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October 2011
A summary of news from overseas parliaments.
Requirement for mandatory printing statement removed
In 2009 the government introduced a requirement that material, other than personalised letterhead stationery and greetings cards, produced under a member's printing and communications entitlement must contain a prescribed statement that it had been produced by the member at government expense or using the member's entitlement. The government has now removed this requirement, saying that it had caused an unwarrantable administrative burden on parliamentarians across the spectrum.
Regulations: Parliamentary Entitlements Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 2), 14 Dec. 2009 http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2009L04564; Parliamentary Entitlements Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 2), 2 June 2011 http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2011L00927
Media article: MP grab for pay, no say, The Sunday Mail, 8 Oct. 2011 http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/mp-grab-for-pay-no-say/story-fn6ck45n-1226162065318
Ombudsman provided questions for committee hearing
When the Ombudsman was not called to appear before a committee at the May budget estimate hearings, he approached a Greens senator about concerns he wished to raise and provided possible questions for her to ask him. The Greens then called him as a witness to answer those questions. The Ombudsman is not an Officer of Parliament, and the Ombudsman said that although he is accountable to Parliament he has only infrequent and limited opportunities to engage with it. He accepted that his actions had caused many to question the impartiality of the office, and submitted his resignation to the Governor-General.
Press releases: Response to commentary about Ombudsman actions – May 2011 Budget Estimates, 13 Oct. 2011 http://www.ombudsman.gov.au/media-releases/show/196; Ombudsman resigns, 20 Oct. 2011 http://www.ombudsman.gov.au/media-releases/show/198
Media articles: Ombudsman scripted Senator's questions, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2011 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-13/hanson-young-defends-talks-with-ombudsman/3569668; Federal watchdog forced to resign, The Age, 20 Oct. 2011 http://www.theage.com.au/national/federal-watchdog-forced-to-resign-20111019-1m86q.html
Additional resettlement allowance for longer service
Members elected to Parliament since 2004 who retire from Parliament involuntarily, usually through defeat at a general election, are entitled to a resettlement allowance if they inform the Clerk of the relevant House in writing that they intend to seek employment after leaving Parliament. In addition to the basic allowance of three months of the base parliamentary salary, the Remuneration Tribunal has introduced an additional allowance of a further three months of the base parliamentary salary for parliamentarians who have served more than one term in Parliament.
Determination: Remuneration Tribunal, Determination 2011/20: Members of Parliament – Entitlements, 15 Sept. 2011 http://www.remtribunal.gov.au/determinationsReports/byYear/2011/2011-20%20Determination.pdf
Statement: Remuneration Tribunal, Members of Parliament charter and resettlement allowances: reasons for determination, 17 Oct. 2011 http://www.remtribunal.gov.au/statementsreports/Determination%202011-20%20Statement%20%2017.10.11.pdf
Media article: Revealed – the generous golden handshakes for our MPs, The Daily Telegraph, 18 Oct. 2011 http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/revealed-the-generous-golden-handshakes-for-our-mps/story-e6freuzr-1226169141109
New security cameras vulnerable
Issues associated with the new digital security camera system introduced last year are still being resolved. The previous system was on its own secure network, which made it less vulnerable to hacking, but for technical reasons the new system cannot be placed on that network until it is upgraded. In the meantime there have been failures which the supplier, BAE, says were caused by external influences.
Hansard: Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee, Estimates, 17 Oct. 2011 http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard/senate/commttee/s373.pdf
Revision of formula for the distribution of seats
A newly introduced bill would amend the constitutional formula used to allocate seats in the House of Commons in order to provide for a fairer representation of the population distribution among the provinces. Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta, the fastest growing provinces, would receive more seats while the representation of Quebec and the slower growing provinces would be maintained. The overall number of seats in the House after the next readjustment would rise from 308 to 338, instead of to 315 as under the present formula. A similar bill introduced in the previous Parliament lapsed when Parliament was dissolved.
Bill: Fair Representation Act, 27 Oct. 2011 http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Docid=5202547&file=4
Press release: Fair Representation Act moves every province towards rep-by-pop, 27 Oct. 2011 http://www.democraticreform.gc.ca/index.asp?lang=eng&Page=news-comm&Sub=news-comm&Doc=20111027-eng.htm
Commitment to consultation on bills
To ensure good quality legislation, the new coalition government has made a commitment to allow a reasonable consultation period for a bill prior to its introduction into the Folketing, and to make the submissions and consultation results available in good time before the bill's first reading. It will also, in cooperation with the Folketing, organise public consultations involving experts and interest groups when complex legislation is being initiated. Last year a group of organisations wrote to the Folketing Presidium to complain about the unreasonably short deadlines the government was setting for consultation on new bills and to ask it to intervene.
Glossary: Glossary: Folketinget – Parliament
Agreement: Et Danmark der står sammen: regeringsgrundlag, 3 Oct 2011 http://stm.dk/publikationer/Et_Danmark_der_staar_sammen_11/Regeringsgrundlag_okt_2011.pdf
Constitutional amendment allows citizens' initiatives
Following an amendment to the constitution, 50,000 or more voters may now present a non-binding initiative for the enactment, amendment or repeal of a law to Parliament for its consideration. The initiative may take the form of a bill or a more loosely worded proposal. The proposed procedures to be followed are set out in a bill now before Parliament. These include a six month period for the collection of signatures and the public identification of donors who give 1,500 euros or more in support of an initiative. Changes to standing orders would see citizens' initiative bills treated similarly to other bills. Citizens' initiative proposals would be dealt with on a case by case basis, depending on what was necessary to make them into a bill.
Bill: Regeringens proposition till Riksdagen med förslag till lag om medborgarinitiativ och till lag om ändring av 24 § i lagen om offentlighet i myndigheternas verksamhet, 5 Oct 2011 http://220.127.116.11/TRIPviewer/show.asp?tunniste=rp+46/2011&base=errp&palvelin=www.riksdagen.fi&f=WORD&kieli=ru
Reports:Talmanskonferensens förslag till riksdagens beslut om ändring av riksdagens arbetsordning, 11 Oct. 2011 http://www.eduskunta.fi/faktatmp/utatmp/akxtmp/tkf_1_2011_p.shtml; Grundlagsutskottet, Vilande förslag till lag om ändring av Finlands grundlag, 12 Oct 2011 http://www.eduskunta.fi/faktatmp/utatmp/akxtmp/grub_3_2011_p.shtml
Press release: Riksdagen godkände revideringen av grundlagen, 21 Oct. 2011 http://web.eduskunta.fi/Resource.phx/pubman/templates/22.htx?id=4428
Constitutional referendum on committee inquiry powers
A proposed amendment to the constitution concerning Oireachtas inquiries was defeated in a referendum. The amendment would have given the Oireachtas the power to conduct inquiries into matters of general importance, in the course of which a person's conduct might be investigated and findings made, with due regard to the principles of fair procedure.
