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Monday, October 29, 2012
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Friday, October 26, 2012
I'm an iPhone user, convince me to get an Android
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I'm an iPhone user and am seriously considering getting an Android for my next phone. I mean, I'm satisfied with the iPhone but want to consider all my options. I don't ask much of my smartphone, what I look for more than anything is a fast web browser, which my iPhone was consistently good at. Besides that, I just want something reliable, with a fast UI. Again, my iPhone was great at that. But with my iPhone 4 getting up there in age, I'm starting to consider getting a new phone. Just wanted to consider Android and see what you all thought. Trying to think of reasons to switch to an Android... |
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I mean, maybe I'd be better off with the iPhone. Customization doesn't matter to me and I've been with Apple since the first iPhone, before it was really a big thing. Never really had a reason to change, but I am considering the Nexus 4. |
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Wow, never thought I'd ever hear someone on an Android forum say that. Thanks! I might do that. |
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That's far from true for all Android phones. Mine outpaces an iPhone 4s on browsing quite easily. OP, what carrier are you on? The new Nexus isn't out yet, and no doubt it will be a beast, but models vary by carriers and we may be able to recommend other choices to look into as well. __________________| Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, minutus carborata descendum pantorum. Links: Site Rules / Guidelines -and- Zero Tolerance Policy (All Members Read) If someone's out in left field, the /!\ Report button is to the left of their post. Remember - it's our forum and we're all in this together - so let's keep it cool. |
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If you don't demand much from your smartphone, why pay for the upgrade? The reason I stick with android is how well it interacts with all the various google products I use. Syncing between chrome on my desktop, laptop, and phone is easy. I have all my documents anywhere I need them via google drive, I sync up all my appointments over all my devices via google calendar, and I have the full google maps experience. Besides that, I was able to get what is arguably one of the best phones out for $350 contract free. Try that with an iPhone. |
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1) Choice: there is only one iPhone model available to you. There are hundreds of Android models, and dozens of screen sizes to choose from. But since you're happy with what your current iPhone does for you I would save myself a couple hundred bucks and stay with this 'old' iPhone for another year or so. Yes, Androids can do much more than what you want, but you don't want that. So why get one? Or even a new iPhone? |
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
3 dead after 5 family members shot in California
A police officer is seen down the street from the two-story home, background, where one person was found shot to death in Downey, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Five people were shot and at least two died in shootings at a business and a residence in the Los Angeles suburb Wednesday, according to Downey police Lt. Dean Milligan. The shootings occurred shortly after 11 a.m. at a business and at a nearby home, where family members of the business owner live. A woman was found dead at the home, he said. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
A police officer is seen down the street from the two-story home, background, where one person was found shot to death in Downey, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Five people were shot and at least two died in shootings at a business and a residence in the Los Angeles suburb Wednesday, according to Downey police Lt. Dean Milligan. The shootings occurred shortly after 11 a.m. at a business and at a nearby home, where family members of the business owner live. A woman was found dead at the home, he said. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
A police officer stands outside a two-story home, right, where one person was found shot to death in Downey, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Five people were shot and at least two died in shootings at a business and a residence in the Los Angeles suburb Wednesday, according to Downey police Lt. Dean Milligan. The shootings occurred shortly after 11 a.m. at a business and at a nearby home, where family members of the business owner live. A woman was found dead at the home, he said. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Police investigators stand outside a family-owned business, United States Fire Protection Services, in Downey, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Five people were shot and at least two died in shootings at the business and a residence in the Los Angeles suburb Wednesday, according to Downey police Lt. Dean Milligan. The shootings occurred shortly after 11 a.m. at a business and at a nearby home, where family members of the business owner live. A woman was found dead at the home, he said. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
People talk to police outside a family-owned business, United States Fire Protection Services, in Downey, Calif. Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Five people were shot and at least two died in shootings at the business and a residence in the Los Angeles suburb Wednesday, according to Downey police Lt. Dean Milligan. The shootings occurred shortly after 11 a.m. at a business and at a nearby home, where family members of the business owner live. A woman was found dead at the home, he said. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Police investigators are seen outside a family-owned business, United States Fire Protection Services, in Downey, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Five people were shot and at least two died in shootings at the business and a residence in the Los Angeles suburb Wednesday, according to Downey police Lt. Dean Milligan. The shootings occurred shortly after 11 a.m. at a business and at a nearby home, where family members of the business owner live. A woman was found dead at the home, he said. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
DOWNEY, Calif. (AP) ? A gunman targeted a family-owned fire extinguisher business Wednesday, gunning down three people at the office and shooting two more at a family home nearby, police said.
