Although some still consider the Tata Nano as being two small for such a big country, the Indian manufacturer and Tata Technologies (which, by the way, has a regional headquarters in Novi, Michigan) seem to think otherwise. Why else would they bring the Nano, in all its glory, to Detroit, for all to see starting January 14.
Now, we all know what all of you are wondering: would the Nano attend the 2010 North American International Auto Show? No, it won’t. The Nano will be showcased… (read more)
Postanowiliśmy po raz drugi poświęcić go onkologii dziecięcej.
Kiedy rok temu mówiliśmy o diagnostyce onkologicznej małych dzieci, okazało się, że dotknęliśmy niezwykle ważnego, ale także trudnego tematu.
W Polsce jest kilkanaście centrów onkologii dziecięcej z doskonałą kadrą, które to centra nie są dostatecznie wyposażone w najnowocześniejszy sprzęt potrzebny do diagnostyki i leczenia. Naszą ambicją było stworzenie kilkudziesięciu dodatkowych miejsc w Polsce (po kilka w każdym województwie), gdzie rodzice – skierowani przez pediatrę – będą mogli spotkać się ze specjalistą i wykonać badanie w ramach wczesnej diagnostyki. I na ten cel zbieraliśmy pieniądze w czasie XVII Finału, który był ogromnym sukcesem (zebraliśmy ok. 40 mln zł).
Okazało się jednak, że zebrana kwota jest niewystarczająca i nie jesteśmy w stanie zrealizować w pełni naszych planów.
Udało nam się wyposażyć 60 pracowni radiologicznych w całej Polsce w nowoczesne aparaty USG, kupiliśmy też ultrasonografy dla klinik onkologicznych, doposażyliśmy istniejące pracownie rezonansu magnetycznego dla dzieci w zestawy anestezjologiczne, aby badania przebiegały w bezpiecznym znieczuleniu.
To jednak za mało. Nie wystarczyło niestety środków na zakup nowoczesnego sprzętu dla klinik onkologicznych takiego jak np. tomografy komputerowe, czy aparaty do neuronawigacji, które pozwalają na bardzo precyzyjne zdiagnozowanie położenia guza i następnie jego bezpieczne zoperowanie.
Aby z sukcesem zakończyć temat onkologii dziecięcej postanowiliśmy poświęcić mu jeszcze jeden Finał. Mamy świadomość, że już od 17 lat cieszymy się ogromnym zaufaniem społecznym. Państwa zaufaniem! Cały czas na nie pracujemy i dlatego jak co roku – tak i teraz, będziemy dokładnie rozliczać zebrane środki i pokazywać jak bardzo wymierne są nasze działania.
źródło: www.wosp.org.pl
Pod tym linkiem dowiecie się jaki sprzęt trafił do Waszego miasta 🙂
http://www.wosp.org.pl/medycyna/sprz…rzez_orkiestre
Moje przedmioty które wystawiłem na aukcje Allegro/WOŚP, zapraszam do licytacji:
– Piłka NIKE z oryginalnym autografem JERZEGO DUDKA
– Zdjęcie z oryginalnym autografem JERZEGO DUDKA
– Zdjęcia z oryginalnymi autografami IKERA CASSILASA i JERZEGO DUDKA
– Zdjęcie z oryginalnym autografem WERONIKI NOWAKOWSKIEJ (polska biathlonistka, bardzo ładna 😉 )
– Zdjęcie z oryginalnym autografem DOMINIKA LANDERTINGERA (austriacki biathlonista)
Piłka ma cenę wywoławczą 65,00 zł, a każde ze zdjęć 10,00 zł. Wiadomo na jaki cel idzie kasa więc zapraszam do licytacji 🙂
Link do aukcji:
http://aukcje.wosp.org.pl/show_user_…hp?uid=2889255
Jeżeli ktoś z Was ma wystawione jakieś przedmioty na akcjach dla WOŚP to zachęcam do wklejania linków bo sam z miłą chęcia coś kupię 🙂
Drats! The long-awaited premiere of the sixth and final season of Lost may be pushed back after a potential clash with President Obama’s State of the Union address. The White House is considering preempting programming and airing an update on the affairs of America on Feb. 2. This is the same night as the two-hour return of Lost!
White House officials are also said to be considering Tuesday, Jan. 26. However, if the Feb. date is selected, ABC may be forced to delay Lost until Feb. 9. The White House has refused to comment on the scheduling matter.
