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Q: Reading image in matlab in a format acceptable to mex Hi I use imread function in matlab to read an image. But now if i want to use this image in a mex file what should I do?
I used im2double function to the image and then passed it to the mex file but the results i get are not acceptable.
so is there any other function which can be used

A: Matlab has different data types, for example uint8, in32 and, most commonly, double. You can see those in the workspace or by using the whos command.

These data types are quite similar to the ones in C(++). So for example, we could write this piece of c++/mex code printint.cpp:
#include <matrix.h>
#include <mex.h>

void mexFunction(int nargout, mxArray *argout[], int nargin, const mxArray *argin[]) {
    int nCols = mxGetDimensions(argin[0])[1];
    int nRows = mxGetDimensions(argin[0])[0];

    int *data = (int *)mxGetData(argin[0]);

    for(int row=0; row<nRows; ++row) {
        for(int col=0; col<nCols-1; ++col) {
            mexPrintf("%3d, ", data[nRows*col + row]);
        }
        mexPrintf("%3d\n", data[nRows*(nCols-1) + row]);
    }
}

This code simply prints all the numbers in a matrix, but it assumes that the elements in the matrix are integers. That is, the mxGetData returns a void pointer, which may point to any kind of data, also doubles. I cast the void pointer to an integer pointer, which is tricky but allowed in C(++).
This does however allow me to run printint on doubles, or any kind of matrix for that matter:
>> doubles=randi(10,[2,5])
doubles =
        8     3     1     7    10
        1     1     9     4     1
>> whos('doubles')
    Name         Size            Bytes  Class     Attributes
    doubles      2x5                80  double
>> printint(doubles)
    0,   0,   0,   0,   0
1075838976, 1072693248, 1074266112, 1072693248, 1072693248

One can see that the output is garbage, I have interpreted doubles as if they were integers. This may also cause segmentation faults, namely if the actual sizeof of the data one inputs is smaller than the sizeof of an int; like uint8. If one inputs integers, the method does work:
>> integers = int32(doubles)
integers =
                    8           3           1           7          10
                    1           1           9           4           1
>> whos('integers')
    Name          Size            Bytes  Class    Attributes
    integers      2x5                40  int32
>> printint(integers)
    8,   3,   1,   7,  10
    1,   1,   9,   4,   1

I typically assume a certain data type to be input, since I use mex to speed up certain parts of the code and don't want to spend time on creating flexible and fool proof API's. This comes at the cost of running into unexpected behavior when the input and assumed data types do not match. Therefore, one may consider programatically testing the data type that is input, in order to handle it correctly.
Your problem: In case you use I=imread(filename), Matlab returns a rows x cols x channels 3-D matrix of type uint8, which is equal to an unsigned char in C(++). In order to work with this data, one could write a simple class to wrap the image. This is done here:
#include <matrix.h>
#include <mex.h>

class MatlabImage {
public:
    MatlabImage(const mxArray *data) {
        this->data = (unsigned char*)mxGetData(data);
        this->rows = mxGetDimensions(data)[0];
        this->cols = mxGetDimensions(data)[1];
        this->channels = mxGetDimensions(data)[2];
    }
    unsigned char *data;
    int rows, cols, channels;
    int get(int row, int col, int channel) {
        return this->data[row + rows*(col + cols*channel)];
    }
};

void mexFunction(int nargout, mxArray *argout[], int nargin, const mxArray *argin[]) {
    MatlabImage image(argin[0]);
    int row=316; int col=253;
    mexPrintf("I(%d, %d) = (%3d, %3d, %3d)\n", row, col, image.get(row,col,0), image.get(row,col,1), image.get(row,col,2));
}

This can then be used in Matlab like this:
>> I = imread('workspace.png');
>> whos('I')
    Name        Size                Bytes  Class    Attributes
    I         328x344x3            338496  uint8
>> getpixel(I)
I(316, 253) = (197, 214, 233)
>> I(317,254,:)
ans(:,:,1) =
    197
ans(:,:,2) =
    214
ans(:,:,3) =
    233

One can also work with doubles in a similar way. double(I) would convert the image to doubles, and im2double(I) does the same, but then divides all values by 255, such that they lie between 0 and 1. In both case one would need to cast the result of mxGetData(...) to (double *) instead of (unsigned char *).Finally note that C(++) starts indexing from 0 and Matlab from 1, so passing indexes from one to another always requires incrementing or decrementing them somewhere.

A: Convert to double and divided by 255. In Mex file Matlab double array is used to represent the image

