White House Sharply Increases Project… – Washington Post
August 25, 2009
White House Sharply Increases Project… – Washington Post
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White House Sharply Increases Projections of Future Deficits
Washington Post The $787 billion economic stimulus package President Obama signed earlier this year is likely to cost "tens of billions of dollars" more than expected, helping to drive projections for next year's budget deficit to $1.5 trillion, … SCENARIOS: Impact of US budget reports Deficit Projection Goes Through Roof White House, Congress projects record deficits |
Most recent SAT scores show dispariti… – USA Today
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Most recent SAT scores show disparities by race, gender, income
USA Today Average national SAT scores for the high school class of 2009 dropped two points compared with last year, a report out today says. And while the population of test takers was the most diverse ever, average scores vary … SAT scores dip for high school class of 2009 Washington SAT scores down a bit from last year Top 25 Georgia high schools by average SAT scores` |
Palestinian PM seeks aid for embryo s… – Reuters
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Palestinian PM seeks aid for embryo state
Reuters RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – An international airport for a future state of Palestine, national institutions and new rail links were listed by the Palestinian prime minister on Tuesday in a government program needing foreign … World Agenda: Netanyahu's Europe charm offensive is one big … Three Gazans killed in Israeli airstrike, tension escalates Pro-Palestinian protesters gather at Brown's office in London |
Obama appears to be serious about hav… – Los Angeles Times
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Obama appears to be serious about having fun on vacation
Los Angeles Times On Martha's Vineyard, it's golf today with the first lady and friends. Tomorrow, more golf. A pile of books to read. In between, the Fed chief is renominated. Then it's back to relaxing. By Christi Parsons Reporting from Oak Bluffs, Mass. … Martha's Vineyard's African American Legacy Obama's privacy top priority President Obama on Vacation |
Obama keeps Bernanke as Fed chairman – KABC
August 25, 2009
Obama keeps Bernanke as Fed chairman – KABC
OAK BLUFFS, Mass. — President Barack Obama has announced he wants Ben Bernanke to get a second four-year term as head of the Federal Reserve, praising his “calm and wisdom” in the face of a near financial collapse. Bernanke , credited with guiding the economy away from its worst recession since the
Congress projects smaller deficit than White House – Seattle Times
Congressional budget analysts project a cumulative $7 trillion deficit from 2010-2019, a figure roughly $2 trillion less than the one projected by the White House budget office. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, in a report that came out on the same day as the White House midyear budget
Google versus Microsoft: My thoughts in Digital Media Buzz
August 18, 2009
Google versus Microsoft: My thoughts in Digital Media Buzz
As I’m sure you’ve heard, Google has recently released some pretty big news. Its most recent project, Chrome OS, an open-source lightweight operating system, is projected to stir up some major competition for Microsoft Windows when it’s released next year.
Some commentators are predicting that the launch of the Chrome OS could be a tipping point for a wholesale movement to Web-based applications. But as you know, I think the trend to Web apps has been well under way, even before the Chrome announcement.
Ned Smith, a journalist at Digital Media Buzz, called on me for my opinion on the “Google vs. Goliath” buzz. As I said in the article, without a doubt, the browser is where it’s at for custom applications, but I don’t think that means the desktop is coming to an end. Have a look at the article for the full scoop on what Chrome OS could mean.
Portable Zoom Player Pro 6.00
Zoom Player Pro 6.00 Portable | 1.72 MBZoom Player is the most Powerful, Flexible and Customizable DVD and Media Player for the Windows PC platform. Using our powerful Smart Play technology, more image, audio and video media formats play with less hassle, increased stability and better performance.• Home Theater PC made Simple.Zoom Player’s fullscreen navigation interface is based on a simple 5-
A Comparative Study of Scientific Journal Databases in the Social Sciences and the Humanities
July 28, 2009
A Comparative Study of Scientific Journal Databases in the Social Sciences and the Humanities 
JournalBase *- *A Comparative International Study of Scientific Journal Databases in the Social Sciences and the Humanities (SSH)
Michèle Dassa et Christine Kosmopoulos / Cybergeo, The Electronic European Journal of Geography / Dossier publié le 25 juin 2009 / Document published on 25 June 2009 / Last updated : 17 July 2009.
