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At age 22, Marc Andreessen cofounded Netscape, the browser company that turned the Internet into a mainstream phenomenon.
But what happens when your company takes off that fast? Andreessen talked about his early Netscape days at Y Combinator's Startup School event at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. Saturday. Netscape at its peak was hiring perhaps 100 people per week or more. "The problem with with true hyper-growth… It's the problem like baking a cake in three minutes. You're in the kitchen and you have sugar, flour, egg on the ceiling. What the hell are you doing?"
Asked by Paul Graham of Y Combinator what Netscape could've done better, Andreessen cited hiring. When a company like Netscape hired one top engineer, that person usually came from a top company such as Sun, Oracle, or Silicon Graphics (today Google or Facebook). Then when that engineer becomes a manager, she tends to hire people from the company she worked at previously. That group of people can grow to 300 from one previous company.
"That can be really good and immediately infuse your company with skills and knowledge from somewhere else," he says. "But that can also be really bad. Sometimes that's not consistent with a coherent culture." For instance, different groups from different company backgrounds can develop–some can be focused on sales, while another cluster can focus on research and development.
Management training is also important for a fast-growing startup, Andreessen says. Many times, engineers are promoted to managers, but they have never been trained. "Someone has to teach them how to do it," he says.
Andreessen also talked about how he created a number of now-common parts of the Internet, such as the security protocol SSL, tables for layout on web pages and Javacript, the client-side web programming language. "We told Sun we'd support Java if they'd support Javaacript," he says.
Asked how Netscape pulled ahead of competitors, Andreessen said he always prioritized his users. When Netscape started there was no web analytics. Essentially all his feedback came from emails from people. "Whenever push came to shove I'd always be on the side of the user," he says. He cited how other browsers would show an error message if the HTML code wasn't perfect, but Netscape would display anything. Andreessen also said he thought about and would've liked to have social features in the original browser as well as payments systems.
As for his venture firm Andreessen Horowitz, Andreessen believes venture is a more "higher-leverage" way to make an impact than starting his own companies now. Andreessen Horowitz works best with technical founders who become CEOs. "Most engineers have a hard time becoming entrepreneurs and most entrepreneurs have a hard time becoming CEOs." But CEO's have to be developed, he says. "Great CEOs are not just born with shiny hair and a tie." Learning financials, sales and management can be done by entrepreneurs who really want to learn it, Andreessen says. He cited Mark Zuckerberg and the late Steve Jobs as the two best CEOs in Silicon Valley.
Tomio, thanks for the interesting piece, I'm thinking loud here… of millions entrepreneurs, most are swimming, never sure if he/she would reach the shore except possibly the following types:
* technology = radical
* business model = radical
* marketing and sales = radical
Note, here, "radical" and "innovation" are cousins.
Its surprising how few people recognise excellant CEO's from the largest tech companies.
There's a delusional concept that if parents can get their kids to write code they will be rich. No it does'nt work that way.
Tomio, I agree that Mark Zuckerburg and Steve Jobs are/were both excellant ceo's but you should also include Larry page and Eric Schmidt from Google as well. Its one thing to write good code, its quite another to run a large company.
There,s an initialization of fire all these CEO's pass through to "make it" It takes big balls and an iron clad vision to see your way through those challenging days.
Shiney hair? I keep missing these memo's.
I agree completely that improving a leaders management IQ is a key to small business success.
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Great post – lots of important lessons one can learn by studying these men. – Giancarlo Maniaci
Many times, engineers are promoted to managers, but they have never been trained. "Someone has to teach them how to do it," he says.
This is so true. Engineering is usually focused on a product, so engineers don't get as much exposure to the nuances of dealing with people the way other groups like marketing or sales do. Engineers may be experts at logic and numbers, but people aren't necessarily logical, so they need to have training to learn how to manage people.
It kind of like the way some developers build a user interface that works great for them but baffles theactual end user. They have different needs in how they interact with software, but engineering types may not have learned how to see from a different POV, which is something essential to a manager. It's simply not the kind of thing one learns in computer science or engineering school :-)


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The Al-Hada/Taif Hospital Project comprises four medical care facilities:
Al-Hada hospital, the Taif Rehabilitation Centre, and two primary care outpatients clinics. These facilities are collectively referred to as HHRC (Al Hada Hospital Rehabilitation Centre) and are administered by the Medical Services Department (MSD) of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defence and Aviation (MODA).
Al Hada Hospital is a 400 bed acute care facility located in Al Hada Valley, about 10 miles northwest of Taif. The Rehabilitation Centre is a 100 bed facility located in the city of Taif, about a 120 minute drive from Al Hada Hospital. The two primary care clinics are situated on opposite sides of the Taif Airbase (some 12/15 miles northwest of Taif), close to the commercial airport. One is known as the Residential Clinic and the other as the Airbase Clinic.
These hospitals and clinics serve members of the Royal Family as well as uniformed military personnel, their dependents, other entitled personnel. Each year, in the summer, the Royal Family and the Government of Saudi Arabia move from Riyadh, the nation's capital, to the cooler mountain climate of Taif. With Taif this serving as the unofficial "Summer Capital" of Saudi Arabia, the new Al Hada Hospital has developed special capabilities to provide medical services for the Royal Family in addition to serving MODA's military and other entitled personnel.
