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After collaborating on covers of Rocket Queen and Communication Breakdown with Paul Salamone, Paul and I decided to do an original song in the same vein. Drawing upon our favorite hard rock artists while injecting our own personal assets with no performance restrictions. Upon hearing the completed work (a song called Fight!), we thought "this sounds like organized chaos!" We played it for a few friends of ours who came out of their seats with excitement for a style of hard rock that has practically disappeared, yet still so admired. We were quite excited and decided to start recording a whole album's worth of material. We decided the album should contain all the wonderful elements of some of our favorite albums like Appetite for Destruction, Led Zeppelin I and Paranoid. The idea was every song needed high wailing/screaming vocals, lengthy/fast (yet tasty) guitar solos and varying drum fills after every two measures! Needless to say we were able to do this with a lot of hard work, training and focus. We put so much detail into every aspect of this. The solos on Red/Black took almost 12 hours to write and record. There were drum sections I made Paul record well over 20 takes until he got the "feel" I was looking for. We really hope you enjoy the fruits of our labor!
This album was recorded, mixed and mastered from March 31, 2013 to June 30, 2013 at Joe's Attic and Garage. Paul's drums we're recorded in his attic on tracks 1, 3, 5, 6 & 7.
Joe would like to thank the following people for helping to get this done...Ashley, Ava, Paul, Robert, Shirley, Amanda, Dave, Sue, Katerina, Carmella, Keith, Evelyn, and of course Tony from Drome Sound for the timpani drum.
The album opener and title track. A fast paced song modeled after the style of Paranoid, Communication Breakdown, It's So Easy with a touch of Fuel by Metallica. Every good album should have one!
The song that spawned the album. Modeled after Paul's Bonham beats and my heavy GNR influence. the song was immediately picked up by local radio after posting on Facebook!
04. Love Not Fade Away.
The ballad. Every great hard rock album has one. This one is modeled after the Skid Row, Steelheart (or even Journey) style that drove the 80's "Power Ballads."
A heavy Black Sabbath meets Zeppelin feel here (The Wizard meets Heartbreaker). The song features a 1:44 instrumental breakdown designed to mimic the effects of a long night of partying, complete with my "guitar vomiting" at the end.
The 7th track. I call it the love child of Kiss and Led Zeppelin, but you can call it whatever you wish. Paul and I tried harder than ever from 2:25-3:41! Don't stop this one early!!
The epic finale to the album, spread out over tracks 8, 9 and 10 all flowing into each, all recorded together! There's some Neil Yound in there, some 30 Seconds to Mars, some Zeppelin, definitely Metallica, some even said Maiden. However, there's no real way to describe it, so just listen!!


The two-day event, at Gyalino Mousiko Theatro one of the main music stages of Athens, featured Video Production, Post Production and Transmission equipment and technologies by worldknown brands as Blackmagic Design, Apple iMac Pro, LaCie, Mobile Viewpoint, Varisoft HTC Vive, Swit, Prompter People, etc. while visitors had the opportunity to see, test and get informed about the products and the integrated solutions from our team and our partners from abroad.
A complete studio was staged, with Blackmagic URSA Broadcast and Blackmagic Micro Cinema cameras, a well-equipped Blackmagic Ultimatte 12 real time keyer, Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve 15 for editing and color correction along with Fusion 9 for composition and visual effects accompanied by DaVinci Resolve Mini and Micro Panel.
The system was complemented by 10G Ethernet Fiber Converters, the Smart Videohub 20×20 router and the ATEM Live Production Switcher and Lacie 2big, 6big and 12big storage systems with Thunderbolt 3 and USB connections and capacities up to 120TB. The workstations used were a powerful Apple iMac Pro and an iMac with appropriate configurations.
The green screen set, the necessary lighting units, the tripods and accessories were arranged and configured to deliver a high-level professional result with a keyed lighting uniform by AlbaPV with Manfrotto, Jinbei and other accessories.
Visitors had the opportunity to experience a full workflow process from capturing with cameras to editing, compositing, color correction, visual effects, keying to achieve a great result.
Two experienced professionals, Yannis Ageladopoulos, VFX Supervisor and George Fukarakis, Compositor and VFX Artist, presented a workflow and examples of Keying, Color Grading & VFX with the newer versions of Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve 15 and Fusion 9.
Edouard Doutriaux, Head of DMB and Sales Distribution Sales Group and Johanna Strunke, Channel Marketing Manager Northern and Eastern Europe, were with us to present the wide range of LaCie products that meet all the data storage needs for media and creative professionals.
All professional LaCie Thunderbold 3 products where used in the production workflow as LaCie 2big Dock, 6big and 12big with capacities of up to 120TB, speeds up to 2600MB/s, and RAID 5/6. The LaCie desktop storage units, connected to the Apple iMac Pro and iMac DaVinci and Fusion editing workstations, where ideal for handling footage from the ultra hi–res cameras of the production set.
The new DJI Copilot, LaCie's collaboration result with DJI, the well-known quality drones manufacturer, has been at the heart of interest as it is the first product of LaCie's new BOSS (Backup On-Set Solution). It has an SD card slot and a USB port for copying files directly from the devices without requiring the presence of a laptop while its screen allows convenient data and hardware management and the built-in battery provides a long battery life and mobile phone charging capability.
Mobile Viewpoint's Sales Manager Martijn van Erven made a complete presentation of Airlink, a portable wireless codec, expandable for two SDI inputs and simultaneous video and audio data transmission, coupled with Link Matrix's upgraded remote control interface.
Also, visitors were informed about automated sports and news production solutions, IQ SportsProducer with Artificial Intelligence & NewsPilot. Also, the Streamur App application, which together with the Webstreamur platform, provides a reliable solution of high quality, not only for the picture but also for the sound, to journalists and radio editors of Radio Stations. Reporters can report live from anywhere, via wi-fi connections or mobile telephony, with MacBook, iPhone and Android devices.
During the event the ProLine Plus 17 " Teleprompter with Adapter and Rail mount kit was also presented. A versatile system with great placement, viewing, adjusting and transfer capabilities.
The ProLine Plus range is available in sizes from 12 to 24 inches, with auto-reversal screens for television productions that reverse the text so they can be read on the glass surface of the Teleprompter over distances from 1.5 to 9 meters.
HD video monitoring, conversion & transmission systems, charging products and camcorder batteries, lights and accessories that visitors were able to browse through and collect information material.
Varisoft's Andy Deshpande presented to the visitors a demo of the Virtual & Mixed reality HTC Vive system. People actively participated, experiencing a complete virtual and mixed reality experience in an interactive 360-degree 3D space.
Varisoft has created an excellent software with VR applications that comes with HTC Vive for business hardware. Combined with HTC's high quality headset introduced the world to high-resolution filters and a truly impressive virtual reality environment with great content, from virtual tours and games to movies.
All visitors, professionals from the area of image, video production, broadcasting and television that honored us with their presence!