Presented here for the first time in a comparative table are the contents of the databases that inventory the journals in the Social Sciences and the Humanities (SSH), of the Web of Science (published by Thomson Reuters) and of Scopus (published by Elsevier), as well as of the lists European Reference Index for Humanities (ERIH) (published by the European Science Foundation and of the French Agence pour l’Evaluation de la Recherche et de l’Enseignement Supérieur (AERES).
With some 20,000 entries, this is an almost exhaustive overview of the wealth of publications in the Social Sciences and the Humanities, at last made available in this table, adopting the same nomenclature for classing the journals according to their disciplines as the one used in 27 workstations of the European Science Foundation.
The multiple assignments reveal the multidisciplinarity of the journals, which is quite frequent in SSH, but also sometimes the incoherence of databases that have not been corrected.The research was carried out in 2008 with the financial support of the TGE Adonis of the CNRS.
An updated version will soon be presented online.The final objective of this project, which concerns the entire international community of the Social Sciences and the Humanities, is to put online, in a bilingual English/French version, the database of JournalBase in interactive mode on a collaborative platform, as well as the final report of the study, so that the decision-makers, the scientists, the experts in scientific information have access to up-to-date information, and so that they may contribute to forward movement in the reflection on these questions, through the exchange of experiences and of good working practices.
JournalBase has been updated on the 17 July 2009. It includes the information on open access journals indexed in the DOAJ.
Source
[http://www.cybergeo.eu/index22492.html]
Full Text
[http://www.cybergeo.eu/pdf/22492]
LDS Church leader to meet with Obama – Salt Lake Tribune
July 19, 2009
LDS Church leader to meet with Obama – Salt Lake Tribune
LDS Church President Thomas Monson will meet with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office today, marking the commander-in-chief’s first meeting with Monson as head of the church. The White House said Sunday that the two leaders, along with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Mormon, will meet
World’s Population of 100-Year-Old Could Reach 6 Million – FOX News
WASHINGTON — It’s starting to get crowded in the 100-year-olds’ club. Once virtually nonexistent, the world’s population of centenarians is projected to reach nearly 6 million by midcentury. That’s pushing the median age toward 50 in many developed nations and challenging views of what it means to
Friend: Slain Tenn. woman, husband accused in 6 killings had split; had 4-year-old daughter – Baltimore Sun
FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A man who knew a southern Tennessee woman slain along with her family tells The Associated Press that she and her husband who is charged in the killings had been having marital trouble. Authorities say Traci Shaffer, her 16-year-old son and teenage neighbor were found
Whitlock: ‘Tom of Turnberry’ comes up painfully short in the end – The State
THE PUNISHMENT FELT cruel, unusual and unwarranted. Tom Watson, golf fans and Stewart Cink did not deserve what happened Sunday afternoon at Turnberry. For 71 holes, the 138th British Open conjured memories of the 1980 “Miracle on Ice.” Fifty-nine-year-old Tom Watson made a fool of Father Time
PhD student: A systems analysis of rodent animal models of human disease
July 14, 2009
PhD student: A systems analysis of rodent animal models of human disease
PhD student: A systems analysis of rodent animal models of human disease
Function title PhD student Where Bioinformatics Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam Apply before July 15, 2009 Project Model organisms have been essential for improving our knowledge of human disease. Especially rodents, mainly mouse and rat, are often used for this purpose, as well as for pre-clinical trials of new drugs and toxicology screens. However, often animal models fail to mimic human disease adequately. As a consequence drugs successfully tested in animal models fail in costly clinical trials or are falsely discarded.
Goal of this project is to explore the suitability of rodents as a model organism for human disease, specifically metabolic syndrome. Since metabolic syndrome is a complex multifactorial group of metabolic conditions, a systems approach will be taken to uncover the molecular networks perturbed by disease.
Specifically, we aim to validate the similarity of a large number of rodent models for metabolic syndrome to their human counterparts. The project is tightly linked to ongoing projects in biological and clinical groups at the AMC. This project is part of the second round of the BioRange programme of the Netherlands Bioinformatics Centre (NBIC; ww.nbic.nl).
Tasks
The successful candidate will work towards a PhD degree in bioinformatics. We will build a compendium of rodent and human metabolic syndrome related gene expression datasets. We develop module-based joint analysis methods that search for conserved patterns consisting of sets of genes and sets of conditions in both rodent model and human under which they are co-expressed. These patterns are used to evaluate the molecular similarity of rodent models and their human counterpart. Conserved patterns will be further interpreted by constructing functional networks for metabolic syndrome in rodents and human. We expect methods developed and resulting conserved patterns and functional networks to be useful for elucidating the model mismatch and for increasing the predictive value of preclinical trials and toxicity screens.
