HP names Bill Veghte new COO, hands over the keys to HP Software

After successfully piloting HP's software division and, presumably, performing well as the company's chief strategy officer, Bill Veghte is getting a promotion. Effective immediately he'll be taking over as COO of the struggling computer manufacturer and finally handing over the keys to HP Software. As Veghte is forced to give up his executive vice president's position, George Kadifa will be stepping it to take up the charge of leading the non hardware-based part of the business. The move will also mean that Veghte will be working even more closely with CEO Whitman, who expressed confidence in Veghte. The shakeup comes shortly on the heels of a particularly tough financial quarter and the announcement of 27,000 layoffs. Check out the complete PR after the break.

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Official claims Iran has defeated powerful 'Flame' virus

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Said Bills DT Kyle Williams of how the team has looked at OTAs, ?I think defensively on paper it looks really good. But, that doesn?t mean anything. I think we?ve talked about that in our room today, that everything looks great on paper but we haven?t done anything yet.?

Dolphins coach Joe Philbin says S Reshad Jones is ?off to a good start? this offseason.

Recently released by the Patriots, WR Anthony Gonzalez has been plagued by multiple injuries for years.

The New York Daily News knows that it?s important to get the names of Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow into the headline on a story about a couple of offensive linemen signing.

The Ravens have signed K Justin Tucker.

Said Bengals K Mike Nugent of contract negotiations, ?I?m in a very fortunate position in that my team wants me to come back for another season.?

Former Heisman Trophy winning QB Troy Smith is trying to revive his career with the Steelers.

When Jamal Lewis played for the Browns he invested in a water park, but that park says Lewis?s bankruptcy won?t affect its operations.

Texans LB Shawn Loiseau on his troubled teenage years: ?The low point was sitting in that jail cell and having my lawyer tell me I might be facing a murder charge that would leave me in there for the rest of my life.?

The Colts are struggling to sell tickets, but they say they?re not concerned about blackouts.

Jaguars OT Eben Britton is spending his offseason working at the NPR affiliate in Jacksonville.

Titans DT Shaun Smith took up yoga to lose weight.

Broncos DL Ben Garland, who played his college football at Air Force, will be sworn in as a member of the 140th Wing of the Colorado Air National Guard on Wednesday.

The Chiefs haven?t put first-round rookie NT Dontari Poe in with the starters yet at OTAs. Amon Gordon is currently the starter at nose tackle.

Raiders RB Darren McFadden and singer Rihanna have denied they are dating.

Chargers LB Takeo Spikes on playing football at age 36: ?People always ask me, ?How do you last long in this league?? You?ve got to be smart, and you?ve got to be tough. I don?t want to be out there with a dumb football player, somebody who doesn?t understand formations, who doesn?t recognize situations.?

Cowboys offensive line coach Bill Callahan said he?s ?never had anybody like? OT Tyron Smith: ?He is just very strong, very lean, very explosive, and he can carry those traits over to the left side because of his athleticism.?

Giants CB Prince Amukamara ran on Tuesday for the first time since he had a procedure on his foot in March.

Eagles safeties coach Mike Zordich thought the team was going to add a safety this offseason, but says he?s comfortable with the guys he has.

Redskins coach Mike Shanahan will address the media on Thursday for the first time since being knocked ?a little woozy? in an on-field collision.

This looks like a make-or-break season for Bears LT J?Marcus Webb. (Meaning that if Webb doesn?t make himself better, someone is going to break Jay Cutler.)

When reporters asked Lions DT Corey Williams several questions about the arrest of teammate Nick Fairley, Williams waved them off and said, ?Enough. I?m done.?

Young Packers describe WR Donald Driver as a team leader.

Said Blair Walsh of being named the Vikings? kicker, ?There are 32 of these jobs. To have one of them right now is exciting and humbling.?

Falcons CB Dunta Robinson is getting his wish of moving inside in the nickel package.

Saints owner Tom Benson has sent a letter to the owners of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, asking them to reconsider publishing only three days a week.

