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Sony Pictures Entertainment
Logo of 2002-Present |
Type | Subsidiary of Sony[1] |
Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | 1987 as Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc.,[2] renamed Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. on August 7, 1991 |
Headquarters | 10202 West Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Michael Lynton (Chairman & CEO) Amy Pascal (Co-Chairman) Jeff Blake (Vice Chairman) |
Products | Motion pictures Television Production Television Syndication Online games Mobile Entertainment Video on demand Digital distribution |
Revenue | US$ 8.021 billion (FY2011)[3][4] |
Operating income | US$ 416 million (FY2011)[3][4] |
Parent | Sony Corporation |
Website | http://www.sonypictures.com |
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. (SPE) is the American television and film production and distribution unit of Japanese multinational technology and media conglomerate Sony. It is based in Culver City, California and serves as Sony's main global film production and distribution company. Its group sales in the fiscal year 2011 ended March 31, 2012 has been reported to be of $8.021 billion.[4][5]
Sony Pictures Entertainment is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).[6]
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On September 1, 1987, The Coca-Cola Company announced plans to spin-off its assets of Columbia Pictures, which they had owned since 1982. Under this arrangement, Coca-Cola would sell their entertainment assets to Tri-Star Pictures, of which they owned 39.6%. A new public company would be created: Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc. (CPE), with Coca-Cola owning 49%, its shareholders owning 31%, and Tri-Star's shareholders owning 20%.[7]
On September 28, 1989, Sony Corporation obtained an option to purchase all of The Coca-Cola Company's stake in CPE for $27 per share.[8] The next day, Sony also announced that it reached an agreement with Guber-Peters Entertainment Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: GPEC; formerly Barris Industries, Inc.) to acquire the company for $200 million when Sony hired Peter Guber and Jon Peters to head CPE.[9] It was all led by Norio Ohga, who was the president and CEO of Sony during that time. On October 31, 1989, Sony completed a friendly takeover bid for the rest of shares (51%) of CPE, which was a public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: KPE), and acquired 99.3% of the common stocks of the company. On November 8, 1989, Sony completed the acquisition by a "short-form" merger of its wholly owned subsidiary Sony Columbia Acquisition Corporation into CPE under Delaware law. Sony also completed a tender offer for shares of common stock of the GPEC on November 6, 1989 and acquired the company on November 9, 1989. The acquisition cost Sony $4.9 billion ($3.55 billion for shares and $1.4 billion of long-term debt) and was backed (financed) by 5 major Japanese banks Mitsui, Tokyo, Fuji, Mitsubishi and Industrial Bank of Japan.[10][11][12] The company was renamed Sony Pictures Entertainment on August 7, 1991.[13][14]
Sony has since created numerous other film production and distribution units, such as creating Sony Pictures Classics for art-house fare, by forming Columbia TriStar Pictures (also known as the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group) by merging Columbia Pictures and TriStar Pictures in 1998, revitalizing Columbia's former television division Screen Gems. It expanded its operations on April 8, 2005, when a Sony-led consortium acquired the legendary Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, in a US$4.8 billion leveraged buyout, through the holding company MGM Holdings Inc.[15][16][17]
On June 4, 2008, SPE's wholly owned group 2JS Productions B.V. acquired Dutch production company 2waytraffic N.V., famous for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and You Are What You Eat for £114.3 million ($223.2 million in US dollars).
On November 18, 2012, Sony Pictures announced it has passed $4 billion with the success of releases: Skyfall, The Amazing Spider-Man, 21 Jump Street, Men in Black 3, Hotel Transylvania, Underworld: Awakening, The Vow, and Resident Evil: Retribution.[18]
Sony Pictures franchises[edit]
This is a list of franchises by Sony Pictures Entertainment.
- I Dream of Jeannie: Based on the television series by Screen Gems with the cartoon series Jeannie in 1973.
- Bewitched: Based on the television series by Screen Gems with a cartoon special Tabitha and Adam and the Clown Family in 1972, a spin-off series Tabitha in 1978, and a movie sequel in 2005.
- The Karate Kid: Five films; one in 1984, 1986, 1989, 1994, and the 2010 remake including the television series The Karate Kid: The Animated Series.
- Spider-Man: Beginning with the 2002 film with two sequels in 2004 and 2007 and the reboot of the franchise in 2012 including two produced series Spider-Man: The New Animated Series and The Spectacular Spider-Man in conjunction with Marvel Entertainment.
- Stuart Little: Beginning with the 1999 film with two sequels in 2002 and 2006 and one television series Stuart Little: The Animated Series. Based on the novel by E. B. White.
- Wheel of Fortune: Created by Merv Griffin in 1975 and syndicated in September 1983 by King World (now CBS Television Distribution). Including spin-off Wheel 2000. Acquired in 1986 after acquiring Merv Griffin Enterprises.
- Jeopardy!: Created by Merv Griffin in 1964. Including spin-offs (Super Jeopardy!, Rock & Roll Jeopardy!, and Jep!). First piloted in September 1983 with a second pilot on January 1, 1984, until officially premiered in September 1984 all syndicated by King World (now CBS Television Distribution). Acquired in 1986 after acquiring Merv Griffin Enterprises.
- Men in Black: Starting with the 1997 film Men in Black with a 2002 sequel, and a 2012. Including the cartoon Men in Black: The Series. Based on the Malibu comic created by Lowell Cunningham.
- Ghostbusters: Began with the successful 1984 blockbuster Ghostbusters, followed by a 1989 sequel, three animated series: one in 1986, 1988, and 1997, many products including a recent video game released in 2009, and an upcoming third film TBA.
- The Partridge Family: The hit 1970s sitcom including the cartoon series Partridge Family 2200 A.D., the 1999 television movie Come On Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story, and the ultra short-lived series In Search of the Partridge Family in 2004.
- Open Season: Beginning with the 2006 film, with two direct-to-video sequels in 2009 and 2011.
- Underworld: Beginning with 2003 film, with three sequels in 2006, 2009, and 2012, produced by Lakeshore Entertainment.
- Resident Evil: Beginning with 2002 film, with four sequels in 2004, 2007, 2010, and 2012.
