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Allenatori di calcio (2)
Dave Booth, allenatore di calcio e ex calciatore inglese (Darton, n.1948)
Scott Booth, allenatore di calcio e ex calciatore scozzese (Aberdeen, n.1971)

Arcivescovi cattolici (1)
Lawrence Booth, arcivescovo cattolico e politico inglese (Lancashire - Nottinghamshire, † 1480)

Attori (8)
Connie Booth, attrice e scrittrice statunitense (Indianapolis, n.1944)
Douglas Booth, attore e modello inglese (Greenwich, n.1992)
Edwina Booth, attrice statunitense (Provo, n.1904 - Long Beach, † 1991)
Junius Brutus Booth, attore inglese (Londra, n.1796 - Louisville, † 1852)
Kristin Booth, attrice canadese (Kitchener, n.1974)
Lindy Booth, attrice canadese (Oakville, n.1979)
Shirley Booth, attrice statunitense (New York, n.1898 - North Chatham, † 1992)
Zachary Booth, attore statunitense (Irvington, n.1983)

Attori teatrali (2)
Edwin Booth, attore teatrale statunitense (Belair, n.1833 - New York, † 1893)
John Wilkes Booth, attore teatrale e criminale statunitense (Bel Air, n.1838 - Port Royal, † 1865)

Calciatori (5)
Callum Booth, calciatore scozzese (Stanraer, n.1991)
Colin Booth, ex calciatore inglese (Middleton, n.1934)
Matthew Booth, ex calciatore sudafricano (Fish Hoek, n.1977)
Taylor Booth, calciatore statunitense (Eden, n.2001)
Tommy Booth, ex calciatore e allenatore di calcio britannico (Middleton, n.1949)

Canottieri (1)
Joshua Booth, canottiere australiano (Melbourne, n.1990)

Cantanti (1)
Emma, cantante britannica (Bridgend, n.1974)

Cestisti (3)
Calvin Booth, ex cestista e dirigente sportivo statunitense (Reynoldsburg, n.1976)
Keith Booth, ex cestista e allenatore di pallacanestro statunitense (Baltimora, n.1974)
Phil Booth, cestista statunitense (Baltimora, n.1995)

Collezionisti d'arte (1)
Ralph H. Booth, collezionista d'arte statunitense (Toronto, n.1873 - Detroit, † 1931)

Dirigenti sportivi (1)
John Booth, dirigente sportivo e ex pilota automobilistico britannico (Rotherham, n.1954)

Imprenditori (2)
Felix Booth, imprenditore britannico (Roydon, n.1775 - Brighton, † 1850)
Graham Booth, imprenditore e politico britannico (Paignton, n.1940 - † 2011)

Ingegneri (2)
Andrew Donald Booth, ingegnere, fisico e informatico britannico (Elmbridge, n.1918 - † 2009)
Hubert Cecil Booth, ingegnere inglese (Gloucester, n.1871 - Purley, † 1955)

Insegnanti (1)
Wayne C. Booth, insegnante e critico letterario statunitense (American Fork, n.1921 - Chicago, † 2005)

Matematici (1)
James Booth, matematico irlandese (Lavagh - Stone, † 1878)

Militari (1)
Henry Booth, I conte di Warrington, militare e politico inglese (n.1652 - † 1694)

Montatori (1)
Margaret Booth, montatrice statunitense (Los Angeles, n.1898 - Los Angeles, † 2002)

Multiplisti (1)
Aaron Booth, multiplista neozelandese (Auckland, n.1996)

Nuotatori (1)
Frank Booth, nuotatore statunitense (Los Angeles, n.1910 - Newport Beach, † 1980)

Pirati (1)
George Booth, pirata britannico (XVII - Zanzibar, † 1701)

Politici (1)
Newton Booth, politico statunitense (Salem, n.1825 - Sacramento, † 1892)

Predicatori (1)
William Booth, predicatore inglese (Nottingham, n.1829 - Londra, † 1912)

Registi (2)
Philip Adrian Booth, regista, sceneggiatore e montatore statunitense
Walter R. Booth, regista britannico (Worcester, n.1869 - Birmingham, † 1938)

Religiosi (1)
Evangeline Booth, religiosa britannica (Londra, n.1865 - New York, † 1950)

Sciatori alpini (1)
Kylie Booth, ex sciatrice alpina canadese (n.1975)

Scrittori (2)
Martin Booth, scrittore e poeta britannico (Ribchester, n.1944 - Stoodleigh, † 2004)
Stephen Booth, scrittore britannico (Burnley, n.1952)

Sociologi (1)
Charles Booth, sociologo britannico (Liverpool, n.1840 - Leicester, † 1916)

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A charter agreement between expanding subsea contractor DeepOcean and Maersk Supply Service has triggered an order for a Damen Offshore Carrier DOC 8500 - the second order for this new ship design from Damen Shipyards Group.
The DOC 8500 will extend DeepOcean's capabilities in the larger cable laying end of the market, representing a new focus on Interconnector projects, in addition to oil & gas sector and renewables work. The specially-equipped vessel will be delivered from the Damen Galati yard in Romania.
Owned and operated by Maersk Supply Service, the vessel will become the latest addition to the 60-plus strong Maersk offshore support vessel fleet.
Tony Inglis, DeepOcean UK Managing Director, says: "This next generation cable lay vessel in combination with our survey and trenching capabilities will enable us to bundle our services for customers in the offshore power cable and umbilical markets. The versatile new vessel will be well suited for installation and burial projects using its 7,000 tonne carousel from land-fall to deepwater and also in remote geographical locations.
Remko Bouma of Damen Shipyards Bergum, who is overseeing vessel construction, describes the DOC 8500 as a "semi-customised, modular" design. For DeepOcean, the ship-to-ship rule compliant vessel has been configured to accommodate 90 personnel, mostly in single occupancy cabins.
The 138m length, 27.5m breadth DOC 8500 features 2,200 m? of unobstructed deck of 20T/m2 load capacity with ro-ro capability. The 9,300dwt vessel will have a top speed of 12 knots.