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by Matthew Hauenstein, Madhav Joshi, and Jason Michael Quinn
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The Ambassador of Uzbekistan to the United States, Javlon Vakhabov, will be hosting NACTA Conference attendees for a special cultural showcase to experience authentic drinks, food, and entertainment custom to Uzbekistan. This is one special event you won't want to miss!
Presented By: David Kasser - Northern Lights, Reindeer Bites!
Help Visit Anchorage kick-off the Aurora Season and be one of the two winners to Visit Anchorage during the Iditarod Fam Trip in March! We will wow you with new Alaska product to sell your more discerning clients heading north in 2019! Join Visit Anchorage and its member partner's Major Marine Tours, Alaska Railroad and Great Alaska Holidays to kick off your NACTA Friday!
Chris Austin will share insights into how the luxury landscape has changed and what affluent consumers are seeking today. For suppliers and travel professionals alike earning loyalty beyond reason is critical for success. Chris will provide a number of ideas that if executed will create lifelong clients.
Ever wanted to take on a monumentous task but didn't know where to start? Kim will provide you with the skills needed to tackle those seemingly impossible tasks. Participants can expect to walk away with successful tips on how to create a plan, implement it, monitor the results.
Explore what's involved when it comes to booking and hosting meeting/incentive events on cruise ships as opposed to traditional land venues. It shares the financials behind it, the target audience, how to reach them, how to qualify and sell to them, handle objections and how to service them. Also will touch on who the full ship charter audience is and an overview of the ultimate sale! Remember every person sailing in an incentive group can turn into a leisure group customer for you as well. It's easy - come see what to do to get started right away.
Marketing is all about gaining new clients and retaining your existing clients. Join our presentation to learn how to use social media marketing bridged with your travel agency website to generate leads, display your professionalism, and draw clients ever closer to you using principles of the "marketing funnel".
Romancing the Sale – You will love the results!
A unique look at the sales process that will provide ideas and concepts that can immediately help you close more business. Sandy will challenge you to change the way you do business so that your clients will love you!
The Travel Corporation has so many ways in which you can see the world. Bringing your clients more ways to travel; no matter the preferred travel style Guided Vacations has something for everyone at every stage of life. Whilst all of our amazing brands have something special to offer they are all driven by service to ensure that your clients not only travel in the best way possible but also experience life changing moments that will remain with them forever.
A cruise to the Galapagos Islands is infinitely different than other voyages. Smaller, more intimate, a gathering of people all bound by a fascination with exploration and ecology. All with renowned Celebrity service at every turn. Our Galapagos sailings prove that you can visit the most ancient and unique places on earth wrapped in modern luxury including Celebrity Flora, our new, all-suite, purpose built vessel debuting May 2019.
From the midnight sun to the northern lights, Fairbanks is bursting with energy and things to do. Known as the "Golden Heart of Alaska", Fairbanks is featured in most cross Gulf of Alaska cruise land tour options. Visitors in early to mid summer can experience the midnight summer sun shining nearly 24 hours a day, while late summer and September guests have the opportunity to view the northern lights in one of the best locations in the world. Winter offers a whole other realm of activities and tours from dog mushing to viewing larger than life ice sculptures. Fairbanks is just two hours from Alaska's most popular destination, Denali National Park, and is also the basecamp to explore Alaska's majestic Arctic.
Giveaways: 1st drawing - An Explore Fairbanks stuffed sled dog husky and water bottle & 2nd drawing - An Explore Fairbanks backpack filled with unique Alaskan gifts from smoked salmon, chocolates and more.
A New Dimension in River Cruising – taking it to the next level with AmaWaterways!
Highlighting NEW and EXCITING AmaWaterways Exclusive Product Developments including the new "mega river ship" the AmaMagna, our expanded Wellness and Active Touring programs, expanding Wine Cruises and our new Golf Concierge Program.
Join us for our annual gala award celebration at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center where we will recognize our NACTA members, chapters, and suppliers. Ourdinner will be located in the new RiverView Ballroom which features a spectacular view of the Potomac River and Old Town Alexandria.
2018 Theme: We're in our nation's capital so we thought it only fitting to encourage you to wear "red, white, or blue".
With a 98% visitor satisfaction rating, Hawaii is place like no other. From crystal blue waters to black sand beaches, Hawaii's iconic locations will fill any bucket list. Learn uncommon details about what makes each island so distinctive, yet all part of one ohana (family).
Bus transfers for "Room to Cruise" departs Washington Hilton are included for the cruise portion of the conference. Your experience on the Carnival Pride will have various NACTA receptions, events and FAMs throughout the cruise.
Cruise portion is optional - But you will love it!!
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Getting chosen by a prospective birthmom is hard work. It takes persistence, creativity, and a bit of luck.
More times than not, there's no good reason why you haven't been picked. It could be because your adoption letter hasn't been out there long enough to make an impression. Or because the right prospective birthmom hasn't come along and noticed it.
And yet when things don't go our way, we're quick to come up with reasons — excuses, really — to explain what's happening (or, in this case, not happening).
Excuses can be useful in the short run in giving you peace of mind, but they won't do anything for you down the road. If anything, they'll slow you down and hold you back from finding a match.
Here are some of the more common excuses that hopeful adoptive parents tell themselves when their efforts to connect with a prospective birthmom don't get the results they were expecting.
Got an excuse that isn't on our list? Feel free to share it in the comments section.
Says who? Infertity hurts, but it doesn't mean you can't be a mother. There's only person who can stop you from adopting: you. With a positive attitude and a proactive approach, you can reach out and eventually connect with a prospective birthmother. Thousands of other other women have triumphed over infertility (and worse) and gone on to become amazing mothers. You can too.
Your adoption profile is your calling card to prospective birthmothers, the first thing they see when they're looking for an adoptive family for their baby. So if you feel yours isn't up to scratch, there's only one thing to do: fix it. Sitting around and complaining about it, or comparing it to others, won't make it better.
Having a website is a great way to take your adoption marketing campaign to another level and get the word out about your plan to adopt. But it isn't the deciding factor. Until a few years ago, nobody had a website and it didn't stop them from adopting. So if you really think it's holdng you back, go out and get one. Creating one today is easier and cheaper than ever before, and if it works or just puts your mind to rest, it will be worth every minute and penny you spend on it.
Adoption isn't for the faint of heart. Or for the young. By the time most couples start contemplating it, they're already in their mid- to late-30s. Some are even older. But rather than look at your age as a liability, consider it an asset. It just means you've been around the block a few more times and have more life experiences and wisdom to show for it. At least that's what we told ourselves when our younger son's birthmom chose us when we were well into our 40s.
Birthmothers choose adoptive parents because they can relate to them, not because they're beautiful. Adoption isn't a beauty contest. It isn't any kind of competition at all. Birthmothers aren't looking for perfection. They're looking for a family that will provide a loving home for their baby. The fact that you're overweight (or whatever it is about yourself that you don't like) doesn't make you any less appealing. It makes you more human. And whether you're a prospective birthmom or not, that's something we can all relate to.
Waiting to get chosen by a prospective birthmom can sometimes feel like you're back in sixth grade, waiting to get picked for the basketball team. It's true: Not everyone will get chosen. But whether it means spending a bit more time working on your parent profile to getting help with your marketing campaign, there are many things you can do that will give you the edge and increase your odds of getting noticed by an expectant mother.
Where you live is important for some prospective birthmothers in an open adoption, especially if they plan to visit but don't have a budget to do it. But for others, your location doesn't matter. Big city, small city, house or condo — it's all the same to them. What's important is that they feel respected and comfortable around you wherever you call home.
8. Why would anyone pick me?
Going through infertilty can wear you down. It can make you feel like you're unworthy of anything, never mind becoming a parent through open adoption. "There are so many more deserving people than me." "I haven't done anything to earn this." "My life is pretty boring compared to other people." But that's the wrong way to look at it. Everyone has something to offer. The key is to find out what is and to leverage it in order to stand out from other hopeful adoptive parents.
Celebrity adoptions are all the rage. But they're the exception, not the rule. Most adoptions today aren't by Brangelina or Meg Ryan or Sandra Bullock. They're by every day ordinary people just like you and me. (I don't know about you, but I don't mind being described as "ordinary." There are a lot of worse things you could be called.) Being a celebrity would be nice for many reasons. (Who wouldn't want to get their hands on a great swag bag or date somebody famous?) But thankfully, you don't need to be one for a prospective birthmother to choose you. You just need to be yourself.
Nobody does before they have a child. Even people with children are often clueless about what to do. Parenting is hard work, and it's a work in progress. It has its share of ups and downs, and involves a lot of trial and error. But the fact that you have a passion for it — that you want to become a parent more than anything else in the world and taken all kinds of education classes to learn how to do it — gives you a leg up on other people. Plus, it will prepare you for many of the challenges ahead. And trust me, there will be lots of those, in addition to the many joys.
When you're trying to build a family through open adoption, there's nothing better than being contacted by a prospective birthmother. Or more nerve-wracking. What do you say? What if she asks a question you can't answer? With so much at stake, that first conversation can be terrifying. The good news is that there are ways to prepare yourself and make the most of it. Plus, don't kid yourself — she'll be on pins and needles, too. See, you already have something in common! So don't be so hard on yourself. Just relax and take it one step at a time. It will go by faster and easier than you think!
Finding excuses about why you haven't been chosen by a prospective is something that all hopeful adoptive parents do while they're waiting to adopt. But it doesn't make things easier or the time go any faster. To be successful, you need to identify what's holding you back and take whatever steps you need to take to move forward and find the match that's meant for you.
What excuses are stopping you from getting chosen by a prospective birthmom? What helped you to deal with them? Share your comments here or on our Facebook page.