Requirements
We are looking for an enthusiastic communicative team player with
• a MSc in one of the following areas: bioinformatics, computer science, engineering, statistics, physics, plus a proven interest in biology
• strong background in computer science (machine learning, graph algorithms, relational databases)
• good programming knowledge (R, C/Java/C++, SQL)
Additional conditions of employment: The appointment will be on temporary basis for a maximum period of four years. Based on a full-time appointment (36 hours per week), compensation will be according to standard salary levels for PhD students starting with a salary of € 2046,- with a yearly growth to € 2622,- gross a month. The collective employment agreement of the AMC is applicable. Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained
from: Dr. ir. P.D. Moerland Bioinformatics Laboratory Telephone number: +31 (0) 20 566 4660 E-mail address: p.d.moerland@amc.uva.nl
Contact: Applications should include a detailed curriculum vitae and a letter of motivation, and be sent to:
AMC Medical Research BV.
Mevrouw M.J.Scholtemeijer
Personeel & Organisatie, J1A-229
Postbus 22660
1100 DD Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Orion key for new GM – Oakland Press
July 11, 2009
Orion key for new GM – Oakland Press
Photos courtesy of John F. Martin/General Motors Corp. General Motors Corp. President and CEO Fritz Henderson (left) and Chairman Edward E. Whitacre Jr. at the GM World Headquarters on Friday in Detroit. The small-car project at General Motors assembly plant in Orion Township will become a key
NASA delays space shuttle Endeavour launch 1 day – WTOP Radio
Space shuttle Endeavour stands ready for launch on pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Cananveral, Fla., Saturday, July 11, 2009. Endeavour is scheduled to lift off this evening on a mission to the International Space Station.(AP Photo/John Raoux) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – NASA scrubbed
Change Your Marketing Approach For Success!
July 10, 2009
Change Your Marketing Approach For Success!
Hey all.. guest post from Joanne Black today on the importance of building relationships with your customers. This is not only a core marketing principle but essential for anyone looking to make the most of a down economy.
Yes, the economy is lagging and budgets are cut. Yes, we have competition. Yes, clients are postponing buying decisions. So what?
If you focus on building relationships and implement the sales strategies I reveal here, you’ll be able to close more deals and get more sales now. People will buy from you even in a lagging economy — no matter what your price point.
3 Ways to Get In, Get Started, and Close More Deals
Sales Closing Tip 1: Recommend New Approaches
Good salespeople have always talked about creating value. Now we need to put ourselves in our clients’ shoes and be creative. We must get in and get started. Think smart, not big. It’s always smarter to have a smaller piece of something, than a big piece of nothing. Begin with a smaller project, a reduced order, or a regional, rather than global, implementation. Get in, and get to know the client. Let them get to know you. Get to know their business.
Sales Closing Tip 2: Create Metrics
Sit on the same side of the table as your client. Work together to determine the best way to get started. Always, always, create metrics with your client. How do you, together, define success? Get agreement that once this project is successful–according to the metrics you’ve agreed upon–that the client will work with you to identify other sales opportunities within their organization. A successful project breeds a successful relationship, which leads to successful referrals. This means more sales leads and more money for you!
Sales Closing Tip 3: Negotiate or Walk
Yes, the client will want to negotiate on price. That’s their job–to build business while watching the bottom line. How many times have you submitted a sales proposal to a client, and had them say, right off the bat, “Great! Where do I sign?” It doesn’t happen. We always want to get the best deal, so why wouldn’t our clients? If you must adjust your price, then adjust the scale of your project or the deliverables as well. Always get something in return and write it into your agreement.
Maybe the client agrees to write a testimonial or promises to refer you to another business unit in their organization, or to someone they know at a different company. Maybe you barter some of your services. Bartering is an age-old way of doing business, and it makes sense in many cases if you want what they have and they need what you have. Perhaps the client has software that your company needs, or a consulting methodology that could propel your business. You get the picture. Work it out. If you can’t work things out, be willing to walk away. It’s a tough decision, but it may be your best strategic sales decision. You’ll be off to the next client who values what you offer and is willing to pay for it.
If you follow my advice in this article , you will build lifetime customer relationships with clients who want to buy from you over and over again even in a lagging economy. You will get more referrals. And, you will close more sales. So, what are you waiting for? Get in and get started now!