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WATERBURY, Conn. - Jan. 19, 2023 - PRLog -- Chase Taylor, creator, author and illustrator of the children's book series, The Letter Critters, has just published his fourth children's picture book, The Letter Critters Word Book and his new educational Letter Critters ABC and Digit Mice flashcards for more fun learning!
The Letter Critters Word Book is a colorful, fun and educational way for children to discover new words by identifying the word with a corresponding picture. Each page shows a scene of a cute Letter Critter from A-Z with numerous fun discoveries that start with that Letter Critter's letter sound. There are over 200 words to read in the book. In addition, there is a Bonus Fun Facts section! Chase wants children to learn new words so he chose words that are not typically in other word books.
The flash cards are a fun way for you to spell words, learn the alphabet and learn sign language with The Letter Critters and count with the Digit Mice (Chase's newest characters). The Letter Critters display the upper- and lower-case letters, a picture starting with the letter, AND the sign language for each letter. In addition, the Digit Mice help you count. The cards are a nice size for the little hands to hold.
Chase advocates for children to learn the alphabet and new words with his Letter Critters characters from his books The Letter Critters, The Letter Critters Biographies, The Letter Critters Talent How and now The Letter Critters Word Count Book.
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Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler have been performing together as Over The Rhine for over 20 years now and you don't get to stick around that long unless you're continually offering up something really good. Their latest release, The Long Surrender, resoundingly proves that they've still got plenty to say and plenty to play. Filled with weighty lyrics, fascinating melodies, captivating vocals and virtuoso musicianship, The Long Surrender is as much a refreshing breath for the soul as it is for the ears. Linford has always handled the lion's share in constructing the musical canvas for Over The Rhine and he consistently manages to strike a superb balance between ability and feel. When he does play it's impressively beautiful, but the way he creates space and atmosphere within the music is equally arresting. His solid melodic touch allows Karin the freedom to really get in to each line and stretch her vocal wings to electrifying results. Her subtle, smoky voice gracefully croons and climbs through each passage, making each intricate melody sound fluid and effortless. Throughout the years, Over The Rhine has eluded conventional genre labels, landing somewhere between folk, Americana, jazz, alt-country and roots rock. The Long Surrender has many gorgeous elements of each of those stylings, plus enough twists and surprises, to earn the "indefinable" label honestly.
One of the things I've always admired about Over The Rhine is their unique understanding and utilization of instrument combinations. If a song starts out with a jazzy piano segment, there's no guarantee that the other instruments will just "fall in line" with the same feel. Each sound and tone is individual in nature, but unified in theme. Tom Waits is a master at this type of thing and more than a few of the songs on The Long Surrender have a distinctively "Waitsian" vibe to them. Exchange his whiskey-soaked rasp for Karin's velvet serenade and you'll end up with "The Laugh of Recognition," "Soon," "Infamous Love Song" and "The King Knows How." Thanks to some geniusly soulful piano playing, they can also conjure up the low-lit, jazz club vibe like few else. This is shown to great effect on songs like "The Sharpest Blade," "Rave On" and "There's A Bluebird In My Heart." They also have no problem tapping deeply into Americana and alt-country veins with "Only God Can Save Us Now," "Days Like This," and "Undamned," which features Lucinda Williams on vocals. Over The Rhine also turns in a cleverly titled instrumental, "Unspoken," and one of their far too few duets, the achingly beautiful, "Oh Yeah By The Way." That one would probably be my favorite off of The Long Surrender if it weren't for "All My Favorite People." This thoughtful piano ballad expertly builds upon itself, adding flavorful instrumentation with each passing verse as it declares, "all my favorite people are broken" as an invitation and point of connection. The album may be titled The Long Surrender, but Over The Rhine has once again let everyone know they're not quite ready to go gentle into that good night any time soon.
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Influence of Treated Titania Nanoparticle on Mechanical Properties of Dental Nano-Composites: Manufacturing Method and Experimental Results
Smita Rani Panda
B. C. Routara
Shanta Chakrabarty
Aswini Kumar Kar
Part of the Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering book series (LNME)
This paper presents the experimental results on influence of nanoparticle size on the mechanical performance of dental nano-composites that comprised of a common dental acrylic resin matrix and different sized treated Titania nanoparticles. The experimental dental nano-composite as manufactured by incorporating treated Titania nanoparticles of size 100 nm as fillers into a common acrylic resin matrix (UDMA). To improve the dispersion ability, the Titania nanoparticles were treated before mixing via high-energy ball milling procedure. The nano-composite properties such as wear rate, modulus of rupture and surface hardness were measured and evaluated. The stability of nanoparticles in the solution was enhanced by adding three (3, 12 and 48 wt%) concentration of silane (A 174), i.e. 3-methacryloxypropyltrimithoxysilane. Dental nano-composite with 3 wt% shown better wear resistance, modulus of rupture and surface hardness as compared to other samples.
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[Final Hour of a Storied Age] Improving the flow of my mechanics
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Dan Maruschak
I've been working on Final Hour of a Storied Age, my GM-less "plot-first" game that produces stories in the Epic Fantasy genre (a la The Lord of the Rings, The Wheel of Time, or The Sword of Truth). I've done four playtests so far over several different revisions (playtest 1 audio, playtest 1 text AP, playtest 2 audio, playtest 2 text AP, playtest 3 audio, playtest 3 text AP, playtest 4 audio, playtest 4 text AP). Right now I'm feeling pretty good about the "situation setup" part of the game (although there are occasional rough patches and I'll definitely need to tweak it before the game is finalized). The gameplay that happens after that, which plays out in a series of "chapters" like an epic fantasy novel, has been more problematic.
In all of the playtests that I've conducted people have commented about the "complexity" of the mechanics. I had trouble understanding this for a while, since I didn't think the mechanics were ever computationally complex, but I think I did figure out at least part of the problem people were having. In a few places in the rules the results of certain game mechanical events would feed into multiple distinct subsystems in parallel. Since it's hard to do two things at once people would generally go down one path first and then have to mentally "back up" to deal with the other subsystem, which tends to be a lot more mental work than moving forward. For example, winning the bid to provide adversity for the chapter would both set the player's budget within the chapter as well as give them a currency that they would be able to use for the bidding rounds of later chapters. Additionally, winning an individual exchange within a chapter would result in giving that player narration authority within the chapter but also give them points that would determine whether their side was on track to win the chapter overall. I was always forgetting to track victory points because it was too easy to get invested in the moment-to-moment narration, and then play would get disrupted when we had to think back and reconstruct what the current victory point totals should be.
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Re: [Final Hour of a Storied Age] Improving the flow of my mechanics
Hey Dan
I think it's all there in the rules, and I imagine having to go through it quite procedurally and slowly to make sure it's right. If I'm not so careful I feel I might get off track (OK, now I leave my dice on the table. oops, remember to count the exchanges, err, what am I rolling for again?). Like you say it's a lot of using the dice in different ways for different reasons at different times. I think that's hard to explain at the table without a cheat-sheet/summary in front of everyone. It's just that I feel the person who's read the rules might understand it with some reading but it's harder for everyone else and it's somehow got to be explained at the table. Kinda reminds me of one of my favourite Goon Show quotes:
Greenslade: Seagoon and Bluebottle traveled by sea. To avoid detection by enemy U-boats they spoke German throughout the voyage, heavily disguised as Spaniards.
Sellers: As an added precaution they travelled on separate decks and wore separate shoes on different occasions.
Seagoon: The ship was disguised as a train, to make the train sea-worthy it was done up to look like a boat and painted to appear like a tram.
Milligan: It's all rather confusing, really.
Hmm, so while it's GMless I think it's needing at least one, and ideally two or more, of the group to know the system quite well. I must say that my eyes also glossed over momentarily at the word "Tax"!
Would a "cheat listing" help for the order of play. Outed from the text and put on a single sheet for easy reference in play?
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When I played it, the flow was pretty good. I like how the economy works.
But, when I read the revision, I found myself confusing Story Dice and Action Dice.
I do think the text would benefit from an "executive summary" at the beginning of each chapter. I think you accidentally (or possibly intentionally) used a writing technique to draw the reader in, where you reference things that aren't explained yet. But, I think for a rules manual, this is not necessarily a good technique. It has the danger of provoking the reader to speculate on what the rule will be and causing a distraction from reading and comprehending the rules they are reading now.
Overall, it is a good game and I like the rules as written. And I think you are doing a good job of playtesting it and revising based on the results of that playtesting.
Keep up the good work man!
Dave M
Author of Legends of Lanasia RPG (Still in beta)
I ran a playtest of rev 0.6 last week. I posted the audio on my playtesting podcast and a text summary of the session on my blog. There were elements that worked well, but we also messed up a few of the procedures. I'm hoping that poor explanations rather than intrinsic complexity were the problem. I'm going to try to make a flowchart to help illustrate the procedures to see if that will help with the explanations.
I created a one-page quick-reference sheet which has flowcharts that illustrate the game procedures.
I did some major editing, especially to the confusing "playing out a chapter" section, and posted a rev 0.61 PDF of the rules. I'd appreciate any feedback anyone wanted to offer. (I'd also appreciate volunteers to playtest with me over Skype, but I understand that is a lot to ask).


