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As "The Hunger Games" kept packing theaters and setting box-office records with its wonderfully unique blend of action, emotion, disturbing social implications and wry social satire, I headed in the other direction for my movie-going pleasure last weekend.
I fashioned an impromptu Saturday afternoon double-feature of two offbeat offerings at Kaahumanu 6. Regrettably, there were only handfuls of other folks joining me for the quirky delights of "Jeff, Who Lives Alone" and "Jiro Dreams of Sushi."
Obviously, with titles like that, you know these films - the first a wiggy comedy, the second a Japanese-language documentary - aren't targeting mainstream audiences. For openers, they're going for people who can read more than two words in a row, without any numbers or Roman numerals. This obviously limits the field.
It also makes you long wistfully for the past when Wednesdays belonged to Maui Film Festival in Castle Theater. Either of these films would have been a great choice - together, they're dynamite.
Jeff, played by Jason Segel, is the underachieving 30-something son of Susan Sarandon, who spends his days in her basement smoking dope and looking for signs. Jeff is the latest creation of Louisiana filmmaking brothers Jay and Marc Duplass, and you go into the theater expecting another funny but slightly disturbing weirdo like the one played by Jonah Hill in "Cyrus."
But Jeff is too good-natured - if not too well equipped to live in the real world - to be scary. He's got a trusting nature, a gentle naivete and a ridiculous goateed, Porsche-driving brother (Ed Helms) to balance out the scales for all his good points.
What happens to the brothers and their mom in one very eventful day makes for a surprisingly satisfying walk on the eccentric side of comedy. Buoyed by fine performances - Sarandon is especially appealing acting her age, and Judy Greer makes it a foursome as Helms' frustrated wife - the Duplass brothers let their sentimental side peek through their hipness.
Unlike the Coen brothers, whose favorite color is dark and who never blink in the face of cynicism, the guys behind Jeff aren't embarrassed by more tender feelings.
They may pretend to snicker at Jeff's slacker spiritual quest to find order in his world, but they find their own signs of hope as they take us along for the ride.
The protagonist of "Jiro Dreams of Sushi" - 85-year-old Tokyo restaurateur Jiro Ono is at the other end of the scale from Jeff when it comes to ambition, achievement, responsibility or just plain hard work.
Despite his humble, tiny establishment adjacent to a subway station, he is recognized as very probably the greatest sushi chef in the world. Like a Yoda of the culinary world, filmmaker David Gelb regards Jiro's mastery with the awe of the scores of apprentices Jiro has mentored, including his two sons.
This is definitely one of those movies you don't want to go into feeling hungry. Each sushi creation is treated like a visual as well as a culinary work of art, and the entire film is a sensual immersion.
It's also a meditation, delving so deeply into Jiro's single-minded obsession with what he does to make all the normal barriers disappear. His work is his art is his passion is his life. He never misses a day of work, not because he is a workaholic, but because it gives structure to his very being.
Ironically, Jeff and Jiro feel related -opposite poles, but turning the mundane realities of their lives into unassuming spiritual quests.
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Cystic fibrosis (CF), an inherited, chronic progressive disease, is considered a cause of failure to thrive and retarded growth. In fact, special growth curves have been constructed for patients with CF.1,2 However, most patients with CF who survive to adulthood achieve stature in the normal range.3 Thus, when severe growth retardation is observed in a patient with CF, it should not be attributed to CF alone and other etiologies should be sought. We have described two patients with CF who have isolated human growth hormone (HGH) deficiency.
Report of Cases.—Case 1.—A 14-year, 8-month-old boy was found to have elevated sweat sodium and chloride concentrations at age 2 years, 9 months during an evaluation for short stature. However, at that time, he had no demonstrable respiratory or gastrointestinal disease, and other than his size and a submucosal cleft palate, physical examination showed no abnormalities. By age 5
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2010 Stella di Campalto Rosso di Montalcino
Producer: Stella di Campalto
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Grape Type: Sangiovese
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90 Points | Stephen Tanzer's IWC - October 2013
Fully saturated red. Aromatic notes of bay leaf and rosemary complicate ripe dark cherry, coffee and loam on the complex, deep nose. Big, dense and chewy, with rich black cherry, raspberry syrup and mocha flavors. Finishes with impressively length but the chewy tannins will need time to smooth out. A very big Rosso; in fact, I'd bet that the majority of those who taste this wine blind would think it's a Brunello.


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Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs), Confidential Disclosure Agreements (CDAs), and other transfer agreements related to research or a specific technology are handled through the Office of Technology Transfer (OTT). All agreements must be reviewed by the OTT and then approved by legal counsel before being signed by the appropriate institutional official. Some agreements may also require language negotiation with the company/institution. The OTT handles the entire agreement process, which usually takes several days to a week; however, more complicated agreements may take several weeks.
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All MTAs, CDAs, and other similar agreements should be forwarded to the OTT immediately for the fastest processing time. Electronic materials should be forwarded to email@example.com. Following the guidelines and tips below will help ensure that the process goes as quickly as possible.
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- Forward a copy of the agreement (preferably electronic) to the OTT along with contact information for the company/institution.
- After review, the OTT will handle any necessary language negotiations.
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- The OTT will route the executed agreement to the appropriate contact person and send you a copy.
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Aortic Valve Disease Treatments
Aortic valve disease should be regularly monitored over time (serially monitored) by your physician, who will determine with you the best clinical course of action.
Medical Management
For low-to-moderate aortic valve stenosis, medications may provide symptomatic relief.
Once aortic valve disease becomes severe, surgical repair or replacement of the valve is the most effective treatment to avoid the onset of heart failure. Serial testing and physician counseling about physical activity patients may undertake and careful monitoring of symptoms may help determine the optimal time for surgery.
Surgical Options
Symptomatic patients who have severe aortic stenosis or chronic, severe aortic regurgitation should undergo valve surgery.
If surgery is determined as necessary for symptomatic patients with aortic valve disease, physicians at the Center for Heart Valve Disease will perform a comprehensive analysis of each patient, including:
This analysis then becomes the framework by which the patient and the cardiac surgeon determine collaboratively what type of valve repair or valve replacement is ideal for their case.
Our cardiac surgeons have championed all of the current surgical techniques used to repair or replace the aortic valve.
Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement
Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (AVR) offers excellent long-term results for patients, including:
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) is a treatment option for high-risk patients who are not candidates for open surgery. This procedure has been approved by the FDA and is now available for commercial use.