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Applied physiology and game analysis of rugby union
Grant Duthie, David Pyne, Sue Hooper
Increased professionalism in rugby has elicited rapid changes in the fitness profile of elite players. Recent research, focusing on the physiological and anthropometrical characteristics of rugby players, and the demands of competition are reviewed. The paucity of research on contemporary elite rugby players is highlighted, along with the need for standardised testing protocols. Recent data reinforce the pronounced differences in the anthropometric and physical characteristics of the forwards and backs. Forwards are typically heavier, taller, and have a greater proportion of body fat than backs. These characteristics are changing, with forwards developing greater total mass and higher muscularity. The forwards demonstrate superior absolute aerobic and anaerobic power, and muscular strength. Results favour the backs when body mass is taken into account. The scaling of results to body mass can be problematic and future investigations should present results using power function ratios. Recommended tests for elite players include body mass and skinfolds, vertical jump, speed, and the multi-stage shuttle run. Repeat sprint testing is a possible avenue for more specific evaluation of players. During competition, high-intensity efforts are often followed by periods of incomplete recovery. The total work over the duration of a game is lower in the backs compared with the forwards; forwards spend greater time in physical contact with the opposition while the backs spend more time in free running, allowing them to cover greater distances. The intense efforts undertaken by rugby players place considerable stress on anaerobic energy sources, while the aerobic system provides energy during repeated efforts and for recovery. Training should focus on repeated brief high-intensity efforts with short rest intervals to condition players to the demands of the game. Training for the forwards should emphasise the higher work rates of the game, while extended rest periods can be provided to the backs. Players should not only be prepared for the demands of competition, but also the stress of travel and extreme environmental conditions. The greater professionalism of rugby union has increased scientific research in the sport; however, there is scope for significant refinement of investigations on the physiological demands of the game, and sports-specific testing procedures.
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Duthie, G., Pyne, D., & Hooper, S. (2003). Applied physiology and game analysis of rugby union. Sports Medicine, 33(13), 973-91. https://doi.org/10.2165/00007256-200333130-00003
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Arden Club Archive
Double Standards Anyone? An Essay on the Societal Norms of the Arden Club and SMU, 1916 – 1918
Societal norms differ with each passing time period and culture. Whether it has to do with sex, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, family and economic background etc., these norms create a foundation for society and dictate how groups in society are supposed to act, less them taking the risk of being ostracized. Race and gender are the most prominent when it comes to the analysis of societal norms, but the one that was most prevalent in documents regarding SMU's Arden Club referred solely to gender. The societal norms and contrasting sets of rules for males and females in the Arden Club, SMU, and Dallas as a whole are worthy to note as a source of context when researching the beginnings of SMU's theater department and the Meadows School of the Arts. Such sets of rules, mainly for women, put certain restrictions on how they should look and conduct themselves on and off the stage which ties into how society viewed women at the time and it is important to notice these subtle hints of misogyny when reviewing the history of the Arden Club.
First, the time period and historical context must be addressed in order to understand the societal rules that came with it. The Arden Club began in 1916 and ended in 1969, but the focus shall be on the club's first years, 1916 – 1918. During this time, The First World War had been going for two years since 1914 and the United States entered the war in April of 1917. Drafts of young men to fight for their country and anxieties during the war were at an all time high. It is difficult to think of how in a world at war, people still needed to worry about mundane tasks as well try to figure out a way to have fun so that they forgot about the chaos happening around them. Indulging in the arts and going to plays was one of the ways people got away from it all as well as established a united community during a time when everyone was worried about the state of their country and what the future would bring.
Second, there were also unspoken societal standards for males and females in general as well as the rules for SMU students as they attended the university. On campus, smoking was not allowed in any buildings, and girls were not allowed to smoke at all. This is one of the first encounters of regulated and legalized discrimination against women that was shown through researching the Arden Club. Never mind that smoking is unhealthful with its cancer causing properties. The fact that women did not have the choice to decide whether or not they wanted to smoke shows an ingrained societal bias against women. More encounters of subtle bigotry could be found in the following: girls [could] not wear their hair short, ride in an automobile unchaperoned, and girls had to dress nicely for dinner (Abbot viii). In addition, students were required to attend a daily chapel service during the week and everyone on campus was supposed to attend church on Sunday as well as sign in. However, while this may seem like a mandatory rule for all students, it can be proven that the restriction was more heavily focused on female students. According to Billy Mack Abbot who wrote his thesis on the history of the Arden Club in 1951, "If a girl had a date on Sunday night, it was with the understanding that she was going to church." Let that sink in. Why is it that this supposed "understanding" wasn't present for boys? Coincidence? I think not.
Lastly, even with all the limitations that were placed on women, it is important to note the pivotal figure and founder of SMU's Arden Club as well as the trials and obstacles she had to face to get the club established and stay afloat. For without her, SMU's theater department would not be like it is today. Mary McCord was a professor at San Antonio Female College who came to SMU to be the head of its speech department. However, when she arrived and began to teach her female students, they expressed a heavy interest in establishing a theater department (Abbot 3). Due to the constant imploring of her pupils, she went to the president of SMU at the time, Dr. Robert S. Hyer, and asked if she could begin the makings of a theater department. He turned her down flat and she had no choice, but to resume her teaching. Then, later in April 1916, Dr. Hyer approached Ms. McCord saying he wanted to have a Shakespearean play at commencement. McCord was baffled, and who wouldn't be when she was completely and utterly dismissed just a few months ago when she had suggested the idea of a theater department, only to have Dr Hyer turn around and ask for her help in its founding.
The SMU newspaper The Campus which would later be known as The Daily Campus published an article on April 21, 1916 about the Shakespearean play As You Like It and wrote it was a "celebration of William Shakespeare's death." McCord said that she thought that Dr. Hyer's sudden desire to have a play at commencement was "attributed…more [to] a desire on the part of Dr. Hyer to create a festive atmosphere at the first commencement and, at the same time, to enrich the cultural activities of the City of Dallas which had been sharply curtailed because of the war" (Abbot 5). The year of 1916 was also the "tercentenary of Shakespeare's death" which was celebrated all around Dallas and Dr. Hyer knew this and it probably influenced him to suggest the play. Nevertheless, it is worthy of attention that McCord proposed a similar idea a while back and was ignored, only to later have to hurriedly produce and cut together a shortened and adapted version of As You Like It due to time constraints brought forth by Dr. Hyer's sudden change of mind and the lack of experience from the cast (Abbot 5). This scenario heavily references the one where someone puts forth an idea and no one heard it or decided to ignore said person all together, only to have someone else announce the same idea later as if it was their own and everyone thinks it is the most amazing and clever idea in the history of mankind, completely disregarding the person who actually came up with it first.