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All-electric Ford Mustang Mach E SUV unveiled
By Divyank Kushagra Bansal | on November 18, 2019
Ford's electric pony has finally been revealed and will make its commercial debut in late 2020.
For the first time in 55 years, Ford's Mustang family is joined by an all-new member - the all-electric Mustang Mach E. The electric SUV is also Ford's debut all-electric model. However, those willing to get one for themselves will have to wait for quite a while as the Mach E's commercial availability is only expected to begin by the end of 2020. Further, the full variant line-up is expected to be available by Spring 2021. For now, Ford has opened its order books for the Mach E and potential customers can reserve their Mach E against a $500 deposit.
Coming to the technical bits, the Mach E will go on sale with two battery configurations: Standard-Range (SR) & Extended-Range (ER). Each configuration will further be available with a choice of either RWD (Rear-Wheel-Drive) or AWD (All-Wheel-Drive). The Standard range version will be powered by a 75.7 kWh lithium-ion battery, capable of offering an approx. driving range of 338km, whereas the latter will get a more powerful 98.8 kWh battery, with an expected driving range of 483km. The Mach E's battery also features liquid-cooling tech to optimise performance & charging.
Through a standard 240V outlet (using the Ford Connected Charging station), the Mach E is capable of charging for a 51.2km driving range in about an hour (ER, RWD configuration). However, with a DC fast charger, the Mach E can gather enough juice for 75.6km in about 10 minutes (ER, RWD configuration).
There will be five trim options available for the Mach E. In terms of pricing, the range will start from the base Select variant and will continue onwards with Premium, California Route 1, First Edition & the range-topping GT version. As the name suggests, the First Edition will be a limited-production version that will feature red-painted brake callipers, metallic pedal covers, contrasting seat stitching and a scuff plate marked 'First Edition'. The power and torque figures are likely to be targetted at 332bhp & 565Nm (ER, AWD configuration).
The range-topping GT version will be performance-oriented, with another GT 'Performance Edition' in the line-up. While both versions will pack close to 459bhp & 830Nm of torque, the former GT version is expected to have a 0-100km/h time of under 4 seconds, making it quicker than a Porsche Macan Turbo. The GT Performance Edition, meanwhile, will target a 0-100km/h time in the mid-3 second range, which will be comparable to the Porsche 911 GTS.
The Mach E will also mark the debut of Ford's new fourth-gen SYNC infotainment system that will feature Over-The-Air (OTA) updates and a large 15.5-inch vertical touchscreen. As is the norm with all modern EVs, the Mach E also remains light on buttons in the cabin. Along with a central infotainment screen, the driver will also be greeted by a 10.2-inch digital instrument cluster. The cluster changes graphics as per the Mach E's rather quirky-named driving modes: Whisper, Engage & Unbridled!
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It's perhaps worth noting that Labour appears to have issued a single-line whip, meaning it's indicating its general position on the issue but does not necessarily expect its MPs to turn up and vote – in this case, against the bill.
The SNP's Stewart McDonald is unimpressed by the manoeuvre:
Labour have gone from abstaining on the Immigration Bill to a one-line whip to vote against, which means their MPs should vote against it if they can be bothered staying for the vote at 10pm. Pathetic and insulting. SNP MPs are on a three-line whip to vote against – rightly so.
I should add I will be present to vote against – and would have been regardless of the Whip.
This #ImmigrationBill would grant sweeping powers to ministers to pursue an immigration policy that would damage our public services, our economy and our country. I'll be joining Labour colleagues in voting against it without hesitation. pic.twitter.com/19kDmSZZhb
Tonight I will be voting AGAINST the Government's disgraceful Immigration & Social Security Coordination Bill #freemovement
Totally agree with all those saying it should be a 3 line whip to vote against. As I said earlier, I was voting against regardless of the whip.
It seems Labour MPs will now be asked to vote against the immigration bill tonight. The party had previously said it did not support the bill's aims, but would ask MPs to abstain (see 4.42pm).
Just been informed that we are now being '1 line' whipped to vote against the Immigration Bill this evening. This is welcome and overdue. https://t.co/Xtv1SdP8mU
Delighted that Labour MPs are now be whipped to vote against the Tory Government's pernicious #ImmigrationBill tonight. Thanks to all my constituents who contacted me about this today.
Confirmed: Labour will whip against immigration bill. Diane Abbott, 90 mins ago: "The Labour Party is clear that when Britain leaves the single market, freedom of movement ends…on that basis, the frontbench of the Labour Party will not be opposing this Bill this evening." https://t.co/XQZb3IRD1i
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Cornelis Johan Adriaan Bichon van IJsselmonde (Hillegersberg, 28 mei 1855 - 's-Gravenhage, 19 november 1923), heer van Oost- en West-IJsselmonde en Lombardijen, was een Nederlands politicus.

Bichon, lid van het geslacht Bichon, was een onafhankelijke afgevaardigde voor het district Ommen uit een Rotterdams regentengeslacht. Hij verzette zich als conservatief christelijk-historische eenling tegen de samenwerking van protestanten en katholieken, tegen de sociale wetgeving van het kabinet-Heemskerk en tegen de kiesrechtuitbreiding. Hij stichtte in 1913 samen met Van Koetsveld het Politiek verband van onafhankelijk christelijk-historischen.

Hij sprak in de Tweede Kamer onder meer over Indische zaken, Suriname, marine, posterijen, spoorwegen en justitie.

In 1913 was Bichon een van de drie leden van de rechterzijde die tegen de ontwerp-Ziektewet stemde. Hij stemde in 1915 als enige van de rechterzijde tegen het (tijdelijk) herstel van het gezantschap bij de paus. En in 1917 stemden hij en Van Idsinga als enigen tegen het voorstel in tweede lezing tot herziening van de kiesrechtbepalingen in de Grondwet. Hij was tegenstander van algemeen kiesrecht.

