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Criança timbira. Fonte: CTI

Povos timbira do Maranhão e Tocantins, reunidos no Centro de Ensino e Pesquisa Timbira Pënxwyj Hëmpejxà em Carolina-MA, criaram o Território Etnoeducacional Timbira e já elegeram seus representantes que integrarão o Conselho do Território. Os povos envolvidos são os Krahô, Apinajé, Krikati, Pykobjê, Apãniekra, Ramkokamekra, Krepynkatejê e Krenjê, falantes da mesma língua e de costumes semelhantes.

Vários povos do Brasil estão tomando a mesma iniciativa na intenção de se adequar e poder pleitear recursos nos termos do recente Decreto nº 6.861/2009. A lei dispõe sobre a Educação Escolar Indígena e cria os Territórios Etnoeducacionais (TE), instância regional que deverá gerir a Educação Indígena com participação dos índios e flexibilidade de critérios.

No caso timbira, os trabalhos começarão com uma comissão de professores que realizará o diagnóstico da situação escolar das aldeias e elaborará propostas sobre os critérios da representação dos povos timbira no Conselho da TE.

Leia mais sobre o assunto no site do CTI, antiga ong indigenista que atua na região e que o Mirakatu indica na sua lista de Sites Interessantes.

Today I officially became a NCCC member for the second time.  I graduated from the Corps Training Institute. CTI is over and I’m cruising to the gulf on Monday!

Meeeeemorieeeees of CTI!

O coração fica apertado…

Do lado de cá as oportunidades, a vida de gente grande, as responsabilidades, a casa, o dia a dia…

Do lado de lá tá a família, os almoços dominicais, os amigos queridos e agora…meu pai na CTI de um hospital.

Devo deixar tudo e partir pro lado de lá, pra junto da mãe, pra perto dos irmãos.

É preciso fechar as janelas e travar as portas…correr pro aeroporto e pegar o primeiro vôo. Ouvir o barulho dos aparelhos e vê-lo de perto respirando e com vida.

Como é difícil lhe dar com a falta de saúde, com a fragilidade da vida…com perdas.

Tenho vivido anos de ganhos e perdas….mas não estou preparada pra perdê-los…

Bateu um pânico, uma dor no estômago, um vazio profundo e dolorido…a solidão de anos de distância que não sentimos no dia a dia, no corre corre dessa vida que não para.

Temos fé, temos coragem, temos confiança de que tudo se acertará e, em breve, o teremos de volta a casa. E lá estará ele rondando, fazendo perguntas e reclamando da janela aberta, do ar condicionado ligado, do volume do som ou da demora do almoço…

Aguenta Pai,  eu tô chegando…vou voando.

Cuando el año pasado Santiago Almada me pidió una reseña sobre mí para publicar uno de mis poemas en Clave Digital, empecé con un detalle muy particular. “Soy, le dije, fanático de dos cosas en este mundo: las Aguilas Cibaeñas y la gloriosa Albiceleste“. Estos cuatro años de Catarsis han sido testigos fieles de mis desvelos y desvaríos por la selección argentina de fútbol.

Desde el 1986 (bueno, realmente desde el 90, siendo sinceros), he germinado y dejado crecer esta pasión por el equipo de rayas blancas y azul celeste, con cada torneo en el que he tenido chance de seguirlos (y sí, me dí el gustazo de gritar el épico cántico de “vamos, vamos, Argentina…” en la final de los Panam 2003 en el Estadio Olímpico -que entonces no se llamaba “Félix Sánchez”). Han sido años de pequeños goces, de desiluciones malditas (como aquella descalificación temprana del mundial 2002), pero de mucha emoción.

Ahora que el equipo ya está clasificado para Sudáfrica 2012, empiezo la espera. Después del “bloffff” de nuestro equipo de baseball en el WBC, he mirado hacia mi otra pasión del cono sur. Poco importa la mala fama que algunos porteños han querido dar hacia la humanidad, poco importa encontrarme solo en una isla poco futbolera que -además- se decanta por Brasil en estos días. Yo sigo aferrado hacia esa pasión futbolera argenta que supieron enseñarme apellidos como Maradona, Verón, Batistuta, Caniggia, Abbondanzieri, Messi… y brincar junto con las barras como un aficionado más que siente la camiseta como suya.

En este viernes quiero compartir con ustedes una serie de anuncios televisivos que han sabido interpretar ese vibrar de un modo muy suyo. Se los dedico a mi hermana Romina Bayo, con quien me siento orgulloso de conocer y compartir argentinidades. Disfrútenlos! Y, con todo y Maradona de DT, nos vemos en Sudáfrica en el 2010!

(sí, ahora cáiganme todos arriba y empiecen a hablar de que Maradona no ha servido como DT y que Brasil nos va a pasar el rolo… no me importa! Como cantan los hinchas de la albiceleste, “yo te sigo donde sea”!)

Catarsis, catarsis.

Quilmes – “No me arrepiento de este amor”. Las alegrías y penas de la albiceleste en un temazo

Quilmes – Mundial 2002. Maradona dice “la celeste y blanca es más que la piel”.

Quilmes – El himno del Mundial 2002

Quilmes – “Nos iba a ir mejor”. Luego de la temprana descalificación en Korea-Japón… para mí hubiese sido tremendo bálsamo en aquellos momentos de… CUERRRRDAAA!!!

Quilmes – Mundial 98. “Vaaaaaaaaamos Argentina, todavía!”

CTI – Mundial 2006. Con la música de Italia 90, “háganlo por todos los que no llegamos”

YPF – “Cuando juega la selección, jugamos todos”

YPF – “Lo de ellos es el futbol”

La Nacion – El mundial te emociona (mundial 2006)

Quilmes – Benditos. Este anuncio me sacó dos lágrimas, y me sigue emocionando!

Personal – Argentina está en Alemania (mundial 2006)

A large part of coaching is reading the emotional field. When I sense a shift in the energy of a call, I will make note of it and ask, “What just happened?” Those moments are magical because they’re the ones that so easily get stepped over in regular life. It’s in those in-between spaces that the truth is held.

While most of my coaching is done one-to-one over the phone, in-person sessions offer a different advantage–visually seeing a change of expression or body movement. I told a participant in yesterday’s Mastermind Group that I wished I’d had a camera to record her facial expressions. As much as I could describe what I saw to her, there’s nothing like seeing it yourself to realize the impact.

During one of my Leadership retreats in California–one I was participating in, not leading–an assistant was constantly recording our activities with a video camera. When the discussion came around to a leader’s impact–intended or unintended–we were shown digital footage of ourselves when we weren’t aware of the camera.

