Wednesday, August 31, 2011

IMF sees 200 billion euro capital gap at European banks (Reuters)

BRUSSELS (Reuters) ? The International Monetary Fund has estimated European banks could face a capital shortfall of 200 billion euros ($287 billion), a European source said on Wednesday.

The figure has prompted a fierce response from European officials who said the analysis was misleading, according to the Financial Times.

The newspaper, citing two officials, said the 200 billion euro figure was one estimate of the impact of marking sovereign bonds to market.

The IMF will publish the analysis in its regular Global Financial Stability Report ahead of the IMF and World Bank fall meetings of global finance leaders in late September. The FT cautioned that the figure was in a draft that could change.

"The IMF vision is biased," Elena Salgado, Spain's finance minister, told the FT, adding that the fund had been mistaken in looking only at potential losses without taking account of holdings of German Bunds, which have risen in price.

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde drew criticism from European policymakers this week after she called for a mandatory recapitalization of European banks.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110831/bs_nm/us_europe_imf_banks

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Playing highly competitive video games may lead to aggressive behavior

Playing highly competitive video games may lead to aggressive behavior [ Back to EurekAlert! ] Public release date: 29-Aug-2011
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Contact: Audrey Hamilton
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Video game competitiveness may trump violence as cause of aggression, according to new research

WASHINGTON While most research into video games and aggressive behavior has focused on violent games, competitiveness may be the main video game characteristic that influences aggression, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

In a series of experiments in which video games were matched on competitiveness, difficulty, and pace of action, researchers found video game violence alone did not elevate aggressive behavior. However, more competitive games produced greater levels of aggressive behavior than less competitive games, no matter how much violence was in the games, according to research published online in Psychology of Violence. The study was conducted by lead author Paul J.C. Adachi, M.A., a PhD candidate at Brock University in Canada.

In one experiment, Adachi had 42 college students (25 men, 17 women) play one of two video games, "Conan" or "Fuel," for 12 minutes. "Conan" is a violent game in which the main character battles for survival using swords and axes. "Fuel" is a nonviolent racing game. In a pilot study, both games were rated evenly in terms of competitiveness, difficulty and pace of action, but differently in terms of violence. After participants finished playing the game, they were told they were going to take part in a separate food tasting study. Participants had to make up a cup of hot sauce for a "taster" who they were told did not particularly like hot or spicy food. The participants could choose from one of four different hot sauces (from least hot to most hot) for the taster to drink. The authors found that there was no significant difference in the intensity and amount of the hot sauces prepared by the participants who played "Conan" and those who played "Fuel." The authors concluded that, in this study, video game violence alone was not sufficient to elevate aggressive behavior.

In a second experiment, Adachi had 60 college students (32 men, 28 women) play one of the following four video games: "Mortal Kombat versus DC Universe," a violent fighting game rated as highly competitive and very violent; "Left 4 Dead 2," a violent, moderately competitive first-person shooter game in which the main character battles zombies using guns; "Marble Blast Ultra," a nonviolent, noncompetitive game where players control a marble through a series of labyrinth-like mazes as quickly as possible; and "Fuel," the highly competitive, nonviolent racing game from the first study. Afterward, the students completed the same hot sauce tasting test from the first study. Electrocardiograms measured the participants' heart rates before and during video game play.

On average, students who played the highly competitive games, "Fuel" and "Mortal Kombat versus DC Universe," prepared significantly more of a hotter sauce than participants who played "Marble Blast Ultra" and "Left 4 Dead 2," the least competitive games. They also had significantly higher heart rates.

"These findings suggest that the level of competitiveness in video games is an important factor in the relation between video games and aggressive behavior, with highly competitive games leading to greater elevations in aggression than less competitive games," wrote Adachi.

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The American Psychological Association, in Washington, D.C., is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States and is the world's largest association of psychologists. APA's membership includes more than 154,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. Through its divisions in 54 subfields of psychology and affiliations with 60 state, territorial and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to advance psychology as a science, as a profession and as a means of promoting health, education and human welfare.

Article: "The Effect of Video Game Competition and Violence on Aggressive Behavior: Which Characteristic Has the Greatest Influence?" Paul J.C. Adachi, M.A., and Teena Willoughby, PhD, Brock University, Canada; Psychology of Violence, Online First, August 17, 2011.

Full text of the article is available from the APA Public Affairs Office and at http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/vio-ofp-adachi.pdf.

Paul J.C. Adachi can be contacted at pa08fg@brocku.ca or (905) 325-0871.


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Playing highly competitive video games may lead to aggressive behavior [ Back to EurekAlert! ] Public release date: 29-Aug-2011
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Contact: Audrey Hamilton
ahamilton@apa.org
202-336-5706
American Psychological Association

Video game competitiveness may trump violence as cause of aggression, according to new research

WASHINGTON While most research into video games and aggressive behavior has focused on violent games, competitiveness may be the main video game characteristic that influences aggression, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

In a series of experiments in which video games were matched on competitiveness, difficulty, and pace of action, researchers found video game violence alone did not elevate aggressive behavior. However, more competitive games produced greater levels of aggressive behavior than less competitive games, no matter how much violence was in the games, according to research published online in Psychology of Violence. The study was conducted by lead author Paul J.C. Adachi, M.A., a PhD candidate at Brock University in Canada.

In one experiment, Adachi had 42 college students (25 men, 17 women) play one of two video games, "Conan" or "Fuel," for 12 minutes. "Conan" is a violent game in which the main character battles for survival using swords and axes. "Fuel" is a nonviolent racing game. In a pilot study, both games were rated evenly in terms of competitiveness, difficulty and pace of action, but differently in terms of violence. After participants finished playing the game, they were told they were going to take part in a separate food tasting study. Participants had to make up a cup of hot sauce for a "taster" who they were told did not particularly like hot or spicy food. The participants could choose from one of four different hot sauces (from least hot to most hot) for the taster to drink. The authors found that there was no significant difference in the intensity and amount of the hot sauces prepared by the participants who played "Conan" and those who played "Fuel." The authors concluded that, in this study, video game violence alone was not sufficient to elevate aggressive behavior.