There are two variants of online tests. They are sample papers and previous papers. Sample papers are preparatory tests which can help job seekers to get equipped and previous papers contain previously asked questions by companies.
There is also a section for solved placement papers. This can be useful when users of the site don’t find enough time to actually attend the tests.
“Ask and Answer” is a section where users can post any questions they had come across. Other users can answer these questions. This is one section which can invite valuable discussions on multiple solutions to a given problem.
The site also provide 360 degree help to job seekers by constantly posting latest job openings by industry and by location. For example there is a specific section on bangalore based jobs. There are separate sections for careers in IT, Marketing, Accounting, Sales etc.
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Selection Based on: CAT*/MAT/XAT scores (Only CAT for PGDM Lucknow) Group discussion & Personal Interview
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Boxee Box ha sido presentado oficialmente, siendo el pistoletazo de salida del “candidato geek” a intermediario en el cine y la televisón por internet. Se han buscado un socio de garantías como D-Link y han construido un producto que, sobre todo, presenta un diseño atractivo y compacto para colocar junto al televisor del salón, además de un mando-teclado que me ha encantado. El precio estará en torno a los 200 dólares durante el primer semestre del año.
Más sobre Boxee: Boxee y un futuro posible para la televisión e internet, Boxee anuncia set-top box.
About a month ago, one of our tipsters hit us up to let us know that T-Mobile was probably in the process of shutting down their @Home service. The @Home service allowed T-Mobile customers to make home phone calls via a T-Mobile router connected to the internet. The @Home service was an available add-on to most wireless service plans offered by T-Mobile for a modest $10/month. Bad news for future @Home customers, though, because another circulating rumor confirms what we reported a month ago — T-Mobile has supposedly halted future investment in the @Home service. Current customers can continue to use the service and T-Mobile will continue to support it for the time being. Once the current inventory of @Home routers has been sold, T-Mobile will no longer offer this service to new customers, though. Any T-Mobile customers interested in jumping on board, should do so tout de suite.
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Ever heard of a small company called Light Blue Optics? Probably not. But it’s companies like LBO that make events like CES truly worthwhile. Tucked away in a small suite overshadowed by the million dollar spreads owned by industry giants like Samsung and Sony is a tiny startup looking to attract the attention of OEMs with its full-color holographic laser projection technology. The Windows CE-powered Light Touch represents the company’s very first effort to create an interactive projector that allows users to interact with the displayed image as they would a modern touchscreen display. Despite our skepticism, we came away suitably surprised — impressed even. Granted, our hands-on was performed in a lowly-lit room on par with the lighting you might find in a fine restaurant. Still, the 15 lumens were effective at lighting videos and the touch sensitivity was far more accurate than we expected — so good that we were quickly typing out phrases on the QWERTY with few mistakes (admittedly taking a reasonable amount of care to strike the right “key”). The projector only supports single-touch at the moment though multi-touch is just a software tweak away. See the video after the break and prepare to be suitably amazed at watching a laser projector create a touchscreen display.
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No we can’t believe it either, but it actually looks like we can take XstreamHD off the vaporware list in a few months. Now there are no guarantees in life, but starting today you can pay $25 for the right to one of the first XstreamHD systems off the assembly line. The reminder of the $399 bill will have to paid on April 30th when it ships and includes a 1TB Media Server that can store the high quality pre-fetched HD that gets beamed down via satellite or HD recorded via the three ATSC tuners that’re built-in. You also get one HD Media Receiver that’ll extend the signal into another room and all the accessories like a ZigBee RF remote and cables — you can go Pro for an extra $100 if you have the need for hi-fidelity analog outputs on the receiver. We’ll be keeping a very close eye on this one as it does sound very interesting, but you’ll have to forgive us for being skeptical because we’ve been hearing about how great it is for about two years. Full release after the jump.
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See the latest at a newly revamped outdoor showThe 31st Annual America’s Outdoor Fishing and Hunting Show takes place from Jan 27 to 31, 2010, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd., Des Plaines, Ill.
This newly revamped show is under new management, and there are significant improvements including all exhibits in one hall, family-friendly activities, a new lay-out and new pricing.
Show hours are:
“Chicago deserves a great new sports show,” said Jim Sugarman, new owner of the show. “After 30 years, this show is back to basics – a fishing and hunting show done right.”