It turned out that one of the biggest take-aways for me throughout the year long program was seeing the recording of myself and my default expression. Ugh! I looked angry, skeptical and confused. Henry Kimsey-House, one of the founders of the Coaches Training Institute, was a co-leader of this program. He said that he knows what his facial expression looks like when he’s checking out at the grocery store and when he’s arguing with his wife. He has made a conscious decision to take full responsibility for his impact on the world at all times starting with the awareness of his own facial expression.

Since that experience, I take stock on a regular basis of my expression wherever I am. It’s become part of my daily awareness, and I consciously note to myself, “Change your expression, Jane. Smile, relax, let go.”

HOTEL BUMIKARSA, JAKARTA, 12-13 OCTOBER 2009

Symposium on Coral Reef Management of Coral Reef Traingle (CRMCRT) minggu ini terasa sangat special bagi saya. Bahkan saya merasa ada getaran masa depan yang lebih baik dari pengalaman simposium tersebut. Mimpi saya untuk menjadi peneliti yang memiliki kontribusi pada dunia terumbu karang internasional terasa semakin terjangkau, bukan sekedar mission impossible yang dikejar seorang petualang bonek. Semoga semua ini akan menjadi ibadah saya dan keluarga saya untuk melakukan syiar Islam di dunia internasional terumbu karang.