In a second experiment, Adachi had 60 college students (32 men, 28 women) play one of the following four video games: "Mortal Kombat versus DC Universe," a violent fighting game rated as highly competitive and very violent; "Left 4 Dead 2," a violent, moderately competitive first-person shooter game in which the main character battles zombies using guns; "Marble Blast Ultra," a nonviolent, noncompetitive game where players control a marble through a series of labyrinth-like mazes as quickly as possible; and "Fuel," the highly competitive, nonviolent racing game from the first study. Afterward, the students completed the same hot sauce tasting test from the first study. Electrocardiograms measured the participants' heart rates before and during video game play.

On average, students who played the highly competitive games, "Fuel" and "Mortal Kombat versus DC Universe," prepared significantly more of a hotter sauce than participants who played "Marble Blast Ultra" and "Left 4 Dead 2," the least competitive games. They also had significantly higher heart rates.

"These findings suggest that the level of competitiveness in video games is an important factor in the relation between video games and aggressive behavior, with highly competitive games leading to greater elevations in aggression than less competitive games," wrote Adachi.

###

The American Psychological Association, in Washington, D.C., is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States and is the world's largest association of psychologists. APA's membership includes more than 154,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. Through its divisions in 54 subfields of psychology and affiliations with 60 state, territorial and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to advance psychology as a science, as a profession and as a means of promoting health, education and human welfare.

Article: "The Effect of Video Game Competition and Violence on Aggressive Behavior: Which Characteristic Has the Greatest Influence?" Paul J.C. Adachi, M.A., and Teena Willoughby, PhD, Brock University, Canada; Psychology of Violence, Online First, August 17, 2011.

Full text of the article is available from the APA Public Affairs Office and at http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/vio-ofp-adachi.pdf.

Paul J.C. Adachi can be contacted at pa08fg@brocku.ca or (905) 325-0871.


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Exxon, Rosneft tie up in Russian Arctic, U.S. (Reuters)

SOCHI, Russia/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) ? Exxon Mobil Corp and Rosneft signed an agreement to extract oil and gas from the Russian Arctic, in the most significant U.S.-Russian corporate deal since U.S. President Barack Obama began a push to improve ties.

The pact, which includes an option for Rosneft to invest in Gulf of Mexico and Texan properties, ended any hope of Britain's BP reviving its deal with state-owned Rosneft to develop the same Arctic territory. That deal was blocked in May by the billionaire partners in another BP Russian venture.

The pact gives Exxon, the biggest U.S. oil company, access to substantial reserves in Russia, the world's top oil producer. For Rosneft, it's about bringing in one of the few companies capable of drilling in the harsh, deep waters of the Arctic.

Russia has shown greater willingness in the past year to secure foreign partners, even if some deals later fell apart. The Exxon announcement comes only months after the demise of a Rosneft deal with Chevron Corp for a $1 billion investment in an estimated $32 billion Black Sea project.

Analysts cited differences between Chevron and Rosneft over the choice of contractor, the joint venture's domicile and the jurisdiction of arbitration for any business disputes.

Yet Chevron, like Royal Dutch Shell Plc, was also considered a potential partner for Rosneft's Arctic venture.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attended the Tuesday signing -- in the Black Sea resort of Sochi -- by Exxon Chief Executive Rex Tillerson and Russia's top energy official, Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin.

"New horizons are opening up. One of the world's leading companies, Exxon Mobil, is starting to work on Russia's strategic shelf and deepwater continental shelf," Putin said.

Exxon and Rosneft agreed to invest $3.2 billion to develop East Prinovozemelsky Blocks 1, 2, and 3 in the Arctic Kara Sea and the Tuapse licensing block in the Black Sea.

Rosneft will own 66.7 percent and Exxon the rest of the joint venture to develop the blocks, which Exxon said were "among the most promising and least explored offshore areas globally, with high potential for liquids and gas."

"The fact that someone with the stature of Exxon Mobil is willing to give it a stab is very significant," said Amy Myers Jaffe, of the Baker Institute at Houston's Rice University.

While Rosneft will tap Exxon's expertise to open up one of the last unconquered drilling frontiers, it will also diversify further by getting a piece of some of Exxon's U.S. developments.

"To get into Russia offshore you give up some of your domestic offshore. I think it's a fair trade," said Brian Youngberg, senior energy analyst at brokerage Edward Jones in St. Louis, who has a "hold" rating on Exxon shares.

It marks a big move for Exxon after it spent a year swallowing XTO -- a much-criticized purchase that shifted its profile toward the depressed U.S. natural gas market. "Now Exxon Mobil is starting to look elsewhere for deals," Youngberg said.

Analysts also said the Rosneft-Exxon agreement indicates that the reset in relations Obama sought was working to reduce the political risk for U.S. businesses operating in Russia.

"Three years ago, American companies were being excluded. Here, an American company is at the center of a flagship announcement. This deal demonstrates that reset has had a positive effect on U.S.-Russia energy relations," said Cliff Kupchan, director of Eurasian Practice at Eurasia Group.

In explaining the deal's significance, Myers Jaffe pointed to previous failed efforts in the past decade to foster joint energy interests. "There was a lot of disappointment on both sides," she said. "The U.S. industry just gave up on Russia."

PLAN B FOR ROSNEFT

Rosneft said the Kara Sea blocks contain an estimated 36 billion barrels of recoverable oil resources. Total resources are estimated at 110 billion barrels of oil equivalent -- more than four times Exxon's proven worldwide reserves.

The Black Sea block is estimated to hold 9 billion barrels of oil reserves. First drilling is planned to start in 2015, with Exxon shouldering most of the costs.

"The Russians very quickly had a Plan B, and Plan B was Exxon," said Fadel Gheit, energy analyst at Oppenheimer & Co, referring to the quick switch to Exxon from BP.

The deal marks a turnaround in Russia for Exxon, which was widely thought to be on the verge of taking over Yukos, then Russia's largest oil company, before Yukos's boss, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, was arrested in 2003.

