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Vumilia is raising awareness of AIDS in the community and play an integral part in sharing information to prevent mother to child transmission (PMTCT), a strong intervention for maternal health. Exemplifying this is the story below as told by Beatrice Sajita, one of the Vumilia carers. She explains, "I have a patient by the name Jane Alphonse. She lives in Cheroso area which is about 20 kms from Vumilia. She had not known her status then. The first time I visited Jane at her home, She had a severe skin disease. Rashes were all over her body and she was so itchy. She scratched herself almost continuously as we spoke. I inquired from her if she had consulted a doctor. Jane had suffered the condition silently for over six months and was even avoiding people to avoid gossip by neighbors but still she neither had courage, money nor knowledge to seek medication. I counselled her and encouraged her to seek for medical care. I told her that when we take her to hospital she may have to attend VCT before anything else.
She was so worried that with the rashes all over her body and being seen at the VCT clinic people may start saying that she is HIV/AIDS positive. After several follow ups and counselling, Jane got courageous enough to be tested. She was positive and expectant too. She then was referred to Malava District hospital and put on ARVs. I did follow ups on her for ARV adherence and baby prophylaxis.
Jane delivered a baby boy. The baby boy is now two years old and HIV negative. She still is on ARVs and operating a grocery shop [ at West Kenya [ 5km] from Vumilia, Kakamega. She is very healthy and ok."
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A method for marking a polymeric surface includes directing a first laser beam on the surface to form a lightened area on the surface and directing a second laser beam upon the lightened area to form a mark darker than the lightened area.
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Most of today's products or product parts include identification marks to assist in part or product tracking, inventory management and point of sale pricing and data collection. Common two-dimensional identification marking schemes include stickers attached to the part or product and inkjet marking. Identification stickers must be inventoried, require application to the part or product and are susceptible to being separated from the part or product. Inkjet identification marks require the consumption of ink, printhead replacement and maintenance, and process time for drying of the ink.
As an alternative to stickers and inkjet marking, lasers have been employed to form identification marks on products. Such marks are commonly used to form a dark mark on a lighter colored plastic or a light mark on a dark colored plastic. Unfortunately, such laser produced identification marks frequently lack sufficient contrast for being reliably read by many optical reading devices such as handheld scanners. Moreover, such laser-produced identification marks frequently become damaged or scratched, further impeding a reliable reading of the identification marks.
According to one exemplary embodiment, a method is disclosed for marking a polymeric surface. The method includes directing a first laser beam on the surface to form a lightened area on the surface and directing a second laser beam upon the lightened area to form a mark darker than the lightened area.
Galvanometer 14 comprises an X-Y mirror configured to direct laser beam 22 through lens 16. Lens 16 focuses laser beam 22 onto an object, article or part 24 supported by stage 18. Laser 12, galvanometer 14 and lens 16 are specifically configured to generate and direct a laser beam 22 configured to treat one or more materials along surface 26 of part 24 so as to lighten portions of surface 26 of part 24 or alternatively to darken portions of surface 26 of part 24.
Stage 18 generally comprises a structure configured to support part 24 as laser beam 22 is irradiating surface 26. In one embodiment, stage 18 comprises a stationery structure. In another embodiment, stage 18 is configured to move part 24. For example, stage 18 may be movably supported upon bearings, tracks, slides and the like and may be operably coupled to an actuator such as one or more hydraulic cylinders, pneumatic cylinders, electric solenoids and motor-driven actuators which move stage 18 in response to control signals received from controller 20. Although stage 18 is illustrated as a platform, stage 18 may have various sizes, shapes and configurations depending upon the configuration of part 24. In still other embodiments, stage 18 may be configured to be manually moved. In particular applications, stage 18 may be configured to grip or engage particular portions of part 24 so as to function as a fixture.
Controller 20 generally comprises a processor unit configured to generate control signals based upon a set of instructions 28 for the operation of one or more of laser 12, galvanometer 14 and stage 18. For purposes of the disclosure, the term "processor unit" shall include a conventionally known or future developed processing unit that executes sequences of instructions contained in a memory. Execution of the sequences of instructions causes the processing unit to perform steps such as generating control signals. The instructions may be loaded in a random access memory (RAM) for execution by the processing unit from a read only memory (ROM), a mass storage device, or some other persistent storage. In other embodiments, hard wired circuitry may be used in place of or in combination with software instructions to implement the functions described. Controller 20 is not limited to any specific combination of hardware circuitry and software, nor to any particular source for the instructions executed by the processing unit. In one particular embodiment, controller 20 generates control signals based in part upon instructions from computer or processor readable media 28, such as software provided by digital media, optical media, (e.g., CD, DVD) or magnetic media (floppy disk, tape, etc.). The instructions contained on media 28 cause laser 12, galvanometer 14 and stage 18 to cooperate with one another such that beam 22 is directed on surface 26 of part 24.
Surface 26 of part 24 is generally formed from a polymeric material configured to be lightened upon being irradiated by a laser beam and also configured to be darkened upon being irradiated by a laser beam. The polymeric material forming surface 26 generally includes one or more resins and one or more additives that absorb light in the visible range. To lighten the polymeric material, the surface 26 is irradiated with a selected power density (i.e., watts per second per cm2) by a laser beam at a selected energy density (also known as fluence, i.e., Joules/cm2) with a selected exposure time such that one or more additives are bleached or vaporized. This reduces the ability of those irradiated portions to absorb light, decreasing the darkness of those irradiated portions.
The same polymeric material is darkened by irradiating portions of surface 26 at a selected power density such that the polymeric resin itself is carbonized or burnt. The carbonized polymeric material absorbs visual light at a greater rate as compared to the raw polymeric material, causing such burnt portions to be darker. Examples of polymeric resins include, but are not limited to, noryl (such as, for example, the formulation known as noryl PPX630 produced by GE Plastics), liquid crystal polymer (LCP), polyethersulfone (PES), polyphenalsulfide (PES), polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyvinylchloride (PVC) and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). Examples of such additives include, but are not limited to, carbon black, graphite, calcium silicates, zirconium silicates, zeolite, mica, kaolin, talc and cordierite, which comprise laser energy absorbing additives. Other examples of additives include colorants such as organic pigments, inorganic pigments or polymer-compatible organic dyes.