America’s leading authority on referral selling and founder of No More Cold Calling®, Joanne Black helps salespeople, sales teams, and business owners get more referrals and attract business fast without increasing the cost of sales. Discover how to turn prospects into clients more than 50 percent of the time even in a lagging economy with her No More Cold Calling sales programs at http://www.nomorecoldcalling.com./
A Principal Component Analysis of 39 Scientific Impact Measures
July 2, 2009
A Principal Component Analysis of 39 Scientific Impact Measures
A Principal Component Analysis of 39 Scientific Impact Measures
Methodology
Conclusions
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Nifong Trial Verdict
Breaking News: Durham DA Michael Nifong was found guilty on 27 of the 32 ethical charges brought against him by the NC Bar. An AP report indicates the following:
Mike Nifong broke numerous rules of professional conduct during his disastrous prosecution of three Duke University lacrosse players falsely accused of rape, committing “deceit and misrepresentations,” a disciplinary committee ruled Saturday.
Selected Videos:
David Evans Sr. State Bar Testimony
Mary Ellen Finnerty State Bar Testimony
Nifong Says He should Be Disbarred
Disciplinary Board Disbars Nifong
Duke Lacrosse Defense Attorneys News Conference
Selected articles:
Comments of Disciplinary Panel’s ChairmanThe New York Times
Bar Accepts Nifong’s Offer to Surrender Law License WRAL
N.C. panel disbars Duke prosecutor AP
Former Duke Prosecutor Nifong Disbarred June 18, ABC News
Bar strips Nifong of his law license Newsobserver
Findings KC Johnson
Duke prosecutor: He should be disbarred AP
Nifong Accepts Disbarment KC Johnson
Committee: Duke prosecutor broke rules AP
Verdict KC Johnson
Codeless AJAX and other Alpha Five V10 innovations are blowing developers’ minds
June 20, 2009
Codeless AJAX and other Alpha Five V10 innovations are blowing developers’ minds
As you’ve probably noticed, last week we started releasing sneak peeks of the new and improved features of Alpha Five Version 10. Well, we also recently released a beta version of V10, and some of our Alpha developers have been eager to take it for a test drive. As always, we expect these developers to put our product through the ringer. If there’s a problem or a feature that needs improvement, we want to hear about it.
Conversely, we also love to hear about what’s good, so we know what’s most important to you, our customers. That’s why I’m happy to report that we’ve received some tremendously positive feedback from our beta testers in the Alpha forum. I thought this feedback would also be valuable to you, so you can see what’s really turning the V10 users on. There’s also some good suggestions in there for testing the new version.
I’ve copied a few of the comments below, and I’ll be posting more as the weeks wear on. But make sure you check out the forum for everyone’s thoughts. I swear the excitement is contagious.
I’ve been allowed to beta test for some time now. And I’m totally speechless with the new features I’ve seen so far. It exceeds in what you will be seeing from the videos Richard now presents.
Some advice, when you are given access to the V10 beta, make sure:
You copy your existing program folder to a new TEST program folder. And create a link to start the program from there. Then follow the directions you will be given by Alpha.
Also copy the project folder to a new Test folder. (this is where all the project components are in). And copy the folder where your DBF files are in.
Adjust your Aliases to the new paths.
This includes new DBF folder where the DBF files are in or when using SQL database make sure you copy you DB schema to a new test schema, change the connection string(s) to test with this test schema.
Then start testing V10 beta features, without having to worry that your existing V9 projects are effected. After all it is still in beta stage.
Although I did not have negative experience using V10Beta against existing components and database, I advice to run it against a separate test instance.
regards, Ron
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Richard,
Thanks very well done.
Thanks for the time table and further demo’s 
I am now SHAMWOWED.
I may have to be a beta tester …
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I agree.
I have poked the web product multiple times in the past, waiting for The Time.
This is The Time. From what I can see, V10 is a Quantum Leap.
It’s going to knock lots of socks off.
I am ShamWOWed, Shocked, and Over The Top Enthusiastic about what is coming.
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Richard,
This is just unbelievable. Every feature in and of itself is a huge enhancement. The only problem with all of this is that I cannot sleep – I am so excited!
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I have been using V10 Beta for a while and I have to say, WOOOOOOW.
I am not a coder, or far from a web page designer with SQL integration. This new version does it ALL.
It is truly amazing.
Even the company that I work at, big M, bought the Alpha5.
I have to say thank you ALpha Software for such a unbelievable product.