Khodorkovsky was subsequently jailed for fraud and tax evasion and Yukos's prime assets were bought at bankruptcy auctions by Rosneft, now Russia's industry leader and with enough reserves to cover 27 years of production.

Uncertainty persists over whether Putin or President Dmitry Medvedev will seek the presidency next March. Putin can now show off the deal as a success if he decides to run.

The transaction also marks a comeback for Sechin, who was ousted as Rosneft chairman earlier this year in a purge of state company boards ordered by Medvedev. Sechin estimated total investment in the project at $200 billion-$300 billion.

In anticipation of all the money flowing there, oilfield services companies including Schlumberger Ltd, Baker Hughes Inc and Weatherford International Ltd WFT.N> have been picking up assets in Russia.

Environmental concerns are unlikely to create barriers to oil extraction in Russia's remote Arctic regions, if moves this year by the country's Natural Resources Ministry to shift nature reserve boundaries are any guide.

U.S. UPSTREAM

Rosneft will be offered an equity interest in Exxon exploration projects in North America, including deepwater Gulf of Mexico and fields in Texas, as well as in other countries.

The deal thus fulfills a demand for reciprocity often made by Putin, helping Rosneft, which already works with Exxon offshore Russia's Sakhalin island, toward its long-term goal of being a global energy major.

It was not clear whether any such investments by Rosneft would need approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. An Exxon spokesman declined to comment.

There is no exchange of equity in the agreement, while the BP deal called for a $16 billion share swap in which BP would have exchanged a 5 percent stake for 9.4 percent in Rosneft.

"Exxon is double or triple the size and market value of BP," said Gheit at Oppenheimer. "So, obviously, this would be much more important for a BP than it is for Exxon."

While Rosneft shares rose 1.4 percent in Moscow, Exxon fell slightly on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday.

(Additional reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin, Katya Golubkova, Michael Erman and Ernest Scheyder; Writing by Douglas Busvine and Braden Reddall; Editing by Dan Lalor, Tiffany Wu, John Wallace, Steve Orlofsky and Phil Berlowitz)

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

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Erick Silva with KO and other UFC 134 results

Paulo Thiago, Rafael Assuncao and Erick Silva all won in front of their home crowd, winning their bouts at UFC 134 in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday night.

Thiago wins, pleases crowd

Paulo Thiago took a decision over David Mitchell, winning the bout 30-27 on all three judges' cards.

Thiago, a member of Brazil's special forces, got a raucous reception from the Rio crowd. Thiago controlled the first round with takedowns, including a throw that made the crowd erupt into chants. Though Mitchell was a bit better in the second round on his feet, Thiago again used his takedowns to control the bout. He threatened with a choke, but couldn't finish it.

Thiago seemed gassed by the third round, but was able to create some offense that made the crowd erupt in the final seconds. He threw a barrage of strikes, then was able to take Mitchell's back as the clock ran out.

This win stopped a two-fight losing skid for Thiago. This was Mitchell's second fight in the UFC and his second loss.

Silva with a quick knockout

After two decisions, Erick Silva jumpstarted UFC 134 in Rio de Janeiro with a jab followed by a monster right hand in the first minute of the their bout. Silva jumped on top of Rams to finish, but it was unnecessary. Referee Herb Dean jumped in to stop the 0:40 into the first round.

It was both fighters' UFC debut, and was a match-up between two of Brazil's most well-known fight camps. Silva trains under the Nogueira brothers, while Ramos is a part of Nova Uniao, the camp that produced UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo.

Assuncao takes decision

WEC vet Rafael Assuncao got his first UFC victory, taking a decision over Johnny Eduardo. The judges saw it 30-27 on all three cards.

Assuncao owned Eduardo in the first two rounds with better grappling and clinch work. Eduardo found his range in the second round, landing more jabs and kicks. Assuncao stopped by ending the round with a takedown and a body triangle. He couldn't quite finish the rear naked choke, but his ability to take over the round was impressive.

Eduardo knew he was behind in the final round, and tried to finish things with a leg lock and some big haymakers, but it was too late.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Erick-Silva-with-KO-and-other-UFC-134-results?urn=mma-wp6283

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Wiz Khalifa Wants To 'Crush' His VMA Best New Artist Competition

'These are all people who have their own movements,' the 'Black and Yellow' MC says of fellow nominees.
By Rob Markman


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Let's be clear, while Wiz Khalifa has respect for his fellow Best New Artist nominees, he fully excepts to beat out the competition on Sunday night at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards.

"I'm trying to crush everybody," the Rolling Papers MC told MTV News from the red carpet of the BMI Urban Awards in Los Angeles on Friday. "No disrespect, just crush them and do what I do."

Khalifa's "Black and Yellow" video is up against tourmate Big Sean's "My Last," Kreayshawn's "Gucci Gucci," Tyler, the Creator's "Yonkers" and indie-pop band Foster the People's "Pumped Up Kicks."

"I think it's really good competition, and it's just a good sign of the new wave of how an artist can come up and get recognition these days," Khalifa told MTV News in July when he first learned of the nomination. "Big Sean, I know his situation, how he came from nothing. Kreayshawn, she built her buzz similar with the Internet, and Tyler as well. These are all people who have their own movements."

Aside from his nomination, Wiz is just looking forward to some memorable moments at the VMAs. "I expect some real big performances, I expect some shockers, man. Some big things, people usually pull out all the stops at the VMAs," he said. "That's a big deal so I expect some entertainment."

Voting for the Best New Artist continues through the show, which airs live on Sunday (August 28) at 9 p.m. ET. You can vote by visiting vma.mtv.com or m.mtv.com on your mobile phone, or by texting BNA to 66333.

The 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards will air live Sunday from Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT, following the Selena Gomez-hosted pre-show at 8. See the list of nominees, revisit last year's highlights and vote for Best New Artist by visiting VMA.MTV.com.

