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VoIP Supply Adds Revolabs FLX Wireless VoIP Conferencing ...


VoIP Supply Adds Revolabs FLX Wireless VoIP Conferencing Systems

VoIP Supply is pleased to announce the addition of innovative Revolabs FLX wireless VoIP conferencing systems. Revolabs is the premier audio solutions provider of wireless unified communications products for free-flowing workspaces uninhibited by cords.

The Revolabs FLX VoIP conference system is the only wireless IP conference phone available today. Used for both audio and video communications, the Revolabs FLX now benefits from Revolabs? revolutionary audio technology that was once reserved for the largest of conference rooms and board rooms. Now, with the FLX, small to medium-sized conference rooms, executive offices, or home offices can leverage the best audio quality with the freedom of wireless mobility.

Not your traditional conference phone, the Revolabs FLX system is a dual-purpose solution eliminating the need for a separate desktop and conference phone. The flexibility of the included wireless FLX dialer is not only used to set up a conference call but it acts just like a regular telephone handset for private calls before, during, or after a conference call.

The Revolabs FLX may be sleek and compact but unlike the small conference phones you?re used to, your group no longer has to huddle around the device or shout across the room to be heard on the other end. Instead, FLX users can enjoy a more natural conference room setting because with the FLX?s separate wireless components you have more freedom to place the speaker, dialer, and microphones where they make the most sense. The FLX comes standard with two interchangeable microphones in your choice of directional, omnidirectional, or a wearable model so that a presenter can move freely about the room.

The Revolabs FLX is also compatible with leading video conferencing system brands, is Bluetooth enabled for connection to your cell phone or computer, has an encrypted voice signal for secure calls, and the FLX system will not steal Wi-Fi bandwidth or interfere with other radio signals.

?Revolabs is bringing a whole new dimension to VoIP conferencing,? said Garrett Smith, Chief Marketing Officer at VoIP Supply. ?Adding the only wireless VoIP conference phone on the market with the Revolabs FLX allows VoIP Supply to provide so much more flexibility for audio and video project collaboration, webinars, Skype, and distance learning.?

Article source: http://www.voipmonitor.net/2012/03/29/VoIP+Supply+Adds+Revolabs+FLX+Wireless+VoIP+Conferencing+Systems.aspx

Gas flare on leaking North Sea platform extinguished

By msnbc.com staff and news services

LONDON -- A flare near Total's Elgin drilling platform has gone out, reducing the threat of explosion at a massive gas leak from a North Sea well, the company's chief executive said on Saturday.

"The flare on the Elgin platform was extinguished last night,'' Christophe de Margerie wrote on Total's Twitter account.

A spokesman confirmed the tweet, saying the flame had gone out by itself without technical intervention.???

The flare had been lit as part of Total's response to a gas leak at the Elgin drilling platform off Scotland's east coast, to relieve pressure in the well.

"We received the first indication that the flare may be out at 12:07 (7:07 p.m. ET Thursday) yesterday from our first surveillance of the day," a spokesman told the BBC.

"The news was then reaffirmed at 16:36 (11:36 a.m. ET) following our second flight of the day. We received what we consider final confirmation at 8:20 (3:20 a.m. ET) this morning, when our sea vessels on location reported no further flare activity through the night."

Located about 110 yards away from the rig, it raised fears of a massive explosion were it to ignite the natural gas that has been leaking below the platform for six days.

Oil company says it has found source of gas leak off Scottish coast

While Total had dismissed the risk of a blast, one engineering consultant warned that Elgin could become "an explosion waiting to happen''.

Options to extinguish the flare had included dropping water from a helicopter or spraying nitrogen overhead to starve the flame of oxygen. In the end, the flare went out by itself.

Highly explosive gas cloud
The leak, which began on Sunday, is spewing an estimated 200,000 cubic metres of natural gas into the air per day, forming a highly explosive gas cloud around the platform.

It began after pressure rose in a well that had earlier been capped.

French energy company Total says natural gas is still escaping from its Elgin North Sea platform. They are preparing to drill relief wells to help bring the situation under control, but that could take months. NBC's Anne Thompson reports.