Corporate structure[edit]
Headquartered in Culver City, California, USA, SPE comprises various studios and entertainment brands, including Columbia Pictures and GSN.
Senior management team[edit]
- Michael Lynton
- Chairman & CEO, Sony Pictures Entertainment
- CEO, Sony Corporation of America
- Amy Pascal
- Co-Chairman, Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Chairman, Motion Picture Group, Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Jeff Blake
- Vice Chairman, Sony Pictures Entertainment
List of holdings[edit]
Motion Pictures and Home Entertainment[edit]
- Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group With a library of more than 4,000 films (including 12 Academy Award for Best Picture winners), as of 2004 this unit of Sony distributes about 22 films a year under its various studio brands in 67 countries.[5] The group owns studio facilities in the United States, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Brazil and Japan. In addition to the below company-owned brands, Columbia TriStar also has a contract to distribute films for independent Revolution Studios and select films by MGM and United Artists.
- Columbia Pictures: Founded in 1924 by Harry Cohn, Sony acquired the studio in 1989 from The Coca-Cola Company for $3.4 billion.[10][11]
- TriStar Pictures Formed in 1982 as a joint venture between Columbia Pictures, HBO, and CBS. Became part Columbia Pictures Entertainment in December 1987 and the Sony ownership in 1989. Was relaunched in 2004 as a marketing and acquisitions unit with a particular emphasis on genre films.
- Sony Pictures India, production house established by Sony to release Indian movies and distribute Hollywood movies, released under Columbia Pictures.
- Sony Pictures Classics (SPC): Specializes in acquiring distribution rights to independent and art films as well as producing lower-budget productions geared to limited audiences.[5]
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Sony Pictures Releasing International
- Monumental Pictures: A Russian motion picture studio formed on February 2, 2006 as a joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Russia-based Patton Media Group producing and releasing Russian language films in Russia, the CIS, and Mongolia.
- Screen Gems: Originally Columbia's animation division and later a television production company best known for TV's Bewitched and The Partridge Family, as well as bringing The Three Stooges short subjects to TV in 1958. Sony revived the Screen Gems brand to develop mid-priced movies (production budget of between $20 million and $50 million) in specific genres such as science fiction, horror, black cinema and franchise films.
- Triumph Films: The label Sony uses for its low-budget films. Originally a joint venture between Columbia Pictures and Gaumont in 1982.
- FEARnet A joint venture between SPE, Lions Gate Entertainment, and Comcast for horror, suspense, and thriller movies online.
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment: Manufactures and distributes the Sony film library on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, video cassette, and UMD forms to global markets.
- Sony Wonder: The former kids and family label of Sony Music Entertainment that was moved to SPHE on June 21, 2007.
- Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA): A Sony division which acquires and produces about 60 films per year for a wide variety of distribution platforms, especially for non-theatrical markets. It had been called Worldwide SPE Acquisitions, Inc. until September 2010.
- Destination Films: A "niche" motion picture company purchased by Sony in 2001.
- Stage 6 Films: A direct to video label created in 2007. Also releases some films theatrically.
- Affirm Films: A motion picture label launched in 2008 to release gospel and Christian films.
Television Production and Distribution[edit]
- Sony Pictures Television Group: (formerly Columbia TriStar Television Group) The successor-in-interest to Columbia's television division (first Screen Gems, later Columbia Pictures Television, Coca-Cola Television, TriStar Television (A division of Columbia Pictures Television), and Columbia TriStar Television), as of 2004 the unit was producing 60 titles for various television outlets globally. Contains a library that includes more than 35,000 episodes of more than 270 television series and 22,000 game show episodes under the Columbia TriStar Television brand, and the television rights to the Embassy Pictures library (including The Graduate and The Lion in Winter) and also the owner of the television division "Embassy Television"—among most recent notable shows in this library are Seinfeld, King of Queens, Days of our Lives and The Young and the Restless. Their former international distribution division Sony Pictures Television International was responsible for global distribution for the Sony film and television properties worldwide. Formerly known as Columbia TriStar International Television from 1995 to 2002.
- 2waytraffic: Acquired by Sony in 2008, this television production company owns a number of formats, most notably including Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.
- Adelaide Productions
- Barris Industries: Formed in 1965 by Chuck Barris as Chuck Barris Productions. Renamed to Barris Industries in 1984. Merged with the Guber-Peters Company in 1988 and renamed as Guber-Peters Entertainment Company in 1989.
- Barry & Enright Productions (post-scandal), including Jack Barry Productions: Formed in 1947 by Jack Barry and Dan Enright, shut down in 1959, and reformed in 1975. Later renamed Stafford-Enright Productions in 1991. Sony acquired the library in 1992.
- Culver Entertainment
- ELP Communications (ELPC) and Tandem Licensing Corporation (TLC): The two in-name only units of Sony Pictures Television own the productions' copyrights presented by Norman Lear's companies: Tandem Productions and ELP Communications (series from T.A.T. to ELP Communications). The companies were formed by Bud Yorkin and Norman Lear in 1958 as Tandem Productions. Yorkin ended his partnership with Lear in 1975, but remained with Tandem. Lear and his partner Jerry Perenchio sold Tandem/Embassy Television to The Coca-Cola Company in 1985 and later became Embassy Communications in 1986 (later became ELP Communications in 1988). ELPC and TLC are part of Sony Pictures Entertainment since 1991.
- Embassy Row: A television and digital production company by Michael Davies known for producing Power of 10, the 2005 version of Chain Reaction, and the current incarnation of The Newlywed Game for GSN. SPT acquired the company on January 14, 2009.
- Four D Productions: Independent production house founded by Danny Arnold in 1974. Acquired by The Coca-Cola Company in 1986.[19]
- Lean-M Producers Center: A Russian production company founded in 2000 by Timur Weinstein, Vyacheslav Murugov and Oleg Osipov. In 2007, SPTI acquired a majority stake in Lean-M, with an additional 16% on April 13, 2009 [20] and the remainder in 2010.