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What Kills Startups? Blackbox Releases Report/App To Help Founders Avoid The Deadpool

Screen shot 2011-08-29 at 12.01.59 PMIt's not easy being green -- or an entrepreneur. The inherent risk in becoming an entrepreneur or founding a startup is high. Sleepless nights, sweat equity, bribing new users to come to your product -- it's all part of the nerve-racking, code-spinning, and teeth grinding process. That's why most of these swashbucklers are pirates by nature. But the truth of the matter is that few startups ever make it far enough to find the buried treasure or piggyback on Facebook all the way to glory; in fact, the cold, hard reality is that more than 90 percent of all startups fail. That's why four young international entrepreneurs (Bjoern Herrmann, Max Marmer, Fadi Bishara, Aleksandra Markova) created the so-called Startup Genome Report, because they wanted to a deep dive into what makes a startup successful -- and what causes so many to drink from the cup of FAIL.

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Monday, August 29, 2011

Faceboook Apps for Real Estate Professionals | RISMedia

Social Stage LLC has just released the first suite of Facebook Applications specifically for the real estate industry and created a landing page for it at www.SocialStage.com/real-estate. Utilizing Social Stage?s complete suite of apps, they have created suite packages designed for real estate professionals.

According to the company, the suites offer a complete website experience inside the agent?s Facebook Page including Featured Listings, lead capture forms, integrated MLS Search functionality and more.

The pre-packaged suite of apps are very easy to load to any Facebook Page, according to the company. Real estate professionals can select and load their Facebook Website Page within three clicks. Real estate professionals who want a bit more functionality and control can select a ?Build Your Own Suite? option from Social Stage?s ?Your Suite Options? menu.

Whether an agent selects a pre-packaged Suite or builds their own, all the app functionality is complete with integrated Share and Forum features to allow visitors to easily Share information with their social media connections through FB, Twitter, LinkedIN, email, and more.

The packaged suites for the real estate industry are the first of many pre-packaged suites that Social Stage plans to launch. They anticipate launching a new suite every week for the remainder of the year. Brandon Lee, co-founder and CEO says, ?We are very excited about our unique offering. Our suite of apps offer complete inbound marketing solutions inside your Facebook Page and we have made it so incredibly simple for business owners with our Suite Packages by industry and our on-page management tools for quick and easy control of your content and Facebook Page functionality.? Lee adds that they will have several upcoming announcements of branded Facebook solutions including a Facebook App for Fox Broadcasting Company and the television show Glee.

For more information, visit www.socialstage.com.

RISMedia welcomes your comments and questions. Email realestatemagazinefeedback@rismedia.com.

Have you heard about RISMedia?s Real Estate Information Network? (RREIN)? RREIN is an elite network of leading real estate companies dedicated to providing consumers and their agents with leading real estate information, and committed to the belief that Information Share Equals Market Share. Having only launched this past June 2010, the RREIN network is already comprised of 40 leading brokerages, which make up 575 offices, 30,000 agents, 167,000 closings and represents over $41 billion in transactions. How can RREIN help your recruiting efforts and differentiate your company today? For more information, email rrein@rismedia.com.

Copyright? 2011 RISMedia, The Leader in Real Estate Information Systems and Real Estate News. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be republished without permission from RISMedia.

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[PHOTO LINK IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Massive flooding swept through the village of Fleishmann?s New York, (located in?Delaware County), after a lake and streams turned a local street into a river.?The Valkyrian Motel was caught in the flood, and everyone ran to safety. Unfortunately, one elderly woman, Leah Stern,?was unable to escape the fast moving waters, and went missing.

Rabbi Joel Gold a chaplain with the Delaware Sheriff Department tells YWN that rescue crews from fire departments in Broome County were called to assist with searching for her.

According to eyewitnesses, the motel literally floated away?in the raging waters.

Unfortunately, her body was located a short while ago by rescue personnel.

YWN will publish any additional updates available to us.

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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Zigzag BBS ? Skiing along with the Snowboarding Jacket for You

If it is winter months, you may be thinking about snowboarding. These days when virtually all men and women far making the most of this sports activity, it may well become your turn also to get the most effective of it. Even ladies nowadays are becoming significantly involved in skiing. So, why do not you also try it and purchase your women?s ski jackets nowadays? You could also show girl power in the snow. Surely, everybody could be pleased to look at you out there.

Skiing is actually a dominant sports activity during wintertime. Individuals of all ages are trying out this sports activity due to the fact it?s can be discovered easily. Individuals who are grew up in wintertime towns already have acquired the sports activity and joins renowned competitions. This is the reason why parents already train their children in the sports activity. Men and ladies both love snowboarding so a lot. In wintertime Olympics, even ladies are given a lot consideration and so are accepted to participate competitions.

To have the ability to like snowboarding, you must have all of the basic gears. From head to toe, there are equipment that you need to wear. You must remember that when you ski, string winds would surely hit you. The higher the slope that you hit, the faster is the wind speed. In case you do not hold the correct outfit, you may wind up in the hospital. Being in the snow on your own is essential, a lot much more is becoming active in skiing activities. So, help you prepare spending budget and taste and look for the most effective ski outfit.

These days, virtually all merchandises can be bought in the world wide web. With the growing interest on wintertime gears, a number of firms already have opened up their particular internet site where they could publish all store news.

Ski jackets of diverse styles are conveniently available in the world wide web. You?ll find also much more choices here as in comparison with actual wintertime outlets. You?ll be able to easily look for women?s or men?s ski jackets just so long as you know the way to use the web. The top thing about it really is that you won?t need to invest mush time to contact the shop employees. You?ll be able to easily adjust your spending budget also or locate one that suite your spending budget.

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What's next for Web Advertising? - General Business Talk

Articles by Faraj Balousha

Web Advertising is the business of public attention to goods and services over the Internet and through a variety of methods. It is an important part of the promotion for your business marketing to create, extend and maintain a collection of customer tries.

How to Web advertising is big business and bigger every day. If you are trying to build your internet business, or trying to capitalize on the success of your website, you need to understand how advertising works on the Internet. The prices for advertising space are dependent on web-based relevance of web content and the traffic the site receives around

WEB advertising methods.