A team of international experts is advising on how to plug the leak and Total said on Friday it would drill two relief wells, a process that could take six months and cost up to $3 billion.

Total evacuated its 238 platform workers, and set up a two-mile exclusion zone for safety reasons, with fire-fighting ships on standby.

North Sea exclusion zone set as gas surges from leak

A senior union official said on Friday that Total had repeatedly assured workers a leak was impossible until just hours before evacuating them.

Msnbc.com staff and Reuters contributed to this report.

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U.S. FDA denies petition to ban common chemical BPA

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Mick Foley breaks fast with RAINN raffle winners

MIAMI ? The winners of a WrestleMania raffle sponsored by Mick Foley and benefiting RAINN received the thrill of a lifetime Friday when they had breakfast with The Hardcore Legend himself. (PHOTOS)

Graeme McGaw of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and Vince Morales of Lake Geneva, Wis., won the raffle, which raised nearly $60,000 for RAINN before closing earlier this month. RAINN is the largest anti-sexual violence charity in the U.S.

In addition to breaking bread with Foley, McGaw and Morales won tickets to WrestleMania Axxess, Saturday?s WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony, the WrestleMania XXVIII event itself, and Monday?s Raw SuperShow in Miami.

The inspiration for the WrestleMania raffle concept came from Foley?s successful ?10 for RAINN? effort last year, which was a Twitter campaign that asked for $10 donations. Foley has been closely tied to RAINN ever since.

?I was a donor and a volunteer, so I could vouch not only for the fact they provided great services, but also for fact that every dollar is used wisely,? he told WWE.com Friday.

For McGaw and Morales, the chance to share breakfast with The Hardcore Legend was much like this year?s WrestleMania ? a ?Once in a Lifetime? opportunity.

?I never thought in a million years that I would win,? said McGaw. ?This is my dream come true.?

McGaw and Morales became friends more than a decade ago on a wrestling message board. After The New Age Outlaws famously locked Foley and Terry Funk in a dumpster and pushed them off a stage during a February 1998 edition of Raw, it was McGaw whom Morales reached out to first to discuss the chaotic scene.

?He's one of my childhood heroes, and we're here now and it's crazy,? Morales said of Foley. ?This is quite the experience.?

Thunder beat Lakers 102-93 for 5th straight win

Essential News from The Associated Press

AAA??Mar. 30, 2012?1:38 AM ET
Thunder beat Lakers 102-93 for 5th straight win
BETH HARRISBETH HARRIS, AP Sports Writer?THE ASSOCIATED PRESS STATEMENT OF NEWS VALUES AND PRINCIPLES?

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Derek Fisher, right, puts up a shot as Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol, left, of Spain, defends and guard Steve Blake watches during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, March 29, 2012, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Derek Fisher, right, puts up a shot as Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol, left, of Spain, defends and guard Steve Blake watches during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, March 29, 2012, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Lakers guard Ramon Sessions, left, puts up a shot as Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, March 29, 2012, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant, center, puts up a shot as Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol, left, of Spain, and center Andrew Bynum defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, March 29, 2012, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol, left, of Spain, dunks Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, March 29, 2012, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook, right, puts up a shot as Los Angeles Lakers forward Matt Barnes defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, March 29, 2012, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Russell Westbrook scored 36 points, Kevin Durant added 21 and the West-leading Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 102-93 Thursday night for their fifth consecutive victory in the matchup of division leaders.

The Thunder shot 46 percent, ending their streak of hitting 50 percent or better in their four previous games.

Andrew Bynum had 25 points and 13 rebounds and Kobe Bryant added 23 points for the Lakers, who have lost their last two at home and are 0-2 against the Thunder this season, including a 15-point road loss last month.

Oklahoma City pulled away to open the fourth quarter with a 10-0 run that stretched its lead to 88-70 while Westbrook kept Bryant tied up offensively. Westbrook and Durant scored four points each in the spurt that had Laker fans booing.

The Lakers responded with a 14-4 run to close to 96-89, with Metta World Peace hitting two 3-pointers and Bryant not scoring. Westbrook and Durant missed shots, but the NBA's highest scoring duo regrouped in time to score their team's final 10 points.