Keikutsertaan saya di simposium CRMCRT agak terpaksa. Sudah lama saya mengetahui adanya simposium tersebut lewat milis COREMAP (Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program) maupun INCRES (Indonesian Coral Reef Society). Tetapi karena saya sudah menjadwalkan pergi ke Florida paling lambat tanggal 10 Oktober, maka keikutsertaan saya di simposium menjadi tidak memungkinkan. Saya secara pribadi sudah minta maaf atas ketidakhadiran saya di simposium kepada Eva yang menjadi panitia.
Tetapi Allah menghendaki yang lain. Ia Maha mengetahui apa yang terbaik untuk saya dan memberikan apa yang saya butuhkan. Pengurusan paspor saya tertunda-tunda secara menjengkelkan karena saya tidak mau menyuap petugas BKLN. Paspor yang ditanda-tangani tanggal 30 September baru dapat saya terima tanggal 7 Oktober 2009 pukul 16:00. Ketika paspor dinas yang menjadi persyaratan pengurusan Via J-1 di University of Florida (USF) tersebut saya scan dan dikirimkan pada malam itu juga ternyata ada keteledoran, paspor tersebut belum saya tanda-tangani. Profesor Pamella hillock-Muller (PHM) yang akan membimbing saya di USF minta dikirim ulang. Besoknya saya scan lagi paspor yang sudah ditandatangani dan dikirimkan lagi ke USF. Lagi-lagi ada masalah muncul. PMH bilang bahwa formulir permohonan visa J-1 yang sudah lama dikirimkan kepada saya berubah. Padahal saya sudah menandatangani dan mengirim formulir tersebut pada bulan Ramadhan dari Sragen ketika menjemput Naila di Gontor. Mama mia …. Formulir barupun dikirim dari USF, saya isi dan tandatangani, kemudian saya kirim kembali ke PHM di USF. Lagi-lagi saya teledor dengan mengirimkan lampiran dua halaman yang sama (halaman 4), sehingga halaman yang ditandatangani (hal 3) tidak ikut terkirim. PHM merespon keteledoran saya dengan komentar singkat: “It is really an adventure”. Untungnya saya mengirimkan dokumen tersebut dua kali dengan dua alamat email yang berbeda. Nah, kiriman yang lewat telkomnet berisi lampiran yang lengkap (halaman 3 dan 4), sehingga masalah yang muncul tidak menunda proses yang akan dilakukan oleh PHM. Singkat cerita proses keberangkatan saya ke USF tertunda-tunda. Hingga tanggal 10 Oktober 2009, saya belum dapat memastikan kapan mau berangkat.
Pada hari itu, tanggal 7 Oktober 2009, Ibu Yosephine Tuti yang biasa saya panggil Mbak Yos, seorang peneliti di P2O LIPI menelpon saya. “Mam bisa nggak minta tolong untuk membantu teman-teman di DKP dalam simposium CRMCRT. Mereka sedang kesulitan makalah untuk simposium dan mereka juga kesulitan mencari moderator karena simposium tersebut akan menggunakan bahasa Ingggris.” Dalam keadaan masih jengkel dengan ketidakpastian visa J-1, saya menyanggupi permintaan Mbak Yos tersebut. Perkiraan saya berangkat ke Florida paling cepat tanggal 15 Oktober. Akhirnya saya mengirimkan dua makalah untuk simposium tersebut agar kehadiran saya tidak hanya sebagai moderator. Kedua abstrak tersebut saya buat pada malam yang sama.
Hari simposium akhirnya tiba, tanggal 12 Oktober 2009. Saya berangkat pukul 06:20 dari Cibanteng dan mendapatkan kereta Pakuan Express yang berangkat pukul 06:24. Saya turun di stasiun Manggarai kemudian kembali kea rah Bogor dengan kerata ekonomi untuk turun di stasiun Cawang. Dengan menggunakan ojek saya sampai di Hotel Bumi Karsa di kompleks Bidakara Tower.
Pada hari itu saya baru mengetahui bahwa saya akan mendapat tugas menjadi moderator pada tiga sesi dan sebagai presenter satu makalah. Sebenarnya agenda tersebut sudah dikirim lewat email tiga kali, tetapi saya masih sibuk dengan urusan visa sehingga tidak banyak menarik perhatian saya. Sebuah makalah sudah saya cabut karena ternyata ada banyak makalah yang masuk ke panitia pada hari-hari terakhir. Dengan tugas seperti itu, nama saya paling banyak muncul pada jadwal simposium sehingga banyak teman yang memperhatikan ini, walaupun saya sekedar membantu teman-teman DKP saja.
Pada hari pertama simposium saya melihat Thomas Goerou, seorang peneliti dari USA, duduk sendirian di kursi depan. Saya agak kurang percaya karena dua hari sebelumnya Delphine Robb, instruktur selam di Gili Trawangan, mengatakan kepada saya bahwa Tom tidak bisa berangkat ke Indonesia karena tidak punya tiket. Dia gembira sekali ketika saya menyapanya. Kami memang sudah lama kenal di Lombok dan dia juga pernah membantu saya membelikan titanium mesh untuk proyek biorock Dinas Perikanan NTB. Kamipun mengobrol sebenar sebelum acara pembukaan dimulai.
Suatu saat saya sedang berbincang dengan Pak Suharsono, Ketua P2O LIPI yang juga menjadi pembimbing saya, Terry Done dari Australia ikut bergabung. Terry Done adalah peneliti senior di AIMS dan pernah menjadi presiden ISRS, sebuah organisasi internasional peneliti terumbu karang. Saya menjadi anggota ISRS sejak tahun 1995 sampai sekarang. Terry menyatakan minatnya terhadap presentasi saya tetapi sayangnya ia sudah diminta Leonas untuk menghadiri presentasinya. Kebetulan jadwal presentasi Leonas dan saya besok sama persis jadwalnya.
Simposium hari pertama, saya menjadi moderator pada sesi pertama dan ketiga. Pada sesi pertama saya bertugas di ruang Topik Pertama. Saya pimpin simposium sebagaimana simposium internasional yang mempunyai waktu sangat ketat. Jika setiap peserta diberi waktu 10 menit, mereka hanya berhak 10 menit berbicara. Ketika sudah berbicara 9 menit, maka saya pukul gelas minum dengan pensil sebagai tanda peringatan. Dari lima penyaji makalah ada dua yang harus saya berhentikan karena sudah melewati waktu yang menjadi hak mereka. “I am sorry I have to stop your presentation. I know that you may have travelled more than three hours to come here but you only have right for 10 minutes presentation.” Begitulah cara saya menghentikan presentasi. Alhamdulillah tugas pertama dapat berlangsung dengan baik. Ternyata ada kejutan yang menyenangkan, ada honor bagi moderator. Alhamdulillah.
Ketika saya akan menjadi moderator pada sesi ketiga di ruang Topik Ketiga, saya melihat jalan simposium yang berbeda. Jadwal sesi ketiga ternyata baru diisi dengan presentasi peserta sesi kedua. Hal ini terjadi karena moderatornya tidak seketat saya dalam mempimpin diskusi. Karena kacaunya jadwal simposium pada Topik ketiga saya akhirnya batal menjadi moderator.
Pada saat makan malam saya mencari Tom, karena kami sudah berjanji mau mendiskusikan terumbu karang di Gili Trawangan. Saya ajak Tom yang berdiri di belakang ke meja saya dan kami berdiskusi di sana. Tom juga saya perkenalkan kepada Pak Fedi, Bu Nurul, Bu Prity, Pak Makruf, dan Pak Kun, yang semeja dengan kami. Pak Kun sangat kaget bahwa orang yang bersama saya adalah Thomas Goerou yang terkenal dengan biorock-nya.
Saya jadi teringat pertanyaan anak saya: mengapa negara Amerika Serikat disebut juga sebagai Negeri Paman Sam. “Tom, could you tell me why the united states is also called as the “Uncle Sam Country”. To agak kaget dengan pertanyaan saya tersebut. “My daughter asked me that question and I did not have the answer” , kataku mencoba membuat ia lebih relaks. “Well, I don’t really know exactly. Just like you. But I think it just a myth”. Jawaban itu saya klarifikasi lebih jauh untuk memastikan bahwa mitos tersebut tidak ada hubungannya dengan isu politis atau nama seorang pahlawan.
Hari kedua simposium, saya mendapat jadwal presentasi pada sesi pertama. Moderatornya Pak Fedi Sondita, dosen perikanan IPB yang telah menjadi teman akrab sejak di JCU (James Cook University) Townsville. Presentasi saya tersebut dilihat langsung oleh pak Terry Done. Ini sebuah kehormatan dan kesempatan yang besar bagi saya. Saya ingin mendengar komentar dan saran beliau. Ketika pak Fedi mempersilahkan peserta untuk bertanya Pak Terry khusus hanya bertanya atas presentasi saya. Beliau juga menjanjikan diskusi yang lebih banyak di luar jadwal simposium. Presentasi saya juga disaksikan oleh teman-teman mahasiswa dari SPL IPB. Pada sesi pertama tersebut, saya dipersandingkan dengan empat pemakalah dari luar negeri, termasuk Pak Tom Goerou. Pemakalah yang lainnya adalah dua gadis Jerman dan seorang peneliti dari Jepang. Alhamdulillah.
Setelah presentasi, masih di ruang yang sama, saya mendapat tugas menjadi moderator. Saya memimpin jalannya simposium dengan cara persis seperti kemarin. Peserta hanya diberi waktu 10 menit karena hak mereka memang selama itu. Dengan teknik peringatanmemukulkan pensil ke gelas sehingga terdengar bunyi ‘ting’ yang nyaring, saya dapat membatasi presntasi yang akan berkepanjangan. Pak Fedi yang tadinya menjadi moderator pada sesi pertama, sekarang menjadi pemakalah pada sesi kedua. Pak Mulia Purba, dosen senior ITK IPB, yang sudah mepersiapkan banyak slide terpaksa harus mempersingkat presentasinya hingga 40% dari slide yang disiapkannya. Alhamdulillah, saya tidak sampai menghentikan presentasi para peserta pada hari ini. Begitu mendengar bunyi gelas dipukul pensil peserta angsung segera menghentikan presentasinya dengan menyajikan kesimpulan. Bu Mujizat Kawaroe, dosen ITK IPB, yang meminta waktu presentasi dua makalah juga hanya saya berikan waktu 10 menit.
Malam harinya adalah acara penutupan simposium dan makan malam perpisahan. Saya makan malam bersama dengan Pak Terry Done dan mendiskusikan tentang rencana penelitian saya. Sebelumnya saya agak khawatir dia kecewa dengan presentasi saya karena saya tidak memasukkan variable rekruitmen karang. Alhamdulillah, ternyata dia suka dengan rencana penelitian saya dan bersedia membantu saya jika membutuhkannya. Ketika kami mulai menikmati desert, Bu Anabel Cababan dari Filipina, ikut bergabung. “Imam, I know that I met you before but I don’t remember where and when”. Tampaknya ia juga menyaksikan presentasi saya tadi pagi. Kami memang sudah pernah bertemu dua kali, sekali di Bangkok dan sekali di Hanoi. Bu Anabel adalah seorang wanita yang produktif mempublikaikan terumbu karang di Malaysia dan Filippina. Kami bertiga mengobrol agak lama hingga petugas hotel mulai merobohkan meja untuk membersihkan ruang ball-room. Pak Terry dan Bu Anabel melanjutkan ngobrol dan minum bir di kafe, sedangkan saya pamitan dengan pak Jamal Jompa dan Pak Yaya Mulyana yang masih diskusi ringan di pojok depan.
Hari ini sudah tidak ada simposium. Saya turun dari kamar di lantai tujuh untuk sarapan di Restoran Kenanga pukul 06:15. Di dalam lift bertemu dengan Pak Sudarma, staff di Bapedalreg Bali. Seorang teman bapedalreg yang lain, Pak Sakdullah juga ada di sana.
Di dalam Restoran Kenanga tampak Pak Terry yang sedang sarapan sendirian. Setelah saya mengambil nasi goring sayapun ajak Pak .. bergabung dengan Pak Terry. Inilah kesempatan terbesar saya dalam simposium ini, sarapan berdua dengan Pak terry. Bagi saya sarapan ini merupakan sesuatu yang sangat istimewa karena saya dapat konsultasi tentang penelitian saya selama satu setengah jam bersama mantan presiden ISRS. Disamping itu, saya juga jadi mendengar kabar teman-teman lama yang tinggal di Townsville, misalnya keluarga Eric dan Ross Gill, keluarga John dan Gilianne Brodie, keluarga Erick dan Bette Willis. Sayangnya banyak kabar yang tidak baik, karena kesehatan teman-teman lama tersebut sudah banyak menurun akibat penuaan. Ada yang harus cuci darah setiap hari, ada yang tidak mampu berjalan lagi. Walaupun demikian, sarapan kali ini merupakan pencerahan terhadap sejumlah hal yang selama ini masih remang-remang dalam penelitian saya.

