Washington National Guard wants to use Stryker vehicles for disasters

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CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - The large, armored eight-wheeled Stryker vehicle became a fixture of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Joint Base Lewis McChord became a center for their deployment.? Now the Washington National Guard is putting in a request with the Pentagon for Strykers that could help out in disasters.

?"You could evacuate civilians out of a flood area or even a fire area,? said Col. Alan Dorow, who, among other roles, handled logistics for the Guard during major flooding in Lewis County in 2007 that damaged and flooded I-5 and required evacuation of hundreds.

Col. Dorow is also a veteran of the 81st Armored Combat Team, a joint Washington and California Guard unit which is currently equipped with M-1 tanks and Bradley Fighting vehicles among other equipment. He deployed twice to the war in Iraq with the 81st.

Thursday, Governor Jay Inslee and Maj. Gen. Bret Daugherty, Washington's adjutant general, urged the Pentagon to convert the 81st Armored Brigade Combat Team to a Stryker brigade.

As the war winds down in Afghanistan, recently returning active duty soldiers from the 4th Brigade 2nd Infantry learned that their unit could be deactivated.

"The 81st now uses old tanks that are too heavy to use on our roads during emergencies,? said Inslee, who quoted in a National Guard press release.

He went on to say that the Strykers would not only be more practical in natural disasters from floods to fire to earthquakes, but would continue to be available in their combat role as the military continues to shift its focus to the Asia-Pacific region.

Only one National Guard unit in Pennsylvania currently uses Stryker vehicles.
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Ravens TE Pitta dislocates hip, out indefinitely

Baltimore Ravens tight end Dennis Pitta waves to reporters as he reports to the team's practice facility in Owings Mills, Md., Wednesday, July 24, 2013, for NFL football training camp. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Baltimore Ravens tight end Dennis Pitta waves to reporters as he reports to the team's practice facility in Owings Mills, Md., Wednesday, July 24, 2013, for NFL football training camp. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Baltimore Ravens' Dennis Pitta arrives at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh speaks at a news conference to announce that tight end Dennis Pitta dislocated his hip after colliding with safety James Ihedigbo at NFL football training camp in Owings Mills, Md., Saturday, July 27, 2013. The team announced that he is expected to miss their season-opening game in Denver on Sept. 5. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) ? Baltimore Ravens tight end Dennis Pitta dislocated his hip in practice Saturday and will be sidelined indefinitely with what coach John Harbaugh called "a serious injury."

Pitta was carted off the field after colliding with safety James Ihedigbo in the back of the end zone vying for a pass from Joe Flacco. The receiver lay prone for several minutes before the cart arrived.

The Ravens begin defense of their Super Bowl title on Sept. 5 in Denver. Pitta will at least miss that game, Harbaugh said, but the severity of the injury could keep the tight end out for much longer than that.

The Ravens re-tweeted a story by ESPN in which a league source said Pitta would miss the entire season.

Baltimore general manager Ozzie Newsome did not immediately answer a text message from The Associated Press seeking information on Pitta's status.

After practice, a somber Harbaugh said, "Dennis has a dislocated hip. We'll have to take a look at that and see exactly what it is. It's a serious injury. He is going to be out for a while. He will not be in the Denver game and we'll just have to play it from there to see how long it goes."

Late Saturday night, a Ravens official said the club had no update from doctors or Pitta. He said the team website regularly re-tweets stories and updates from various news agencies.

Pitta was preparing for his fourth season with Baltimore. The 6-foot-4, 245-pounder caught 61 passes for 669 yards and seven touchdowns last season.

In the playoffs, Pitta had 14 catches for 163 yards and three scores.

With Pitta gone, the Ravens are without their two of their most productive receivers last year. Pitta's 61 catches were tied for second with Ray Rice behind Anquan Boldin, who was traded to San Francisco during the offseason.

"Obviously, he was a very, very productive guy for us," Ravens offensive coordinator Jim Caldwell said of Pitta. "He made a lot of big plays last year. We'll see what happens. But somebody is going to have to step up. We do have some capable guys all across the flanks. We do have some weapons. We're just going to have to have some guys make some plays for us."

In his first three NFL seasons, Pitta has 102 receptions for 1,075 yards and 10 touchdowns over 43 regular-season games.