During operation of laser marking system 10, controller 20 generates control signals based in part upon instructions from media 28 which cause laser 12, galvanometer 14 and stage 18 to cooperate with one another to irradiate surface 26 with a first laser beam 22 to form a lightened area and to irradiate the lightened area with a second laser beam 22′ (shown in
Depending upon characteristics of the polymeric material forming surface 26, the energy density applied to the lightened area by laser beam 22′ may be configured to either (1) vaporize, cut away or remove particular portions of surface 26 that have been lightened or (2) carbonize or burn the polymeric material, such as its resins or additives. By vaporizing, cutting away or removing portions of surface 26, the first method exposes the underlying raw or untreated polymeric material previously below the lightened layer along surface 26. The exposed polymeric material including the additives absorbs a greater amount of light as compared to the remaining surrounding lightened area on surface 26. As a result, the exposed raw or untreated polymeric material with additives forms dark marks within the lightened area.
By carbonizing or burning portions of the previously formed lightened area, the second method forms marks that have higher contrast with the lightened area. In particular, the energy density applied by the second laser beam is generally insufficient to burn or cut through the lightened area but it is sufficient to burn or char portions of the lightened area. These charred or burnt portions of the lightened area form marks that are darker than the surrounding lightened area that do not receive energy from the second laser beam.
With particular polymeric materials, to remove or burn selected portions of the previously lightened area of surface 26 requires the application of a greater power density by the second laser beam 22′ (shown in
In one example embodiment, the polymeric material forming surface 26 comprises polymeric resin, stabilizers and carbon black. The ratio of carbon black is approximately one percent. Laser marking system 10 comprises a Nd:YAG laser having a wave length of 1064 nanometers. Laser 12 includes a Q-switch to vary the frequency of the laser beam generated by laser 12. Galvanometer 14 comprises an X-Y mirror while lens 16 comprises a telecentric F-Theta lens. Controller 20 generates control signals such that laser beam 22 has a power of 4.38 watts and a frequency of 60 kHz. Controller 20 further generates control signals such that laser beam 22 and/or stage 18 move relative to one another such that laser beam 22 traverses surface 26 at a speed of about 1500 millimeters per second in a raster to form a lightened area. To form the dark marks upon the lightened area, controller 20 generates control signals such that at least one of laser beam 22′ (shown in
In other embodiments, other lasers may be employed having different wave lengths. For example, lasers having wave lengths of between about 1000 nanometers and 1500 nanometers may be employed or carbon dioxide lasers may be employed having wave lengths of between 9.2 micrometers and 10.6 micrometers. In other embodiments, laser 12 may have a power of between about 1 watt and 50 watts. The resulting laser beam 22 or 22′ may traverse surface 26 of part 24 during the formation of the lightened area or formation of the mark at a scanned speed of between about 100 millimeters per second and 4000 millimeters per second. In other embodiments, power, scan speed and frequency may be adjusted beyond such ranges, depending upon the polymeric material being marked and relative scan speeds, laser powers and laser frequencies.
The overall marking scheme or arrangement consisting of the lightened area and the overlying darkened mark or marks has improved contrast and angular viewability as compared to laser-formed marks formed upon an original surface 26 of part 24. In particular, the lightened area produced by the first laser beam 22 has consistent or uniform surface reflection qualities. Plastic mold surfaces change over time imparting changes in surface reflection characteristics. The lightened area of surface 26 bleached by the first laser beam 22 normalizes variations in surface reflections, glints and glares to provide consistent defuse contrast that are unencumbered by spurious environmental reflections.
In addition, because surface 26 is bleached or lightened as compared to the remainder of surface 26 which are not lightened, the lightened area of surface 26 has a greater contrast with the darkened marks formed thereon as compared to the surrounding unbleached portions of surface 26. This improved contrast enables the one or more darker marks formed upon the lightened area to be more easily and reliably read by optical scanning devices such as handheld optical scanners. This improved contrast also enables a plurality of spaced darker marks, such as those commonly used for part identification purposes, to be smaller and more closely spaced to reduce the overall size of the marking arrangement while maintaining the readability of the marking arrangement by an optical scanning device.
Moreover, because the darker marks are formed directly upon or through the lightened area, rather than being formed upon untreated polymeric material simply alongside the lightened area, adjacent edges of the lightened area and darker marks are always maintained in an abutting relationship. In other words, where the mark ends, the lightened area begins. The possibility of forming a mark 232 at a location slightly spaced from lightened area 230 and leaving an untreated portion of surface 126 between the lightened area and the mark (which may impair reading of the marking scheme) is eliminated. This further enhances the ability of system 10 to produce more closely spaced marks and a more compact marking scheme.
Marking arrangement 112 is formed upon surface 126 and includes a lightened area 130 and a plurality of darkened marks 132. Lightened area 130 comprises an area of surface 126 which has been treated by a first laser beam 22 (shown in
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In those applications where marks 232 are alternatively formed by burning or charring portions of lightened area 230, rather than cutting through lightened area 230, floor 262 of scratch 246 shall expose the underlying polymeric material. While the underlying polymeric material is generally lighter than those unscratched portions of marks 232 which have been burnt, the underlying polymeric material is still darker than adjacent portions of lightened area 130, enabling detector 252 to still distinguish between the floor 262 of scratch 246 across mark 232 and adjacent lightened area 130.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to example embodiments, workers skilled in the art will recognize that changes may be made in form and detail without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that certain of these advantages can be obtained separately through reconfiguring the foregoing structure without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Because the technology of the present invention is relatively complex, not all changes in the technology are foreseeable. The present invention described with reference to the example embodiments and set forth in the following claims is manifestly intended to be as broad as possible. For example, unless specifically otherwise noted, the claims reciting a single particular element also encompass a plurality of such particular elements.
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, as the saying goes, then the new Tennessee Tech University photo history book is beyond economical.
Combining concise historical information and more than 200 photos of TTU — some of which are dated as early as 1911 and many of which are quite rare — the book's cover price is less than $20.
Compiled by archivist Mancil Johnson and history professor Calvin Dickinson, the volume is the latest installment in Arcadia Publishing's College History Series. Based in Charleston, S.C., Arcadia specializes in publishing books with regional and local interest.