1 ? Search Engine Optimization (SEO Organic Advertising / Organic)

SEO is the process of choosing targeted keyword phrases related to a site, and ensure that sites and keywords when the sentences are part of a search on the Internet.

major search engines. Ask.com, Google, Snap, Windows Live Search, Yahoo Search and more

2 ? Network Advertising: (Pay Per Click advertising)

If you?re in a hurry to get your site noticed, or if you have money for advertising spend to offer pay-per-click search engines is a perfect solution.

Probably to get traffic on all major search engines if you use pay per click method. The people you will see your site in the sponsored links section of search results when searching for keyword phrases related to your products or services. However, there are situations in which no doubt makes some pay-per-click advertising makes more sense than other methods

major PPC networks: .. Google AdWords and AdSense, AdBrite, BidClix, MIVA, ValueClick, Yahoo Search Marketing and more

* Search Engine Marketing, Yahoo http://www.GoForYahoo.com * Google AdWords, https adwords. google.com / select / * Microsoft adCenter https: / / adcenter.microsoft.com /

3 ? OPT-promotional e-mail:

This is a method of advertising via e-mail in which consent of the recipient of the advertising has to receive it. It has developed one of several ways of marketing to the disadvantages of the e-mail marketing

This type of advertising is quickly becoming popular remedy. E-mail advertising is literally only a fraction of the cost of traditional marketing methods.

4 ? Web banner advertising:

A web banner or banner advertising is a form of advertising on the Internet. This form of online advertising brings to embed an advertisement on a website. His goal is to attract visitors to a site by this to the advertiser?s website

5 ? Text Ads.

People in newsletters and on many websites, text ads continue to grow in popularity. A text ad consists of a few lines of copy with a link or an e-mail address to act. Text ads can be priced, such as banner ads on a CPM (cost per 1,000 impressions) or CPC (cost per click)

6 ? Pixel Advertising.

Pixel Advertising is the term given to visual advertisements on the Internet, the calculated costs based on the number of pixels which they occupy. recent years, a website by a brilliant brilliant man named Alex Brits (milliondollarhomepage.com) created. The concept is simple: sell the pixels on a website to raise some money. The concept was very popular, and thousands of imitation sites were created, but I have my doubts about its success. An announcement is only for the originating web site

disadvantages of non-targeted advertising

pixels

* Traffic work. Visitors to the site that may not specifically be interested in your company to visit, but the link was clicked by accident. Therefore, you will benefit in any way, because non-target customers

* No content-rich websites. Pixel advertising sites are content-rich websites, or we can say that has absolutely no content. And as we all know, love search engine rich content sites

* link-farm sites. You are advertising your business among the thousands of other advertisers on the same page, it is so full of many different companies. So the visitors most likely to be able to see the logo of your company from all others

7 ? PROFIT SHARE SCHEME OF ADVERTISING:.

It is an innovative and creative advertising. This system gives the provider the opportunity to advertise his / her business and share profits. AGLOCO offers a toolbar that displays advertisements. If you use the toolbar, which will give some of the benefits of advertising. You can also use it with other people in the bar and paid for their referrals. http://sitefb.com/web_design/06-web_advertising-1.html

a list of these systems.

Enjoy

Source: http://organicoramsey.com/whats-next-for-web-advertising.html

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Analysis: Iran hopes Gaddafi domino will fall the right way (Reuters)

TEHRAN (Reuters) ? Seen from Iran, Libya is either the latest dictatorship to fall to an "Islamic awakening" that will unite the Muslim Middle East, or a new foothold for the treacherous West to assert its economic and political domination over the region.

Muammar Gaddafi, who fled his Tripoli compound this week, was no friend to the Islamic Republic which considered him a flamboyant despot almost as bad as the despised former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

"Like Saddam who killed his people, in a five-month civil war he killed thousands," said the conservative Resalat daily which accused Gaddafi of being an ally of Israel, the worst possible insult in Tehran's view, citing the disappearance of the Iranian-born leader of Lebanese Shi'ites, Imam Musa Sadr, on a visit to Libya in 1978.

That incident still resonates in Iran where Gaddafi is widely seen as a brutal maverick who played a double game with the West, in recent years dumping his nuclear program to shake off sanctions, something Tehran has said it will never do.

So it was no surprise that non-Arab Iran hailed his fall as a blessing -- the latest good news from the Arab Spring.

"The heroic Libyan nation rose up against the oppressor leaders of their own volition and proved that in the era of the awakening of nations, there is no room for tyranny and that the demands of the people must be respected," said parliament speaker Ali Larijani.

Kar va Kargar daily printed pictures of the fallen leaders of Tunisia, Egypt and Libya followed by those of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, figures Iran hopes will be the next dominos to fall to popular unrest.

But Gaddafi's fate brings potential dangers to Iran's interests in the region, not least because of the heavy involvement of the West in his downfall.

INFIDEL

"America and its allies came to the scene to manage the Libyan revolution and guide it under their control and their hidden goals," Hossein Shariatmadari, the influential editor of the hardline daily Kayhan, wrote in a leader.

With their shouts of "Allahu akbar!" (God is greatest) and "Gaddafi is an infidel!," the rebels had shown their desire for an Islamic state, he added.

"There are great masses of people who have explicitly announced they want an establishment based on the teaching of Islam," Shariatmadari wrote, supporting the line of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has dubbed the Arab Spring an "Islamic Awakening," inspired by Iran's 1979 revolution that replaced a Western-backed king with a Muslim theocracy.

Supporters of Iran's opposition Green movement, whose protests after the disputed June 2009 re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were crushed by security forces, are watching the Arab uprisings with a mixture of admiration, regret for their own movement's failure and concern about what might replace dictatorial regimes there.

"Remember what happened to the Iranian people 30 years ago," said Ehsan, a factory manager who was born in the year of Iran's revolution. "Be careful not to be deceived by another dictatorial regime."

