In the Bible, there is a theme of shame in Genesis 2-3, and Genesis 38, and I don't see how it relates to the readings of Luke 11:5-13; Luke 16:1-9; Luke 18:1-8. Our teacher assigned these passages, but can't find the link between the Genesis readings and the Luke readings. If anyone can help at all, thank you.
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Lenovo announced today the ThinkPad Edge 14-inch E425 and 15.6-inch E525 laptops for small-to-medium businesses (SMB) and the ThinkVision LT1421 Wide, the company’s first mobile monitor that gives mobile professionals a second screen for on-the-go use to display spreadsheets and make presentations. the ThinkPad Edge laptops simplify the overall computing experience for SMBs, starting with a slimmer, more polished design complemented by powerful, reliable technology with choices of the latest AMD processors along with voice and video features for an unparalleled user experience.
“These latest ThinkPad Edge laptops combined with the ThinkVision mobile monitor equips small businesses with an extremely powerful technology toolkit,†said Luis Hernandez, vice president, ThinkPad Edge Business Unit, Lenovo. “From creating content on the road to conveniently displaying presentations, video, or other content, this solution fits the demanding requirements of growing small businesses.â€
PC Tech: Do More Style
the new ThinkPad Edge laptops project a smart, polished image with new soft finishes available in color choices of heatwave red or midnight black with either an anti-glare or glossy display. nearly 13 percent slimmer than previous versions, the laptops can easily fit in a briefcase alongside the ThinkVision LT1421 Wide monitor. the spill-resistant, island-style keyboard provides not only hours of comfortable typing but also contributes to the laptops’ clean, modern design.
Performance-Minded Technologies: Do More Work
the new laptops are filled with a host of high performance technologies including:
With the ThinkPad Edge laptops, users can get to work more quickly with 20 percent faster boot up1, thanks to Lenovo’s Enhanced Experience 2.0 optimization for Windows 7 PCs over non-optimized PCs.
Simplified Features: Do More Voice & Video
Voice and video calls are a normal part of doing business today. For a premium experience, the laptops come equipped with advanced features including a low-light sensitive web camera, noise suppressing keyboard, microphone mute key and the ThinkVantage Communications Utility 2.0. With this suite of tools, users can conduct video conference calls in low light, quiet their keyboard typing noises for listeners on the call, talk in individual or multiple speaker mode and adjust the camera settings. also to easily manage wireless connections while traveling, users can conveniently close the laptop lid, and the PC will hold the wireless connection f or several minutes. Users can even lock their PC with Lenovo’s AutoLock function, which uses the camera to automatically detect when the user is away and subsequently locks the PC.
Mobile Monitor: Do More Presentations on the Road
at under two pounds and less than one centimeter at its thinnest, the 14-inch ThinkVision LT1421 Wide mobile monitor makes the perfect traveling companion for traveling professionals, like auditors or consultants. the mobile monitor works great for ad hoc meetings in places like hotel lobbies or cafes that lack access to a projector and even for extra screen space for work that requires multitasking on the go.
To use, simply plug the monitor into a laptop via USB and prop it up with its photo frame stand. Tilt the display to the desired angle and choose from 16 brightness levels to get presentations looking their best. Designed to match with the ThinkPad family of laptops, the mobile monitor offers simplicity and elegance with extras like ThinkPad durability and convenient screen cover.
Service & Support: Do More Uptime
Busy SMBs have no time for downtime. That’s why Lenovo included Rescue and Recovery on the laptops to help restore settings and data if it gets lost or corrupted. when SMBs need support beyond included tools, they can turn to a host of Lenovo service and support programs, including Priority Support for technical help, Onsite Warranty for on-site repair, Warranty Extensions, ThinkPad Protection for accidental drops and spills and Hard Drive Retention to keep hard drive data secure.
Pricing and Availability2
the ThinkPad Edge E425 and E525 laptops and ThinkVision LT1421 Wide monitor will be available starting in August. Pricing for both models of the laptops starts at approximately $549 and the monitor is priced at $219.99. all of the products will be sold through business partners and lenovo.com.
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About Lenovo
Lenovo (HKSE: 0992) (Pink Sheets:LNVGY.pk – News) is a $US21 billion personal technology company serving customers in more than 160 countries, and the world’s fourth-largest PC vendor. Dedicated to building exceptionally engineered PCs and mobile internet devices, Lenovo’s business is built on product innovation, a highly-efficient global supply chain and strong strategic execution. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services. Its product lines include legendary Think-branded commercial PCs and Idea-branded consumer PCs, as well as servers, workstations, and a family of mobile internet devices, including tablets an d smart phones. Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information see lenovo.com
1 Testing conducted by CNET Labs, Beijing in November 2010, using the independent Microsoft VTS tool to measure start-up, shutdown, resume and other Windows 7 performance measurements. 42 competitors PCs were tested from Acer, Apple, Dell, HP, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba, representing both commercial and consumer desktop and notebook products at mainstream price points. These were compared with comparable Lenovo products. Data from competitors and Lenovo PCs were averaged and compared to calculate the claims used.
2Prices do not include tax or shipping and are subject to change without notice and is tied to specific terms and conditions. Reseller prices may vary. Price does not include all advertised features. all offers subject to availability. Lenovo reserves the right to alter product offerings and specifications at any time without notice.
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The online video platform and sharing site Vimeo has been touting their new PRO version as a simple and extremely affordable video solution for business. but is it advantageous for retailers and eCommerce professionals? Read my own review and interview with Vimeo’s own staff, and find out if it may be right for you or not!
