 1891 while he was trying to figure our an indoor game for a 14-day program to provide "athletic distraction" at the School of Christian Workers.

Beach Volleyball - Most accounts have it that beach volleyball began in Santa Monica in1920s when the first volleyball courts were put on the beaches at the Playground.

Boxing - Never realized the long history of boxing which can be dating back to 2nd and 3rd?millennium?B.C. in both Egypt and Greek. Its original forms included bare fist and bare knuckle fights.

Canoe/Kayak - Canoes were "dugout" tree trunks used for transportation in the?Caribbeans.?The origin of canoeing as a recreation and sport is often attributed to Scottish explorer?John McGregor?(1825?1892), who was introduced to canoes on a camping trip in Canada and the USA in 1858.??


Cycling - Unable to fine the history of cycling other than?The first documented cycling race?was a 1,200 metre race held on May 31, 1868 at the Parc of?Saint-Cloud, Paris.


Diving -?The origins of modern diving can be traced to two European venues?-?Halle?in?Germany?and?Sweden.?It was a traditional?specialty?of the guild of salt boilers, called Halloren to practise certain swimming and diving skills.? The Halloren used to perform a series of diving feats from a bridge into the River Saale.? In 1840 in contact with the German gymnastics movement the world's first diving association was formed.? Most of its members were gymnasts starting their tumbling routines as a kind of water gymnastic.? Thus diving became very popular in?Germany.

Source: http://thesnowflakepowerofdiversity.blogspot.com/2012/07/an-eye-on-olympics-origins-of-sports.html

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Lady Gaga Defends K-Stew Against Cheating Backlash

Kristen Stewart didn't invite a lot of sympathy by admitting that she cheated on Robert Pattinson -- but Lady Gaga still feels her pain.

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Building Your Home Buying Credibility | ExpertsArticles.com

As you get around searching for rehab deals, you will discover real estate professionals and even other dealers who will let you know that you just cannot get quick home sale deals in the prices you would like to bid. You may find the estates are becoming sold at rates a great deal higher than your Maximum Allowable Offer and commence to think them. You?ll be inclined to offer you extra than MAO due to the fact you are going to believe that Maximum Allowable Offer doesn?t function inside your market place or in this decade.

Your goal is to be certain that absolutely everyone knows you are home buyers that will avoid foreclosure fast.

Should you begin to assume this way, then you?re just seeking for the deals in the incorrect places. It?s accurate that quite a few HUD houses and VA properties are becoming sold at rates that happen to be a lot more compared with the asking cost and very close to complete value. This is since the RE industry has been incredibly strong to get a number of years, as well as the economic recession we?ve had more than the past 2 yrs has not yet changed the Real Estate marketplace very significantly (however). As a result of all of the new buyer programs and also the incredibly low interest rates, a lot more and extra consumers are qualifying for home owner loans and that is who you happen to be competing with on these homes. Certainly, you can?t be competing for property owner buyers. So do not.

Preserve looking for an Expert who understands the way you do organization and look to develop relationships with those that get the REO listings, given that they realize concerning the residences for sale ahead of they are even listed. When you begin to believe that properties cannot be purchased for cheap, then check out the RE transferred records in an location that?s becoming rehabbed. You are going to find out what the other investors have bought real estate at and from time to time you are going to even view what they shortly after sold the identical residence for. I?ve even located first day flips (double closings) inside the locations I?m working in carried out by other buyers where they?ve profited $50k-$60k in the exact same 24-hour period! Clearly, they didn?t do the work.

If you would like those deals, also, then you need to do what these professionals did. Uncover the home listing agencies for the bank REO?s and develop a relationship.

An additional style of locating the deals that?ll fit into what you are able to pay will be to identify the vacant residences and contact owners and also to market. Very first, pick a neighborhood or communities you desire to perform in. When choosing, what you happen to be seeking for is a location that is changing (from not too beneficial to improved). As you?ve been told, remain away from war zones, but look for regions where there has currently been some rehabs performed, but there is far more to do inside the neighborhood as a complete. Appear for vacant residences or spend bird dogs to look for vacant homes. Go ahead and take opportunity to speak to the neighbors (go knock on his or her entrances) regarding the vacant house. In the same time, let the neighbors understand that that you are obtaining houses to rehab and if they know of any one who?s promoting or of any other vacant houses, that you will spend them a finders fee of $200-500 (whatever you think is proper) for those who get the house then give them your card. In the event you actually create a rapport with them, why not ask should you can place a sign in their yard (We Acquire Houses) and offer you them a little bit revenue ($20 bucks?). Visit organizations inside the location and talk to them regarding the neighborhood and ask them in the event you could put up flyers in their front window or on the door. Put up signs at main intersections and along highway exits (but beware, you may get a telephone call from the city asking you to take them down if it?s against city ordinance). You are able to also run ads within the paper. It is possible to also target a neighborhood with flyers or door hangers, or postcards or letters.

