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BMW S1000RR Clutch Maintenance Video 2011 – Video
Posted: February 27, 2012 at 4:38 pm
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SEI Study: Hedge Fund Managers Must Prove Their Performance and Transparency Mettle or Suffer Reputational Risk
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OAKS, PA--(Marketwire -02/27/12)- With significant dollars poised to flow into hedge funds in 2012, managers must address investor transparency and liquidity concerns to take advantage of new funding opportunities, according to the fifth annual global study released today by SEI (NASDAQ: SEIC - News) in collaboration with Greenwich Associates. The second report in the two-part series, titled "The New Dynamics of Hedge Fund Competitiveness," indicates a need for hedge fund managers to move beyond portfolio transparency to provide investors with consistent and insightful communications along with direct access to investment teams. Liquidity and the inability to control exit strategies have also emerged as key concerns for hedge fund investors.
"Client expectations are changing, and despite managers demonstrating improvements in reporting, the study shows that portfolio transparency is simply not enough to satisfy investors anymore," said Ross Ellis, Vice President, Knowledge Partnership for SEI's Investment Manager Services division. "Managers have focused on improving reporting data in recent years, but in order to be successful going forward, their focus must expand to meet emerging client demands for increased personal interaction and dialogue. The playing field has changed and that's clearly the next level of transparency it will take to win in the Era of the Investor™."
Beyond communication, the survey shows that investors want greater detail in terms of security-level disclosure, including leverage detail, valuation methodology, and risk analytics. The study also showed that liquidity has emerged as a key area of concern among investors. Nearly a third of respondents (31 percent) cited ongoing liquidity risk among their biggest hedge fund investing worries, while "an inability to control exit strategy" was named by 46 percent of respondents.
"Evaluating and selecting fund managers has always been a top-of-mind concern for investors," said Rodger Smith, Managing Director of Greenwich Associates. "What this study brought to light is that, as long as they can articulate their value proposition and differentiate themselves from their peers, there is a place for smaller and newer funds in institutional portfolios. In fact, one in five investors polled said they have no asset minimum requirements in order to invest, and while a majority of those surveyed said they seek hedge funds with a history of at least three years, roughly a quarter would consider less, and 14 percent would not eliminate a fund without a track record at all."
Highlighting the increasing inability of investors to distinguish among strategies, 17 percent of respondents said manager selection is the single most important challenge facing hedge fund investors today. While 95 percent of respondents said clarity of investment philosophy is important or very important in the selection process, more than half of respondents (61 percent) said there are too many look-alike strategies in the hedge fund industry. Given that challenge, more than half of respondents (51 percent) said hedge funds are too complex to evaluate without a consultant's help. Respondents were decidedly mixed on the importance of brand in the selection process, while operations are clearly a critical aspect in selecting managers, with 80 percent of those polled agreeing that operational strength is a hallmark of an institutional-quality fund.
The white paper is published by the SEI Knowledge Partnership, which provides ongoing business intelligence and guidance to SEI's investment manager clients. To request the full paper, visit http://www.seic.com/HedgeResearch2012.
About SEI's Investment Manager Services Division
SEI's Investment Manager Services division provides comprehensive operational outsourcing solutions to support investment managers globally across a range of registered and unregistered fund structures, diverse investment strategies and jurisdictions. With expertise covering traditional and alternative investment vehicles, the division applies customized operating services, industry-leading technologies, and practical business and regulatory insights to each client's business objectives. SEI's resources enable clients to meet the demands of the marketplace and sharpen business strategies by focusing on their core competencies. The division has been recently recognized by the Money Management Institute as "Service Provider of the Year," by Buy-Side Technology as "Best Fund Administrator" and by HFMWeek as "Best Single Manager Hedge Fund Administrator (Over $30B AUA -- US)," and "Best Funds of Hedge Funds Administrator (Over $30B AUA -- Europe)." For more information, visit http://www.seic.com/ims.