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Indie Game: The Movie Special Edition coming July 24, brings fans over 300 minutes of new material

Count yourself among the numerous fans of Indie Game: The Movie? Good news for you, as the film's creators are set to release Indie Game: The Movie Special Edition next week. This special edition brings over 300 minutes of new content that tells the tale of what's happened in the time after the first movie and includes a series of new short films and additional commentary from the IGTM's directors. The new content will be available as Steam DLC on July 24, or a download can be pre-ordered straight from the IGTM website now for $14.99.

Should physical media be your preference, limited edition DVD and Blu-ray box sets (3,000 of each) signed by the directors can be pre-ordered for $59.99 and $69.99, respectively. For your cash, you get three discs that hold a full theatrical cut of the original film and the 300 minutes of new material that include extended interviews and Q&A sessions with the directors, cast and crew. Plus, you get an IGTM notebook, laptop sticker and a double-sided poster -- with the IGTM theatrical poster on one side and limited edition artwork by Edmund McMillen on the other. Box sets start shipping in early August and will also come with a code for a digital special edition. Once shipping starts, the pre-order price goes up to $69.99 for the DVD set and $89.99 for Blu-ray. So, head on past the break for a special edition trailer and check the source to get in line while the getting's good.

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Former Merrill Lynch president Herbert Allison Jr dies: Bloomberg

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Herbert Allison Jr, a former Merrill Lynch & Co president who also oversaw the U.S. government's $700 billion bank-bailout program, died on Sunday at the age of 69, Bloomberg News reported on Monday.

Allison died at his home in Westport, Connecticut, Bloomberg reported citing an interview with his son Andrew.

"Herb was part of the proud Merrill Lynch tradition, helped build our company to what it is today, and served with distinction as a public official at an important time in our history. We extend our condolence to his family," Bank of America Chief Executive Brian Moynihan told Reuters on Monday evening.

Merrill Lynch agreed to be bought by Bank of America Corp at the height of the financial crisis.

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Three announces summer smartphone savings for the Nokia Lumia 520, Motorola RAZR i and Samsung Galaxy Fame.

Sylvia Chind, Head of Devices at Three said, ?We?re celebrating the summer with another one of our unbeliveable smartphone sales. These latest deals show that Three is committed to offering our customers unbelievable value for money through discounts on phones and our new, mind-blowing PAYG rates of 3p a minute, 2p a text and 1p a MB of internet.?

Nokia Lumia 520

The Nokia Lumia 520 is now available for ?114.99 plus ?10 credit when customers bring their number to Three. This makes a total saving of ?35. The Nokia Lumia 520 is available on Three?s new Pay As You Go rates ? 3p a minute, 2p a text and 1p a MB of internet.

The Nokia Lumia 520 includes the outstanding camera features people have come to expect in a Nokia smartphone such as the ability to animate your photos with Cinemagraph and take multiple photos with just one click so you always get the best shot. This affordable handset also comes pre-loaded with sophisticated offline maps navigation as well as a free music service with access to over 20 million tracks.

Motorola RAZR i

The Motorola RAZR i is now available for ?149.99, with ?10 credit added when customers bring their number to Three. This makes a total saving of ?100. The RAZR i is available on Three?s new Pay As You Go rates ? 3p a minute, 2p a text and 1p a MB of internet.

The Motorola RAZR i is a feature-packed smartphone, built from aircraft-grade aluminium with a splash-proof coating so can cope with any knocks and bangs. Its 8MP camera can take up to 10 shots a second in burst mode, so every magic moment is captured. Plus, the RAZR i has access to Google Play so customers can enjoy the latest and greatest apps around.

Samsung Galaxy Fame

The Samsung Galaxy Fame is now available for ?109.99, plus ?10 credit when customers bring their number to Three. This makes a total saving of an extra ?40. The Samsung Galaxy Fame is available on Three?s new Pay As You Go rates ? 3p a minute, 2p a text and 1p a MB of internet.

Perfect for those who love style and substance, the Samsung Galaxy Fame boasts a 3.5? screen and a speedy 1.0GHz processor making this a great smartphone for browsing the internet or using applications like YouTube for streaming. Its 5MP camera is ideal for capturing those perfect moments. Plus, this super stylish smartphone is loaded with motion features ? simply shake the phone to refresh emails and mute incoming calls by turning the phone over. With new, innovative technology, this smartphone is a sleek and affordable way to keep in touch with friends and family.

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About Three

Three is a communications company focused on bringing the benefits of the internet to mobile. ?We?offer?attractive pricing, all-you-can-eat data packages, market-leading devices and a network built for data. Combined, this gives our customers?the widest?choice of?ways to stay connected to the mobile internet.