Glossary: Oireachtas – Parliament
Press release: Statement on proposed amendments to the Constitution, 29 Oct. 2011 http://www.merrionstreet.ie/index.php/2011/10/statement-on-proposed-amendments-to-the-constitution/?cat=3
New South Wales
Vote against magistrate's dismissal
The Legislative Council voted not to present an address to the Governor seeking the removal of a magistrate from office on the grounds of incapacity. A report by the Conduct Division of the Judicial Commission had found the magistrate was incapacitated from performing his judicial duties and that the matter could justify parliamentary consideration of his removal from office. For the magistrate to be dismissed, both houses of Parliament needed to present the Governor with addresses seeking his removal. It was the second occasion this year on which the Legislative Council had voted not to remove a magistrate on the grounds of incapacity.
Media article: NSW MPs vote against magistrate's dismissal, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2011 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-14/nsw-mps-vote-against-magistrates-dismissal/3570984
Former office holders' entitlements to be reviewed
Former premiers, ministers and other office holders, including Speakers of the Legislative Assembly and Presidents of the Legislative Council, are entitled, at the discretion of the Premier, to benefits that may include access to chauffeur-driven cars, free travel and office space. The Premier has ordered a review of these entitlements, the first in 14 years. He also said that the cost of the entitlements would be published on a six monthly basis.
Press release: Former premiers' entitlements, 25 Oct 2011 http://www.premier.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/111025-Entitlements.pdf
Media article: O'Farrell threatens to take the axe to all premiers' perks, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 Oct 2011 http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/ofarrell-threatens-to-take-the-axe-to-all-premiers-perks-20111025-1mi96.html
iPads offered to members
All members have been offered an Apple iPad 2, with an interface adapted for the Storting that allows them to access documents from wherever they are. It is envisaged that members will use the iPads to read documents and access email, while continuing to use their laptops to produce documents. The Storting made the decision to purchase the iPads after individual members had bought their own tablets, using them, among other things, to refer to their notes during debates.
Glossary: Stortinget – Parliament
Press release: Nettbrett på Stortinget, 12 Oct. 2011 http://www.stortinget.no/no/Hva-skjer-pa-Stortinget/Nyhetsarkiv/Hva-skjer-nyheter/2011-2012/Nettbrett-pa-Stortinget/
Media article: iPad til alle folkevalgte, Aftenposten, 8 Oct. 2011 http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article4250531.ece
Members' pay increase capped at 2.5%
Members are entitled to an annual salary that is $500 less than that of a member of the Australian House of Representatives. The Premier announced that in line with the state government's wage policy, members would receive a 2.5% pay increase this year rather than the 3.1% increase received by federal MPs. Members' allowances have been increased by 3.8% in accordance with the Consumer Price Index for Brisbane.
Press release: Queensland MPs to receive a 2.5% salary increase in line with government's wage policy, 7 Oct 2011 http://www.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=77008
Media article: Pay day just got better for politicians, The Courier-Mail, 7 Oct. 2011 http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/pay-day-just-got-better-for-politicians/story-fn6ck51p-1226161609327
Minute's silence to be observed for fallen soldiers
Following the death of any members of the Australian military on active overseas service, Parliament will move a motion on the next sitting day for the observance of a minute's silence. The standing orders will be amended to allow for this to occur.
Hansard: Legislative Assembly, marks of respect, Record of Proceedings, 11 Oct. 2011 http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/documents/hansard/2011/2011_10_11_WEEKLY.pdf
Press release: Fallen soldiers to be honoured in Queensland Parliament, 11 Oct. 2011 http://www.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=77050
Solomon Islands
Convicted member loses his seat
The seat of a member sentenced to a prison term of six months or more becomes vacant after 30 days unless the Speaker, at the member's request, extends that period to allow for an appeal against the conviction or sentence. The Speaker granted such a request from a member who was jailed for 33 months for unlawfully wounding and assaulting a police officer and later, on the basis of a ministerial remission of the member's sentence to less than six months, decided that he could continue to sit as a member. The High Court ruled that the Speaker was right to grant the original request, but that his later decision was wrong as the remission did not reduce the sentence. It declared the member's seat vacant.
Judgment: High Court of Solomon Islands, Wale v Speaker of Parliament [2011] SBHC 121, 17 Oct. 2011 http://www.paclii.org/sb/cases/SBHC/2011/121.html
Media article: High Court rules against Lusibaea, Solomon Times, 18 Oct. 2011 http://www.solomontimes.com/news.aspx?nwID=6540
Reimbursement for rent for members' accommodation
Most members whose homes are outside Stockholm stay in the flats provided by the Riksdag when they are in Stockholm, but some choose to provide their own accommodation. There appears to have been some confusion as to whether members who rent accommodation on their own account and share it with someone else should be reimbursed for the full rent or only for their share. Several members who were reimbursed over a number of years for the full rent have now chosen to repay the amounts that exceeded their share of the rent. The guidelines for members who provide their own accommodation are to be reviewed.
Glossary: Riksdagen – Parliament
Media articles: Riksdagen ville ha besked i somras om Juholts hyra, Riksdag & Departement, 7 Oct. 2011 http://www.rod.se/juholt-jag-har-trott-att-jag-har-gjort-r%C3%A4tt; Sällsynta bostadsbidrag, Svenska Dagbladet, 10 Oct. 2011 http://www.svd.se/nyheter/inrikes/sallsynta-bostadsbidrag_6540725.svd; M-politiker fick för mycket bidrag, Svenska Dagbladet, 18 Oct. 2011 http://www.svd.se/nyheter/inrikes/m-politiker-fick-for-mycket-bidrag_6562749.svd; Reglerna för ledamöternas lägenheter ska utredas, Riksdag & Departement, 21 Oct. 2011 http://www.rod.se/reglerna-f%C3%B6r-ledam%C3%B6ternas-l%C3%A4genheter-ska-utredas
Ministers ineligible to stay in Riksdag flats
A member who becomes a minister must vacate their seat in the Riksdag for the duration of their term of office. If they are from out of Stockholm, they must also vacate their Riksdag flat in favour of their substitute. A transitional period of unspecified length is allowed while they find alternative accommodation. It has emerged that two ministers are still in their Riksdag flats five years after they became ministers. Their continued occupancy has caused difficulties for their parties in accommodating all their members within their allocation of flats. At his party's request, one of the ministers is now moving out.