- Left Bank Pictures: A UK production company founded by Andy Harries, Francis Hopkinson, and Marigo Kehoe in 2007. Majority stake acquired by SPT in 2012.
- Merv Griffin Enterprises: Founded in 1964 by Merv Griffin as Merv Griffin Productions. He sold his company to The Coca-Cola Company in 1986 as Merv Griffin Enterprises and was a subsidiary of Columbia Pictures Entertainment from 1988 to 1991 and Sony Pictures Entertainment from 1991 to 1994.
- Stewart Tele Enterprises: Formed in 1964 by Bob Stewart. Merged with SPE in 1994.
- Tuvalu Media: A Dutch production company based in Hilversum, Netherlands. SPT acquired a majority stake in the company in March 2010.
- Sony Pictures Television Networks
- Animax: Instituted in Japan by Sony in 1998, Animax is the world's largest anime television network,[21] with respective networks operating across Japan, East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, South America and other regions.[22] However, Animax was cut off from Vietnam cable network in 2010 without any reason
- AXN: Formed in 1997, AXN is Sony's entertainment television network, which airs across Japan, Asia, Latin America and Europe.
- Cine Sony Television
- Crackle (formerly known as Grouper Networks): Crackle is a digital platform of Sony Pictures. It hosts videos on YouTube, Hulu, Dailymotion, and its own site, etc. Crackle is operated by SPT.
- GSN: (joint venture with DirecTV)
- GetTV (to launch in Fall 2013)[23]
- Sony Movie Channel
- Sony Entertainment Television
- TV1 General Entertainment Partnership (jointly owned by SPT, CBS Studios International and NBCUniversal)
Other Sony Pictures operations[edit]
- Sony Pictures Music Group
- Sony Pictures Family Entertainment Group
- Sony Pictures Consumer Products
- Sony Pictures Interactive
- Sony Pictures Digital Productions Inc.[5][24]
- Sony Pictures Imageworks
- Sony Pictures Animation
- Sony Station
- Sony Pictures Network
- Sony Pictures Mobile
- Sony Pictures Digital Networks
- SPiN
- SoapCity
- Screenblast
- Advanced Platform Group APG
- Sony Pictures Digital Productions Inc.[5][24]
- Sony Pictures Cable Ventures, Inc.
- Sony Pictures Studios: The actual physical buildings, land and movie-making equipment properties in Culver City, California. Includes 22 sound stages, ranging in size from 7,600 to 43,000 square feet (700 to 4,000 m²)
- Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan (SPEJ): The company plans, produces, manufactures, sells, imports, exports, leases, broadcasts and distributes movies, TV programs, videos and audio-visual software in Japan. The company web site says it was established on February 10, 1984,[25] predating Sony's acquisition of Columbia Pictures Entertainment by 5 years. SPEJ was formed in 1991 through the merger of Columbia TriStar Japan, RCA-Columbia Pictures Video Japan, and Japan International Enterprises.[26] Based in Tokyo, Japan.
- Sony Pictures Europe: Offices located at 25 Golden Square, London, England
- Sony Pictures Loot: A newly formed group of developers that creates experiences and products for PlayStation Home. Their products include premium personal spaces and decorative ornaments and clothes/costumes for the users personal spaces and avatars. The premium personal spaces have equipment that allows users, if hooked up to a video capture system, make their own machinimas in Home.[27]
- Sony Pictures Studios Post Production Facilities
- Worldwide Product Fulfillment
- Sony Pictures Technologies
- Digital Authoring Center provides educational seminars for film-makers preparing stereoscopic productions. Also known as Sony Pictures Digital Authoring Center.
- Colorworks, established in 2009, provides digital image production services such as digital restoration, digital intermediates, scanning and film recording, digital dailies and asset management
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ Outline of Principal Operations, Sony Corporation of America
- ^ Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.: Private Company Information BusinessWeek
- ^ a b "Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2012". Tokyo, Japan: Sony. 14 May 2009. p. 5. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ a b c FY2011 Consolidated Financial Results
- ^ a b c d Sony Pictures – Corporate Factsheet, sonypictures.com
- ^ "Motion Picture Association of America - About Us". MPAA. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ Dick, Bernard F. (1992) "Columbia Pictures: Portrait of a Studio" (p. 46). The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1769-0.
- ^ "Sony to Buy Columbia, Says Americans Will Run Studio : 1st Sale of Film Maker to Japanese". latimes.com. 27 September 1989. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ "Funding Universe - Columbia Tristar". Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ a b Rudolph B (1994) So many dreams so many losses. Time vol. 144, no. 22 (November 28, 1994)
- ^ a b Griffin N, Masters K (1996) Hit and Run: How Jon Peters and Peter Guber Took Sony for a Ride in Hollywood. (Simon & Schuster, ISBN 0-684-83266-6)
- ^ Nathan, J. (1999) Sony: The Private Life. (Houghton Mifflin, ISBN 0-395-89327-5, ISBN 0-618-12694-5)
- ^ She Holds Torch for Sony Pictures Entertainment, latimes.com
- ^ "Funding Universe - Sony Corporation". Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ Sony will purchase MGM in a deal worth about $5 billion, CNN, September 14, 2004.
- ^ MGM Disclosure Statement page 424 (Appendix D: Audited Financial Statement. March 2009, page 6), October 7, 2010
- ^ Sony Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2008
- ^ "Hollywood Deadline" 'Skyfall's $669.2M Global Helps Sony Pictures Post Best Ever $4B Worldwide deadline.com, Retrieved on November 19, 2012
- ^ "Columbia Pictures Television Group acquires Four D Productions Inc.". PR Newswire. August 28, 1986. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ CCC director sold shares of Sony Pictures Television series producer. Retrieved on February 28, 2012
- ^ The Anime Biz – By Ian Rowley, with Hiroko Tashiro, Chester Dawson, and Moon Ihlwan, BusinessWeek, June 27, 2005.
- ^ Animax Asia – Corporate Profile – Animax-Asia official website.
- ^ "Sony Pictures TV To Launch Movies Diginet". TVNewsCheck. April 22, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
- ^ Affiliated Companies (Outside Japan) Sony Corporation
- ^ Sony Pictures Online SPEJ – Company Profile, Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan), Inc. official website.