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Last month, New York's intermediate appellate court reversed a grant of summary judgment in favor of plaintiff MBIA Ins. Corp. MBIA, an insurer of RMBS trusts and a common plaintiff in this type of litigation, had sued Credit Suisse, the sponsor of the trusts.
The trial court had ruled as a matter of law that a "No Monetary Default" representation and warranty (R&W) encompassed borrower misrepresentation. The trial court also had ruled as a matter of law that the "Mortgage Loan Schedule" R&W guaranteed not just that the Mortgage Loan Schedule (MLS) had accurately transcribed information from the loan file, but also the underlying accuracy of the information in the MLS.
In a unanimous panel opinion authored by Judge Manzanet-Daniels, the Supreme Court Appellate Division reversed on both points. The Court held that both issues should be decided by the jury.
Both of these R&Ws,"No Monetary Default" and "Mortgage Loan Schedule", have been frequently litigated in mortgage cases, and likely will be again in the future. The MBIA v. Credit Suiss ruling provides defendants (whether sponsors, originators, or others) with additional authority to resist summary judgment and, at a minimum, argue their cases to the fact-finder at trial.
 MBIA Ins. Corp. v. Credit Suisse Sec. (USA) LLC, 2018 BL 330243 (App Div, 1st Dept Sept. 13, 2018).
 2014 Del Ch LEXIS 300, *5 (Del. Ch. 2014).