What an amazing symposium, what a good life… thanks God!

Bogor 15 Oktober 2009
Imam Bachtiar

Hey, it’s cold outside! You need some warm basslines to heat you up. Here’s a short  vinyl mix I did a while ago, focused on the similarities between Fusion Jazz and Hip Hop Instrumentals. You dig Hip Hop and Jazz as we do, don’t you?

45 King (right) with Lakim Shabazz and MaceoParker

Similarly to my previous mix, I tried to put together a sequence of smooth tunes that sound good together (at least to me), and tried to create an atmosphere out of it. The Lowest Common Denominator is having a warm and deep bassline, somehow Lowend-Theory-sounding, you know what i mean, we all love that sound.

You got some Fusion Jazz originals represented by virtuosos like Stanley Clarke (who provides a really cool intro if you ask me), Miroslav Vitous and german band Passport, some 90’s Hip Hop classic instrumentals, a classic UBB tune by Bo Diddley (really nasty drums), an underrated track from Funkadalic followed by a great sampling of the same by none other than the 45 King.

Then you got some Barry White, a couple of crazy jazzy beats from the Wild Style soundtrack, a Tribe Called Quest break I took from a bootleg vinyl I bought in Paris many years ago (that’s when I discovered breaks albums…crazy), and the solemn El Michaels Affair banger “Glaciers Of Ice” to close the mix. Hope you enjoy it as I did making it. Peace.

Tracklist:

Stanley Clarke – Life Suite Part 1 [Atlantic, 1974]

Nas – The World Is Yours (Tip mix) – Instr. [Columbia, 1994]

Omniscence – Amazin – Instr. [UGC 2001]

Bo Diddley – Hit Or Miss [Street Beat]

Passport – Homunculus [Atlantic, 1974]

Wild Style OST – Gangbusters [Beyongolia, 1998]

Funkadelic – A Joyful Process [Westbound, 1971]

45 King – We Got The Funk [Tuff City, 1988]

Funk Master – You Can…. [Promo]

Black Moon – I Got Cha Opin – Instr. [Wreck, 1994]

Lords Of The Underground – Funky Child – Instr. [Pendulum, 1992]

Black Moon – Reality (Killing Every…) – Instr. [Wreck, 1994]

Wild Style OST – Jungle Beat – Gangbusters [Beyongolia, 1998]

Miroslav Vitous – Infinite Search [Atlantic, 1974]

Beats From A Tribe [Bootleg]

El Michaels Affair – Glaciers Of Ice [Truth & Soul, 2006]

Listen on the player above or download on Zshare:

Warm bass mix!

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CTI is Corps Training institute, and it’s well underway.  Today was a long Saturday learning about NCCC policies, projects (things we might do!), how to receive a Congressional Medal (I’m totally doing that), and safety. Holler.  Lots of good info that was awesome, and that I unfortunately already knew.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) — Playboy Enterprises Inc. Tuesday named an 11-year veteran of the adult entertainment company as president, while its chief executive vowed to keep printing its namesake magazine.

Alex Vaickus will serve as the company’s president, a new position, and will oversee all of its businesses including print, television and digital media, Playboy said in a statement.

He will report to Playboy Chief Executive Scott Flanders, who joined the company earlier this year from Freedom Communications, publisher of U.S. newspapers including the

Orange County Register

in California.

Vaickus joined Playboy (

PLA

) in 1998 as a vice president of strategic planning. He later became president of Playboy’s global licensing business, which helps the company make money from its Bunny Ears logo and other aspects of the adult entertainment magazine’s storied history.

Before Playboy, Vaickus was a vice president at ConAgra and held several jobs at Sara Lee Corp (

SLE

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Fortune 500

).

Playboy also named Scott Stephen as executive vice president of Playboy’s print and digital group.

Flanders will remain involved in the company’s operations, but will focus on a “strategic repositioning” of the company as well as “business model changes across every segment of our business,” he told Reuters in an interview.

He declined to say what these changes would be, but said that the company likely would announce some of them before the end of the year. They do not include closing Playboy magazine’s print edition, he said.

“Over my dead body will we quit producing the magazine in print,” Flanders said.

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Flanders’ comments come a day after Conde Nast said it would stop publishing

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magazine and several other titles after consulting firm McKinsey & Co. recommended ways to cut costs.

Conde Nast, which publishes

The New Yorker, Vogue, Wired

and

Vanity Fair

, among other magazines, is suffering along with

Playboy

and other magazine publishers including Time Warner Inc. (

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), the parent company of CNNMoney.com, from sharp declines in advertising revenue.

Some magazine and newspaper owners are cutting their print editions and trying to keep the titles alive on the Internet, a place where more people are getting news and entertainment.

Playboy’s circulation has fallen with the rest, dropping 9% as of the end of June 2009 from the year before, according to figures released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

The magazine’s photos of nude women and interviews with authors, actors and other celebrities are admired by fans and longtime subscribers, but similar material is available for free online, forcing Playboy to look for more revenue sources.

It also has cut jobs to narrow its costs and losses, and at the beginning of the year said it would be “willing to listen” to offers to buy the company.

Playboy shares were down 5 cents or 1.7% at $2.83 on the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday afternoon, off an earlier high at $2.97.

Tech-media power couple moves on

Eight hard truths about online media

Source: Playboy names president, CEO says will keep print magazine – Oct. 6, 2009

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CURRENT US INTEREST RATE: 0.25%					Chance of More Easing Has Increased
	11/4 Meeting	12/16 Meeting
NO CHANGE	41.8%	47.0%
Cut to 0.00%	49.1%	44.5%
Increase to 0.50%	9.1%	8.5%
Increase to 0.75%	0.0%	0.0%

WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF A Weak Dollar

The weakness of the U.S. dollar was one of the biggest stories in the financial markets today which is quite interesting considering the fact that the dollar failed to hit a new yearly low against the 3 most actively traded currencies – the Euro, British pound and J.P.nese Yen. Instead, the dollar dropped to significant level against the Australian, New Zealand and Canadian dollars. Yet investors around the world are paying attention because the weakness of the dollar drove


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prices to a record high. It is also not a coincidence that equities are trading higher on a day that the dollar is weakening because a weaker Currency is positive for the U.S. economy in many different ways.