McCord would continue on to recruit students, especially young boys for her plays and slowly but surely established the Arden Club with well performed adaptions of Shakespearean productions that soon were recognized all over Dallas and even Texas (Abbot 31). Even when the war drafted most of her male leads or due to a heavy downpour which caused a play they were rehearsing to be moved from the large outdoor space known as the Arden Forest to a smaller confined space that was the chapel on the third floor of Dallas Hall, McCord never gave up and continued to think of intelligent workarounds for these problems to produce plays that The Campus, fellow students, and Dallas citizens raved about. A review from The Dallas Morning News about the play is as follows: "ARDEN CLUB PRESENTS PLAY AT DALLAS HALL – STANDING ROOM AT A PREMIUM" with the comment "The play was presented in … a very effective manner …. Every character was presented with the vividness and originality of experienced actors" (Abbot 26).
The early 1900s was a time of dissention, war, depression, recession, extravagance, and arts. Society was in disarray and did not really know what to do with itself as chaos ravaged and shook its very core. The contrasting standards between men and women were very real and very prominent, but for the times, people deemed them necessary so that some type of order could be established. The rules, spoken and unspoken, that were set for female students on SMU's campus were subtle in their discrimination, but present nonetheless. Again this can also be attributed to the time period and the world is slightly different now, but it still does not excuse the fact that girls were constantly restricted in what they were allowed to do with their appearances and what they were allowed to do regarding their actions. In addition, it was also interesting to note McCord's interactions with Dr. Hyer throughout the Arden Club's first years and how she had to pick and choose her battles when it came to discussing ideas about the club to him. And she still as well as all the female students had restrictive regulations to follow or fear getting fired/disbanded. These findings are significant and should be noted when discussing and trying to understand the founding and inner workings of the Arden Club for historical context. Even though humanity has come a long way in tolerance, acceptance, and equality, it still has a long way to go, especially when it comes to equality both governmental and societal amongst the sexes. Double standards anyone? I'll pass.
Kayla Griffis
Abbott, Billy Mack. "A History of the Arden Club of Southern Methodist University from 1915 to 1942 …" Thesis (M.A. in Speech and Theater)–S.M.U., 1951. Print.
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It's football season again and I am super excited because this is the first football season in my life that I have a big screen TV. Let me tell you, it was very hard to enjoy the game on an analog 27 inch TV, but at least I always had good food ready to go on game day. Whether your TV is big or small, or whether you are watching the game live or on TV, the right food can really enhance your experience. I don't eat that much meat but I live in a house full of meat-lovers and I would have a revolt on my hands if I tried to serve up a tailgating or grilling experience without beef on the grill. Burgers are always a hit, especially when you can put a fun spin on them. My kids really love these taco burgers and since they are so easy to make, you can keep game day simple.
Mix all ingredients well using your hands.
Shape the meat mixture into four patties.
Grill over high heat, turning once. Top with cheese.
Remove the burgers from grill and let the burgers sit for five minutes before serving.
Serve on high quality buns with lettuce, tomato, and chipotle mayo.
These burgers have a fantastic flavor and are very easy to personalize. Use your favorite salsa, seasoning, and even flavored tortilla chips.
We watch most of our games at home on the TV. We love our team but it can be super expensive to drive the 100 mile round trip, purchase four tickets, and buy refreshments at the game. Besides, with my new TV, I can actually see more of the game on the TV than I can in the stadium. Watching at home does not to be a bore, though. There's no reason you cannot create a tailgating experience at home.
Create an environment. Hang up team flags, put up an umbrella, place some ice chests full of your favorite beverages near some lawn chairs.
Stay outside until just before game time! Pump up the pre-game coverage on the radio and light the grill.
Serve a lot of food. Grill something, serve several snack items including chips, salsa, guacamole, and cookies.
Use paper plates. Keep it simple by using disposable utensils and paper plates. Try to find football themed items.
Wear your team's jerseys and t-shirts, or at least team colors.
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From the Ford F-Series to the Ford Escape – with three other pickup trucks, a minivan, two cars, and three other utilities in between – the most popular vehicles in Canada produced 20,000 more new vehicle sales this year than last.
That drove the market share of Canada's 11 most popular vehicles up to 37% in 2017 from the 34% figure achieved by the same vehicles one year ago.
After a startling first-quarter in which Canada's auto industry began the year with more volume than any Q1 in history, growth stalled with a minor 2% drop in April 2017. Hardly the stuff of which a poor month is made, April 2017 was one of the highest-volume months in the history of the industry, just not as good as April 2016.
Much of April's downturn can be blamed on Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Toyota Canada, and the Volkswagen Group, all of which posted declines far worse than the market average. At FCA, Jeep's 35% drop was severe. Toyota's 10% decline at its namesake brand was keenly felt. And the VW Group's Volkswagen brand, still suffering after a diesel emissions scandal in late 2015, was down 30% last month.
Reminder: these are 2017 year-to-date rankings, but you can sort vehicles by April 2017 volume by clicking the April 2017 column header, or you can rank vehicles by improvements or declines using the % columns. Or, most importantly, you can list automakers together by selecting the Vehicle column header.
There are visible brand results, so when you sort the table by vehicle names to showcase, for example, all Fords together, you'll also see the Ford brand's total. Auto brands are shown in bold to differentiate makes and models, manufacturers are bolded and italicized. At any time, click the Rank column to return to the original format. If you're on a mobile device, you may need to choose the full version of the site (at the bottom of the page) in order to use the sortable function.
As always, you can find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these vehicles by selecting a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page. Mobile users can now thumb across the table for full-width access.
* Italicized unranked lines are nothing more than available breakdowns, already included in the model's total, not in addition to the model's total.
† Mini Cooper includes sales of the Hardtop, Convertible, Clubman, Coupe, Roadster, and Paceman.
¤ Automakers release sales figures for the E-Class and CLS-Class, and the Passat and CC together.
º Land Cruiser is a commercial vehicle in Canada. Audi's A4 sales data includes sales of the Allroad.
Sales data for brands such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Rolls-Royce are unfortunately not broken down by model. estimates say sales for those brands in 2017's first three months were 80, 72, and 32 units, respectively. It is believed that Tesla sold 769 new vehicles during the first three months of 2017.