All four HHRC facilities opened in June 1980. Initial services provided at the Al Hada Hospital include M/S, obstetrics, paediatrics, ENT, orthopaedics, outpatient services, ICU/CCU, and Infant ICU. These services have been expanded regularly in the past three years and new departments have been added, including haemodialysis, a burn centre, CT full body scanning, cardio angiography, and others.
Al Hada Hospital is programmed to specialise in reconstructive surgery, burn treatment, plastic surgery, cornea transplantation and advanced medical services for eye treatment. Referrals between the hospital and rehabilitation centre provide patients with the appropriate care and treatment for their recovery period and subsequent return to normal activities.
Al Hada Valley lies on the Western more precipitous edge of the Hijaz escarpment at an elevation of some 2,100 metres (nearly 7,000). Taif is 16 kms (10 miles) down a southeastern slope of the range and is about 6,000 feet in elevation. Newcomers, especially those how have been living at sea level, generally experience some shortness of breath, listlessness and headaches until their bodies adjust to the higher altitude.
The mountains are rocky and semi-barren, although there are pockets of fairly dense growth. Among the more common flowers and trees found in this area are gladiolus, violets. Acacia, cypress and juniper. Porcupine, baboons, goats and of course, camels are the area's prevalent animals.
Taif if about 160 kms (100 miles) east and a little south of Jeddah and 88 kms (55 miles) above Mecca. One section of the Jeddah-Taif highway bypasses Mecca, which only Muslims may enter. Riyadh is 900 kms (560 miles) northeast of Taif. The drive from Jeddah to Taif can take anything from 2 to 2 ½ or three hours. At the summit you enter Al Hada Valley and thus see Al Hada Hospital before Taif when you make the drive up the mountain from Jeddah.
The current year round population of Taif is estimated at 220,000, a figure that may well double during the summer months, when Taif serves as the Kingdom's capital and most popular resort for Saudis seeking relief from the heat below.
Summer temperatures in the Taif area generally range from 17 or 18C (62-64F) to 31 or 32C (88-90F). Winters here are also mild with temperatures ranging from 14C (57F) to around 25C (79F). There is a clear, rarified atmosphere and the humidity is normally quite low in spite of some rainfall.
The map shows the relative locations of Al Hada Hospital, the Rehabilitation Centre, and the two Airbase clinics. It is a drive of 15 to 20 minutes from Al Hada Hospital to the Rehabilitation Centre and another 10 to 15 minutes ride from Rehab to the centre town. The Airbase clinics are nearly 20 miles northeast of Taif, about half and hour's drive from either downtown or the Rehab Centre.
Taif is a mountain town, nestled within the canyons and gorges of the rugged Hujaz range. It is a genuine mountain oasis with cool, clean air, breathtaking landscape, grand sunrises and sunsets.
There are some nice, stately areas: tree-lined, paved streets dividing magnificent walled in villa estates, smartly uniformed guards at their gates. A number of truly handsome government buildings enhance the city and in the centre of the town there is a great new mosque, which has become one of the top architectural landmarks in all Saudi Arabia.
You don't feel the internationalism here that predominates the atmosphere of a Jeddah or the East meets West sensation that permeates Dhahran or Al Khobar. Here you sense that you have truly entered the inner Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the house of Saudi.
This stems partially from the fact that during the summer months, Taif actually is the House of Saudi. King Fahd and his family, the head of the government Ministries, most of whom are Princes (brothers, half-brothers, first cousins), all spend the summer months on Taif's cool mountains, high above the scorching dry heat of the desert below or the torrid, muggy heat of the coastal towns.
The King Khalid National Guard Hospital is a 350 bed, acute-care,
teaching centre that provides medical care for members of the Saudi
Arabian National Guard and their dependents. The hospital provides all
general services. The hospital is situated in Jeddah, a city of
two million people, located along the Red Sea coast. Jeddah is a
beautiful city, having buildings of historical interest, as well as
modern shopping facilities, international cuisine, and a great variety
of art work. The Red Sea is especially interesting for scuba divers,
and has, reportedly, the best coral reefs in the world. Also popular
is taking long evening walks along the Red Sea boardwalk -- The Corniche
-- where the lights of the city and of anchored ships illuminate the
Housing for most staff is in a two or three bedroom apartment located on
a compound adjacent to the hospital. It is approximately a ten to fifteen
minute walk between the two, and a free shuttle bus is provided. Some
single males are housed in three bedroom bungalows in a compound located in
North Jeddah, approximately forty minutes from the hospital.
Free shuttle bus service is provided.
All housing is air conditioned and fully furnished.