Researchers at the Center for Heart Valve Disease are investigating a transcatheter technique for implanting a prosthetic (artificial) valve inside stenotic aortic valves. This investigational trial -- the PARTNER II Trial: Placement of AoRtic TraNscathetER Valves -- is offered to participants who are considered at intermediate-to-high risk as an alternative to conventional AVR.
Aortic Valve Repair
Aortic valve disease is usually treated through either the repair of the damaged valve, or, if the damage is too severe, replacement.
Heart valve repair involves a surgical procedure during which the surgeon may need to trim, reshape or rebuild your diseased valve. During valve repair surgery, a ring is placed at the base of the heart valve to provide added support to the valve. This procedure is referred to as an annuloplasty.
Aortic valve repair may be performed in patients with aortic regurgitation. Unfortunately, valve repair in patients with aortic stenosis that involves leaflet decalcification (reversal of the hardening, or calcification, of heart valve leaflets) is not a feasible treatment option. It has been associated with early post-operative aortic regurgitation caused by the scarring of the valve leaflets, and may lead to a return to stenosis caused by recalcification. Patients will be required to take an anticoagulation (blood-thinning) medication for three months after surgery.
TRANSFORM (Sutureless Valve)
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin a clinical trial of up to 650 patients who need their aortic valves replaced. The clinical trial, known as TRANSFORM, will evaluate the Edwards INTUITY valve system in patients who have calcific aortic stenosis or stenosis-insufficiency.
The valve was designed to decrease total operative time and allow for a less-invasive surgical approach.
Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty
Balloon aortic valvuloplasty is a nonsurgical procedure performed to repair aortic stenosis using a balloon catheter inside the diseased valve.
The balloon is placed into the aortic valve and is then inflated in an effort to increase the opening size of the valve, thereby improving bloodflow. This is considered:
Repair of Bicuspid Aortic Valve
Patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) may have valve repair for leaky valves. BAV affects 1 to 2 percent of the general population and is one of the most common congenital heart disorders, arising during fetal development. It affects both the aortic valve and the thoracic aorta.
The Center for Heart Valve Disease offers cutting-edge diagnostic testing as well as medical and surgical treatment options for patients with BAV.
Often patients with aortic valve disease may experience aortic aneurysms, which, if enlarging beyond a certain diameter (typically >4.5 cm), may require surgical repair.
ECHO Follow-Up
After heart valve surgery, an echocardiogram (ECHO) is a non-invasive test used to evaluate your heart valves and heart function.
A pre-discharge ECHO is performed to establish a patient's clinical baseline after surgery.
Depending on your symptoms and progress after surgery, additional ECHO studies may be recommended by your cardiologist. Seeing your cardiologist yearly for a check-up will help to determine if additional testing is required.
If you have no symptoms, it is recommended that an ECHO be obtained three years after valve surgery, and then once a year after that.
Call your physician immediately if you experience any of the following symptoms:
Your ECHO should be scheduled with your local cardiologist. Please request that your physician faxes the report to Patrick M. McCarthy, MD, to the attention of the heart valve nurse clinician at 312-695-1903.
Antibiotics Prior to Dental Procedures
As a reminder, you should not have any dental procedures for 12 weeks after undergoing heart surgery.
You will need to take antibiotics before dental or surgical procedures. Before any minor surgical or dental procedures, always inform all of your healthcare providers that you have had heart valve surgery.
Good dental hygiene and routine dental check-ups are recommended.
Follow-Up Care
It is important to keep all appointments for blood work, tests and physician exams. Your cardiologist will make future medication changes and provide refills as needed. Talk with your physician about cardiac rehabilitation or routine exercise programs. If you had a sternotomy, remember to avoid lifting 20 pounds or more of weight for 6 to 8 weeks after surgery.
To monitor the continued success of your recovery and postoperative progress, you will be contacted by our office 3 to 6 months after surgery. Feel free to contact us at any time with questions or concerns.
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For more information regarding aortic valve disease and the treatments available, please contact the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at 312-NM-HEART (664-3278) or request a first time appointment online.


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Just curious as to when everyone plans to switch to a booster in the car (or whether you already have). I haven't switched my son yet and don't have plans to at this point. Just want to hear what others are doing.
switching to boosters
I'm waiting until DS outgrows a 5 point harness. He uses a Radian righ now and has tons of room, but the seat is hard to use. I'm in the market for a booster with a 5 point harness option. Britax has some really nice ones.
I'm guessing we'll make the switch around 1st or 2nd grade, maybe later. Depends on DS's height. Honestly, I'd keep all the kids in a 5 point harness pretty much forever if I could. DD is 11 and she still leans all over the car and out of her lap belt all the time, and she's a really responsible kid.
DD tips the scales at a whopping 34 pounds, so we have a way to go to the 40-pound mark. Even still, I'll keep her in a 5-point harness as long as possible.
We are barely 40lbs, but almost 46 inches. We are in a high back booster with 5 point harness. I will keep him in it until he hout grows it. He can get himself buckled in now so that is nice. All I have to do is tighten.
The nice thing about current high backed boosters is that many of them function just like a FF seat. This is probably DS's next seat. It looks really nice. The harness would still fit my 11 year old!
My girls are 36 and 38 pounds so we cannot be in boosters yet, but when they get to 40 pounds I am going to get 5 point harness boosters. I just dont think they are ready for the seatbelt yet. I can't wait to get them though, they seem so much slimmer and less bulky than the convertible seats they're in now!
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i found a 30lb and up booster with a 5 pt that i love. it's an evenflo. the newer one with the easy latch. fits much better now that i have dexter's big old convertible rear facing too.
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Delivery drones have barely taken off and they're already being grounded.
In a memo released by the Federal Aviation Administration this week, the agency said that delivery drones used for business purposes will continue to be banned until further notice.
Sorry, Amazon, that includes you.
Last year on CBS's 60 Minutes, Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder, floated the notion of using drones to deliver packages. He showed Charlie Rose, the show's host, a tiny helicopter dropping Amazon packages on people's doorsteps. The company planned to name its new delivery service "Prime Air."
But the FAA clearly wants people delivering packages the old fashioned way: by truck.
In the FAA memo, "Interpretation of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft," the agency said that since 2007, the commercial use of drones has been illegal in the United States and would remain so until further notice.