Visitors will see the latest innovation and technology in hunting and fishing, U.S. lodges, Canadian lodges, RVs, boats, bait and new products.
There will be demonstrations, a drawing for a free four-day trip to a lodge in northern Manitoba, free products and services, interactive dog demonstrations, exhibits, ask the expert sessions, live entertainment, food, kids’ activities, free promotional goods, and live radio and television broadcasts.
“Our board of advisors has 100+ years experience in fishing, hunting, camping and lodging to create educational seminars taught by the best lineup of pros in the 30 year history of the show,” Sugarman said.
Ken Ingo will conduct a beginner’s class on turkey calling, and he invites moms and kids, too.
A partial list of speakers includes Piet Steyn on African big game hunting; Dan Keating on Salmon fishing in the Great Lakes; Darrell Baker on multi species tactics for the Fox Chain of Lakes; Jim Sarac on Muskie secrets; Rick La Point on today’s electronics and jigging deep water Bass; Babe Winkelman on how to find and pattern fish; Ted Takasaki on Walleye secrets; and for the kids – Dan Armitage.
In addition there will be a Back Country Family Boot Camp where kids can enjoy and participate in safe, educational and fun experiences related to fishing and hunting.
Family contests will take place, too.
General admission is $10; a two day pass is $15; admission for seniors is $8, and Ladies Day (Friday) is $5.
For more details, please visit americasoutdoorshow.com.
Cheerleading coaches, like coaches of sports teams, should be able to choose their squads, he said. He added that having three coaches and a coordinator involved guarantees objectivity in the process.
At the board’s request, the administration had surveyed past cheerleader candidates and parents. Seventy-five percent said they were satisfied with the current process, but 63 percent said coaches should have input in the selection.
Since coaches don’t currently have input, Crowe said he found the survey results a bit confusing.
Fifty-nine percent of those surveyed favored letting juniors in good standing automatically make the squad as a senior. Forty-one percent opposed that idea.
The choosing of cheerleaders for next school is to occur in March through tryouts at McKinney Boyd High School.
Below are details of the selection approach that the administration took to the board tonight, and will now go forward with, Cunningham said.
I have begged McKinney ISD to allow students to take advantage of these great opportunities, but the district has refused allow them to participate during the school day.
Due to limitations in scheduling and other factors, some students are faced with taking “knock off” classes because there are no other options. This does not provide an adequate, challenging education.
I applaud Shapiro for supporting the TxVSN, but I hope she realizes that students cannot take advantage of these great educational opportunities until local districts grant their permission.
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Ahh, girlfriends and PS3s. While there are lucky guys out there who can balance the equation, for some, the world just isn’t big enough for girls and gaming sessions. Just ask Andy Murray (qjnet/playstation-3/girlfriend-dumps-andy-murray-for-seven-hour-ps3-sessions.html). Anyway, one
| Published: | January 7, 2010 |
| Paper Released: | December 2009 |
| Authors: | David Collis, David Young, and Michael Goold |
Are small headquarters more nimble and efficient than large ones? Not necessarily, according to HBS adjunct professor David Collis and coauthors David Young and Michael Goold. Even within a single industry in one country, the variance can be enormous: In Germany in the late 1990s, for instance, Hoechst, the chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturer, had only 180 people in the headquarters function at the same time that Bayer had several thousand. This paper seeks to fill gaps in the research by using a unique database of over 600 companies in seven countries to determine whether systematic differences in the size and roles of corporate headquarters between countries actually exist, and if so, how they differ. In particular, the authors examine whether there is a systematic difference between market- and bank-centered economies, and between developed and developing countries. Key concepts include:
This paper examines differences in the size and roles of corporate headquarters around the world. Based on a survey of over 600 multibusiness corporations in seven countries (France, Germany, Holland, UK, Japan, US, and Chile) the paper describes the differences among countries, and then applies a model of the factors determining the size of corporate headquarters (Young, Collis, and Goold, 2003) to systematically examine those differences.
The data shows that there are significant differences among countries in the size and role of corporate headquarters, and strongly suggests the existence of a developing country model, a European model, a US model, and a Japanese model of corporate headquarters. Contrary to popular expectations, corporate headquarters in the US are about twice the size of European counterparts. Headquarters there exert a higher level of functional influence and have larger staffs in certain key areas, such as IT and R&D. US managers are generally more satisfied than their European counterparts with their larger more powerful headquarters which suggests that, at least in the US context, large corporate headquarters can create value.