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The King Fahad National Guard Hospital is a 550 bed acute-care,
teaching centre providing medical care for the Saudi Arabian National
Guard. This highly-automated facility is equipped with the latest in
Western technology, and is operated and managed according to JCAHO
standards. The accommodation is adjacent to the hospital and is equipped
with excellent recreational facilities, including an olympic-sized swimming
pool, tennis courts, movie theatre, gymnasium, and weight rooms. The
Recreation Department also organizes extensive in-country and out-of-country
trips. The hospital is located approximately 15 miles outside of Riyadh,
the capital city of Saudi Arabia. This modern state-of-the-art hospital is
considered to be one of the most prestigious hospitals in Saudi Arabia. In
1994, the hospital started a liver transplant program, and in 1995, the
hospital started a cardiac surgery program.
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The King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH) is the largest - and most widely respected - facility of its kind in the Middle East.
Opened in 1982 as a joint venture, KKESH provides treatment for a bread spectrum of eye ailments. Among the services offered by the hospital are cataract surgery, corneal grafting, optometry, clinical, psychophysical and electrophysical laboratories, ultrasonography and pharmacies. An average of 500 patients per day are seen in the out-patient clinic.
In terms of equipment, technology and staff, the surgical facilities at KKESH far exceed most comparable modern medical centres. The surgical unit consists of 12 operating theatres and a 17-bed recovery room. Eleven of the theatres are equipped with ceiling-mounted microscopes, and one with a mobile model for delicate procedures.
Innovation has played an important part in developing KKESH's teaching program. Operating room microscope assemblies are wired with audio-visual equipment to realistically recreate the impact of being present in the theatre. The nursing staff also receives its own special training through educational and in service projects.
Through its breakthrough efforts in combatting eye disease, the King Khaled Eye specialist Hospital has earned a world-class reputation for medical excellence and helped thousands of patients enjoy better lives through better eye care.
King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital is situated in the northwestern suburbs of Riyadh. Saudi Arabia's lively capital city.
The Prince Sultan Cardiac Centre (PSCC) is located
in central Riyadh. The cardiac services of the Riyadh Armed
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into a new 158 bed facility. This hospital is a four-floor,
five-level building. The PSCC provides a major portion of
the cardiac services for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
and offers a full range of diagnostic and management facilities
for patients ranging in age from neonate to elderly. There are
four clinical departments: Adult Cardiology; Pediatric Cardiology;
Cardiac Surgery; Cardiac Anesthesia. Nursing has its own
management structure under the Director of Nursing.
Cardiac Technicians, Perfusionists, Respiratory Therapists,
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have their own Superintendents.
On average, there are twenty-five to thirty cardiac surgical
procedures performed each week, with more than half of
operations performed on neonates and children. 1996 annual
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762 pediatric cardiac catheterizations; 7,436 adult and 6,412
pediatric echocardiographic examinations; 32,760 ECGs;
2,514 Holters; and 1,952 stress tests.
Between 1986 and 1996, 20 heart transplants (16 adult; 4 pediatric) were performed.
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The Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital (RAFH) is located in Riyadh City, The capital of Saudi Arabia. Its the flagship of the RKH Programme. RKH is the Medical Services Department (MSD) of the Ministry of Defence and Aviation (MODA). RAFH was officially opened December 1978. The hospital now includes the main hospital, Southwest Corner and the new Southwest Corner Extension . Additional facilities are being built to accommodate the growing population and to further enhance the quality of patient care.
RAFH provides a major portion of the medical services for the military personnel and their dependants in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through a full range of diagnostic and management facilities for patients ranging in age from the neonate to the elderly. The institution has an excellent reputation, both in the Middle East and in the West for the quality of patient care provided, annual symposiums and for the research papers published in most reputable journals.
LOCATION AND SIZEThe RAFH is about 770 bed hospital and considered one of the most advanced centres in the Middle East. It is located in the heart of Riyadh. At a walking distance from several shopping areas and fancy restaurants. Approximately 20 Kilometres from the city centre and easily accessible to the general population as well as to accident victims.
The services of the Centre are at a high level of professional standards. RAFH administration requires that the quality of services rendered and the general operating standards of the centre to meet the United States Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organisations
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In addition to providing excellent care for patients, the RAFH trains appropriately educated Saudi nationals for administrative, professional and technical positions. There are continuing education programmes and specific training programmes for Saudi Nationals in various medical Technologies.
MEDICAL SERVICESIn the main hospital building (Blg. 100) a full range of clinical services are provided, including General Medicine, dermatology, Haematology, Neurology, General Surgery, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Cardiology, Oncology, Nephrology, Plastic Surgery, ENT, Urology and Oral Surgery. The main hospital also houses a large laboratory service and Nuclear Medicine Department.
In the Southwest Corner (Blg. 109) which was opened in 1981, other services are provided, including Obstetrics, Psychiatry, Rehabilitation, Renal Dialysis and Extended Care. The new extension of Southwest Comer (Blg. 111) is intended to high - ranking military personnel and their dependants.
To further advance the health care services provided by the programme, additional services are now fully operational such as Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Artificial Heart Transplant Project, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), In vitro Fertilisation Project and Linear Accelerator Project.
Annual workload figures reflect the level of activity for the centre The total registered patients in RAFH count to 520,212 as of 1996 (including peripheral clinics). The Total patients attendance in RAFH showed 672,713 (1996) including Outpatient, Family & Community Medicine, Dentistry and Accident & Emergency. The total operations performed showed 12,478.