Implications of a Weak Dollar

5 Reasons Why the Dollar Could Fall

Last week, we talked about the

5 Reasons Why the Dollar Could Fall

and here is a quick update on our points:

1. Don’t Expect a Fed Exit Anytime Soon

– The decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia to hike interest rates last night highlights the sharp divergence between the growth and monetary policy of countries like Australia with that of the Federal Reserve. Recent comments from the Fed suggest that they intend to keep Quantitative Easing in place for as long as they can. Over the past few decades, the Fed has never raise interest rates before the unemployment rate has peaked. With the recent uptick in unemployment, there is a good chance that the Federal Reserve could be one of the slowest central banks to tighten monetary policy and the slower they are, the fewer reasons for investors to own dollars.

2. Reserve Diversification

– Although not directly related to reserve Diversification, speculation that the Gulf States, China, Russia and Brazil are holding secret meetings to establish non-dollar denominated


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contracts contributed to the weakness of the dollar. Qatar and Saudi Arabia denied the speculation but this should remind Traders that many non Anglo-Saxon nations have a long standing desire to reduce their dependence on the dollar.

3. Strong Q3 Earnings

– To get a sense of how currencies could impact Earnings, just listen to the complaints coming from J.P.n. Toyota warned that for each one yen appreciation against the dollar, operating profit is cut by 35 billion yen or $390 million. For Canon, each one yen appreciation hurts their bottom-line by more than 4 billion yen or $45 million. No U.S. corporation will be that specific, but from these statistics, we can gage the positive impact that a Weak Dollar may have for U.S. exporters. Alcoa reports on Thursday so watch for more discussion about currencies and their impact on Earnings

4. Twin Deficits

– The U.S. trade deficit is due for release on Friday. The twin deficits have long been a drag on the dollar.

5. Price Patterns

– So far, price Patterns are holding. At the beginning of September we talked about how the price action of the


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this month could set the tone for the rest of the year. At that time, we

showed two tables illustrating

how in 7 out of the last 10 years, the


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moved in the same direction between October and December as it did in September. For


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the odds were even higher with the Currency seeing follow through 8 out of the past 10 years. Therefore based upon past price Patterns, we have more reasons to believe that the dollar will fall against the Euro and J.P.nese Yen over the next 3 months.

There are no major U.S. economic reports until Friday.

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ECB RISK

For the third trading day in a row, the Euro appreciated against the U.S. dollar. There was no economic data from the Eurozone which means that the strength of the currency stemmed entirely from dollar weakness. As the greenback continues to lose value, Traders will start to wonder about what could turn the dollar around. Last week, the dollar appreciated significantly on the heels of currency related comments from European officials. This is why the European Central Bank meeting on Thursday is such a major event risk. ECB President Trichet will undoubtedly be asked about his take on the dollar or euro. If he simply reiterates his previous support for a strong dollar or expresses concern about excess volatility in foreign exchange it may be enough to turn the


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around. The final release for Q2 GDP and German factory orders are due for release tomorrow. There is a good chance that orders may have suffered from the expiration of the cash for clunkers program. Meanwhile the Swiss Franc traded higher against the euro and U.S. dollar despite news that prices declined for the seventh month in a row. Labor market numbers are due for release tomorrow and like the rest of the world, unemployment is expected to grow in Switzerland.

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HIT BY SHARP DECLINE IN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

Of all the major currencies, the British pound was the only one that failed to benefit from dollar weakness. Reason being that U.K. economic data has disappointed once again. On Monday, the market was elated by the improvement in service sector activity, but the manufacturing sector continues to suffer. Industrial production dropped 2.5 percent in August, driving annualized IP down 11.2 percent. Manufacturing production also fell 1.9 percent, to the lowest level in nearly 17 years. Although the sharp contraction in activity is partially due to the expiration of the car scrappage program, the report was still very bad. Numbers such as these validate the dovishness of the Bank of England and explain the currency’s underperformance. However there are pockets of strength, most notably in the housing market as price growth doubles in the month of September. Unfortunately this will not prevent the U.K. economy from standing still according to the National Institute of Economic and Social research who calculated that GDP remained unchanged from July to September. Consumer confidence is due for release this evening along with shop prices.

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HITS 1 YEAR HIGH

The commodity currencies stole the limelight today with the Canadian, Australian and New Zealand dollars all hitting 12 month highs. The loonie benefited from solid economic data while the Aussie and Kiwi propelled higher following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s shocking decision to raise interest rates by 25bp. The RBA has set the bar and it is now up to other central banks to follow. According to the statement, this will not be a one off hike. Instead, the central bank intends to gradually lift interest rates from emergency levels. Their decision to raise rates now rather than later may be a bit strategic since they could have a tough time justifying a rate hike after the third quarter consumer price report. Australia’s decision is also a vote of confidence for the global recovery. The RBA’s decision could help lift the Aussie to 90 cents and higher. Meanwhile the Canadian dollar rose to a 1 year high following strong economic reports. Building permits rose by 7.2 percent in August while manufacturing conditions accelerated by the strongest level since July 2008. The IVEY PMI index which measures activity in the manufacturing sector rose from 55.7 to 61.7 in September, reducing some of the Bank of Canada’s fear that the strength of the Canadian dollar is crimping the country’s recovery. Every single one of the subcomponents of the IVEY PMI report exhibited strength with employment expanding for the first time since August 2008. This suggests that job growth continued in the month of September which will be important ahead of Friday’s Canadian employment report. The next level of support in the


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is not until 1.05. Aside from some secondary housing market reports from Australia, no major economic data are expected from the 3 commodity producing countries.

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BREAKS WITH EQUITIES

The


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currency pair fell victim to broad dollar strength despite the sharp rise in U.S. equities. The only piece of economic data released from Japan last night was loans and discounts which increased by 1.8 percent in August, compared to 2.4 percent the previous month. The market continues to shrug off comments from Finance Minister Fujii who warned that the Japanese government will take action if the movements in the yen become extremely abnormal. With the Yen strengthening and Japanese corporations screaming, government officials said it is too early for the central bank to withdraw stimulus. Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan even went so far as to suggest that the government may need to compile an additional program to support the labor market.


USD/JPY&





#8217;s break with equities indicates that the dollar is driving the currency market and not risk appetite. The economic calendar heats up this evening with leading indicators, the trade and current Account balance and Eco Watchers survey due for release.