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Quiz: There Are Over 300 Muscle Cars — We'll Be Impressed If You Can Name 40!: HowStuffWorks
There Are Over 300 Muscle Cars — We'll Be Impressed If You Can Name 40!
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Ready to flex your muscles? Time to go cruising with some of the most awesome stud-muffins of the auto industry.
The muscle car era is said to have begun either in the 1940s with the Rocket 88 or in the 1950s with the C-300. Whichever it is, one thing is certain — the ensuing decades produced some very formidable cars in terms of both looks and performance.
Powerful engines and a tough, lean appearance are the hallmarks of the muscle car class. Muscle cars can, however, be found with an intriguing array of other characteristics. Some muscle cars are full-sized behemoths while others are mid-sized with the ability to take on anything on four wheels. There are sports and pony muscle cars, as well. In fact, one of the earliest muscle cars is actually the founder of the pony class, and now many of the best-known muscle cars are ponies.
Can you think of any muscle cars which fit into these categories? They are all in the quiz — go right ahead and ogle them!
Muscle car fans are some of the most knowledgeable auto buffs around. If you consider yourself to be above average when it comes to muscle car knowledge, then don't try to Dodge it, show you are the Boss. Take the quiz!
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It's named for a mythical creature, but this iconic muscle car barely missed being called the "Whizzer"! Do you recognize it?
1969 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 Convertible
1971 AMC Matador
1984 Puma GTB
When production began in 1954, Ford projected selling 10,000 units of the 1955 Thunderbird. The T-bird was such a big hit, however, that Ford ended up selling over 16,000 of them. Makes you wonder what sales might have been like if Ford had gone with the suggestion of "Whizzer" for the car's name!
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Can you name the car shown here, which takes on both pony car and muscle car status?
1965 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu SS
1971 Ford XY Falcon GT
1966 AMC Rambler Rebel
The pony car class includes 2-door hardtops that are sporty, built for high performance and affordably priced. That description perfectly matches the 1972 Dodge Challenger. It is very much a pony car/muscle car, a status held by other vehicles such as the Ford Shelby Mustang GT500.
OldCarMemories.com via youtube
The 454 engine in this sporty car proved to be a game changer in the muscle car market. Which of these is it?
1975 Ford XB Falcon John Goss Special
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS
The 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle came in several styles, including the Sport Coupe, 4-door sedan, wagon and convertible. It was the Super Sport (SS) version, however, with its high-performance 454 engine, which drew the attention and admiration of muscle car lovers.
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Buyers were invited to "Say hello to big daddy" when the manufacturer put which car, shown here, on the market?
1975 Mercury Comet GT
1973 Ford Ranchero 500
1969 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
Everything about the 1969 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am seemed bigger ... and better! It was specifically designed for high performance, but Pontiac also put plenty of thought into styling this pony car/muscle car to ensure it would stand out in a crowd.
MuscleCarOfTheWeek via youtube
It sure stings to realize Plum Crazy purple, not yellow, was this car's most popular color. Do you recognize the car?
1964 Pontiac Tempest Le Mans GTO
1970 Dodge Super Bee
1970 Plymouth Valiant Duster
1963 Studebaker Super Lark
Plum Crazy purple was the 1970 Dodge Super Bee's most ordered color, while the color buyers requested the least turned out to be the Panther Pink option — go figure! Years later, the car was renamed the Dodge Charger Super Bee with a couple of the available colors being Stinger Yellow and Pitch Black.
JOHN LLOYD via Wiki Commons
This conservative beauty was one of the very first stars on the muscle car scene. Do you know its name?
2005 Dodge Magnum SRT-8
1970 Plymouth Hemi Superbird
Chrome and stainless steel may have been the order of the day, but the 1959 Ford Galaxie still managed to keep its styling on a very conservative level, even in the eye-catching two-toned color options. Despite its understated appearance, the 1959 Galaxie turned out to be one of the year's bestsellers.
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Can you name this car, which began as an option package but soon became one of the company's most famous models?
1964 Oldsmobile Cutlass 4-4-2
1956 Mercury Montclair
The "four-four-two" was initially an option package which buyers could choose with the Oldsmobile F-85 or Oldsmobile Cutlass. Buyers, however, know a great thing when they see (and drive) it! Their demand led the company to introduce the 4-4-2 as a separate model from 1968 to 1971.
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This remake of an old classic is considered to be one of the "modern" muscle cars. Do you recognize it?
1967 Pontiac Firebird 400 Convertible
1996 Ford Mustang Saleen S281
The 2006 Dodge Charger has "muscle car" in its genes! Dodge rolled out the first Charger in 1966 and kept them coming until 1987. Nineteen years went by before fans saw a new Charger on the market for 2006. It has certainly done its part in terms of keeping Dodge's mid-sized muscle car legacy alive!
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Can you name this muscle car which is also classified as a coupe utility pickup?
1971 AMC Hornet SC/360
1970 Chevrolet El Camino SS
1975 Dodge Dart Sport Hang 10
1972 Ford Maverick Sprint
Chevrolet sold over 40,000 of the 1970 El Camino but offered such a wide variety of package options that each buyer could easily make their car stand out if they wanted to. Among the variations was the Super Sport (SS) package which added an even more "muscular" appearance to the El Camino.
Can you identify this prized classic which is regarded as one of the fastest muscle cars ever made?
1968 Pontiac Banshee II
1969 Dodge Charger Daytona
1969 Ford Torino Talladega
1971 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda
This car gets its name from being a specific trim package of the Plymouth Barracuda with a Hemi engine installed. Plymouth only sold the Hemi 'Cuda in the 1970 and 1971 models, making it one of the most sought after muscle cars today.
Can you identify this version of the Skylark which had all the "Xtras" thrown in?
1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88
1970 Buick GSX Stage 1
The 1970 Buick GSX Stage 1 stood head-and-shoulders above most of the muscle cars of the '60s and '70s. In fact, since Buick ensured this car came with ALL the "Xtras," it can hold its own among muscle cars of any era. No wonder it is one of the most collectible of all muscle cars.
Can you name this sleek muscle car which was designed as a modern interpretation of the original Ford Shelby Cobra?
1992 Dodge Viper
1979 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds W-30
1963 Holden EH S4
1964 Pontiac GTO Tri-Power
The Dodge Viper is one of the most popular muscle cars still under production. It has been around since 1992 and has been available in an amazingly wide range of variants. This muscle car even had its own hour-long action/adventure TV series appropriately titled "Viper."
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This car maker is often associated with luxury cars and the one shown here is a perfect example. Can you name it?
2004 Vauxhall Monaro VXR
1975 Dodge Dart Sport Spirit of '76
1979 Ford Falcon (XC) Cobra
As with any car produced by Cadillac, buyers of the 2004 XLR can expect to ride in extreme comfort. This includes temperature-controlled seats as well as wood and leather trim. These internal creature comforts complement the XLR's seamlessly elegant exterior.
WikiCommons by Greg Gjerdingen
This muscle car's name hints that it's a pony car with plenty of horsepower. Do you know it?
1978 Holden Torana (LX) A9X
1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429
This extremely rare version of the 1970 Ford Mustang had a Boss 429 engine installed. It is often referred to as simply the Boss 9 and fetches a very high price whenever one happens to make its way onto the market.
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Do you recognize this car which was built for high street performance but also handled well on the track?
1965 Chrysler AP6 Valiant
As a muscle car, the 1964 Pontiac GTO already had a high-performance rating. That was given quite a boost, however, in the option package which included the Tri-Power engine. The GTO Tri-Power was rated at 348 horsepower, compared to 325 on the standard package.
This option package turns a classic pony car into a formidable muscle car. Do you know which one it is?
1987 Buick Regal GNX
The official description of the Z28 option of the 1969 Chevrolet Camaro is "Special Performance Package." It is, however, widely known simply as the Z28 (its order code). Muscle car enthusiasts have come to equate the code with high performance.
Which car, shown here, did Stephen King use as the furiously jealous and deadly Christine in his famous horror novel?
1958 Plymouth Fury
1964 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass
Stephen King used a custom 1958 Plymouth Fury as the demon-possessed antagonist in his 1983 bestseller, Christine. Fans of the Plymouth Fury will quickly realize that although King describes Christine as red and white, the 1958 was sold only in buckskin beige with gold trim.
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Can you identify this car which bears the name of a prestigious 24-hour endurance race held annually in France?
1964 Pontiac Tempest LeMans GTO
The Pontiac Tempest was introduced in 1961 with the LeMans upgrade offered in 1962. By 1963, the popular Tempest LeMans was a completely separate series with the GTO package available in 1964. Before long, the Pontiac Tempest LeMans GTO became known as the most significant of the '60s muscle cars!
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This muscle car came in two versions: Standard and Big Bad! Do you recognize it?
1984 Chevy Corvette
1970 AMC AMX
1968 Holden HK
The AMC AMX sports car/muscle car was produced from 1968 to 1970. It was an affordable, powerful award-winning record-breaker which set the world speed record in 1968. The 1970 AMC AMX is of particular importance since its styling differs significantly from the previous two models.