The Panthers have signed TE Nelson Rosario, no relation to former Panthers TE Dante Rosario.

Buccaneers DT Gerald McCoy has been honored for inspiring young people.

Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald says he has a genetic propensity for putting on weight: ?You?ve seen my dad,? Fitzgerald said. ?I don?t mean that in a derogatory way, but he?s not a little man by any stretch of the imagination. I can?t play receiver at that weight.?

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If 49ers long snapper Brian Jennings plays every game this season he will tie the franchise record for consecutive games played with 208.

The acquisition of Kellen Winslow gives the Seahawks a 1-2 punch at tight end.

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How To Find Out If You Need Individual Vision Insurance?

For individuals with vision problems, imaginative and prescient insurance generally is a real life saver. When you consider that one has to spend wherever from a few hundred to a couple thousand dollars yearly on prescription glasses, contact lenses, and common eye visits, it makes quite a lot of sense to get vision insurance and drastically reduce down these costs.

Individual imaginative and prescient insurance coverage might be easily obtained through your employer. Most companies provide individual as well as group packages to insure not simply yourself but also your family. This can be a nice plan for families that have more than one individual with imaginative and prescient problems.

There have been instances when vision insurance providers haven?t lived as much as their promises and charged folks a whole lot of dollars by way of some clause within the high quality print of the contract. Subsequently, it?s endorsed that you fastidiously go through your policy and comb out any suspicious clause which will have you pay hundreds of dollars further for treatment.

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Points just like the one talked about above make many people suppose whether or not individual vision insurance coverage is even a justified expense. After all, a coverage costs around $15-20 every month. If you have just mild imaginative and prescient issues, can care for your contact lenses/prescription glasses (i.e. you?ll be able to handle not to break/lose them), then your complete expenses for therapy every year may be just around the bills on a vision insurance coverage policy. For such folks, it might make financial sense to not buy such a policy.

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In the long run, you need to sit down and analyze your whole bills yearly on vision related problems. If it is more than $a hundred and fifty, then by all means, go for a vision insurance policy.

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Stake Your Claim! ? How to Hire Personal Injury Attorneys

by David McCollum

When a loved one or yourself sustains an injury as the result of somebody?s fault and actions it seems rational that the person who caused the damage would offer to compensate you for your personal injury losses. It is widely believed by everyday Americans that most or all insurance companies and defendant drivers will do the right thing and offer fair compensation. Unfortunately, the reality is that most defendants and their insurers refuse to accept accountability for their actions. In fact, it has become common-place for insurance companies to blame the injury victims for their own injuries.

Insurance companies profit solely from under-paying injury victims. Insurance companies and their defense attorneys know the law and have millions of dollars in assets to fight these claims. They know that most lay people or unrepresented injury victims are unaware of the full extents of their legal remedies and rights available to them.

Hiring an qualified personal injury lawyer will give you access to the guidance you need to learn your legal rights. Hiring a reputable personal injury law firm helps you build your case, especially when hired at the beginning of the accident process. Qualified personal injury attorneys are especially skilled in negotiating your case with the insurance company, and, if necessary, will take your case to a jury trial. While non-lawyers are capable of negotiating with the insurance company themselves, doing so without legal experience puts them at a distinct disadvantage with the insurance company.

All insurance companies have the same goal ? to pay the least amount for valid, claims. They will do anything possible to swing the balance in their favor during settlement negotiations. They routinely take advantage of their superior knowledge of the law over non-lawyers and use it to achieve the lowest possible settlement.

Experienced personal injury law firms are valuable in handling all types of insurance claims. They take into consideration all sorts of insurance policies available to their clients, including the client?s own insurance.

For example many people do not realize they may have under-insured motorist coverage (UIM). UIM is often thought of as ?gap? coverage for the difference between what the other driver has in insurance limits and for what you have for insurance limits. For example, if you purchase $100,000.00 in under insured motorist coverage and the other driver only has $25,000.00 in liability coverage your policy would pay up to an additional $75,000.00 in coverage for your injuries. However, that is not always the case. You have to read your policy very carefully to know exactly what you have and exactly how much coverage you actually have available.