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Currency in Play for Next 24 Hours

The


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will be the currency in Play for the next 24 hours. The final release of Q2 Euro-zone Gross Domestic Product is due at 9:00GMT or 4:00AM ET followed by German factory orders at 10:00 GMT or 6:00AM ET.
The


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has recovered significantly off of last week’s lows and is at the cusp of entering the Buy Zone, which we establish using Bollinger Bands. A break of today’s high of 1.4762 would open the door for a move towards the 1 year high of 1.4845. However if the currency pair fails to enter the Buy Zone, it could retest support at 1.4580, which is the first standard deviation Bollinger Band.

Comments (7)

Darrell

October 06, 2009 at 05:47 PM ET

Hi Kathy, Well put and may I add that by the end of this year 300 million Americans will come into Play concerning the value of the Dollar. The Fed as we know it will be out and I mean literally out, without a job. Mid TERm elections will also wake up Washington a little more. For the first time in many many years the average American is talking about the colapse of their currency. This is huge because millions of Americans that have any money left will move it to gold and foreign currencies. Already some US senators are trying to pass a law to prohibit ownership of foreign currencies. I believe the Dollar is in bigger trouble than most people know. Time will tell but the US debt in my opinion is way beyond repair.Sorry for too much babbling. Maybe its time for the AMERO. Bye for now and good luck trading Darrell

raulsm

October 06, 2009 at 07:09 PM ET

Excellent Kathy. Considering that the national U.S debt is $12T, the unfunded liabilites (pensions et al) are $104T, and current projected deficits are $9T in the next few years, a weak dollar will do wonders for the U.S. as they will pay those debts with wooden nickels. Pity those on fixed incomes.

I’d like to point out that gold has risen in USD and Euros, but has gone down this year in many other currencies, please see live chart at http://nexalogic.com/gold.html. Gold has gone up +18% in USD, but has gone down 17% vs Real (YTD). Gold going up is all relative. It is the same thing with the “markets going up”.

aloen

October 06, 2009 at 09:04 PM ET

Hi Kathy, could you explain why weak dollar will make US deficit smaller?

Thanks

fuji

October 07, 2009 at 12:20 AM ET

just think of a simple math, you made out 100USD loan from me a year ago, let say this year the USD value has gone down 20%. think about it ! how much you have to pay me back now ?

hsbc

October 07, 2009 at 02:52 AM ET

DAILY DOSAGE OF BAD NEWS FROM UK. SIGH

Lang

October 07, 2009 at 11:36 PM ET

What if earnings report in Q3 was exceptionally good? How is that going to affect USD?

Would a good Q3 earnings and a stablizing job market make the Fed consider rate hikes “sooner than later”?

klien

October 08, 2009 at 09:52 AM ET

Since currencies are trading off equities currently, strong earnings should be positive for stocks and in turn negative for the dollra

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With her knowledge of forex, as well as her experience trading other products, such as interest rate derivates, bonds, equities, and Futures, Lien has built a reputation as an international currency analyst. She is frequently quoted on CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox Business and Reuters. Lien has also written for publications like Active Trader, Futures, and SFO magazine. She is the author of the newly updated

Day Trading the Currency Market: Technical and Fundamental Strategies to Profit from Market Moves

, and the co-author of

Millionaire Traders: How Everyday People Are Beating Wall Street at Its Own Game

with Boris Schlossberg.

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EXPECTATIONS FOR UPCOMING FED MEETINGS

CURRENT US INTEREST RATE: 0.25%					Chance of More Easing Has Increased
	11/4 Meeting	12/16 Meeting
NO CHANGE	41.8%	47.0%
CUT TO 0BP	49.1%	44.5%
INCREASE TO 50BP	9.1%	8.5%
INCREASE TO 75BP	0.0%	0.0%

U.S. DOLLAR: MORE PROTECTIONISM IS BAD

It is not surprising to see the DOLlar recover after selling off significantly in the beginning of the week. In every downtrend there will be relief rallies which is what we have witnessed today. The DOLlar traded higher against the Euro, Australian, New Zealand and Canadian dollars, but not before each of the 3 commodity producing currencies hit fresh year to DATe highs. The U.S. economic calendar was once again devoid of any major economic releases, giving investors the opportunity to let their imaginations run wild. Although there are many reasons why the dollar should continue to weaken, the primary reason is the improvement in risk appetite. So if risk aversion returns and equities give back their recent gains, the relief rally in the dollar could become a full blown turn. Concerns about losses in the commercial real estate sector and the unrealistic expectations of a V shaped recovery have made investors a bit nervous. However with no major U.S. economic reports due for release this week and 2 central banks making monetary policy announcements tomorrow, we still believe that interest rate differentials will drive the Currency market.

More Protectionism

Although there are no major U.S. economic releases on the calendar tomorrow, there are 2 U.S reports worth watching – jobless claims and ICSC Chain Store Sales. After the acceleration of job losses reported last week, Traders will be looking for clues to whether the trend of improvement in the labor market has ended. If jobless claims increase more than the previous week, investors could grow concerned about another month of massive job losses. In addition, there have been a lot of reports that spending this holiday season will be weak and because of that, retailers are just looking to breakeven. However, based upon the SpendingPulse Index, a service by MasterCard Advisors, retail sales rebounded in September. Costco and Family Dollar Stores also posted better than expected quarterly results which give hope to Thursday’s report which will include back to school spending. Meanwhile consumer credit fell for the seventh month in a row due to mounting job losses and tight credit. If not for the cash for clunkers program, the DATa would have been even weaker.

EUR: COULD TRICHET TALK CURRENCIES?

The Euro traded lower against the U.S. dollar on the fear that European Central Bank President Trichet could reiterate his support for the U.S. dollar. There is no question that reporters will jump at the opportunity to ask Trichet about his take on the recent weakness of the dollar and there is no reason why he would change his stance. Although this would be nothing new, it could be enough to tip the


EUR/USD





over. Based upon recent economic reports from the Eurozone, the recovery remains “bumpy.” The expiration of the car scrapping program in Germany has driven retail sales sharply lower while his morning’s Eurozone GDP report revealed that growth in the second quarter fell more than initially anticipated. Weakness in other parts of the region has offset growth in Germany and France, triggering a 0.2 percent drop in GDP. Aside from comments on the Currency, the market will also be looking at what Trichet says about the economy and the results of their second one year refinancing operation which was met with lackluster demand. The question of adding a spread to the one year tender is once again an issue. If the ECB adds a spread to the December operation, it would be perceived as a hawkish move. Given the recent trend of economic DATa and the appreciation in the


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Trichet may postpone this decision until November. In TERms of exit strategies, ECB officials have said repeatedly that now is not the time for an exit and we expect Trichet to reiterate this stance. Aside from the monetary policy announcement, German industrial production is also due for release. The increase in factory orders suggests that there is a good chance that production rose as well.