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This muscle car created the "pony" class - just as its name suggests! Which of these is it?
1969 Chevrolet Corvette ZL1
1969 Mercury Cougar Eliminator
When Ford began selling the 1965 Mustang, it had hoped to see sales in the region of 100,000 units. The Mustang blew that figure right out of the water by ending up with over half a million (559,451 to be exact) units sold in the U.S. alone!
Vanguard Motor Sales via Youtube
This collector's dream was designed to be an aerodynamic marvel. Can you guess its "out of this world" name?
1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II
1969 Dodge Charger R/T-SE
1971 Baldwin-Motion Phase III GT Corvette
2007 Ford Mustang Saleen Boss 302
There were times when automakers went all out to put the "muscle" in muscle car, and Mercury's design of the 1969 Cyclone Spoiler II was one of them. As one of the cars from the legendary Aero Wars, it was built for speed. Nowadays, it is highly sought after but a rare find, indeed!
This pony car/muscle car lets you enjoy the wind in your hair! Think you can name it?
1970 Oldsmobile Rallye 350
When Pontiac released the Firebird in 1967, it gave buyers plenty to choose from. For example, each of the five Firebird engine options was accompanied by slightly modified interior and exterior trim. Horsepower values of the engines ranged from 215 to a respectable 325 with the Firebird 400.
This car earned the designation "King of the Road" thanks to its Cobra Jet engine. Can you identify it?
1968 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500KR
1969 AMC AMX/3
The 1968 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500KR is named in honor of racing driver and automobile designer Carroll Shelby. It often goes by the name Cobra GT500KR among muscle car aficionados in recognition of its factory-installed 355 horsepower Cobra Jet engine.
Beep-beep! Can you identify this low-cost, high-performance muscle car which is named for a sprinting bird?
During its 1928 to 2001 operation, Plymouth specialized in offering affordable vehicles to buyers. When it brought out the iconic 1970 Road Runner, there were no fancy features and trim — just the basics. It was a formidable street car with an awesome design, real power and pure muscle!
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Which of these is a fifth generation model carrying on the muscle car tradition in fine style?
1975 Dodge Dart Sport Caravan Tan
The very first Camaro went on sale in 1966 and production continued up to 2002 when it was canceled by General Motors. The Camaro roared back to life, however, with the 2010 model which was styled to be reminiscent of past Camaros but with a distinctly modern twist.
This no-frills option package laid down the law for future muscle cars to follow. Which of these is it?
1972 Ford Falcon GTHO
Pontiac released the first GTO in 1964 but did not unleash the affordable Judge until 1969. The soon-to-be-legendary Judge served as direct competition to Plymouth's pocket-friendly Road Runner which had started the trend of low-priced muscle cars and was still a force to be reckoned with!
Can you name this model, which was designed to take some of the sting out of rising muscle car insurance costs?
The 1971 AMC Hornet SC/360 came along close to the end of the classic muscle car era. It had just one production year in which less than 800 were built. Today, fewer than 150 remain, making the SC/360 one of the "rarest of the rare" when it comes to collectible muscle cars.
WikiCommons by Dave Parker
Which unique-looking muscle car built for motorsport is shown in this image?
1970 Holden HG Monaro GTS
If you love the color yellow, then the 1970 Oldsmobile Rallye 359 is definitely for you! Its bright Sebring Yellow body was complemented by its similarly yellow bumper and wheels. Oldsmobile added orange and black accents for one of the most distinctive finishes in muscle car history.
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This star burned bright by giving declining sales a hefty boost. Can you name the car?
The Chevrolet Chevy II (aka Chevy Nova) was introduced in 1962 and became a popular compact muscle car with good sales figures. When sales began to decline, the company tweaked the design for the 1976 model and saw a jump of over 60,000 in the number of units sold.
Do you recognize this mix of muscle and luxury offered as a special edition option package to a popular model?
1967 Ford Falcon XR GT
The 1969 Dodge Charger R/T-SE was a limited Special Edition offer whose features included leather and vinyl bucket seats and a sport steering wheel. The R/T-SE can be seen in action as one of the cars used as the General Lee (driven by Bo and Luke) on the hit '80s TV series Dukes of Hazzard.
This was the third and last generation in a line of great-looking, performance-focused muscle cars. Can you identify it?
The Plymouth Barracuda first hit the market on April 1, 1964, making it a veteran of the pony car class. Its production ended exactly 10 years later on April 1, 1974. Muscle car aficionados often rank the '74 Barracuda below earlier Barracuda models, but it is still a much-loved model.
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Can you name this modern muscle car which can be bought with a silver hardtop to mark its 50th anniversary?
Ford produced the very first Thunderbird in 1955. When 2005 came around, the company celebrated by offering customers the chance to opt for a silver hardtop instead of the traditional black. Sadly, the 2005 model would prove to be the T-bird's last, since plans for the 2006 model never materialized.
Do you recognize this Super Sport verison of a classic muscle car?
Buyers of a Malibu trim to the 1965 Chevrolet Chevelle could upgrade to the Super Sport (SS) version. If they had another $1,501 to spare, they could further upgrade to the ultimate level, the Z16 SS396, which had practically everything included! Two-hundred buyers opted to go for it.
Chicago Car Club via Youtube
Which pricey mid-sized vehicle, shown in this image, is a modification of the Regal?
Although it had previously released the 1982 Regal Grand National, Buick released the 1984 Grand National to further celebrate its Buick Regal winning the 1981 and 1982 NASCAR Grand National Series. Only 215 of the 1984 Grand National were produced, making this GN a true collectors gem.
Can you identify this feline-named muscle car which was meant to devour the competition?
The Mercury Cougar was designed as a pony car, but buyers could take it into muscle car territory with the Eliminator option. One Eliminator package even offered the choice of a powerful Cobra Jet engine. Color choices were Bright Blue Metallic, Bright Yellow, Competition Orange and White.
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Muscle car meets coupe utility in the iconic design of this vehicle. Can you recall its name?
The 500 began as a trim level of the Ranchero but later became the standard. The Ford Ranchero has been out of production for nearly half a century, but there have been some reports that this muscle car is set to make a comeback.
Jeff Wagner via Youtube
This option package for a classic muscle car included a powerful 500-horsepower aluminum engine. Do you know it?
The ZL1 engine option for the Chevrolet Corvette was only available for the 1969 model. It was a costly package which caused the price of the car to almost double. It's no surprise that only two were ever ordered — one white and one yellow.
Can you name this muscle car which flew into the thick of things for the Aero Wars?
1971 Baldwin-Motion III GT Corvette
1970 Plymouth Road Runner Superbird
The 1969 - 1970 Aero Wars are legendary among muscle car and racing enthusiasts. It was a time when the Ford, Mercury, Dodge and Plymouth tried to outdo each other by creating the perfect blend of speed and raw power. Plymouth's contender was the Road Runner Superbird, complete with Road Runner graphics!
Can you name this mid-sized muscle car which featured the Talladega, GT and King Cobra as variations?
Optimal use of aerodynamics was at the heart of the design of the Ford Torino. The Talladega version of this muscle car figured prominently in Ford's NASCAR efforts as the very first of the Aero Cars in the 1969 to 1970 Aero Wars.
The muscle car shown here was named in honor of bullfighting. Do you know which of these it is?
The 1971 AMC Matador is unique in that it was the only model year to offer the option package called The Machine. Only 50 Matador Machines were made, and currently, only one is known to still be in existence.
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A lot of voices of the frog might be asked at the breeding time of the Japan hyla, and it become a large chorus in the group according to the place. The cry at this time is used so that the male may inform the surgical knife of its existence. A big feature when the Japan hyla seems to rain as shown in the name of "Tree frog" is to bark in daytime other than the breeding time.
The surgical knife of the length is larger than that of the male. A brown, fat belt goes from the nose to eyes and ears. The forefoot is four, and the number of the fingers is by the hind leg and has five there is a sucker on the finger.
The belly is usually white in the color of the body, and the back is a pea green. The back might be changed into a blackish color, ash brown, flesh-colored spotted pattern as a protective coloration.
The Japan hyla often lives on the tree, and lives in on the plant in the waterside and the forest, etc. though often lives by the frog in the waterside. It acts outside at warm time, and it hibernates in the earth where the temperature change is a little at cold time of winter.
The eaten one preys on a small insect and the arachno, etc. in meat and poultry. Because the moving one is caught, it eats neither the dying animal nor the one that doesn't move.
Chytrid fungus syndrome infected of amphibians is very strong the infectivity, high the case fatality rate, too and sick. The number of frogs will decrease in the future and the ecosystem might be changed.
It was calm in the pipe of VP13 in the electrified fence for the wild boar. It tried to remove the electric wire and the pipe, and it did not know and it greatly liked this pipe or there was a person who did not try to run away at all, too.
The color of the body is matched to a surrounding thing and the hyla is changed. There is a sucker in digitus pedis. Let's be washed one's hands well later when touching by bare-handed because there is a poison fang in outside of the body.
Do not abandon the corpse in the outdoors when the frog that keeps it dies though the chytrid fungus syndrome gets into the news. Moreover, please do not throw away the kept water to the outside. Please consult the core veterinarian if it worries in the chytrid fungus syndrome.