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What is a treatment and how to write a treatment
What is a treatment?
There is controversy about the length of a treatment. Some treatment writers say it should be up to 60 pages, but the job of a treatment writer is to communicate your story to the producer as quickly as possible, so brevity without sacrificing juice is the key here. There seems to be three opinions about how to write a treatment.
One opinion is that it is a one page written pitch.
The second is that it is a two to five page document that tells the whole story focusing on the highlights.
The third opinion is that a treatment is a lengthy document that is a scene by scene breakdown of a script.
What Should Be in the a perfect Treatment?
 A Working title .
 The name of the treatment writer and contact information .
 WGA Registration number (Writer's Guild Association).
 A short logline (to be explained).
 Introduction to key characters .
 Who, what, when, why and where.
 Act 1 in one to three paragraphs. Sets the scene, dramatize the main conflicts.
 Act 2 in two to six paragraphs. Should dramatize how the conflicts introduced in Act 1 lead to a crisis.
 Act 3 in one to three paragraphs. Dramatizes the final conflict and resolution.
Write a logline
Preparing a log line for a screenplay is a basic marketing tool for developing treatments by a treatment writer. It is a technique for boiling down a plotline to its essence.
Follow the example below when writing a logline: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Log line: Just before the outbreak of World War II, an adventuring archaeologist named Indiana Jones races around the globe to single-handedly prevent the Nazis from turning the greatest archaeological relic of all time into a weapon of world conquest.
Steps to writing a Perfect Treatment
Compose a chronological list of major events that occur in your story from its opening scenes straight through to the end. For example:
How To Write A Treatment
 Two friends are summoned to the queen's court on charges of treason for ridiculing her in their plays.
 They convince her of their innocence and are released with a warning that their future productions will be closely watched.
 They recruit a clueless actor to hand copy their new script and pretend to be its author.
 The actor starts to interject his own ideas, which offends his employers.
 A plot to kill the actor goes awry; they now realize they really need him.
 The new play opens; the queen is in attendance and requests to meet the author.
 The actor successfully carries off the charade and becomes a media darling, much to the chagrin of the pair who invented his career.
 Identify by name the characters that appear in your key scenes along with brief descriptions so readers can understand the casting requirements. For example:
 Sir James Peppersmoke (30's) is tall, lean and well-dressed. His writing partner and best friend Reggie Marland (30's) is short, rotund and looks as if he sleeps in his clothes.
 Make note of the locations and time frames of key scenes.
Finally Tips & Warnings
 When characters are first introduced, display their names in all caps. Write your treatment in the present tense and convey the tone of the movie through your writing style. A comedy, for instance, will have a more light-hearted feel than a gritty film noir.
 Treatments are single-spaced with one-inch margins on all sides, short paragraphs and left margin alignment. They are printed on one side of white paper. Ink should always be black.
 Use an easy-to-read 12 pt. font such as Courier, Times New Roman or Bookman.
 The Movie Spoiler is a helpful website for understanding the level of detail that goes into a script treatment. Although its summaries are for movies that have already been produced, they closely follow the format of standard treatments.
 Script treatments can be written prior to starting a project or after completing it. The challenge in either case is keeping the treatment consistent with the script's actual content. Authors often deviate from their original outlines once the writing gets under way, and sometimes they embed copious amounts of back-story into the treatment that never subsequently manifests in dialogue or action.
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In giving "The Wolf of Wall Street" an excellent review, our own Jason Zingale described it as "loud, flashy and totally obscene." You can get a glimpse of what to expect with this new red band clip courtesy of Paramount. Here we have Jordan Belfort, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, arguing with his new trophy wife, played by the stunning Margot Robbie who should be on her way to becoming a star. This gorgeous blonde bombshell sizzles next to DiCaprio in this film as you can see in this clip and from the photos above. We're pretty confident you'll be seeing much more of her in the years to come.


This STTR project develops self-powered PZT sensor/actuators, MEMS temperature sensors and data transmitters, chip-sized mechanical impedance analyzers, and data processing procedures and integrates them into a self-contained structural health-monitoring package for wireless inspection of aerospace-weapons systems. The opportunity: Legacy system maintenance, the development of relatively disposable aircraft, and other pre- and post-9/11 factors are accelerating demands for structural health monitoring (SHM) to improve the reliability of aerospace-weapons systems. Improved diagnostics are needed for new construction, smart materials, aging infrastructures, and catastrophes. Current SHM sensors require power and data wiring; they do not interface readily with existing systems. Objectives: The objective is to develop, demonstrate and validate self-contained "slap-on" MASSpatch sensors that support and improve structural reliability for a wide range of existing aerospace-weapon systems. Research description and tasks: 1) develop adaptable, reliable and robust sensors; 2) develop an inexpensive chip-sized impedance analyzer; 3) develop data integration procedures that fuse information from hundreds of sensors into a few key parameters; 4) incorporate piezoelectric-based power harvesting; and 5) wirelessly integrate these hardware and software elements into a complete, self-contained SHM system. Impedance-based SHM correlates reliably with damage; demonstrating these elements on a representative Air Force structural system illustrates MASSpatch effectiveness and shows feasibility. Anticipated Air Force benefits The future of the Air Force focuses along two lines: o Maintaining legacy (aging) systems longer; and o Developing new, relatively disposable systems (unmanned air vehicles, single use systems). In both cases, the keys to successful operation are knowledge of overall current system health and the ability to predict future system health under projected operational conditions. MASSpatch provides the SHM data needed to extract and develop knowledge of both current and future system health. Potential commercial applications Commercial applications are starkly clear. Structural health monitoring is an emerging industry driven by an aging infrastructure, malicious humans, and the introduction of advanced materials. Applications include smart structures and SHM of aircraft, dams, bridges, and oil and gas facilities. Early commercialization focuses on state and Federal agencies that include the Department of Transportation, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Defense. Non-government customers include oil and gas companies, owner/operators of fire-fighting slurry bombers, dam and bridge owners, and other crucial-structure custodians.


Mix all the dry ingredients together in a large pot.
Slowly add water mixed with oil and stir over medium heat until mixture thickens into dough.
Place on a heatproof surface and knead until it becomes cool enough for kids to handle.
Change the color and smell of the play dough by changing the kind of Kool-Aid or Jell-O used when you make it.


Greg Williams - Software Consultant and Developer, developer of embedded, web, mobile and desktop applications to help people solve problems in the complex/connected world we all live in. Making and appreciating music of all kinds whenever possible.
I made a trip to the Apple store to talk to one of those certified Genius dudes. Pretty impressive Apple can draw people with such amazingly high IQs to sell their products?!?
I found the glass and touchscreen together for $2.00 through Amazon! I ordered it, along with a toolkit that gives you the 3 necessary tools to go the surgery for another $1.60. Later I learned that the the glass/touchscreen kit I ordered came with the tools as well, though I wasn't too saddened that I spent an extra $1.60. I was also told, to my surprise, that according to Apple store policy, I could bring any failed DIY attempts to the store and they would still fix it. Therefore, I decided to take the plunge and try to fix it myself.
I failed step 7 by getting too impatient that the adhesive wasn't getting soft enough, and I used a heat gun for too long, which ended up resulting in melting the little dimple under the home button that rendered it nearly inoperable.
If you're an idiot like me and fry your LCD, the LCD kit you will receive will have a new LCD frame and the LCD itself which comes with an adhesive sticker to attach to the frame.
All in all, I was surprised how easy the process was, though I would have been a bit more careful in order to avoid the second round of repairs. I especially had fun digging into the guts of the iPhone to see how they jam all that good stuff in there to make it work. If you feel up to the challenge, best of luck! Just BE PATIENT!
I enjoy the "Notes for Dummies" so much! Sometimes our best lessons come from our dumb mistakes. I bet you'll never repeat most of these mistakes… except for that annoying "Be Patient" part. Patience is probably the biggest lesson many of us have to learn over and over. So simple, yet so challenging.
Hah! Now do you want to try it on my iPhone 4? ;-) i've been using it with a cracked screen for 2 months. It still works perfectly so I can't justify paying the $100 at the apple store, but it definitely isn't as pretty as it once was.
Patience is often learned after stupidity. In a hurry to fix the keyboard on a laptop, I used a heat gun, not realizing how hot those things are. Fried the keyboard which made it uneconomic to fix it because it was an old machine. Cost = new laptop for one moment of dumb.
I ordered the 3G kit from Amazon but when I hold the new screen up to my iphone it looks like it is going to be too small. Is that normal? I'm afraid to open everything up if the screen isn't going to match. Any advice is appreciated! Thanks!