GENERAL INFORMATIONThe staff of the RAFH come from many parts of the world and adds up to approximatley 3,500.
Employment contracts are for two years and often renewable.
The standard work week is 44 hours. The number of hours in a shift vary somewhat from department to department but generally do not exceed 8 hours a day and 4 hours Thursday (Except nurses). The standard work week is Saturday through Wednesday.
RECREATION SERVICES FOR EMPLOYEESThe Department of Recreational Services offers recreation and leisure opportunities to a wide range of interests and age groups. Facilities for recreation are spread across a large area, ranging from the "flagship" multipurpose recreation centre at the hospital, to further multipurpose sport leisure facilities attached to some of the accommodation sites .
There is something for everyone, and the Department provides access for beginners and the more advanced alike.
In addition to "in-house" events ,the Department arranges for other activities taking place in and around Riyadh.
Riyadh itself is an interesting, bustling city. There are shopping centres and malls offering a good selection of goods at very affordable prices. Hotels in Riyadh offer excellence in both services and in their first-class restaurants, most of which hold outdoor barbecues or brunch on Fridays.
TRANSPORTATIONShuttle buses operate regularly at intervals between housing projects and the Centre.
There are several shopping buses to malls and supermarkets each day. School children are transported to and from school each day. Limousine service available to places can not be reached otherwise. This service at a very low cost per kilometre and has cars / mini buses available for individual employees.
SINGLE FEMALES: Based on position and availability they will be provided with appropriate accommodation. Some may require to share apartments, but will always have own room. SINGLE MALES: Based on position and availability they will be provided with appropriate accommodation. Some may require to share apartments, but will always have own room. MARRIED COUPLES: Will be provided appropriate accommodation in an apartment or villa based on availability and position.
The North West Armed Forces Hospital is located in Tabuk.
It is a teaching facility which serves members of the Saudi Arabian
Ministry of Defense and Aviation, and their families. The hospital was built
in 1983, and operates an acute-care site (284 beds) and a rehabilitation site (112 beds).
It is the regional referral centre for burns, and adult and pediatric ICU patients.
The hospital operates a Training Centre to train military cadets to work
as medical technicians in military hospitals and clinics. The Centre operates
an English Language training section for cadets and also provides basic
Arabic courses for employees wishing to learn the language.
Tabuk, a small, old city with friendly people and interesting souqs, is
located in the northwest corner of Saudi Arabia, about 100km south of
the Jordanian border. Residents of this site make frequent trips to the
Red Sea, a two and a half hour drive away. In addition to using the hospital's
recreational facilities, other favourite activities include hiking and
desert trips.
Housing is fully furnished and air conditioned, and provided free of charge.
Single females have their own one-bedroom apartment located on the compound
adjacent to the hospital. It is a five to ten minute walk to the hospital.
Single males share two or three bedroom bungalows located a five to ten minute
shuttle bus drive from the hospital. The bus services is provided free of charge.
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of two sites, each approximately five minutes from the hospital.
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Survivors include her sons: Tommy (Penny) and Lanier (Jarie); grandchildren: Gracie Menetre (Bailey) and Laura Thompson (Yuri Livshitz), and Jesse, Ruddy, and Jack Thompson; great-grandsons: George and Pate Menetre; great-granddaughter, Esther Livshitz; and, many well-loved nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
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DALLAS (SMU) -- Dr. Edmund Pillsbury, CEO of Pillsbury & Peters Fine Art in Dallas, will give a gallery talk titled "James Surls in Context" on Friday, April 4, at 12:15 p.m. at the Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. on the SMU campus. Dr. Pillsbury will lead visitors through the museum's special exhibition, "In the Meadows: Recent Sculpture, Drawings and Prints of James Surls," examining Surls' work in a historical and artistic context and highlighting the artist's contributions to the genre of modern sculpture. Cost of exhibition admission, which includes the lecture, is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors 60 and older and children 3-12, and free for Meadows Museum members. For more information, please call 214.768.2516.
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Bruce and Cindy Tarter of London have been welcoming foreign strangers into their home for 26 years and, by doing so, they've extended their family around the world. Marei Vossberg from Hamburg, Germany, is a senior at South Laurel High School and is their most recent foreign exchange student.
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Desparately seeking relationship and legal advice!
It sounds like you've tried everything in your power to carry the burden of the relationship for way too long.
I think your idea of having her forcibly removed is probably the best one. Then send her the bill for the cleanup.
Each state has different criteria for having someone removed or evicted from your home. You can do a google seach for your state concerning eviction or eviction process. Also I would look into small claims court for the cost in all involved for this.
Good Luck!
He's not her landlord, he just wants out of the relationship and rid of her junk.
The reason being she's lived with him for just over two years, and it could become a gray area as to whether or not they have a common-law marriage (he said/she said claims). Each state's requirement for one is slightly different, so to insure she doesn't claim that status and try to counter-sue him for damages if he tries to evict her, he needs to essentially have her voluntarily sign an intention to vacate/quit claim notice and get it witnessed--and keep the document in a safe place.