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Edward Miguel Co-Founder and Principal, MA, Ed. D., BCBA
Co-Founder and Principal, MA, Ed. D., BCBA
Edward Miguel, Ed. D., is the Co-Founder and President of Port View Preparatory® School. He was the Chief Operating Officer and Board Certified Behavior Analyst at Beacon Day School in Orange County, where he was responsible for all internal operations. Prior to that, he was the Assistant Director of the Olive Crest Academy, Therapeutic Education Centers, a private school for secondary students. His responsibilities included the evaluation and implementation of a positive behavior intervention program. Dr. Miguel has spent his entire career serving individuals with special needs. He has worked in a variety of settings including domestic violence shelters, residential treatment centers, group homes, and non-public schools. He has extensive experience in special education administration, organizational development, special education instruction, and applied behavior analysis. Dr. Miguel brings his leadership skills to Port View Preparatory® in an effort to participate in the mission of discovering and providing a quality educational program that fits each individual student's strengths, needs, interest, and lifestyle.
Erin Studer Executive Director of Charter School Programs for the CHIME Institute
Erin Studer
Executive Director of Charter School Programs for the CHIME Institute
Mr. Erin Studer is the Executive Director of Charter School Programs for the CHIME Institute. He holds a bachelor's degree in religion with a minor in English from the University of Iowa, a master's in special education from National University, and he was among the first cohort to graduate in 2011 from California State University, Northridge doctoral program in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. Mr. Studer began his educational career in 1998 with Summit View School, which offers comprehensive elementary, middle, and high school programs for students with learning differences. A few years later, he was asked to help open Summit View's west campus in Los Angeles. Mr. Studer started his administrative career as an athletic director. He has also been a high school dean, a curriculum coordinator, and a principal. He has worked with students K-12 and at the college level and has provided training for hundreds of teachers in the areas of neurodevelopment and cooperative learning strategies. He has also consulted with several local schools and districts on the design and implementation of professional development programs.
Katie Novak
Katie Novak, Ed.D. is an internationally renowned education consultant as well as a practicing leader in education at the Groton-Dunstable Regional School District in Massachusetts. With 18 years of experience in teaching and administration, an earned doctorate in curriculum and teaching, and seven published books, Katie designs and presents workshops both nationally and internationally focusing on the implementation of inclusive practices, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), multi-tiered systems of support, and universally designed leadership. Novak's work has impacted educators worldwide as her contributions and collaborations have built upon the foundation for an educational framework that is critical for student success.
Dr. Novak is the author of the best-selling book, UDL Now! A Teacher's Guide to Applying Universal Design for Learning in Today's Classrooms. Her book, Innovate Inside the Box, with George Couros, explores how to create innovative and purposeful learning opportunities for students within the constraints of educational systems. Let Them Thrive was endorsed by the PACER Foundation. Two additional publications, of which she is a co-author, have been endorsed by leading professors in the field of education and state departments of education. UDL in the Cloud was endorsed by the Executive Director of The Initiative on Learning and Teaching at MIT while Mitchell Chester, the late Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), endorsed Universally Designed Leadership.
Novak's work has been highlighted in many publications including Language Magazine, NAESP Principal, ADDitude Magazine, Commonwealth Magazine, The Inclusion Lab, Think Inclusive, School news, the Huffington Post, Principal Leadership, District Administrator, ASCD Education Update, and School Administrator.
Melaura Erickson-Tomaino Co-Founder and Principal, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Melaura Erickson-Tomaino
Co-Founder and Principal, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Melaura Erickson-Tomaino, Ph.D., is the Co-Founder and Principal of Port View Preparatory® School. Her prior positions include Director of Clinical Services for Beacon Day School in La Palma, CA, and Behavior Program Supervisor for the Center for Autism Research, Evaluation, and Service in San Diego, CA. Dr. Tomaino has more than 13 years of experience in serving students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities. Dr. Tomaino has conducted extensive research in ASD with a focus on using communication as the basis for successful teaching and behavior strategies to eliminate the use of restraint in children with autism. Dr. Tomaino has been an Assistant Professor in the School of Counseling/Psychology at Azusa Pacific University, and has taught numerous graduate courses at Claremont University. She has published multiple articles.
Renay Marquez
Equity In Education Course Presented by Epoch Education: A Series of Nine Prerecorded Web Modules.
Equity + Compliance Within Special Education: Epoch Education Equity Series Webinar 3 of 3
Individualized Education Program (IEP) Design Through the Lens of Implicit Bias: Epoch Education Equity Series Webinar 2 of 3
Culturally Relevant Special Education Process: Epoch Education Equity Series Webinar 1 of 3