Our network, supported by HSPA+ technology, covers 98% of the UK population.? We've already rolled out our Ultrafast network, enabled by Dual Carrier High Speed Data Packet Access (DC-HSDPA) services to 80% of the population, and we will be adding LTE 4G to our Ultrafast mix later this year.?

In the past year?we?have doubled our spectrum holdings with both 800MHz and 1800MHz spectrum to support our ongoing network expansion.

Today, we have over 13,300 sites in our network and plan to add another 5,000 by 2015 to bring improved mobile internet capacity to more people in more places than ever.

At the end of 2012, we were proud to say we had just over nine million customers enjoying a great mobile internet experience on our network.

Three?UK is a member of the HWL group of companies, with investments in mobile operations in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Macau, Sri Lanka, Sweden and Vietnam.

To find out how we intelligently manage data traffic on our network, please visit www.three.co.uk/trafficsense.?

Follow @ThreeUK on Twitter for the latest product announcements.

Three Group A division of Hutchison Whampoa, the Three Group together with Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited, is the leading global player in the 3G arena, holding licences in 11 markets with total population coverage of approximately 175 million. The Three Group has built an entirely new mobile broadband network, achieving probably the fastest rollout of a radio network in the entire telecom industry. Marketed globally under the Three brand, the group was the first operator in the world to provide dual-mode 3G services. To date, commercial 3G services have been launched in Italy, the UK, Australia, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Hong Kong and Ireland. Hutchison announced more than 29.7 million customers in March 2011. For more information about Three, please visit www.three.com

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Galaxy S4 Problem in Pairing with the Nokia Bluetooth Headset

There have been numerous complaints about the Galaxy S4 problem in pairing with Nokia Bluetooth headsets. Apparently the issue occurs as an irritating buzz or crackling noise. This is especially true when the volume is tuned high.

The people at Android Central forum and XDA Developers forum tried to tackle this issue before. But none of them seem to agree with its source.

Some of their people say that it is software, app or OS update related while others claim that it is a hardware issue. But both agree that the Galaxy S4 problem with the Nokia headset or headsets from other manufacturers is very prevalent with the GT-I9595 model of the S4 carrying the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor.

We have also featured a similar story here about the crackling noise when using third-party headset. In that report, Digital Times claimed that aftermarket headphones that possess frequencies lower than 32 are prone to this issue.

But it should be noted that there is one thing that makes the cause of the Galaxy S4 problem when pairing with other headsets hard to pinpoint. That is, some units are capable of working well with third-party headphones even with Nokia. Android Authority bets though that this factor scales down to a hardware issue.

The most recommended solution for the problem is by sticking with the headphones produced by Samsung specifically for the Galaxy S4. It wouldn?t hurt also to check if there are any other apps causing the issue by entering Safe Mode and by trying out your Nokia Bluetooth headset under that setting.

I hope that the information provided here somehow helped. For more questions or suggestions, write to us at?[email?protected].

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RockPile: Midnight Oil- Here Come the Mummies- White Buffalo Woman- Another Lost Year

Midnight Oil
Essential Oils
Columbia/Legacy

Fans of this Aussie band should really like this 2-CD compilation as it not only collects the band's many hits but also includes deep album tracks, including selections from before the band broke big stateside. The band put out four releases before they started racking up major sales and eight of the included tunes, including the twangy, Ventures-like instrumental "Wedding Cake Island" are drawn from those lesser-known efforts, Midnight Oil, Head Injuries, Bird Noises and Place Without a Postcard. The voice of singer Peter Garrett is instantly recognizable on the early tunes but the band had not yet polished their knack for setting politically-charged themes to radio-ready pop hooks. They found the formula in 1983 though and began a decade-long run of ruling radio and MTV with hits "Power and the Passion," "Best of Both Worlds," "Beds are Burning," "The Dead Heart," "Blue Sky Mine," "Forgotten Years" and "King of the Mountain," all included here. Midnight Oil's popularity started to wane around 1993 but the hits are bookended here by nine cuts from their most recent albums through 2000's The Real Thing.

Here Come the Mummies
Cryptic
Sphinxter

This band has a penchant for getting a little bit naughty with their lyrics (add a second "t" to the last word in "Everything But" and you get the idea) but they are not to be mistaken for a novelty act just because they call themselves Here Come the Mummies. Completely to the contrary, HCTM are a funk/pop band and Cryptic is packed with fun and hook-filled dance numbers; "Infinity" is done in the style of late-'70s disco pop but most of the album has a much earthier sound, often recalling something from Rick James, Parliament or the funky side of the Bee Gees.

