The Wind In the Willows by Kenneth Grahame should be required reading for everyone. It is all about courtesy, respect, kindness, consideration, and civility toward those who are unlike us.
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For the past year, Silicon Valley's geek-chic answer to Martha Stewart, Brit Morin, has been full speed ahead on Brit + Co., her tech-meets-fashion-media-and-lifestyle startup -- raising $1.25 million, hiring 10 full-time staff (half of whom are engineers), cranking out two mobile apps, snagging big-name partnerships. And the launches just keep coming.Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/zuM0RjBKtS0/
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Foreign capital inflow into Vietnam through investment funds and big securities firms has dipped remarkably while the existing funds here are approaching maturity, piling more pressure on the country?s poor-performing stock market.
At the Investors Day 2010, Andy Ho, managing director of VinaCapital, said the group intended to set up two new funds of US$200-300 million each, with one for investment in real estate and the other for investment in the stock market.
However, the plan has not fully materialized. VinaCapital has been able to mobilize capital for the property investment fund, and has found it very difficult to do so with the stock investment fund, Ho told the Daily.
It is simply because foreign investors always see whether the macro economy has regained stability and if they could gain profit, while Vietnam is not yet out of the woods. Therefore, investors will choose big markets with smoother capital circulation and more opportunities than Vietnam.
Established in 2007, Saigon Asset Management (SAM) investment fund went through the overheated growth period of Vietnam?s stock market with the VN-Index hitting 1,100 points and also witnessed this index falling below 400 points. The stocks owned by SAM back then has dropped 80-90% in value, so the fund?s performance in Vietnam is not as good as expected, said Nguyen The Lu, general director of SAM.
He said the net asset value of the investment fund had been plunging. In October, SAM will hold a shareholders meeting to decide whether to close the fund or not.
?Many investors have been mulling withdrawing from the local market but the heavy losses have made them hesitant. They expect stock prices would bounce back,? said Lu. ?Therefore, in October, many investors may vote whether or not to close the fund.?
Raising new capital is getting more difficult, said Lu. Investors will take into account the impact of the macroeconomic factors on their investments.
If investment funds generated lower profits than savings interest rates, they would not make investments. As the domestic banking system is being restructured, and concerns about a return of inflation are still there to stay, it is not easy to lure foreign investment capital.
Dinh Quang Hoan, financial consultant director of Ban Viet Securities Company, confirmed this fact, saying that not so many foreign investors want to buy shares for financial investment in Vietnam. They are waiting for economic restructuring.
Hoan noted most investors had bought stocks of local firms active in the same industry as theirs to quickly expand their operations. This is the reason why merger and acquisition (M&A) activity has grown strongly this year.
Hoan said some companies had asked his firm to provide consultancy on investment in major companies in Vietnam. Quite a few M&A deals are worth US$100 million each.
A senior source from a big securities company said he knew many investment funds that had incurred great losses in the stock market, urging them to divest capital. On the other hand, no new investors have entered Vietnam?s stock market.
He said the stock market had remained flat since the start of this year as there was a lack of policy breakthroughs.
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ScienceDaily (Sep. 25, 2012) ? Robotic surgery though the mouth is a safe and effective way to remove tumors of the throat and voice box, according to a study by head and neck cancer surgeons at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center -- Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC -- James).
This is the first report in the world literature illustrating the safety and efficacy of transoral robotic surgery for supraglottic laryngectomy, the researchers say.
The preliminary study examined the outcomes of 13 head and neck cancer patients with tumors located in the region of the throat between the base of the tongue and just above the vocal cords, an area known as the supraglottic region.
The study found that the use of robot-assisted surgery to remove these tumors through the mouth took about 25 minutes on average, and that blood loss was minimal -- a little more than three teaspoons, or 15.4 milliliters, on average, per patient. No surgical complications were encountered and 11 of the 13 patients could accept an oral diet within 24 hours.
If, on the other hand, these tumors are removed by performing open surgery on the neck, the operation can take around 4 hours to perform, require 7 to 10 days of hospitalization on average and require a tracheostomy tube and a stomach tube, the researchers say.
The findings were published recently in the journal Head and Neck.
"The transoral robotic technique means shorter surgery, less time under anesthesia, a lower risk of complications and shorter hospital stays for these patients," says first author Dr. Enver Ozer, clinical associate professor of otolaryngology at the OSUCCC -- James.
"It also means no external surgical incisions for the patient and better 3-D visualization of the tumor for the surgeon," says Ozer, a head and neck surgeon who specializes in robot-assisted techniques.
The cases examined in this study were part of a larger prospective study of 126 patients undergoing transoral robotic surgery between 2008 and 2011.
Other Ohio State researchers involved in this study were Bianca Alvarez, Kiran Kakarala, Kasim Durmus, Ted N. Teknos and Ricardo L. Carrau.
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The invention of computer has changed the history of human life. There is no doubt that the use of computer is very crucial today. Can you imagine how slow your life will be without your computer? Do you think that you can read this article without going online by using your computer? Well, that is a clear fact about computer so that computer technology is being discussed regularly now as a subject at schools. It means that there will be always assignments related to computer that the students have to finish.
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Plus, signs that you're emotionally unavailable.
Gowns are part and parcel of the vast wedding-industrial complex. The chiffon, lace and taffeta lobbies are so strong that no one will laugh you out of a room if you say something to the effect of, "It's not that expensive? my DAUGHTER can wear this at HER wedding someday!" A woman in Washington, D.C. has decided to pass her dress on to someone less fortunate. NICE! (Huffington Post)
New York schools have decided to do their part to get all of those teen pregnancy-themed shows off the air by providing Plan B to students.?(TresSugar)
It's a major red flag when you start dating a girl who has no female friends. And, 10 other reasons to have lady friends (as a lady). (Glo)
Don't put stuff about your relationship on Facebook, ummkay? (TruTV)
What does his underwear say about him? (The Stir)
14 body language do's and don'ts. (College Candy)
Do you bounce at the first sign of imperfection? You might be emotionally unavailable? (The Frisky)
Smiling is good, ladies. Do it more often. (The Gloss)
Dating in modern-day Libya is nowhere nearly as easy as you may have thought. (The Daily Beast)
Do not give your work husband conjugal rights, please. (LearnVest)
How to stop and help a victim of domestic violence. (Betty Confidential)
Everyone has cold feet before getting married, right? (eHarmony)
Does "take it to the next level" mean using the bathroom with the door open? (HowAboutWe)
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