During discussions to negotiate insurance claims the insurers routinely attempt to acquire statements through confusing and vague questioning in an effort to harm your case should you ultimately decide to file suit. Experienced personal injury law firms will guide you through the procedure and help protect your rights.

Personal injury attorneys) are in the best position to obtain a favorable settlement on your behalf. Most often a client?s settlement or judgment obtained with representation significantly exceeds what could have obtained on their own, even after attorney fees are deducted.

David L. McCollum is a Kansas City personal injury attorney with the law firm of McCollum & Griggs, LLC in Kansas City, MO. McCollum & Grigg?s practice areas include catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, vehicle accidents, bar & restaurant liability, insurance litigation and drunk driving accidents.

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Thai king makes 1st trip outside Bangkok in years

Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, center, is pushed on a wheelchair as he arrives at a rice field in Ayutthaya province, central Thailand Friday, May 25, 2012. Thousands upon thousands of Thais turned out Friday in Bangkok and the historic capital Ayutthaya to show their devotion to the country's 84-year-old monarch on his first trip outside Bangkok in almost three years. (AP Photo)

Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, center, is pushed on a wheelchair as he arrives at a rice field in Ayutthaya province, central Thailand Friday, May 25, 2012. Thousands upon thousands of Thais turned out Friday in Bangkok and the historic capital Ayutthaya to show their devotion to the country's 84-year-old monarch on his first trip outside Bangkok in almost three years. (AP Photo)

Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej arrives at a rice field in Ayutthaya province, central Thailand Friday, May 25, 2012. Thousands upon thousands of Thais turned out Friday in Bangkok and the historic capital Ayutthaya to show their devotion to the country's 84-year-old monarch on his first trip outside Bangkok in almost three years. (AP Photo)

A person raises hight a portrait of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej upon of his arrival at a rice field in Ayutthaya province, central Thailand Friday, May 25, 2012. Thousands upon thousands of Thais turned out Friday in Bangkok and the historic capital Ayutthaya to show their devotion to the country's 84-year-old monarch on his first trip outside Bangkok in almost three years. (AP Photo)

Thai residents pack on the ground near the site where King Bhumibol Adulyadej to pay a visit in Ayutthaya province, central Thailand, Friday, May 25, 2012. Thousands of Thais lined the roads from Bangkok to the historic capital Ayutthaya to catch a glimpse of the country's 84-year-old monarch as he makes his first trip outside the city since being hospitalized in 2009. (AP Photo)

BANGKOK (AP) ? Thousands upon thousands of devoted Thais feted their 84-year-old monarch Friday on his first trip outside the capital in almost three years, a period marked by his ailing health and national political turmoil

The elaborate tribute to King Bhumibol Adulyadej in the old capital of Ayutthaya was a celebration of values and unity overshadowed in recent years by the turmoil.

Bhumibol, the world's longest reigning monarch, actively worked for decades on behalf of the country's poor but has almost disappeared from public life since he was hospitalized in September 2009 for what the palace called a lung inflammation.

Since then he has had a variety of ailments and has lived in a royal wing of Bangkok's Siriraj Hospital, leaving only on rare occasions and always in a wheelchair.

Friday's highlight was to be a visit to a rice paddy that the king also toured in 1996 and was part of a royal project to mitigate flooding in Ayutthaya. The devastating floods last year submerged much of Ayutthaya, damaging ancient temples, crops and hundreds of factories.

The Ayutthaya area is fraught with historical significance as the country's capital three centuries ago that was sacked by invaders from neighboring Burma.

The king's first stop was at a statue of Queen Suriyothai, a consort of an Ayutthaya-era king who sacrificed her life in battle with the Burmese to save her husband. Bhumibol handed over a garland from his van for an official to place before the statue.

The king left his van at the next stop, a specially constructed royal hall, where Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra paid her respects with a short speech declaring her devotion.

Controversy involving Yingluck's brother has put in jeopardy the once unchallenged reputation of the monarchy.