- ^ History of Columbia Pictures Part 3, Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan (in Japanese)
- ^ "Sony Pictures' Loot: A group of developers making Home wares". Destructoid.
External links[edit]
- Official website (English)
- SonyPictures.net (Sony Pictures Global Gateway)
- Sony Pictures Entertainment Museum
- Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) at the Internet Movie Database


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Time for Plan B, and that doesn't have to be a bad thing
Harrison Ford wasn't the first choice to play Indiana Jones; Tom Selleck was. Both Tom Hanks and Kevin Costner turned down the role of Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption. Thank you very much, says Tim Robbins. Keanu Reeves can also send a thank you note to Will Smith for turning down the role of Neo in The Matrix.
By now, we all know that Pete Carroll wasn't the first or even second choice to be the USC coach. I'd say that one worked out ok for everyone involved...well right up until all those pesky sanctions anyway.
This is being written under the assumption that Mike McCoy was the first choice of the Arizona Cardinals to be their head coach. It is not a known fact but rather speculation based on their reported desire to interview him again. But after the Chargers sent a jet to pick up McCoy for his interview (with the contract waiting for him inside the cabin) the Cardinals were never going to get that chance. Besides, San Diego has a quarterback, Arizona doesn't. Seems like a no-brainer from here.
So now it just feels like it's time for Plan B, which could very well end up being the guy many figured would get the job before Ken Whisenhunt was even fired: Ray Horton.
If that happens, I wouldn't expect him to be miffed that he had to endure this process; at the end of the day he wants to be a head coach in the NFL and that's exactly what he'll be. That's my point about Indiana Jones and Shawshank. There is nothing wrong with being Plan B -- Unless you think you're never going to be picked at all. Again...more on that in a sec.
If you really think about it, it's the lack of interest in Horton that has allowed the Cardinals to pursue this at their pace. No rush. No pressure. No panic. It's a different story if there is tremendous demand for Horton.
But if this continues to stretch out, you can't help but wonder if the Cards are set on hiring an offensive-minded coach. One who can keep up with ever-evolving offenses. One who can do what Whiz couldn't; select and develop a quarterback. And one who keeps Ray Horton right where he is -- in charge of one of the best defenses in the NFL. There is some logic to it -- fix what is actually broken and leave Ray and the defense alone, don't take a chance that his promotion weakens the defense and hire a head coach that can fix what is broken.
And after news broke of the Cardinals' interest in Seattle O.C. Darrell Bevell, the evidence is mounting that is precisely the direction they are leaning.
Either way, what a weird trip it's been for the Cards. Getting played by Andy Reid and getting beat by San Diego. Safe to say it's led to some unrest among the fans and it looks from here like the Cardinals can relate to that feeling of not being somebody's first choice.
But like I say, being someone's first choice isn't always the best choice. Maybe that will turn out for Ray Horton and the Cardinals.
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Ward convinced to join Palace by Freedman's swaying power
9:18am Wednesday 30th May 2012 in Eagles News By Graham Moody, Sports Reporter
Crystal Palace's capture of Joel Ward on Monday marked a significant coup for the Eagles – one that was all down to their manager Dougie Freedman.
Highly-rated Ward was being chased by a number of Championship clubs, including Ipswich Town and Leeds United, with cash-strapped Portsmouth desperate to sell some of their star assets.
But when push came shove, Freedman proved to have the edge over the more experienced Paul Jewell and Neil Warnock, with 22-year-old right-back Ward revealing it was the Scot's positive attitude that resulted in him putting pen to paper on a four-year deal that cost Palace £400,000.
"I met Dougie on a couple of occasions and he is very positive and very driven about where he wants the club to go," said Ward.
"He has got a vision for the club and he wants to take it forward and take it to the Premier League.
"He is big on personal development and making players the best they can be and as a player that is what you look for in a manager.
"He is very infectious in his beliefs and where he wants to take the club and its players.
"I am really happy with how everything has gone and I am looking forward to starting a new chapter with Crystal Palace – it is exciting to see what it will bring."
Ward, who also picked the brains of his Portsmouth team-mate and former Palace captain Hayden Mullins about the move, came through the ranks on the south coast and already has experience in the Premiership – a place he wants to get back to.
"I don't think any footballer wants anything but to be in the Premiership and any manager wants to be in the Premiership," he added.
"If everyone has that same dream then, hopefully, we can all come together and do that.
"With the way the manager wants to play, Palace is a club going places."


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[indent]Bill responds to a move, during a game of chess on the large set at the Village at Blue Mountain, Nov 2009. There was a small spot on the lens, lower left, that Susan didn't notice. That explains the blur. I won the game, by the way, with a crafty check that also forked his rook. I've considered getting myself a large set, but don't have a place for one this size. There is a set with an 8" king and a roll-up board I might have room for, however. Plus the costs to ship a large set to Canada is prohibitive. If anyone knows of a good Canadian sources for these sets, please let me know.[/indent]


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INDIAN LAND — Funeral services for Talmadge Thomas Boulware Jr., age 81, will be held at 3 p.m. on Nov. 11, 2012 at Bethel United Methodist Church, 6688 State Hwy 269, Winnsboro and conducted by Rev. Tony Adams. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. on Saturday evening at Pope Funeral Home in Winnsboro .
Boulware died at his home on Nov. 9, 2012. He was the husband of Martha Wiles Boulware and the son of the late Talmadge Thomas and Johnnie Timms Boulware Sr. He was born in Fairfield County on March 1, 1931. Mr. Boulware graduated from Mt. Zion Institute and served in the US Air force. He later graduated from SC Area Trade School in West Columbia as a certified electronics technician. He worked as a radio and TV technician for Appliance and TV Center in Columbia, Southern Radio Corporation in Columbia and various other television shops and Cooper D. Cass Co. in Columbia.