Franziska Karpinski completed her undergraduate degree in American Studies and Modern European History at the Free University Berlin before receiving her MA in Genocide and Holocaust Studies at the University of Amsterdam in 2012. Her main research interests include the history and dynamics of mass political violence and genocide in twentieth century Europe, with an emphasis on perpetrator research. She was an intern at the GHI between October and December 2012.


EasyBib is a great tool for collecting and organizing the sources you find during your research. If you haven't already, you should create an account and use EasyBib throughout the research process.
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In 8 full-10 pages, write a critique which evaluates the quality of the speech that you present to the class.
Your role: imagine you are an academic and you are publishing a paper about your speech. Your paper will appear on the databases. Therefore, you need to use research but also be original. Move the research forward somehow. Your job is to apply appropriate criteria and come up with a fair, logical, supported judgment of what you see. Do not simply restate the content.
Who is supposed to hear?
Logical, ethical, and/or pathetic appeals?
Are these issues still relevant?


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Peru, Ecuador declare animal health emergency after bird flu outbreaks
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QUITO/LIMA: The governments of Peru and Ecuador on Wednesday declared three-month health emergencies because of outbreaks of bird flu, after a wave of cases led to tens of millions of poultry being slaughtered in Europe and the United States.
Peru reported its first severe outbreak of the highly pathogenic type A H5 virus earlier in November, shortly after Mexico said it would start vaccinating birds in high-risk areas.
Declaring a nationwide emergency, Peru's agricultural health service ordered that all birds in a detected outbreak be slaughtered and buried at least two meters deep.
Doris Rodriguez, an official from Peru's wildlife and forestry service, told radio station RPP some 13,800 birds have died from bird flu, including around 10,000 pelicans - mainly in the north and center of the country.
In Ecuador, the outbreak was first detected over the weekend at a poultry farm in the Andean province of Cotopaxi, leading to quarantine measures across potentially infected areas.
Some 180,000 birds in the area are set to be slaughtered to prevent the spread of the virus, Ecuador's agriculture ministry said in a statement. The government has guaranteed the safety of consuming eggs and chicken meat.
"During the next 90 days, it will not be possible to move birds, products and by-products of avian origin such as eggs, hens, chickens, among others, from the farms affected by the outbreak," the ministry said.
Local authorities said the detected contagion represents only 0.15% of the country's poultry population, which counts some 263 million chickens and 16 million laying birds. Ecuador's poultry sector generates around 23% of the agricultural Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
In the United States, bird flu has wiped out a record 50.54 million birds this year, as the disease killed birds and farmers culled entire flocks to stop its spread. This has sent prices for eggs and turkey meat to record highs. - Reuters


Ida Lucille Ehlers – 89 – of Gordon passed away July 19, 2014 at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home, Hay Springs.
Ida was born just a few minutes before her twin sister Ada at the home place south of Gordon on July 7, 1925. Ida and Ada were the youngest children of the Will Forster and Rilla (Cady) Forster family. Ida and Ada attended Sheridan County country school with their brothers and sisters. Sadly when the girls were 14 their beloved papa passed away. The farm was sold and Rilla moved her twin daughters to their home in Gordon. Ida worked at the creamery and bakery to help out her mother. At age 23 she met and married Henry Ehlers, back home from serving our country on Iwo Jima. Hank and Ida celebrated 66 anniversaries together.
She is survived by her husband Hank, son Ron and daughter Kate and her husband Vic Rivera. Grandchildren Ehron Ehlers, Chris (Tashaun) Ehlers, Sarah (Joe) Lilly, Maranda Ehlers, Jamie (Kevin) Haas, Jennifer (Emerson) King. Great Grandchildren CJ and Shawna Ehlers, Ashly and Nicole King.
She was preceded in death by her parents Will and Rilla Forster, brothers Dwight Forster and William Forster, sisters Frances Forster, Mable Jamison, Myrtle Spindler, Bessie Bachmann, and twin sister Ada Fry.
Funeral Services were July 23, 2014 at Chamberlin Chapel. Burial was in the Gordon Cemetery.