Media articles: Erlandsson tvingas flytta från riksdagslägenheten, Svenska Dagbladet, 17 Oct. 2011 http://www.svd.se/nyheter/inrikes/eskil-erlandsson-tvingas-flytta-har-bott-i-riksdagslagenhet_6557789.svd; Flera ministrar bor kvar i riksdagens lägenheter, Svenska Dagbladet, 17 Oct. 2011 http://www.svd.se/nyheter/inrikes/flera-ministrar-bor-kvar-i-riksdagens-lagenheter_6558955.svd
Change in committee meeting payments
Members are now being paid a meeting fee of 50 pa'anga (NZ$37) when they attend a standing committee meeting, the Finance and Inland Revenue Minister said in Parliament. Previously they were paid overtime at a rate of 96 pa'anga (NZ$70) for the first two hours, and a further 96 pa'anga for every hour following.
Press release: MPs do not get paid overtime, 14 Oct. 2011 http://www.parliament.gov.to/the-news/349-mps-do-not-get-paid-overtime-meeting-fees-instead.html
Website upgrade
Parliament's website will be upgraded with the purchase of a high capacity server and related equipment by the British High Commission in liaison with the United Nations Development Programme. The website is intended to keep the large number of Tongans living abroad well informed about parliamentary proceedings.
Press release: British High Commission continues support for the Legislative Assembly of Tonga, 14 Oct. 2011 http://www.parliament.gov.to/the-news/347-british-high-commission-continues-support-for-the-legislative-assembly-of-tonga.html
Free overseas medical treatment for members approved
Parliament approved a regulation allowing a member who needs specialised medical treatment overseas to receive free medical treatment, two return business class airline tickets, and daily, transport and rent allowances for the first 14 days. The Speaker may grant an extension of the allowances on receipt of a letter from an overseas doctor. All payments are in addition to the member's basic salary.
Media article: Tongan MPs help themselves to lavish medical leave, Pacific Islands Report, 20 Oct. 2011 http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/2011/October/10-20-02.htm
United Kingdom
Use of electronic devices in the House of Commons
The House of Commons resolved to allow the use of hand-held devices, but not laptops, in the Chamber provided they are silent and used in a way that does not impair decorum. Members making speeches in the Chamber or in committee may refer to electronic devices instead of paper speaking notes. Electronic devices, including laptops, may be used silently in committee meetings.
Press release: MPs approve use of hand-held electronic devices during debates, 13 Oct 2011 http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2011/october1/debate-on-hand-held-electronic-devices/
Security for committee witnesses reviewed
Recommendations from the independent review of the incident in which a foam pie was thrown at Rupert Murdoch in a committee hearing include a robust review and formal approval of risk assessments for high risk events, and a review of security arrangements in committee rooms for such events. The Speaker said that he would begin discussions, including with the Lord Speaker, on whether the recommendation for the establishment of a post of Director of Security merited further attention.
Hansard: Speaker's statement, House of Commons Official Report, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) 17 Oct 2011 http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm111017/debtext/111017-0001.htm#1110177000580
Report: List of recommendations in the independent review of the incident at the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on 19 July 2011, together with progress report on implementation as at 17 October 2011 http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/committee-witness-security.pdf
Survey of public perceptions of MPs' pay
After taking over responsibility for MPs' pay and pensions earlier this year, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority is working towards a long-term solution to the issue. As a first step it commissioned a survey into public perceptions of MPs' pay and of jobs which could be considered comparable. A third of respondents suggested linking MPs' pay to senior public sector jobs while a fifth thought it should be linked to mid-level public sector jobs.
Press releases: IPSA given responsibility for MP pay and pensions, 17 Oct. 2011 http://www.parliamentarystandards.org.uk/NewsAndMedia/Pages/LatestNews2.aspx?ListNews=739f9c00-b7d4-4282-bffd-9ae51fd8d92d&NewsId=22; Survey on MPs' pay and pensions, 20 Oct 2011 http://www.parliamentarystandards.org.uk/NewsAndMedia/Pages/LatestNews2.aspx?ListNews=739f9c00-b7d4-4282-bffd-9ae51fd8d92d&NewsId=20
Elections for key House of Commons posts reviewed
A review of the 2010 elections for Speaker, Deputy Speakers, major select committee chairs and the Backbench Business Committee concluded that the move to hold elections for key House of Commons posts was right in principle and had worked well in practice. It recommended that a place on the Backbench Business Committee should be reserved for minor parties. The idea of creating a special Speaker's seat, instead of the Speaker standing for re-election in an ordinary constituency unopposed by the major parties, was not supported.
Report: House of Commons Procedure Committee, 2010 elections for positions in the House, HC 1573, 31 Oct. 2011 http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmproced/1573/1573.pdf
Press release: Procedure Committee publishes report on 2010 elections for positions in the House, 31 Oct. 2011 http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/procedure-committee/news/report-2010-elections-for-positions-in-the-house-/
Financial and constitutional arrangements review announced
Wales' present financial and constitutional arrangements are to be reviewed by the Commission on Devolution in Wales. Its report on the case for the devolution of fiscal powers to the National Assembly is due in 2012. It will then review the Assembly's powers and in 2013 make recommendations for modifications to the present constitutional arrangements that would enable better service for the people of Wales.
Press release: Commission on Devolution in Wales takes shape, 11 Oct 2011 http://www.walesoffice.gov.uk/2011/10/11/commission-on-devolution-in-wales-takes-shape/
Media article: Welsh Secretary names commission to study the devolution of new fiscal powers to the Assembly, Western Mail, 12 Oct. 2011 http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/welsh-politics/welsh-politics-news/2011/10/12/welsh-secretary-names-commission-to-study-the-devolution-of-new-fiscal-powers-to-the-assembly-91466-29580482/
Trial of members' issues debates
In a new procedure, members may now table motions to be debated and voted on. The motions may be tabled by one or more members, and must be supported by members from at least three different political parties. It is up to the Business Committee to select the motions for debate. The aim of the new procedure is to make the Assembly's business more open to issues of importance to members and communities across Wales.
Press release: Smacking ban is first topic on the agenda as new system of member-led debates is trialled, 17 Oct 2011 http://www.assemblywales.org/newhome/new-news-fourth-assembly.htm?act=dis&id=223813&ds=10/2011
Western Australia
Review of Legislative Council standing orders
New Standing Orders for the Legislative Council have been recommended for adoption. This is the first major review of the Council's Standing Orders to have been conducted since 1952.