"I found out about Arcadia Publishing and the College History Series last year at the Tennessee Archivists Conference, and I thought it would be a worthwhile project for Tennessee Tech," Johnson said. "It really does preserve the past for the future."
Many of the pictures included in the TTU photo history came from the Photo Services or Harding Studio collections, both of which are housed in the University Archives.
"Tennessee Technological University is sure to enchant students, alumni and friends of the university alike. Mancil Johnson and Calvin Dickinson have combined their expertise and resources to create a precious volume that can be passed down from generation to generation," said Sara San Angelo, publicity manager at Arcadia Publishing.
"Readers will delight in images of the changing student body, academic clubs of yesteryear and buildings which no longer stand," she continued.
Other institutions included in Arcadia's College History Series range from Middle Tennessee State University and Fisk University in Tennessee to Texas A & M and Boston College.
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The confrontations between police and demonstrators at the Stonewall Inn in New York City the weekend of June 27-29, 1969 mark the beginning of the modern glbtq movement for equal rights.
Formed soon after the Stonewall Riots of 1969, the short-lived but influential Gay Liberation Front brought a new militancy to the movement that became known as gay liberation.
The sexual revolution of post-World War II America changed sexual and gender roles profoundly.
"Leather" is a blanket term for a large array of sexual preferences, identities, relationship structures, and social organizations loosely tied together by the thread of what is conventionally understood as sadomasochistic sex.
Although best known for her crusade for women's suffrage, Susan B. Anthony spoke out on a range of feminist issues.
With reports from hundreds of sub-Saharan African locales of male-male sexual relations and from about fifty of female-female sexual relations, it is clear that same-sex sexual relations existed in traditional African societies, though varying in forms and in the degree of public acceptance
Androgyny, a psychological blending of gender traits, has long been embraced by strong women, soft men, members of queer communities, and others who do not easily fit into traditionally defined gender categories.
A cultural crossroads between Asia and Europe, Russia has a long, rich, and often violent heritage of varied influences and stark confrontations in regard to its patterns of same-sex love.
Harry Hay. Photograph by Stathis Orphanos.
To mark the centenary of the birth of gay rights pioneer Harry Hay, a ceremony will be held in Los Angeles on April 7, 2012 to rename the Cove Avenue Steps, which lead to the house where Hay helped found the Mattachine Society in 1950, "The Mattachine Steps." The site has been designated a historic place by the City of Los Angeles.
One of the earliest American homophile organizations, the Mattachine Society had its genesis at a November 1950 meeting arranged by Hay. Attendees at this organizational meeting included Hay's then-lover, fashion designer Rudi Gernreich; Robert Hull, who was a student in Hay's classes in music history at the Los Angeles People's Education Center; and two of Hull's friends, Charles Rowland and Dale Jennings. James "John" Finley Gruber, Jr., and his boyfriend Konrad Stevens became the last of the group's original members when they joined in April 1951. The men continued to meet for several months to plan a grassroots organization.
By sharing their personal experiences as gay men and analyzing homosexuals in the context of an oppressed cultural minority, the Mattachine founders attempted to redefine the meaning of being gay in the United States. They devised a comprehensive program for cultural and political liberation.
In 1951, the Mattachine Society adopted a Statement of Missions and Purpose. This Statement stands out in the history of the gay liberation movement because it identified and incorporated two important themes. First, Mattachine called for a grassroots movement of gay people to challenge anti-gay discrimination; and second, the organization recognized the importance of building a gay community.
The Mattachine Society also began sponsoring discussion groups in 1951, providing lesbians and gay men an opportunity to share openly, often for the first time, their feelings and experiences. The meetings were frequently emotional and cathartic.
Over the next few years attendance at Mattachine meetings increased tremendously, especially after members of the group protested police raids and entrapment. Soon discussion groups were meeting throughout the United States.
Mattachine groups also began to sponsor social events, fundraisers, newsletters, and publications, including, most notably, the monthly periodical ONE Magazine, which at its peak achieved a circulation of 5,000 copies. Although formally independent of the society, its first editor, Dale Jennings, and most of its editorial board were members.
In 1954, the Los Angeles postmaster seized and refused to mail copies of ONE on the grounds that the magazine was "obscene, lewd, lascivious and filthy." The seizure led to a lengthy court battle with significant consequences for the gay and lesbian movement, when in 1958 the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the mere discussion of homosexuality was not obscene. Without this court victory, it is difficult to conceive how a viable movement for change could have developed.
Hay was forced out of the Mattachine Society during the McCarthy-era, when his past membership in the Communist Party came to be seen as endangering the burgeoning homophile movement.
Hay and his lover John Burnside returned to gay activism in the 1960s, and in the 1970s he founded the Radical Faeries movement in a conscious rejection of the gay assimilationism that developed in North American urban centers during that decade.
The radical faeries appeal to those gay men who do not feel "just like anyone else except for what we do in bed" to "come home" to gatherings of the tribe in rural settings. There they find sanctuary, commune with nature away from the distortions of the urban environment, and share feelings and ideas about the nature of the sexual "other." The faeries celebrate the differences that separate gay people from heterosexuals.
Appropriately, following the ceremony on April 7 dedicating the "Mattachine Steps," the Radical Faeries are hosting a picnic in an adjoining park overlooking the Silver Lake Reservoir in honor of Hay's centenary.
Also on April 7 in the Silver Lake neighborhood, at Stories Bookstore, Stuart Timmons will read and sign his newly updated biography, The Trouble with Harry Hay.
On Sunday, April 15, 2012, the ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, at 909 W. Adams Boulevard in Los Angeles, will host a panel discussion about Hay's life and times.
Below is a trailer for Eric Slade's Hope Along the Wind: The Life of Harry Hay, the 2001 documentary that Wik Wikholm reviewed here. He concluded that rather than being a predictable exercise in hero worship, the "straightforward and well-crafted" film "reveals almost as much about the flaws that kept Hay from achieving more as it does about the strengths that led to his substantial accomplishments."
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Welcome to Kidmore End CC!
We are a family based club situated in the beautiful South Oxfordshire countryside at Gallowstree Common just outside Sonning Common and Reading.
We draw our members from North Reading and South Oxfordshire wit the senior teams play in the Thames Valley Cricket League and the junior teams play in the Berkshire Youth Cricket League.