Until now, flying drones for fun is still considered legal, as long as they are kept below 400 feet and in no way used for commercial services.
But what about Amazon's "free" delivery? Couldn't the company just say these drones aren't being used for business? Not so fast, the FAA said.
"Any operation not conducted strictly for hobby or recreation purposes could not be operated under the special rule for model aircraft. Clearly, commercial operations would not be hobby or recreation flights," the agency said in the memo. "Likewise, flights that are in furtherance of a business, or incidental to a person's business, would not be a hobby or recreation flight."
Ryan Calo, an assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Law who specializes in robotics and drones, said the worry about drones colliding in the air, or people being hit by them, will start to ease as drones become smarter.
"The next generation of drones, which are truly autonomous and can navigate using sensors and code, rather than people controlling them, will be much safer than the drones we're seeing today," he said.
As Calo and others have pointed out, it is unlikely that drones will be permanently banned for commercial services in the United States. It's only a matter of time before these vehicles are safe enough and powerful enough to deliver packages.
The FAA plans to revisit commercial use of drones and could put new rules in place by 2015.


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Tiny Mice are so freaking cute and fun to make, you'll want to make a whole bunch of them! This pattern includes instructions and pattern pieces to make a sweet little mouse as well as all the accessories shown in the photos! You also have the option of making them into ornaments which would look great on your Christmas tree! Finished Mice measure about 3 inches tall. Suitable for all levels of sewing and a great way to use up all your felt scraps!
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Mission and Accomplishments
- Brings more than 130 authors, actors, and musicians to the Festival for our five-day event.
- Provides professional writing education to more than 200 area students.
- Supports year-round literary programs in the community.
- Nurtures up-and-coming literary and theatrical talent through our contests and readings, which bring in more than 1,700 poems, short stories, and one-act plays.
- Creates a total economic impact of 1 million dollars during the five-day event.
Awards and Accolades
- Received the prestigious Louisiana Governor's Art Award for Outstanding Nonprofit Arts Organization in 2008.
- Earned the James Patterson Page-turner Award for excellence in finding innovative and effective ways to spread the joy of reading to the public in 2006.
- Named one of the top ten literary festivals in the nation by USA Today.


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'Kung Fu Panda 2′ Trailer
Posted on Friday, March 4th, 2011 by Russ Fischer
"This could mean the end of kung fu."
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Aviation Graduation Statistics (overall)
Since we started offering Flight Operations degrees in 2000, we have tracked our graduation rates.
On average, 41% of students who start out as Flight Operations majors (meaning they want to follow the professional pilot career path), graduate with a Flight Operations degree from Westminster College.
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Super Force
|Super Force
|Created by
|James J. McNamara
|Ken Olandt
Larry B. Scott
Patrick Macnee
Lisa Niemi
Musetta Vander
Antoni Corone
R. Emmett Fitzsimmons
Marc Macaulay
|Country of origin
|United States
|No. of episodes
|Executive producer(s)
|James J. McNamara (Season 1)
Roderick Taylor (Season 2)
|Running time
|approx. 30 minutes
|Production company(s)
|Premiere Limited Productions
Viacom Productions
|Original network
|First-run syndication
|Original release
|October 5, 1990 – May 26, 1992
Super Force is an American action-adventure TV series which aired from October 1990 to May 1992.
The series is about a former astronaut who uses an advanced combat suit and motorcycle to fight crime in the city of Metroplex during the year 2020. Among the features of the suit were enhanced strength and armament, whereas the motorcycle had an array of James Bond-type gadgets and weapons.
Syndicated by Viacom, Super Force was designed to be a companion series to Superboy,[1][2] and the second series in a proposed two-hour block of action programming that also included Lightning Force[citation needed]. Unusual for a series that only ran 30 minutes per episode, Super Force debuted with a two-hour TV pilot film, which was later split into four episodes for syndication purposes.
Plot summary[edit]
Astronaut Zachary Stone (Ken Olandt) returns from his acclaimed deep-space mission to Mars to find that his brother, a police officer, has been murdered and the criminals responsible are still at large. Frustrated at the seeming lack of concern or progress by the police, Zach takes it upon himself to find the killer(s) and bring them to justice, joining the Metroplex Police Department as a detective.
After his first failed attempt almost leads to his death in the Metroplex "Crime Zone," Zach is approached by F.X. Spinner (Larry B. Scott), a research scientist at Hungerford Industries who has developed a prototype suit of space armor that will never be used due to lack of funding. After the murder of Hungerford Industries founder E. B. Hungerford (Patrick Macnee), also a close friend of the Stone family, Zach convinces F.X. to modify the suit for combat purposes. Combined with a prototype motorcycle, the two form the backbone of the vigilante crime-fighting team called "Super Force," ably assisted by the Hungerford Computer (voiced by Macnee), an artificial intelligence computer created from a blend of Hungerford's personal records, psychological profile and company files.
During Season Two, Zach added limited psychic powers to his crime-fighting repertoire, the result of his near-death experience in the final episode of Season One. Also joining the Super Force team that season was Esper Division police officer Zander Tyler (Musetta Vander).
The Super Force suit was created and built by Robert Short, who also created the red suit worn by John Wesley Shipp in the live-action TV series The Flash. A recurring villain in Season One, Satori, was played by G. Gordon Liddy, the man made famous for planning the Watergate break.
- Zach Stone - The main protagonist. A former astronaut, Zach has taken his (supposedly) deceased brother's place on the police force. But due to the increasingly violent crimes and the slow progress of police work, Zach becomes Super Force. As Super Force, Zach's armor increases his physical strength, surrounds him with a force field, allows him to see at telescopic ranges, and can fire an energy beam from the visual enhancement device on the helmet. In the second season, he gains minor pyshic talents.
- FX Spinner - A former gang member given a second chance, FX is the brains of the teams. On occasion, FX even gets into the field himself, such as once dressing up in the Super Force armor to free Zach from brainwashing, or going undercover in an amusement park with a dark secret. In the episode "Yo! Super Force!", it's revealed that he has three cousins who also work as undercover agents.
- E.B. Hungerford - The head of Hungerford Industries and Zach's one-time mentor, E.B. is killed in the first quarter of the pilot movie. However, he lives on as a computer simulation which has access to his company's files, and can enter other computer systems.