Japanese headquarters, as might have been expected, are substantially larger than elsewhere – a factor of four times larger than in Europe. However, those headquarters are becoming smaller because of dissatisfaction with their performance. It is clear that having headquarters the size of the Japanese firms in the survey is not conducive to value creation.
More specifically, the evidence cannot refute a hypothesis that the slope of the relationship between firm size and the size of corporate headquarters is the same across all countries, but that there are significant differences in the intercept for Chile, the US, Japan, and the European countries. What the data indicates is that at a firm employing 20,000, a European corporate headquarters would on average employ 124 individuals, a US headquarters would have 255 employees, and Japan 467 employees.
The paper also examines differences between countries in the extent to which they perform the two key corporate tasks of control and coordination. The US and Chile chose to be somewhat more interventionist in the traditional tools and processes used to monitor and control business units – setting strategy, budgets, and administering capital budgets. However, there was a significant difference in the degree of influence in operational affairs between countries. The US and Japan exerted far more influence than the other countries over every activity from IT and purchasing, to marketing, R&D and HR issues.
The US was also found to have significantly larger legal, tax, and treasury functions than the common European model, perhaps reflecting a more legalistic institutional structure. Japan also has significantly larger tax, treasury, and corporate management functions, but overall was not that much larger than the common European model.
While the causes of these observed differences cannot be directly determined from the research, suggestions are made that the institutional infrastructure, the size and homogeneity of the domestic market, and cultural factors within countries are important underlying drivers.
36 pages.
When General Motors went into bankruptcy, the company sent pink slips to 1,130 dealers that didn’t meet a certain (unknown to us) set of criteria. The wind down of those dealers was supposed to be completed by October 2010, but a new law mandating a six-month arbitration process could give some of those GM stores a second lease on life. GM Chairman and interim CEO Ed Whitacre reportedly told a group of reporters that he expects many dealers to be reinstated, guessing the final number will be somewhere “in the hundreds.”
Whitacre added that the process GM used to determine which dealers would make the cut was “pretty arbitrary,” but he added that some process was necessary even though it could never be perfect. In other words, some good dealers were given the axe while some bad dealers have a shot to be reinstated. The rules of arbitration require that interested dealers provide notice by January 25 and a judgment will be delivered on each case by June 15. Regardless of how many dealers are reinstated, Whitacre said The General will likely make money in 2010. That’s surely welcome for a company that has seen more than a bit of bad news over the past few years.
While Whitacre was on his soap box, he also took a few moments to discuss the future of Saab, or the likely lack thereof. The interim CEO reportedly said that anyone who wants Saab could merely “show up with the money,” but so far nobody has brought money to the table (we’re guessing Spyker is a bit nonplussed at such talk). Whitacre added that the company would continue trying to find a buyer even as the embattled Swedish brand is wound down.
[Source: Automotive News – Sub. Req. | Image: Bill Pugliano/Getty]
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Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American country pop singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. At one point in 2009, Taylor had 8 songs on the Billboard Top 100 chart along with CMA wins for Album of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, Video of the Year, and Entertainer of the Year. Not only did Taylor sell out her 52-city tour in 2009, but her 2010 tour dates sold out within minutes of being onsale. Her multi-platinum album, Fearless, is nominated for Album of the Year at the 2010 Grammy Awards, along with 7 other nominations. Forbes ranked Swift 2009’s 69th-most powerful celebrity, earning $18 million.
Taylor’s rise to superstardom might seem at times to have happened in the blink of an eye, but in reality it has taken a decade of hard work. Her family recognized Taylor’s talent and determination at an early age, and they started taking regular trips to Nashville to shop her music around. She began writing with local songwriters, and after a few years, during which the family made the decision to move to nearby Hendersonville, Tenn., a showcase at the Bluebird Cafe caught the eye of music-industry veteran Scott Borchetta, who was planning to launch a new label. What he saw on that stage was a young girl with an innate ability to entertain and a true gift for writing great songs.