Report: Legislative Council Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges Subcommittee, Review of the Standing Orders, 20 Oct. 2011 http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Parliament/commit.nsf/(Report+Lookup+by+Com+ID)/1FA9AE84BAA15BF24825792F00145F84/$file/pp.all.111020.rpf.022.xx.a.pdf.pdf
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Cursor 21 - year 54
Biweekly magazine TU Eindhoven
21 June 28, 2012 | year 54 Biweekly magazine of the Eindhoven University of Technology For news: www.tue.nl/cursor and follow tuecursor on Twitter and Facebook 3 | World Champions! 3 Who is skimming our data? 4 Healing plasmas 20 University news 2 | For Starters June 28, 2012 Colophon Editor in chief Han Konings Executive editor Brigit Span Editorial staff Judith van Gaal Tom Jeltes | Science Frits van Otterdijk Norbine Schalij Nicole Testerink Monique van de Ven flowers. It was time for our heroes of flesh and blood and of bolts and screws to be hailed at Eindhoven's city hall. The event received quite the media attention: our public relations officer's calculation on the back of a case of cigars proved that no less than 4.2 million people saw at least part of the Mexico-City event on TV. It's good to hear, especially thinking about all the free publicity that pesky Delft sun buggy receives every time it goes crosscountry down under. I couldn't resist googling our beaten opponent. It was striking to find out MRL uses their research results for the construction of rescue robots that can be used after earthquakes. There's no need for those in the Low Countries. We need robots to help curb our healthcare costs in the future. Playing soccer will be out of the question by then. Rewwwind Clmn www.tue.nl/cursor Our Rewwwind feature provides you with snippets of last week's news. What happened online after the previous Cursor magazine was published? Soccer robots TU/e win world cup in Mexico 25 June, 2012 - On Saturday, June 23, the soccer-playing TURTLEs of TU/e's Tech United team won the robot soccer world cup. In the final, the Eindhoven robots beat Iranian team MRL 4 to 1. Staff Herman Beijerinck Gerard Verhoogt Enith Vlooswijk Champs World cup finals were starting to become a bit of traumatic experience for our dribbling little robots, but last weekend they finally hit the jackpot. Their Iranian nemesis MRL - an acronym for the highly imaginative team name Mechatronic Research Laboratory didn't stand a chance and lost 4 to 1. Time to pop corks and bring out the Photography Rien Meulman Bart van Overbeeke Cover Bart van Overbeeke Translation Annemarie van Limpt Layout Natasha Franc Editorial board prof.dr. Cees Midden (voorzitter) prof.dr. Hans Niemantsverdriet Angela Stevens- van Gennip Thomas Reijnaerts (studentlid) Arold Roestenburg Anneliese Vermeulen-Adolfs (secretaris) Vacation fever So here it is, the very last edition of Cursor before the summer break. Our plans are set already: we'll be grabbing a few weeks of sun here and there, but other than that, we'll be grinding away at the new website that will be launched at the start of the new academic year. Until then, we'll be updating you on all the latest news at www.cursor.nl, of course. For me, the summer break marks the end of my temporary editorship. I've really enjoyed combing campus in search of great stories, but in September Judith will happily take over again. Spinoff TU/e launches SmartGoals 22 June, 2012 - The Eindhoven SmartGoals, a TU/e spinoff, will be launching the innovative soccer training system SmartGoals this week. The system works with three intelligent, wirelessly communicating pylons that indicate which wicket the ball or player should pass through by means of lights. The SmartGoals are pretty high-tech, but they're very easy to use, for example for training reaction, reading the game, and technique. Address editorial office TU/e, Laplace 0.40 5600 MB Eindhoven tel. 040 - 2474020, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Cursor online www.tue.nl/cursor Eindhoven Friend Medal for Harry Roumen 15 June 2012 - Harry Roumen, TU/e's university secretary since 1988, received a Friend Medal from the city of Eindhoven at his farewell last Friday, June 15. Mayor Rob van Gijzel awarded the former secretary the (new) decoration in the Auditorium for Roumen's `great merit to Eindhoven'. Print Janssen/Pers, Gennep Advertisement Bureau Van Vliet BV tel. 023 - 5714745 � 2012. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without prior consent of the editor-in-chief. The editorial staff reserves the right to alter submitted articles. Flashback Warm meal 1984 versus 2012 Until ten years ago, TU/e students craving a warm meal went to the Mensa (Latin for table) located in the Bunker. Unfortunately, not even a proper redecoration back in 1998 - or makeover, as we'd call it today - was to save the student facility. In early 2002, the Executive Board pulled the plug, ending the resident cafeteria's era in the characteristic building at the Kennedylaan. The three social associations ESC, SSRE and Demos are still housed in the Bunker, and in 2007 all cultural associations found shelter there, too. In 2013, ESC will be leaving the building for a historical edifice in the city center's Ten Hagestraat. SSRE is also looking for a suitable location in the city center. Today, students can get their warm afternoon and evening meals at the Auditorium, where they can choose from several dishes. It's especially foreign students and PhD students who opt for our meals, and unfortunately for most of them, Dutch cooking proves an acquired taste. (HK) Clmn Letter from the past This summer I will receive my Master's degree, so it's time to stop and look back for a moment. I decided to reread the motivation letter I had written as part of my TU/e application. I wasn't surprised to realize I have achieved all goals stated in that letter. I wanted to learn about modern control engineering by applying it at a major Dutch company, and I wanted to work with international colleagues. I did it all. However, the letter also revealed that studying here has changed me. I would describe this change by a single word - maturity. Indeed, I was a very na�ve young man with overrated expectations, oblivious to potential problems. Although I was ambitious and passionate, I didn't really apply any self-management and I wasn't very determined. This ignorance came at a price. Frustration, disappointment, despair, regret - all these and other strong emotions used to get me down daily. Fortunately, I was not alone during my journey. People at TU/e challenged me, but were supportive at the same time. Teachers and supervisors showed me alternative directions for my personal development. Colleagues shared their professional experience. Friends fed me with positive emotions and provided moral support. All these people activated my dormant abilities and helped me rediscover myself. This combination of pain and pleasure definitely matured me. And because of this newfound maturity I now approach my future more realistically, seeing both negative and positive aspects of any life project. Although I didn't mention this skill in my motivation letter as a main goal, I am very happy my time in Eindhoven has bestowed such an invaluable gift on me. Sultan Imangaliyev, from Kazakhstan, is a student of Systems & Control, Department of Mechanical Engineering. This is his last column. We are looking for a new columnist in the English section. Are you interested? Send us an e-mail: email@example.com Photo | IEC Archive Photo | Bart van Overbeeke For Starters | 3 Vox Academici Prof.mr.dr. Jan Smits, full professor of Law & Technology, Department of IE&IS Should TU/e switch to GoogleApps as well? Last week, half of all Dutch universities switched from Microsoft to GoogleApps. TU/e decided against that and kept e-mail, planners, and word processing stored on local servers rather than the cloud