Three of the five victims died and the two survivors, including a 13-year-old boy, remained in critical condition, said Downey police Lt. Dean Milligan.
The violence began just after 11 a.m. in this working class city about 20 miles southeast of Los Angeles when someone from United States Fire Protection Services Inc. called 911 to report a shooting. A couple minutes after police arrived, the injured 13-year-old called dispatchers from the house down the same street, Milligan said.
A suspect fled in a 2010 black Camaro that belonged to a victim or a member of their family.
"We do not believe this was a random act of violence," Milligan said. "We do believe there is a specific reason this family was targeted and we want to know why."
Police declined to release the identities of the victims pending the notification of family members, but a neighbor said the fire business is owned by a group of brothers.
Dean Wright, who owns the septic supply business next door, said he didn't hear gunfire, but the sound of someone yelling, "hey," caught his attention. When he looked outside, police officers with guns drawn surrounded the building.
One of the owners he identified as Robert told him that the gunman shot his mother in the face, injuring her, and killed a secretary. At the family's home, the shooter fatally shot the wife of another brother and injured the teenage boy, Wright said.
Wright wasn't sure about the identity of the fifth victim, but police said a man was also killed at the business.
Wright said the two dead women each had three children.
"So now there are six children without mothers because of this idiot," Wright said. "It makes me just want to throw up."
The woman and teenager were originally at the business, but somehow got to the home in the Camaro before being shot. Police don't yet know if they drove themselves or were kidnapped by the suspect. There was no sign of forced entry at either location and police believe the suspect spoke with the victims at both locations before the shooting began.
Authorities were initially concerned about the safety of a small boy, age 4 or 5, related to the victims, but he was found unharmed at school.
The suspect does not appear to be a former employee, friend or family member and the teenager did not recognize him, Milligan said.
Police have not been able to interview the woman survivor at length because of her injuries. Witnesses told other news media that they saw her bleeding from the head outside the business.
No witnesses to the shootings other than the victims have come forward and police were reviewing surveillance footage in hopes it would give them a glimpse of the shooter.
United States Fire Protection Services is in an industrial strip across from a large Coca-Cola Co. bottling plant. The family owned business sells professional firefighting gear and equipment such as hoses and extinguishers, according to its website.
In the first hours after the shooting, as news media gathered outside police tape, a man who said his wife worked at the business showed up at the crime scene and said he needed to know if she was safe.
An officer pointed him toward a command post and he pushed past cameras and paced frantically with a cellphone to his ear before leaving a few minutes later.
Blanca Parker, who works in another business on the street, said the owners were very friendly and very aware of security.
"They were hard working," Parker said. "They worked seven days a week, 24-7."
Wright, who has owned the House of Wright for 40 years, said the area is relatively safe, but he said the fire business had a robbery a few years ago.
"I've never seen nor heard of anything close to this," he said. "I was driving to work this morning and thanking the good Lord for how much I love coming to work."
He said he'd have something else to think about now.
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Associated Press video journalist Raquel Maria Dillon in Downey and staff writers Robert Jablon, Greg Risling and Brian Melley contributed to this report from Los Angeles.
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The Facebook Effect: Marketing Will Never Be the Same | The Social ...
The Facebook Effect: Marketing Will Never Be the Same
By Samantha Porter
The Past
Not too terribly long ago, marketing was a nearly unilateral discipline: corporate executives targeted customers through television, print, and direct-mail ads, and then sought to influence them almost as an all-knowing parent seeks to steer a child.However, the Internet and the rise of Web 2.0 have effectively dismantled this brand of top down marketing in favor of a customer driven marketplace that hinges on customers talking to one another.
Today?s consumers are much more interactive than they have been in generations past. They rank, ?like,? and ?friend? their favorite products online while writing scathing blog posts about those that they feel have failed them. As a result, most companies (or at least those bent on staying open) have created entire social marketing divisions with the goal of reaching out to consumers online as well as through more traditional means. Simply creating a social networking presence is rarely enough, however. Companies that do not understand today?s Internet dynamics can end up doing more harm than good, as the landscape is often more complicated than it seems at first.
The Shift
Social media?s transformation from a purely personal networking platform to one where customers are wooed and products promoted was slow, but profound. Sites like Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace began as tools that could bring people together. Friends shared photos, thoughts, and anecdotes from daily life. The tone was personal, casual, and in many ways designed to mimic daily life. Rather than meeting up after school or at the coffee shop, people gathered online, keeping each other updated through a series of short messages and updates.Before long, organizations began building profiles and pages. Ad campaigns coursed through social networks, and manufacturers started encouraging discussion and dialogue online. Promotions, discounts, and exclusive offers were provided to people who signed up for updates, ?liked? certain products, or retweeted positive corporate messages.