Westbrook scored 17 points in the third, when the Thunder dominated, 34-19, in taking a 78-68 lead into the final 12 minutes. Durant was limited to a lone 3-pointer while Westbrook scored at will, alternately slashing to the basket or hitting from the perimeter. His 3-pointer beat the buzzer to end the quarter. Kendrick Perkins had 10 of his 12 points in the third.

The Thunder were limited to 36 percent shooting in the first half, when they trailed 49-44. The Lakers got off to a strong start, leading 30-18 after one quarter behind nine points by Bryant and eight from Bynum. Oklahoma City outscored the Lakers 26-19 in the second quarter and took off from there.

NOTES: The Thunder twice hit buzzer-beating baskets. Serge Ibaka had one to end the first half before Westbrook's 3 ended the third. ... The Thunder closed March with an 11-5 record. ... Former Laker Derek Fisher was welcomed back with two standing ovations in his first visit to Staples Center since being traded away recently. He had seven points in 16 minutes off the bench for the Thunder. ... Lakers coach Mike Brown said someone opened a Twitter account in his name that has since been shut down. "It's a sign that I've made it," he said. "But I will never have a Twitter account. I promise."

Associated Press
People, Places and Companies: Beth Harris, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant, Andrew Bynum, Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace, Kendrick Perkins, Serge Ibaka, Derek Fisher, Mike Brown, United States

Friday, March 30, 2012

Asuragen Awarded $6.8 Million Commercialization Award from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas

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Information And Resources About Indiana Drug Rehab Centers

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In most cases, detoxification is viewed as a first help crystal meth abuse treatment. In other instances, detoxification is viewed as a whole treatment on its own. In detoxification, the patient underneath the supervision of medical staff is exposed to a detox exercise whereby the medication is expelled from your body system. As seen above, some treatment programmed integrate detoxification as complete treatment itself. It can be however far better to infuse different kinds of treatment with detoxification because the patient incorporates a higher chance of successful recovery. Your second sort of medication is a guidance and counseling recovery program me.

Addicts tend to have severe infections due to the reaction of crystal meth ingredients plus the mouth tissue. This oral wasting is additionally known as ?meth mouth?. Concerning body muscle wasting, crystal meth contains substances which depress the user?s appetite; consequently, the person would not eat hence our body muscles are slowly depreciated. Of the three indications of crystal meth abuse, oral wasting and body muscles wasting would be the most recognizable. The other symbol of crystal meth abuse could be the distortion of your addict?s psychological well-being. A crystal meth addict develops a false a sense power and confidence. Secondly, a crystal meth addict has boundless energy.

Cognitive behavioral therapy helps an addict make the outcomes of their own thoughts and action. The therapy helps as well addicts control their craving. An addict becomes aware about what triggers their own yearning for crystal meth. The addict will be advised in order to address such ?triggers?. This is certainly one of the most successful treatment programmes since it handles the cause explanation for the problem. The last variety of therapy is often known as community based therapy. Within this kind of therapy, an addict undergoes group therapy, which supplies the addict a chance to express himself inside of a conducive environment.

When you make a mistake of ingesting hormone agent it will cause capillaries drastically shrink, thereby limiting ample supply of oxygen towards the brain which might imperatively result in coma or stroke and eventual death encase the illness is not addressed from the shortest time possible. With constant shrinking the vessels would eventually die off causing tissue decay many other relevant dysfunctions. Concurrently, meth abuse could in addition result in a medical condition typically referred to as permafrost or permafrost. Lacking the necessary numbers of saliva to meaningfully neutralize the harsh acids they can eat away to the person?s tooth & gums thereby bringing on various weak spots which have been at risk from various cavities. In addition ones cavities can likewise be exacerbated with behavior that is definitely virtually normal with most meth abusers, that relating to binge consumption. The abuser?s brain chemicals could well be altered techniques he/she would?ve quite a strong urge for taking really sugary stuff.

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Thursday, March 29, 2012

A Battle Royale online over origin of 'The Hunger Games'

Some claim that 'The Hunger Games' is a rip-off of the 1999 Japanese series 'Battle Royale.' But the storyline of a death match being employed by authoritarian rulers dates back to the Roman Empire.