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Whenever the subscriber changes the content of file the same event 'child_changed' is fired on subscriber who is making changes. As user as already done the changes locally I don't want changeFile to fire twice. How can I avoid this? I tried using a single variable to distinguish but sometimes there are series of events which is fired continuously so I am not sure if that can work.

A: Typically you should follow the CQRS pattern when making changes with Firebase. In this approach you write any changes to the database, and then visualize those changes when the event fires back from Firebase. It sounds like that isn't possible for you, but I'd still recommend considering it.
There is nothing built into Firebase to prevent the listener from firing for local events. But you can track each write that the local client starts (for example by keeping track of the push ID of each item that you write), and then filter those IDs out in your on("child_ handlers.
For example to keep track of the keys:
var newRef = ref.push(newData);
var newKey = newRef.key;

And then in your listener:
if (snapshot.key != newKey) {
  ...
}

Of course if there can be multiple pending writes from the local client, you'll want to track those in an array.

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"Diva" is the word that has been excessively used for Indian women. No matter what you take of this word, "Diva" literally mean something gorgeous, something truly amazing and something worth to be praised. Well, Indian women truly deserve every bit of praise and adore for their unraveling beauty, figure and stunning appearance.
Ever since the Englishmen have come in contact with India, they had been mesmerized by the exquisiteness and elegance of Indian women. Even today, the word "Diva" is excessively used to represent astounding Indian beauty queen who robs the hearts of millions. So, with all these stunning appearances and striking features, Indian women deserve every bit of style and fashion and there is no other occasion more special for Indian women to look astonishing than their wedding day. Weddings have a special place in Indian culture – this is more of a happy holy festive that is to celebrate with utmost celebration and tradition.
If you have been to an Indian wedding, you must have been in awe; looking at all these attractive ladies wearing some of the most vivid and vibrant dresses. Indian wedding dresses are made to standout among the lot and you will find bold and excessive use of colors and style in these dresses. Indian wedding dresses including Indian shararas, Indian designer ghararas, Indian chiffon dresses, Indian designer lawns and all other Indian bridal dresses have the most strong and vivacious use of colors, patterns and designs that make them standout from wedding dresses of Western countries.
The competition gets even heated for Indian bride-to-be as they have to choose the ultimate bridal dress that can make them stand tall and elegant among a crowd of already vibrant dresses. Indian brides need to be selective and conscious of their wedding garments for the biggest day of their life. This is why most brides choose to go for Indian boutique dresses to select their best outfit. Indian designers have been creating some of the most amazing designs using contemporary artwork to make their statement. Indian designer lawn, Indian designer shararas, Indian designer ghararas, Indian chiffon dresses and other bridal wear are some of the most explored themes for Indian designers. Indian brides-to-be prefer to choose attires that blend the traditional cultural features with contemporary artwork. The fusion of tradition with fashion creates the most mesmerizing design that is just irresistible to neglect.
Indian boutique dresses actually have been so successful that they have massively undergone evolution and today most Indian designers have online stores for Indian bridal dresses. These online boutiques are an ideal solution to search the best bridal wear out of the lot. Exclusiveinn.com is such online boutique that has the most comprehensive range of Indian wedding dresses, Indian designer lawn, Indian party dresses and other Indian fashion dresses. All dresses offered at Exclusiveinn.com are hundred percent authentic with complete variety of traditional Indian bridal attires. You can easily search the database and browse through the fascinating variety of dresses available all at one place.


- 5:19 am ↑ (269°) 5:52 pm ↑ (94°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Municipio de Panajachel. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.