Once that's done, if she still refuses to leave by the appointed date, he can get the sheriff's office/police department involved to forcibly evict her. Most likely that will take take of things from a legal standpoint.
PS: I am NOT a lawyer, this is my opinion, and no substitute for official legal counsel.
You can only be a tenant if you have an agreement/contract to pay rent.
The OP and his gf are/have niether.
Laws do vary by states so he should definitely look into (seek legal guidance) what his options are.
An eviction is usually 30 days (after paperwork). If he would have her sign a paper agreeing to leave by a certain date and she doesn't then he might be able to file the 7 day Notice to Quit. After that he could have a police officer move her belongings to no-mans-land (the curb).
@Balcony - I've never heard of a two year common law marriage... Definitely something worth looking into!!!
I also think he probably knows he'll never get any money from her. He sounds more like he just wants her gone anyway.
It sounds like this will be an emotionally hard time. I wish you good luck with all of it. It is in your best interest to start legal proceedings now. It'll come down to that either now or later...
She contributes to nothing except destroying his home.
Have you had a serious conversation with her to let her know that if she doesn't leave by a certain date that you'll have to make her leave? I don't know if there's a nice or gentle way to put it.. hmm.
I'm in VA.
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At first glance, the limited menu, which includes hot dogs, "not-so-sloppy-joes" and tuna salad, doesn't seem to be particularly noteworthy - that is, until you take your first bite.
"I've been coming here since I was seven years old," said Andy Bungert, a lifelong Lake Forest resident. "I came here all of the time in high school for lunch!"
The cheese dogs in particular are a real local favorite. The recipe is simple - a hot dog and bun, with a dollop of cheese sauce on top. It's a simple yet perfect blend of flavors.
The combination is the exact same as its been since Left Bank first began in the early 1960s as a hot dog and snack stand by Forest Park beach - and remains just as beloved by North Shore residents, having been described as a "Lake Forest staple".
Lane Pasquesi took over the restaurant from his grandparents in 2001, making it truly a family business.
Another iconic dish that's remained the same over the years is the "not-so-sloppy-joe," which is a hollowed-out bun filled with Pasquesi's grandmother's original recipe.
"It's definitely an institution," Pasquesi said. "[The Left Bank] is a part of me. I've never changed how it's done - we just do our thing, six days a week...I've really tried to keep it as much the same as possible."
And with the friendly atmosphere, the family connection and a can't-go-wrong menu, there's no doubt that Left Bank will be around for many years to come.
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Spanish Film Club: Clandestine ChildhoodOct 15, 2013, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Part of the Spanish Film Club, Clandestine Childhood is a story about militancy, undercover life, and love in Argentina.
CLANDESTINE CHILDHOOD (Infancia Clandestina)
Benjamin Ávila / Argentina, Spain, Brazil / 110 min / 2012 / Spanish with English subtitles
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Argentina, 1979. After years of exile, Juan (12) and his family come back to Argentina under fake identities. Juan's parents and his uncle Beto are members of the Montoneros Organization, which is fighting against the Military Junta that rules the country. Because of their political activities they are being tracked down relentlessly, and the threat of capture and even death is constant. However, Juan's daily life is also full of warmth and humor, and he quickly and easily integrates into his new environment. His friends at school and the girl he has a gigantic crush on, Maria, know him as Ernesto, a name he must not forget, since his family's survival is at stake. Juan accepts this and follows all of his parents' rules until one day he is told that they need to move again immediately, and leave his friends and Maria behind without an explanation. This story about militancy, undercover life, and love is the Argentine submission for the 2013 Best Foreign-Language Academy Award.
In collaboration with Pacific Spanish Club, PUMA Film Club, the Department of World Languages and Literatures and the Center for Languages and International Collaboration.
The Spanish Film Club series was made possible with the support of Pragda, and the Embassy of Spain in Washington DC, Spain-USA Foundation, and the Elise Elliott Academic Initiatives Fund of Pacific University. Special thanks to the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain.
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Your mobile device might have cutting-edge specs and a sleek design, but if you don't install the right apps, you're missing out. Whether you're using the latest Android phone or tablet, an iPad, iPhone or Windows Phone, we've found the best apps. From news apps and photo editors to fitness tools and first-person shooters, we've organized all the top apps by topic and platform in the column at left. Below, you'll find our list of the 10 best apps overall.
By Avram Piltch, Online Editorial Director — Last Updated: January 17, 2014
With thousands of news sites on the Web, you could spend all day cruising their home pages for interesting articles and still miss out. Pulse organizes your favorite feeds into an attractive, grid-style interface that makes it easy to keep up with the headlines using a custom feed of all your favorite sites and topic areas. Refreshed for the new iOS 7 interface, the new Pulse also ties in to your Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr and Tumblr accounts.
Price: Free
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What happens on your phone shouldn't stay on your phone. Dropbox automatically syncs files between your computer, phone and tablet. When you save a document or photo to the Dropbox folder on your mobile device, it immediately downloads to the Dropbox directory on your PC. You can even configure the app to sync photos to the cloud as soon as you take them. Create and manage shared folders with the app, which was redesigned to align with iOS 7's flatter look.