- Tao Satori - The main villain of the series. Similar to the post-Crisis Lex Luthor, Satori poses as a great humanitarian, but is secretly a ruthless criminal mastermind. It's because of him that Super Force exists, and many of the show's episodes involve a plot of his. Styling himself in a Japanese lifestyle, Satori's men usually refer to him as "oyabun", the Japanese word for godfather.
Season One[edit]
|Ep #
|1, 2, 3, & 4
|A Hero's Welcome/ Too Late the Hero
|After returning from a two year mission to Mars, Zach Stone learns of his brother's death, and takes his place on the police force. But this is only the first in a series of events that leads to his becoming the armored vigilante, Super Force.
|Battle Cry
|A former soldier (Richard Hatch) targets the witnesses to his wife's murder.
|As God as My Witness
|It's fire and brimstone time when a religious madman escapes from his confinement, and starts recruiting teenagers.
|A genetically engineered man (Lou Ferrigno) prowls the streets, and Zach is forced to work with a German officer to catch him. But there's more to the situation than it seems...
|Prisoners of Love
|Zach goes undercover to find abducted women.
|The Crime Doctor
|While on a case, Zach is brainwashed into trying to kill his alter ego, Super Force.
|The Gauntlet
|After the brother of one his friends is murdered, Zach tries to keep her from the same killer.
|Come Home to Die
|F.X.'s old gang is behind several crimes, and F.X. tries to handle it on his own.
|Gravity's Rainbow
|Zach learns his brother is still alive...and is a pawn of Satori.
|Water Mania
|The owner of Zach's favorite childhood park; Watermania is blackmailed into letting his park be the front for an extortion racket.
|Sins of the Father
|Zach upholds a promise he made to protect a fugitive from a bounty hunter.
|Of Human Bondage
|Super Force fights aliens to rescue students from becoming specimens at a zoo.
|A Hundred Share
|It's journalism gone wrong when a reporter uses subliminal messaging to get viewers.
|Come Under the Way
|A love from the past shows her face when Zach investigates a cult.
|Tales of Future Past
|Forget being haunted by the past, it's future Super Force needs to worry about when a genetically engineered assassin from the world of tomorrow targets him.
|Yo! Super Force!
|A carnival worker (Rex Benson) harbors a dark secret when young women begin vanishing. Luckily, F.X.'s cousins (Dr. Dré, Brian D. Perry, and Tyrone J. Kelsie) have a secret of their own that may help Super Force...
|Breakfast of Champions
|American Gladiators has nothing on the show Zach's infiltrating, which cares more about ratings than its contestants.
|Carcinoma Angels
|The former girlfriend of Zach's brother seeks his help from her ex-husband.
|There's a Light
|It's a race against time when Zach is injured, and F.X. and Hungerford try to save him.
Season Two[edit]
- ^ "Viacom's Success A Plus For Florida". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
- ^ "Viacom's Adventure In Florida". Chicago Tribune. 1991-01-07. Retrieved 2010-12-24.


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AMD A8-3870K Black Edition & Hybrid Crossfire Review
3D Mark
Published: 25th May 2012 | Source: AMD | Price: £90 |
3D Mark Vantage
A gaming behemoth it certainly isn't, although integrated GPUs have never been benchmark kings. It does throw up a pretty eye-opening result when we compare it to the current Intel option, the HD4000. The HD6550D is a much better performer, especially with the overclock. All previous results were tested with a GTX570 GPU on each of the seperate CPU results.
3D Mark 11
The results are, if anything, even more impressive in 3D Mark 11. It's a mile ahead of the Intel offering and should provide a reasonable level of gaming performance in non-demanding titles.
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Siren's Song
Undaunted by Deafness, Shelley Beattie Is a Smash as An American Gladiator
CLAD IN RED-WHITE-AND BLUE BATTLE gear, Shelley Beattie (stage name: Siren) is all action—scrambling up a 32-foot wall, racing upside down across a Velcro ceiling track, fending off challengers with 7-foot padded clubs. All around her on the soundstage in the Studio City section of L.A., where American Gladiators is being taped for some 6 million weekly viewers, spectators to this new-wave Circus Maximus cheer on the bodybuilder. Rather than holler, they wave and stamp their feet, so that Shelley, 25, who is deaf, gets the message loud and clear.
Indeed, aided by a fellow gladiator who gives her hand signals, Shelley, recruited last spring, makes such stunts as racing upside down seem like a Velcro cakewalk. "The only thing a hearing-impaired person can't do is hear," says Beattie. "The only thing."
Though Beattie, who offstage sometimes wears hearing aids in both ears to lessen her near total deafness, has learned to live with her disability, it has not always been so. Growing up in rural Monmouth, Oreg. (pop. 6,300), Shelley was the eldest of four children of bookkeeper Laura Beattie and her husband, Jack, a communications technician with the local phone company. She was 3 years old when she accidentally swallowed 20 adult aspirin, and the overdose, doctors later speculated, caused degenerative nerve damage that affected her hearing. But it was years before Beattie's condition was diagnosed.
Proud and frightened, the little girl refused to tell anyone what was happening. "It was easier to laugh when everybody else was laughing than to say, 'Hey, I've got a problem,' " explains Beattie. Says Laura: "She read lips so well, she always fooled me." An inevitable communication breakdown spawned a frustrating and ultimately combative relationship. By the time Beattie's ailment was discovered—in sixth grade, after routine testing—her problems ran deeper than deafness and disrupted her family. "There came a point where we just couldn't get along," says Laura. In an act of desperation they now regret, Laura and Jack put their 13-year-old (laughter in a foster home the first of three she would live in until she was 17. "We thought we were doing the right thing," says Laura, "but it was hurtful to everyone."
Indeed, moving as foster kids sometimes do from home to home, and in her case from high school to high school, "I fell withdrawn and very alone," says Shelley. "You don't have a chance to get to know who you really are." She was also confused by her parents' drastic action. "I didn't understand why I was being punished," she says. Eventually, Beattie found security in athletics and became a high school track star. At Western Oregon Slate she studied special education and psychology but dropped out in her junior year to be a professional bodybuilder.
It was then that she began a reconciliation with her parents. "It look our coming together," Beattie recalls, "saying, 'Let's stop this nonsense and go on with our lives.' " Now, she adds, "My parents mean everything to me. If everything else screws up, I can go back to them."