White Buffalo Woman
The White Buffalo Woman EP
Beef and Cheese

Evan Rutledge, the singer for White Buffalo Woman, has a soulful voice that's similar to that of Peter Wolf of the J. Geils Band and the four tunes on this EP, the spritely pop of "On My Own," the smoky barroom pleading of "Baby Please," the somewhat eerie, organ-enhanced rocker "Because of Your Love" and the gritty "You Will See" all sound very much like deep album tracks J. Geils at their best.

Another Lost Year
Better Days
Megaforce

This alt metal quintet has a sound that is not unlike that of Nickelback but Another Lost Year doesn't have a disliked lead singer betrothed to Avril Lavigne. That means that when people talk about the band they're doing it because of the music: driving, well-written radio rockers like "What You Deserve," "Your Last Goodbye" and standout "All That We Are." With tunes that are angst-y but not angry, ALY also sounds good toned down a bit, like on "Angels" where Kiwi songstress Lish joins Clinton Cunanan at the mic and on the acoustic guitar backed and orchestrated "Come and Gone."

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Top 7 Free E-Book Reader Apps For Windows 8 / Windows RT

In today's fast moving world E-Books are a man's best friends. You can read them from first to last and also search through them, thanks to the ever evolving computer, web and mobile technologies. In this article we will take a look at the top 6 freely available Windows 8 e-book reader apps. If you feel we have missed any popular Windows 8 app for reading e-books on this list, then please let us know in the comments section.

Overdrive Media Console

Overdrive Media Console lets you read your e-books as well as manage your entire e-book collection on your Windows 8 or Windows RT device. Not only e-books you can also access your audio books using this nifty app. This app has the least number of ratings - 6, on the Windows App Store.

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Fiction Book Reader Lite

This is a very simple and light-weight Windows 8 app for reading your e-books. This app can read most popular e-book file formats such as fb2, epub (without DRM), mobi (without DRM) and txt books. Apart from this, you can also open books directly from Skydrive, internet browser and manage your books in a library. You can also search through books and highlight particular areas to make notes, etc. - 108 Ratings

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Book Bazaar Reader

This is a great Windows 8 e-book reader for users given its advanced capabilities of customising fonts, font sizes and text colors as per your preferences. It supports EPUB, MOBI, FB2, TXT e-book formats and you can also directly import e-books from local storage or from the web. This app has? 10 ratings on the Windows store.

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freda Windows 8 Reader - Dyslexia Support

freda?is the only app in this list which has support for Dyslexic readers. It has special settings for users suffering from Dyslexia and has the OpenDyslexic font and can recognise popular e-book formats such as EPUB (DRM-Free), FB2, HTML and TXT formats. You can use the built-in settings to customise looks and appearance of the books as well. The app has garnered 209 ratings in the Windows App Store.

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Kobo Reader

Using Kobo's e-reader app for Windows 8 you can directly search for and read both paid and non-paid books right on your computer. You can choose from the huge list of 3-million books of which 1-million are completely free to read. This app has support for reading themes which you can change as per your mood. Rated with 135 points this app also recommends you books based on your reading habits.

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NOOK Reader for Windows 8

With Nook Reader you can access both Books and Magazines on your Windows 8 system right from Nook's collection. The Nook app has a lot of very useful features such as the ability to sideload ePub and PDF files from your hard drive or the web and add notes to books, highlight words using multiple colors. You can also use the advanced search feature to find words or phrases in books and lookup their meanings in the built-in dictionary. This app has 3100+ ratings on the Windows App Store.

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Kindle Reader for Windows 8

Well, who would not know about Kindle. With the Amazon Kindle App for Windows 8, you can easily read all your Amazon Kindle books. However, if you have books in PDF or ePUB format, you can get them converted to Kindle format for free by sending a mail to Amazon. As expected from a product coming from Amazon, this app has the most number of features as compared to the other apps above. With more than 9000 ratings on the Windows Store, this app is definitely a must install.

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Twitter updating with DM sync and new search features

'Direct messages now sync across all your devices,' says Twitter

Twitter has announced a handful of new updates to its social platform today, including synchronization for direct messages and new features in search. Twitter says the new features will roll out "gradually" and that you'll need the latest version of the app — which is just now being pushed to Google Play — in order to take advantage of them.