His passion was flying and he obtained his private pilot's license. He was a member of Indian Land Masonic Lodge #414, Indian Land Chapter #286, Order of the Eastern Star and Waxhaw Chapter #318, Order of the Eastern Star, and the American Legion. He served as Royal Patron of Queen Charlotte #2, Order of the Amaranth in Charlotte, N.C. He loved going to the mountains and camping. His passion was his family. He will be missed.
In addition to Martha, his wife of 55 years, he is survived by a son, Talmadge Thomas Boulware III of Gaston; a daughter, Sarah B. Smith of West Columbia; a brother, Sam Boulware and his wife Wyllene of Jenkinsville; a sister, Lily Rae Jeffcoat and her husband Bernie of Titusville, Fla.; two grandchildren, Traci Smith, Abby Jean S. Heape and her husband Dwayne; and two great grandchildren, Madison Heape and Annabelle Heape.
Mr. Boulware was predeceased by a son, Kirby Crosby Boulware; and two brothers, Marion L. Boulware and Crosby Young Boulware.
The family wishes to thank Medi-Home Hospice of Rock hill and Home Health of Lancaster for their tender care.
Memorials may be made to Bethel United Methodist Church or to Belair United Methodist Church, 8095 Shelley Mullis Rd, Indian Land, South Carolina 29707.
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Thursday, 16 July 2009
Scotland could be 100% Renewable in 20 Years
28 comments:
- Alan Wallace Jury Team said...
SR - I've looked into a lot of the proposed projects and they simply don't add up. A University of York report on the Solway Firth tidal barrage showed that it would generate only a fraction of what is promised, cause massive environmental damage and the supposed jobs created were a fantasy.
I note the authors of this report. Would you accept a report that said smoking was good for you paid for by the tobacco companies? Would you automatically accept a report from the oil companies that said oil-fired stations were the way to go?
This is such an important issue that if we get it wrong, our children and grandchildren will suffer the consequences. We cannot take reports from partisan sources at face value. - 16 July 2009 10:06
- Vronsky said...
This is not really surprising to me as I have been interested in the subject for quite a while. It's probably in fact a rather pessimistic view as tidal flow generation is so under developed at present, but has huge potential.
Alan Wallace: the Solway scheme will never happen. Marine generation in Scotland will be primarily from harnessing tidal flow, in particular in the Pentland Firth. Tidal rise and fall schemes as envisaged for the Solway and Severn indeed have the shortcomings you describe, and in any case those are about the only two suitable estuaries in Britain, so this method of generation is of very little interest.
It's fair to point out that Garrad Hassan are primarily wind power consultants and their report should be read with that reservation in mind, however you will see in the report (summary here (PDF)) that by 2030 generation from wave and tidal is expected to about equal onshore wind. The level of wind contribution at that point is about the most the national grid could take (owing to the unreliability of wind) and from 2030 onwards the role of wind will reduce. - 16 July 2009 10:28
- subrosa said...
Alan, I'm sure you noticed I didn't give an opinion of this, I only posted the article.
Renewables aren't a great interest of mine but I've read exactly what you say and you make far more sense than the article. I understand we haven't even begun with off-shore pilots as yet.
The authors of the 'independent' report weren't listed but, reading between the lines I realised who they were. I listed them purposely because, again, I thought the same as yourself.
So where do we go from here? - 16 July 2009 10:32
- subrosa said...
Thanks Vronksy for putting more flesh on the bones for me. I actually looked for the report and couldn't find it. You have far greater skills then me at the search engine game.
- 16 July 2009 11:37
- Anon said...
I'm going to list some of your excellent recent posts on my humble blog.
- Aangirfan - 16 July 2009 11:48
- subrosa said...
Your humble blog Nona? This is the humble one. I thank you for the compliment though.
I'm struggling to put posts on Facebook. Do wish there was a book to help get round that site. - 16 July 2009 12:08
- BrianSJ said...
Crazy crazy stuff. We should be keeping our coal in the ground for when we will need it (all too soon), and not exporting the stuff.
- 16 July 2009 12:33
- Quiet_Man said...
Why does the government persists in building wind turbines in order to hook them up to the energy grid, where they are, not to put too fine a point on it, almost entirely useless?
Using wind data from the Met Office, researchers found that in January, when energy demand is highest, wind farms often fail to produce enough electricity, dropping on occasion to 4 per cent of their maximum output.
The report says: "Wind output in Britain can be very low at the moment of maximum annual UK demand. These are times of cold weather and little wind. - 16 July 2009 12:51
- Wardog said...
WE'VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES..... and then some
- 16 July 2009 12:54
- Rab C. Nesbitt said...
If 're-newable' energy is so great, why are most of the wind turbines at a stand still most of the time? In my opinion, there is only one way. Am I allowed to say the dreaded 'N' word?
- 16 July 2009 13:11
- Jim Baxter said...
Nukes. Nukes. I know a lot about nuclear power for someone who is not a phyicist and I can ashoore yew, as the boss (superintendent) of a NPP once said to me, that no nukes is bad nukes.
That applies to Faslane, too. We gotta have em.
I'll tell you a story, as Max Bygraves allegedly would say, one of these times. - 16 July 2009 13:12
- Clarinda said...
Don't get me wrong - I'm not very recycle-orientated or convinced, but we are not terribly good at being selective and sensible with our use of energy in the first place and, by our abuse, its waste and unnecessary cost ought to be tackled more rationally.
To digress - Jim, Uncle Willie sometimes wore a fetching maroon number whilst regaling his customers in the "shop"(as he called it) blending in somewhat with the 51st HD inspired colour scheme with selected highlights picked out in Seaforth Highlander and Capstan Full Strength. You would have been sitting on one of a job-lot of church pew seating (cheap) whilst contemplating the Declaration of Arbroath in pride of place on the entrance wall?
My father was frequently required to extract Willie from one of his Heath-Robinson burglar traps in the cellars (just imagine the quality of the expletives!) when my aunt would call late at night to announce his non-arrival at home from work at the Oxford. Many stories about him were urban myths but some were true. I have the CD about the history of the Oxford - but I hate the name being shortened to the "Ox". - 16 July 2009 14:17
- Jim Baxter said...