Elected prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was ousted by a military coup in 2006 that many believed was sanctioned by the royal palace, and subsequent sometimes violent tussling between his supporters and opponents opened a debate on the political role of the monarchy.

Thaksin's critics had charged he had sought to usurp royal power, while his supporters believed that the old power-holders, circles around the palace in alliance with the military and others, sought to suppress democracy to preserve their own privilege.

As unprecedented debate raged ? muted publicly by a harsh law banning criticism of the monarchy ? the king's frail health caused him to distance himself from public affairs. Overzealous attempts to defend the monarchy's reputation by suppressing criticism only inspired new questions over its place.

However, politics was pushed aside Friday for pageantry and displays of devotion by the huge numbers of ordinary Thais who crowded roadsides to see the only monarch most of them have lived under. The king came to the throne in 1946.

A parade staged for the king recalled a much earlier era, with people in period costumes marching along with nine elephants decked in glittering regalia. The show at one point included two warriors on elephant-back staging a mock battle, as well as performances of traditional music and dance, performed in the dramatic dusk light.

Dressed in a military uniform, Bhumibol earlier was wheeled from the hospital and into a white van adapted to accommodate his wheelchair.

He, Queen Sirikit and one of their daughters, Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, were driven past crowds of people waving Thai flags and the yellow royal flag as police outriders stopped traffic to let the king pass.

People dressed in yellow and pink ? colors associated with the monarch ? lined the roads from Bangkok to the country's central plains hours before the royal convoy was due to pass.

The palace has given little explanation for the trip, though farming is closely integrated into national tradition and the king closely associated with it.

It likely serves as a chance to publicize the king's improved health ? a matter of such public interest that a Bangkok newspaper carried a front-page headline Thursday that stated: "His Majesty The King Takes 50 Steps Without His Cane."

As far as could be seen Friday, he used a wheelchair.

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A growing sense of optimism in housing market

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Jacy Painter Kelly and her son, Painter, 5, cement handprints at their new home near Charlotte, N.C.

By Bill Briggs

While lugging 40 new cabinets into their nearly built home Wednesday, the Kelly family will gleefully stack another layer of chaos onto the saw-and-sales frenzy buzzing through their suburban Charlotte subdivision.

?It is a crazy-bizarre scene," said Jacy Painter Kelly, who will move into her new, four-bedroom house in Baxter Village in August along with her two young kids and husband. "Sales are insane. And the Goodyear store across the street gets a lot of business from all the nails in (residents?) tires.??

The bustle at Baxter Village is part of a quickening home-construction pulse across the nation: New-home sales edged up 3.3 percent from March to April to a seasonally adjusted 343,000-unit annual pace after a 332,000-unit rate in March, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

That is a far cry from the 1.3 million sold at the height of the housing boom in 2005, but still represents the latest sign the battered housing market has regained a semblance of normality.

The median price of a new home sold hit $235,700 last month, up 4.9 percent from April 2011, according to Commerce statistics. A separate report Wednesday from the Federal Housing Finance Agency showed home prices also gained 1.8 percent in March after pushing 0.3 percent higher in February.

When blended with Tuesday?s report from the National Association of Realtors that existing-home sales touched a two-year high in April, analysts say evidence of a modest real estate revival seems to be mounting.?

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Painter Kelly, 5, vacuums construction dust at his family's new home near Charlotte, N.C.

?Things are looking good,? said Pat Newport, an economist with IHS Global Insight. ?These are still very low numbers by historical standards. But when combined with the NAR report, this tells us that something is going on. Prices are stabilizing after adjusting for inflation.

?It?s hard to get a good picture of the housing market early in the year because (warming) weather can distort the numbers. But I think the picture emerging is a good one. The housing market is getting better,? Newport added. ?We had a very good first quarter, and the numbers are telling us it was more than just good weather helping the market.?

Amid Wednesday?s fresh data dump, Newport called the FHFA release ?the really good news? because ?it showed prices are increasing pretty much across the board, in all nine census divisions.?