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CONSOLIDATION AHEAD OF BoE

The British pound continued to consolidate ahead of tomorrow’s Bank of England meeting while


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reversed much of yesterday’s strong rally. The pair will be of particular importance ahead of the BoE and ECB rate decisions. The only economic indicator reported today from the U.K. was Nationwide Consumer Confidence which continues its string of excellent performance. The report showed that confidence hit the highest level in 18 months, while economic expectations reached nearly a four year high. Nationwide attributed the improvement to “continued positive news about the housing market and the strong rally seen in equities.” Of course, the BoE rate decision will be the focus of tomorrow’s calendar. After the surprise decision to expand the asset purchase program in August many Traders are approaching the decision with caution. However, even though the bank is still the most dovish in town, there is not much that could be expected. The main points to look out for will be any mention of the pound or any discussion about the possibility of lowering the banks deposit rate.

AUD: EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS ON TAP

The Australian, New Zealand and Canadian dollars raced to fresh year to date highs before giving up their gains to end the day lower against the U.S. dollar. Australian economic data continues to outperform, adding validity to the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to hike interest rates earlier this week. Construction sector PMI jumped from 42.4 to 50.8, putting the Index into expansionary TERritory for the first time since February 2008. Home loans continued to fall while investment lending surged. The housing market in Australia has been fueled by not only Australian but also Chinese demand. This evening, employment numbers are due for release and we believe that the data will help to reignite the rally in the Aussie. With the employment component of service, manufacturing and construction sector PMI all rising in September, there is a good chance that Australia experienced positive job growth last month. Meanwhile the Canadian dollar came under pressure as


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prices gave back their earlier gains. Housing starts are also due for release tomorrow and the rise in building permits suggests a recovery in Canada’s real estate market which could help to lift the loonie.

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FUJII IS AT IT AGAIN

The U.S. dollar fell to a 9 month low intraday before rebounding to end virtually unchanged against the J.P.nese Yen. Despite the dollar’s recovery against other major currencies, it remains weak against the Yen which suggests that the market is still bearish dollars. As the currency pair continues to fall, the market will increase its focus on comments by J.P.nese officials. Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii’s is at it again – the incoming administration’s rules about foreign exchange intervention seem to change day by day. Mr. Fujii explained that while he does not believe governments should intervene, there are certain exceptions to the rule. In the cases where currency fluctuations are “outrageously reckless” authorities will need to take appropriate measures. However, he does not regard the yen’s strength as being “extremely abnormal.” In an attempt to keep the dollar from falling too far, Fujii mentioned that he does not expect to reduce the level of dollars in J.P.n’s reserves. These latest comments are on the back of signs of distress coming from Sony Electronics. The company predicts that the yen will continue to strengthen, giving them “no moment to breathe”. Economic data released today included the Coincident Index, which jumped to its highest in eleven months, and the Leading Index which improved to 83.3. On the way for tomorrow will be the Current Account and Trade Balance along with the Eco Watchers Survey.

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Currency in Play for Next 24 Hours

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will be the currency pair in Play for the next 24 hours. The Bank of England is set to announce its rate decision at 7:00 am ET or 11:00 GMT. The ECB will follow with its decision at 7:45 am ET or 11:45 GMT. There will also be German Industrial Production at 6:00 am ET or 10:00 GMT.

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struggles to regain recent highs and barely is holding within the Bollinger band buy zone. Potential support stands at 0.9077, which was not only the September 30th low but also the September 21st high. Resistance is extremely strong at 0.9300, the high from September 28th. Any sign that the direction of the ECB and BoE are diverging more than expected could send the currency pair that way.

Comments (7)

FXDragon

October 07, 2009 at 05:56 PM ET

What is chicken feet? What do americans do with it? Dont they grow thieir own chicken? I like wings and legs

Clover

October 07, 2009 at 06:07 PM ET

It is the feet of the Chicken…and because you like wings and legs, but not the feet, the US sells them to China where it is as usual as hot-Dog in America.

hsbc

October 07, 2009 at 07:46 PM ET

i live in china and no one has really heard of US chickens. china has a huge poultry sector and its hard to imagine why anyone would want an imported chicken

usman

October 08, 2009 at 12:50 AM ET

whats happening with the Gold? tell me the reasons for current trents ? why is this happening so quickly?

FXDragon

October 08, 2009 at 03:24 AM ET

Gold is roofing because investors wanna protect their dollar investments. Gold and dollar are rivals, Euro and gold are brothers. They also hedge against hyperinflation which might come because of low fed rates and huge trade deficit.

klien

October 08, 2009 at 09:52 AM ET

one answer – Dollar Weakness

Eddie09

October 08, 2009 at 08:22 PM ET

Well, I wish the Chinese government officials could use the decisions on U.S. government debt as their bargaining chip for certain important issues. Unfortunately they are not able to. Something behind the scene do not allow. Even some US financial commentators have mentioned, the Chinese officials do not necessarily want to continue to buy the US debt (after they have already owned unprecedented huge amount of it), but they have to. Well, it’s up to the readers about how to understand the comments. At least you know they have no choice but continue to deliver hundred of billions$ to the central bank each month…

You can see a lot of peculiar things happening these days (including the trade issues you pointed out) while the Chinese officials simply have no real action or reaction. People will learn why in the future.

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With her knowledge of forex, as well as her experience trading other products, such as interest rate derivates, bonds, equities, and Futures, Lien has built a reputation as an international currency analyst. She is frequently quoted on CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox Business and Reuters. Lien has also written for publications like Active Trader, Futures, and SFO magazine. She is the author of the newly updated

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, and the co-author of

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O pessoal do grupo GAIA do CTI (Centro de Tecnologia da Informação Renato Archer) está divulgando a Manhã da inovação, evento de meio dia que será realizado no auditório do CTI, em Campinas, no dia 5 de outubro. Vejam aqui como chegar.

O tema do encontro será ”open innovation em empresas brasileiras”. O colaborador deste blog Bruno Rondani (diretor executivo do Centro de Open Innovation – Brasil e gerente de P&D da Omnisys) fará uma introdução ao tema e, em seguida, será apresentado o caso da Padtec. Finalmente, haverá um debate com a platéia.

As inscrições, gratuitas, devem ser feitas enviando um e-mail para GAIA@cti.gov.br.

Mais informações sobre o evento:

http://www.cti.gov.br/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=234:manha-da-innovacao-051009&catid=75:noticias-&Itemid=263

SIP is a service offered by VoiceIPComms ; SIP is the abbreviation of “Session Initiation Protocol” and is widely applicable in present scenario. It basically works with Internet Protocol. It initiates the session for multimedia communication among various parties. Multimedia communication includes various online facilities like audio or video recording, conferencing either audible or video, SMS and messaging services, various entertainment options etc. This SIP protocol basically works for making or discarding connection between two parties or multipartite. The protocol is basically Application Layer based protocol i.e. a TCP/IP protocol, it is designed in such a manner that it is not at all based on Transport layer and can run on TCP and UDP.