Dearest Petal,
You and I were made for each other. Sigh. The vagaries of fate.I never saw Mr Ross in the maroon thing - he was a wearer of the green whenver I saw him
Ah, speaking of vagary. I was, I hope, a personal friend of Ron Lockhart - former manager of the Star Bar off Nelson St. - just doing an offshift stint to help out - who was murdered in the St Vincent by James Vagary, now, happily, no longer with us.
I only learned of what had happened after pawning my cornet at the pawnshop on the Stockbridge end of St. Stepehen St., having arranged to meet my then girlfiend in the St V at eleven.
Then girlfriend is now a famous lesbian activist. What is it about me and women? I brush my teeth, don't smell bad, I think I'm quite a good kisser. I love wrapping my tongue around the tongue of an enthusiastic lady - my knob - to this day - is of a reasonable size when it's in the mood... OK not as often as it used to be.
I'll stop now, shall I? - 16 July 2009 14:54
- subrosa said...
I didn't realise we were exporting coal Brian. There's an opencast mine locally here and it supplies only Scotland last time I heard.
- 16 July 2009 15:30
- subrosa said...
Does a great deal depend on location for wind Quiet Man? That's why the Hebrides plan was a disappointment because they so have plenty wind in cold weather.
- 16 July 2009 15:32
- subrosa said...
Auch I know we'll do it Wardog, but the timescale isn't realistic unless we double the efforts.
- 16 July 2009 15:33
- subrosa said...
Well that's kinda like a dentist saying you gotta have teeth Jim. Spill the beans!
- 16 July 2009 15:34
- Quiet_Man said...
It depends on the type of wind Subrosa, too much and they don't work same as too little.
Windpower is really the British Rail of power generation, there are much better, cheaper, far more reliable options. - 16 July 2009 17:58
- Jim Baxter said...
OK Rosy. I knew you would get me for that. Ha. I wanted you to get me for that you lovley puff-pie, you.
I'm a tedious old git - no really-you'd never have guessed - but I have learned something in recent times that I have come to believe to be important. I don't think I am important - heaven forfend - don't want to be - wouldn't know what do do with importance if it were handed to me.
But therein lies the secret. Hand it back. Remember the people!
But they never have done. They never will. - 16 July 2009 20:22
- subrosa said...
Ah Quiet Man, I didn't realise that so I feel rather more informed now.
If you'd like to do a wee post about this then I'd be delighted to put it up. Just email me. I think more of us need to know the reality of it all rather than the propaganda. - 16 July 2009 22:27
- subrosa said...
Jim yer an awfy man so yer are. We're all important Jim but so few realise it. Many of us allow the struggle of survival to suppress our importance. We've been the puppets too long and it's time we also pulled the strings.
The people will eventually waken up and grab the initiative Jim. We've got to think positive. - 16 July 2009 22:30
- brownlie said...
There's too much flirting going on in this blog. I'm off for some man to man stuff with Scottish Unionist!
- 16 July 2009 23:00
- subrosa said...
Erm ... see you in 5 minutes then brownlie!
- 16 July 2009 23:05
- Jim Baxter said...
What!? Some women would be glad you know - I'm not a bad-looking bloke. Some women HAVE been glad. OK, not as glad as I've been.
J xx - 17 July 2009 12:32
- subrosa said...
Afternoon Jim. Aye they just might be glad but would they be grateful? That's the big question.
- 17 July 2009 12:37
- Jim Baxter said...
Damn. She gets me every time. Aint that just like a woman?
- 17 July 2009 13:22
- Jim Baxter said...
And it's old, and old it's sad and old it's sad sad and weary I go back to you. my cold father, my cold mad feary father...
JJ Finnegans Wake. Just from memory. Probably wrong. Didn't google it. - 17 July 2009 13:36
- subrosa said...
Not bad Jim, better than I could recall. Of course it's Friday so you're wakening up. :)
- 17 July 2009 13:44


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Best Bed Bug Removal Option for Your Budget
Posted 10:00AM 09/11/12 Savings Experiment, Home & Garden |Bed bugs are not only disgusting, they're an expensive problem to have. So, how can you get rid of these pests without burning through your budget?
First, make sure what you're seeing are, in fact, bed bugs. Beyond living in your bed frames, mattresses or headboards, these parasitic insects often lurk in dark areas. Check interior door frames, in between the folds of your curtains, behind loose wallpaper, and under chipping paint.
Have you seen one? Chances are there are many more. According to our experts, every one bed bug you see represents 12 that you don't, so once you identify an infestation you shouldn't waste any time before you exterminate.
Those on a budget may go for a dry steamer or natural oil option, but they simply aren't effective in getting rid of these resilient bugs. And at $150, you're essentially pouring money down the drain.
When it come to bed bugs, it pays to get professional help. Yes, pros can charge anywhere from $250 per room to exterminate, but this option is your best bet. It's pricey, but it's also effective.
If you're unlucky enough to find bed bugs in your home, don't waste money on do-it-yourself removal options. In this case, paying for professional help will be ultimately better for your budget.
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May 16 2013 at 3:17 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWhat worked for a co-worker. He found bed bugs in his mattress shortly after a vacation to the beach. He sealed off his bedroom with plastic sheeting. He put a kerosene heater in the middle of the room at full blast. He only went back in one time to refill the heater. He left it cook for 48 hours. That was two years ago He hasn't seen another bed bug since. Worth a try.
May 16 2013 at 10:48 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyEven nice hotels get them . There is a bed bug registrey you can check before checking into a hotel.
May 12 2013 at 4:12 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyVacumming is good of course but beward kids are bringing them from school now. Doctors offices are calling that patients are bringing them in etc etc. Movie theatres are terrible for them.
May 12 2013 at 4:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThe item on Shark tank was just to find them. A gimmick. If you really want to know if you have them call a reliablie bed bug K9 service. For abou $200 they will do a sweep of your home. The dog is trained just like a drug dog to only sniff out bed bugs they are great.
Also heat treating is very expensive. Using a company or exterminator that uses Phantom will kill the bugs and put dust in the cracks and crevices ( a dust that kills the bbugs.) They hide in switch plates as well.