In addition to giving you access to all your DMs across all your devices, Twitter user search has been updated to include full biographies and related user accounts. Accounts in searches now appear as large blocks with additional info, and you can swipe to the left to view similar users.

The new features are live in Twitter version 4.1.2 for Android, which is now available on the Google Play Store. You can grab it from the link above.

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How our gung-ho parliament turned against military interventionism

Blair was able to win more support for a full-scale invasion than Cameron can for arming a rebel group.

David Cameron leaves 10 Downing Street in London on June 26, 2013, to attend Prime Minister's Questions. Photograph: Getty Images.

In 2003, Tony Blair made the now infamous case for the Iraq war. Despite vocal opposition from within his own party and the Lib Dems, he enjoyed the overwhelming support of Parliament. Then Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith backed the war and so did all but 15 Tory MPs. Militaristic foreign policy bought the political elite together. The atmosphere now could not be more different. As a consensus grows around Britain?s failures in Iraq and Afghanistan, MPs are becoming increasingly sceptical of interventionism. This is epitomised by the current split in opinion over arming the Syrian rebels.

Paul Flynn, a Labour MP who campaigned against the Iraq war, told me: "The anti-war sentiment is deep-seated among all parties. Two futile wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have cost us dearly in blood and treasure."

His cynicism towards Britain?s role in the Middle East is shared by others in Parliament. Last month, Caroline Lucas led a debate in the Commons on the decision to invade Iraq, ten years on from the start of the war. The overwhelming feeling among MPs was that the government made the wrong decision.

Growing scepticism towards interventionism might also reflect Britain?s role in Libya. The 2011 action prompted little opposition (just 13 MPs voted against it) and Ed Miliband actually encouraged the government to act more quickly. Britain was better placed to intervene in Libya than in Syria; the Gaddafi regime was weaker than Assad?s and the atrocities were, at the time, seen as more 'one-sided'. The main objective of the intervention was achieved and Gaddafi was overthrown, but not all is well in post-intervention Libya. Parts of the country, particularly Benghazi, are still plagued with political violence. Many who fled at the height of the conflict are scared to return. Last month, the Libya Herald reported that 650 Libyans had refused to leave a refugee camp in Tunisia. Such reports have contributed towards the current anti-war sentiment, with MPs thinking twice before allowing Britain to support rebels in another state.

This growing movement has left David Cameron and William Hague with few allies in their attempt to argue for greater involvement in Syria. In 2003, Blair faced significant opposition when he made the case for invading Iraq, most notably from Robin Cook, who resigned from the cabinet. But he was still able to win more support for a full-scale invasion than Cameron can for arming a rebel group.

Unlikely alliances are being formed in opposition to militarism. Boris Johnson is not known for toeing the party line, but he is seldom so defiantly on the side of Ed Miliband. Last month, he warned that weapons might end up in the hands of "al-Qaeda thugs" after the Labour leader had claimed the government was too focused on arming the rebels. Eighty Tory MPs have signed a letter demanding a vote on the issue and the cabinet appears divided, with Nick Clegg and others publicly expressing their concerns.

Flynn told me: "Hague's demand that we should punch above our weight is clearly understood to lead to dying beyond our responsibilities and spending beyond our interests."

His own anti-interventionism no longer casts him as a rebel in his own party, as it did in 2003. A wind blowing through Westminster threatens to tear apart the political establishment as the Prime Minister?s critics find support from the most unlikely quarters. David Cameron may still push for increased British involvement in the Middle East but he is unlikely to have parliament ? or even his own party ? on side.

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Oil price climbs after strong US jobs report

NEW YORK -- The price of oil marched higher Friday after a positive report on U.S. hiring and ongoing concerns that the crisis in Egypt might affect Mideast supplies.

In midday trading, benchmark crude for August delivery was up $1.56 to $102.80 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On Wednesday, oil closed above at $101.24, the highest level since May 3, 2012. U.S. markets were closed Thursday for Independence Day.

Following the ouster of Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi, his supporters began a series of protests and attacks Friday. The military opened fire as hundreds of protesters marched on a headquarters of the Republican Guard

Egypt is not an oil-producer, but its control of the Suez Canal, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, gives it a crucial role in maintaining global energy supplies.

For now supplies are moving freely through the canal.