Platforms:Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Windows Phone
Price: 2GB (Free), 100GB ($9.99/month)
You've been testing your zombie apocalypse plan for a year now while playing "The Walking Dead." The second iteration of the game based on the TV show is even more gut-wrenching. The episodic choice-based adventure once again puts you in the shoes of young Clementine. You'll have to make decisions so tough you might question your morals and wake up screaming.
Platforms: iOS
Price: $4.99
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A fitness app should not only coach you on how to lose weight and keep healthy, it should also motivate you to get moving. MyFitnessPal provides support and guidance on keeping calories off the healthy way with its comprehensive library of nutritional information and more than 350 exercise suggestions. It also helps you set goals and connect with friends who use MyFitnessPal so you can cheer each other on. The app creates detailed reports of your progress.
Platforms: iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry
Price: Free
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Whether you're looking for the latest Katy Perry single or some obscure disco ditty from 1977, you'll be able to find and play it with Spotify. The music service has an extensive library of songs to choose from, and allows you to download your custom playlists for offline listening. The fully functional app costs $9.99 per month, but you can use the company's online, ad-supported radio channels for free.
Platforms:Android, BlackBerry 10, iOS, Windows Phone
Price: $9.99/month, Free (radio only)
MORE: 12 Best Music Apps
There's a reason Netflix is the most popular streaming service. For $7.99 a month, you get unlimited access to a library filled with thousands of popular TV shows and movies. The Netflix app can stream directly to your mobile device while maintaining your place in videos you began watching on your TV or PC. The app also features a strong search engine, detailed recommendations and an attractive user interface with images, plot descriptions and user ratings. You can even share your device and account with friends and family, thanks to support for Netflix Profiles.
Platforms:Android, iOS, Windows Phone
Price: $7.99/month
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Think of it as your digital memory. With Evernote, you can jot down your notes for work or school, and edit them on any device, including your tablet, phone or laptop. You can do a lot more than just take text-based notes with the Evernote mobile app; it takes dictation and lets you photograph documents or record sound directly into your notes. The iOS 7 version features a persistent Create Note button on every page in addition to a streamlined new look.
Platforms:Android, BlackBerry 10, iOS, Windows Phone
Price: Free, $5/month (premium version)
Sometimes you need to view and edit business documents on the road. Quickoffice packs robust editing tools for your spreadsheets, slideshows, documents and PDFs. It also works with Google Drive. You can attach files to emails or share them via Drive, Dropbox or Evernote so nothing falls through the cracks.
Platforms:Android, iOS, BlackBerry
Price: Free
Whether your phone shoots brilliant high-res photos or mediocre snapshots, you'll want to edit your images before sharing them. Snapseed makes it easy to do a lot more than just basic sizing, rotating and cropping. Seven different filters -- including black and white, vintage and grunge -- can add a dose of style or make your brand-new photo look like you took it on an old-school camera.
Price: Free
Sure, you can send messages and pictures with your phone's regular texting service, but a full-featured messaging app lets you send richer content, such as location info, fun stickers and more. With Whatsapp, you can also chat with up to 50 friends in a group to organize reunions or potluck dinners. And when those large conferences get out of hand, you can leave the group or mute the conversation for up to a week. Set statuses so your friends know when to leave you alone. The new iOS 7 version packs a Facebook-like broadcast list feature on top of a fresh sleek look.
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Like a shimmering high-rise ascending from the desert, columns of sequins in glittering gold and lustrous obsidian evoke the opulence of an ultra-modern Arabian metropolis. Onyx liner, jet black patent trim and fanciful black patent tassel zipper pulls further emphasize the exotic allure of the thriving city known as the gateway between east and west.
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Pope Francis Visits Jordan
Pope Francis, while visiting Amman, Jordan, called "urgently" for a "peaceful solution" to the Syrian crisis, and a "just solution" to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
SURFACING; In Amman, Unwinding From the City's Snarl
The historic Jabal Amman neighborhood is a retreat from the traffic-clogged streets of Jordan's capital city.
In Amman, Unwinding From the City's Snarl
The historic Jabal Amman neighborhood is a retreat from the traffic-clogged streets of Jordan's capital city.
Beneath the Surface of Amman, Jordan
Elegant restaurants and trendy clubs revitalize an ancient city.
Crossroads in Jordan
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Cuisine of the Levant in Amman
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A Newly Stylish Amman Asserts Itself
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All the Foods of the Mideast at Its Stable Center
In Amman, you'll find bright vegetables from Lebanon, crunchy falafels from Syria, juicy kebabs from Egypt and, most recently, spicy meat dishes from Jordan's southern neighbor, Iraq.
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Siblings Shawn and Danielle Adams and their housemate, Sarah Zhou, might be thousands of miles from their families during their week-long Thanksgiving break from classes at The Brook Hill School,but it hasn't dampened their spirits one bit.
Instead, these boarding students will be spending time with their families, both natural and foster, enjoying all the things that make up this uniquely American holiday.