I know Orkin does this and they offer a 10 day follow up treatment and 30 day warranty in their treatment.
Try dry ice in a bucket. Bed bugs are attracted to the ice and they'll flock to the dry ice and die. Save the money you'd spend on this stuff.
May 09 2013 at 3:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyooh for crrysake
yeah you WILL WORK starting with the bedrooms--vacuum vacuum vacuum
seal off the moldings/floor area and DOORS with cheap masking tape,seal up the mattress-
wash everything and clean out all the accumulated cwap
vacuum--damp mop and keep doing it AND THEIR NUMBERS HAVE TO DECREASE and then they're gone-
these things are no worse than fleas and with the fleas ALL THE SAME FEAR HYSTERIA AND HYPE.
and getting into the habit of CLEANING is never a bad idea either and thE ONLY ACCEPTABLE EXCUSE for NOT being able to plug in a freeeeekin vacuum and run it for 5-10 minutes a day after the initial scut work would be those with handicapping conditions and even here family and friends SHOULD BE HELPING ANYWAY.
Call Professionals with your problems. Look up Vikane Gas or housetenting.com for reasons why to use this chemical. One shot, keep all your stuff. Game over. Only Problem is that Bed Bugs can re infest so make sure you know who's coming to your home and where your at. Good luck
May 08 2013 at 1:57 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replynever saw or had a bedbug...but, wouldn't a steam cleaner on your mattress do the trick ????? Know I use a steam cleaner on the mattress once a month and that is with never seeing a bed bug....---just seems likie a sanitary idea and always has been for me
May 08 2013 at 12:00 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyProblem is that they aren't just in the mattress - they also hide other places, for example in cracks in your bedframe. Steamer won't get them there.
May 08 2013 at 2:56 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySteaming worked for bedbugs in my house. Steamed EVERYTHING!!
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LAKE KATRINE, N.Y. — Sara Flores scored two goals, including the game-winner 7:30 into overtime, to lift Kingston High's girls to a 2-1 Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association Division I soccer victory over Newburgh Free Academy Wednesday.
The Tigers, 1-2-1 in the division and 4-5-1 overall, split the regular-season series with the (3-2, 7-4) Goldbacks. Newburgh swept the series in 2011.
Alexandra Dencker put Newburgh ahead on a penalty kick with just two minutes left in the first half.
Flores tied the score midway through the second half when her curving corner kick found the net.
The match remained deadlocked until late in the first of the two 10-minute OT periods. Flores connected when she headed in Maegan Neilson's corner kick.
Kayley Jansen played the first half and Caroline Crump handled the second half and OT in goal for Kingston. Crump made four saves, including of big stops off rebounds.
"We played well today. We were working on our one-touch passes and passing to the foot in the rain yesterday," Kingston coach Maureen Munger said. "It paid off today."
Newburgh 1 0 0 0—1
Kingston 0 1 1 0—2
1st half: N—Dencker PK 38:00 Continued...
2nd half: K—Flores 59:09
1st OT: K—Flores (M. Neilson) 87:30
SOG: N 11, K 13; CK: N 4, K 3; GS: N (Peliggi) 11, K (Jansen, Crump) 10.
Team records: Newburgh 3-2 OCIAA Division I, 7-4 overall; Kingston 1-2-1 OCIAA Division I, 4-5-1 overall.
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Hey Film Fans..
The inaugural ScreenSingapore was off and running with the red-carpet for the opening film The Devil Inside Me and the Opening Gala Party last night.
Director Zhang Qi and actress Anya from the film, along with Mural director Gordon Chan and cast Yan Ni, Colin Chou, Liu Yan, Xie Nan and Bao Bei-Er all stomped the carpet, to er… some sort of fanfare. Perhaps being a little, ahem, less well-known, it seemed like all the screams were saved for event ambassador Zhang Ziyi. And boy did the fans lap up her up as she strutted down the carpet on the arm of Dennis Davidson, Chairman of DDA Consulting.
The six-million dollar (or maybe eight?) question though, was, why is Ms Zhang a ScreenSingapore ambassador? Still, none of her fans seemed to care that none of her films (past, present or future) were featured in the event.
Local celebs like Edmund Chen, Irene Ang, Adrian Pang and Chua Enlai were also on hand to add to the glitz, as well as Avatar producer Jon Landau with wife Julie.
Guest-of-Honour Singapore's Minister for Information, Communication and the Arts, Yaacob Ibrahim said in a welcoming speech: " I am confident that ScreenSingapore will serve as a valuable platform for business and creative talent to come together to discuss ideas to to propel the growth of Asian cinema."
This kicks off the eight day film and trade event that includes Tom Hanks coming to town on the 11th June for the Asia-Pacific Premiere of his film Larry Crowne which will close the festivities.
Excited about ScreenSingapore-widely touted as the Cannes of the East? Let me know what you think.
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What's the low-down on hunger and food assistance in Los Angeles? Last week,
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Enjoy a train station transfer with private vehicle/driver and guide.
Watch the changing landscapes on your fast speed train ride from Moscow to St. Petersburg, departing in the afternoon.
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Take a panoramic tour and get acquainted with the main architectural and historical monuments of St Petersburg, ride along its main streets and prospects. Drive along world famous "Nevsky Prospect" lined with marble palaces of Russian royalty and aristocracy, Monastery of Alexander Nevsky, with its magnificent Trinity Cathedral and its cemetery where Dostoevsky, Tchaikovsky and other world celebrities were buried. View the Hermitage Museum, the Chamber of Curiosities, St. Isaac Cathedral with «The Bronze Horseman» unveiled in Senate Square. Drive by Summer GardenStop in the Field of Mars with the eternal flame lit in the centre of the monument to victims of revolutions and wars, at the Resurrection Cathedral on the Spilt Blood at its background, one of the most unusual monuments of Russian Orthodox. Drive through the Square of Arts with the Palace Square with the Alexander Column, the Triumphal Arch of the general Staff building, and the Winter Palace complex. Continue to visit St. Isaac's Cathedral, It is the forth largest domed cathedral in the world, one of the best samples of the world monumental sculpture and one of the symbols of St. Petersburg. The Cathedral is 102 meters high and can hold up to 12,000 people. It took 40 years to construct this fascinating temple. The dome of St. Isaac's Cathedral now dominates the city skyline. Entrance fee to St. Isaac Cathedrals is included in the tour price.