About SEI
SEI (NASDAQ: SEIC - News) is a leading global provider of investment processing, fund processing, and investment management business outsourcing solutions that help corporations, financial institutions, financial advisors, and ultra-high-net-worth families create and manage wealth. As of December 31, 2011, through its subsidiaries and partnerships in which the company has a significant interest, SEI manages or administers $404 billion in mutual fund and pooled or separately managed assets, including $172 billion in assets under management and $232 billion in client assets under administration. For more information, visit http://www.seic.com.
About Greenwich Associates
Greenwich Associates provides research-based strategy management services for financial professionals. Greenwich Associates' studies provide benefits to the buyers and sellers of financial services in the form of benchmark information on best practices and market intelligence on overall trends. Based in Stamford, Connecticut, with additional offices in London, Toronto, Tokyo, and Singapore, the firm offers over 100 research-based consulting programs to more than 250 global financial services companies. For more information on Greenwich Associates, please visit http://www.greenwich.com.
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CityWide SuperSlow Offers One-on-One Consultation with a Chicago Personal Trainer
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CityWide SuperSlow announces the “Intro Starter Pack” which includes an introduction to the SuperSlow lifting program, a one hour consultation with a Chicago personal trainer, and four high-intensity personal training sessions.
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) February 27, 2012
In February, people begin to think about spring. Resolutions have mostly come and gone, but don’t let that be discouraging. There is never a perfect time to commit to becoming healthier and stronger but if springtime motivates a person, let it! Try the Intro Starter Pack to get a taste of an intense workout that will lead to better overall health and wellness. The Intro Starter Pack offers an in-depth one hour session with a Chicago personal trainer to discuss an individuals fitness needs and goals. The pack also includes four high-intensity workout sessions to get you started!
Theresa Snyder, Chicago personal trainer and partner at CityWide SuperSlow says: “In my 7 years at CityWide SuperSlow, the biggest pitfall for my clients is the frustration from not achieving their ‘end’ fitness or weight goal. As a result, many give up. My primary goal as a personal trainer for clients is to teach them to live a healthy, active, lifestyle where they’re able to enjoy all of life’s pleasures. There is no end; it should be a continuous path throughout life. It is scientifically proven and validated by the success of many of my long-term clients that the SuperSlow method works. However, it will only work if you’re consistent with your workouts and challenge yourself during each workout.”
The certified personal trainers at CityWide SuperSlow will coach a client along this path and teach individuals the SuperSlow protocol. Just when one has mastered the protocol, the Trainer will increase the workout intensity pushing the mind and body to rise to a new challenge. This 5-session (includes consultation and four personal training sessions) “test-drive,” is a great way to evaluate if high-intensity training is the right path to better health for an individual. Be at the very best this summer and every season of the year!
About the Company: CityWide SuperSlow, located in a loft space in the heart of Lincoln Park since 2002, is a private professional environment with no mirrors, music, cell phones or crowds to distract your ability to concentrate. Exercises are performed on specialized MED-X equipment that allows for slow, frictionless movement and full range of motion under controlled speed. Precise records are maintained for every person's individual workout performance. CityWide SuperSlow strives to provide our clients with the quality of training and support they need in attaining their goals. For more information, visit http://www.citywidesuperslow.com
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Jimmy Page’s complete ARMS Concert Performance at Madison Square Garden,NYC (12/8/83) – Video
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Best Budget/Price to Performance Ratio Gaming PC Build 2012 – Video
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Xperia™ U – Powerful and personal – Video
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NVIDIA Delivers Quad-Core Performance in New HTC One X
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BARCELONA, SPAIN--(Marketwire -02/26/12)- NVIDIA today announced that its NVIDIA® Tegra® 3 mobile processor, the world's only 4-PLUS-1™ quad-core processor, is powering the new HTC One™ X unveiled at Mobile World Congress. The smartphone represents the first collaboration between the two companies.
The NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor features a unique 4-PLUS-1 quad-core architecture that delivers outstanding performance and exceptional battery life. It does this by progressively powering on each of its four main CPU cores as they're needed for increasingly more demanding tasks, and relying on its fifth battery saver core for less demanding tasks and active standby mode. Tegra 3's 12-core GPU enables consumers to enjoy console-quality gaming, as well as 1080p HD video capabilities unlike anything seen before on a smartphone.