In the U.S., employers added a robust 195,000 jobs in June and many more in April and May than previously thought. The job growth suggests a stronger economy and makes it more likely the Federal Reserve will slow its bond purchases before year's end.

Those bond purchases have supported the economy by helping keep long-term interest rates low. That in turn has given a boost to investments such as stocks and oil.

At the pump, the national average for a gallon of gas stayed at $3.48 for the third straight day. That's down 14 cents from a month ago.

Brent crude, which is used to set prices for crude oils used by many U.S. refineries, was up $1.75 to $107.29 per barrel on the ICE exchange in London.

In other energy futures trading on Nymex:

- Wholesale gasoline rose 4 cents to $2.88 per gallon.

- Natural gas fell 11 cents to $3.58 per 1,000 cubic feet.

- Heating oil added 4 cents to $2.99 a gallon.

Pablo Gorondi in Budapest contributed to this report.

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Why businesses need a 13 week vision - Camrose Consulting

It may seem bizarre but when training to become an accountant, I was never taught how to manage cash.? ?I am sure that there are thousands of other accountants with a similar gap in their formal education; although there are some like me who have learnt through experience.

While accountants have conventions for preparing accounts, it does strike me that methods used for day to day cash management vary greatly between businesses and over the years I?ve seen the good, the not so good and the virtually nonexistent!

I generally encourage clients to prepare a weekly cash forecast covering each of the next 13 weeks.??? Many businesses may feel that they can?t realistically look more than two or three weeks ahead, so why bother to look further?

• It focuses the mind on the sales pipeline and customer receipts.?? Simply by seeing the forecast in black and white helps ensure that there is a proper focus on these areas and can help improve performance.

• It provides an early warning system.? Being aware of potential cash flow issues sooner rather than later makes it far easier to take corrective action than if caught out by an unexpected cash flow problem.? Forewarned is forearmed and unexpected cash problems are far more likely to cause long term damage to a business (that is assuming it survives!).

• VAT payments are on a quarterly basis, so over 13 weeks you?ll always factor in a VAT payment, which may help avoid nasty shocks!

• If actual cash turns out to below expectations, there is probably a problem in the business that you don?t know about (think about it!).?? ?However, it does help to have a means of working out your cash expectations!

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While forecasts should be more accurate in the short term, moving out there will be less visibility and one thing is ?certain, actual outcomes will differ from forecasts. ?Having said that best estimates are better than no estimates! ?In driving parlance, the possibility of there being an unexpected traffic jam wouldn?t stop someone from looking at a map to plan a journey.

If you would like help setting up a 13 week forecasting process tailored to your business then please contact me, David Lewis, on 020 3137 2279?or e-mail?mail@camroseconsulting.co.uk.?

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Egypt Set to Install Interim Leader (Voice Of America)

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Ford, Egan win literary medals

NEW YORK (AP) ? Richard Ford and Timothy Egan, winners of literary medals presented by the American Library Association, both credit libraries for making their work possible.

Ford and Egan are this year's recipients of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence for the best works of fiction and nonfiction. Ford was cited for the novel "Canada," narrated by the teen son of bank robbers. Egan won for "Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher," a biography of photographer Edward Curtis, who compiled an encyclopedic archive of North American Indians.

Egan, a prize-winning author and reporter for The New York Times, noted in a recent interview that libraries were a vital part of his research for the Curtis book. Curtis, who died in 1952, had compiled a 20-volume set of his Indian photographs. Few copies exist today, but Egan managed to look through the pictures at the University of Washington library in Seattle.

"It was really magical," said Egan, winner of the National Book Award in 2006 for "The Worst Hard Time," a history of those lived through the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression. "You have to put on these white gloves and look very carefully through this glowing, magical achievement. Libraries, in many ways, are the keepers of our stories."

Ford, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, recalled that he grew up down the street from a Carnegie library in Jackson, Miss. His mother would leave him there at times, considering it a safe place for a child.

"I got an introduction there to what books were, why books were important," said Ford, who now regularly donates books to the library near his home in Maine.

Ford and Egan each will receive $5,000, and finalists each receive $1,500. In fiction, they were Junot Diaz for "This Is How You Lose Her" and Louise Erdrich for "The Round House." In nonfiction: David Quammen for "Spillover" and Jill Lepore for "The Mansion of Happiness." The Carengie medals were established in 2012 and are funded through a grant by the Carnegie Corporation.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/ford-egan-win-literary-medals-021632806.html

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