Newly built homes represent less than 20 percent of the U.S. housing market, but they place a far larger footprint on the overall economy. Each home built creates an average of three jobs per year and produces about $90,000 in tax revenue, according to the National Association of Home Builders.

The 3.3 percent rise in new home sales ?is line with our expectations for a continued, modest increase in home sales as buyers gain confidence in the economy and their jobs,? said David Crowe, chief economist with the NAHB.

TODAY real estate contributor Barbara Corcoran gives a peek inside five family-sized homes including a mountain oasis with covered porch in Boise, Idaho, a 1905 neoclassic home in Wilmington, Delaware with gleaming hardwood floors and a tropical retreat in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

For the Kelly family, building made more budget sense than purchasing an existing home. They needed extra cash on hand and an opportunity to create a unique space to accommodate Jacy Painter Kelley?s in-home, kitchen-goods business, lucylucybangbang. She makes hanging dishtowels. From her work station, she needs to be able to keep track of her two children, ages 5 and 2.

?We looked at existing homes. They just weren?t what we wanted. With my business growing quickly, I need a place in the home where I?m really central to everything,? Kelly said.

?When you buy a previously owned house, you have to put a lot of cash down. You don?t have a lot left to make your home exactly what we needed. By building, you still have to put cash down but you can design just what you want it to be,? she added. ?I don?t want to be tucked away by myself and I don?t want to be working in the dining room.??

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Heavy Duty Outdoor Hinges, Weight Rated Gate Hinges, Sagging ...

Raise your hand if you have ever pushed open a gate that was scraping the ground. Doors and gates that have been properly installed with the correct hardware swing open, and close with ease.

Why is using the right grade, and quantity, of hinges for doors and gates so important? Under the weight of a door (such as the door on a garden shed) or a gate, a lesser grade hinge, not using the recommended number of hinges, and, screw length, can cause the structure to sag and become misaligned. Even the hinge can become damaged.

Outdoor hinges should be manufactured with specifications that give them a weight rating for the load, or weight, that the hinge will be required to support. Some manufacturers do list a weight rating for their hinges, but many do not. We think that knowing the weight rating of an outdoor hinge is important information to have for a successful project.

Those manufacturers that do indicate a maximum weight rating for their hinges, list the rating as either per pair, such as 340 lbs/pair, or for a single hinge.

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This 'bean style' strap hinge from Hardware Source is manufactured with a weight rating.

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This weight rated period hardware H-hinge is from 360yardware

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This colonial tee hinge from Hinge and Latch is manufactured with a weight rating, also.

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When purchasing hinges, it is important to notice whether the rating is for a single hinge or a pair of hinges. Another factor to include in determining weight: If you have younger children, or grandchildren, you may want to consider using hinges for a gate that are weight rated for more weight than just the gate, since kids love to climb on structures that swing!

With that said, we have noticed that many of the hinges for outdoor use sold in home improvement and hardware stores do not list the weight rating on the package. Many online sources lack this important information in their product description, too. Many simply indicate that a hinge is ?heavy duty?, which without a unit of measure does not tell the consumer anything.

If you have ever installed an interior door you know that interior carpentry has established standard guidelines for the size and quantity of hinge that a door would require based on the door?s height, thickness, and weight (solid vs. hollow-core), and material (wood, steel, fiberglass, etc) which also effects the door?s weight. Outdoor hardware installations warrant the same level of consideration.

We have found a few hinge manufacturers (some are mentioned in the description in above photos) that understand the importance of such information for outdoor application, and they have included a weight rating in their product description. It?s difficult to understand why some manufacturers do not include this information.

If you buy a hinge described as ?heavy duty? and without a weight rating, you should be prepared to have to make repairs to your gate or door down the road.

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Heavy Duty is a Relative Term

In large scale projects, such as designing a double entry gate for a driveway that spans 12? for example, a landscape architect would design and detail the gate and the structure that would support the gate, then send the design drawings to the iron forger or metal shop, where a shop drawing would be created for the required hardware based on the mass of each of the 6? gates. These specifications are used for the manufacturing of the project?s heavy duty hinges with the appropriate weight rating. You can see how the term ?heavy duty? is relative.