If this does not function for you personally, then you?ve either selected a neighborhood that doesn?t require improvement or you just have not performed adequate promoting. Let me just say here that I?ve not accomplished all the advertising approaches I listed above to locate my properties, but I?d if I necessary to. It certainly would not be expensive. You will possibly discover that for those who just do many of the issues, you are going to get the deals. But should you do not, then keep undertaking far more.

If you pick the correct neighborhood, the citizens of that community are going to want you there. When you commence your initially rehab, you are going to have neighbors and persons walking as much as you at your house to ask about what you happen to be performing, and 90% from the time they?ll either provide you with a good lead or will likely be selling themselves. So often possess a stack of business enterprise cards with you anywhere you go.

Your objective is always to make sure that that absolutely everyone knows whatever you do and the best way to reach you because in case you target them people that ought to sell or who know who demands to sell (which usually are classified as the people and enterprise people who own that community), and then the deals should come to you and you are going to finish up with much more than you?ll be able to deal with. In addition, you are going to also get many preforeclosures in this way.
At the exact same time, if you are doing this a lot marketing and advertising inside a targeted area, you probably will also have buyers, other investors, and handymen/laborers contacting you inside the course of action since they?ll have the ability to obtain you.

As soon as you start out there searching for rehab offers, you?ll find real estate professionals and even other dealers who will tell you that you can not get quick home saledeals in the prices you desire to bid. Find out how to get cash for your house at this site! >> www.universaldesign.com/forum/22-chapter-3-building-blocks/874-tips-to-sell-your-house-faster.html#874

Source: http://www.expertsarticles.com/building-your-home-buying-credibility/

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Make Your Pets World Online by ?Pets WordPress Themes ...

When it comes to the issue of pets you need to have an useful website that can easily represent a portfolio of the pets in your collection along with their prices . Creating a good website is very important as it will create an online presence for your business leading to higher sales and profits for you as more and more customers seeking services for?pets?will avail what you offer. ?You should build and develop a website which shall project a professional image of your services.?Like it should contain a segment to cover the issues of diet, sheltering, caring pattern of the different pets. Also your website must contain a blog segment which can become helpful for you to share the updates with your customers and your readers, as well as helpful for your customer and readers by sharing their experiences, suggestions or queries with each other through an online conversation.

In this article I would like to suggest some of the WordPress Themes as listed below for making your online presence in the ?Pets World? Business, by which you will be able to attain the ability to earn a lot in business by effectively?attracting?visitors and make them stay a long on your site. It becomes too good if you find some of the themes that are specifically designed for this niche (i.e. for Pets). So I am listing some of the best WordPress Themes for you, with all the important features included to make your pet business more profitable.

WordPress Themes for Pets :

* Swift Ray?WordPress Theme -

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Gommero?Wordpress theme can give your website or even your blog a very sleek, trendy, and clean look that can truly stimulate your visitors? visual appetite.?Gommero, the next generation WordPress theme is just what you need if you?re not in the business to settle for what?s common.?Single Click Install WordPress Themes.

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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Hawaiian Telcom Adding 4G for Business - Maui's Weekly Online ...

HONOLULU (July 23, 2012) ? Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCOM) today announced the company?s introduction of 4G wireless service with smart devices and service packages targeting small and medium-sized businesses.

When combined with Hawaiian Telcom?s Business-All-in-One bundle, which consists of hosted voice-over-IP, broadband Internet, and multi-threat security protection, Hawaiian Telcom?s 4G smart devices offer levels of business productivity tools and savings that enable businesses to mobilize their workforce.

?Demand for unified mobility solutions is growing with the advent of smart devices, cloud-based applications and faster 4G mobile data networks,? said Brad Fisher, Senior Vice President ? Strategy & Marketing. ?Hawaii businesses want to increase worker productivity and optimize the value of workflow data in an increasingly mobile workplace, and Hawaiian Telcom?s 4G wireless solutions will help them to realize those objectives,? said Fisher.??????

4G smart devices are changing the way small and medium-sized businesses operate. In a recent Yankee Group survey, companies said they are investing in mobile to accelerate customer responsiveness, improve worker productivity by allowing access to existing applications and transform business processes to improve operational efficiencies (reference: Yankee Group 2011 US Enterprise Mobility ? IT Decision Maker Survey).