The Top 10 Retail Banking Trends and Predictions for 2015 have been collected from a crowdsourced panel of more than 60 global financial services leaders including bankers, credit union executives, industry analysts, advisors, bloggers and fintech followers.
For the fourth year in a row, I have reached out to some of the most respected global leaders in the financial services industry to ask for their thoughts around upcoming banking and credit union trends and predictions. As in the past, the response was overwhelming, with more than 60 responses from our crowdsourcing panel in the U.S., U.K. and the Asia Pacific region.
This year's list includes an advancement on some of the trends we have seen in previous years, with new trends and predictions in the areas of digital delivery, mobile, customer experience, payments, innovation, operations, security and product design. How any institution responds to these trends may differ by organization, but none should be ignored.
Each financial services industry contributor provided at least one thought, with many sharing multiple predictions around the disruption occurring in the industry. My goal was to consolidate their thoughts and come up with the trends that were considered the most important.
Two of the most omnipresent trends evident in this year's predictions were the heightened use of customer insight for the delivery of services and an enhanced customer experience, and the continued development of digital channels and associated digital services.
All of the contributors concurred that the changes in the industry in 2015 will be driven by increasing consumer demands combined with continued competition from outside the industry. It was also universally believed that the financial services industry is playing 'catch-up' and that there could be many organizations left behind or consolidated due to an inability to respond to consumer expectations and/or cost and revenue challenges.
According to Capgemini's 2014 World Retail Banking Report (WRBR), less than 40% of customers globally reported positive customer experiences with their financial institution. With upcoming generations of consumers fully embedded in mobile, digital, and social media as a way of life, interaction expectations are changing.
In 2015, banks and credit unions will leverage richer analytics-driven insights to enable a more personalized approach to targeting and engaging with consumers. From location-based offers to improved service delivery, organizations will use spending patterns, product use, and channel interactions to enable improved experience-driven banking.
According to Scott Bales, founder of Metlife futureLab and author of the book Mobile Ready, "In 2015, we will see signs that we are moving into the 'age of wisdom', where information alone won't be enough. Successful companies will be looking for scenarios, options and intelligence to drive more productive businesses and relationships. This will be the catalyst for a rush to item level data in the payments business, and behavioural data pre and post purchase.
"Optimally, financial institutions will establish a digital ecosystem around consumers' data that will benefit the consumer's wallet in a positive way, not only changing advertising, data analytics and e-commerce, but also allowing for a better understanding people's intimate relationship with their money and improving it," added U.K. based Duena Blomstrom, chief marketing officer at Meniga.
Going one step further, Neal Cross, chief innovation officer at Singapore-based DBS Bank believes artificial intelligence for customer service in on the near horizon.
"The increasing pace of digital adoption will see more innovation from large banks in their digital strategy – and simultaneously the reshaping of branch networks and front line roles to re-position physical distribution as a strategic asset in the digital omnichannel world," Accenture stated in an exclusive interview with The Financial Brand. These smaller, digitally transformed, primarily self-service branches will increase advisory services and provide new revenue opportunities for financial institutions.
Forrester Research predicts the use of online video for both sales and service will increase significantly in 2015. They also believe next year will see banks and credit unions experiment more with other uses for video, such as video tellers in branches and using video banking to provide a human touch via remote touchpoints.
The desire for an improved customer experience will bring retail technology to bank branches according to Peter Olynick, Card & Payments Practice Lead for Carlisle & Gallagher Consulting Group. "Leveraging new technologies, like beacons, will allow branch personnel to quickly recognize the customer, predict the reason for the visit and perform outstanding customer service," states Olynick.
In the rush to self service and digital delivery, it important to digitize the employee, and not just the branch, says Forrester's Peter Wannemacher. "We believe the greatest competitive advantage that established firms have is to use digital touchpoints to enhance interactions between customers and employees," says Wannemacher.
David Gibbard goes a step further in his belief that 2015 will be the beginning of the emergence of the 'customer interface and customer experience platform,' where all banking products, services and transactions will be on a single platform that provides both customers and staff with real-time automated end-to-end access, workflows, decisioning, and execution.
The way banks define digital today centers on browser-based banking, mobile apps and tablet apps. Eventually, digital delivery will extend beyond these channels and devices. "Digital will start to be redefined with emerging form factors like smart watches, smart TVs and also laptops that can run native software similar to the way phones and tablets run apps today," states Matt West, global account executive at Provo-based MX.
The banking industry is still well short on harnessing the power of mobile, beyond just a channel or technology. Many of our crowdsourcing panel believe 2015 will be the year when leading banks will use mobile design strategies as the foundation for all customer touchpoints, and when expansion of capabilities will provide digital differentiation.
Matthew Wilcox, senior vice president of marketing strategy and innovation at Fiserv, agrees that the most significant change in financial services will be the shift in digital banking strategy from a self-service delivery channel to a full-service delivery channel that can support all aspects of a customer's financial management. According to Wilcox, there will be a shift from using mobile as a cost reduction tool to a way to expand share of wallet and become central to a consumer's financial life.
But succeeding in the mobile space is more than just adding new features to an already inefficient and ineffective platform. It is about making the features already in place easier and more user friendly. It is about making sure there is a clear roadmap for development and deployment. It is also about leveraging customer insight to maximize the power of mobile capabilities.
At the end of the day, what you offer on mobile may not be as important as how it is offered. Simplicity, clarity and responsive design will be important to the digital consumer moving forward. In fact, a minimalist approach (like Uber) may be a good starting point. Jin Zwicky, VP of experience design at Singapore-based OCBC Bank believes that the 'beauty imperative' in financial services will begin to differentiate offerings. According to Zwicky, AppleWatch is a great example of how the tech sector is embracing fashion. She believes beauty is also important in designing financial channels and products.
Forrester Research has found that many banks continue to have too little in the way of marketing, merchandising, and product research tools available to prospects on tablets and smartphones — and too little mobile cross-selling to current customers. They predict twice as many customers will research financial products on their smartphones and tablets in 2015 compared to 2014, however. The percentage of customers who apply for a financial product via mobile will also grow — though not by as much — as more banks support this option for mobile-savvy consumers.
Leading banks already offer effective marketing and sales functionality within their mobile apps, such as campaigns on the landing page of smartphone apps or using augmented reality to give home buyers property prices, closing dates, and estimated current values on the go via a smartphone app. The key will be to combine customer analytics with mobile delivery to drive sales.
According to Sam Kilmer, senior director at Cornerstone Advisors, after years of decreased spending (as % of assets) on both marketing and remote delivery, mid-sized banks will reverse the trend in 2015 with significant new digital sales/origination investments and improved non-transactional digital engagement and outreach like social media, money management tools/alerts, education, and financial counseling.
At the same time, Jim Perry, senior strategist for Market Insights, Inc. believes we'll begin to see an exodus from social media (especially Facebook, YouTube & Twitter) by smaller banks who entered the space without a clear strategy for customer engagement and who, consequently, have seen little benefit to the ongoing expenditure of staff time and talent.
The ability to reach the customer with the right digital message will also enhanced since the wall between a financial services company's internal data and external paid media is coming down. According to Paul Kadin, Head of Category Development for AOL Advertising, consumer "signals" will be collected holistically from internal and external sources and interpreted for smart messaging, providing an 'omnichannel programmatic' platform for communication in the future.
Claire Calméjane, head of the digital centre of excellence, innovation and partnerships at Lloyd's Banking Group in London believes there will also be further successes in the sharing economy as more consumers benchmark products online, connecting through their social networks. For instance, for insurance, startups such as friendsurance or the soon to be launched Inspeerme offer a peer to peer insurance network. By a dynamic exploitation of social and online data, companies like these offer more personalized services that can completely change the competitive dynamics in financial services.
"These new forms of interaction will be especially important to the digital-first, Gen Y consumer, who value advocacy, not advertising and conversation, not clichés and who are shaping financial brands and defining their success now and into the future, offered Gina Bleedorn, executive director at Adrenaline. "Millennials will make it clear which bank services they are willing to pay for … they will unbundle and cherry-pick," added Steven Ramirez, CEO of Beyond the Arc, Inc.
Finally, the use of mobile email marketing and online video will continue to rise as banks and credit unions integrate and humanize their digital channels. "With higher mobile email open rates and higher engagement (time spent reading the email) as well, more organizations will leverage this channel," says financial industry consultant David Gerbino. The power of online video is the ability to personalize each contact, nurturing leads through the sales funnel and onbaording new accounts. "Banks and credit unions who apply the art and science of storytelling within their video planning and production methods will find the greatest success," according to James Robert Lay, CEO of CU Grow.
With new services like Apple Pay, mobile payments are likely to become increasingly commonplace in 2015. According to Capgemini's 2014 World Payments Report (WPR), m-payments are projected to grow at 60.8 percent in 2015. However, until mobile channels are fully integrated with back-end support systems, banks will continue to struggle to drive value from mobile.
Still, David Brear, director of digital banking at Gartner believes the most significant changes in the FS industry in 2015 are going to come in the payments space. Brear believes banks and credit unions are going to have to make moves in 2015 to re-establish their direct communications channels with customers with regards to payments or come to terms with the impacts of services becoming commoditized and marginalized. "Banks need to force themselves to find their secret sauce when it comes to payments," says Brear.
Banking executives will face key decisions about how to collaborate with Apple Pay in 2015, without the organization taking a back seat to an Apple-controlled ecosystem. Unfortunately, too many banks have yet to define a clear retail payments strategy.
We will also see changes at the retail point of sale as merchant adoption of EMV and contactless terminals increase, states Dominic Venturo, chief innovation officer for payments at U.S. Bank. He also expects to see wearable devices move from the experimental category to consumer facing solutions … though he believes initial solutions may be relatively basic.
Alex Bray, retail channels director at Misys Banking Systems also believes we will see some early innovation in smart watch payments in 2015, though he doubts this will have a widespread impact initially. He still believes banks need to understand how they will provide an equally good or better experience for customers sooner rather than later.
Aite Group senior analyst, Ron Shevlin believes consumers (and retail banking) will continue to treat Bitcoin as a novelty, but he believes laying the groundwork to use Bitcoin to address the inefficiencies, risks, and compliance issues for B2B payments and cross-border payments will emerge as a significant development in 2015.
Mobile identity authentication has become more important for financial institutions as consumers migrate away from online banking to smartphones and tablet. Consumers' changing preferences, combined with emerging technology, has forced financial institutions to take a closer look at how they identify and authenticate mobile banking users when they log into their account. A 2013 Norton Report about cybercrime revealed inefficient authentication methods are among the primary reason for mobile fraud incidents. And consumers are not doing their part to safeguard their information on those devices.
William Sullivan, head of global financial services market intelligence at CapGemini also believes there will be more uniform approaches to digital identity in 2015, which will help address increasing digital ID theft, fraud, and money laundering.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Summary of Deposit (SOD) Report shows that the total number of offices managed by FDIC-insured institutions peaked in 2009. Since then, the total number of offices has declined by 4.8 percent to 94,721 offices. The FDIC report also details that the most precipitous year-over-year drop in the number of offices occurred from 2013 to 2014, with most asset-size groups showing a decline in the number of offices in operation.
Industry consolidation (mergers and/or acquisitions) has had the greatest impact on FDIC-insured institutions with less than $300 million in assets. Correspondingly, these institutions are reporting that they manage fewer branch offices. At the other end of the spectrum, some larger institutions have closed some of their unprofitable branches or sold off a number of their branches to smaller asset-sized organizations that are eager to enter new markets.
Most of our crowdsourcing panel believe consolidation within the financial services industry will continue or possibly even increase in 2015. Scott Bales not only believes we will see some larger traditional bank consolidation, but also more deals like BBVA/Simple, as large institutions look to indemnify and acquire key digital assets.
Our panel believes all sized organizations will be impacted by consolidation. Sam Kilmer from Cornerstone believes mergers will pick up, driven largely by mid-sized sellers realizing that they can't grow their top-line revenues. Community banking consultant, Lori Philo-Cook believes many more community banks will agree to sell or will acquire other banks in order to have the capital, resources and expertise needed to address compliance/regulatory challenges, revamp/expand their delivery systems and offer enhanced mobile and online banking services.
, publisher and editor of the Credit Union Times, believes leadership retirements and the resulting turnover may result in consolidation within the credit union industry as well.
Not surprisingly, none of our crowdsourcing panel through the financial services industry was going to be in an expansionary phase in 2015.
Industry veteran, Andy Will believes 2015 may be the first time in over ten years that we will see the Fed actually increase rates. If past rate cycles are any indication, he believes the Fed will proceed cautiously, taking rates up only 25 BPs at a time, with purposeful pauses in between each increase to gauge aggregate impact.
While no one can predict the ultimate number and rapidity of the next round of Fed rate increases, spread improvement could represent the largest near-term revenue improvement opportunity for banks in over a decade. On the other hand, the demand for consumer deposits may be more fierce than ever, with a premium placed on retention.
Jeremy Foster, CFO, BancVue, believes that if rates rise slowly and for a long period of time, rewards-based deposit accounts will again be in vogue, with enhancements being delivered through digital channels.
As the industry continues to be impacted by agile start-ups and niche players, banking organizations are beginning to think more like disruptors, obsessing about consumer experience and using digital technology to avoid being outflanked by new entrants or established competitors. This has resulted in the development of innovation labs, fintech investment funds and uncommon alliances between traditional financial institutions and start-ups. 2015 will see a continued expansion of these strategies.
Billy Robins, vice president of business development at PayNearMe, predicts that aggressive banks (outside the Big 4) will continue to look externally to drive innovation through partnerships or acquisition. "These deals can span from improving mobile products to small business lending much like the partnerships or acquisitions between TD+Moven, Lending Club+Union Bank, OnDeck+BBVA Capital One+Adaptive Path and BBVA+Simple. Darren Negraeff from Canadian-based Zafin, adds that this drive to digital is actually a drive toward customer centricity – knowing who your customers are and being able to provide customized pricing and services to them.
Unfortunately, building an innovation lab or building non-traditional partnerships is only half the answer. According to JP Nicols, co-founder of the Bank Innovators Council, half of those new efforts may be mothballed for a self-described 'lack of clear ROI'. "Innovation is about more than whiteboards and minimum viable products, and most banks are ill-equipped to move from ideation to actual implementation, and fewer still are prepared to truly address their internal cultural barriers and their own 'business prevention departments'," says Nicols.
Claire Calméjane agrees with Lumley, stating that in order to deliver significant value, innovation labs need to fully align with the corporate strategy, not operate in isolation!
Finally, Andra Sonea, solutions architect for Lloyds Banking Group, believes that financial organizations will have to start building the "dumb pipes" in order to enable the building of digital APIs and 3rd party apps. She predicts that solutions will be very different from bank to bank depending on their existing architecture and appetite for change.
Digital disruption has impacted the financial services industry on a global basis. Most disruptors are smaller niche players that won't grab substantial market share from traditional banks in 2015. That may comfort some executives disruptors threaten profit margins by 'eating around the edges methodically. The biggest threat is that banks lose the daily connection with consumers and businesses and the flow of customer insights trickles to a stop.
But there are some digital organizations that have appeal to the digital consumer. In fact, Dan Liebau, founder of Lightbulb Capital, believes that more customers of traditional banks will move to new and completely digital players in 2015.
There will also continue to be an influx of new players outside the traditional banking community that will be vying for investment dollars and partnerships as the potential to combine finance and digitalization increases. "I believe 2015 will see a variety of innovative startups and existing companies launching new protocols and financial products and services based on Blockchain and the side chain technologies," offered Deva Annamalai.
Chris Skinner, Chairman of the Financial Services Club and author of the book, Digital Bank, predicts that 2015 will see banks finally focusing upon getting fit for the digital future by rearchitecting their back office systems, cleansing their data and creating accessible digital services that are consistent across channels. He believes the trends for front-end developments across mobile and tablets will eventually extend into wearables and connected channels (cars and televisions). Finally, he sees many banks moving towards Skype-based video services, or equivalent, as branch footprints and transaction-based jobs continue to decline and are replaced by remote digital services.
Tim McAlpine, president of Currency Marketing in Canada stresses that in 2015 and beyond, financial institutions with strong board governance will separate from those with poor and ineffective boards. He emphasizes that boards and senior management teams that fully understand technology, collaboration and risk management will lead their institutions to success. Those that don't will simply follow the unchallenged whims of their senior managers.
Banks and credit unions will recognize that technology (mobile banking, p2p, pfm, etc.) is not sufficient to singularly drive revenue growth and real customer engagement, adds industry consultant, Serge Milman. Unfortunately, he believes many organizations will continue to resist meaningful changes that address core challenges, continuing to hope for 'the high tide to lift all boats' while disruptors carve out the lucrative pieces of customer value.
Joe Sullivan, CEO of Market Insights provides one word for the changes expected in 2015 – Intensification. He foresees an intensification of digital banking features and usage, digital payments, usage of data and analytics to drive engagement and an improved customer experience, competitive disruption, and increased branch/channel rationalization.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the 60-member crowdsourcing panel that assisted in the development of this annual report. The insight shared was extraordinary and the continued support of this effort is greatly appreciated.
I would also welcome any comments or discussion around 2015 trends believed to be missed or shortchanged. Nobody's perfect, and it would be great to receive even more insights for the readers of this article.
This article was originally published on December 19, 2014 . All content © 2019 by The Financial Brand and may not be reproduced by any means without permission.