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Driveway entry gates of this scale require hinges for greater load weight

Close up of one of the 'heavy duty' hinges needed to support this gate

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Most homeowners don?t have 6? entry gates, and are not in need of a hinge of that scale. But don?t underestimate the weight of a regular gate or a garden shed door ? either can be quite heavy, and the correct grade of hinge is important for these structures to work properly. If an outdoor hinge is not weight rated, the consumer cannot really be sure if they are purchasing the correct grade of hinge, and how many hinges they need to use.

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Nissan Infiniti M37S is displayed at the opening ceremony for its new office in Hong Kong Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Nissan's upscale Infiniti brand has unveiled its new global headquarters in Hong Kong, as the Japanese automaker uses the southern Chinese financial center to grab a bigger piece of the world's top car market. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Nissan Infiniti M37S is displayed at the opening ceremony for its new office in Hong Kong Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Nissan's upscale Infiniti brand has unveiled its new global headquarters in Hong Kong, as the Japanese automaker uses the southern Chinese financial center to grab a bigger piece of the world's top car market. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Nissan President and CEO Carlos Ghosn, center, Executive Vice President Andy Palmer, second from left, and Senior Vice President Shiro Nakamura, second from right, attend the opening ceremony for the new office in Hong Kong Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Nissan's upscale Infiniti brand unveiled its new global headquarters in Hong Kong. The Japanese automaker is using the southern Chinese financial hub to grab a bigger piece of the world's biggest car market. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Nissan Infiniti M37S is displayed at the opening ceremony for its new office in Hong Kong Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Nissan's upscale Infiniti brand has unveiled its new global headquarters in Hong Kong, as the Japanese automaker uses the southern Chinese financial center to grab a bigger piece of the world's top car market. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Nissan President and CEO Carlos Ghosn speaks during the opening ceremony for the new office in Hong Kong Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Nissan's upscale Infiniti brand has unveiled its new global headquarters in Hong Kong as the Japanese automaker uses the southern Chinese financial center to grab a bigger piece of the world's top car market. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Nissan President and CEO Carlos Ghosn speaks during the opening ceremony for the new office in Hong Kong Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Nissan's upscale Infiniti brand has unveiled its new global headquarters in Hong Kong as the Japanese automaker uses the southern Chinese financial center to grab a bigger piece of the world's top car market. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

HONG KONG (AP) ? Nissan's upscale Infiniti brand unveiled its new global headquarters in Hong Kong on Tuesday, as the Japanese automaker uses the southern Chinese financial center to grab a bigger piece of the world's top car market.

Nissan Motor Co. President and CEO Carlos Ghosn dotted the eyes on traditional Chinese lion dancers at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new office, which will have 100 staff by the end of the first year.

Infiniti is the first car maker to base itself in Hong Kong, a semiautonomous region of China better known for its banking prowess and stock market.

Ghosn said the company chose to move the high-end division to Hong Kong so staff could better observe the city's luxury goods market. Many foreign brands have flocked to the city in recent years in pursuit of wealthy Chinese shoppers.

He reiterated Infiniti's target to raise market share in China to 10 percent of the luxury car market from 3 percent now.

"During the next five years, Hong Kong and mainland China will together be our most important growth market," Ghosn said.

He brushed off worries of a slowing Chinese economy, pointing out that the world's biggest car market was still expanding.

Some 18.5 million vehicles were sold in China last year but sales growth has been slowing, from 35 percent in 2010 to just 2 percent in the latest quarter.

Ghosn said 5-6 percent growth for the passenger car market in 2012 is "completely realistic."

Infiniti joins other rival luxury marques from Mercedes-Benz to Cadillac who see China's newly rich buyers as a big source of future growth. Despite the overall market slump, China's luxury sales are still buoyant, surging 21 percent in the first quarter over a year earlier, according to JD Power & Associates.

Car makers are designing models that cater to Chinese tastes and shifting some production to the country as brisk economic growth mints scores of new millionaires.