By integrating Hawaiian Telcom?s Business-All-in-One bundle and 4G wireless services, Hawaii businesses can take advantage of useful features that make communications seamlessly mobile, whether an employee is working at the office, at home, or on the road.? A benefit of the Business-All-in-One and wireless bundle is the Business Anywhere feature, which allows users to control where business calls are received, and to move calls from desk to mobile or mobile to desk instantly and without interruption.? For example, if an office conference call runs overtime and a salesperson needs to leave for an appointment with a customer, the call can be moved from the desk phone to mobile, allowing the salesperson to finish the call on the road and arrive on time.? Also, a single inbox gives users access to check voicemail, faxes, and email on their mobile device, wherever they are.

?Our customers are telling us they want the full benefits of a mobility investment to free up staff from being tied to their workstations,? Fisher said. ?Hawaiian Telcom has responded by building a robust small business communications platform that gives workers the ability to access crucial information when they need it, anytime, anywhere.?

Hawaiian Telcom provides locally-based expertise for all business communications needs and personalized support from Hawaii?s trusted partner.? Wireless customers also receive free access to Hawaii?s largest Wi-Fi network.? Hawaiian Telcom?s full array of 4G smartphones and devices, plus rate plans and information on other next generation business-enabling communication services is available at hawaiiantel.com via the Business > Products > Wireless tabs or by calling 643-4411.

Source: http://mauitvnews.com/blog/http%3A/mauitvnews.com/blog/2012/07/23/hawaiian-telcom-adding-4g-for-business/

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NRG Energy, RailAmerica Included in Stocks Up on High Volume Monday

Today, these stocks are up on high volume:

  • Today, NRG Energy (NRG) is up on high volume, trading at a volume of 13.9 million, or 5.4 times its average daily volume. Share price has risen to $19.70, a 9.1% increase. Share price is up, having risen $4.44 (29.1%) from $15.26 on June 21, 2012. The stock is trading 19.1% above its 50-day moving average and 15.6% above its 200-day moving average.
  • RailAmerica (RA) is seeing its price rise on above-normal volume today, as 4.2 million shares, 19.9 times the stock's average daily volume, have moved. Shares have increased 9.9% to $27.26. Shares have been on on the rise over the past three months, climbing $4.61 (20.4%) from a price of $22.65 on June 21, 2012. The stock is trading 13% above its 50-day moving average and 22.7% above its 200-day moving average.
  • Trading with a volume of 3.2 million, or 1.5 times its average daily volume, Hasbro (HAS) is up on high volume today. At $35.34, the stock price is up 4.4%. The stock has seen some positive movement recently as shares are up $2.99 (9.2%) from a price of $32.34 on July 16, 2012. The stock has moved up across its 50-day moving average of $33.86 today.
  • Talisman Energy (TLM) is up on high volume today, trading with volume of 8.2 million, or 1.7 times its average daily volume. Shares have climbed 6.1% to $11.57. The stock has been on an upward trajectory over the last two months, increasing $1.63 (16.4%) from a price of $9.94 on May 23, 2012. The stock has moved up across its 50-day moving average of $10.95 today.
  • Today, Koninklijke Philips Electronics (PHG) is up on high volume, trading at a volume of 909,159, or 1.6 times its average daily volume. The stock price has increased to $20.57, a 4.8% increase. Over the last two months, shares have shown some positive movement as the price has climbed $2.20 (12%) from a price of $18.37 on May 23, 2012. The stock is trading 8% above its 50-day moving average and 5.6% above its 200-day moving average.
  • Vringo (VRNG) is experiencing a price increase on above-average volume today. 4.3 million shares have moved, which is 2.1 times the stock's standard daily volume. Shares have increased 8.1% to $3.86. The stock has moved up across its 50-day moving average of $3.76 today.
  • Horizon Pharma (HZNP) is up on high volume today, trading with volume of 1.6 million, or 1.7 times its average daily volume. Shares are up 5.7% to $7.61.
  • Trading with a volume of 1.3 million, or 5.7 times its average daily volume, Gencorp (GY) is up on high volume today. Shares have climbed 13.9% to $7.69. Shares have been on an upward trajectory over the past month, rising $1.76 (29.7%) from a price of $5.93 on June 21, 2012. The stock is trading 21.4% above its 50-day moving average and 19.6% above its 200-day moving average.
  • Today, Pluristem Therapeutics (PSTI) is up on high volume, trading at a volume of 2.2 million, or 2.7 times its average daily volume. The stock price is $3.52, a 4.1% increase. The stock is trading 38.9% above its 50-day moving average and 29.9% above its 200-day moving average.

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