"The HTC One X with Tegra 3 provides an experience that consumers will absolutely love," said Kouji Kodera, Chief Product Officer at HTC. "We knew our next super phone had to be fantastic. That's why we chose to work with NVIDIA."
"HTC has quickly become one of the world's most innovative makers of mobile devices," said Michael Rayfield, General Manager of the Mobile business at NVIDIA. "The HTC One X exemplifies what we've come to expect from one of the world's top phone makers."
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About NVIDIA
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA - News) awakened the world to computer graphics when it invented the GPU in 1999. Today, its processors power a broad range of products from smart phones to supercomputers. NVIDIA's mobile processors are used in cell phones, tablets and auto infotainment systems. PC gamers rely on GPUs to enjoy spectacularly immersive worlds. Professionals use them to create visual effects in movies and design everything from golf clubs to jumbo jets. And researchers utilize GPUs to advance the frontiers of science with high-performance computing. The company holds more than 2,300 patents worldwide, including ones covering ideas essential to modern computing. For more information, see http://www.nvidia.com.
About HTC
Founded in 1997, HTC Corp. (HTC) is the creator of many award-winning mobile devices and industry firsts. By putting people at the center of everything it does, HTC pushes the boundaries of design and technology to create innovative and personal experiences for consumers around the globe. HTC's portfolio includes smartphones and tablets powered by HTC Sense™, a multilayered graphical user interface that vastly improves user experience. HTC is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (Taiwan: 2498.TW - News). For more information, please visit http://www.htc.com.
Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to statements as to: the benefits and impact of the NVIDIA Tegra 3 mobile processor; and the effects of the company's patents on modern computing are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: global economic conditions; our reliance on third parties to manufacture, assemble, package and test our products; the impact of technological development and competition; development of new products and technologies or enhancements to our existing product and technologies; market acceptance of our products or our partners products; design, manufacturing or software defects; changes in consumer preferences or demands; changes in industry standards and interfaces; unexpected loss of performance of our products or technologies when integrated into systems; as well as other factors detailed from time to time in the reports NVIDIA files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including its Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended November 22, 2011. Copies of reports filed with the SEC are posted on the company's website and are available from NVIDIA without charge. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by law, NVIDIA disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.
© 2012 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo and Tegra are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. HTC, HTC One, and HTC Sense are trademarks of HTC Corporation. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are subject to change without notice.
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Why the iPhone Has a Head Start on the Future of Personal Computing
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Apple iPad tabelts and iPhones are displayed inside the newest Apple Store in New York City's Grand Central Station December 7, 2011.
In 1989, I wrote a piece in one of my internationally syndicated columns about a mobile computing concept that was very modular. Back then, portable computers were pretty bulky and heavy and having to lug them around the world with me was a pain. That led me to think about what future portable computing might look like, and I took a stab at this idea of a modular approach to personal computing.
In hindsight this was ridiculously wishful thinking on my part more than anything else since the technology at that time wasn’t even advanced enough to make the then-current portable computers smaller and lighter, let alone modular.
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At the heart of this vision was the idea of having a lot of screens available in my work and home. I envisioned these screens as being displays that my modular computer would plug into wherever I was. The most far-out thing I wrote about was the idea of the back seat of every airplane having a screen and the bottom side of the tray would be a keyboard. In my model, there would be somewhere for my “modular brick” (as I called it) to connect to this screen and keyboard and instantly make them “my” computer.
The key to this idea was that the brick would have a processor, an operating system, my own customized user interface and all of my files and data. That meant that I would always have my own personal computer with me everywhere I went and I would just plug it into an available screen and keyboard. Of course, this also meant that a large infrastructure of screens, keyboards and standardized I/O ports would need to be available everywhere. In the end, this vision was absurd for its time, and even today would be hard to pull off.
Interestingly, however, we already have modular computing of sorts today. It comes in the form of our laptops, where we have our own operating system, customized interface and all of our personal files. When I get to my office, I connect my 13-inch MacBook Air to a 27-inch screen and use a wireless mouse and wireless keyboard. In this case, my MacBook Air is kind of a “brick” in that it just sits there providing the processing power, operating system, user interface and access to all my files.