While many observers of this year's unprecedented events in the Arab world deny that the uprisings are primarily religious in nature, no one doubts the desire of the West to see post-revolution regimes that are friendly to its strategic and economic interests -- something seen by many in Iran as a plot.

"NATO and the West, definitely those countries will not be willing to leave Libya and they want to have a long-term dominance over its oil resources and even the soil of that country," conservative daily Siyasat-e Ruz said.

"They are using Libya as a replacement for Egypt for dominance over the whole of Africa and serving the Zionists. The domineering goals of NATO are a serious threat for the future of Libya."

NUCLEAR LESSON

With fighting still raging in parts of Libya, no one can be sure what a new government will look like, said Iranian journalist Ghanbar Naderi, who predicted a new Libya would not be in the pocket of the West.

"It's not going to be 100 percent what Iran is looking for and it's not going to be 100 percent what the West is looking for," Naderi told Reuters. "The West is not certain that the new people who will be in charge will listen to them or respect the status quo."

That uncertainty about future loyalties of new Arab regimes means the West fears a possible rise in Iran's influence, Naderi said, giving the Islamic Republic a singular role in the "chess game" being played in the region.

"Egypt is already using Iran as a bargaining chip to get more from the West ... Iran knows that," Naderi said, saying Cairo's new leaders are using the threat of a rapprochement with the Iranian "bogeyman" to squeeze more concessions.

"Iran is certainly going to be a winner in the ongoing Arab Spring," he said

That optimistic outlook may well change if the domino effect reaches Syria, the region's one true ally to Iran where hardliners dismiss protesters against President Bashar al-Assad as puppets of Israel and the West.

One of the few certainties is that events in Libya will do nothing to deter Iran from its nuclear path.

Less than a decade after ending his diplomatic isolation by abandoning efforts to acquire nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, Gaddafi was being pounded by NATO bombs -- not an outcome to inspire Iran to start trusting the West .

Iran's rulers see Western policies, the switching of allegiances in Egypt and Libya, as opportunistic, Naderi said, and, while Tehran insists its nuclear drive is not aimed at getting atomic bombs, it is determined not to give into Western pressure to drop the technology it sees as a sovereign right.

"I think the best foreign policy now is for Iran to stick to its guns," said Naderi. "If it gives up its nuclear program it will certainly have a fate such as Gaddafi's."

(Additional reporting by Ramin Mostafavi and Mitra Amiri; Editing by Jon Hemming)

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110825/wl_nm/us_libya_iran

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Saturday, August 27, 2011

Restaurants in Atlanta, Georgia and Daily Deals for Them

There are many restaurants in Atlanta, Georgia, but if you're looking for Atlanta daily deals for them, those are many and vast. Depending on your taste in cuisine or just what you may have a craving for, you can be willing to bet Atlanta, Georgia has a restaurant waiting for you around the corner.

There are more than 4,000 restaurants in Atlanta, Georgia for you to choose from. From African- Fusion to Soul Food you will be able to get your appetite satisfied to perfection no matter where you go. Each restaurant will also have its own unique dining concept as well. From The Atlanta Fish Market with its 65-ft. Copper Fish to the Vortex Bar & Grill with its wide array of wall art, each one gives you a different feeling when you walk in.

The OK Caf? gives you a feeling you have stepped back in time to the 50s when you walk in with red and white stripes, barstools, checkered floor and the 50s style menu. It will keep you coming back for more. Don't forget to taste its Coke Floats as well.

Bacchanalia used to be a former meatpacking plant, but has been transformed into an industrial-chic restaurant. Serving up haute cuisine, it ranks among the city's 50 top restaurants and consistently is a front runner nationally for cuisine.

One of the most interesting restaurants in Atlanta, Georgia has to be The Vortex Bar & Grill. It's decorated with the craziest items you can imagine. From vacuum cleaners, revamped dumpster treasures, skeletons, and more. You can imagine what it would be like to eat here. The famous skull entrance may creep some out and excite others but it's the burger menu that tops this place off. With over an amazing 20 varieties of them made from everything from beef to bison.

10 Degrees South with its unique South African menu and atmosphere will have you coming back again and again. Opening in 1998, the interior boasts earth tones, tapestries, wood floors, and much more for an atmosphere influenced by many European countries.

The Atlanta Fish Market is a favorite among Atlantans. It can't be missed with the Copper fish spanning 65-foot copper fish sitting swimming out front. The fish has 600 scales and weighs 50 tons. With its wide selection of fresh fish and seafood, it's no wonder it's a favorite. Look for your Atlanta daily deals for all of these restaurants and go have an amazing meal.

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Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for logo resize.JPGPersonal Training and Pre-Natal Workout Company Provides Personal Fitness Instructor to Improve Customer Wellness Through Training Programs

Atlanta, Georgia - August 26/ 2011 - In an effort to improve the health and well-being of the citizens of Atlanta, a local personal training and pre-natal workout company is developing programs to keep people active and excited about a healthy lifestyle.

Those of us who thought that having a personal fitness instructor was reserved for celebrities should take a closer look at what this company has to offer. In order to improve customers' wellness, they offer many different kinds of training, including personal trainer in atlanta ga, group boot camps, and on site or in-home exercise regimens.

Childhood obesity rates are soaring, and it is up to our communities to find a solution. Adults can be an example to their children by participating in these fitness programs.

This personal training company offers a wide range of flexible class options, and their training program goes beyond just the yoga and workouts: they have nutritionists and dietitians on staff to help customers improve their overall quality of life.

It is never too early to begin a healthy exercise regimen - this in home personal trainers company even offers pre-natal workouts. Exercise and physical activity is vitally important for a healthy pregnancy. No matter the fitness level or personal health history, the registered dietitians and fitness experts can help anyone get on the path to better health.

The goal here is to increase the wellness of customers, one person at a time. Whether through working with personal trainers or taking classes, or getting a group of friends together for a personalized boot camp, there are options for everyone.

This personal training company is focused on the health of the community, no matter the age or skill level.