It's not unusual that "The Hunger Games" movie's arrival in theaters has been accompanied by feverish anticipation on the Internet. The online world is easily and often set ablaze by enthusiastic fandom, and Susanne Collins' wildly popular series of novels about a dystopian future where teenagers fight to the death on television has sold millions of copies.

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But it's not just fandom that's fueling "The Hunger Games" online fire. It's also being fed by controversy: specifically, whether Ms. Collins' series is a "rip-off" of Japanese novel "Battle Royale."

Certainly, the debate online is energetic. A quick Google search of "hunger games battle royale" turns up half a million results with headlines like "Why the 'The Hunger Games's Snub of 'Battle Royale' Matters," "5 Reasons The Hunger Games Isn't Battle Royale," and "Who Would Win in a Fight?: Battle Royale vs. The Hunger Games." YouTubers debate the similarities and differences among clips and trailers of the originals.?

A description of Koushun Takami?s book, published in 1999, makes those similarities clear. In a near-future dystopia, a despotic government selects teenagers by lottery to participate in the titular competition, in which the youths are thrown into the wilderness with a variety of weapons in order to participate in a televised death match. There are also commercial similarities: Battle Royale, too, made a successful jump to the big screen in a 2000 cult-classic release directed by Kinji Fukasaku. (Quentin Tarantino called it his "favorite movie of the last 20 years.")

But proponents of "The Hunger Games" being its own work have plausible arguments too. They note that?"The Hunger Games" is at its heart a science-fiction story set long after a global war, whereas "Battle Royale" is more of a near-future, modern-world thriller. They also argue that "Games" is about broader revolutionary themes, while "Battle" is focused on simple, visceral survival. And of course, the violent, bloody "Battle" is not the young adult novel that "Games"?is.

Despite their fans' passion over the heritage of "Games," neither author appears interested in fueling the debate. Collins told The New York Times that she only learned of Battle Royale after she submitted her first book to her publisher. ?I had never heard of that book or that author until my book was turned in. At that point, it was mentioned to me, and I asked my editor if I should read it. He said: ?No, I don?t want that world in your head. Just continue with what you?re doing.? ?? And Takami told ABC News that he was amused by the debate, though he appreciated his fans' enthusiasm.

All in all, it seems to be another case of there being nothing new under the sun. After all, both novels and movies were predated by Stephen King's novella-turned-blockbuster "The Running Man," which was about ? surprise, surprise ? a reality-television death match run by a totalitarian government in a dystopian future. All three stories drew from books like George Orwell's "1984" and William Golding's "Lord of the Flies." And if one follows the trail back long enough, you eventually reach the Roman circuses, which were ? you guessed it ? real death matches employed by absolute rulers to keep the population in line.

And so long as their readers enjoy their stories, the authors are not concerned. "I think every novel has something to offer," says Takami. "If readers find value in either book, that?s all an author can ask for."

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Hammerhead shark twin discovery creates concern for species

The scalloped hammerhead shark has a twin, scientists have discovered. And that discovery may show that scalloped hammerheads are rarer than first thought.

Scientists recently confirmed that endangered scalloped hammerhead sharks have a fishy twin ? a newfound species, still unnamed, that is distinct, yet very closely resembles the threatened sharks.

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The case of mistaken identity indicates that scalloped hammerhead sharks?are even more scarce than once thought, according to some researchers.

Since it's very hard to tell the two species apart ? only differences in their DNA and number of vertebrae reveal their true identities ? it's likely that previous assessments of scalloped hammerhead sharks exaggerated their numbers because the counts likely included the look-alike sharks.

"It's a classic case of long-standing species misidentification that not only casts further uncertainty on the status of the real scalloped hammerhead, but also raises concerns about the population status of this new species," Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center professor Mahmood Shivji said in a statement.

Shivji's team at the Florida university first discovered the new hammerhead species in 2005 when examining the DNA of sharks thought to be scalloped hammerheads based on their physical appearance. A research team from the University of South Carolina independently confirmed the existence of the new species in 2006.

Combined genetic assessments from both institutions show that at least 7 percent of the sharks in U.S. waters originally thought to be scalloped hammerheads turned out to be the newly identified species.?