We are proud to be an ECB Clubmark club, have unrivalled facilities in Berkshire and Oxfordshire and once again in 2014 we will host a Berkshire Minor Counties match on May 25th.
We use play-cricket as a secondary site, for our main website please go to :
We welcome players of all abilities along with those who just want to come along and watch our beautiful game.
Please don't hesitate to get in touch with us via the above website and we look forward to hearing from you or seeing you in person at Gallowstree!
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The ECB continues to work with Sport England on the pioneering club accreditation scheme 'Clubmark' to develop a vibrant and healthy club cricket infrastructure.
Cricket clubs can play a key role in the successful delivery of Building Partnerships – cricket's strategic plan for 2006-2009 - by supporting the delivery and implementation of the following programmes:
The ECB Clubmark and community cricket clubs play a central role in all of these programmes and Clubmark will provide the standards that clubs involved in these programmes will aspire to.
In addition, it is expected that clubs who achieve the ECB Clubmark will be recognised and rewarded for their hard work and commitment to club cricket in England and Wales.
By registering to work towards ECB Clubmark, clubs join a growing number of cricket clubs across England and Wales that are prioritising junior development, creating a benchmark for high quality community club cricket.
County Cricket Development Managers can help clubs through the process of achieving ECB Clubmark Accreditation.
ECB Clubmark gives clubs an opportunity to write and implement new procedures as well as acknowledge existing practices. Cricket clubs are required to present evidence and demonstrate implementation across four different themes, culminating in the production of a Club Development Plan.
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He also described Smedinghoff as "a selfless, idealistic woman who woke up yesterday morning and set out to bring textbooks to school children, to bring them knowledge."
Her father said they knew the assignments were dangerous, though she spent most of her time at the U.S. Embassy compound. Trips outside were in heavily armored convoys — as was Saturday's trip that killed five Americans, including Smedinghoff.
"It's like a nightmare, you think will go away and it's not," he said. "We keep saying to ourselves, we're just so proud of her, we take consolation in the fact that she was doing what she loved."
Friends remembered her Sunday for her charity work too.
Smedinghoff participated in a 2009 cross-country bike ride for The 4K for Cancer — part of the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults — according to the group. She served on the group's board of directors after the ride from Baltimore to San Francisco.
"She was an incredible young woman. She was always optimistic," said Ryan Hanley, a founder of the group. "She always had a smile on her face and incredible devotion to serving others."
Johns Hopkins officials mourned her death in a letter on Sunday to students, faculty and alumni. Smedinghoff graduated in 2009. In the letter, University President Ronald J. Daniels praised her work on the symposium, her involvement in her sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta, and her involvement outside campus too.
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Professor Paul R. Baier read a paper, "The Constitution as Code," at the Fourth Worldwide Congress of Mixed Jurisdiction Jurists, Montreal Canada, on June 26, 2015.
Professor Melissa Lonegrass' article, Eliminating Landlord Retaliation in England and Wales—Lessons from the United States was recently featured on the PropertyProfBlog of the Law Professor Blogs Network.
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1879 $4 Flowing Hair, Judd-1635, Pollock-1832, R.3--Mount Removed--NCS. Proof, AU Detail....
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Interesting AU Sharpness 1879 Stella1879 $4 Flowing Hair, Judd-1635, Pollock-1832, R.3--Mount Removed--NCS. Proof, AU Detail. One of the most beloved apocryphal tales in American numismatics concerns the fate of a number of 1879-dated Flowing Hair Stellas. It is perhaps best told by Walter Breen, who wrote in his Encyclopedia:
"Stellas in their own day provided a juicy scandal resulting in amusing newspaper copy for several years--and many laughs at the expense of the congressmen who had ordered the restrikes. The story broke that while no coin collector could obtain a Stella from the Mint Bureau at any price, looped specimens commonly adorned the bosoms of Washington's most famous madams, who owned the bordellos favored by those same congressmen. Today there are several dozen 1879 Flowing Hair Stellas with telltale traces of removal of those same loops, whose owners probably sometimes wish the coins could talk."
Though it is debatable to what extent the Flowing Hair Stellas were turned into ornaments for the most notorious women of the nation's capital, the existence of many examples with remnants of mounts is undeniable. The present lot is one such coin. Deep honey-gold shadings prevail across most of the surfaces, though occasional glints of orange are noted close to the rims. Overall detail is strong, though a measure of wear crosses the high points of the design.
The obverse displays a number of small, individually insignificant abrasions and a handful of parallel marks on the cheek. The rim area corresponding to the upper obverse and lower reverse shows a disturbance, likely the point where the mount once was. Strong elements of original luster cling to the surprisingly radiant surfaces. In sum, a distinctive and interesting representative of this widely hailed pattern issue.(Registry values: P1) (NGC ID# 28AZ, PCGS# 8057)
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|Product Type: Conference chairs; Task chairs
|Style: Contemporary
|Base Material: Plastic
|Exterior Seat Material: Fabric
|Upholstered: Yes
|Mechanism: Pneumatic
|Back Height: Mid-back
|Back Type: Contoured
|Adjustable Height: Yes
|Ergonomic: Yes
|Tilt Control: Yes
|Lumbar Support: Yes
|Casters: Yes
|Heated Seat: No
|Armed: Yes
|Country of Manufacture: China
|Assembly Required: Yes
|CARB Compliant: Yes
|GSA Approved: No
|NFPA Compliant (Festival - Midnight Blue, Festival - Sangria, Icon - Black, Icon - Burgundy, Icon - Grey, Icon - Navy, Icon - Taupe, Interlink - Autumn, Interlink - Flint, Interlink - Garnet Fabric): Yes
About the ManufacturerOffice Star manufactures a large variety of products, featuring comfortable and utilitarian office seating. With a lot of color and style options to choose from, Office Star is guaranteed to enhance the functionality and comfort of your office environment.
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We know in our hearts that Apple develops products only to make our weekly list. But the fact is, any time Mr. Jobs & Co. releases a new gadget, it is the de facto story of the week. And this week is no exception. Although it's not quite the mega event it was hyped to be, the new iPhone 3G made its way to market, and amazingly, the digital world was sort of, well, bored.