for now. Main concern is the security guarantee. After all, how can we be sure that somewhere in the US people won't be skimming our data? Still, does security outweigh the Google system's benefits? And is TU/e population even worried about their data being jeopardized? "I think it's wise to wait a while before switching to GoogleApps. We need to know exactly what we're signing up for first", says an outspoken Jan Smits, full professor of Law & Technology. As an expert in the field of international data traffic, he has his eye on this affair. On top of that, Smits is part of a group that's working on TU/e's digital visibility. "Our current mail server stores its data locally, meaning we have control. Google, on the other hand, stores our data wherever there's free space. We don't really have a say in that. However, the root of the problem lies with the US government. They have the right to inspect international documents. Should an institution like the CIA demand access to certain Google documents, they have to oblige. And they won't be letting you know, either..." "There are many plus sides to using GoogleApps, of course. It's very attractive financially, for example. I'm sure for many universities that aspect played a major part in making the switch. What's more, you can log in anywhere and you have access to all of your data, all the time; everything is synchronized. It's really convenient, of course, but the reason the system runs so smoothly is because we have no control over it whatsoever. If for any reason they decide to Jan Smits. Archive photo | Bart van Overbeeke pull the plug, we'd be offline completely and have lost everything. you're also uploading illegally. All of Still, security remains my main concern. that is stored, and you should know A lot of information about us is stored, that IT does not forget." more than we know. Imagine an Iraqi "I don't feel it's a hot topic within the scientist at TU/e asking his students TU/e community. It's a complex problem to do an assignment on the Sharia - the that's hard to influence on your own. religious law of Islam - and receiving all The effects of technological developpapers through e-mail. I don't think he'd ments are usually overestimated in the be entering the US smoothly after that. short run, but underestimated in the But the same goes for normal students long run. That's exactly the paradox who use Dropbox or Hotmail; they we're facing right now. GoogleApps may too leave a digital footprint. These are seem great now, but we should think terrifying developments. On top of that, about the future as well: do we want to many e-mail inboxes contain legal junk. depend on others and lose control of our Students tend to do things they're not data? Google doesn't care whether or supposed to do: hacking and downloading not TU/e is in. 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In total, the soccer robots played 10 games during the world cup, scoring a total of 36 goals. The soccer robots committed 2 fouls and suffered 4 injuries. Care robot AMIGO reached 7th place in the @Home competition. Tulip came in 4th in the Humanoid League. (MvdV) world cup. In Mexico, they finally managed to win the competition by beating Iran 4 | Zoom in June 28, 2012 Roxana Silvia Tipa, holding the kINPen. Photo | Bart van Overbeeke Research | 5 The healing powers of plasmas Plasmas play an important role in high-tech industries and nuclear fusion experiments. A less well-known fact is that plasmas also have an antiseptic effect, and exposure to plasma could promote wound healing. Romanian PhD student Roxana Silvia Tipa treated bacteria, cell cultures and pieces of human skin with plasmas. Last Friday, June 22, she defended the dissertation containing her findings. In plasma, collisions create all kinds of charged particles, reactive molecules, and ultraviolet light. These plasma products can be used for applying thin layers, as a lithography light source, and for surface cleaning. But it doesn't end there: over the past years it's been proven that plasmas are also beneficial in medicine. Bacteria that are exposed to plasma die within the minute. On top of that, research indicates plasma treatment promotes the healing process of wounds. Still, that doesn't mean we understand these processes, says PhD student Roxana Silvia Tipa. "The big question within plasma medicine for now is: how does it work? What ingredient from the plasma's particle cocktail is responsible for what effect? And why do two cell types react differently when exposed to plasma?" Doing various experiments, Romanian Roxana managed to unravel bits and pieces of the mystery. She used two devices that generate so-called cold atmospheric plasmas. For high-tech uses, plasmas are usually created in vacuums and at very high temperatures, but that doesn't really work for medical implementations, of course. "If you want to treat a patient's wound, the plasma temperature should be below forty degrees Celsius, or you'll damage the surrounding tissue. And treatment has to be carried out in the open air as well, not in a vacuum." Tipa tested two different plasma sources: a Plasma Needle developed by TU/e's Equipment & Prototype Center (EPC), and a commercial version, the kINPen. Both devices generate cold microplasma with a diameter of several millimeters, which Tipa used to treat bacteria, living cells and pieces of skin. The commercial kINPen can be filled with helium, argon, or compressed air, whereas the Plasma Needle only works with helium. The PhD student's test material included human skin samples she received from the Burns Center in Beverwijk. She applied burns to these skin samples to study the healing process of the plasma-treated skin. It turned out that exposure to the Plasma Needle generated new skin cells faster than did the kINPen, but both devices accelerated the skin's healing process compared to untreated skin. plasmas' healing effect on the wounds can be ascribed to the electric field generated by the Plasma Needle. "Fibroblasts play an important role in wound healing, so that's a good result. However, other cell lines don't seem to be responsive to electric fields at all, and bacteria don't seem to divide any faster, either. Anyway, electric fields are not harmful to living cells." Tipa also studied the possible harmful effects of plasmas on living tissue. In collaboration with the UMC Maastricht, she researched DNA damage in cell lines grown in Petri dishes and treated with plasma. They showed that plasmas generated with the help of rare gases (helium, argon) are harmless to cells. And the patient won't have to suffer great discomfort either, Tipa says: "All they'd feel is the gas going down their skin, that's all". Plasmas that are created in rare gases are relatively `clean'. Harmful molecules like reactive oxygen and nitrogen compounds are byproducts of ambient air, so in plasmas made with compressed air (a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen), the concentration of these `murderous molecules' is much higher. It didn't come as a surprise for Tipa, then, that plasmas from compressed air proved to be most effective by far in the fight against bacteria. "The electric fields and ion bombardments are the same in compressed air, argon, and helium. The main difference is the presence of especially ozone and nitric oxide. Those are particularly harmful to bacteria." Bacterial infections are a serious risk for patients with open wounds, she stresses. "To prevent open burns to become infected, for example, the dressing must be changed frequently, and the wound must be treated with an antibiotic ointment. It's a timeconsuming and painful process, not to mention the fact that more and more bacteria strains are resistant to antibiotics. Plasma treatment could be a possible solution." Tipa tested Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus cultures, two types of bacteria that can cause