From where she stands today there seems little chance of screw-ups. Even in her romantic life, Beattie's hearing loss no longer seems a great disability. "Shelley was the first person who really looked at me, who was really attentive when I talked," says her fiancé, John Romano, 31, a nutritionist she met on the weight-lifting circuit in March and now lives with in Venice. "That was the catalyst to love."
Between her blooming romance and her new celebrity, Beattie's worst battles are fought on the sound-stage arena. "I'm the happiest I've ever been," says the gladiator, for whom dreams have proven an invincible weapon. "I had to dream. I had to believe there was a gift out there for me after all I had overcome."
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What to do when you start thinking "I hate my job"
We have all heard it from a friend or colleague.
Some of us have said it. The phrase "I hate my job" is a lot more common than it should be and causes a lot more damage than a few cases of the Monday blues. Doing a job you hate every day will affect your engagement with your work, your interaction with colleagues and your emotional wellbeing.
If you've found yourself thinking that you hate your job recently, you're not alone. A report released last year by consulting firm Gallup found that there are twice as many unhappy employees than happy ones worldwide. The question is, how do you get from hating your job to doing something about it?
Ask why
Before you can solve a problem, you need to figure out exactly what it is. It's more likely that you hate certain parts of the job, rather than the job itself. Ask yourself if there are certain aspects of the role that fill you with dread? Do you put off the same tasks or the same meetings all the time? Think about the reasons you took the job in the first place. It's possible you have outgrown the role without moving on in your career. Maybe it's just a personality clash with a colleague. There are solutions to each of these problems.
Make positive changes
If there are certain tasks that you simply hate doing, discuss them with your manager or team leader. You may be able to adapt your role to better suit your skills. Even if this isn't possible, you can get a lot of value out of discussing your role with your manager. If they can't give you a simple solution, they should be able to discuss your career goals and opportunities for progression from your current role.
Even if you don't want to talk to your manager about it, do some research into career progression within your current company. Think about your career goals and identify how you can get there through internal progression. Simply setting a clear goal may make it easier to deal with a job you hate.
Look for a new challenge
Of course, the tasks you hate may be your core duties or there may be no natural career path for you within your current role. If that's the case, you may need to take more drastic action. That doesn't mean marching into the office on Monday morning and handing in your notice, but it may mean it's time to start looking around.
Again, this comes down to your overall goal for your career. Whether it's a particular title, a favourite company or a set of responsibilities, make sure your goal is specific enough to explain in a single sentence. That sentence will guide you towards which role to apply for, or where you need to upskill. It's vital that you only look for roles that fit your ultimate career goal. It's no good leaving a job you hate just to start another one you hate even more.
Everybody hates their job a little bit, from time to time. If it's just a bad day, or a bad month, it will hopefully blow over. However, if it really is the job that you hate, you can make a positive change. The first step is deciding to do something about it.


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Goose Route
SHEPHERDSTOWN - Goose Route Arts Collaborative will hold an audition for its Summer Dance Intensive from 12:30 to 3 p.m. April 11. The audition, consisting of a modern dance class and improvisation, takes place at the Shepherdstown Train Station, Audrey Egle Drive, Shepherdstown.
The Summer Dance Intensive, a new and exciting initiative of the Goose Route Arts Collaborative, is geared for pre-professional dance students in high school and college who are interested in immersing themselves in contemporary dance training.
Directed by dancer/choreographer Ray C. Shaw, SDI is scheduled for July 6 to 26, in coordination with the Ninth Annual Goose Route Dance Festival.
The eight to 10 dancers chosen to participate will take daily classes in modern dance technique and improvisation, learn and rehearse repertory, perform alongside professional dance artists during the Goose Route Dance Festival, and gain technical theater experienced by assisting the Goose Route technical director during the Festival.
The cost for this pre-professional training program is $100; scholarships are available.
For more information about Goose Route and for details on the SDI, go to www.gooseroute.org or call GRAC Director Kitty Clark at (304) 876-6751.
Those unable to attend the April 11 audition are encouraged to contact Clark to inquire about alternative audition arrangements.


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The complex 140 quality apartments in 4 blocks, Cikcilli, Alanya. Apartments with 1 and 2 bedroom apartments or 3 bedroom penthouses.
Residence "Alanya Park" - one of the best complexes in the region of Alanya, with lots of amenities, high quality finishes and exceptional location. Built on a very large plot of 11,500 m2 of which was reserved for gardens with Mediterranean vegetation, and between buildings leaving more space for the infrastructure sector.
Residence "Alanya Park" is an impressive complex of 140 apartments distributed in four 10-storey blocks. He has a great location in one of the best sites in Cikcilli, only 1.5 km from the center of Alanya.
All apartments are very high quality equipment and decoration of rooms.
Features of the complex:
· All apartments include the "Silver Line" home appliances, air conditioning in all bedrooms and living room
· The apartments have two bathrooms, one of which is en-suite bathroom with Jacuzzi, adjacent to the large master bedroom
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What is rape?
Rape is when someone forces another person to have sex against their will - find out what 'consent' means below. Most rape victims are female, but men can be victims too.
Sexual assault is being forced or pressured to take part in sexual activity including unwanted touching, 'sexting' (texting sexual images), being forced to watch or be involved in pornography or sexual bullying.
Rape or sexual assault can be committed by a stranger, but it's more likely to be someone you know.
The definition of 'consent'
A person consents if he or she agrees by choice, and has the freedom and capacity to make that choice.
A detailed definition of 'consent' can be found by visiting this page of the CPS website.
What to do if you've been raped
Rape and sexual assault are violent crimes that can have a devastating affect.
If you have been raped or sexually assaulted it's important to remember that:
- you are not to blame; the person who raped or assaulted you is to blame
- you do not have to cope on your own
- there are many support services that can help you. They know how difficult it is for people to come forward and will respect and believe you
If this has happened to you, try and find someone you trust to talk to. It doesn't have to be someone in authority; just someone that you feel comfortable with.
Reporting a rape
If you've been raped or sexually assaulted, you can report it to the police.
If you're under 17, the Child Protection Unit of your local police will deal with your case.
The Apollo Unit is a dedicated rape investigation unit based in force, covering the whole of South Yorkshire.
The unit consists of mainly female officers who are specially trained in the area of rape and sexual assault whose primary aim to is provide help and support to you throughout the criminal justice process.
Apollo officers are able to arrange additional tailored support for you because we understand that your situation and emotions are unique to you and deal primarily with adult victims, deemed as being over 16 years of age.