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Afshari is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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- Reza Afshari, Iranian historian
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Masur Lentil Soup With Wine is a brilliant combo of eastern and western recipes. I remember how easy it was to prepare simple masur lentil when I was just learning to cook. But in it's traditional form, Masur Lentil Soup With Wine has lentil, bacon, mixed vegetables and ofcourse beef consomme. The aroma of garlic is never too much and those having a taste for wine, this recipe is a must try.
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|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs), minced
|1⁄3 Cup (5.33 tbs), diced
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In terms of gore Final Destination 2 has plenty that will make even the strongest person twitch. First seeing it in theaters with surround sound and great picture, this was one bloody movie and it's not for everyone. Unlike movies that run to the next clip when someone is ready to be killed, Final Destination 2 shows absolutely everything and leaves nothing to the...
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once again death stalks a group of people.if you've seen the first
movie,you know how outlandish the premise is.you know,death stalking
people according to some grand scheme.well,this movie is more
preposterous as they add a few things in order to further the story.the
deaths are much more inventive and in some cases much more graphic.the
movie is better paced,much more intense and suspenseful than the first
one.again,if you can get around the general premise,you'll probably
like this movie.and if you've seen the first one,and liked it,the
premise isn't something that will bother you.i'm not sure this
installment is better than the first.after all, the novelty of the
unique and(as far as i know)original premise only works with the first
one.but,with a few different elements,i.e,more gruesome deaths,more
intensity and suspense,and better pacing,it's at least as good as the
original.so,sit back,relax and enjoy.and,once again,just remember to
throw reality out the window. 4.7/5
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5.0 out of 5 stars Whata Ride!!!,
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This review is from: Final Destination 2 (DVD)
This was an absolutley original and breathtaking horror/sci-fi film to watch. It featured some of the best visual and special effects as well as some amazing choreographed stunts. In my view this was a great movie due to its overwhelming originally and script. The horrific opening pileup sequence is so well shot and will leave you with your pulse racing and your mouth on the floor, literally. The movie, although not nearly as dark and sinister as the first film goes much more deeper and more detailed on all of its elaborate death scenes. The originally factor is shown by three different elements. First and foremost, the fact that the entire movie was filmed w/ out the use of night. It goes to show that you do not need darkness to set the eerie tone of a horror movie. Second, this is the fist teen horror film that doesn't resort to using just teens. In the beginning of the film when we were introduced to the four teens going on a road trip, I was reluctant to want to sit through a complete re-run of the first film. It was nice to have a little mix of the age groups in this film. Thirdly, the movie featured some never before heard of actors, which in this case the script, and horrific death sequences were the real stars. All and all, this was a very unpredicatable and fun film to watch. The DVD features the infinifilm featurette , which contains the making of, and some more interactive menu options, My recomendation, GET IT AS FAST AS YOU CAN BEFORE YOUR TIME RUNS OUT!!!!!
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4.0 out of 5 stars It lacks a BIG BUS SCENE, but it's still fun!,
C. ANZIULEWICZ "Chuck Anziulewicz" (Spring Hill, WV USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Final Destination 2 (DVD)
The "Final Destination" film franchise has one purpose: To show a variety of attractive, self-absorbed, brainless young people get snuffed in a variety of very imaginative ways. And trust me, it doesn't get much more entertaining than this. Each movie consists of a succession of elaborately staged set pieces, each of which is designed to toy with the audience until one person's gruesome death finally takes place. These set pieces often have a delightfully "Rube Goldberg" quality which constantly fakes out and misdirects the viewer. And trust me, these people deserve what's coming to them. Show some guy tooling down the interstate in his Hummer, yakking away on his cell phone about what girl he plans to poke next, and you know that he is destined for a horrifying demise. This second installment in the franchise doesn't have a great yell-out-loud shock like the first movie (Think: BIG BUS SCENE), but it's still tremdously entertaining. My partner and I had a ball in the movie theater. We LAUGHED and LAUGHED and LAUGHED ....
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5.0 out of 5 stars Not your standard teen slasher,
Z. D. Houghton (Madison County, Indiana) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Final Destination 2 (DVD)
From an orchestrated car pile-up that puts just about any action movies of the last 4 years to shame to an increasingly creative and surprising casualty list, Final Destination 2 just plain outdistances the genre's competiton.
FD2 is not blessed with a decent plot that does not see our clavacade of victims simply run upstairs to be slaughtered by axe or chainsaw. Instead, viewers will find themselves gasping at the different, and in some cases, highly unorthodox manner death is visited upon the characters.
Although it's never going to be a film classic, FD2 has carved out a niche as a very creative, well above-par horror/suspense movie that plays by no rules but it's own. 5 stars for being just what it is--a scary movie.
5.0 out of 5 stars Better then the first!,
Micheal Hunt (Hellbourne) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Final Destination 2 (DVD)
I hadnt even heard of FD when i saw the trailer for Final Destination 2. And when it finally came out, it instantly became one of my favorite horror/suspance flicks of all time!!!!!
The best thing about this movie is the deaths. Instead of one of those cheesy slasher films were they cut away and show a shadow and the blood splatter on the wall... this movie shows you the killing 100%!!!!!! and its absolutly the coolest in that feild so far!!!! completly amazing some of the things! Instead of waiting to see WHO dies next, your waiting to see HOW they die which is a great refreshing thing to do and to finally show some great death scenes!
I saw part 2 before i had seen part 1, and i know alot recomend part 1 more then 2, but even after watching part 1 later, all i got out of that was a few tiny little plot details, i didnt think part 1 was as good as this great seaqull!!!! which is VERY rare for any seaqull to be better then the original!!!!
And with lots of twists and turns its quite good how just when you think you know exactly whats about to happen, it does... but little things unexpectingly pop in in between that completly caught you off gaurd and is really great!
Seeing the way some of these people die is amazing what they have done with dummys and computer effects. I own the "Ultimate Final Destination" DVD which comes with part 1 & 2. but I dont see it here on Amazon.com? It might only be a regoin 4 DVD. But take my word for it, there both worth owning IMO!