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Abigail DiMera's 13 Craziest Moments on Days of our Lives
Candace Young
Image: Jill Johnson, Paul Skipper, Howard Wise/JPI
Days of our Lives character has had a wild life.
As the character of Abigail DiMera leaves Days of our Lives once again, we are taking a look back at the craziest parts of her life.
As a child, Abigail contracted aplastic anemia after drinking from a polluted well. Austin Reed (then Patrick Muldoon) donated bone marrow, thus saving her life, but when her father Jack Deveraux (Matthew Ashford) realized he was responsible for the toxic dumping which resulted in the water pollution, he left town, devastated. Fast forward a few years…
While hanging out with Chelsea Brady (Mandy Musgrave, Rachel Melvin), Abigail (then Ashley Benson) indulged in drinking and smoking and helped Chelsea keep both her mother, Jennifer Horton (Melissa Reeves), and Chelsea's mother, Billie Reed (then Julie Pinson), away from Patrick Lockhart (Brody Hutzler), whom Chelsea drugged and tried to seduce. Naughty girls!
Abigail later became obsessed with Austin Reed while working as his student assistant. When he got drunk over Carrie (Christie Clark) betraying him and passed out on the couch in his office, Abigail stripped and lay down beside him, and when he awoke later, she lied that they'd had sex. Carrie slapped her when she discovered the truth.
Things got even crazier when Abigail became trapped in an elevator after an explosion in the tunnels rocked the fundraiser she was attending. Her father, Jack Deveraux (Matthew Ashford), pushed her out and saved her, and was pronounced dead from the impact after the cables snapped and the elevator plunged. But we all know he wasn't dead, because…Salem!
After Abigail's boyfriend, Chad DiMera (then Casey Deidrick) decided not to return to Salem after life-saving heart surgery in Boston, she had an affair with his brother, EJ DiMera (James Scott) who was still involved with Sami Brady (Alison Sweeney). This was a huge twist that nobody saw coming…Sami had secretly discovered the truth when she saw them going at it in the shower and plotted revenge on Abigail by asking her to be her Maid of Honor and plan her and EJ's wedding. She humiliated Abigail by revealing she knew about the affair and forced her resignation from the hospital.
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When Chad (now Billy Flynn) returned to Salem, Abigail had sex with him though she was seeing Ben Weston (Robert Scott Wilson). She wound up pregnant and not knowing which man was the father. Ben's father Clyde Weston (James Read) had the paternity test results doctored to indicate Ben was the father. Ben's jealousy over her continued interest in Chad led to him to beat him almost to death and then commit murder multiple times, trying to frame Chad, and holding Abigail hostage in a cabin, where she delivered her baby. When Chad showed up to rescue Abigail, the two of them were left tied up in the cabin while Ben murdered the Doula, set the place on fire, and left with the baby. Chad saved Abigail and they resumed their life with their child, Thomas, after Ben was locked up.
Abigail started having Post Traumatic Stress Disorder because of everything Ben put her through. She thought she was hallucinating Ben at the DiMera mansion and Abigail tied Ben up and set fire to him after he escaped custody and showed up at the DiMera mansion. Chad put the fire out and Abigail was admitted to a mental institution where she set another fire.
Abigail faked her own death with the help of Andre DiMera (Thaao Penghlis) but much later on, which is why it was so devastating when one of her D.I.D alters murdered him – but we're ahead of ourselves…
When Abigail (as Marci Miller) returned to Salem, very much alive, Chad and Gabi were dating. Chad left Gabi and went back to Abby. They planned a vow renewal, but she and Gabi (Camila Banus) were abducted and poisoned by Deimos Kiriakis (Vincent Irizarry) before the ceremony. Abigail left Chad at the altar when the vow renewal finally came about, as she was convinced he and Gabi still shared a connection. She then divorced him.
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Abigail and Chad married in a drug-induced haze at Eli Grant's (Lamon Archey) party, thanks to Deimos spiking the punch, but later had it annulled and she married Dario Hernandez (Jordi Vilasuso) after he claimed he was facing deportation. Abigail ended up hospitalized in critical condition after she pushed Chad out of the way of a car that sped toward them, intending to take out Dario. She later divorced Dario.
Abigail and Chad reunited, but his brother, Stefan (then Tyler Christopher), moved into the DiMera mansion. Abigail developed D.I.D. and had two alters, Gabby and Dr. Laura. Gabby took up with Stefan, and when Abigail became pregnant, she didn't know whether he or Chad was the father. She was committed again after Charlotte was born. The girl was eventually revealed to be Chad's and Abigail was released and the pair remarried.
Recently, Abigail began having hallucinations and feared her D.I.D. had returned, but learned she had been drugged.
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Abigail, then known as Abby, hung out with Chelsea Brady as a teen. Abby participated in her friend's schemes to land Patrick for herself.