Introducing Vimeo PRO from Bill Bergen on Vimeo.
Early last month, the video hosting platform and sharing site Vimeo announced the creation of a new type of professional account, Vimeo PRO as “a simple and extremely affordable video solution for businesses.†(You can read the full announcement at the Vimeo staff blog.)
While Vimeo is a great deal smaller than YouTube, it has it’s own large community of creative video professionals and enthusiasts; and had a rather attractive free program as well as a low-cost program, Vimeo Plus. However, Vimeo had long prohibited users from doing any commercial activity on it. (Not that there weren’t instances of that happening, but violating that term of service did get some people’s accounts cancelled.)
“We’ve been hearing from companies for years about how they would love to use Vimeo for commercial purposes (something our current platform prohibits) so we’ve built a service and added some tools that we think small businesses and organizations will find very useful.†â€" Vimeo staff blog, August 1, 2011.
As someone who already had a Vimeo Plus account, I was pleased to hear this news, and signed up for a Vimeo Pro account myself. (Existing Vimeo Plus members can upgrade to PRO at just $139, versus the full $199 annual rate.)
My own Vimeo Pro account, upgraded from Vimeo Plus. (No one "likes" me just yet.
What’s included with Vimeo PRO
Below is the full list of Vimeo Pro features for $199 per year. I’ve bolded the features exclusive to Vimeo Pro users:
Any new Video SEO Features?
Vimeo is already a good platform for getting videos indexed into Google and other search engine results pages, including the thumbnails. You can have a video hosted on Vimeo, YouTube, and a 3rd party account, and they could all show up under the same result with their individual image thumbnails. (That is because as Sean confirmed to me, Vimeo does have its own Google Video Sitemap, which they update every time a public video is added; and they provide lots of data, including thumbnails, t ;o Googlebot.)
However, there is a big caveat: Vimeo PRO accounts do not have access to the Vimeo community by default. Meaning, PRO accounts’ activity and videos will not show up on Vimeo.com by default, and they do not have the ability to “like†or “comment.â€
Vimeo says that they’ve taken this step to keep commercial content hidden, and maintain the current Community Guidelines. “From what we’ve seen, most companies only care about being able to embed their commercial video, so we believe this private system accounts for the huge majority of business use cases.†says Vimeo on their blog.
So just how do PRO users get around this? “Vimeo has built a ‘Community Pass’ system to allow PRO members to interact on Vimeo.com just like a Basic or Plus member†they reported on their blog. “This allows for the individuals and organizations who need the extra features of PRO, but still want to participate on Vimeo.com. That’s fine as long as they play by the rules.†Says Vimeo.
So if you’re a PRO user that wants your video to still be discovered by the public, you now need to make a point of getting a “community pass†for your individual videos and portfolio pages. but keep in mind that you can still use Vimeo for Video SEO on your own website. all you need to do is embed your Vimeo videos on your own website, and apply SEO best practices to those pages.
I would certainly vote for Video SEO over “Vimeo SEO.†I find the Vimeo portfolio feature to be rather limited in terms of actual Video SEO capabilities, despite what they may be advertising. Sean also informed me, Vimeo doesn’t yet have any Video SEO case studies with their portfolio pages â€" either with existing account holders or just in-house â€" that they can yet demonstrate. (They attribute that to the newness of the program, but I would offer that any company that promotes a feature should take the time to actually test it out and sh 1;w actual examples of it’s success.)
Additionally, Vimeo Pro doesn’t appear to actually provide users with information on how they can create their own Google Video Sitemaps with their Vimeo account. that would have been particularly helpful, since the users would want to have Google point back to Vimeo videos embedded on their own site, and not on Vimeo. (Fortunately ReelSEO does have a guide on How to get Your Vimeo Embeds into Google Search.)
Is Vimeo PRO suitable for retail business and eCommerce Professionals?
I posed that question to Vimeo’s General Manager, Dae Melencamp, who provided me this response.
“until now, quality video hosting has been expensive, confusing, and extremely difficult for a small business owner to digest. Vimeo PRO provides eCommerce and retailers an easy, affordable and powerful video hosting solution.  Retailers will particularly gain from the low price, extensive device compatibility, video player customization and the new ability to upload commercial content to the Vimeo platform. The Portfolio feature even gives companies the power to create their own mini websites that are both beautiful and easy to setup.”
While that may work for some businesses, it would seem to make much more sense to have the portfolio pages appear directly on your own website, rather than a 3rd party site like Vimeo (which not only doesn’t add a description to the portfolio home page, but doesn’t let others’ add content either.)
But here’s a much bigger problem: I couldn’t find any actual eCommerce options in their video player, or anywhere in their entire program. For example: you can’t include a “Buy†button or a “Shop†button in the player. in fact, it doesn’t appear to allow you to add any button in the video player to an outside link.
My Verdict on Vimeo PRO
The short version: Vimeo Pro could benefit retail companies and eCommerce professionals to help build awareness of their brand and products, but they should not rely on it as a stand-alone solution. in fairness, Vimeo Pro has never advertised their PRO version as replacing any e-commerce video solution. However, their Video SEO claims still remain to be seen, and users should be aware that they need to now get a “community pass†if they want to continue to have their videos indexed a nd appear in Vimeo’s own search results. So, with that now said…
You could consider Vimeo Pro if…
You should pass on Vimeo PRO if…
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One of the most common questions we get is from those who haven’t started a blog yet, but are stuck on the hosting setup and getting wordpress installed.
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