The support provided varies depending on the support that you want, but can include:
- Someone to talk to
- If you are unsure about reporting the crime, information and advice can be provided as well as information on what would happen
- A dedicated, specially trained officer who will be your personal point of contact and who will organise and arrange the support and assistance you would like
- At all stages of the process no matter how far you want to take things, information advice and personal support will be there every step of the way
- Complete anonymity throughout your case (provided by law)
If your case goes to court, and you have to give evidence, there are a number of special measures available to help you. For example, you could give your main evidence by a video recording; through a video link or in private or from behind a screen. If you're in Crown Court, judges and lawyers can be asked to remove their wigs and gowns if that makes you feel more comfortable.
The police and Crown Prosecution Service will talk to you about your options.
Contact the Apollo Unit anonymously on 01709832768
Additional support is also available, including:


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Online Campus Scholarships
This is a general reference guide only. For detailed information regarding terms and conditions of scholarships and renewal criteria, please review the "Scholarships, Awards, and Grants" section of your academic catalog. Find your catalog on the Registrar Web site. Institutional scholarships listed apply to tuition only; combinations of scholarships and external assistance cannot exceed tuition or apply to other charges unless otherwise specified. Scholarships below are only available to undergraduate students unless specified.
Below is a list of scholarships available to students taking online web-based classes.
|Application process
|Associate Degree
Transfer Grant
|$375 ($75 per session)
|Students who transfer directly to Columbia College from a community college after earning an associate degree are eligible for a $375 grant. The grant is renewable for one year with satisfactory academic standing.
|To receive and remain eligible for
the grant, the student must maintain satisfactory academic progress
according to established institutional policy and must be continuously
enrolled as a full-time student.
Complete and submit an application for institutional aid.
|CCAA Scholars Program
|Awarded to a full time, degree seeking student who has completed at least 24 Columbia College credit hours and has a cumulative GPA of 2.75.
|Complete and submit the CCAA Scholars Program scholarship application. Please see the CCAA Scholars Program page for more information and scholarship deadlines.
|Coast Guard Spouse Grant
|50% tuition grant for in-seat or online undergraduate courses.
|Complete and submit a Coast Guard Spouse Grant Form. A new application must be completed each academic year. Online campus students must also submit the Military Status Form.
|Col. Charles E. McGee Scholarship
|Competitive Award available to a military veteran who is degree-seeking with a 2.5 GPA.
|Complete and submit a Col. McGee Scholarship Application along with essay and references. The application deadline is early in each calendar year for awards starting in August. The deadline for submission, eligibility requirements and the application can be found here. Award split between August, October, January and March sessions in academic year.
The eScholarship is a one-time award designed to reward outstanding achievement in online study at Columbia College. The award will be for the upcoming academic year to undergraduate students who, in addition to meeting the minimum criteria, demonstrate a history of academic excellence and personal growth as a result of taking online courses with Columbia College. At the time of application, the student must meet the following criteria:
The application process is complete for 2016.
|Frank Westling Scholarship
|Selected by representatives from
Nationwide campuses, from their own students. Westling scholarship application
Applications are due February 5th.
|Missouri Association of Community Action (MACA) Grant
|10% tuition discount
|Complete and submit application form
Missouri State Teachers Association Grant
10% tuition discount for MSTA members
Complete and submit an Application form. Membership through the MO teachers association is required.
|Spouse's Opportunity Grant
|Amount is tuition for one in-seat or one online course.
|Awarded to spouse of military members currently serving on active duty or in the Guard and Reserves. Student must be seeking first undergraduate degree and be enrolled in first course at Columbia College. Student must also complete Military Grant Application and Military Status Form before registering.
|Submit Military Grant Application and Military Status Form. Student must also show military identification card at campus for verification of status.
|Two-in-Family Grant
|$75 per session
Awarded to full-time students with an immediate family member (parent, child, sibling, spouse) enrolled full-time at Columbia College.
Renewable with good academic standing and continued full time enrollment for both family members.
Complete and submit an application for institutional aid.
A new application must be completed each year.
Utah Peace Officer's Grant
100% tuition grant for the first undergraduate course (in seat or online)taken at Columbia College for current UPOA members and their spouses
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" We're still trying to reconcile ourselves with what happened in Vietnam."
--Stanley Karnow, "Remembering Vietnam," The NewsHour, PBS, April 5, 2000
Combat troops embarking for Vietnam from the Bay Area Military Ocean Terminal, Oakland Naval Supply Center, March 21, 1966. Collection of Oakland Museum of California.
The Vietnam War inflamed a social divide that evolved into unprecedented cultural and political movements on the West Coast and in turn redefined America. In What's Going On?—California and the Vietnam Era, the Oakland Museum of California explores the impact of the Vietnam conflict on California life and culture.
The 7000-square-foot exhibition includes more than 500 historical artifacts, photographs and documents interwoven with film clips, music, and oral histories, many contributed from veterans and former refugees. The exhibition covers the period from the Cold War of the 1950s to the present, with emphasis on the decade from President Johnson's escalation of the Vietnam War in 1965 through the war's end, in 1975.
A long way from home, Pfc. Clairborne L. Shaw of Oakland at Chu Lai, Vietnam, June 4, 1966. Oakland Tribune Collection, Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
During that period California was the epicenter of the war's national front. Within its boundaries were most of the nation's defense contractors, principal military centers from which troops were trained and transported, centers of legendary peace and anti-draft protests, the vanguard of the New Right politics ushered in by Reagan's election in 1966, and the portal for most of the returning military and Southeast Asian immigrants.
This landmark exhibition reflects four years' planning by the museum and includes an extensive oral history collection developed by the curatorial staff with participants from the Vietnam years. Veterans groups, activists, government agencies, and immigration centers were involved in the collection of artifacts, with assistance from the museum's advisory committees and a Southeast Asian Community Advisory Committee formed specially to support the exhibition. The University of California Press will release a companion book, What's Going On?—California and the Vietnam Era, in conjunction with the exhibition's opening.
The show is arranged chronologically into 11 sections:
What's Going On?
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What's Going On?—California and the Vietnam Era begins its six-month run on August 28, 2004. The exhibition will provide audio guides in English, Vietnamese, and Spanish. Special discount rates for both school and community groups are available; call 510/238-2200 for details. The exhibition is made possible with generous support of the Oakland Museum Women's Board; the National Endowment for the Humanities; The James Irvine Foundation; The Clorox Company Foundation; and the Rockefeller Foundation.