Now, researchers have found the unnamed shark, a so-called "cryptic" species, swimming in waters off the coast of Brazil, thousands of miles from where the species was initially discovered. The find indicates the cryptic species is widespread, and may be facing similar pressure as its nearly identical cousin.

Shark populations around the world have declined precipitously in recent decades, with millions of the iconic fish falling victim to the grisly practice of finning.

Shark fins fetch a high price in China, where they are used for shark fin soup.

Shark finning is largely banned in the United States, and many individual states have banned the trade and possession of shark fins. However, evidence from around the world indicates that finning continues to claim millions of shark lives each year.

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

US military wants to hack foreign game consoles

Jacob Aron, technology reporter

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Thinking of selling your video game console on eBay? Watch out, it could end up in the hands of the US military. The US navy has just contracted a company called Obscure Technologies to buy up second-hand consoles and develop computer forensic tools for extracting data stored on the hard drives.

The contract, published earlier this week, tasks the company with purchasing consoles from outside the US "in a manner that is likely to result in their containing significant and sensitive information from previous users", then providing tools for extracting information along with any data it finds and a report on the methods used. Obscure Technologies apparently has experience in cracking video game hardware, as the company's lead scientist previously reverse-engineered the original Xbox. UK researchers have also hacked consoles to investigate game piracy.

Why is the US military interested in combing through your saved games, though? It could be that the navy is checking Gamerscores to recruit video-game-trained future soldiers, but it's more likely interested in extracting any sensitive information exchanged through the messaging services found in modern consoles.

British tabloid The Sun recently reported that "terrorists" are using games like Call of Duty as "training tools". That's highly unlikely, unless al-Qaida has decided to take up pwning noobs - but it is possible that plotters worried about phone or email taps may have turned to alternative modes of communication.

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Birth Control Pills Have Lasting Effects on Relationships

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Using oral contraceptives may affect relationship satisfaction

By Janelle Weaver ?| March 27, 2012?|

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Birth-control pills are known to affect women?s taste in men, at least in laboratory experiments. Now a study of real-world couples suggests that this pill-related preference change could have long-term consequences for a relationship?s quality and outcome.

In the lab, women using oral contraceptives show a weaker preference for masculine men?those with high testosterone levels and the corresponding physical hallmarks?than their non-pill-using counterparts. To investigate this issue in a real-world setting, psychologist S. Craig Roberts of the University of Stirling in Scotland and his collaborators gave online surveys to more than 2,500 women from various countries. According to the results, published online October 12 in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, participants who used hormonal contraceptives while choosing their partner were less attracted to him and less sexually satisfied during their relationship than were individuals who did not use hormonal birth control. Pill users were happier with their mate?s financial support and other nonsexual aspects of the relationship, however, and they were less likely to separate.

This relationship stability might be caused by the bias of women on the pill toward low-testosterone men, who tend to be more faithful. Roberts suggests that women who met their mate while taking the pill might want to switch to nonhormonal contraceptives several months before getting married to test whether their feelings for their partner remain the same.

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Lots of dogs and cats are waiting to be adopted at the Yolo County Animal Shelter, 2640 E. Gibson Road in Woodland. Among them is Chester (No. 104254), a 1-year-old ?neutered male domestic, medium-haired cat with an orange tabby-and-white coat. Also hoping for a good home is Garvy (No. 103618), a 1-year-old neutered male pit bull/?Labrador retriever mix dog. ?Garvy is a sweet, gentle soul who loves to approach you and seek out affection,? a shelter spokesperson said. ?He is the perfect size (40 pounds) ? small enough to fit in your lap, but big enough to keep up with you on a fun adventure.? Fees are charged for licensing and spaying or neutering, if necessary. The shelter is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays (closed for lunch from 1 to 2 p.m. each day). For more information on how to adopt a pet, call (530) 668-5287 or visit http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/CA283?html (click on ?our pet list is updated on an almost daily basis?).?Sue Cockrell/Enterpirse photos

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skating games for pc . Indian Winter Sports | Tips and Tricks