Once upon a time, cold calls and in-person sales visits were the primary sources of prospecting for business to business leads. But times have changed. Just as we have evolved in our methods and options of communicating (e.g. social media, email and drip marketing campaigns), so too has the use of the cold call. It is still an integral piece of your B2B lead generation efforts, but these days the cold call plays a different role. While cold calling is still one of the most effective ways to qualify your list and identify the correct decision makers and their contact information, cold calls now can be used in conjunction with the other communication methods to add momentum to how quickly you reach your targeted prospects and generate sales. This article will lay out the structure and purpose of cold calls today, along with some of the approaches that I use to manage a campaign from start to end.
You've heard the saying, You get what you pay for. Do keep this in mind when considering list resources as they are the key component in ramping up B2B lead generation. If you have the wrong name, it may take two, three, or five calls before you find out you have been barking up the wrong tree. Most lists begin to grow outdated after six months to a year, so when shopping for a list perhaps ask for a test sample in your area to make sure that the list is accurate. With trials, I usually will ask for a sample list of 200-300 to start. (You don't get what you don't ask for.) At the time of this publication, I personally found http://www.data.com to be one of the most accurate lists published. http://www.rainkingonline.com is also a great resource for IT lists. My experience has shown accuracy between 65% and 70% with these two lists, and often they have email addresses and direct lines. If, for example, you get 300 names at 50 cents apiece, that's $150 dollars—money well spent, but only if you don't have to make three to five calls to the wrong person on a large portion of your list. If you pencil this out, you will easily see that a good list is well worth the investment.
In my experience, an effective B2B lead generation cold call campaign has multiple goals at various times throughout the call cycle. I recommend that three passes be made through a call list. During this process, the goal is to sort through the list and identify qualified leads for either now or in the future. This is a place where some salespeople will stop and start, but it is just the beginning to generate sales. I like to describe these initial pass-through's as the "discovery" phase.
When working a list, don't call more of a section than what you can complete in a week. You will "work" this section of your list for three weeks.
When calling, you will want to note details for speedier navigation through the reception or automated attendant–notes might include whether there is a heavy screen or what number to press for a directory of names.
You will also want to note details that you discover in your calls—clues that might help you most effectively structure your call next time, i.e. new receptionist, asks a lot of questions before transferring, or no voicemail options)–all of these details help you better streamline your future calls.
Do leave voicemail messages when you can. 80% of your calls will end up in voicemail, so it's best to at least try to brand yourself to those that listen. If you have an email address to follow up with, by all means, do so. This is a very effective way to reach audience variables. Some people better communicate by phone, others by email–with this approach you expand your audience appeal and generate sales. The first email should be a slightly longer version of what you left on voicemail. I have found that, after a second pass through the list, following up with a two-sentence email stating that you know you are not for everyone but that you wanted to know if they were just too busy or this wasn't a good fit, it really drives home the point that it is indeed ok to say no. What you are trying to do is to get orientation through this sort of communication. No means what, "never?" "not now?" "CB in six months?" Again, we are sorting.
As you make your way through the list, speak to and categorize those that you can, note callback times for future follow-up and eliminate those companies that are not a good fit. I usually retain a separate list of dead ends, so that I can cross-reference new leads with this list and avoid duplicate efforts to companies that I have already disqualified.
During this time, you will also fine tune your script delivery. Are we losing people after the first sentence? Do people tend to respond favorably to a certain email message?
At the third pass through, I do not leave a voice message–wouldn't want to come across as a pest. Simply mark them for callback in six months and move on. If they have not responded after three calls (and two emails if you had the address), then there is most likely not a need right now. Your time is better spent looking for people who are interested.
This distribution list will then become the point of your drip marketing campaign in which you send something of value to these prospects (usually monthly). This helps them get a better understanding of what it is that you can offer them, essentially educating your prospect so that you can better help them understand the need for your product or service. This approach also helps create effective brand awareness whereby a prospect starts to sell on your behalf when you are not making calls to them. You want to make your prospect aware enough of who you are and what your company does so that when the Monday board meeting brings up the topic of needing your type of product or service, your name gets mentioned, and they contact you.
If you do not have many emails, do consider a drip marketing campaign through the US mail. The need of brand awareness to help your prospect grow in familiarity with who you are is still present. Yes, it will be more costly than email, which means that you should make it a goal to capture as many emails as you can for lower marketing overhead. This calls for high-quality B2B lead generation.
You might even consider postal delivery of collateral in addition to the emails and phone calls, especially with hard-to-reach prospects. If you send a box in the mail to your decision maker, odds are that you will bypass gatekeepers or executive assistants in the screening of the contents and land it directly on your target person's desk. A creative tchotchke, some collateral along with the comment that you will follow up in a week, is a great way to get your contact to take your call, if for no other reason than to compliment you on the creative item that you put into the box to get their attention. Is he expecting your call? Of course! http://www.marketsync.com offers Salesforce Customer Relationship Management (CRM) users streamlined, trackable, and customized options for print-on-demand, fulfillment, and custom assembly.
Each month, go through your list, adding more names as you process through others.
Contact prospects back in the month or several prior to their recommended call-back time that they suggested.
Revisit names six to nine months after the initial call if you have made three passes and not received a reply to voicemail or email. By this time, with drip marketing or any promo details, some of the companies will now start to recognize your name and you may have an easier time having a conversation with the decision maker.
Telemarketing is the customized approach to what digital and print communication is not. Telemarketing helps a salesperson gauge interest, helps to categorize qualified leads, gives you feedback on the level of interest, and most importantly you have organic live conversations that are far more effective than waiting for the phone to ring.
In no time you will have developed an effective follow-up tool for your sales calls.