Taylor Swift surprised onlookers with her unannounced performance of “Love Story” at Sony’s CES 2010 press conference (starts at 1:40). Briefly before that she spoke to Sony’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President Sir Howard Stringer about how she will use Sony products in 2010 to share her “beautiful experiences” online and also mentions her upcoming tour. The screen behind her was showing the performance live in 3D, too. I think we both can agree that 3D isn’t necessary to enjoy this, though.
For all the good things that leviathan Samsung comes up with, they have to spoil it somehow. Now, I’m not saying that the tech behind this ID card is teh bad, but it’s the principle. Winston Smith, where are you?
The idea consists of an ID card with an AMOLED display that looks normal until you bring it up close to an RFID card reader. Then, Shazamalamadingdong! The display lights up, giving the stern border guard who’s giving you the once over a 360-degree close up of your head. Then, I guess, depending on how much he likes the look of you, it’s either on with the latex gloves and bend over you won’t feel a thing, Mush, or thanks so much have a nice stay in our beautiful country.
Google has been on somewhat of an acquisition spree lately, but it hasn’t always worked out for the best. In fact, some of the biggest deals are still in the works and being held up, either by regulators, in AdMob’s case, or by disgruntled shareholders as is the case of On2. The latter may soon change though, as Google and On2 have jointly announced a revised offer which would put more money in the hands of the On2 shareholders.
Under the revised merger agreement, Google will equate every On2 common stock share with 0.001 of a Google class A common stock share, as in the previous proposal, but will also pay $0.15 per On2 share in cash. The deal was originally valued at $106.5 million amounting to $0.60 in Google common stock per On2 share. With the additional cash incentives, the deal is now worth $133 million.
“The revisions to the terms of the merger agreement serve, in part, to address the fact that, since the acquisition was first announced in August 2009, the market value of Google’s Class A Common Stock has increased significantly while the value of the acquisition has remained fixed for On2’s stockholders,” the two companies explain.
“By increasing the consideration offered to On2’s stockholders by an additional $0.15 per share in cash, On2’s stockholders will receive additional … (read more)
She may be out on her rear at CNN, but SVU will sure take her! Spitfire comedienne Kathy Griffin, 49, was photographed on the streets of Manhattan Wednesday as she filmed scenes for her upcoming guest appearance the NBC crime drama Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.
The Emmy winner, who has championed for same-sex marriage on her Bravo reality show My Life On The D-List, will portray a lesbian activist on the show’s Feb. 6 episode.
From my admittedly quick hands-on, I’ve pretty much decided that the Kodak Playsport is the most practical pocket camcorder to date.
Why?
It’s rugged and waterproof up to a modest (though useful) 10 feet. That’s nice. But what you can’t tell from a spec sheet is that it’s wonderfully shaped and very solid in your hand—probably more solid than any other pocket cam I’ve held. The rubber grip is perfectly positioned to add…grip, and the HDMI/USB ports are plugged with a latch-protected stopper.
Basically, I trust that it’s actually waterproof, especially as the demo unit was still working after being submerged for 8 hours.
No, it was not – it was actually a time of great political turbulence with many wars.
One of the worst jobs to have in Tudor times was that of a soldier who had to fight in wars. Many fought in battles that were part of a long series of wars between 1562 and 1598.
By the mid 16th century, soldiers had to face guns and muskets as well as swords, arrows, pikes and axes. The injuries were horrendous and the treatment was not really very useful. Limbs were often damaged. Battlefield was filthy and antiseptics were not available. This meant that limbs damaged in battle usually became infected and had to be amputated.
Amputation was a very nasty business. Several people had to hold the soldier down. Even though he was given a whack on the head from the surgeon’s mallet to knock him out, he would have suffered tremendous pain. Few survived long after this ordeal.
The 34-year-old comedian is said to have made manager Nik Linnen his best man, and asked him to get cracking on his speech to ensure it will be ready for the ceremony.
Details of Brand’s unusual proposal have also emerged, with the experience seemingly typical of the comedian’s eccentric taste.
A worker at the luxurious Taj Rambagh Palace hotel in Jaipur, where Russell popped the question, told the Sun newspaper: ‘He had organised a special dining experience. We set a table in a garden with candles everywhere.
Then they were taken to the Mughal Garden – which was decorated by flowers and candlelight.
‘Mr Brand had given his butler the diamond ring to hide among the flowers. Miss Perry found it, he proposed and she immediately said, “Yes”.
‘After that they requested 45 minutes of privacy. They looked like they were beautifully in love.’
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