4.0 out of 5 stars Good but definitly not trilogy material!,
david dewitt (Henderson, NV USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Final Destination 2 (DVD)
Clear rivers was gonna fry in this one for sure, ya all saw that one coming right?, Like the movie case said "you can't cheat death twice! This movie in my opinion was pretty good all in all, but as for that opening scene of total carnage candy!, yea baby! gimme a cavity right? ha-ha, it could have been a little more graphic with a few more people getting lit up like a firecracker, god knows i like to see some thourough destruction just like the rest of us! Even though the scenes where each person getting the ax were pretty cool, i didn't like how they would kill someone off and then cut right to the next scene. They could have extended each scene a little! Really now, how many of us would have liked to have seen them pull that glass plate off that kid after it made a red pancake out of him? Or what about the first one to go, the lottery kid driving the sports car. They could have had him fall over the railing and then get impaled right? But relax gore fans, the movie does not bid farewell without a charbroiled arm on someones plate, bon appetite! Other than all that, i must say that this is a sequel done not too badly. If you're looking for some good suspense and some carnage not for the weak stomached one, then this movie is for you!
3.0 out of 5 stars "Cheap and moronic but graphic.",
Alex "Moviefan101" (California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Final Destination 2 (DVD)
In terms of gore Final Destination 2 has plenty that will make even the strongest person twitch. First seeing it in theaters with surround sound and great picture, this was one bloody movie and it's not for everyone. Unlike movies that run to the next clip when someone is ready to be killed, Final Destination 2 shows absolutely everything and leaves nothing to the imagination. You don't know graphic until you have seen this film.
Unfortunately, the bad acting is almost as extreme as the gore. When it comes to bad acting Final Destination 2 has a lot. When someone gets killed the actors and actresses have very little emotion on their faces, they don't act like someone who has seen a person die tragically in front of their eyes and that made me mad. A.J Cook was probably the worst of the bunch. Her acting was in many ways awful and it didn't seem like she was too into the movie. For example, when someone got killed gruesomely in front of her she would turn her head back or cover her eyes and the movie would go to the next scene. She was barely believable as a woman who has experienced horrible things.
As for Ali Larter who plays Clear Rivers out to help, she seems even more disinterested in making this film. It seems like she's thinking to herself "What am I doing here again?" The fact that she was included in Final Destination 2 was ridiculous and overall pointless.
The other members of the cast didn't do such a good job at acting either.
The storyline was dreadful. The writers tried too hard to connect both parts together and failed miserably. It seemed like they just threw anything in the plot like a messy stew. The only thing this sequel had going for it was the extreme amount of gore and suspense. Those were the two things keeping everything together but that's not quite strong enough.
When I saw it in theaters it seemed amazing because of all the visual effects but when I bought the DVD I saw how moronic it really was. I don't know why but for some reason when you're with a whole large group of people in a theater movies seems better than they really are. That was definitely the case for Final Destination 2. The DVD features were pretty good and enjoyable and as far as the DVD features go I have very limited complaints.
My advice would be to watch Final Destination instead of its mediocre sequel. The first not only had more suspense and better acting, but a more interesting and surprising storyline that I knew couldn't be topped by the second. If you're looking for a movie with cheap acting and lots of blood than Final Destination 2 is for you.
4.0 out of 5 stars Great fun for horror fans!,
Sean Brady (Victoria Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Final Destination 2 (DVD)
This is a great DVD for splatter film fans who have a sense of humour. It's no classic, but in a time when most studio horror films are bland teen/twentysomething slasher flicks or bloated, soulless CGI extravaganzas, this one stands out from the crowd. This film unashamedly sets out to scare and gross out its audience with a collection of gory setpieces that are sometimes reminiscent of an Itchy And Scratchy cartoon. The filmmakers obviously had a blast making this film and the fun they had really shines through onscreen. Okay, so it may sound weird to some who are reading this that I'm using the word "fun" in relation to a film that features so much violence and death...but longtime horror fans and gorehounds will appreciate what I'm saying. It still resembles a glossy studio film, but has that old drive-in horror movie sensibility that really appeals to me.
The extras are terrific. The usual behind-the-scenes/deleted scenes stuff, a fun card game, etc. My favourites are the documentary about gore in horror films and test subjects reactions to scenes from FD2. Good to see the twisted fun of the film carries over into the special features!
5.0 out of 5 stars Far better sequel than I had expected!,
This review is from: Final Destination 2 (DVD)
I didn't have great hopes for this film but I was mildly, and pleasantly surprised. I had expected the first movie, repeated. Admittedly, on the face of it, that is what you get. But FD2 takes things a step further by showing that the events of the second film take place because of the events of the first film. They are connected far more deeply than simply being "another batch of people that escape death".
The effects are well done and striking, as in the first movie, this time focusing on a road accident rather than an air crash. And, of course, death's efforts to "put things right" by offing those that escaped the road accident are the usual level of weird and seemingly impossible twists of chance that we grew used to in the first movie.
Although I welcomed the plot development, linking this movie to the first one, the whole movie was never scary, as such. It's plenty gruesome enough (see the barbed wire scene, for example), but not very frightening. After some thought, I think this is in part due to the fact that I have recently been watching the series "Dead Like Me". Every time in the movie that things seemed to take on a life of their own, I was imagining Gravelings prodding and tinkering. It kind of ruined any suspense that might have been in the moment.
However, the movie is a worthy sequel to the first. Not necessarily better, just worthy of the name. Again this is mostly due to the fact that it progressed the story a little, rather than simply cashing in on the first's success.
If you liked the first movie, this one won't disappoint.
1.0 out of 5 stars Frankly - the most annoying movie I've ever seen,
This review is from: Final Destination 2 (DVD)
I expected a lot of this movie. I expected BIG, and all I got was small. I gave it 1 star because of the death scenes, which were pretty gruesome. Besides this, it wouldn't even have deserved one single star. I didn't buy it but borrowed it in order to find out if it's worth purchasing.
It's not. I got the Final Destination DVD, because I love that movie. It's cool, entertaining and scary - all of which the sequel ain't. Predictability isn't always bad in movies, but to FD2 it was a killer. I don't necessarily mean it was predictable how they were gonna die. Yet, where the first movie was startling and surprising, the sequel only proved a boring copy, with actors so unbelievably stereotype and unreal I regret having struggled not to fall asleep.
As another rewiever put it, I also hope they're not gonna make a third movie - because FD2's senselessness and stupidity can hardly be beaten.
If you're really into that kind of movies, you might like it just the same. But trust me - I'm one of those people who get easily taken with all kinds of movies, especially being a fan of thrill/horror. FD2 I despised. They shouldn't have made a sequel. Final Destination was too good for a sequel.