Image: Image: Paul Skipper/JPI

When a drunk and disappointed Austin passed out, Abigail, his assistant, took advantage. She took off her clothes and joined him on the sofa, and later told him they'd had sex.

Abigail has believed her father to be dead numerous times, only to learn he'd been staying away. Though the two have shared some tense times, when Abigail became trapped in an elevator at a gala, Jack pushed her out to save her life, then 'died' when it plunged to the ground after the cables snapped.

Image: Image: Howard Wise/JPI

Abigail took up with EJ, who was still involved with Sami. It made for an unsettling and crazy time in Abigail's life when Sami decided to take her revenge.

Image: Image: Jill Johnson/JPI

Another crazy period in Abigail's life came when she agreed to marry Dario, who claimed he was about to be deported. She still loved Chad, who she believed had connected with Gabi during the time Abigail had faked her death, and wound up in the hospital in critical condition after pushing him out of the way of a speeding car and taking the impact herself.

Abigail's relationship with Ben took a dark turn when he became jealous over Chad and held her captive in a cabin. She was pregnant and didn't know which man was the father. Ben forced her to give birth in captivity then set the place on fire after taking off with the baby.

Abigail returned the favor by tying Ben to a bed and setting fire to the room after he escaped and showed up at the DiMera mansion. She later set fires in her mental institution.