SIP is a text-based protocol with syntax similar to that of HTTP. There are two different types of SIP messages:

• Requests
• Responses

The first line of a request has a method, defining the nature of the request, and a Request-URI, indicating where the request should be sent. The first line of a response has a response code.For each and every client request SIP offers you at least one response. It is completely a text readable format.

In more clear words we can explain Session Initiation Protocol which makes sessions in Internet protocol environment. SIP provides its services whether it is a two party telephonic calling or very was collaborative multi-media call. Using SIP online innovative services can be possible. It is a purely request and response protocol works with two popular protocols i.e. HTTP and SMTP. SIP works for www and emails thus it feels very luxury to go with online applications. It made telephony another means of application. It can be considered as a kit for voice and media services. It is giving a new shape to present telephony services. It is reusing existing protocols very intelligently and providing much interoperability. Session Initiation Protocol has become very strong and is giving a new shape to present telecommunication enterprises. This is making a valuable place in telecommunication applications. SIP along with other protocol try to done the job completely. This involves finding potential call participants and contacting them as they move from place to place, changing their location and the even equipment they are using. For More Information Please Visit. http://www.voiceipcomms.com/

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Avaya IP Office delivers full voice functionality with a comprehensive set of features as well as a set of integrated applications that range from the simple to the sophisticated, depending on the needsof the customer.

Avaya IP Office is ideally suited for businesses with between 2 and 100 extensions, but can easily scale up to 360 endpoints and more than 200 analogue and digital trunks (up to 96 trunks; 192 analogue trunks) giving small and medium size businesses room to grow.

The Avaya IP Office system can be configured as a voice-only PBX using traditional circuit-switched lines or as an IP telephony server using high-speed ISDN/PRI dial-up access and/or direct leased line connectivity.

The Avaya IP Office platform comprises 4 models: IP Office-Small Office Edition; IP403; IP406 (v1 and v2); and IP412. Expansion modules can be added to the IP403, IP406 and IP412 platforms to match the requirements of a growing business.

In a single unit, the IP Office Small Office Edition provides a PABX with capabilities to support Auto Attendant, Voicemail, broadband access, a wireless access point, VPN tunnelling, and IP extensions or trunks back to a head office.

The Avaya IP Office Small Office Edition supports a maximum of 28 extensions; the IP403 supports a maximum of 100 extensions; the IP406 v2 supports a maximum of 190 extensions; the IP412 supports a maximum of 360 extensions.

Investment protection is offered through a wide range of handsets supported by several Avaya platforms. IP Office supports IP and digital telephone operation, with large display desktop phones with sophisticated screen-driven feature access. Single button on/off control is available for selected features for ease of use. In addition, IP Office supports analogue and wireless/cordless phones to provide maximum choice and cost consideration for customers.

Multiple Avaya IP Office systems can be linked together using a standard data network, providing a level of feature transparency and advanced applications such as centralised voice mail and call centre. The data networking capabilities of IP Office include Internet or branch-to-branch based routing with firewall-protected Internet access and integral security. The system supports the QSIG protocol for improved networking and interoperability.

The Avaya IP Office supports the following features:

Call Handling Features

IP Office call handling features streamline communications, making it easier for customers and suppliers to reach associates and departments, and improve associate productivity. The advanced call handling features of IP Office automate routine tasks, enable collaboration, and improve customer service. Day-to-day call handling is simplified with a wide range of features, from basic hold, transfer and conference, to advanced capabilities such as Meet-me Conferencing and barge-in.

Messaging Features

IP Office offers several messaging choices to meet the specific needs of small and medium sized businesses. Each can help ensure employees stay connected to the business at all times and from any location. Ensuring that customer calls get through and reach the right person, extension or department every time leads to improved customer service.

IP Office comes standard with VoiceMail Lite, a built-in voice messaging feature. It supports detailed, confidential messaging for individuals and hunt groups, allowing them to quickly and conveniently receive, manage and respond to messages from customers, suppliers or employees. The VoiceMail Pro option provides advanced capabilities such as automated attendant, directory access, and centralised voice messaging, it can also dial subscribers back, internally or externally, as soon as a voicemail message is left so users can respond quickly to high priority messages.

The Unified Messaging option allows users to consolidate all messages into one inbox, and retrieve, respond and manage them from any phone or PC connected to the Internet. Users can hear their e-mail messages via a telephone and hear and/or read their voice messages via their PC.

Conferencing Features

Conferencing enables associates to cost effectively conduct meetings over the phone and collaborate spontaneously for information sharing and decision-making. IP Office offers a wide range of conferencing facilities that cover both ad hoc and scheduled conferences.

The Meet-me Conference Bridge can lower conferencing costs by reducing the need for third-party conferencing service providers.

Customer Management features

The choice of customer management applications allows organisations to manage customer facing departments or contact centre effectively and improve customer service. Avaya IP Office supports a range of call centre operations—from small, informal customer-facing groups (e.g., an accounts receivable department), to formal sales or service operations (e.g., order processing and technical support). For More Information Please Visit. http://www.voiceipcomms.com/

COMPANY INFORMATION OVERVIEW

Through the combination of innovative ideas and network convergence technologies, LG-Nortel provides the connectivity that eliminates barriers in the exchange of information, helping customers realize users’ full potential. By combining LG’s research and development talent with Nortel’s global marketing capability, we’ve given our enterprise, wireless, optical and wireline products a particular pedigree that makes us a strong, unique player in our industry. SMBs and LMBs can rely on LG-Nortel to support their connectivity needs through a comprehensive portfolio of solutions.

These solutions have helped us achieved success at home and abroad by consolidating our competitive position in traditional markets, while identifying high-potential growth opportunities in newer ones. Our end-to end solutions directly help the business and economy nationwide and abroad, spur people to communicate and collaborate more effectively, and streamline processes to help customers bring innovative multimedia services to market

PURE IP SYSTEM

LG-Nortel iPECS-LIK is a fully SMB dedicated pure IP communications system without compromising well trained voice features. Single infrastructure of iPECS-LIK helps customers tailor made deployment. Every single component of LIK can be installed on the network without geographical limitation and can be managed by single point of web administration. Based on the transparent infrastructure, LIK also supports system redundancy, local survivability and scalability.

Customers can also save operational expenditure by having intelligent solution offering. Distributed architecture enables remote G/W functionality so that users’ can keep their phone bills as light as possible. LIK also provides SIP trunking, T.38 functionality and single infrastrucure management for further cost saving. LIK supports wide range of productivity enhancing applications integration such as Unified communcation, Phontage, Mobility, Built in voice mail and UMS.For More Information Please Visit. http://www.voiceipcomms.com/