"Chinese tastes are becoming more and more important," Ghosn said.

At the Beijing auto show in April, Infiniti said it would start manufacturing cars in China for the first time, with production of two vehicles starting in 2014.

Executive Vice President Andy Palmer said the vehicles would be all-new but would not disclose any other details. Ghosn said the company decided to move production to China to reduce risks from big swings in currency rates.

He also reaffirmed Infiniti's goal of raising sales to 500,000 vehicles by 2016, up from 145,000 in 2011 and expanding into 70 markets from 45.

This year the brand will be launched in Australia, Chile, Mexico, South Africa and Hong Kong, executives said.

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In part 2 of this series, I talked about getting to know the ?language? of your particular business. ?This week, I want to talk about how to leverage Enterprise Architects, if they are available. ?According to Wikipedia,

The role of the enterprise architect [builds a holistic view of the organization's strategy, processes, information, and information technology assets?and takes] this knowledge and ensures that the business and IT are in alignment. The enterprise architect links the business mission, strategy, and processes of an organization to its IT strategy, and documents this using multiple architectural models or views that show how the current and future needs of an organization will be met in an efficient, sustainable, agile, and adaptable manner.

Doesn?t that seem like the perfect person to help you connect the tactical aspects of information security to something that is strategically relevant to the business?

These individuals are compelled by their role to understand how everything fits together to make the business ?go? and you can tap into their unique perspective to help map your work back to key capabilities, goals, and obstacles faced by the business.

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If you don?t have an official Enterprise Architect role, you may be able to identify the person who is filling that role. ?Typically, you will know them because:

• They are the ?go to? people for how systems, processes, technologies, and business strategies work together.
• They have been with the company for a while, and know how everything works together.
• They are the people that executives seek out when something bad hits the fan.
• They regularly work with the business and IT on problems and solutions
• They are involved in most, if not all, strategic projects and seen as someone whose advice holds a lot of weight.

If you can identify such a person in your company, engage with them and solicit their help in communicating the value of your security activities.

Next week, I?ll talk about a surprising ally in this battle. ?Stay tuned. ?And, as always, if you have your own tips to contribute, please leave a comment below.

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New key mechanism in cell division discovered

Public release date: 18-May-2012
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IDIBELL researchers identify a fragment of protein Zds1 with a key role in mitosis

Researchers from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) have identified the mechanism by which protein Zds1 regulates a key function in mitosis, the process that occurs immediately before cell division. The result has been achieved in the online edition of the Journal of Cell Science and opens the door to developing targeted and direct therapies against cancer.

In every organism, cells grow and divide into two daughter cells through an orderly succession of events called "cell cycle". Cells have to complete four main processes during the cell cycle: growth (G1 and G2 phases), doubling the DNA (S phase), segregation of chromosomes (M phase, mitosis) and division (cytokinesis). In the S phase or DNA replication, the genetic material is duplicated and then during the M phase or mitosis, cells separate the duplicated chromosomes between two daughter cells. This will ensure correct inheritance of genetic information from one cell generation to the next.

Chromosomal stability

The transmission of genetic information (DNA) from parent to child (or equivalently, from cell to cell) is a fundamental question in biology. Aneuploidy, ie lack or excess of chromosomes, is a feature present in almost all human cancers and promotes tumour development. Regulation of mitosis is particularly important for maintaining chromosomal stability. For example, tumour cells are aneuploid due to defects in the segregation of chromosomes, which originate cells with more or less genetic material than usual.

However, in spite of its importance, very little is known about the output regulation of mitosis. In the article published in the Journal of Cell Science, the Cell Cycle research group at IDIBELL led by Ethel Queralt, discovers a new mechanism of regulation of mitotic exit.

Separase protein is a key component for proper chromosome segregation and the regulation of mitosis. In previous work, the group of Dr. Queralt described for the first time the involvement of Zds1 protein in mitosis. This protein cooperates with the separase to ensure correct genetic inheritance from cell to cell.

The study delves into the molecular mechanism by which this protein Zds1 regulates mitosis and contributes to the right segregation of chromosomes. In this paper there have been used the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model organism.