"We're all so excited for a real Thanksgiving meal," said Micronesian native Danielle Adams, who is a junior at the school. "We've done the turkey and dressing... "
"Occasionally, we'll have a turkey, but it's different," her sister Shawn, a sophomore, explained. "We celebrate something we also call Thanksgiving, but we don't celebrate it the same way. Ours only lasts a day and the food is very different. And, I don't know … just the feeling of (the holiday) is different."
Chinese native Sarah Zhou said there also is a similar holiday in her homeland called a "festival of families."
"Aunts and uncles and grandparents – everybody – get together and celebrates," she said.
This is the first year that the Adams sisters have attended the private Christian boarding school in Bullard, while Sarah, a senior, has been part of the boarding program for three years.
According to Brook Hill residential life director Shawn Rhoads, the school began taking boarders 10 years ago "to extend a great Christ-centered, college prep, education to the world, but also to introduce international students to the Lord, then allow them to go back to their countries equipped with the message of hope."
It is, he added, the only program of its kind in East Texas. "The next closest boarding school is in North Texas."
Of the 520 students enrolled at Brook Hill, 40 are boarding students who are from The Federated States of Micronesia, China, Nigeria, America, Vietnam, South Korea and Thailand. Boarders can enter the program during their eighth grade year.
"In past years, we've had students from places like Japan, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Paraguay, Turks and Caicos – in the Caribbean – Jamaica and Macedonia, just to name a few," he said, adding that flags representing students' homelands "are prominently displayed in the Bell Library located in Founders Hall."
The school works hard to ensure students from abroad don't feel lost or left out.
There is a summer immersion program for new international students, held 10 days before classes start in the fall, Rhoads said.
"We take them to places where they can experience American and Texas culture, like San Antonio with its River Walk and amusement parks. We get them accustomed to using U.S. currency, some of the idiomatic phrases of the area as well as some ESL training (English as a Second Language)," he said, adding that the immersion experience helps the school gauge students English skills.
There's also a brand new International Society, which Sarah founded, "designed to build bridges between the day and boarding students through things like events, games and even trips," he said, adding that a Dec. 4 international chapel program will allow internationl students an opportunity to share with others "what life for them back in their home country is like."
When she was considering boarding school while still living at home in Hanguhoe, Sarah said she received offers from more than a dozen different high schools to join their student body. Although she was not familiar with Christianity, she chose Brook Hill based on its reputation.
"I've heard that Christian schools would have better quality teachers and also that the people here were very nice – that's the reason I came here. But I didn't expect this much," she said. "The teachers and the students have a really good relationships.
"My (sophomore) English teacher and I grew very close," Sarah said, so much so that she became adopted as a member of the woman's family.
"For me, (it's about) the love that the teachers and students showed. I wasn't a Christian before I came here, but I became one my first year here because of the – I call it 'unreasonable love': People showed their hearts and their love for me though I could not (understand) why they loved me so much," she said, explaining that her experience in her homeland was vastly different.
The show of Christian love "was totally new for me … it was nothing like this before," she said. "It really impressed me how people here show me their love. And I feel very blessed to be in this school, to experience this."
Shawn agreed.
"I never expected to the school and the students themselves to be so (openly) religious. I've never seen that before. Most people (back home in Pohnpei) are Christian, but they're just not, I guess, open about it. So that was a shock," she said. "A good one, but it still was a shock!
Many of the boarding students have host families who are on the faculty, Danielle explained. "Even though me and Shawn will be going to visit with family in Fort Worth for Thanksgiving, my biology teacher invites me to her home sometimes for community service and stuff like that."
Meanwhile, Sarah said she has been invited to spend the Thanksgiving break with her math teacher's family, doing things like hiking. "Whatever her family will (plan to) do, I will be doing also," she said. "I feel I have a family here – all the teachers are my family. (Since) my first year, they really care about me, so much that they (have become) my family."
Because of their shared experience as boarding students, living in "the boarding house is starting to feel like home," Shawn said, describing the sense of community fostered there. "We feel like we can share our problems with each other because we're all girls, and we're all in the same boat This is all new to everybody, some of the students might have two years or more here."
In the near future, the school will break ground on a new building project that calls for 40 beds, Rhoads said.
When completed, the new facility will become the girls' residence, and the house that Sarah, Danielle and Shawn currently reside in will be used to house boys, giving an equal number of beds for males and females, Rhoads said.
The girls said that being actively involved in extracurricular activities – volleyball and soccer for the Adamses, launching and overseeing the International Club for Sarah – helps keep homesickness at bay and helps them to become more a part of life at Brook Hill.
Encouraging others who are part of, or are considering, the boarding program, Sarah advised them to "'open your heart.' Accept the difference(s) of culture, and then open your heart to others," she said. "And try to be involved – in my first year here, I was on the drumline, and I was on the dance team last year … I just try my best to get involved through all kinds of things that I can (undstanding) then I will know a lot of friends."
"When a person first comes in, they're kind of scared," Danielle said. "they're leaving their families for the first time. But the first day we came, we were welcomed to a pizza party, to a pool party – we just had so many activities together, and (people) welcomed me."