But what if we could have that same kind of modular functionality in a “brick” that fits in your pocket? A very small device that houses a powerful processor, operating system, custom user interface and data files – a device that can be docked into a multitude of screens that are accessible around the office, school, home, shopping malls and other places.
As far out as this seems, I believe this is exactly the vision Apple has for the future of the iPhone.
If you’ve used an iPhone in an audio docking system you may have already thought of this idea. I was recently in a rented home in Hawaii where the entire home’s audio system was hooked up to an iPod dock. And if you’ve ever used Apple’s AirPlay, you kind of have a glimpse of how the iPhone and the iPad can use wireless technology to share images and video.
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One of the key technologies Apple has created that would help facilitate part of this is their 30-pin connector. While it has 30 pins, only about two thirds of them are actually used for synching, charging, and audio/video output. In essence, Apple has future-proofed this connector so it could be used for a lot of other functions in the future.
One interesting example of this would be for an iPhone or iPad to be able to someday drive very high-resolution video monitors. Today it can only power basic VGA monitors. I recently saw technology from Corning’s Fiber division that consists of a fiber cable that can be twisted, knotted, and even stepped on with no loss of high-speed transmission. And these cables can carry data at speeds well over 100 gigabits per second. If this can be commercialized with the proper I/O connection points in place, it would have major ramifications for computing at all levels. But it could really enable something like the iPhone to become a modular device driving full PC functionality via various docking systems tied to all kinds of available screens — even very high resolution ones. This, of course, is a futuristic view but the technology is there to make this happen in the very near future.
Another current roadblock to making this modular concept work today is the processor itself. Although we are making great strides in low voltage processors that still deliver great performance, we will need very high speed mobile processors with extended graphics functions to make this modular vision work. However, if you look at NVidia’s current Kal-El Tegra chip with it 4+1 multiprocessor core, you can see that they are actually heading in this direction. And Qualcomm’s quad-core Snapdragon chip could provide similar power to a smartphone for this purpose. And of course, we expect that Apple is working on their own mobile ARM chips that map this direction too. I suspect that within 2-3 years we will have mobile chips that could drive this modular approach forward.
Another interesting example of this modular screen connection would be in a car. All the car would have to have is a basic screen and, in Apple’s case, a dock with the 30-pin connector tied directly to it. That would mean that all you need to do is plug your iPhone into this car’s dock and the screen on the dash would become your full personal computer, with added functionality tied to things like hands-free navigation maps, traffic info and more. And you’d have access to all of your apps and files via this screen — useable while the car is parked, of course.
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Or perhaps you’d have a “dumb” screen in your refrigerator that would get all of its intelligence from the iPhone. Or maybe the work area on your desk at home would contain only a large screen and keyboard and you’d just dock your iPhone to have instant access to a full-fledged PC.
Of course, things like the iCloud will make it much easier to keep your personal user interface and data available across a lot of “smart” screens, but this modular approach could be interesting for consumers in that the iPhone could bridge the gap between local content and cloud-based content in a much more mobile fashion. And since your smartphone is always with you, you would have the equivalent of a full PC at your disposal all the time.
Could other smartphones become modular as well? Sure, and in some ways, the Asus Transformer Prime and the Motorola Atrix are a nod to this idea. But Apple has a jump on them with a future-proofed connector, and their competitors would need to settle on new high speed I/O ports and connectors to be adopted in all of their smartphones to make their own modular ecosystems work. Apple appears to have quite an edge on any competitors who would want to do something like this, given the fact that the 30-pin connector is now on all of their devices.
As far fetched as this might sound, the concept of a smartphone as a modular computer has a lot of legs. And I know of quite a few people in various industries who are thinking this concept out now. But I believe that Apple has had this idea in their sights for some time, thinking about how the iPhone could serve as the heart of a future modular computing model. And given what they have already done with the iPhone and iPad with their connector ecosystem, they could clearly be the first to flush it out and capitalize on this idea well before their competitors can.
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Tim Bajarin is the president of Creative Strategies, Inc., a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm in Silicon Valley.
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