Today?s consumer is much more demanding when it comes to information; something corporations have had to adjust to. ?Previously, we could market to our customer any way we wanted?we held the proverbial cards,? Forbes magazine said in an article about the contours of new social media marketing strategies. ?Now, as consumers have ?choice,? social has changed that. Consumers want specific content and information at all stages of their buying journey.?
The Metamorphosis
The result is a marketing strategy that has to be adaptable in order to succeed. Engaging in social networking is about a lot more than simply opening a profile and hiring an intern to manage comments and facilitate discussion. Senior-level executives need to understand the fluidity of the medium, and react to changes in consumer likes and demands almost before the consumers realize they have changed their views. This takes finesse?and a lot of learned savvy.
?Social marketing lacks a formulaic model that one can put on a PowerPoint slide and show to the Board of Directors. Instead, like a relationship, it is fluid, not formulaic, with a tone of equality between consumer and creator,? Nilofer Merchant, a corporate director and lecturer at Stanford University, wrote in a Harvard Business Review blog post. Getting good results often takes a lot of work, not to mention a shifting of focus.
Companies who have invested the time and expertise to get social networking right have typically reaped great rewards. According to British small business magazine Director, 69 percent of small businesses who used social networks for marketing in 2011 felt it helped them compete with larger businesses in their sector. An additional 53 percent of businesses using social networks to interact with consumers were pursuing a ?growth strategy,? which was helping them plan for a more lucrative future than those who were focused primarily on offline or passive marketing.
Leveraging the power of social media for marketing is one of the biggest industry trends. Jumping on board is not necessarily difficult, but nevertheless must be done carefully. Companies who approach the online marketing world cautiously and rationally are usually the best poised for success.
Samantha Porter is a freelance writer and researcher who just recently graduated and, much to the disappointment of her parents, is not considering graduate school at this time. In her newfound free time, Porter has been working with a marketing education website that provides certification information and tips for?prospective?students and she welcomes you to check out more of her writing.
Source: http://thesocialmediamonthly.com/the-facebook-effect-marketing-will-never-be-the-same/
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
MTV devoting platform to Obama interview Friday
NEW YORK (AP) ? MTV says it will air a live 30-minute interview with President Barack Obama across its various networks and platforms on Friday at 5 p.m. Eastern time and on tape delay at 5 p.m. Pacific time.
Viewers are being invited to submit questions for the president on MTV's Facebook page. MTV News correspondent Sway Calloway will interview Obama at the White House, while Andrew Jenks will be reporting from a Washington-area college campus.
MTV hopes many questions will focus on issues important to young voters, such as jobs and the cost of college.
The interview will air on five different networks, MTV.com and its mobile platform.
Spokeswoman Janice Gatti says the network has reached out to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for a similar special, but hasn't gotten a response.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/mtv-devoting-platform-obama-interview-friday-191516658.html
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Kashmir: India has to go back By Zaheerul Hassn
ashmiri living around the globe including both sides of Line of Control would observe October 27 as black day as a protest against Indian occupation on the same date of 1947. The day of landing Indian troops on Srinagar Airport to capture the valley against the wishes of inhabitants is remembered as black day of Kashmir history. The back ground of the issue reveals a trade of a civilized country with a cruel local ruler. What a Historical Trade concluded on March 16, 1846 when British Government through Treaty of Amritsar transferred for ever an independent possession of Kashmir to Gulab Singh for his willingness to pay rupees 75 Lac out of the total amount of indemnity demanded by them. Basically the deal was selling of Kashmiri nation along with their mother land in the hand of Gulab Sing. The revealed deal made two nations dagger drawn to each other. It converted South Asian region into nuclear zone which resulted into four wars, coupled with a never ending arms race between the neighbours since 1947.
According to the spokes man of All Parties Hurriyet Conference Azad Jammu and Kashmir since 1989 to 15 October 2012, total killing of innocent individuals were 93,801, Custodial Killings in various camps and jails were 6,996. Overall 1, 20,392 individuals have been arrested, structural damaged have been done to the property was 1, 05,955. Moreover 22,764 women have been injured and suffered with severe injuries, 10,042 women have been gang raped or molested and over 1, 07,441 kids have become orphaned.
?Kashmir Movement? basically started on the day when British have sold their territory. However, in 1931 struggle against Dogra rule came on lime lines when for the first time in the history, Kashmiri people openly opposed the cruelty of the rulers. In same year on July 13, twenty one (21) Kashmiri Muslims faced bullets and were martyred in Srinagar Central Jail. This day is known as Martyr Day of Kashmir and reminding us the blood of liberators.