While back with Chad after her return from the dead, Abigail developed D.I.D. One of her alters, Gabby, took up with Stefan DiMera.

Abigail began having hallucinations and was hospitalized. She and Chad feared her D.I.D. was returning, but later learned she had been drugged. Abigail will have to leave Salem to seek treatment in Florida.

Image: Jill Johnson/JPI

Back home once again, Abigail discovered she had a long-lost sister that even dad Jack never knew about. It wasn't exactly a happy discovery as Gwen got pregnant after sleeping with Chad and then falsely blamed Abigail for her miscarriage. Abigail decided to take another time out from Salem shortly afterward.

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Jed Brently, a college student, is known to party with his friend and roommate Xander Weeder. He is known to have believed in strange things while drinking. To help him earn mony while in college, he was employed at "Thrift Zone", a local store.
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LONDON — The coronavirus vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford was found to be "highly" protective on Monday, potentially paving the way for a vaccine that is both more affordable and easier to distribute than some of its peers.
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Huge challenges remain before a vaccine can be rolled out. The global battle to secure prospective supplies has raised concerns about equitable access, while questions remain over the logistics of mass production, distribution, and cost.
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In comparison, Moderna has said its vaccine candidate remains stable at the temperature of a standard home refrigerator for up to 30 days. It can also be stored for up to six months at negative 4 degrees Fahrenheit.
In August, the U.S. biotechnology firm said it was charging between $32 and $37 per dose for its vaccine for some customers.
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Pfizer is reportedly charging $20 per dose for its vaccine.
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Strategists at Deutsche Bank described the news from AstraZeneca on Monday as a "big deal," saying a string of encouraging vaccine developments in recent weeks constituted "an unprecedented victory for science."
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The Samuel Colby House is a historic house located at 74 Winthrop Street in Taunton, Massachusetts.  Built in 1869 for a prominent local businessman, it is one of the city's best examples of high-style Italianate architecture.  It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Description and history
The Samuel Colby House is located south of downtown Taunton, on the south side of Winthrop Street at its junction with Walnut Street.  It is a two-story wood-frame structure, with a stuccoed finish, and a low-pitch hip roof capped by a large square cupola.  The main roof has elongated eaves studded with paired brackets, and the cupola roof has a curtain-style valance.  The house is three bays wide, with a polygonal bay above the main entrance at the center of the front facade.  The bays are demarcated by pilasters, and a single-story porch extends across the width of the front.  The porch has a flat roof with bracketed eave, and is extensively decorated with stickwork.  A similar porch extends along the side of the rear ell, facing Walnut Street.

The house was built in 1869 for Samuel Colby, a manufacturer and retailer of men's and boy's clothing who operated a store in the Union Block in downtown Taunton.  It is one of the city's least-altered post-Civil War 19th-century houses, and a particularly distinctive example of high-style Italianate architecture.

See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Taunton, Massachusetts
List of historic houses in Massachusetts

References

National Register of Historic Places in Taunton, Massachusetts
Houses in Taunton, Massachusetts
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Bristol County, Massachusetts


OK, not quite sure what I'm doing wrong here. Get up to the Colosseum. Kill the Gunners, make my way to where my men are waiting in costume, walk them through the 3 pre-defined points, walk up to Micheletto, stab him.
Goes into the assassin cut scene, Micheletto makes a remark about how he's not dead yet, Ezio says he's not going to kill him, goes to a very brief second or two of player control, then another cut scene where Micheletto walks up to Pietro and stabs him with the spear, followed by ally dead, desynchronized message.
I replayed this mission upwards of 10 times last night, trying to figure out another way to do this, tried to cut down Pietro, smoke bomb/unarmed attack Micheletto instead of stabbing him... Killed EVERYONE in the Colosseum, but no matter what way I tried it always ended in the same way with him stabbing Pietro and the mission failing.
It's probably something unbelievably simple but I can't for the life of me figure out how to finish the mission, anyone offer some help or tips?
It's a glitch. If you "killed" the assassin then he shouldn't be stabbed.
Sounds like a glitch to me. The stabbing is what's meant to happen if you don't strike Micheletto quick enough.
Crap... Well hopefully when I load my save game later and try again it'll fix itself.


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Thorsten Last, Senior System Engineer TNO
"It's a great challenge to help build a whole new ecosystem." Thorsten Last is a senior system engineer in the Quantum Technology department. At TNO, his background in academia and his experience in the semiconductor industry come together in a challenging new project: building a working quantum computer.
"Our Quantum Technology department's job is to take quantum technology to a usable level. A lot of this work is being done within QuTech, a partnership between TNO and TU Delft. I'm part of Quantum Inspire, the team that's building a quantum computer prototype. As lead system engineer, I am part of a group of colleagues who are jointly responsible for the chip, setting up the hardware and the infrastructure around it.
I joined TNO three years ago after a career at university and in the semiconductor industry where I have always been looking for ways to make processors smaller. The question has always been: how small can you make it? In addition, I have been involved with quantum technology throughout my career. After five years in the semiconductor industry, I felt I was ready to contribute to the development of a completely new technology. We're now at the exciting point where quantum technology is leaving the university realm and it's time to create the first actual applications."
FROM UNIVERSITY TO SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY TO TNO
"I studied physics at the Ruhr University of Bochum. My PhD was on nanotechnology. Through a post-doc at the University of Groningen I ended up at the University of California in Berkeley, where I got a position as a researcher. Then, of course, I was working close to Silicon Valley, and at one point I switched to the semiconductor industry. There I saw that the current microchip technology will come to an end in ten years' time.
At the same time, I saw that TU Delft was on the right track with a promising replacement. Something totally new that could signal a breakthrough. So when I heard from former colleagues that they needed a system engineer at TNO for the QuTech project, I jumped at that chance. Now I have returned to my roots in research and development, but with a focus on the application. Add to that my academic past in nanotechnology and this job is perfect for me! Moreover, it's a great challenge to help build a new industry and a new ecosystem around it - which you can already see emerging in Delft."
ONLY THE PROJECT IS DIFFERENT
"I already have extensive senior-level experience, so I know how it works with project structures and deadlines. TNO is well organised in that respect. It's actually the same kind of development environment with the same procedures and well-defined tasks - only the project is different! I also go to congresses to talk about our project and to get in touch with colleagues and experts from all over the world. TNO also invites me to be active at that high level."
PLAYING A ROLE IN GROWTH
"My working day is never really over. Even though the work is done, in the evening I often think about presentations or other things. I love this job! It's great that I have the opportunity to build something together with my colleagues that is not yet fully developed. I definitely see myself working here in the coming years. QuTech is a relatively new department that still needs to grow, become stronger and more visible. I'd like to play a part in that. Especially by connecting people with different areas of expertise. That's when you get the best results."
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