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Juan de Salas was a Spanish Renaissance sculptor of the early sixteenth century.
His father, with the same name and also a sculptor, was born in Mallorca and was a resident of Zaragoza.

The first record of the artist is a contract dated  18 March 1515 for entry as an apprentice with the sculptor Damián Forment, to learn the trade of "ymaginería".
According to historian José María Azcarate, by 1518 he was carving images for his master in wood and alabaster, being paid based on the size of the work.
Although his main production of sculptures was done in the Aragon region, he undertook several jobs in the cathedral of Palma de Mallorca,
where he spread the influence of Forment.

Between 1521 and 1523 he worked at the altar of the Chapel of St. Michael at the Cathedral of San Pedro de Jaca, where Juan de Moreto directed the execution while the sculpture was done by Gil Morlanes el Joven, Gabriel Yoly and Juan de Salas. Salas executed the base of the altar and the sculptures of the epistles.
In collaboration with the sculptor Yoly he was involved, although to a lesser extent, in carrying out the work of the high altar of Tauste in San Pedro and one of San Cosme and San Damian in Teruel. All these works were carried around the middle of the sixteenth century.

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Q: Regex in Java: match groups until first symbol occurrence My string looks like this:
"Chitkara DK, Rawat DJY, Talley N. The epidemiology of childhood recurrent abdominal pain in Western countries: a systematic review. Am J Gastroenterol. 2005;100(8):1868-75. DOI."

What I want is to get letters in uppercase (as separate words only) until first dot, to get: DK DJY N. But not other characters after, like J DOI.
Here`s my part of code for Java class Pattern:
\\b[A-Z]{1,3}\\b

Is there a general option in regex to stop matching after certain character?

A: You can make use of the contionous matching using \G and extract your desired matches from the first capturing group:
(?:\\G|^)[^.]+?\\b([A-Z]{1,3})\\b

You need to use the MULTILINE flag to use this in a multiline context. If your content is always a single line you may drop the |^ from your pattern.
See https://regex101.com/r/JXIu21/3
Note that regex101 uses a PCRE pattern, but all features used are also available in Java regex.

A: Sebastian Proske's answer is great, but it's often easier (and more readable) to split complex parsing tasks into separate steps. We can split your goal into two separate steps and thereby create a much simpler and more clearly-correct solution, using your original pattern.
private static final Pattern UPPER_CASE_ABBV_PATTERN =
    Pattern.compile("\\b[A-Z]{1,3}\\b");

public static List<String> getAbbreviationsInFirstSentence(String input) {
  // isolate the first sentence, since that's all we care about
  String firstSentence = input.split("\\.")[0];
  // then look for matches in the first sentence
  Matcher m = UPPER_CASE_ABBV_PATTERN.matcher(firstSentence);
  List<String> results = new ArrayList<>();
  while (m.find()) {
    results.add(m.group());
  }
  return results;
}

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/*
 *    pata_oldpiix.c - Intel PATA/SATA controllers
 *
 *	(C) 2005 Red Hat <alan@redhat.com>
 *
 *    Some parts based on ata_piix.c by Jeff Garzik and others.
 *
 *    Early PIIX differs significantly from the later PIIX as it lacks
 *    SITRE and the slave timing registers. This means that you have to
 *    set timing per channel, or be clever. Libata tells us whenever it
 *    does drive selection and we use this to reload the timings.
 *
 *    Because of these behaviour differences PIIX gets its own driver module.
 */