According to the partition plan, Hindustan was supposed to be divided on the religion bases into two major states Pakistan and India. The instruments of agreement relating to the Partition of India, the rulers of princely states were to be given the choice to freely accede to either India or Pakistan. They were also asked to take into account the demographic nature, history, geography and future prospects of their subjects. British?s never respected the rights of Kashmiri people; once again they left them on the mercy of Heri Sing in 1947. The Maharaja of Kashmir Hari Sing went against the will of predominantly Muslim majority and announced annexation of Kashmir with India. Actually almost 78.9% Muslims, 11.2 % Hindus and 8.6% Buddhas were inhabitants of Kashmir. The annexation of Kashmir with India was resulted due to an under hand deal between India and Lord Mountbatten.
Thus, the conspiracy against newly created Islamic state has been started that can be ascertain from these two too facts, firstly, latest changes of partition plan has restricted to Punjab boundaries till Ferozepur , according to initial Plan Floura ( Indian City now ) would have been the boundary line between Pakistan and India . One of the vital purposes of changing the partition plan could be that single land route leading to Kashmir started from Pathan kot should fell into the Indian lap. Second fact could be established from Jagmon?s book ?My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir?. In that book he quoted Maharaja Hari Singh?s letter of October 26, 1947 to Lord Mountbatten and latter reply to Maharaja on October 27, 1947. He stated that Maharaja Hari Singh said, ?The conditions obtaining at present in my state and the great emergency of situation as it exists?. Hari Singh further reveled that they do not have any option but to ask for help from Indian Dominion?. He further explained that naturally they cannot send the help as asked by the Singh of India. Author of the book ?Jagmom? have also expressed that Hari Sing against the will of the Kahsmiri nation had decided to attach the instrument of accession for acceptance and informed to the English rulers.
In turn, Lord Mountbatten consented Hari Singh?s request and decided to accept the accession of Kashmir State to the Dominion of India. Lord Mountain has assisted Hari Singh while landing the troops to maintain law and order in Kashmir.
A book ?Kashmir in Conflict? has unveiled the plot and indicated that Hari Singh did not reach Jammu until the evening of October 26. Anyhow, due to poor flying conditions, V P Menon was unable to get to Jammu until the morning of October 27, by that time Indian troops have been landed in Srinagar. Therefore, Maharaja?s act of fraudulent has been proven because he would not have written the letter to Lord when agreement with Pakistan was already in force. In short capturing of Kashmir against masses desires have already been planned between Hari Singh, British?s and Indian rulers.
On this fraudulent act of Hari and Britishes, Kashmiri and their Muslim brothers stood up for snatching their rights from the aggressors and prepared the force of locals Mujahids who started their march toward Jammu & Srinagar. On October 22, 1947 Pashtun tribesmen from North West Frontier Province of Pakistan, came all-out for the help of Kashmiri Muslims. The struggles of locals for their rights converted into first Indo & Pakistan war. India started defending the stance of Heri sing and physically landed her forces on Srinagar Airport. The war which started actually on October 21, 1947 has lasted in December 31, 1948. India occupies roughly 101,387 km? of Kashmir. Pakistan occupies 85,793 km? (Later divided into Azad Kashmir (13,397 km?) and Northern Areas (72,496 km?). The UN decided that the fate of Kashmir will be decided in a plebiscite by the incumbents of the area.
Anyway Indian rulers always tried to crush the Kashmiris through brutal actions of their armed forces. India always ignored UN resolution. Recently, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari while addressing UN forum, stated that Jammu and Kashmir was a sign of UN ?failure?. President Zardari?s statement was objected by Mr. Vinay Kumar, Minister Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations. In the 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly Mr. Kumar stated, said that Jammu & Kashmir is and has always been an integral part of India. In fact, Indian Government and its agents might need to attend a refresher course before they are sent as representatives to the United Nations.
Kashmir was one among 560 princely states which had two choices before them; accession to India or to Pakistan at the time of partition. The majority Hindu states were either occupied or voluntarily join India. Given that Jammu & Kashmir is a Muslim majority, it is only just for it to accede to Pakistan. India has no legitimate claim on the people of Kashmir. Irony of the Issue is that Indian leadership does not want to live with peace and is reluctant to implement UN resolution on Kashmir. According to ?Times of India? report of October 22, 2012, Indian Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on attacked Pakistan for fomenting terror in India, He accused that Pakistan is helping infiltration bids into Indian Territory and organizing attacks on military convoys in J&K to spread fear.