quite a lot of trouble in hospitals. It turned out that S. aureus, a Grampositive bacterium with a relatively thin cell membrane, is more sensitive than the Gram-negative P. aeruginosa, which has a much more robust protection against the external world. "Apparently, the Gram-negative's thicker cell wall is better at keeping out the reactive plasma particles." transport through the cell membrane, and so the fission. Bacteria have a thicker cell wall, which could be why they're less susceptible to electric fields." The fact that human and animal cells are less likely to get hurt by plasmas than by bacteria is probably because bacteria DNA is relatively vulnerable to reactive molecules: bacteria DNA isn't stored in a safe nucleus. Plasma medicine is an interdisciplinary expertise: Tipa will receive her PhD from Applied Physics, but conducted part of her research at Biomedical Engineering. She didn't mind, because in Romania she studied both biomedical engineering and physics. The researcher isn't done with this subject yet, and plans on applying for a Veni Grant. "Specifically, I want to know how electric fields help wound healing." She's optimistic about the future of plasma medicine: "There has to be a way for one machine to kill bacteria as well as promote wound healing". (TJ) Plasmas can prevent potential bacterial infections The results suggest the cell membrane is the key element in the interaction between plasmas, and cells and tissues, Tipa believes. She feels it might also account for the effects of electric fields: "Electric fields influence the ion "The big question within plasma medicine is: how does it work?" "The Plasma Needle uses a much bigger electric field than does the kINPen", Tipa explains. "That might explain the different effects of the two devices." She decided to have the EPC build another device that enables her to expose her samples to a random electric field. It turned out certain cell types, fibroblasts, do indeed grow twice as fast when exposed to an electric field with a threshold value upwards of 2 kilovolts per meter. Tipa says a substantial part of the The Plasma Needle doing its job.

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Installed okay, but I don't think I am getting HW acceleration with RH8
I installed 4496 last night without issues. Testing the installation on an opengl app I am writing, I haven't detected a speed improvement.
I started with a fresh Red Hat 8.0 NFS kickstart install, then updated everything with packages from a RH8 update mirror site. I don't think I added any packages--just updated what was already installed. Then I installed 4496.
I saw a quick Nvidia splash screen when starting X.
Running glxgears full screen at 1280x1024, i get 149 fps, and the CPU is 99%+ used by glxgears. I get 1640 fps running glxgears in the 3 inch window.
Touching the heatsink on the GPU, I don't detect a temperature change when I run glxgears.
XFree86-Mesa-libGL and XFree86-Mesa-libGLU packages are installed and I don't know whether they are supposed to be. The XFree86 package is 4.2.1-21. The glut package is not installed.
I read APPENDIX C: INSTALLED COMPONENTS of README.txt, and checked the files and links, and ran ldd `which glxgears`. I guess things looked okay, but I can't say the README is clear about how to decide whether the setup is correct. For example, I don't know whether the hex addresses are supposed to be the same as in the README.
So am I getting hardware acceleration? I don't think my app is running any faster. I am running out of clues.
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And there's been plenty of that, going back to his Heisman-winning days at the University of Florida. Just last month, Tebow was declared Denver's starting quarterback going into this summer. Not long afterward, four-time MVP Peyton Manning came to town and Tebow was told he could be traded.
Manning was introduced as the Broncos' newest quarterback last Tuesday, and about 24 hours later, Tebow was headed to New York.
And then, he wasn't.
A snag in the deal held things up between the Jets and Broncos, the delay centered on a salary advance due Tebow. Jacksonville, once considered one of the favorites to land their hometown star, jumped back in the hunt. But eight hours later, the Jets finally completed the trade, agreeing to pay half of the $5 million Denver owed Tebow. There was yet one more delay before the trade became official; a technicality required Tebow to sign a rewritten contract that kept him on the Broncos' salary cap until Saturday afternoon.
All that is history now.
"This is where I want to be," he said, adding that he preferred the Jets over the Jaguars because he was already familiar with New York's coaches.
He and Ryan share the same agent, and they chatted at the Super Bowl in Indianapolis last month.
"I've always watched him," Tebow said. "I got to see `Hard Knocks,' see how he coached, and that was fun. From our conversations that we've had the last few days, I think he's just excited that I'm here. I think it's a day-by-day process to see what happens and how well, you know, the wildcat is working."
The Jets intend to make things work with Sanchez, too. After all, less than two weeks ago he was given a contract extension that included $20.5 million guaranteed.
Doesn't bother Tebow.
"Whatever my role is, however I can expand that role, I'm going to try to do that," he said. "Every day in practice, I'm going to go out there and compete and try to get better as a quarterback, try to figure out any way possible to help this team any way that I can."
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I've thought about it as well, and agree that if current trends continue it's much more feasible as a small boat passage than before. But it's not for the faint hearted. I've sailed three times in the Arctic (on the second trip we cross 80N in a Beneteau 345
). I have known well and sailed with people who've been there many, many times. I think the people who keep going back time and time again are just a little nuts (nice nuts, but nuts nonetheless). I've found the Arctic to be psychologically very challenging. In a way it seems to draw you in -- something about it makes you want to go there -- but once there, all I could think about was how and when we were getting out. I didn't like going to sleep every night inches from death.
With any imagination at all you soon realize that the place could kill you fast. Fall overboard and you have very little time to get back aboard -- you lose muscle function in minutes. Ice can crush almost anything in its path -- a wind change and pack ice can pin a boat against a coast line or trap you in a bay for days or even weeks. Ice can break props and bend rudders pretty easily. In many, perhaps most, places in the high Arctic and certainly along the NWP, there aren't many resources to turn for help if you get into trouble. High latitude sailing is the ultimate test in self-sufficiency and it occurs in an environment where the margin for error is greatly reduced. It takes very special people to attempt something like the NW passage. I'm not sure I'm in that group -- as I told the skipper on of my trips north as he was trying to convince us to attempt a circumnavigation of Spitzbergen, "I want to play with my grandchildren someday."
It would take a large bank account to fund such a trip. You'd need a very strong (probably metal) boat in top condition, a competent experienced crew (not just good sailors, but Arctic sailors experienced in navigating in ice), lots of gear for the boat and the people, four or more months to stage and execute the sail plan, and a lot of luck with the weather and ice conditions. You'd have to be winning to lose the boat -- insurance would be either unavailable or very expensive. You'd have to have a way to get the crew out if you got stuck along the way and the weather window closed.... the list goes on.