#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/pci.h>
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/blkdev.h>
#include <linux/delay.h>
#include <linux/device.h>
#include <scsi/scsi_host.h>
#include <linux/libata.h>
#include <linux/ata.h>

#define DRV_NAME	"pata_oldpiix"
#define DRV_VERSION	"0.5.5"

/**
 *	oldpiix_pre_reset		-	probe begin
 *	@ap: ATA port
 *	@deadline: deadline jiffies for the operation
 *
 *	Set up cable type and use generic probe init
 */

static int oldpiix_pre_reset(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned long deadline)
{
	struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(ap->host->dev);
	static const struct pci_bits oldpiix_enable_bits[] = {
		{ 0x41U, 1U, 0x80UL, 0x80UL },	/* port 0 */
		{ 0x43U, 1U, 0x80UL, 0x80UL },	/* port 1 */
	};

	if (!pci_test_config_bits(pdev, &oldpiix_enable_bits[ap->port_no]))
		return -ENOENT;

	return ata_std_prereset(ap, deadline);
}

/**
 *	oldpiix_pata_error_handler - Probe specified port on PATA host controller
 *	@ap: Port to probe
 *	@classes:
 *
 *	LOCKING:
 *	None (inherited from caller).
 */

static void oldpiix_pata_error_handler(struct ata_port *ap)
{
	ata_bmdma_drive_eh(ap, oldpiix_pre_reset, ata_std_softreset, NULL, ata_std_postreset);
}

/**
 *	oldpiix_set_piomode - Initialize host controller PATA PIO timings
 *	@ap: Port whose timings we are configuring
 *	@adev: Device whose timings we are configuring
 *
 *	Set PIO mode for device, in host controller PCI config space.
 *
 *	LOCKING:
 *	None (inherited from caller).
 */

static void oldpiix_set_piomode (struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device *adev)
{
	unsigned int pio	= adev->pio_mode - XFER_PIO_0;
	struct pci_dev *dev	= to_pci_dev(ap->host->dev);
	unsigned int idetm_port= ap->port_no ? 0x42 : 0x40;
	u16 idetm_data;
	int control = 0;

	/*
	 *	See Intel Document 298600-004 for the timing programing rules
	 *	for PIIX/ICH. Note that the early PIIX does not have the slave
	 *	timing port at 0x44.
	 */

	static const	 /* ISP  RTC */
	u8 timings[][2]	= { { 0, 0 },
			    { 0, 0 },
			    { 1, 0 },
			    { 2, 1 },
			    { 2, 3 }, };

	if (pio > 1)
		control |= 1;	/* TIME */
	if (ata_pio_need_iordy(adev))
		control |= 2;	/* IE */

	/* Intel specifies that the prefetch/posting is for disk only */
	if (adev->class == ATA_DEV_ATA)
		control |= 4;	/* PPE */

	pci_read_config_word(dev, idetm_port, &idetm_data);

	/*
	 * Set PPE, IE and TIME as appropriate.
	 * Clear the other drive's timing bits.
	 */
	if (adev->devno == 0) {
		idetm_data &= 0xCCE0;
		idetm_data |= control;
	} else {
		idetm_data &= 0xCC0E;
		idetm_data |= (control << 4);
	}
	idetm_data |= (timings[pio][0] << 12) |
			(timings[pio][1] << 8);
	pci_write_config_word(dev, idetm_port, idetm_data);

	/* Track which port is configured */
	ap->private_data = adev;
}

/**
 *	oldpiix_set_dmamode - Initialize host controller PATA DMA timings
 *	@ap: Port whose timings we are configuring
 *	@adev: Device to program
 *	@isich: True if the device is an ICH and has IOCFG registers
 *
 *	Set MWDMA mode for device, in host controller PCI config space.
 *
 *	LOCKING:
 *	None (inherited from caller).
 */

static void oldpiix_set_dmamode (struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device *adev)
{
	struct pci_dev *dev	= to_pci_dev(ap->host->dev);
	u8 idetm_port		= ap->port_no ? 0x42 : 0x40;
	u16 idetm_data;

	static const	 /* ISP  RTC */
	u8 timings[][2]	= { { 0, 0 },
			    { 0, 0 },
			    { 1, 0 },
			    { 2, 1 },
			    { 2, 3 }, };

	/*
	 * MWDMA is driven by the PIO timings. We must also enable
	 * IORDY unconditionally along with TIME1. PPE has already
	 * been set when the PIO timing was set.
	 */

	unsigned int mwdma	= adev->dma_mode - XFER_MW_DMA_0;
	unsigned int control;
	const unsigned int needed_pio[3] = {
		XFER_PIO_0, XFER_PIO_3, XFER_PIO_4
	};
	int pio = needed_pio[mwdma] - XFER_PIO_0;

	pci_read_config_word(dev, idetm_port, &idetm_data);

	control = 3;	/* IORDY|TIME0 */
	/* Intel specifies that the PPE functionality is for disk only */
	if (adev->class == ATA_DEV_ATA)
		control |= 4;	/* PPE enable */

	/* If the drive MWDMA is faster than it can do PIO then
	   we must force PIO into PIO0 */

	if (adev->pio_mode < needed_pio[mwdma])
		/* Enable DMA timing only */
		control |= 8;	/* PIO cycles in PIO0 */

	/* Mask out the relevant control and timing bits we will load. Also
	   clear the other drive TIME register as a precaution */
	if (adev->devno == 0) {
		idetm_data &= 0xCCE0;
		idetm_data |= control;
	} else {
		idetm_data &= 0xCC0E;
		idetm_data |= (control << 4);
	}
	idetm_data |= (timings[pio][0] << 12) | (timings[pio][1] << 8);
	pci_write_config_word(dev, idetm_port, idetm_data);