User Defined 1: About Caf? Physique: Caf? Physique ? is an Atlanta-based fitness and nutrition company specializing in private in-home and on-site Atlanta personal training, yoga and Pilates. Supporting individuals of all fitness levels working towards creating healthier lifestyles, Caf? Physique also offers customized nutrition services and wellness coaching conducted by registered dietitians. Amber O'Neal is Caf? Physique's founder. With over 9 years of professional fitness experience and a passion for healthy living, Amber is a well-respected expert who hosts seminars and conducts workshops for audiences across the nation. A certified group fitness instructor and personal trainer through American Council on Exercise (ACE), and a member of IDEA Health & Fitness Association, Amber is also a freelance fitness and nutrition writer who has been featured in newspapers, websites, national television and national magazines such as Marie Claire and Heart & Soul. Caf? Physique PO Box 7549 Atlanta, GA 30357 info@cafephysique.com (404) 444-2857 Press release distribution by seo company Vayu Media.

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Where To Find Used Scuba Gear | Scuba Diving Blog

The article below about scuba gear has received a lot of interest, more than any other on our site. We believe it's because it pulls no punches. Yet, while it's an important issue, it's not all doom and gloom, there is another point of view that some find quite unorthodox, but workable.

This article has proven to be very useful to our readers and they come back regularly to keep abreast of the latest developments. While scuba gear remains an important subject, it's always an added bonus when you can be enlightened, and even amused by being shown the other side of the issue. Some things are not always what they seem. Read on for more insight.

Where To Find Used Scuba Gear

By Peter Hansson

If you are planning to try your hand at scuba diving, then you must have had a lot of realizations. One is that scuba diving is not as easy as it seems. Considered formally as a sport, scuba diving is not like other sports because it requires not just strengthening of a particular body area but rather overall wellness and fitness. Another disappointing and probably alarming realization you might have had is that the price with which scuba diving comes translates to a lot. This means that, in order to play the game, you might have to shell out a lot of money. This is exactly why scuba diving is deemed as a recreational sport by some ? only a few people can afford to scuba dive as much as they want because it involves a lot of money. So if you are planning to be one of those people, then it might be time for you to find places where you can buy used scuba gear.

Why should I buy used scuba gear?

Taking from the word itself, used scuba gear is scuba gear that has been used for a certain period of time. You may sneer at the idea of buying used scuba gear. This is not surprising since the thought of buying something that has been used by other people may seem inconceivable and even foolish. However, the price by which scuba diving equipment comes for can be very taxing, and it may be very illogical for you to get a brand new set of each tool and gadget needed in your scuba equipment. Rather than going for this kind of illogical move, the only alternative available for you is to buy used scuba gear. In the end, you save a lot of money without necessarily compromising the quality. You ought to remember that, sometimes, you have to compromise your values in order to attain what will be, in the end, best for you.

Also, you should look into buying used scuba gear if you don?t think you are going to use it successively. If you are planning to buy scuba gear just because you will need one whenever you take a vacation ? which is something that only happens every once in a while ? then, you better go and buy used scuba gear.

What components should I look for in buying used scuba gear?

Admittedly, it is not ideal for you to buy an overall used scuba gear. For example, if you are going to buy an overall used scuba gear that includes a used scuba suit, then you might have a problem with that. A used scuba suit implies that the suit has not only been worn from head to toe by the original possessor, but it has also been stretched to its limits. You cannot expect the medium size of a brand new scuba suit to be the same size of a medium-sized used scuba suit. This is because the fabric has been stretched, and many damages have been done to it. Therefore, you should look into the matter of buying used scuba gear very carefully. For all you know, you may be buying all the wrong components in a used scuba gear.

But there are also excellent choices for a used scuba gear. For example, buying a used underwater compass might be ideal, in as much as an underwater compass is something that does not easily break. Also, buying a brand new compass is very expensive. In the end, the expense by which a brand new compass comes is not worth it. You might get the same quality with a used scuba compass, if you look hard enough.

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Friday, August 26, 2011

Gadhafi vows to fight until 'victory or death'





>>> good evening from new york. i'm melissa harris-perry in for lawrence o'donnell. colonel moammar gadhafi 's whereabouts are still unknown, but moments ago he addressed the libyan people in a radio address, he vowed martyrdom or victory. it was a tactical move after his compound was rebelled to the ground by 64 nato air strikes . that proceeded the invasion of rebel allies into the compound earlier today. some looted the compound. outside, rebel fighters climbed on a bronze statue of a fist clutching a u.s. f-16 fighter jet , a sculpture gadhafi commissioned. inside the compound and throughout tripoli , pockets of loyalist forces continue to resist rebel advances. rebels say battle in tripoli have left more than 400 dead. last night, gadhafi 's son spoke with reports where fighting continued outside and pro- gadhafi gunmen in the lobby refused to let the journalists inside leave. saif said his father is in a secure location in tripoli and claimed the loyalists are winning the battle and said "to held with the icc." the international court with a warrant for his arrest. a nato spokesman urged caution in italy today.

>> we have to remain vigilant and to continue to protect the civilian population . most notably, tripoli is still the site of nervous clashes between pro- and anti- gadhafi forces. this is very, very dynamic and complex.

>> according to a rebel official, the national transitional council in libya will move operations from benghazi to tripoli within two days, then begin to build a democratic government . speaking in benghazi yesterday, he said my role after the fall of gadhafi will continue unless i lose control . joining me now, nbc news corporate and host of " andrea mitchell reports," andrea mitchell , thank you for joining me.

>> it's great to be with you. what a day, what developments here in libya and at home. but most importantly, in libya .

>> it's stunning, what is your reaction to gadhafi 's continued defiance tonight?

>> that was somewhat predictable, but it certainly does not bode well. if he continues to be defiant, is a fugitive, and leading some pockets of resistance, this means more violence and it will be that much more harder for this council to exert real control. they say they are going to move to tripoli , but first they have to quiet the storm there. they've managed to get his found compound, but he has other places to hide. his son and heir is moving around tripoli so openly, brazenly, inviting journalists to follow him in his car and go to night spots and shouting to supporters is certainly not a good sign either.