Although not the most prevalent, arc flash injuries can be far more gruesome and painful than other electrical hazards. Arc flash is the light and heat produced from electrical energy that can cause substantial damage, harm, fire, injury or death.
Arc flash occurs when a flashover of electric current leaves its intended path and travels through the air from one conductor to another or to the ground. It can be caused by many things including dust, dropping tools, accidental touching, condensation, material failure, corrosion and faulty installation.
The severity of an arc flash is qualified in terms of incident energy, which is dependent on many factors such as short circuit current, arc duration and distance from the arc. Three factors determine the severity of an arc flash injury: proximity to the hazard, temperature and duration for the circuit to break.
The hazards within these boundaries are significant. An arc can generate heat as high as 35,000°F and a significant pressure wave blast. This can result in severe burns, destroying skin and tissue. It can ignite or melt clothing, resulting in further burns. Victims often require skin grafts or amputations. Death is more likely with increased severity of burns, percentage of body area affected and age.
The blast can even throw victims great distances, resulting in broken bones, concussions and internal injuries. Hearing loss can also result. The noise levels created from blasts have been measured at up to 141 decibels at 2 feet from the source. The intense heat may melt metal electrical components and blast molten droplets considerable distances as well. These droplets harden rapidly and can lodge in a person's skin, ignite clothing or cause lung damage.
If an arc flash occurs and the victim is still in contact with the source of electricity, do not touch the person. Shut off the power and contact emergency personnel immediately. In the event the electricity cannot be turned off, use nonconductive materials and attempt to remove the victim from the electrical source. However, rescue and response should only be conducted if individuals have been properly trained to do so. In the event an arc flash victim is on fire, the flames can be smothered or doused. Do not attempt to remove clothing that is melted to the skin.
Never tell a conscious victim to move, as neck or spine injuries may have occurred as well. Attempting to move them could make injuries more severe. Check to see if they are breathing and if they have a pulse. If the victim is not breathing or does not have a pulse, you may need to begin CPR. Never perform artificial respiration on a victim that is breathing.
Run cool, not cold, water over the burn. Never apply creams, ointments or ice. Once a burn has been cooled, it can be covered with a clean dry cloth.
Avoid giving a victim food or water. Even if the victim feels fine, they should still seek medical attention. Certain effects of arc flash and electricity are not always immediately apparent.


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Die Türkei nahm in Breslau an den World Games 2017 teil. Die türkische Delegation bestand aus 13 Athleten.

Medaillengewinner

Gold

Silber

Bronze

Teilnehmer nach Sportarten

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Boules

Karate

Kickboxen

Muay Thai

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 Teilnehmer der World Games 2017

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World Games (Türkei)

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Danielle "Dani" Cohn is a 15 year old American actress, model, social media sensation, and recording artist signed with Audity Music. In 2014 she was crowned Miss Florida Jr. Preteen, and has since attracted over 11 million fans via Musical.ly, Instagram, FRreporter, and Twitter.
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Building Proposals | Greenfield Belser LTD.
Today, proposals are a way of life for law firms. But it wasn't always that way. Thirty years ago, it was not uncommon for law firms to send a bill—a single bill—at the end of the year for millions of dollars with the terse description "for services rendered." From the attorney's point of view, that act may have been perceived as an affirmation of trust between partner and client. But from a client's stance, such an un-itemized, annual bill for millions would certainly have been interpreted as unbridled arrogance.
Fast forward to circa 2000. Corporations began to get tough on billing, recognizing that it was they, not the law firm, who held the reins. Auditors were called in to study every aspect of legal bills, forcing a change of habit in law firm billing. In a complete turnaround from established practice, bills were expected to be timely—monthly, sometimes bi-monthly, rarely quarterly—to satisfy corporate budgeting requirements. And bills had to be thorough, detailing exactly what work was done and by whom for every phase of the assignment.
During the last ten years, corporations began to issue RFPs routinely. The most diligent corporations have hired purchasing agents to collect and evaluate the proposals they receive (forget that an RFP is a lousy way to evaluate talent; it clearly reflects commoditization in the legal industry). Now, after a decade of detailed legal billing, TyMetrix, for example, has a record of $50 billion in billings that, when subjected to analysis, allows clients to know exactly how much time "should be" spent on an activity and the level of experience (read, billable hour rate) it requires. That reality has yet to take hold in most law firms. But it is here.
Law firms responded to billing scrutiny by automating proposal generation. The first wave of legal proposal generation tools were created by Hubbard and were revolutionary for their day. They allow firms to leverage their public website content, grabbing frequently used information for proposals. They have problems, however: The source content is stored as HTML. The business challenge of building proposal documents is significantly different from managing websites. Authoring a proposal in HTML is difficult for lawyers and the system requires the lawyer interact with the proposal technology. Scary.
Now, there is a second generation of proposal tools, designed to solve the frustrations first gen tools created. Proposal content, assembly and generation are now integrated into a single platform that delivers high quality customized documents. Collaboration becomes a reality as users throughout the organization can leverage tools they already know how to use. When proposals are assembled, much of the relevant content can be housed in external content systems—bios, practice area descriptions, case studies, etc. Some firms who have customer relationship management (CRM) software are looking to extend this system and manage the opportunity lifecycle beyond contact management and campaigns. Firms are making significant investments in expanding experience systems and integrating matter databases that capture and organize billing data with the firm's CRM relationship data to answer non-client business development knowledge questions. Content pulled from these different servers needs to be integrated into a single view that can be leveraged by users in developing proposals.
Ideally, a marketer wants to isolate the billing professional from the proposal generator system. Lawyers prefer to work in familiar, native language applications such as Word. However, first-gen systems, based on the web CMS (using a web browser interface) delivered working content in HTML, until final conversion. A definite hurdle. A second-generation product removes this hiccup by creating a Word-based toolset. The cherry on top would be if all this could be delivered in templates reflecting the firm's brand.
Greenfield/Belser chose not to create a proposal generation system. We do have two really useful utilities: eBriefcase (for creating bundled PDF documents) and Track Record (matter experience). Many firms indicate that's all they need or want or can support. Other providers do offer good proposal generators (HubbardOne, Content Pilot, FirmWise and others). We chose not to build, but to team up with ANSOR, a subsidiary of Kraft Kennedy, Inc., the most well-respected law firm IT consultancy. We were impressed with their second-generation proposal generator that appears to leapfrog the other systems. Not only was ANSOR PROPOSAL designed specifically to meet the demands of large firms, it was designed to blow away the competition. The ANSOR Legal Marketing Suite gives clients the first proposal generator platform built on Microsoft's SharePoint and Word platform, which integrates seamlessly with LexisNexis InterAction CRM, Thomson Elite, Aderant Time & Billing, Court Alert and other third-party industry data sources. ANSOR's software also plugs into Greenfield/Belser's Point & Clique V6. We believe ANSOR's suite trumps all others, allowing attorneys to revise and edit documents in Word sectionally as well as track the status of specific content. It also provides important metrics and detailed analytics necessary to improve performance in winning bids.
We think this is the best of both worlds: world-class design and technology from Greenfield/Belser married to a more sophisticated proposal generator than its predecessors claim to be, plus rich integration with matter experience. The two together are an ideal answer for large firms requiring an all-in-one solution.