	/* Track which port is configured */
	ap->private_data = adev;
}

/**
 *	oldpiix_qc_issue_prot	-	command issue
 *	@qc: command pending
 *
 *	Called when the libata layer is about to issue a command. We wrap
 *	this interface so that we can load the correct ATA timings if
 *	neccessary. Our logic also clears TIME0/TIME1 for the other device so
 *	that, even if we get this wrong, cycles to the other device will
 *	be made PIO0.
 */

static unsigned int oldpiix_qc_issue_prot(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
{
	struct ata_port *ap = qc->ap;
	struct ata_device *adev = qc->dev;

	if (adev != ap->private_data) {
		oldpiix_set_piomode(ap, adev);
		if (adev->dma_mode)
			oldpiix_set_dmamode(ap, adev);
	}
	return ata_qc_issue_prot(qc);
}

static struct scsi_host_template oldpiix_sht = {
	.module			= THIS_MODULE,
	.name			= DRV_NAME,
	.ioctl			= ata_scsi_ioctl,
	.queuecommand		= ata_scsi_queuecmd,
	.can_queue		= ATA_DEF_QUEUE,
	.this_id		= ATA_SHT_THIS_ID,
	.sg_tablesize		= LIBATA_MAX_PRD,
	.cmd_per_lun		= ATA_SHT_CMD_PER_LUN,
	.emulated		= ATA_SHT_EMULATED,
	.use_clustering		= ATA_SHT_USE_CLUSTERING,
	.proc_name		= DRV_NAME,
	.dma_boundary		= ATA_DMA_BOUNDARY,
	.slave_configure	= ata_scsi_slave_config,
	.slave_destroy		= ata_scsi_slave_destroy,
	.bios_param		= ata_std_bios_param,
};

static const struct ata_port_operations oldpiix_pata_ops = {
	.port_disable		= ata_port_disable,
	.set_piomode		= oldpiix_set_piomode,
	.set_dmamode		= oldpiix_set_dmamode,
	.mode_filter		= ata_pci_default_filter,

	.tf_load		= ata_tf_load,
	.tf_read		= ata_tf_read,
	.check_status		= ata_check_status,
	.exec_command		= ata_exec_command,
	.dev_select		= ata_std_dev_select,

	.freeze			= ata_bmdma_freeze,
	.thaw			= ata_bmdma_thaw,
	.error_handler		= oldpiix_pata_error_handler,
	.post_internal_cmd 	= ata_bmdma_post_internal_cmd,
	.cable_detect		= ata_cable_40wire,

	.bmdma_setup		= ata_bmdma_setup,
	.bmdma_start		= ata_bmdma_start,
	.bmdma_stop		= ata_bmdma_stop,
	.bmdma_status		= ata_bmdma_status,
	.qc_prep		= ata_qc_prep,
	.qc_issue		= oldpiix_qc_issue_prot,
	.data_xfer		= ata_data_xfer,

	.irq_handler		= ata_interrupt,
	.irq_clear		= ata_bmdma_irq_clear,
	.irq_on			= ata_irq_on,
	.irq_ack		= ata_irq_ack,

	.port_start		= ata_port_start,
};

/**
 *	oldpiix_init_one - Register PIIX ATA PCI device with kernel services
 *	@pdev: PCI device to register
 *	@ent: Entry in oldpiix_pci_tbl matching with @pdev
 *
 *	Called from kernel PCI layer.  We probe for combined mode (sigh),
 *	and then hand over control to libata, for it to do the rest.
 *
 *	LOCKING:
 *	Inherited from PCI layer (may sleep).
 *
 *	RETURNS:
 *	Zero on success, or -ERRNO value.
 */

static int oldpiix_init_one (struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
{
	static int printed_version;
	static const struct ata_port_info info = {
		.sht		= &oldpiix_sht,
		.flags		= ATA_FLAG_SLAVE_POSS | ATA_FLAG_SRST,
		.pio_mask	= 0x1f,	/* pio0-4 */
		.mwdma_mask	= 0x07, /* mwdma1-2 */
		.port_ops	= &oldpiix_pata_ops,
	};
	const struct ata_port_info *ppi[] = { &info, NULL };

	if (!printed_version++)
		dev_printk(KERN_DEBUG, &pdev->dev,
			   "version " DRV_VERSION "\n");

	return ata_pci_init_one(pdev, ppi);
}

static const struct pci_device_id oldpiix_pci_tbl[] = {
	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0x1230), },

	{ }	/* terminate list */
};

static struct pci_driver oldpiix_pci_driver = {
	.name			= DRV_NAME,
	.id_table		= oldpiix_pci_tbl,
	.probe			= oldpiix_init_one,
	.remove			= ata_pci_remove_one,
#ifdef CONFIG_PM
	.suspend		= ata_pci_device_suspend,
	.resume			= ata_pci_device_resume,
#endif
};

static int __init oldpiix_init(void)
{
	return pci_register_driver(&oldpiix_pci_driver);
}

static void __exit oldpiix_exit(void)
{
	pci_unregister_driver(&oldpiix_pci_driver);
}

module_init(oldpiix_init);
module_exit(oldpiix_exit);

MODULE_AUTHOR("Alan Cox");
MODULE_DESCRIPTION("SCSI low-level driver for early PIIX series controllers");
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, oldpiix_pci_tbl);
MODULE_VERSION(DRV_VERSION);

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CIT GAP Funds Invests in Ostendio, Inc.
Written by Ostendio on February 3, 2015
Startup enters a $5 billion marketplace to help digital health companies demonstrate better Information Security Compliance and Risk Management
Herndon, VA (PRWEB) February 03, 2015
Center for Innovative Technology GAP Funds
The Center for Innovative Technology announced today that its CIT GAP Funds invested in Ostendio, Inc., an Arlington-based startup that delivers affordable information security & privacy compliance solutions to digital health companies.
Over $30 billion a year is spent in the U.S. on information security compliance, about 10% of which is spent on eGRC (Government, Risk Management, and Compliance) tools. This segment is growing at over 14% a year, and regulatory changes stemming from new laws have led to heightened awareness of cyber security vulnerabilities and put greater focus on regulatory compliance. In 2014, over $7 billion was invested in digital health space alone.
Ostendio's MyVirtualComplianceManager™ (MyVCM™) is a cloud-based security and compliance management platform that delivers an easy to use, cost-effective way for companies to improve their Information Security posture. The platform enables the management and distribution of security policies and training, demonstrates employee compliance and facilitates effective vendor risk management. Ostendio's MyVCM was recently selected by MedStar Health, the largest not-for-profit health system in Maryland and the Washington, D.C., regions, to ensure its Health IT vendors are managing their compliance effectively.
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The $2-3 billion a year spent on eGRC tools in the U.S. is primarily in the enterprise market. However, the need for it in the small and medium business space is growing. The digital health space, Ostendio's initial target market, is estimated at $300 million, but when extended across other regulated segments, such as finance, utilities and government, the market potential expands to nearly $1 billion. As Ostendio enhances its services to address more general enterprise needs such as training, document management and infrastructure support, the opportunity grows to approximately $5 billion annually.
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