>> i think this brings me to how many are feeling in the newsrooms, this is a good news and bad news situation. around noon we are watching all of these amazing reports with richard engle, getting goose bumps about the notion of liberation, you told us some of the bad news, what is other bad news about the possibility of this dictatorship being over?

>> it's weaponry, it's the hidden stocks, they think they have a good handle, the u.s. does and nato , on where the chemical weapons are and those sites have not been plundered, but that said, there's a lot of dangerous siren gas and mustard gas and other nuclear weapons and nuclear components. he gave up most of his nuclear components in 2006 , but whether or not he has other weapons stockpiled remains to be seen. then there are the shoulder-fired missiles and rocket-propelled grenades, the other weapons he can use, particularly the weapons he can use to bring down civilian aircraft and whether or not they've been plundered and moved outside of libya to other terror nations or terror groups.

>> let me follow up on the question of the control of the weapons, because even if everything goes at the very best, if tomorrow gadhafi were captured and this were over, the fact is although dictators are horrible, they can be good at keeping control at fractured countries, so what happens in a country where it doesn't -- it's at least seemed to me completely clear the n.t.c. is in control of this situation, i mean, you have named for us some real dangers. what should we be looking for in terms of the transition?

>> well, nato and the u.n. and state department have been working closely with the t.n.c. for several months now and believe they are committed to trying to exert control and control the weapons and create civil society , it's going to be tough, no question about that, these are tribal factions and a lot of internal bickering, but they have said the right things, made the right moves, we have interviewed people with them, spent several days with them, there's an arab league meeting in doha today and in paris after that, so the international community is working very closely with them, but can they exert control, is this a week-long process, a matter of 72 hours , there's a real danger point here until they can either find gadhafi or quell the resistance. he could be on the lam the way sudan hussein was. when he was insighting more violence from his loyalists.

>> particularly with that comparison, what are the white house and nato thinking about how long this is going to take. i mean, is there any possibility here the u.s. is going to end up with a higher level of involvement?

>> i don't think you will see boots on the ground , as it were, i think you'll see a larger intelligence force, covert force, special ops trying to help, but there have been nato and british and french on the ground already. we've had a supportive role on the air strikes , which were critical in helping the rebel group advance finally on tripoli . i think success is fairly predictable in a military context, but civil disorder is certainly something that is almost -- almost likely to happen.

>> now, again on this question of civil disorder , there is a sort of moment of the son being out and about almost challenging, obviously, international law , challenging the journalists. is this sort of par for the course , or is this an extraordinary moment?

>> well, that was pretty extraordinary. he is an interesting character to say the least, because he was british educated. he was always welcome in foreign capitals. he was the advance man for his father with the west and in advancing the normalization of relations with the u.s. with the bush administration , which was supported by the obama administration as well, because they decided based on representations from him, and he has met, you know, he goes to davos and meets with foreign journalists and think tank people, so he was pretty acceptable, until the arab spring, until he repeated his father's bloody threats against the people of benghazi when the protests erupted, so up until that point he was considered the good guy and he was blamed by hard liners within the regime because he persuaded his father to give up the nuclear equipment that could have led to nuclear weapons , and so they basically gave up their bargaining chips, and the message some fear this is going to deliver to iran, to north korea , to syria, if syria can hold on, is don't give up your weapons, because that's your last bargaining chip to prevent nato air strikes .

>> nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent and survivor of the east coast earthquake today andrea mitchell . thank you for joining me tonight.

>> great to be with you.

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44253487/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/

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NBA twpollen's Blog ? Blog Archive ? Getting Change Management ...

Companies allocate budget for coaching yearly. This is as a result of training is taken into account an essential factor for the expansion of any business. Coaching is additionally conducted thus that firms can adapt to the changes happening at intervals the organization or even in the business as a whole. Changes inevitably occur every now and then and it is terribly helpful to learn how to accommodate them accordingly. As a result of of such importance, it then becomes an imperative to implement modification management training from time to time.

Change management is defined because the systematized application of knowledge, tools, and resources of modification that offers businesses a suggests that to achieve company strategy. It is usually thought to be a vital part of any undertaking that manages, commands, and permits individuals to accept new concepts, procedures, values, and technologies.

It is a reality that a lot of organizations would be affected with change management. However then again, businesses always face the challenge led to by these changes in their respective industries. Change can be classified into 2 ? internal and external. Employees movement is an example internal change. On the opposite hand, changes brought by government policies are considered external.

It?s continually been a fact that each company works to improve its system, productivity, and technology. Business homeowners are on the lookout to search out ways in which to reduce cost and manage its human resources as effectively as needed. In doing these therefore-referred to as improvements, amendment can never be avoided. This is often the rationale why managing amendment creates a nice impact to organizations.

The standard downside created here is that not all employees are open to change. Studies have shown that workers only settle for modification if it may improve their situation. However, this acceptance would rely on how modification is managed. Change management thus becomes a big responsibility of business house owners and managers. They have to create positive that staff will adapt to the changes in the system to confirm that the corporate remains on target towards the advance of productivity.

In depth designing and accountable implementation are keys to successful modification management. Owners must set up well the methods to be undertaken to foster amendment in the system. They have to prepare solutions to doable issues that may arise throughout implementation. Meanwhile, responsible implementation can involve consultation with the employees. Their sentiments should be heard and given value. Bear in mind that if change is forced, the tendency of the workers is that they are going against it. So, it is important that workers should be concerned thus as to not resort to forcing change onto them.

Another challenge in modification management is to take care of this business operation while changes are being incorporated in the system. Business owners should be sensitive whereas implementing new techniques and processes. A framework here is needed to assist prepare employees to welcome change. Take note that staff ought to feel they are involved in the process rather than being manipulated.

To bring to a close, modification management isn?t a straightforward task. There are even studies suggesting that it is useful for a corporation to form a team to handle such responsibility. Business homeowners must provide their hundred-% support to the team. It conjointly suggested that members of the said team get modification management coaching to assist them in this difficult task.

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