Just unnecessary.
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*Rymac reads the message and smiles, he pushes the call button.*
Rymac: Hey Juno, how are you?
*Rymac sends a text message to the number*
Rymac: Hey Juno, it's Ry. I didn't know whether it was too soon or not. I don't want to come off as some sort of obsessive guy or anything. I mean I really want to talk to you, but I I don't want to annoy you by constantly talking.
*Rymac pulls out a piece of paper from his pocket, he unfolds it and looks at the number written on it. He smiles to himself*
Rymac: I wonder if I should wait a bit to call her, hmmm
your inbox needs clearing again... you must be a popular girl lol.
Rymac: Juno, that's just not going to happen... however, I do have to leave to make sure D-boy hasn't burnt our business down. I'll give you a call later. Se what you are upto. For now, I have to go but first I hope you can forgive me for this, but I really wouldn't feel right without giving you a goodbye kiss... However... I know you don't want me rushing things, so how about this.
*Rymac takes Junos hand and leans down to kiss the back of it.*
Rymac: Until later Juno.
OOC: No seriously, going to work.
Rymac: I will appreciate it more, when inevitably, the time comes that we must part ways for the day.
Rymac:My word an my heart.
Rymac: Yeah, Juno, I promise you... Oh, I know what I can give you in return...
Rymac: Juno, around you, I will be nothing but myself. I promise.
Rymac: You know, that is still part of me. I mean, me and D-boy, still have to be on the same page. I can be myself around you, but when it comes down to it, I want the tag team gold and I have to be what D-boy knows. Or we won't be able to be the best we can be. I'm not saying, that I won't be this me, the me, you enjoy being around, I'm just saying, there will be times, that the Pardy Boy will be on full display for the world to see. I just hope you understand that that is just how it has to be. I hope that you can be okay with that, because, this, right here, between you and me. I know you feel it too, this feels right. This feels good. I enjoy spending time with you Juno. I really really do.
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SourceJAMMU, INDIA June 30, 2015 (India TV News): Amid tight security arrangements, the annual Amarnath yatra will begin from Jammu as the first batch of over 5,000 pilgrims will leave for 3,888-metre high cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas. The yatra will be escorted by heavy contingent of security forces to twin base-camps of Amarnath cave shrine in Baltal in Ganderbal district of Central Kashmir and Pahalgam belt of South Kashmir. Situated in a narrow gorge at the farther end of Lidder Valley, Amarnath shrine stands at 3,888 m, 46 Km from Pahalgam and 14 Kms from Baltal. In Kashmir Valley, the 59 days annual yatra will start from July 2-- an auspicious day of Hindu calendar and conclude on Shravan Purnima (Raksha Bandhan) on August 29. Over 200,000 pilgrims have secured advance registration and 22,104 have purchased helicopter tickets from Baltal and Pahalgam to Panjtarni. "Entire state administration is fully geared up to provide every facility like, drinking water, medicare, electricity and security to the yatris at base camps," a official said.
SourceSRI LANKA, June 30, 2015 (France-Presse): Shunned, destitute and pushed into prostitution in some cases, Sri Lanka's Tamil widows have returned to northern Jaffna since the end of the separatist war only to discover they are not welcome even in their homeland. Now, six years after the war ended, the women who fled the fighting on the peninsula in the thousands are pinning their hopes on the nation's new president for a better future for their families."Widows are despised in our society," said Baskaran Jegathiswari, 50, fighting back tears at her home in Achchuveli village in Jaffna, heartland of Sri Lanka's ethnic Tamil minority. "People look down on us. They think we bring bad luck," said Jegathiswari, who lost her husband to military shellfire just months before the war ended in 2009. Official figures show 27,000 widows head households in Jaffna, where the conflict was centered, while local politicians put the figure much higher. The women are closely watching President Maithripala Sirisena who took office in January pledging reconciliation to "heal broken hearts and minds".
SourceRUSSIA, June 30, 2015 (Times Of India): Close on the heels of India leading worldwide International Yoga Day celebrations, yoga classes have been banned in a central Russian city by the authorities to check spread of "religious occultism." At the center of the crackdown are two studios holding classes for Hatha Yoga -- a set of asanas or postures involving deep breathing and tough physical exercises, which as per Hindu mythology was first practiced by Lord Shiva. Yoga is known as an ancient Indian spiritual and exercise discipline to balance mind, body and spirit, however, yoga has become highly commoditized globally over the years and various schools and cults have sprung up in different parts of the world in its name.In the first major crackdown abroad, the authorities in the central Russian city of Nizhnevartovsk have now asked the two Hatha Yoga studies -- Auro and Ingara -- to stop holding yoga classes in the municipal facilities of the city, as per the Russian media reports. Kommersant business daily reported that the Nizhnevartovsk officials have barred use of municipal buildings for yoga classes and have issued orders to the two studios on this. The Moscow Times reported that the order has been issued "to prevent the spread of new religious cults and movements."The authorities have also issued a letter to the heads of departments for physical culture and education, stating that hatha yoga was "inextricably linked to religious practices" and has "an occult character," as per the Kommersant report.
SourceINDIA, June 30, 2015 (by Missionary International Service News Agency): The Dalit Christian Liberation Movement (DCLM) accuses the Vatican and the Indian Catholic Church leadership of caste-based discrimination "by way of allowing it directly and indirectly in their spiritual, educational and administrative places". "We have submitted seven copies of the complaint to Rajeev Chandran, assistant director of the UN Center in New Delhi addressed to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and different human rights organizations," Mary John, president of the DCLM, told ucanews.com.A DCLM delegation asked the UN and other organizations to urge the Holy See to eradicate the caste discriminatory practices and to withdraw the Permanent Observer position of the Holy See in the UN if the Vatican does not take the necessary steps. Dalits, or untouchables, are the lowest caste within Hindu society. Huge numbers of Dalits have converted to Christianity and Islam over the decades, though in reality the religions offer limited protection from societal prejudice even within their adopted faith. "The discrimination against Dalit Christians in the Catholic Church is a human rights issue and it would be right if we approach the UN to find a solution to it", Mary John said."There are separate cemeteries for Dalit Christians. Even in the church there are separate seating arrangements for those from the Dalit community and others. The festival choir processions do not enter the streets where Dalit Christians live," said Kudanthai Arasan, president of the Viduthalai Tamil Puligal Katchi, adding that in some churches even the dead body of a Dalit Christian is not allowed inside for funeral Mass. While Dalit Christians form 70 percent of the total Catholic population in India, said John, their representation in the Church leadership is only 4-5 percent. Out of about 200 active bishops in India, only nine are from the Dalit community.