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Mountaineering tropical island as well calculated below the winter recreation furthermore activity offers an awesome getaway d.India Himalaya offers the rendition of every climber?s commencing closer to the unprecedented probability associated with holiday using the mountains.Mountain states below India Jammu also Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh.Sikkim Uttranchal Himachal Pradesh moreover Arunachal Pradesh where the Sikkim offers climbing in addition restricted.The largest percentage aggravating Himalayan Peak Indian Nanda Devi in addition Kanchenjunga.The climber importance as well appreciate the Himalays Garwal, the Zanskar contrast within Jammu also Kashmir, Lahaul in addition Kullu, Himachal Pradesh plus the eastern Himalayas underneath the state of Sikkim and Darjeeling.There stay many hobby furthermore the are different of the Himalayas where recreation fans walk furthermore enjoy the holidays.

Sports wish skiing also Auli.There keep diverse ski resorts in addition less than the country.At the best of the 2500 ? 3050 meters finished river level, Auli tropical isle enjoyed as a result of both beginners furthermore consultant skiers.1.Auli party invitation lovers of winter recreation once the weather condition isle receiving to the unusually cold mountaintops and bringing all the things ski facilities.Auli may be attained through path or satellite television for pc wheel off of Joshimath.It offers an extravagant keep an eye on of the very good mountain as Nanda Devi, Kamet in addition to Dunagiri.

Auli slopes continue being undetectable according to a lumpy covering of snow out January in the direction of March.To brush travelers very well bordering the universe the ski visit destination too renowned with Auli.These have the residential championship plus in addition isle thorough thru the Winter Games Federation of India.The key temptation at Auli isle the satellite tv car moreover stroll conscious the rope or old under the snowball.2.Ice climbing is the greater part stimulating voyage sporting that destination believed closer to vacation the most hard adventure with the Indian Himalayas.Ice climbing and rock climbing plus the snow destination carried out with essentially all sorts of things the same techniques.

It is very hard and faces the ice shelves.Some of the comfortable spots about ice climbing be Jammu plus Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Garwal, Sikkim additionally Kumaon.The critical must with ice climbing continue the shoes / boots, ropes, helmet, headlamp, ice tools, climbing / braking system.3.Snowboarding below India is too the winter activity adventurer the lord has cultivated away skateboarding also surfing.Snowboarding isle a match that requires the fiberglass jump and the skate rebound under his feet utilized forward it.The sport requires crash slope, incredibly in the teen pipeline remote island designed.

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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

California ISO Recognized by Computerworld as a 2012 Computerworld Honors Laureate

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Direct Marketing Benefits - Business - EzineMark

Direct marketing is a tool that contains different direct activities such as mail order, telemarketing, direct response advertising, e-mail marketing and direct mail. There are many benefits of direct marketing that gives you opportunity to connect directly with your target audience. You can engage with your prospects, end users, existing customers or leads.

Here you can see more detail about the advantages of direct mail:

Flexible Targeting

Direct marketing allows you to communicate directly with your target audience. You can even identify your target market through direct marketing. Direct marketing allows you higher success rate because it increases the success rate between you and your target audience. Direct marketing is cost-effective and far cheaper than mass communication ? so it is more affordable.

Multiple Uses

Direct marketing not only allows selling directly to your target audience but it allows you to test your market response against your product and service.

You can even reward your existing customers through direct marketing for their loyal and reliable business. Direct marketing can help you in collecting data and information for your future marketing campaigns.

Cost-Effectiveness

Direct marketing is obviously a cost-effective form of marketing. The cost of each piece is much cheaper than any other form of marketing.

Ease of Management

Direct marketing provides greater control and accountability than other marketing methods. It is easy to measure results because you know exactly how many people you've contacted in the first place. Once you've run a direct marketing campaign and know the conversion rates involved, you can work on refining and improving your success rates. Plus it also makes it easier to plan, forecast and budget for future direct marketing campaigns.

Rapid Delivery

Direct marketing offers you an opportunity to measure your results right away. You can see the response of your customers and improve it immediately.

Testing Capability

As mentioned above, you can test your marketing campaign before launching it completely.

Relationship Building

Direct marketing is far more effective at initiating and developing a meaningful dialogue with new customers. From the outset you have a direct relationship with them, which can also be used as part of a push pull strategy to stimulate demand for retailers.