Yeast is one of the most widely used model organisms to study basic processes in the cell, allowing to identify complex molecular mechanisms as the study of cell cycle in higher organisms. The application of such basic knowledge will help to develop more specific and direct treatments against various cancers.

Dr. Queralt points out that "the mechanisms of regulation of mitosis are very complex and well-known fact opens the door to specific drugs that inhibit or enable to correct this process in various diseases, especially cancer." She explains that most anticancer drugs are being implemented without knowing exactly how they work, "these are compounds that often we do not know how are working, but they do. If we follow a reverse process, ie if we start to know the activity of a protein or part of the protein, we could design specific drugs to minimize side effects." Dr. Queralt's researching is an important step in developing therapies that prevent tumour cells from replicating.

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Zds1 regulates PP2ACdc55 activity and Cdc14 activation during mitotic exit via its Zds_C motif. Calabria I, Baro B, Rodriguez-Rodriguez JA, Russiol N, Queralt E. Journal of Cell Science. 2012 PMID: 22427694 [Epub ahead of print].

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IDIBELL researchers identify a fragment of protein Zds1 with a key role in mitosis

Researchers from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) have identified the mechanism by which protein Zds1 regulates a key function in mitosis, the process that occurs immediately before cell division. The result has been achieved in the online edition of the Journal of Cell Science and opens the door to developing targeted and direct therapies against cancer.

In every organism, cells grow and divide into two daughter cells through an orderly succession of events called "cell cycle". Cells have to complete four main processes during the cell cycle: growth (G1 and G2 phases), doubling the DNA (S phase), segregation of chromosomes (M phase, mitosis) and division (cytokinesis). In the S phase or DNA replication, the genetic material is duplicated and then during the M phase or mitosis, cells separate the duplicated chromosomes between two daughter cells. This will ensure correct inheritance of genetic information from one cell generation to the next.

Chromosomal stability

The transmission of genetic information (DNA) from parent to child (or equivalently, from cell to cell) is a fundamental question in biology. Aneuploidy, ie lack or excess of chromosomes, is a feature present in almost all human cancers and promotes tumour development. Regulation of mitosis is particularly important for maintaining chromosomal stability. For example, tumour cells are aneuploid due to defects in the segregation of chromosomes, which originate cells with more or less genetic material than usual.

However, in spite of its importance, very little is known about the output regulation of mitosis. In the article published in the Journal of Cell Science, the Cell Cycle research group at IDIBELL led by Ethel Queralt, discovers a new mechanism of regulation of mitotic exit.

Separase protein is a key component for proper chromosome segregation and the regulation of mitosis. In previous work, the group of Dr. Queralt described for the first time the involvement of Zds1 protein in mitosis. This protein cooperates with the separase to ensure correct genetic inheritance from cell to cell.

The study delves into the molecular mechanism by which this protein Zds1 regulates mitosis and contributes to the right segregation of chromosomes. In this paper there have been used the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model organism.

Yeast is one of the most widely used model organisms to study basic processes in the cell, allowing to identify complex molecular mechanisms as the study of cell cycle in higher organisms. The application of such basic knowledge will help to develop more specific and direct treatments against various cancers.

Dr. Queralt points out that "the mechanisms of regulation of mitosis are very complex and well-known fact opens the door to specific drugs that inhibit or enable to correct this process in various diseases, especially cancer." She explains that most anticancer drugs are being implemented without knowing exactly how they work, "these are compounds that often we do not know how are working, but they do. If we follow a reverse process, ie if we start to know the activity of a protein or part of the protein, we could design specific drugs to minimize side effects." Dr. Queralt's researching is an important step in developing therapies that prevent tumour cells from replicating.

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Article reference:

Zds1 regulates PP2ACdc55 activity and Cdc14 activation during mitotic exit via its Zds_C motif. Calabria I, Baro B, Rodriguez-Rodriguez JA, Russiol N, Queralt E. Journal of Cell Science. 2012 PMID: 22427694 [Epub ahead of print].

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