On contrary to it, India is involved in cross-border terrorism against Pakistan and dispatching terrorists in Balochistan and FATA while using Afghan territory. Her propaganda is aimed at negatively influencing the public opinions on terrorism and matters related to Indian armed forces brutality in Kashmir and Maoists area.
Firing on Malala Yousafzai has also been carried out by Indian supported group of Taliban ?TTP?. The Indian home minister statement is giving clear indication that New Delhi is not serious in resolving regional the most sensitive matter of Kashmir. Concluding, I would like to say that world community should interfere to resolve the issue between two nuclear states since any Indian misadventure may lead the world in new global nuclear war. In short India should respect the Kshmiri?s opinions leave Kashmir and let Kashmiri decide to their fate.
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Saga Communications, Inc. Announces Date and Time of 3rd ...
Saga Communications, Inc. Announces Date and Time of 3rd Quarter 2012 Earnings Release and Conference Call
GROSSE POINTE FARMS, Mich., Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Saga Communications, Inc. (NYSE Mkt-SGA) announced today that it will release its 3rd Quarter 2012 results at 12:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday November 6, 2012. The company will be holding a conference call on the same date at 2:00 p.m. EST. The dial-in numbers are as follows:
Domestic and International Dial-in Number: (612) 288-0329
The Company requests that all parties that have a question that they would like to submit to the Company to please email the inquiry by 1:00 p.m. EST on November 6, 2012 to SagaIR@sagacom.com. The Company will discuss, during the limited period of the conference call, those inquiries it deems of general relevance and interest. Only inquiries made in compliance with the foregoing will be discussed during the call.
Saga's earnings release will contain certain non-GAAP financial measures including station operating income and free cash flow. A reconciliation of all non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures will be provided in the earnings release.
Saga Communications, Inc. is a broadcasting company whose business is devoted to acquiring, developing and operating broadcast properties. The company owns or operates broadcast properties in 26 markets, including 61 FM and 30 AM radio stations, 3 state radio networks, 2 farm radio networks, 5 television stations and 4 low-power television stations. For additional information, contact us at (313) 886-7070 or visit our website at www.sagacommunications.com.
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Pre-caffeine tech: Apple iVent, Battleship!?
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Our?pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.
The rumors surrounding Apple's press event, scheduled for?10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET today, are deafening. Will the Cupertino-based company announce a smaller iPad? (It had better.) Will the company offer up a 13-inch MacBook Pro with a Retina display? (Very likely!)??We'll find later today,?when NBC News' tech/sci editor?Wilson Rothman will be inside the event, covering it live here (and tweeting at @wjrothman).
Meanwhile,?Google's got an Android?event scheduled for Oct. 29, about a year following the announcement of the Galaxy Nexus smartphone and Android 4.0 (better known as Ice Cream Sandwich). As with every event of this magnitude, there's a host of rumors about what might be announced. Here are the best ones.
Also,?Skype for Windows 8 gets slick makeover
Bad news losers: Economics says the Revenge of the Nerds is a LIE!?
What's more, turns out your private naughty picks and videos have a?high?likelihood?of not remaining so private: 88 percent?of homemade pornography, including videos and still images, finds its way onto porn sites, often without the owners' knowledge, according to this new study.?
Speaking of which:?Rapture of the nerds: will the Singularity turn us into gods or end the human?race?
HOLY CATS! Iron Man 3 looks AWESOME!?
Kinda anti-climactic, but check out these insane new Lego machines!?
Oh yeah:?Here's how the Internet responded to the final presidential debate.?
Compiled?by?Helen A.S. Popkin,?who invites you to?join her on?Twitter?and/or?Facebook. Also,?Google+.
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Friday, October 19, 2012
FMC grant funds STEM career days for Philadelphia students
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PHILADELPHIA, PA (October 17, 2012)Philadelphia public middle-school students and their teachers will be able to interact with scientists from FMC Corporation and explore learning and career opportunities in science and math thanks to a grant from the Philadelphia-based chemical company, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University announced today.
About 30 FMC scientists and chemical engineers will participate in two career days at the Academy that will serve about 1,200 public school 6th, 7th and 8th graders and their teachers. The goal of the event, funded by a $25,000 grant from FMC, is to showcase the many career opportunities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The career days will be Monday, Nov. 5, and Thursday, Nov. 15.
Participants also will learn about different kinds of local after-school activities, including the Academy's Women In Natural Sciences program for underserved high school girls. Teachers will learn about Academy resources that will help them integrate math and science into their regular curriculums. Academy scientists will be on hand to describe how they first got interested in science and how they have applied their schooling to their careers.