SourceThere is something beyond our mind which abides in silence within our mind. It is the supreme mystery beyond thought. Let one's mind and one's subtle body rest upon that and not rest on anything else.-- Maitri Upanishad


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Radiant 8 inch Air Cooled Reflector Unit (includes lens)
The Radiant's generous reflective interior is designed to deliver the brightest possible light down to your plants, while its patented double-wall design makes it the coolest running fixture on the market. Its heavy duty pre-galvanized steel construction is lined with high purity European aluminum for years of dependable growing performance.
• Multi-faceted computer-designed aluminum interior for maximum efficiency
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• AC version includes 6" or 8" flanges that enable higher air flow for cooler temperatures and more reflectors in-line
Which SKU's apply to the Radiant reflector lens systems?
RDLENSYS contains (2) brackets and a lens specifically for the RDUN (Radiant) reflector. RDSLENSYS is the replacement lens only for the RD6AC and RD8AC reflector units. RDLENSYSO is the replacement lens only for the "old style" Radiant reflector that utilized the side slots for the lens rather than a bracket system.
My bulb, ballast and reflector combination is not working. How can I fix this?
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CBS's 60 MINUTES is No. 2 Program of the Week
More Americans watched 60 MINUTES last week than any other primetime non-sports program. The broadcast drew 15.86 million viewers to finish at #2, behind only Sunday night's NFL game coverage - the program's highest weekly ranking in the Nielsen Top 10 since the week ending Dec. 18, 2011.
60 MINUTES also finished at #2 in households, scoring a 10.0/15 in that measurement, according to Nielsen Live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Oct. 21.
America's #1 news program has made Nielsen's Top 10 list twice in the past three weeks.
Sunday's broadcast featured Steve Kroft's report on the medical marijuana boom in Colorado, Anderson Cooper's interview with the former Goldman Sachs executive Greg Smith and an interview with Steven Spielberg by Lesley Stahl.
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Queens celebrates inaugural class for Royals Hall of Fame
Ten honored for lasting contributions to athletics at Queens University of Charlotte
Five former student athletes, three administrators and two lifetime achievement award recipients were chosen to receive the honor. This first class was actually interconnected not only from their time at Queens, but even before setting foot on campus.
Student athlete inductees were Walter Aikens, Bill Kennedy, Suzy Sulsona, Sequoya Friday and Kevin Yearick. Three of the five were soccer players and the other two basketball players. The Royals Lifetime Achievement Award recipients were Christine Safford Beck and Jane Mack. Dale Layer, Phyllis Pharr, and the late Billy O. Wireman were the first honorees in the coach or administrator category.
Three of the inductees, Layer, Sulsona and Kennedy, all hailed from Gainesville, Fla. Sulsona and Layer both attended Buchholz High School.
Of the five inductees, three all had the same coach at Queens. Kennedy, Yearick and Sulsona are products of men's soccer coach Fred Norchi. He is the current men's soccer head coach, and started and led the women's soccer program while also coaching the men's team while they were at Queens.
During the ceremony, Katie Wireman, the widow of former Queens President Billy O. Wireman, presented Director of Athletics Jeannie King with his men's basketball Elite Eight appearance ring. The ring marks the first-ever appearance of a Queens team in the quarter-finals of an NCAA championship.
The emotionally charged ceremony, which was on Feb. 20, was held at the new Queens Sports Complex on Tyvola Road.
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Animated Feature Contender: A Letter to Momo
Tim, our resident animation guy, sounds off on the eligible films vying for Animated Feature
Between now and the announcement of the Academy Award nominees on January 16, I'll be taking a look at some of the films submitted for the Best Animated Feature award: specifically, the smaller, more easily-overlooked films from non-U.S. animation studios. For it strikes me that they are the more deeply in need of love and attention than the more visible mainstream American productions likely to dominate the race. Also, I don't imagine that anyone is desperate to have a conversation about Free Birds.
Our first subject is the oldest on the submission list: A Letter from Momo from Japan, which premiered at the 2011 Toronto Film Festival, only making its stateside bow this year.
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Enterprise 2.0: New Collaborative Tools for Your Organization's Toughest Challenges
Harvard Business Press, Jan 1, 2009 - Business & Economics - 231 pages
Harness New Collaborative Technologies for Competitive Gain
Most organizations realize that to succeed in today's turbulent world, they need to perform as an integrated whole to tap into innovations and good ideas. Yet many still find it difficult to capture the collective intelligence of their employees and customers. Companies don't know what they know--but they need to learn soon.
Thanks to a new class of collaborative technologies, organizations can now leverage information in valuable new ways, including: capturing accumulated knowledge; connecting employees who need information with the experts who have it; and enabling the best ideas to emerge organically. These technologies--labeled "Web 2.0"--first appeared on the Internet, where they powered successful social communities and collaborative platforms like Facebook and Wikipedia. Web 2.0 tools, practices, and philosophies are now being deployed by a wide range of organizations, making them more agile, productive, and innovative. This is the phenomenon of Enterprise 2.0.
In this compelling book, Andrew McAfee--a veteran researcher and writer on the business impact of technology, and the originator of the phrase "Enterprise 2.0"describes the power of Enterprise 2.0 and shows readers how to harness it. McAfee weaves together case studies, discussions of technological change, and multidisciplinary research to:
- Show how early adopters like Google, the BBC, and the CIA have profited from Enterprise 2.0
- Specify the concrete business benefits that arise when Web 2.0 technologies are properly deployed
- Reveal where the real risks and roadblocks are with Enterprise 2.0, and why most concerns are unfounded
- Guide companies through an Enterprise 2.0 deployment
Enterprise 2.0 is written not for technology experts, but for pragmatic decision makers in any kind of organization. Dispensing with hype, it takes a practical look at the competitive challenges facing so many organizations today and explores how they can be met and conquered with the right combination of novel technologies and enlightened leadership.
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