All of that said, I've often thought that a sailboat race from St. Johns to Dutch Harbor would make a great reality TV show -- something along the lines of "Deadliest Catch".
If anybody knows a TV producer with deep pockets, let me know -- I can find at least some of the racers.
I also know a guy (one of the nuts I mentioned) who's looking for crew for this summer -- UK to Greenland and (hopefully) back. He's a world class 100,000 miles offshore sailor and he's been there many times. Last time he was there he was wintering over and lost his boat. Any takers?
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"Walhart's defeat ends the war--but Lucina's dark future edges closer. Chrom must perform the Awakening and heads to Plegia to secure the last Gemstone."
—Opening Narration
Five Gemstones (The Five Jewels in the Japanese version) is Chapter 21 of Fire Emblem: Awakening.
Secret Book (top-left)
Bullion (L) (Below top-left chest)
Noble Rapier (Guarded by two Sorcerers)
Fortify (Right of the two Sorcerers)
The script for this chapter can be found here.
This chapter uses the tome Mire very often. Mire, like other long-range tomes can be cast anywhere from 3-10 spaces from the user, making the player rush to Algol quickly or risk massive Mire attacks. Four Sorcerers in the main room carry Mire tomes; the one in the staircases left of Algol will drop his tome upon defeat. There are many other enemies to deal with also along the way, and there are a few chests that may be of interest. However, due to the mechanics of this level, it is best to avoid them unless your Thief/Assassin/Trickster has very high Resistance and Speed, along with an A/S Support rank partner in a Pair Up to have the Sorcerers deal as little damage or avoid their attacks completely.
Although this is not a timed level, players are essentially given a time limit as one Sorcerer spawns on one side on turn 2, then another on turn 3 to the sides where they cannot be attacked unless lured. They only carry Mire tomes but they can potentially kill a unit if you stagnate in one area too long. Rush Algol as fast if you can if your units are not strong enough to finish the level, watching out for the various enemies along the way.
If the player doesn't mind taking their time, simply lure the Sorcerers on the sides until they are up against the wall, and then blast them with Bows or Tomes, as they will be unable to retaliate back due to the nature of long-ranged tomes. Otherwise, if you don't mind spending a good amount of money buying Mire tomes off Gharnef's or Raydrik's SpotPass teams. This will allow you to loot all the chests as long as you have a healer to restore lost health while fighting them.
- After Algol gives the word for the men in hiding to come out, after the second turn a Sorcerer will spawn on the upper-leftmost staircase. On the next turn, another Sorcerer will spawn on the second upper-rightmost staircase, and vice-versa until all of them come out.
- 4 various units will spawn from the four staircases to the left on turn 3.
- 4 various units will spawn from the four staircases to the right on turn 5.
- 4 various units will spawn from the main room's western and eastern staircases on turn 7 for 3 turns.
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Re: 4-Book Tolkien Deluxe Edition Collection Set from HC
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Hi Beren,
Yes, I do indeed remember the early HC postage costs (I think my first SD CoH cost 45 pounds to ship to Australia!!), and understand that you gave a valuable route for people in the US to get their mitts on these books in the early days of the release.
Are those copies that you are selling the 1/1/1/2 editions (like mine), though? My understanding is that there were never any sets issued with 1/1/1/1 because the first print of LOTR was already sold out when the set was issued?
Also, are you aware if more than 500 sets were actually made or if they just stopped mentioning the 500 set limitation on the site? Also, if there were indeed more printed, what is the difference between the first 500 and the subsequent ones?
Posted on: 2012/1/31 2:04
Re: 4-Book Tolkien Deluxe Edition Collection Set from HC
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2008/8/10 2:07
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Hi Karl,
It may be that HC didn't get the exemption that would allow them to sell the boxed set to the US. They certainly did get an agreement (with HMH presumably) that allowed them to sell the Super-deluxe volumes direct to the US.
HC used to periodically do fairly regular discounts across the board (usually 30 or 40 percent), but I'm no longer on their mailing list (as I changed email addresses and their website doesn't actually allow you to update your email address!). I'm not sure if they still do these routinely or if they just have occasional discounts on selected products or groups of products. Their website is crap and doesn't always even give you the advertised discount on a product!
With regards to Beren's price -- obviously he has paid to purchase the book up front (and may well have paid full retail in the hope the set would sell out and go up in value), so I imagine he would have to charge more than the 200 just to cover his sunk costs (although I can't speak for him -- this is purely supposition). Obviously you wouldn't pay the (speculative) 400 pounds that he has it advertised for unless you were a total loony.
[EDIT: Beren has corrected me that the price is GBP 330 - That'll teach me not to rely on my dubious memory! Sorry, Beren]
In terms of purchasing from HC, I am aware of people asking for (and being given) 30% discounts on the Super-Deluxe books, so it would not be unprecedented to be given a discount that was not advertised.
Posted on: 2012/1/30 23:34
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Re: 4-Book Tolkien Deluxe Edition Collection Set from HC
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2008/8/10 2:07
From Queenstown, New Zealand
I thought the shipping restriction to the US on this was lifted years ago, to be honest.
The set I got from HC three years back contains 1/1 (CoH), 1/1 (Sil) ,1/1 (Hobbit) ,1/2 (LOTR). The cost was GBP 140 (discounted by 40%) + GBP 5 standard international shipping (to Australia). i.e. All up GBP 145.
Originally this was claimed as a limited set of 500, but they subsequently dropped that claim, so who knows? The books themselves have always been marked as being "available for a limited time only" and for some of the books that limited time has now extended to 8 years and 4+ printings...
I wouldn't recommend paying 200 pounds these books, and to be honest, I wouldn't get too excited about the slipcase. The books look better without it, especially if you have the other two matching(ish) editions.
You could certainly pick them up cheaper on eBay given time (CoH, particularly, is basically worthless on the second hand market), but the postage might well be the killer if you had to get them separately.
Edit: http://www.tolkien.co.uk/Help/Pages/D ... y-and-Return-Details.aspx shows that delivery costs have not increased. 4.99 per book + 99p per additional. This counts as one book.
Posted on: 2012/1/30 15:12
Re: The Wonders of eBay
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2008/8/10 2:07
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Hi Mark,
If you look back through this thread, I think the comments that started this were relating to the posting of a small fact about a book set that was simply not correct. Like I said, IMHO I don't think it needed anything more than posting a correction on your page.