Targeting of Messages

Through direct marketing, you can send different messages to your different target audience. You can design different images, graphics and other printing material according to the need of your target audience.

Geographic Targeting

The other forms of marketing can't be target to different locations but direct marketing allows you to target different geographic locations at the same time. You don't need to pay additional charges for postal services. In any case, if you target outside the country the price of postal services still be lower than the other forms of marketing.

I mentioned only few benefits of direct marketing; there is wide range of benefits. So, try the direct marketing today and get know the advantages today!

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Google celebrates the spring equinox with a colorful doodle based on the floral and fauna designs of Marimekko, a Finnish company renowned for its bold 1960s patterns. ??

Google celebrates the spring equinox ? the ?first day of spring ? with a splash of colors and designs by Marimekko, the Finnish design house.

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If you are a fan of "Sex and the City," shop at Crate & Barrel, or remember the 1960 sartorial choices of Jacqueline Kennedy, you will recognize Marimekko's distinctive patterns. ??

Marimekko embrace of bold colors and design began in 1951. It was the middle of the post-World War II reconstruction, and?founders Vilio and Armi Ratia tapped into Finland's longing for a fresh start and brighter colors.

Marimekko products ? the name literally means "Mary?s dress" in Finnish ? ?first gained fame beyond Scandinavia in 1957 when the company was invited to to a fashion exhibition in Milan, Italy. The show was cancelled, but the garments were showcased by Giorgio Armani, then store manager of Rinascente,?a luxury department store in Milan.?

Ratia?s entrepreneur acuteness combined with bold textile designs would transform the company into ??one of the true icons of a very particular era: the idealistic, vibrant days of the 1960s? wrote Ivar Ekman in the New York Times.

With the vision of pioneering Finnish textile designers Maija Isola and Vuokko Nurmesniemi, Marimekko introduced bold fabrics that revolutionized the industry and became synonymous with dynamic women.

Ms. Isola designed the famous Unikko (poppy) print pattern in bold red, pink, and black on white, a pattern still in production.? Nurmesniemi created the red-and-white striped Jokapoika shirt, a landmark product in the company?s history.

Marimekko entered the American market via its exclusive commercial representative, architect Benjamin C. Thompson, who displayed Marimekko products prominently in his Design Research retail stores.? However, it was Jacqueline Kennedy who gave them nationwide fame during the 1960 presidential campaign when she was featured in a Life magazine cover wearing a Marimekko dress. ??

The company?s expansion continued and Crate and Barrel established a lasting business relationship with Marimekko that goes back in 1966.

Marimekko's own catalogue consists of clothing, interior decoration textiles, bags, and other accessories.?

During the 1990s, the company experienced financial woes that brought it one step short of bankruptcy. But under the strong stewardship of Kirsti Paakkanen, Marimekko regained financial footing and its brand momentum.?

In the late 1990s, the company resurged in popularity in the US with the help of the TV series "Sex and the City" when the main character, Carrie Bradshaw (played by Sarah Jessica Parker), repeatedly wore Marimekko clothes.

These days, with the rediscovery of the 1960s and 1970s fashion, Marimekko is again in the spotlight. ??We have realized that hard-edged modernism needs softening, so that it gets a human feel. Marimekko does that very well," said design historian Charlotte Fiell, according to the New York Times.

The Helsinki-headquartered company has 90 stores around the globe.?

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Twitter is continuing its rollout of advertising?initiatives, with?today?s launch of its new program for small businesses, which is being launched in partnership with American Express.?Originally?announced last month, American Express merchants and cardholders are now being alerted to Twitter?s new advertising opportunities, which were kicked off by a related promotion in which the first 10,000 Cardmembers and merchants received $100 in free Twitter ads.

Today, those first 10,000 will be notified that they can get started in building their ad campaigns. For Twitter users, this news means more ads from smaller stores, brands and chains, which will accompany the now-familiar Promoted Tweets, Trends, and profiles that have historically highlighted both national and international companies, like Samsung or Starbucks, for example.

According to a company?blog post, the SMB program is starting off small, and will gradually increase the number of participating merchants over the coming weeks. Advertisers participating in the program will have access to all of Twitter?s Promoted Products, which will allow them to promote their Twitter accounts, place promotions and messages in Twitter timelines and promote tweets which will then appear at the top of Twitter searches.