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The second phase of the Louisiana Business Recovery Grant and Loan program generated nearly 2,000 applications, about three-quarters of which are eligible for a portion of the $90 million allocated for the program.
The state rolled out the grant and loan program in 2007 to help small businesses struggling to pay rent, meet payroll and purchase equipment and inventory after hurricanes Katrina and Rita. It awarded $63 million in grants last year and has now launched a second round of funding.
Adrienne Celestine, director of the business recovery division of Louisiana Economic Development, said Monday that the state will begin awarding grant and loan packages in early October.
Some 1,963 businesses in 26 parishes applied for the program's second round, of which 1,450 were found eligible. More than half of those businesses are in Orleans or Jefferson parish.
Among the 25 industries that generated applications, the fishing industry generated the most applications.
Businesses are eligible for a grant and loan package of up to $100,000, or in some special cases up to $200,000. In either case, the grant total cannot exceed 20 percent of the awarded amount, Celestine said. The remaining 80 percent comes in the form of a loan.
The state is still determining how much of an award each business will receive, Celestine said. Businesses will be notified of their status in about eight weeks, and checks will be mailed or electronically transmitted shortly thereafter.
During the first phase of the program, the state awarded $63 million in grants to 3,500 small businesses, with each receiving an average of about $18,100. The program was allotted $100 million in grants and $38 million in loans. About 5,000 businesses applied for grants in the first phase.
Several changes were made to the program's eligibility requirements for the second phase, Celestine said.
This time around, businesses must accept both a grant and loan. Because of the mandatory loan requirement, businesses had to prove an annual revenue of at least $25,000.
During the first phase of the program, businesses had to prove a 30 percent decline in revenue because of hurricane Katrina or Rita. In this round, they have to prove only a 20 percent revenue decline. They also can skip the revenue decline requirement by proving a $20,000 asset loss instead.
"It's a way to assist the businesses that may have gotten up and running and as a result may not have experienced the revenue decline, but still had a tangible loss," Celestine said. "They may have taken out significant debt."
Funding also was opened up to businesses with up to 100 employees, double the amount allowed in the first round.
Celestine said she expects businesses to use the money in much the same way they did last time: to pay employees and purchase equipment. But she said because this award will be given out three years after Katrina, businesses also are likely to use the loan portion to refinance expensive debt they've incurred in the interim.
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Because April 15 is a holiday in the District of Columbia, federal tax returns are not due until April 18. However, April 15 is still the deadline for submitting Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Account receipts from 2010.
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Britney Spears is opening up about her and G-Eazy's sexy VMAs performance.
Taylor Swift Hits the Road for Work, Conor Kennedy Stays in School
Originally posted 09/08/2012 10:15AM
Is Conor Kennedy just one of Taylor Swift's boys of summer?
The PDA-loving pair seemed attached at the hip in recent weeks, but with Swift, 22, facing a grueling work schedule, and Kennedy, 18, back to his East Coast high school, the two are being forced to live their lives apart.
On Thursday, the country singer appeared on MTV's Video Music Awards in L.A., where she performed her latest single, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," live for the first time. Meanwhile, her beau was having dinner at his boarding school, Deerfield Academy, according to a source.
Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart Step Out Simultaneously – 2,500 Miles Apart
Originally posted 09/06/2012 10:00PM
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart both stepped out at high-profile, star-studded events on Thursday – and they were 2,500 miles apart.
When Stewart – making her first official public appearance since the cheating scandal that rocked their relationship – appeared at the Toronto International Film Festival to promote her new movie On the Road, the crowd cheered, "Kristen, I love you!" After posing for photos in a Zuhair Murad dress with costar Garrett Hedlund, she made her way over to fans to sign autographs.
"I've loved this book since I was 14," she told reporters. She also alluded to being as excited for On the Road as she would be for any Twilight film.
Pattinson, meanwhile, appeared with Taylor Lautner, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser and other members of the Twilight cast to present a new 90-second clip of Breaking Dawn: Part 2 at the MTV Video Music Awards in downtown L.A. (You can watch the heart-pounding clip below!)
Taylor Swift, Green Day, Lil Wayne & More: Who Had the Best VMA Performance?
Originally posted 09/07/2012 07:30AM
This year's MTV VMAs were all about the music.
From Rihanna to Taylor Swift, nine very different acts took the audience and viewers at home from pop to rap to rock and back.
During the pre-show, Demi Lovato got things started as she sang "Give Your Heart a Break" on the red carpet, setting the tone for a fun, music-filled night.
PSY: 5 Things to Know About the 'Gangnam Style' Rapper
Originally posted 09/06/2012 09:30PM
Gangnam style!
Over the past few weeks, PSY's wacky video for "Gangnam Style" has become a YouTube sensation, generating more than 112,000,000 views since July 15. It's also been Tweeted more than 780,000 times and received over 260,000 likes on Facebook, reports Mashable.com.
With the rapper making an appearance at Thursday's MTV Video Music Awards, here's what you need to know about the break-out artist.
Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose Announce Baby News at VMAs
Originally posted 09/06/2012 08:45PM
"We just found out the sex two days ago, so we're super excited," an expectant Rose tells PEOPLE
Pink & Miley Cyrus Rock Identical Looks at VMAs
Originally posted 09/06/2012 08:00PM
When Miley Cyrus introduced Pink at the MTV Video Music Awards on Thursday, it was like seeing double!
The singers, who both have cropped, blonde haircuts, wore their hair up in identical faux-hawk styles.
VMAs: Five Things You Can't Miss
Originally posted 09/06/2012 05:45PM
Bring on the Moonmen!
The 2012 MTV Video Music Awards will be broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday.
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VMAs 2012: PEOPLE's Picks to Win
Originally posted 09/06/2012 03:40PM
This year's crop of MTV Video Music Award nominees range from dance hits like Nicki Minaj's "Starships," to the still maddeningly catchy "Call Me Maybe."
So who will emerge victorious at Thursday night's awards show?
Here are our picks for who should win … tell us who you think should take home moon men in the comments section below.
VMA Host Kevin Hart Promises: 'Nobody Is Off Limits'
Originally posted 09/06/2012 10:15AM
From Kristen Stewart's cheating scandal, to Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes's sudden split and Prince Harry's nude photos, it's been a busy summer of celebrity news – and on Thursday, when Kevin Hart hosts the MTV Video Music Awards in L.A.'s Staples Center (8 p.m. ET), there's a good chance these could get a mention.