"The teachers are amazing here," Shawn said. "They help out every time you ask them."
Her sister agreed. "All activities that they set up, and (seeing) how outgoing the kids are, is what really helps (boarders adjust to their new home)," she said.
Day students are encouraged to learn more about where their international students are from, and learn what gifts they bring to the school.
"We learn from each other," Sarah said. "We learn the best about each other."
Rhoads called it "a rare and beautiful blessing to have a slice of the world sitting right here in our very own back yard.
"I can't speak highly enough of the students that the Lord has sent to the Village at Brook Hill. I have no doubt that these young men and women will go on to do great things in life, and many of those accomplishments will be done in the name of the Lord and for His glory," he said.
Beyond Boarders
International students embrace traditional American holiday and host families
Siblings Shawn and Danielle Adams and their housemate, Sarah Zhou, might be thousands of miles from their families during their week-long Thanksgiving break from classes at The Brook Hill School,but it hasn't dampened their spirits one bit.
Body found in bed of truck
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The Alpha Rho Chi Bronze Medal
Nomination Form
Submit nominations with our online form. The form has been updated in March 2014.
Nomination Process for Schools of Architecture
Since 1914, Alpha Rho Chi, the National Professional Fraternity for Architecture and the Allied Arts, has promoted the profession of architecture by encouraging students to excel. To honor their achievements, the Alpha Rho Chi Medal is offered each year to over 100 schools of architecture, whose faculty select a graduating senior they feel best exemplifies these qualities.
In 1931, the Grand Council of Alpha Rho Chi established the Alpha Rho Chi Medal to "encourage professional leadership by rewarding student accomplishment." The Fraternity provides the medal to selected schools of architecture throughout the country to be awarded to the graduating senior who has shown an affinity for leadership, performed willing service for the school or department, and gives promise of real professional merit through his or her attitude and personality. The Alpha Rho Chi Medal is awarded annually to graduating seniors at accredited schools of architecture in the United States and Canada and at schools with an active chapter of Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity, and is judged by the faculty of that school of architecture as best exemplifying these qualities.
The members of Alpha Rho Chi firmly believe strong leaders are just as essential as strong designers to the architectural professions. It is vital to our efforts to produce individuals committed to public service, as well as individuals committed to maintaining Architecture and the Allied Arts as noble professions. We also assert that high scholastic achievement is not necessarily an accurate measure of leadership or service. The Alpha Rho Chi Medal commends those students who show true professional merit beyond the design studio and their academic career.
Nominations Process for Schools of Architecture
Nomination Form
Submit nominations with our online form. The form has been updated in March 2014.
It is our privilege to offer the 2014 Alpha Rho Chi Medal to your school for award to a graduating senior. We are accepting nominations via online form.
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Alpha Rho Chi provides one medal without charge to each school of architecture. A second or replacement medal costs $40.00. Alpha Rho Chi requests that schools limit nominations to no more than two students in a single year.
If awarding two medals, please complete the nominations form for each additional nominee and then pay in one of two ways:
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The deadline for this year's medals program is June 30, 2014. However, if you need more time to determine your nominee, please contact us prior to the deadline so that necessary arrangements can be made.
Recognition of Winners
Alpha Rho Chi appreciates a presentation befitting of the award during your Commencement exercises or honors ceremony. An Alpha Rho Chi officer or appointed representative would be pleased to present the medal if scheduling permits. See our Officers page for a list of regional contacts.
A list of winners are published annually in our national journal, The Archi, as well as on this website.
Contact Information
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The Medal Design
The medal is cast in bronze and was originally designed by sculptor and Alpha Rho Chi member Merrell Gage. It portrays Athena seated upon an Ionic capital with a skyscraper resting in the palm of her hand. The words "Alpha Rho Chi" are arranged in an arch over her head.


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Windows does not use the dot-file convention for hidden files. However, many Windows applications (mostly opensource/cross-platform) use files and folders with this convention. How can I make Windows Explorer automatically hide these dot-files?
Edit: was meant to be a comment to the other fellow mentioning just ATTRIB +H
Windows will hide files with the hidden or system flag. Or files may be hidden using ACL. Windows does not hide files based on filename.
To explicitly have Windows to hide files by filename, you'll need to explicitly create the feature. Either a file system driver (it use to be common for viruses to have this "feature") or a shell extension hack will work in this case.
On a side note, you can fake the feature by turning off "view file extensions" under Folder Options, since, to Explorer, a file that starts with a dot is a file with an extension, but no name.
In Windows Explorer
PS Only checked on Windows 7 Professional. PPS I noticed your question asked for doing this automatically. Clearly this won't cut it, but maybe readers find it useful.
It is possible in C#, using System.IO.FileSystemWatcher. Code would be something like this. Just compile it and place it in the Start Up folder. But this code doesnt hide already existing files. So run first the code from Luke, and than this code. You need the System.IO and System.Security.Permissions
I don't think there's a way to make it happen automatically, but you could try using the ATTRIB command to hide those files:
Then make sure that you've configured Explorer to not show hidden files.


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