With regards to the taking of offence at eBay listings, there are thousands-upon-thousands of listings on eBay and a few catch the eye and get a bit of a ribbing (based on the product being poor, the information being poor, the price being crazy, etc). Good quality, well thought out listings at a reasonable buy-it-now or start price simply don't attract any attention. I don't think anyone is going out specifically looking for *your* listings to pick fault. This thread is about picking fault with *any* listing that catches the poster's eye as being not quite right in some way, even if only because the price is a "bit hopeful". Unfortunately, there are also many eBay sellers in the "Tolkien Game" that are out to take advantage of a buyer base which is - for the most part - poorly informed, and this thread helps expose some of that. Just to clarify, I'm not implying that you fall into this category.
You talk about childish remarks and behaviour, but respectful behaviour generally begets respectful behaviour. Yet your response to me talks about "little minds", "little lives", "little people" (indicating that these presumably apply to me), whilst my prior post (to you) was nothing other than polite and agreeing with you that this thread should not have been linked to your FB page (which - by the way was nothing to do with me - I didn't even know about your FB page until I read about it here in this thread).
With regards to the Tolkien community being in decline, if it is, then so be it. Nothing lasts for ever, and the world has far more important issues to deal with than whether Tolkien has enough fans. The Tolkien Estate has plenty of money and the issue of the size of the Tolkien fan base is so low on my radar that it does not register at all, and nor should it. Personally, I just want to enjoy the books, both for the content and for the physical form those books take.
And with regards to my not being funny or humorous (and looking like an ass). You are one third right - Actually, I am funny, humorous *and* an ass...
Again, let's all just live in peace - I won't be commenting further.
Posted on: 2012/1/29 7:13
Re: The Wonders of eBay
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Yep, I just used the "allegedly" for legal reasons. Based on UK libel laws, you need to throw at least 5 "allegedlys" into every sentence. Allegedly.
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The day when Facebook, Twitter, and online blogs become the most sought-after marketing media for movies might not be far, if some from the cinema industry, who have quite successfully used these platforms to market and even launch their movies, are to be believed.
Speaking at 'Viral Cinema,' a seminar on social media organised by the Graduates of FTII (GRAFTII) here on Tuesday, Neeraj Ghaywan, who quit his job as a new media marketing manager to join director Anurag Kashyap for works such as Gangs of Wasseypur and his own independent films like Shor; director Kaushik 'Q' Mukherjee, known for his unconventional 'pocket' movies and documentaries that are among the most-searched online; French producer Margarita Seguy; and film editor B. Ajithkumar all stressed on the judicious use of social media platforms for more than mere marketing of movies.
Mr. Ghaywan, stating that the advantages of having direct online conversations with one's prospective audience were unlimited, described how Gangs of Wasseypur and its sequel too had milked platforms like Twitter to the maximum.
The movie, which had a special screening for popular Twitter handles and well-known independent bloggers, saw its lingo leading to Hindi tweets, probably for the first time on Twitter and with poster competitions and quizzes on Facebook as well, drawing more viewers than a movie marketed in the conventional way would have drawn.
"The audience loved the movie and it was they who marketed it for us," is how Mr. Ghaywan put it, stressing that movie marketing efforts would require one to stay tuned to the culture and milieu of the movie.
Mr. Mukherjee, dwelling on the clever use of graphics for the crucial visual impact on social media platforms, said more content-oriented movies that moved out of the industry loop would come up in the near future.
Revenue did not matter on social media, he said, adding that it was how many people one had managed to get to see one's film was the yardstick.
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Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake both set Weltklasse meeting records despite rain and cold winds at the Diamond League event on Thursday.
The hottest star attractions in athletics continued to fulfil their post-London Olympics plan of dividing the glamour sprints between them and making fast times seem routine.
Bolt playfully shivered for the television cameras at the 200m starting line, then timed 19.66 seconds in the fastest half-lap race ever seen in Zurich.
"Running after the Olympics is much more fun, it is less stress. The fans make me enjoy it," Bolt said.
Earlier in the 100, fellow Jamaican Blake blazed to a dominating victory in 9.76, after Tyson Gay of the United States was disqualified for a false start.
There was a major surprise in the 800m, as Olympic champion David Rudisha was beaten by Mohammed Aman of Ethiopia. Rudisha was targeting the world record he set at the London Games but said he was unsettled by the poor weather.
Bolt is no lover of the cooler European climate, yet still set a record for the high-class Weltklasse meeting, which has long called itself "the Olympics in two hours."
The triple Olympic gold medallist was only a metre clear of Nickel Ashmeade in the final straight then muscled through to widen the gap.
"I paced myself in the curve. I'm happy to achieve a sub-20 time but I did not want to push my body," Bolt said.
Bolt's 19.66, without a following wind, was .13 faster than Wallace Spearmon of the U.S. ran here two years ago. He also pulled through Ashmeade, who could not even make the Jamaican Olympic team at 200m to a personal best of 19.85.
Blake ran perhaps a technically better race than Bolt, and used a chilling 1.4 metre per second wind to accelerate clear of Olympic relay teammate Nesta Carter, who finished second in 9.95.
"Bad weather cannot stop me. Next year, I can be even better," said Blake.
Rudisha arrived at Zurich with the stated aim of lowering the 1 minute 40.91 world mark he set on a warm London evening three weeks ago.
In swirling winds and steady rain, Rudisha was paced through the first lap but could not distance Aman on the back straight and was headed coming off the final bend.
"My legs felt tired and I cannot run well if the weather is not good," Rudisha said. "The race was good, really. It was the rain that stopped me."
The Ethiopian winner timed 1.42.53 to take two-thirds of a second off his personal best set when placing sixth in the Olympic final.
"Hopefully next year I will beat the world record," Aman said.
In the women's 100m, two-time Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica reasserted her authority over Carmelita Jeter following two defeats to her American rival in the past week. Fraser-Pryce was fast out of the blocks and never looked troubled as she crossed the line in 10.83, with Jeter timing 10.97.
Olympic 400m champion Sanya Richards-Ross of the U.S. extended her season-ending good form, winning in 50.21, and Dawn Harper crossed in 12.59 to lead an American podium sweep in the 100m hurdles.
Long jump gold medallist Brittney Reese retired after two attempts on injuring her left ankle, and will stop for the season.
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A final round triple jump of 17.29m lifted Fabrizio Donato of Italy past Olympic champion Christian Taylor of the U.S. by 13 centimetres.
American Angelo Taylor won the 400m hurdles, with Olympic gold medallist Felix Sanchez of the Dominican Republic in fourth. Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie won the pole vault.
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