"The beauty of me being the host is you don't know what to expect," the comedian, 32, told reporters during a press conference on Tuesday. "Nobody is off limits. I think it's my job to put the room in a place where people can relax and have a good time. And the best way to do that is to show people they can poke fun at themselves."
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CAREER NOTES:Registered three points (2g 1a), including the overtime-game-winner, Oct. 31, 2014 vs. WBS...Scored his first goal as an Admiral Oct. 25, 2014 @ SPR...Registered an assist in his Admiral debut Oct. 11, 2014 vs. Hershey...Signed a one-year AHL contract with Norfolk on October 9, 2014...Finished last season as Portland's 6th leading scorer (tied for 4th in GPs, 5th in Gs, 7th in As, 4th in PIM)...Scored two goals in Portland's season finale; one shorthanded goal and one goal on a penalty shot...Recorded three points (1g, 2a) on Mar. 14, 2014 @ STJ...Registered two assists in his first AHL game since 2009 when he debuted with Portland on Dec 19, 2013 2012-2013: Brandon Yip skated in 34 games for the Nashville Predators, recording 3-5-8 and tallying 26 PIM. 2011-2012: Yip skated in 10 games for the Colorado Avalanche, tallying 8 PIM. While with Nashville Yip tallied 3 goals in 25 regular season games and added 1 playoff goal in 10 games. 2010-2011: Yip notched 12 goals and 10 assists for 22 total points in 71 games for the Avalanche in the 10-11 season. 2009-2010: Yip skated in 32 games in his NHL season debut for the Avalanche, recording 11-8-19. He added 2 goals and 2 assists in 6 postseason games. Yip scored 2 goals in 6 games with his first professional team, the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL. 2008-2009: In Yip's Senior season with Boston University, he was ranked 2nd of the Terriers in goals with 20, a career high. Yip helped the Terriers to Hockey East and NCAA tournament victories in the 08-09 season. 2007-2008: As a Junior, Yip recorded 11-12-23 in 37 games for BU. 2006-2007: Yip appeared in only 18 games for BU and but notched 5 goals and 6 assists. 2005-2006: As a freshman, Yip skated in 39 games, scoring 9 goals. Yip helped BU become Hockey East Champions and was named the Hockey East Rookie of the Year. He was also named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team.


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Facebook's Asia Strategy? India, Japan, South Korea
By Yun-Hee Kim
Given the huge hurdles Facebook has in China where Internet censorship has left it with near zero penetration, the giant tech company is turning instead to markets like India, Japan and South Korea to spur its growth in Asia.
Details scattered throughout its IPO prospectus filed Wednesday show the social networking site intends to grow its user base in India, Japan and South Korea by "continuing marketing and user acquisition efforts and enhancing products including mobile apps in order to make Facebook more accessible."
Facebook's penetration rate in India is about 20% to 30%, better than the less 15% rate in markets like Japan, Russia and South Korea, but still far less than its U.S. and the U.K. rate of about 60%.
"There are more than two billion global Internet users…and we aim to connect all of them," the company said in the filing. "We expect monthly active user (MAU) growth will benefit from increases in worldwide Internet users, in particular as a result of increasing broadband penetration and usage of mobile devices in developing markets."
In Asia, it has to contend with strong local competitors that are trying to beef up local content to compete. Strong competitors include Cyworld in Korea; Mixi in Japan; Google Inc.'s Okrut in India and VKontakte in Russia.
Still, Facebook whose founder Mark Zuckerberg is learning Mandarin, hasn't given up on China, home to more than 500 million Internet users. "We continue to evaluate entering China," the company said.
"However, this market has substantial legal and regulatory complexities that have prevented our entry into China to date. If we fail to deploy or manage our operations in international markets successfully, our business may suffer."
Facebook will also have to contend with strong local players in China such as New York Stock Exchange-listed Renren Inc. and Nasdaq-listed Sina Corp. which runs a popular Twitter-like microblogging service called Weibo. Shares of both companies have risen in recent sessions on hopes that investors' interest in social media companies will heighten following Facebook's IPO.
Sina shares rose 5.2% to $73.89 on Wednesday, while the American Depositary Receipts of Renren surged 9.7% to close at $5.01. Facebook, which aims to raise about $5 billion, is set to be the world's biggest U.S.
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Moody's decision to downgrade the credit rating of 28 Spanish banks means more problems for Europe as it tries to dig out of the growing debt crisis.
Spain's government recently asked for help to clean up its ailing banking sector. But the rating negatively impacts other nations' measurement of Spain's ability to repay debts.
Spanish banks are also said to be vulnerable to losses from the country's busted real estate bubble.
Spain's economy is the fourth largest of the 17 countries that use the euro. The unemployment rate there is nearly 25 percent.
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UNU-INWEH Releases Conference Report on Knowledge, Policy and Practice
29 October 2012: The UN University (UNU) Institute for Water, Environment and Health (INWEH) has published a concept paper emerging from the "K*" conference held in Hamilton, Canada, from 24-27 April 2012. K* is defined as the interface between knowledge, policy and practice.
The report indicates that the conference outcomes demonstrate the value of sharing experience across: sectors, such as health and water; geographies, including country experiences; and scales, including between international financial institutions (IFIs) and country programmes.
The report, titled "Expanding Our Understanding of K* (KT, KE, KTT, KMb, KB, KM, etc.)," highlights aspects of K* including: knowledge management (KM); knowledge transfer; knowledge translation (KT); knowledge exchange (KE); knowledge brokering (KB); and knowledge mobilization (KMb). The report includes sections on: case studies – K* in action; the concept of K*; K* - moving knowledge inwards, outwards and between; how does the context for K* help shape the approach; developing a strategy for investing in K* - what impacts could it have, or help to achieve; and conclusions. Among the case studies presented is IW:SCIENCE a Global Environment Facility (GEF) project aiming to enhance science in GEF International Waters (IW) projects.
In conclusion, the report highlights the value of K* frameworks to accelerating and up-scaling outcomes through knowledge mobilization, noting that success requires supportive systems that acknowledge the importance of different approaches and application by skilled practitioners who understand how they fit together and understand potential impacts. [Publication: Expanding Our Understanding of K* (KT, KE, KTT, KMb, KB, KM, etc.)]