"By introducing middle-school teachers and students to the resources available to them in their own backyard, we're able to have a significant impact on the quality of education for underserved students," said Academy Senior Director of Education Jacquie Genovesi.
"Our FMC researchers and chemical engineers love inspiring students by discussing their careers and by teaching them about how our products work," said Linda Froelich, FMC product stewardship and regulatory manager.
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Founded in 1812, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is America's oldest natural history museum and a world leader in biodiversity and environmental research. For 200 years, the Academy has carried out its mission to encourage and cultivate the sciences, exploring the remarkable diversity of our natural world and sharing these discoveries with the public through innovative exhibits, publications, and educational programming.
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PHILADELPHIA, PA (October 17, 2012)Philadelphia public middle-school students and their teachers will be able to interact with scientists from FMC Corporation and explore learning and career opportunities in science and math thanks to a grant from the Philadelphia-based chemical company, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University announced today.
About 30 FMC scientists and chemical engineers will participate in two career days at the Academy that will serve about 1,200 public school 6th, 7th and 8th graders and their teachers. The goal of the event, funded by a $25,000 grant from FMC, is to showcase the many career opportunities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The career days will be Monday, Nov. 5, and Thursday, Nov. 15.
Participants also will learn about different kinds of local after-school activities, including the Academy's Women In Natural Sciences program for underserved high school girls. Teachers will learn about Academy resources that will help them integrate math and science into their regular curriculums. Academy scientists will be on hand to describe how they first got interested in science and how they have applied their schooling to their careers.
"By introducing middle-school teachers and students to the resources available to them in their own backyard, we're able to have a significant impact on the quality of education for underserved students," said Academy Senior Director of Education Jacquie Genovesi.
"Our FMC researchers and chemical engineers love inspiring students by discussing their careers and by teaching them about how our products work," said Linda Froelich, FMC product stewardship and regulatory manager.
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FMC Corporation is a diversified chemical company serving agricultural, industrial, environmental and consumer markets globally for more than a century with innovative solutions, applications and quality products. In 2011, FMC had annual sales of approximately $3.4 billion. The company employs approximately 5,500 people throughout the world, and operates its businesses in three segments: Agricultural Products, Specialty Chemicals and Industrial Chemicals. For more information, visit www.FMC.com.
Founded in 1812, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is America's oldest natural history museum and a world leader in biodiversity and environmental research. For 200 years, the Academy has carried out its mission to encourage and cultivate the sciences, exploring the remarkable diversity of our natural world and sharing these discoveries with the public through innovative exhibits, publications, and educational programming.
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
Taking the bite out of baseball bats
Public release date: 18-Oct-2012[ | E-mail |
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American Institute of Physics
Miss hitting the "sweet spot" on a baseball bat and the resulting vibrations can zing your hands. Bat companies have tried for decades to reduce these painful shocks with limited success. But Daniel Russell, a professor in the graduate program in acoustics at Pennsylvania State University in University Park, has figured out that bat vibrations between 600 and 700 hertz (Hz) cause the most pain and that specifically tuned vibration absorbers are the best at combatting the sting. He will present the results of his damping technique comparisons at the 164th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), held from Oct. 22 26 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Human hands are sensitive to vibration frequencies between 200 Hz and 700 Hz, Russell says. When a ball impacts a baseball bat, two of the resulting bat vibration frequencies fall within that range. Previous damping techniques eliminated oscillations around 200 Hz, which causes pain in whichever hand is lowest on the bat. But after consulting baseball players, Russell learned that the most painful sensations occur in the top hand, where vibration frequencies between 600 and 700 Hz reside.
High-speed video analysis showed that these vibrations are so violent, "the hands lose contact with the bat during a swing," says Russell. "The fingers [and thumb] are being flung away from the bat because of the vibration." Foam fillings in an aluminum bat's handle can dampen these vibrations but do not eliminate them. So Russell worked with baseball bat manufacturer Marucci Sports to tune a vibration absorber that cancels out some of these painful oscillations.
The result is a mass-spring device nestled in the baseball bat's knob that quickly eliminates the bending pattern, or vibration, responsible for the bat's more painful sting. These absorbers must be specifically tuned, since the painful vibration frequencies vary depending on a bat's length.
The vibration absorbers Russell helped calibrate have been used in commercially available bats since 2010, and so far the response from players and consumers has been very encouraging, he notes.
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE 164th ASA MEETING
The Kansas City Marriott Downtown Hotel is located at 200 West 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 64105. The hotel main numbers are: 816-421-6800; fax: 816-855-4418.