The expansion of Twitter?s advertising program coincides with other changes the company has made over the past few weeks, specifically those that have brought more of these ads to mobile clients. Earlier in March, Twitter announced an expansion of?Promoted?Tweets on mobile, allowing advertisers to target?recipients?by both interest and device. ?This followed a previous announcement which saw the arrival of additional?Promoted Products on iOS and Android, specifically Promoted Accounts and Promoted Tweets.

SMBs choosing to advertise using these new options will be able to pay?per follower for Promoted Accounts and per engagement (click, retweet, reply, and favorite) for Promoted Tweets, says Twitter. They?ll also be able to target the world, specific countries, or even specific U.S. metro areas.

Businesses that have not yet signed up to participate can still do so now here, and will be alerted when the option opens up further.


Twitter allows users to post text updates via SMS, instant messaging, email, Twitter?s website and third party applications. Users have their own profile page that displays their latest updates. In addition, users can become ?friends? with one another, or simply be a ?follower.? Other than reading another person?s profile page, a user can also receive others? updates through text messages, RSS or third party applications. Twitter itself is a free service, though users may have to pay text messaging charges...

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Building Code Commissioner for Iowa?s Department of Public Safety, William ?Stuart? Crine passed away March 20 at age 51. He previously was a Tennessee State Fire Marshall. Joe Kelly, of the Manufactured Housing Association of Iowa, said Stuart was the only full time building code commissioner for many years. ?Stuart worked well with the manufactured and modular home industries. Many of you who attended IMHA?s annual meetings had met Stuart, who was very knowledgeable on building code issues,? stated Kelly. MHproNews send its sincerest condolences to his wife and family.

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FRIDAY, March 23 (HealthDay News) ? Overweight and obese breast cancer patients are at increased risk for recurrence of the disease, a new study finds.

The findings ? which held true even though chemotherapy doses were adjusted for weight ? provide further evidence that lifestyle factors can influence cancer patient outcomes, according to Dr. Jennifer Ligibel, a medical oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, and an associate professor at Harvard Medical School.

She and her colleagues analyzed data collected from 1,909 breast cancer patients. Of those women, about 1 percent were underweight, 33 percent were normal weight, 33 percent were overweight and 33 percent were obese.

The researchers examined the link between body-mass index (a measure of body fat based on weight and height) and relapse-free survival and overall survival. The findings are slated for presentation Friday at the European Breast Cancer Conference in Vienna.

?Several other studies have shown that being overweight or obese at the time that a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer is linked to a higher risk of recurrence. However, questions have been raised in the past whether obese women were receiving relatively lower doses of chemotherapy due to their weight. Our study mandated that each patient received a chemotherapy dose adjusted to her weight, so these results suggest that treatment factors are not responsible for the differences in recurrence rates seen in heavier women,? Ligibel said in a conference news release.

?We found that BMI was related to both relapse-free survival and overall survival; for example, the 10-year relapse-free survival of a patient who was overweight was 70 percent; compared with 65 percent for one who was obese,? she noted.

Ligibel concluded: ?Obesity is a modifiable factor, and although there is not yet enough evidence to say with certainty that losing weight or exercising more regularly will decrease the risk of breast cancer recurrence, there are consistent links between lifestyle factors such as diet, weight and physical activity patterns and breast cancer prognosis. If future studies show that making changes in lifestyle behaviors for women with early breast cancer will improve survival rates, then lifestyle interventions may one day become a standard part of breast cancer care.?

According to conference chair David Cameron, a professor at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, these are important findings for women with breast cancer but ?we need to recognize that the reason overweight women have poorer outcomes is not clear,? he said in the news release.

?There are a lot of health reasons why overweight women should try and get back to a normal weight, but this is not always easy, and as the authors acknowledge, we don?t yet know that losing weight after a breast cancer diagnosis will make a difference,? he noted.

Because this study was presented at a medical meeting, the data and conclusions should be viewed as preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.

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The U.S. National Cancer Institute has more about breast cancer.

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SOURCE: European Breast Cancer Conference, news release, March 23, 2012

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