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Choose between one of the various evening entertainment options St. Petersburg has to offer: performances at the Marinsky theater, folklore show in Nikolaevskey palace, a show at the famous Circus, or a river cruise, combined with a folklore show. Please speak to your Sales Advisor if you are interested in adding a show to your itinerary during your time in St. Petersburg.
Enjoy a private guided 5hr tour of the Hermitage and admire the gems of the collection. During the tour you will see the State Rooms of the Winter Palace, a part of the collection of paintings of Old Masters and other exciting exhibits and works of art. Value the splendour of the Gala stair-way, Peter's Memorial Hall, the Armorial Hall, the Gallery of 1812 with its numerous portraits, the Pavilion Hall and its various amusements and other gala rooms. You are sure to enjoy the works of applied arts, precious items and paintings. The collection of Western European art, numbering over 600,000 items, is considered to be one of the finest in the world. It presents all the stages of the development of art from the Middle Ages to the present. Enjoy masterpieces by outstanding Western European artists, as Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Giorgione, Titian, Michelangelo, Francisco de Goya, Renoir, Picasso and others. You will have an opportunity to see such world-famous masterpieces as works by Degas, Renoir, Pissarro, Van Gogh, Gauguin and others. Admire the richest collection of ancient and early medieval items, works of art from Ancient Greece and Rome, fabulous treasures of oriental culture and wonderful European art. (Entrance fee to Hermitage Museum is included in the tour price).
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By: Mazer
One of my first video-game based music videos. I apologize for the bad quality because this was before I had a good graphics card. I hope you all enjoy.
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Now I know it isn't as good as the first one, infact nowhere as near as good as the first Manhunt video I made but I just want opinions. Put aside the fact that most of this is Manhunt 2 and view as a video.Also just for your guys info, I found out MH2 is uncensorables with a gameshark code, now if only I had a fucking gameshark. Once again I'm sorry for most of this being MH2 and not as good as MMM 1 but I'm expirimenting with these movies. Also sorry for the fotage being not as good, all of the sites host the same Gameplay footage of Manhunt 1 and 2. Song is Sober by TOOL
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Electrifying Manhunt video with intense killing and violent action.
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Here are some of the kills that you can perform in the first Manhunt game. Pretty awesome stuff.
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male/female ratio
Posted 31 March 2009 - 08:48 AM
how many female/ male co-workers or co-students do you have in your class, company?
In belgium almost all the biochemical, biotechnology and medical biology courses are filled with females.
(50% ratio and sometimes even 65-75% women)
(ex. biotechnology (biochemical) engineering, biotechnology ,and medical biotechnology especially. And specifically for the courses that are research orientated or to become a teacher, the industrial paths seem to attrackt more males.)
In my case: 12 students during the last year of education and 4 male, 8 female.
I wonder if it is in your country too?
Strangely at later stage (work, research and even to get a phd the women seem to be vanished: not a lot of women in research nor education.
(compared with the ratio during university at bachelor master stage)
Posted 31 March 2009 - 09:42 AM
Posted 31 March 2009 - 10:03 AM
Nabi, on Mar 31 2009, 07:42 PM, said:
at work or at school?
It seems strange but at work there are more men then women (research or production or even teaching) here while at university there are more women in the specific domain.
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Posted 31 March 2009 - 01:56 PM
In research Institute, 80% female 20% male.
But in PI level, 80% male and 20% female.
Posted 31 March 2009 - 04:50 PM
Nabi, on Apr 1 2009, 02:42 AM, said:
Our lab has changed ratio's today- 3M: 7F (of which 3 of us are PhD/Postdoc). At the senior level no females are professors in my department, I think I'm the furthest up the chain infact. All the technicians are women in our department and only 3 female PhD students in whole department.... equal rights has a long way to go here I think.
Posted 31 March 2009 - 07:04 PM
Nabi, on Mar 31 2009, 06:19 PM, said:
Are you one of the MD-PhD student?
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Posted 01 April 2009 - 09:52 AM
its not private investigator I suppose
There were always a lot of girls in the "medical" orientated courses and even biotechnology, biochemical courses (except the industry orientated ones), but once on the workfloor especially research and teaching they were gone... very strange.
Posted 01 April 2009 - 01:10 PM
Around 70% PhD students are female in here, and my institute is family-friendly, so three postdocs had a baby lately and one is already back, gradually starting the work. Basically you need the boss who is tolerant of maternal leave and later absences and can balance the team (like, the postdoc mom has responsible students, who will do the experiments while she's not there). Also here, there are science marriages and if she has a baby, he shares responsibilities and takes some mornings or days off, working odd hours.
Family-friendly politics pays off to the boss, I guess - if you lose a valuable employee, you lose a part of knowledge she has.
In the faculty (the bosses), 17 F, 14 M.
Edited by Telomerase, 01 April 2009 - 01:15 PM.
Posted 02 April 2009 - 12:31 AM
But I whole-heartedly agree that the reason that there are less women higher up in science is due to the baby factor. Luckily in Aus (and particularly at my uni) there is a big focus on keeping women in the work force, so many employers have maternity leave, back-to-work bonuses, child care facilities etc etc
In my lab, we have 3 men (all PIs, one is also Professor), and 4 women (3 PhD students, 1 PI).
In my department, I would say it is about 60% men in the upper levels (lab heads, lecturers, PIs, Professors), post-docs are 50:50, PhD students are 80% female.........and in undergrad classes, I'd say roughly even, but with yearly fluctuations.......
Oh, and I work in a Microbiology and Immunology department
Posted 02 April 2009 - 12:38 AM
leelee, on Apr 2 2009, 12:31 AM, said:
I meant family friendliness, leelee.
Some institutes are more accustomed or tolerant to young mothers than others.