USEFUL LINKS
Main meeting website: http://acousticalsociety.org/meetings/kansas_city
Meeting Abstract Database: http://asa.aip.org/asasearch.html
Hotel site: https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&eventID=8120158
WORLD WIDE PRESS ROOM
ASA's World Wide Press Room contains additional tips about newsworthy stories and with lay-language papers, which are 300-1200 word summaries of presentations written by scientists for a general audience and accompanied by photos, audio, and video.
PRESS REGISTRATION
ASA will grant free registration to credentialed full-time journalists and professional freelance journalists working on assignment for major news outlets. If you are a reporter and would like to attend, contact Charles E. Blue (cblue@aip.org, 301-209-3091), who can also help with setting up interviews and obtaining images, sound clips, or background information.
This news release was prepared for the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) by the American Institute of Physics (AIP).
ABOUT THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
The Acoustical Society of America (ASA) is the premier international scientific society in acoustics devoted to the science and technology of sound. Its 7,000 members worldwide represent a broad spectrum of the study of acoustics. ASA publications include The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (the world's leading journal on acoustics), Acoustics Today magazine, ECHOES newsletter, books, and standards on acoustics. The Society also holds two major scientific meetings each year. For more information about ASA, visit our website at http://www.acousticalsociety.org.
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Public release date: 18-Oct-2012[ | E-mail |
Share ] Contact: Charles E. Blue
cblue@aip.org
301-209-3091
American Institute of Physics
Miss hitting the "sweet spot" on a baseball bat and the resulting vibrations can zing your hands. Bat companies have tried for decades to reduce these painful shocks with limited success. But Daniel Russell, a professor in the graduate program in acoustics at Pennsylvania State University in University Park, has figured out that bat vibrations between 600 and 700 hertz (Hz) cause the most pain and that specifically tuned vibration absorbers are the best at combatting the sting. He will present the results of his damping technique comparisons at the 164th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), held from Oct. 22 26 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Human hands are sensitive to vibration frequencies between 200 Hz and 700 Hz, Russell says. When a ball impacts a baseball bat, two of the resulting bat vibration frequencies fall within that range. Previous damping techniques eliminated oscillations around 200 Hz, which causes pain in whichever hand is lowest on the bat. But after consulting baseball players, Russell learned that the most painful sensations occur in the top hand, where vibration frequencies between 600 and 700 Hz reside.
High-speed video analysis showed that these vibrations are so violent, "the hands lose contact with the bat during a swing," says Russell. "The fingers [and thumb] are being flung away from the bat because of the vibration." Foam fillings in an aluminum bat's handle can dampen these vibrations but do not eliminate them. So Russell worked with baseball bat manufacturer Marucci Sports to tune a vibration absorber that cancels out some of these painful oscillations.
The result is a mass-spring device nestled in the baseball bat's knob that quickly eliminates the bending pattern, or vibration, responsible for the bat's more painful sting. These absorbers must be specifically tuned, since the painful vibration frequencies vary depending on a bat's length.
The vibration absorbers Russell helped calibrate have been used in commercially available bats since 2010, and so far the response from players and consumers has been very encouraging, he notes.
###
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE 164th ASA MEETING
The Kansas City Marriott Downtown Hotel is located at 200 West 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 64105. The hotel main numbers are: 816-421-6800; fax: 816-855-4418.
USEFUL LINKS
Main meeting website: http://acousticalsociety.org/meetings/kansas_city
Meeting Abstract Database: http://asa.aip.org/asasearch.html
Hotel site: https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&eventID=8120158
WORLD WIDE PRESS ROOM
ASA's World Wide Press Room contains additional tips about newsworthy stories and with lay-language papers, which are 300-1200 word summaries of presentations written by scientists for a general audience and accompanied by photos, audio, and video.
PRESS REGISTRATION
ASA will grant free registration to credentialed full-time journalists and professional freelance journalists working on assignment for major news outlets. If you are a reporter and would like to attend, contact Charles E. Blue (cblue@aip.org, 301-209-3091), who can also help with setting up interviews and obtaining images, sound clips, or background information.
This news release was prepared for the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) by the American Institute of Physics (AIP).
ABOUT THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
The Acoustical Society of America (ASA) is the premier international scientific society in acoustics devoted to the science and technology of sound. Its 7,000 members worldwide represent a broad spectrum of the study of acoustics. ASA publications include The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (the world's leading journal on acoustics), Acoustics Today magazine, ECHOES newsletter, books, and standards on acoustics. The Society also holds two major scientific meetings each year. For more information about ASA, visit our website at http://www.acousticalsociety.org.
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Source: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-10/aiop-ttb101812.php
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Analysts, PC industry cool on Windows 8
FILE - In this Monday, June 18, 2012, file photo, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer comments on the Windows 8 operating system. The PC industry is in a slump, as consumers show more interest in tablet computers and smartphones. Officially, PC makers say they expect Windows 8, which launches Oct. 26, 2012, to get buyers to open their wallets, but industry watchers and analysts are skeptical. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
FILE - In this Monday, June 18, 2012, file photo, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer comments on the Windows 8 operating system. The PC industry is in a slump, as consumers show more interest in tablet computers and smartphones. Officially, PC makers say they expect Windows 8, which launches Oct. 26, 2012, to get buyers to open their wallets, but industry watchers and analysts are skeptical. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, file photo, Steven Sinofsky, president of Windows and Windows Live attends the Windows 8 Consumer Preview presentation during a press conference at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The PC industry is in a slump, as consumers show more interest in tablet computers and smartphones. Officially, PC makers say they expect Windows 8, which launches Oct. 26, 2012, to get buyers to open their wallets, but industry watchers and analysts are skeptical. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
NEW YORK (AP) ? While Microsoft is touting next week's launch of Windows 8 as the savior of the computer industry, PC makers and analysts are increasingly skeptical that the new operating system will lure consumers away from tablets and smartphones.
Even Intel Corp., which makes the processors at the heart of 80 percent of personal computers, doubts that Windows 8 will have a big impact on sales. CEO Paul Otellini said this week that he's "very excited" about the new operating system but expects the usual holiday bounce in PC sales to be half of what it usually is. Otellini suggested that PC makers are being cautious about building big stocks of Windows 8 PCs.
"We haven't had a chance to really judge how consumers will embrace this in the PC space or not," Otellini said on a conference call with reporters and analysts.
Research firm IHS iSuppli expects the industry to ship 349 million PCs this year, down 1 percent from last year's all-time high. Although small, the decline would be the first since 2001.
In the U.S., a mature market where consumers are gobbling up tablets, PC sales have already been declining for two years.
Meanwhile, Apple has been doubling sales of iPad tablets every year since the first model was introduced in 2010. In the April to June period, Apple shipped 17 million iPads, while Hewlett-Packard Co., then the world's largest maker of PCs, shipped 13.6 million PCs, according to Gartner analysts.
Smartphones, which were a niche market before the 2007 launch of the iPhone, outsold PCs last year, even though PC sales were at a record high. Some 488 million smartphones were sold in 2011, according to research firm Canalys.
The PC market is still big, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told the Seattle Times last month, "and Windows 8 will propel that volume."
Windows 8 is a response to the popularity of tablets. It tosses out many Windows conventions in favor of a radical new look that's designed to be easy to use on a touch screen. With Windows 8, PC makers are releasing a slew of laptops that double as tablets, either with detachable screens or with screens that fold down over the keyboard.
But Citigroup analyst Joe Yoo is even more pessimistic than Intel that Windows 8 will spur a turnaround in sales of desktop and laptop computers. It could turn out to be a "non-event" in terms of getting people to buy PCs, he said.
Microsoft did not immediately respond to a request for comment. On Thursday, the company reports results for the quarter that ended in September, and executives will likely talk about prospects for the rest of the year.
Brian White at Topeka Capital Markets said Taiwanese PC component suppliers aren't seeing any pickup in orders ahead of the Oct. 26 launch of Windows 8.
"The sentiment around Windows 8 was overwhelmingly negative," he said after meetings with suppliers. "We believe the PC industry is headed for a muted December quarter and well below the ramp expected with new products."
Analyst Mary Jo Foley at UBS is "leery" of Windows 8, noting that it has an entirely new look and feel. It could either be a big success, she said, or it could confuse customers and turn them off. She noted that Microsoft is set to support the launch with its $1 billion in advertising, the most it has ever spent on a campaign. That support will be critical for overcoming resistance to the new user interface and reinvigorate interest in PCs, she wrote.
PC makers began the year with the hope that a new wave of lightweight laptops called ultrabooks would provide a sales lift. But ultrabooks are still expensive, with most models around $1,000, and they haven't been compelling enough to overcome the growing popularity of smartphones and tablets.
Now, PC makers are in a tough spot when it comes to taking advantage of Windows 8, said Patrick Moorhead, a former chip executive who now runs research firm Moor Insight. Adding a touchscreen into a PC is expensive, and they're competing with tablets that are much cheaper. Meanwhile, Microsoft hasn't made much effort to add new features for mouse-and-keyboard PCs to Windows 8.
"If you're a user, you're asking yourself: 'Why do I need to buy this new notebook, if my old notebook can still do what I need it to do? Instead, I'll buy a new phone or a tablet,'" Moorhead said.
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